William Bethers' Rescue of Stranded Emigrants in Strawberry Valley
Published October 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Millennial Star Research
A party of twenty-six emigrants from Arkansas, traveling to Washington Territory, became lost and stranded during a severe snowstorm in Strawberry Valley, Utah. With their horses exhausted and the party in a destitute condition, they would likely have perished had they not been found by William Bethers and other residents of Daniels' Creek, who brought them to safety in Heber City.
In Their Own Words
“A party of emigrants—twenty-six persons in all, men, women and children—from Arkansas, on their way to Washington Territory, were caught in a severe storm in Strawberry Valley, Utah. They had lost their way and with their horses given out would soon undoubtedly have perished. Providentially they were found by William Bethers and others, of Daniels’ Creek, Provo Valley, and were brought by them into Heber City in a very destitute condition. — Millennial Star 50:5”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 30 January 1888 (Vol. 50, No. 5). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1888-01-30_50_5 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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