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Day in the Life

May 24, 1861

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May 24, 1861 ~ Friday

24 We drove 28 miles south west to Pinto Valley the commencement of
the Mountain Meadows this place contains six family, ten men Eight Houses
a good grazing country there are two good dairies kept & a flock of
300 goats & 600 sheep. There is 50 Acres of good mowing land of
wide Blade grass & red top, some 5 miles North.