Day in the Life
Journal Entry
23. At about 5 oclok we started from our Encampment with
Horse & Mule teams doubled on light veacles & 2 yoke of oxien
on the Heavest & we started up the canyon when we came
to the 6 mile mud Hole the foreward team got down we then
took an old Indian trail on the side of the Mountain &
lashed 12 feet pole to each waggon which formed a strong
leverage & with men at the end of the pool on the up hill
side kept the waggons from Turning over & in this way
most of the waggans passed by the deepest Mud we got
up without much accident. when we got to the summit the
teams that came to help us up returned back. I rode up
Horsback & walked down on the west side of the Mountain
when we got to the foot of the Mountain we Nooned then
return to Franklin in Cash vally. while on the way
An incident occured which came near costing
G A Smith his life. A man by the Name of Marrill
put a loaded rifle in the carriage with a cap on the muzzle
rested on the seat before G. A. Smith the carriage whell
went into a sideling stoney rock Brother Smith flung
his body on the uper side of the carriage to bala[nc]e it at
that instant the Rifle went off the ball went through the
Buffalo robe in front of him passed by his side & went
through the waggon cover behind him, it was a providential
escape from Death 40 miles
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