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Day in the Life

Jul 9, 1885

Journal Entry

July 09, 1885 ~ Thursday

9 We drove within a Mile of Cove fort, turned to the East
into Clear Creek Canyon. we passed through a vary
heavy Thunder storm before we reached the summit
the horses sliped badly in climing the summit. we
passed through another Thunder storm in descending the
Mountain we camped for the night in the canyon
Thompson & Bleak made their bed under the clift of a rock
McAllister & myself slept in the waggon ^{[illegible shorthand]}^ 35 Miles

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Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
449 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
601 mentions
Missionary
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
260 mentions
Missionary

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Clear Creek Canyon, Sevier County, Utah Territory
Cove Fort, Millard County, Utah Territory

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Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
9 we drove within a Mile of Cove fort tur[n]ed to the east drove onto Clear Cleek passed th[r]ough a Heavy thund[e]r storm before reach the su[m]mit & th[e]n th[r]ough the 2 thunder storm while Des[c]ending the Mou[n]ta[i]n camped on Clear Creek ab[o]ut Ev[er]y [thing] went Dist[an]ce of the day 4035 M[iles]

Jul 9, 1885