230. The ground was frozen this morning we started & drove up silver
creek & while going up the creek I burst a waggon tyre & had
to throw off my load & lock up my wheel & draw it with an
Empty waggon. I soon met a train of Loaded waggons on a
dug way in a Bad place but after considable careful labor we passed
without accident. we soon the stage in a bad place but we passed
that in a bad place it soon began to rain hard but we kept
travelling at Wm Kimballs I stoped & warmed my fingers
at Brother Karkers I stoped & got a pole & fastened my Ex [ox]
on to it & put my waggon wheel in the waggon & drew it in that
way to Brother Gates, whare we arived soaking wet we put our
teams into a good warm stable & brother & Sister Gates received
us kindly gave me some supper we made our beds upon the
floor with some 30 other men who were teamsters & spent the night
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