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Day in the Life

May 19, 1847

Journal Entry

May 19, 1847 ~ Wednesday

19th we crossed the worse sand hill bluff of about one
mile that we have crossed on the journey & what made it still
worse the rain was pouring down upon us continually we travled
about 1/2 mile on the flat & camped untill the rain was over for
the time being we started again at 3 oclok but it soon began to rain
again hard we travled untill 5 oclok & camped for the night on the bank
of the river we travled 8 miles by the wheelometer 8 miles

I rode forward during the day in the rain & picked out the road
we had the most water fall during the day and evening that we
have met with on the whole journey

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Platte River, unorganized U.S. territory

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May 19, 1847