Sothepioneerssettledthereandbuiltthemhutsandcabinsforthefirstwinter。
Ithadtakenthemmanymonthstomaketheterriblejourney;manyhaddiedofwearinessandillnessontheway;manydiedofhardshipduringthewinter;andtheprovisionstheyhadbroughtintheirwagonsweresonearlygonethat，byspring，theywerelivingpartlyonroots，dugfromtheground。Alltheirlivesnowdependedonthecropsofgrainandvegetableswhichtheycouldraiseinthevalley。Theymadethebarrenlandgoodbyspreadingwaterfromthelittlestreamsoverit，——whatwecall\"irrigating;\"andtheyplantedenoughcornandgrainandvegetablesforallthepeople。Everyonehelped，andeveryonewatchedforthesprouting，withhopes，andprayers，andcarefuleyes。
Ingoodtimetheseedssprouted，andthedry，brownearthwascoveredwithacarpetoftender，green，growingthings。
Nofarmer’sgardenathomeintheEastcouldhavelookedbetterthanthegreatgardenofthedesertvalley。Andfromdaytodaythelittleshootsgrewandflourishedtilltheywereallwellabovetheground。
Thenaterriblethinghappened。Onedaythemenwhowerewateringthecropssawagreatnumberofcricketsswarmingoverthegroundattheedgeofthegardensnearestthemountains。Theywerehoppingfromthebarrenplacesintotheyoung，greencrops，andastheysettleddowntheyatethetinyshootsandleavestotheground。