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Day in the Life

Apr 24, 1847

Journal Entry

April 24, 1847 ~ Saturday

24th A plesant morning Professor Pratt took an observation
on the south bank of the fording place on the loup fork
4 miles from the Missionary station, took a meridian
observation of the sun for the Lattitude found to be
to cross the ^41° 22' 37".^ The camp now wer busiy in concocking plans
to cross the river the[y] drew together timber & rails to build
two rafts & began to put it together but some of the Breth-
ren made another trial to cross with waggons by putting
on several hors & mule teame they went a little hier up
than we did & got over with much less difficulty & the
more the ground was trod in the water the smother & harder
it grew, so the whole encampment turned there waggons
back to the ford & abandoned the raft & by unloading one
half of there baggage could cross in safety & the whole
encampment came over in that way by doubling teams
& going back & forth untill all were over each captain
with his ten assisted each other over, & so in this
way all Israel who were present went over (not Jordan)
but the Loup fork of the Platt river in safety without
damage to man or beast & we felt thankful in our hearts

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Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
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Apr 24, 1847