Wilford leaves for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of pioneers.
9th We started at 5 oclok & drove one mile into better feed
& turned out our teams, the brethren traided some for robes
mogacines, & skin shirts & pants with the Honters who camped
near us And at about 7 oclock 15 waggons of our party was chosen
to go forward to make A boat to ferry the Platt; they went forward
we followed them, the traiders started At the same time soon another
party of traiders overtook who were direct from Santifee they
informed us the Mormon Battalion was at Calafornia went in
Jan & that Capt Brown was in Santafee for money for the detach
ment & would come on as soon as possible we travled 11 1/4 miles
& nooned in a valley without watter, in the Afternoon we trav
led 8 miles & camped upon A'la'preel Creek when we rode up
to the creek we overtook our little pioneer company that we sent
on In the morning to built the boat, the Missouri company was also
in sight notwithstanding their exhertion to get ahead of us, our
detachment followed the Mo company how far they travled I know
not our Hunters killed two Black tailed deer & one Antilope
yesterday & An Antilope today I am still troubled much with the
teeth Ake with the exception of this I feel vary well distance 19 1/4 [miles]
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