Wilford's stepmother Azubah Hart dies in Burlington, Vermont.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 09, 1851 ~ Friday
9th We are met this morning with a tremendious snow & Hail storm
which met us in our faces & we suffered much. we started
early Before Breakfast Hoping to get down off the Mountan
out of the storm we travled 25 miles before we stoped to eat.
we came in sight of the valley of Little Salt Lake about noon drove
down into A kanyon made a fire warmed us & took dinner
we then descended into the valley over A rough road of rock
& sage found a road drove to Red Creek & camped for the
night. we have been over the worst road for A few days
past that I ever knew waggons to pass over we had to draw
our waggons up & let them down with ropes it was so sideling
we had do Hold our waggons up to keep them from turning over
we camped within 4 miles of Cedar City during the
evening G. A. Smith & two other Brethren came down to see
us it was A Happy meeting Red Creek was A good place
for a settlement
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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
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Apostle, Missionary
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