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Mar 14, 1879

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March 14, 1879 ~ Friday

14 We drove to Lees Ferry and crossed I here
left Br Johnson who was the ferryman and at home we
then crossed the Mountain called Lees Backbone

[1879]

which we named the Hogs Back. It was the worst hill
ridge or Mountain that I Ever attempted to cross with
a team and waggon on Earth we hagd 4 Horses on a
waggon of 1500 lb weight and for two rods we could
ownly gain from 4 inches to 24 with all the power of the
horses & two men rolling at the hind wheels and going
Down on the other side was still more steep rocky and
sandy which would make it much worse than going up
on the North side. I visited the great Colorado for the
first time in my life whare I went to the river I found
it runing betwen two stone walls some 2000 feet high, per-
pendicular the river itself looked small being such
distance from the top of the Earth. We drove to the Navajos
Spring watered our horses and drove mile & camped 16 M[iles]

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Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)

14. We drove to Lees ferry & crossed I here left Brother Johnson as this was his home we then crossed the Hogs Back Bone the worst Hill, Ridge, or Mountain that I ever attempted to cross with a team on Earth we had 4 Horse on a waggon with 1500 lbs freight and for 2 rods we could ownly gain from 4 inches to 24 with all the power the Horses could

Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)

could lay out, and going Down was vary steep & sandy & Rocky which would be worse going up then on the north side I visited the Colorado for the first time in my life whare I first went to the river the solid stone walls on each side of the river were 2000 feet high perpendicular the river itself did not look as large as the Jordan River We drove to the Navaho springs watered drove a mile & camped for the night. distance of the day 16 M[iles] and the Hardest days drive I ever saw with an Horse team

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