Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
President Young called
the captains together and gave them instructions concerning our travel
We were to start in the morning two abreast all who were not driving
teams were to carry their guns and walk by the side of the waggons
and no man to go hunting to get out of sight of the camp. In
the morning ^evening^ the bugle was to be blown at half past 8 o'clock ^5 o'clock^ and
the camp to arise and pray cook eat feed horses harness them &c
and start at the call of the bugle at 7 oclock and at night
the bugle was to be blown at half past eight when all wasere to
go to prayers in their several waggons and retire to bed by
9 o'clock. Each Saturday night we were to pitch
our tents or camp in our waggons and rest forrom our journey
on the Sabbath. This was the order of the Camp
It was quite cold on Monday morning
The bugle blew at five o'clock for prayers and at seven for starting
We travelled according to general orders and bore a no[r]therly direction
until about noon when we reached the north bend of the Platt^e^
10 1/2 miles north of the ford. Professor Pratt took an
observation and found it to be in Lat. 41. 27. 5.: The crossing
place of the Horn was in Lat. 41. 16. 24., making the North
Bend of the Platt 10 1/2 miles north of the Ford. We formed
a circle at noon and baited.
While nooning Elder Little P. Rockwell
and two others arrived and brought the mail. I received
two letters one from my wife and one from Leonard Hardy
of Mass. who informed me that Milton Homes hand his father
and mother had turned Strangites and been cut off the Church
Brother Little brought with him
