Wilford leaves for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of pioneers.
15th A vary cold North wind & rain we however travled
about 3 miles & camped in the best grass we had found on
the road, most of our road this morning was over & through the
bluffs as they come again bold to the river. A large number of
Barefoot tracks was seen this morning under the bluff on the
bank of the river, supposed to be the Indians that came down
last night to steal our Horses. the rain stoped in the afternoon
& we drove 5 miles & camped on the Prairie distance 8 miles
we saw the Bluffs dotted over with Buffalo I went out with
some others to hunt them I could not get within about 30
rods of them I shot at the neck of one & the ball went into his
sholdier which crippled him but He Hobbled away with
the Herd & I did not get him But there were A number
of Hunters among the Herds & one of them killed A fat
Buffalo which was brought into camp. the Bluffs again come
down to the river A short distance before us
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