Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
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
