Day in the Life

May 12, 1857

Journal Entry

May 12, 1857 ~ Tuesday

12 we had several inches of snow this omorning on the ground we loaded
up our waggon with cedar post & started for home we put 116 on
an ox waggon with 4 yoke of cattle & 40 on my mule team we
rode to the old Barracks it rained hard we turned out our teams to feed
I shot 7 ducks dressed them & shot rosted them for our dinner & while eating
dinner our mules & oxen started for Toille City we had to travel 6 miles
for them we then hitched up our teams & drove in the dark to Toille City
the Brethren & sisters in the various settlements gave me about 60 lb Butter & 2 cheese

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May 12, 1857