while conversing with the mate in the evening on
the subject he remarked that we were not sensib-
le of one half of the danger that we were in
during the procedings of that day but I was
sensible of a good deal at least we got into the
canal about dark being 36 miles from
canall to canal in crossing the mountains
we travled all night in the canal which
was one constant scene of locks

October 20, 1843 ~ Friday

20^th The boat I was on was the Robroy owned
& commanded by Capt Bennett of the line of
Gregg & Bellows & Co we saw the Captains
farm & stoped 30 minutes at it we passed through
the tunnel on the canal under a mountain
900 feet long arched overhead

October 21, 1843 ~ Saturday

21^st We arived in Pittsburgh at 10 oclock A.M.
& unloaded our freight at the wharf I called
upon several of the Brethren those in Strawbury lane
& Br Savory the Presiding Elders Wellingford &
Taylor was the house whare my goods was left
the whole distance from Philadelphia to Pitts-
burghh was 400— miles

I immediately went on board of the Alps and
ingaged my freight carried to St Louis for
30 cts per cwt & I took it all on board &
went on myself & started at 5 oclok got to
Beaver saw Elder E Snow with a compay
of about 50 saints

October 22, 1843 ~ Sunday

22^nd Sunday left Beaver & rode to wheeling &
spent the night I finished reading Stephens
travels & found them highly interesting Elder
E Snow & his company took passage on the