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Day in the Life

Mar 25, 1857

Journal Entry

March 25, 1857 ~ Wednesday

25 I spent the day in the office reading & writing I had an
interview with Joseph L. Haywood He had a hard time of it
He wintered at Devils Gate one month He with the whole company
lived upon vary poor beef with Nothing els the next month the
whole company lived upon raw hide alone rosted boiled & any way
they could cook it it was hard fare but they lived through it
He said He had quite an experience in cooking raw hide they also
came near perishing in the snow. one morning while having a large fire
of Dry wood to cook their breakfast their came such a storm
that it put out all their fire & froze up their Breakfast before their
Eyes they had to pack up & go on without their Breakfast
they had to make a great exertion to save the mail at all
The letters which I got from the Brethren were date last Sept
& october & July this ownly brought last Oct mail

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Heywood, Joseph Leland
1 Aug 1815 - 16 Oct 1910
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Mar 25, 1857