41 min read
In the book Salt Desert Trails, published in 1930, I attempted to list all travelers who were known to have used the Hastings Cutoff, a detour on the California Trail so difficult and hazardous that it was one of the principal factors in the Donner tragedy.
Pages 7-34
35 min read
Robert Chalmers was the eldest of fourteen children born to William and Elizabeth (nee Templeton) Chalmers who were natives o Scotland, and married in Kilmarnick.
Pages 35-59
25 min read
A prime duty of government is to provide a sound monetary system. When government is in the hands of ecclesiastical leaders, as in early Utah, it becomes necessary for them to interest themselves in a matter which is usually considered to be outside the scope of religion.
Pages 60-80
