▁saved ▁from ▁star v ation ▁by ▁friendly ▁Native ▁Americans ▁who ▁brought ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁w agon ▁train . ▁ ▁Out side ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁his ▁car avan ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁less ▁friendly ▁Native ▁Americans ▁and ▁Bald win ▁bare ly ▁escaped ▁with ▁his ▁life . ▁In ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁M orm ons , ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁his ▁br andy ▁to ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁at ▁$ 1 6 . 0 0 ▁a ▁gall on . ▁He ▁also ▁sold ▁the ▁to b acco ▁and ▁tea ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁prof its ▁to ▁buy ▁horses . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁arrived ▁in ▁H ang town ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁Pla cer ville ) ▁bare foot ▁and ▁worn ▁out . ▁ ▁Bald win ▁sold ▁the ▁horses ▁upon ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Sac r amento ▁at ▁a ▁ 4 0 0 % ▁profit . ▁ ▁Business ▁vent ures ▁▁ ▁Bald win ▁arrived ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁Bald win ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Sarah ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁double d ▁their ▁capital ▁while ▁crossing ▁the ▁country . ▁He ▁immediately ▁bought ▁the ▁Tem per ance ▁Hotel ▁on ▁Pacific ▁Avenue ▁near ▁B atter y ▁Street ▁with ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁c ash ▁which ▁he ▁sold ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁later ▁for ▁a ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁profit . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁l ively ▁real ▁estate ▁market , ▁bought ▁a ▁li very , ▁bought ▁and ▁sold ▁goods , ▁and ▁inv ested ▁in