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Sep 6, 1850

Journal Entry

September 06, 1850 ~ Friday

6 Travled 16 miles camped on the greese wood near the sweet
water
8 miles below independance Rock. Brother Hanks caught
A wild mare the fa[s]test & most beautiful Animal of the Horse kind
I ever saw He run by the side of Her on a small bay Horse flung A
larriett over her Head flung himself from his Horse onto the
ground the wild Horse drew him half a mile over the sage plains
untill she was stoped by being choacked down, she then tryed
to bite, kick & strike him but He fought her by whiping her with
A rope untill He conquerd Her & led Her in triumph into
camp

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Sep 6, 1850