Mrs Woodruff was also quite unwell, there is some sickness
& death in all the camps we have heard from

July 6, 1850 ~ Saturday

6^th Mrs Snow Mrs Snow of Cambridgeport was taken sick in the
Afternoon with Diarhea took some Medicine called cholera
Medicine & immediately grew worse & Died at 3 oolok at nig[ht]
we travled 20 miles to day over A bad road on to the platt bott[om]
& camped for the night by a slew.

July 7, 1850 ~ Sunday

7^th Sunday we rode 5 miles & camped on the Banks of the
Platt whare there was wood & water with both of our
divisions. Also Brother Gibson ten & Brother Snows company
we had a meeting together at 4 oclok

July 8, 1850 ~ Monday

8^th Drove 18 miles & camped

July 9, 1850 ~ Tuesday

9^th Drove 17 miles & camped Had a Thunder storm

July 10, 1850 ~ Wednesday

10^th Drove 20 miles on the Platt camped on the bank of the
River I Baptized 14 Persons for the remission of sins & confir[med]
them & 2 for Health E H Emily Huntington Died & was buried
this day she was A Saint Aged 24.

July 11, 1850 ~ Thursday

11^th Elder L. Hardy was sick I laid Hands upon him & He was
Healed I had two Teamsters whose names was Graham their
conduct was disgraceful in evry sense of the word they
would steal, lie, sware, & do almost evry evil thing in
their power And we came to the conclusion to cast the Family out
out of camp, for their wickedness

July 12, 1850 ~ Friday

12^th The Graham family all left camp this morning with
Williams & went ahead. We felt that we had got red
of many Evil spirits we continued our journey had a
Hard Thunder storm at night which scattered our cattle
much I think the road on the north side of the river is
much the best for wood & water

July 13, 1850 ~ Saturday

13^th It took us several Hours to gather our cattle we started
about 10 oclok & travled 12 miles & camped with both
divisions in one carall for the Sabbath on the banks of the
Platt 10 miles East of Fort Carney

July 14, 1850 ~ Sunday

14^th Sunday A tremendious wind & Thunder storm in the
morning & through the night I had A fine ox die through
bursting A Blood vessel we held A meeting in the After[noon] [page covered]

July 15, 1850 ~ Monday

15 I wrote A letter to I F Carter at Fort Karney
I visited the fort. During the Evening we were visited w[ith]
A terrible Thunder storm the lightning struck all around
us & while the teams were crossing A slew the lightning bu[rst]
into their midst & shocked many persons & beast & it
killed 3 oxen & one man dead it was Brother Ridge from
Lane End Staffordshire England that was killed & his
team He was buried in the evening He belonged to Elder
Whipples fifty. I Bought 2 1/2 yoke of oxen of Mr Booth at
the fort. I had of Wallace $80, Elizabeth Foss $10, Father
Atwood $25, Wilford $5.75 to buy them with Two Team[sters]
Left I got two more

Mrs Woodruff was also quite unwell, there is some sickness & death in all the camps we have heard from

July 6, 1850 ~ Saturday

6th [FIGURE] Mrs Snow Mrs Snow of Cambridgeport was taken sick in the Afternoon with Diarhea took some Medicine called cholera Medicine & immediately grew worse & Died at 3 oolok at night we travled 20 miles to day over A bad road on to the platt bottom & camped for the night by a slew.

July 7, 1850 ~ Sunday

7th Sunday we rode 5 miles & camped on the Banks of the Platt whare there was wood & water with both of our divisions. Also Brother Gibson ten & Brother Snows company we had a meeting together at 4 oclok

July 8, 1850 ~ Monday

8th Drove 18 miles & camped

July 9, 1850 ~ Tuesday

9th Drove 17 miles & camped Had a Thunder storm

July 10, 1850 ~ Wednesday

10th Drove 20 miles on the Platt camped on the bank of the River I Baptized 14 Persons for the remission of sins & confirmed them & 2 for Health [FIGURE] E H Emily Huntington Died & was buried this day she was A saint Aged 24.

July 11, 1850 ~ Thursday

11th Elder L. Hardy was sick I laid Hands upon him & He was Healed I had two Teamsters whose names was Graham their conduct was disgraceful in evry sense of the word they would steal, lie, sware, & do almost evry evil thing in their power And we came to the conclusion to cast the Family out of camp, for their wickedness

July 12, 1850 ~ Friday

12th The Graham family all left camp this morning with Williams & went ahead. We felt that we had got red of many Evil spirits we continued our journey had a Hard Thunder storm at night which scattered our cattle much I think the road on the north side of the river is much the best for wood & water

July 13, 1850 ~ Saturday

13th It took us several Hours to gather our cattle we started about 10 oclok & travled 12 miles & camped with both divisions in one carall for the Sabbath on the banks of the Platt 10 miles East of Fort Carney

July 14, 1850 ~ Sunday

14th Sunday A tremendious wind & Thunder storm in the morning & through the night I had A fine ox die through bursting A Blood vessel we held A meeting in the Afternoon

July 15, 1850 ~ Monday

15 [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to I F Carter at Fort Karney I visited the fort. During the Evening we were visited with A terrible Thunder storm the lightning struck all around us & while the teams were crossing A slew the lightning burst into their midst & shocked many persons & beast & it killed 3 oxen & one man dead it was Brother Ridge from Lane End Staffordshire England that was killed & his team He was buried in the evening He belonged to Elder Whipples fifty. I Bought 2 1/2 yoke of oxen of Mr Booth at the fort. I had of Wallace $80, Elizabeth Foss $10, Father Atwood $25, Wilford $5.75 to buy them with Two Teamsters Left I got two more