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Day in the Life

Jun 23, 1847

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June 23, 1847 ~ Wednesday

23^rd We travled in the forenoon 8 1/2 miles & nooned by the Sweet water
with the mountains piled up near by us our road to day has been
through a level, sandy, barren sage region for a mountain country
we travled in the afternoon 8 1/2 miles & camped on the bank of the Sweetwater
whare the road leaves it for about 20 miles across the sandy sage plains
without water or feed, we had excellent grass for our camp at night
we are in plain view of the Rocky Mountains at the pass & beyound
we had a vary sandy draging road all day whole distance 17 miles