Dakota Land — "We've reached the land of desert sweet Where nothing grows for man to eat." "O… The Pioneer Preacher — "As we were on the ice and snow, It rained, it hailed, and the wind did blow...… Sea Gulls and Crickets — Famine threatens Mormon pioneers in the winter of 1849; spring brings new shoot… Starving to Death on a Government Claim (The Lane County Bachelor) — "My name is Frank Taylor, a bach'lor I am, I'm keeping old batch on an elegant … Wait for the Wagon — The singer invites Phyllis "to yon blue mountain free." He describes his cabin … Wait for the Wagon — The singer invites Phyllis "to yon blue mountain free." He describes his cabin …