James Jackson Woodruff born (only child of Mary Ann Jackson and Wilford).
22nd we travled 10 miles & nooned. Br Lorenzo Young broke An Axeltree
of his waggon which detained the camp some, two more Missouri companies
overtook us at noon, the camp started on & Brs Young, Benson Little
& myself, went back to meet Lorenzo & help him get up his waggon &
we were behind all the Afternoon. A company that arived at noon
informed us that A man was drowned At the ferry After we left in
trying to swim his Horses across & they had not found his body when
they left, two men also got some Alarmed At the Indipendance
Rock by A large griselly bear they stoped to put their names on the
rock & the company left them they started to follow on, one man
was on foot & the other on a horse & were met in the road by A griselly
bear who made A tract 10 inch long, they had no weapons not even a knife
the Bear sat up & looked at them A few moments & walked off & they
came Along, the griselly bear are more Apt to attact men than any other
kind.
We travled in the Afternoon 10 3/4 miles & camped at the foot of
A mound about 200 feet high, on the bank of the Sweat water
Br Kimball & mysel went to the top of it & looked down upon the
camp & it look heavenly. we offered up our prayers & the spirit of the
Lord rested upon us we descended again to the camp the moon shone
beautiful. during the evening the brethren put in A new Axeltree into
Br Lorenzo' waggon distance of the day 20 3/4 miles
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