2nd we lost 20 head of oxen which detained a part
of the oxen waggon I started out all that were able
to go the rest of us went out to hunt cattle I found
them in the bluffs in a bason & drove them into
camp the men many of them had gone hunting cattle
I yoked the oxen & with the assistance of women & children
I drove the encampment on & soon the men returned
from hunting oxen they found their encampment gone
& followed on & over took us we got along well untill
we came to go down those tremendious bluffs into
Ash Hollow. Here Watts & Bess both smashed each a
hind wheel to peaces & broke evry spoke out I worked
untill eleven oclok at night to get the broken waggon
into camp & then left them by the way side & walked
into Ash Hollow & camped for the night wearied out. 20 m
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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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