Excerpt from The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 22: An Illustrated Magazine Latter - day Saints who traversed the plains in early days are not without experience in such matters. Not a few times have they been forced to make long and wearisome marches in order to reach a place where water for men and animals could be obtained, and even on arriving in these valleys the supply of water was so scant that it was only their indomitable faith in the promises of the Lord, that He would make springs of water gush forth in the desert. That induced them to locate here and begin the work of founding a city and great common wealth. In our engraving the artist has illustrated an oasis in Sahara. The Arab with his family and faithful animal has stopped for rest and refreshment, and to obtain a supply of water for the further journey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.