Wilford leaves for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of pioneers.
27th we started 15 m before 8 oclok travled in a strait line 8 mile
& nooned in good grass Br Kimball & myself picked the road
in the foornoon & it was left to me in the Afternoon & I piloted
the road in the Afternoon As strait as any road that had been
made on the whole rout & picked out a camping ground on
the bank of the river in good feed we travled 5 3/4 miles 13 3/4
It should be understood that we are piloting A road for
the House of Israel to travel in for many years to come
therefore it requires the greater care. The Hunters brought
in 5 Antilope to day. we camped at half past 4 oclock
opposite Scotts Bluff at Lattitude 41º, 50', 52," the wedth
of the river 772 yards A wind soon arose accompanied by
thunder & lightning we had but little rain.
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