$1.50 cts per waggon pay in flour, at cows, beans &c flour at $2.50 per cwt cows $10. the brethren also made two new rafts & got quite
a number of our pioneer waggons over. I was quite unwell a part
of the day with ague in the face I walked out however with O Pratt
about 3 miles onto some of the bluffs to view the country we saw
mountains to the North towering into the clouds, we judged they were
not much short of 100 miles from us. we had our guns with us &
hunted some I shot one antelope cut his throat with a bullet &
he fell dead in his tracts. Br Pratt shot at another but did not
get him. this was the first antelope I ever Killed, I tried to back
him in to camp but could not do it well so I got two men to help
me. we had some heavy squals of wind & some rain in the
afternoon. In the evening many of us went over the river to
tie up our horses & when one company was coming back in the
leather boat they filled it half full of water & came near
sinking
~ Thursday
17th Early this morning we swam our horses over the river, one
mule came near drowning by being tangled in a rope but the
curant carried him ashore & he made a live of it, the men
went to work to finish their ferry boat while the men contin
ued to cross waggons on the raft. All of our company got over
to day & the brethren crossed some of the Missourians, Some of the eme
grants report 1000 waggons between Laramie & this place & there compan
ies are ariving daily at the fording places, Brs Young & Kimball got
over to day & we all moved our waggons once more into a circle. this
is the 6th day since our arival to this place which is the longest hender-
ance I ever saw at a ferry or crossing a river. Our brethren run the
the ferry boat all night to cross the Missourians but did not get
over but few waggons. I am still in much pain with the teet[h] ake &
sore lips & mouth. I had the privlege of milking a Mo cow which gave
me a plenty of milk for Supper & breakfast
~ Friday
18th We are still ferrying over the gentiles. Another large company
arived to day. Bro Frosst mad me some nails & set two shoes for me
on my Saddle Horse, we commenced gathering cattle at 10 oclok
& harnessed but did not start at all, but turned our teams
again, as all were not ready. We held a council in the
after noon & resolved to leave 9 men to tend the ferry
to cross emegrant companies & also our brethren who
should come after us, the men were chosen & we
met with them again in the evening, one Brother had petiti-
oned to stay that President Young wished to go along with the com-
pany his name was Glines he did not manifest a good spirit
& Br Young reproved him. He then delivered a short lecture
which was interesting & instructive, and said that when he
gave a man council he did not want him to reject that
council or to bring up many arguments to try to alter it for
when a man did it I will turn on my heel & leave him. He
sayes there is another principle that has tried many in the Church
because more will follow me than some Young Elder who
has not proved himself but if he was to try to gather to
himself the fruits of the labours of the Twelve & other men
would that be right. No he would be pulling back that that
[page covered] [w]as before him but let the Elders do as I have done & my
[page covered] B[r]ethren the Twelve & other faithful men go and preach the
[page covered] [g]ospel for years & do the will of God & you would have a train
$1.50 cts per waggon pay in flour, cows, beans &c flour at $2.50 per
cwt cows $10. the brethren also made two new rafts & got quite
a number of our pioneer waggons over. I was quite unwell a part
of the day with ague in the face I walked out however with O Pratt
about 3 miles onto some of the bluffs to view the country we saw
mountains to the North towering into the clouds, we judged they were
not much short of 100 miles from us. we had our guns with us &
hunted some I shot one antelope cut his throat with a bullet &
he fell dead in his tracts. Br Pratt shot at another but did not
get him. this was the first antelope I ever Killed, I tried to back
him in to camp but could not do it well so I got two men to help
me. we had some heavy squals of wind & some rain in the
afternoon. In the evening many of us went over the river to
tie up our horses & when one company was coming back in the
leather boat they filled it half full of water & came near
sinking
~ Thursday
17th Early this morning we swam our horses over the river, one
mule came near drowning by being tangled in a rope but the
curant carried him ashore & he made a live of it, the men
went to work to finish their ferry boat while the men contin
ued to cross waggons on the raft. All of our company got over
to day & the brethren crossed some of the Missourians, Some of the eme
grants report 1000 waggons between Laramie & this place & there compan
ies are ariving daily at the fording places, Brs Young & Kimball got
over to day & we all moved our waggons once more into a circle. this
is the 6th day since our arival to this place which is the longest henderance I ever saw at a ferry or crossing a river. Our brethren run the
the ferry boat all night to cross the Missourians but did not get
over but few waggons. I am still in much pain with the teeth ake &
sore lips & mouth. I had the privlege of milking a Mo cow which gave
me a plenty of milk for Supper & breakfast
~ Friday
18th We are still ferrying over the gentiles. Another large company
arived to day. Bro Frosst mad me some nails & set two shoes for me
on my Saddle Horse, we commenced gathering cattle at 10 oclok
& harnessed but did not start at all, but turned our teams
again, as all were not ready. We held a council in the
after noon & resolved to leave 9 men to tend the ferry
to cross emegrant companies & also our brethren who
should come after us, the men were chosen & we
met with them again in the evening, one Brother had petitioned to stay that President Young wished to go along with the company his name was Glines he did not manifest a good spirit
& Br Young reproved him. He then delivered a short lecture
which was interesting & instructive, and said that when he
gave a man council he did not want him to reject that
council or to bring up many arguments to try to alter it for
when a man did it I will turn on my heel & leave him. He
sayes there is another principle that has tried many in the Church
because more will follow me than some Young Elder who
has not proved himself but if he was to try to gather to
himself the fruits of the labours of the Twelve & other men
would that be right. No he would be pulling back that that
page covered was before him but let the Elders do as I have done & my
page covered Brethren the Twelve & other faithful men go and preach the
page covered gospel for years & do the will of God & you would have a train
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