& I had to run After him & while following him,
I run through the great Soux encampmen whare
they had had there lodges while on their hunt I left
my gun there & followed my horse untill I overtook
him with the Assistance of Br Fowler who came out from
the encampment & stoped him I then rode back got
my gun examined the ground & should judge their
had been 500 lodges there was Acres of ground cove[re]d
with Buffalo wool whare they had dressed there skins
they left much stuff scattered over the ground such
as peaces of dressed Buffalo & wolf skins mogascins [moccasins]
&c I brought in a good dressed white wolf skin
distance of the day 12 mil

I could see the Bluff between the forks of the river
about 10 miles above us the Bluffs that I passed over
to day were more fertile & coverd with more gra[ss] [page torn]
than any I had seen on the Platt before A young
Buffalo was killed & brought in in the evening

May 13, 1847 ~ Thursday

13 Many of the Brethren went out to visit the Indian
encampment & brought in mogasens, parts of robes
leather &c, we have A strong cold nort wind to
day, we travled to day 11 miles & camped on the
west Bank of A stream about 12 rods wide with
good ford that empties into the Platt this is nearly
opposite the first Bluff that is formed between
the two forks of the Platt, the grass was better th[an] [page covered]
it had had been, the Bluff here for the first time
on the north fork comes hold to the river so that
we have to go over the Bluffs with our waggons
there is one thing concerning the Platt river which
is worthy of note, which is not characteristic of any
other river that I have any knowledge of in the world
it is much of the way A mile in wedth & generally
coverd with water but vary shallow when A south
wind blows hard the water all rushes to the north
shore untill one would suppose there was a great rise
in the water let the wind shift & bolow hard from
the North & the watter immediately leaves the north
shore untill one can walk across two thirds of the
river on bare ground & the river constantly ebs &
flows like the tide just according as the wind blows
I went onto the bluffs Hunting Buffalo in the evening saw
several small Herds President Young gave the stream
we camped on the name of the Bluff fork.

I dreamed last night we had arived at our Journey end
whare we were to build up a stake of Zion. As we came
unto the place there was An open vision of A temple
presented before me I asked some brethren that stood
by me If they saw it they said they did not I gazed
upon it & it was glorious it appeared as though it was
built of white & blue stone the sight of it filled me
with Joy and I awoke, & behold it was a dream 11 m[iles]

& I had to run after him & while following him, I run through the great Soux encampmen whare they had had there lodges while on their hunt I left my gun there & followed my horse untill I overtook him with the assistance of Br Fowler who came out from the encampment & stoped him I then rode back got my gun examined the ground & should judge their had been 500 lodges there was acres of ground covered with buffalo wool whare they had dressed there skins they left much stuff scattered over the ground such as peaces of dressed buffalo & wolf skins mogascins &c I brought in a good dressed white wolf skin distance of the day 12 mil

I could see the bluff between the forks of the river about 10 miles above us the bluffs that I passed over to day were more fertile & covered with more grass than any I had seen on the Platt before a young buffalo was killed & brought in in the evening

May 13, 1847 ~ Thursday

13 Many of the Brethren went out to visit the Indian encampment & brought in mogasens, parts of robes leather &c, we have a strong cold north wind to day, we travled to day 11 miles & camped on the west bank of a stream about 12 rods wide with good ford that empties into the Platt this is nearly opposite the first bluff that is formed between the two forks of the Platt, the grass was better than it had had been, the bluff here for the first time on the north fork comes hold to the river so that we have to go over the bluffs with our waggons there is one thing concerning the Platt river which is worthy of note, which is not characteristic of any other river that I have any knowledge of in the world it is much of the way a mile in wedth & generally coverd with water but vary shallow when a South wind blows hard the water all rushes to the north shore untill one would suppose there was a great rise in the water let the wind shift & blow hard from the North & the water immediately leaves the north shore untill one can walk across two thirds of the river on bare ground & the river constantly ebs & flows like the tide just according as the wind blows I went onto the bluffs hunting buffalo in the evening saw several small herds President Young gave the stream we camped on the name of the bluff fork.

I dreamed last night we had arived at our journey end whare we were to build up a stake of Zion. As we came unto the place there was an open vision of a temple presented before me I asked some brethren that stood by me If they saw it they said they did not I gazed upon it & it was glorious it appeared as though it was built of white & blue stone the sight of it filled me with Joy and I awoke, & behold it was a dream 11 m