Day in the Life

Aug 1, 1859

Journal Entry

August 01, 1859 ~ Monday

Aug 1st I drew 2 loads of Hay in the forenoon & drove
my mules to Fort Harriman in the afternoon. Emma
& Wilford went with me. 20 miles


find them on the range. I went on to the top of the highest
peaks & traveled till dark then got my supper & started
for home Sarah Delight Woodruff with me. it was dark
we could not see the road & the Mules would not keep it
so we lost the road & wandered about for some time
without any road when about half way home we met
Robert Scholes coming with one of the Horses we were
hunting they had gone home to the farm across the lots
& fields & had got separated & but one could be found
I arived home at about daylight having been riding
or walking for 24 hours having travelled about 80 mils

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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
1031 mentions
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Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
95 mentions
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Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
172 mentions
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Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
721 mentions
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Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes
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Aug 1, 1859