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Aug 2, 1850

Journal Entry

August 02, 1850 ~ Friday

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
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
On the we lost 20 head of cattle and I started out on the journey all who were able to go and the rest of us went out to hunt cattle. I found them in the Bluffs and drove them into camp and as the men were out hunting cattle with the assistance of the women and children I drove the encampment on and when the men returned they found us gone and followed and overtook us We got along well until we came to the tremendious bluffs in Ash Hollow. Here my teamsters Watts and Bess both smashed each a hind wheel to pieces and broke every spoke out. I worked until eleven o'clock at night to get the broken waggons into camp and failing left them by the way side and walked into Ash Hollow wearied out The next day was spent in setting tires and mending waggons and the following day being Sunday we held meeting and I advised Elders Hardy and Petty to go on with the first division and I would stop and mend up and keep some of the second division with me. This counsel was heard with great surprise by the First Division and they did not feel to leave me but after much reluctance the next day they left me behind according to my counsel and journeyed onward. After 2 days tarry setting 80 tires

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Aug 2, 1850