Woodruffs leave for Salt Lake Valley from Kanesville, Iowa.
Aug 1st We forded the Platt River with our teams to day
It was A Hard days work it required 8 or 10 yoke of oxen
to draw A Ton across the river it was about half a mile
across I got some goods wet.
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As soon as I got the horse out of the carriage I went through the encampment to see who was dead & maimed and I was asstonished to find that no one was killed & but one badly wounded & but little damage done to waggons or oxen and to look it all over it looked like a miriacle to see how so many escaped I had to shoot my horse to get him out of his misery which was painful to me but I was thankful my wife children & friends were well & their lives preserved
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