Woodruffs leave for Salt Lake Valley from Kanesville, Iowa.
4th Sunday I spent the day in camp Had a meeting with the
Saints. As my men had broken down two wheels & I must stop
to mend them I Advised Elders Hardy & Petty to go on with
with the first division & I would stop & mend up & keep
some of the 2nd Division with me this council was heard
by the first Division with great surprise they Did not feel
that they could leave me there was much feelings upon the
subject
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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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