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Day in the Life

Jun 26, 1848

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June 26, 1848 ~ Monday

26 We started at 6 oclok drove 7 miles to the 20 mile prairie
entered that at 1/2 past 8. we found some bad slues & creeks
difficult to cross on the latter part of the Prairie we were
overtaken with a hard thunder storm and at the close of
it Elder O Hyde Br Johnson & others drove up drenched with
rain In a few moments another hard storm of wind & rain
came upon us & when that was closed we drove several miles
to Brother Roundys waggons on the open parie we stoped
& spent the night all drenched with rain 27 miles