24th We travled to day 5 miles & came to the frozen or Lee spring
And stoped And exhamined it & found the spring to be strongly impregnated
with sulpher so much so it could not be drank the water would boil up
out of A peace of Bog ground yet all around it it was so cold that After
removing the turf about 6 inch A solid body of Ice was found about 18 inches
thick some of it we cut up with Axes & spades. near this was small ponds
[page covered] [of] water salt & saltpeter & sulpher & peotash seemed to be in the body of
the water, pure perlash was found in such quantities on the edges of
these waters that the brethren gatherd pailfulls of it [to] raise bread with
others would fill their cups with salt so pure from other mixtures that
they used it we travled from this place 12 3/4 miles & camped upon the
bank of the Sweet water two days 18 miles from the foot of the pass
[page covered] 3 companies camped near us to night, this is the last time we shall see
the sweet water on this Journey we did not bait to day but camped
at 4 oclok whole distance of the day 17 3/4 miles
Br Youngs team run away with A waggon I cought them by the
bit just as they were about to plunge into the stream
Soon after we camped Br Holman was driving up the Horses
with his gon in his hand He went to punch a Horse with the
musel of his gun the lock caught in his cloths & discharged
into the best Horse the best horse there was in camp owned by
president Young called his John Horse He lived A few hours
& died there are many Accidents happen in that way by
caring loaded guns with caps upon their tubes.
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