In 1848 Samuel J. Hensley pioneered the Salt Lake Cutoff from Salt Lake City north of the Great Salt Lake when he traveled east while returning to Missouri .
Samuel J. Hensley is a pioneer that accompanied Joseph B. Chiles in 1842 .
In 1848 Samuel J. Hensley , a pioneer that accompanied Joseph B. Chiles in 1842 , pioneered the Salt Lake Cutoff from Salt Lake City north of the Great Salt Lake when he traveled east while returning to Missouri .