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Jan 31, 1880

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January 31, 1880 ~ Saturday

31. We aros in the morning with a heavy snow storm upon us and
I felt that it was time for me to get out of the Mountains lest
I get snowed in with an Alpine winter so we could not get out
with our teams so we got our Breakfast had our prayers and
hitched our horses to our waggons and with the help of the brethren
and two more horses we wallowed through the snow out of the
gulch and reached the level country above I mounted my horse
and rode in the saddle 8 hours with the Northern blast blowing
the snow into my face and I reached the shepherds tent at
4 oclok but the waggon did not arive for more than an hour 20 Mils

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31. We arose this Morning with a Heavy snow storm upon us I felt that it was time for me to get out of the Mountains Lest we be snowed in with an Alpine Winter so we could not get out with our teams so we got our breakfast had our prayers and hitched our Horses to our waggons & with the Help of the Brethren & two more Horses we wallowed through the Snow out of the Gulch and reached the [Leveled] country above I mounted my Horse, and sat in the saddle some 8 hours with the Northern Blast blowing the snow into to my face and I reached the shepherds tent at 4 oclok ^20 M[iles]^ the Team did not arri[v]e for more than an hour after I did

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