Wilford leaves for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of pioneers.
11th We rode 9 miles & camped upon the Platt bottom
for nooning. we travled in the Afternoon 8 miles & camped upon
the bank of the Platt within A short distance of the Mo
camp who were trying to ferry over their waggons, they reported
our camp to be At the ferry 10 miles or so Above us, the
Hunters brought in 13 Antelops. the Mo company had killed 3
Buffalo. A young Antelope had hid behind A bunch of sage
to keep out of the way of the Hunters I discoverd him & crawld
up & caught him in my hands but He gave such a spring He cleared
himself from me. We rode our Horses into the river to day
several times to se[e] if we could find A fording place but we could
not find Any As the stream had risen by the melting snows of
the mountains, we passed some snow to day on the highest
peaks distance of the day 17 m
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