text:  He was born on the east bank of the Platte River opposite Fort John or Laramie. The journey thus far has not been very pleasant to me as I have been very nearly helpless all the way, but it is all right. We are going from the land of our oppressions where we hope to raise our children in the fear of the Lord and where they will never suffer by the hands of our enemies as we have done. Eliza Partridge Lyman. A second fear was wolves.