Day in the Life
Journal Entry
11th
I wrote 3 letters to John Druce, D. S. Hollister David
Turner I [sent] papers to the following persons Mr Isaac Moorehouse J S likeness, O prats letter & epistlee
David Turner portrait & O P Letter
Frederick Webster portrait & Letter
John Druce 3 portraits 10 O pratts Letters All sent by express
to D. S. Hollister 259 4th Avenue New York I Mailed
Elder Pratts Letter & sent him A copy of his letters
which I published I recieved the following account
ofut of the Boston Daily Times which I forwarded to O
Pratt in his letter. "From A letter from Fort Leavenworth May 15
The Amount of emigration over the plains is immens
beyond all estimate. it is predicted there will be great distress
& privation among the emigrating caravans the Teams travel
about 16 miles per day there have more than 20,000 Mules
oxen & Horses gone from Indipendance alone from St Joseph
15000 And the whole region at this moment seems like one
tented field for miles & Miles in all directions there are
more than 50000 animals on the plains at the vary lowest
estimate & more than nine tenths are travelling along the same
track. Recommendations are about to be made officially from
this point to the general Government to furnish relief as
soon as possible to be forwarded on to the plains for the vast
multitudes who otherwise must ineveitably leave thier bones to
bleach by the way. Col Summers the commanding officer
at this point who has had much experience on the plains
& knows their peril says he fears there will be more deaths
on the road to Calafornia this summer than there was in
mexico during the war"
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