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May 14, 1850

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May 14, 1850 ~ Tuesday

14^th Early in the morning word was given out for the
passengers to go on shore & walk up the bank of the river
to lighten the boat so they could get up the sand
bars, they went on shore about two dozen men with
some mules two women & children left the river
& struck for the Bluffs so that when we got ready
to take in the passengers those persons could not be
found. One woman was vary feeble with two children
it was supposed they had fainted by the wayside the
captain & others rode miles in search of them could
not find them came back & wen[t] on with the steam
boat some 5 miles & found them all in a pile on the
bank of the river the woman nearly exhausted it
detained us several hours.

we passed many dangers this day the river being
full of snags. we stoped a few miles below fort Kearney
for the night. I wrote to Brigham Young a
letter of introduction to Dr S. M. Tibbits Also stated to
him our Number whare we were &c

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and early on the morning of the word was given for the passengers to walk on shore to lighten the boat and some of our company with mules left for the Bluffs and when we got ready they could not be found It was supposed they had fainted by the way and our Captain and others rode miles in search of them but came back without finding them and then we started up the river with our boat and came upon them about 5 miles a-head We arrived at Fort Kearney on the

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