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Day in the Life

Sep 14, 1847

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September 14, 1847 ~ Tuesday

14^th We travled 14 miles & camped on a small creek. While on
the road Br Mathews horse got away from him & went back 7 m
Br Young & Egan went back after him we stoped at the Salaratus
lake & filled our bags with salaratus it was cut out in cakes a foot thick
this lake is 3 miles east of Independance rock we had a hard storm
of rain in the mountains & considerable rain fell in the valley whare
we was the roads was vary sandy 14 mil
we saw a number of herds of buffalo to day

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1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877

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1815-1878

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Advance company arrives in (still Mexican territory at the time); sets up camp.

Wilford arrives in with and plants potatoes.

Wilford first to climb .

Location for Block designated by (originally 40 acres).

First built on by Mormon Battalion.

Wilford, , and other apostles are rebaptized (Wilford's third rebaptism).

August 26, 1847

After planting crops and building cabins, Wilford leaves to return to .

September 3, 1847 - September 5, 1847

Wilford and first pioneer company meets companies heading west including his father , wife , and son .

October 28, 1847

seventh child born in , Iowa, in Wilford's absence.

October 31, 1847

Wilford arrives in /Kanesville, Iowa.

Sep 14, 1847