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Oct 2, 1847

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October 02, 1847 ~ Saturday

2nd we were informed this morning that Comodore Stockton
had changed his mind & concluded to go down on the north side
of the river Accordingly he crossed over with his troop our company
bought some half a dozen horses of Rashaw we then started on the
Journey, the Brethren killed a fat buffalo cow neare the road we
stoped the camp & dressed the meat & took it along which detained
the camp some we travled 13 miles & camped on the Platt. In the
evening Br Markham & myself went out to see if we could get any
buffalo cows we saw some of the Brethren dressing a young boll
which they had killed we could not find any cows and we would
not shoot bulls though they came so near me I stoned them off
with stones I was quite surprised to see with what expertness the buffalo
would clime the mountains & rocks they would go in places whare
horned cattle would never think of going, some steps in the rocks in the[ir]
path was more than 6 feet high in perpendicular rocks. we shot a wolf
a deer, stoned a bull & got neither of them & returned to camp 13 m