would remain for a few days.

The main company, therefore, went on down Echo canyon, up Weber valley, and
across the mountains, coming down into Salt Lake valley through Emigration
canyon. President Young had told them that when they got to the open
country on crossing the mountain they were to go to the north and stop at
the first convenient place for putting in their seeds. This the company
did, and on the 23rd of July they camped on the ground where now stands the
beautiful city and county building in Salt Lake City. After offering up
their thanks to God for his preserving care, they at once got out their
tools and began to work. The season was so far advanced that if they were
to raise anything they must hurry. When they tried to plow the land, they
found it so dry and hard that some of the plows were broken. What could
they do? Then the thought came to turn the water in the creek over the land
and soak it up. This was done, and then there was no trouble to plow and
plant. This was the beginning of irrigation in this western part of the
United States.

President Young and his party followed the next day. President Wilford
Woodruff was with him and we will let him tell of it:

"On the 24th I drove my carriage, with President Young lying on a bed in
it, into the open valley. When we came out of the canyon into full view of
the valley, I turned the side of my carriage around, open to the west, and
President Young arose from his bed and took a look at the country. While
gazing on the scene before us, he was enwrapped in vision for several
minutes. He had seen the valley before in vision, and now he saw the future
glory of Zion and of Israel as they would be, planted in the valleys of
these mountains. When the vision had passed, he said: