22 We took breakfast harnessed up and travelled over a vary
rocky and rough country 6 miles then parted with the ox teams
and Br went 3 miles across the country without a road
to which was the sheep heard
ground but the house was not on the road, to day I saw some
300 two flock had 100 in Each and small flocks
from 10 to 30. I saw more Antilope to day than any day
before in my life, they had Been driven out of the mountains
by a snow storm into the cedars, they were in flock like
a flock of sheep. On our arival we clensed out the
house put up a bedstead, made up our bed unloaded our
waggon. By this time a Messenger arived from Sunset and
brought me 6 Letters from ,
and which was a vary important one. He had made a
bargin with Mr the Jew, to buy out water
and Land for 750 cows to be paid for in one year ie
He had the offer of the place for that sum and was awaiting
my reply to know if he should buy it I was vary weary
thought I would stop untill Tuesday morning and go
to and write Br Tenney an Answer I went to bed
^23^ arose early and prepared myself and left the place in company
with Br McNeal and travelled about 40 miles half of the way
over a vary stoney road to arived at 7 oclok in the Evening
vary weary having ridden a part of the way on horsback I conversed
with Br upon the subject and He agreed with
me about writing to in closing the bargin
in buying & to Possess the Meadow 40 Miles
