of the savage Indian. They were not permitted to have the cheer of a campfire some of the time, because of the nearness of the Indian Camp, for fear the Indians would see the smoke of their fires. At one time they passed the campsites of some people who had been attacked by Indians. Some bodies lay unburied where the company all had been murdered, but this company hurried on as quickly as possible, lest the Indians might return. At this time, 1864, there was a regular mail route to the Great Salt Lake Valley on to the Pacific Coast. The mail stage traveled so much faster than the ox teams that the immigrants could keep in touch with their friends in the valleys to some extent while enroute. Elizabeth's daughter had been told of the journey of the family and were preparing to go out a day's journey to meet them. A letter was sent to them Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Together telling of the death of their father, but it was never delivered. The girls knew nothing of the sad event until they met the company, a day's travel out from Salt Lake City. They were very much shocked when they did not find their father with the company, but such trials always have to be borne, so with sad hearts they took up their journey back to the city. The three daughters were all married by the time the mother arrived in the valley and they helped to make homes for the younger children. Elizabeth Clark stayed in Salt Lake City, and being an expert seamstress, fitted or curtained one of the Walker Brother's mansions. At Christmas time, 1867, she married John Wood, a farmer of Richville in Morgan County, Utah. They lived in Richville for fifteen years until her death on October 28,1882, at the age of sixty-three years old. ©19- Early Life History of Caroline Ager Compton To give the reader of this history a perspective in time, these were the things that were happening in America at the time Caroline was born. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States. The Civil War between the Northern and Southern states ended the last of April 1865. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated April 15, 1865. In 1870, the population of Morgan County was 1,972. Caroline Ager was born January 19,1865, to John Ager and Caroline Coolbear Ager in a humble log cabin with a dirt roof and dirt floor. It was located down by Canyon Creek in Morgan County, Utah. She was the second child in the family. The first twenty- four hours after her birth was a struggle between life and death, then the tiny baby Caroline became stronger and well. In 1866 she was blessed. When she was a baby, her mother put her on a blanket and left her lying on the ground while she picked hops. These plants were used to make yeast drinks and for medicinal purposes. When Caroline's mother turned around to check on her, there was a large rattlesnake crawling over her baby's face, but it had not bitten her. As the snake slithered away, a very frightened mother grabbed her baby and quickly left the area,. She was so thankful that her baby Caroline had not been harmed. When Caroline was a young baby, her mother placed her in a cradle by the door of the log cabin to get some sunshine. Some Indians came to the door and with grunts and motions, asked the mother for what she thought was food. When she stepped out of the cabin a couple of minutes later with food, her baby and the Indians were gone. Desperately frightened she ran and told her husband that Indians had stolen their baby! John went after them, caught up with them, and demanded they give him the baby. The Indians were angry, but finally gave the baby back to a grateful father and went on their way. There were a lot of happy tears shed when the baby was placed in her mother's arms. When Caroline was only three years of age, her father, John Ager, was drowned in the Weber River. This story by Melissa Sedrick was printed in The Friend in December, 1997, as told by Sarah Leone Compton Christensen. Boss's Christmas Gift "It was Christmas Eve, and large, soft snowflakes were gently falling. Three small girls (daughters of John and Caroline Ager) - Mary Ellen, Caroline, and Sarah Amelia Ager, who was often called Pet - were home alone while their widowed mother was at