doors & windows & buildings as we passed along this was in the
edge of the burnt district there has been some vary destructive
fires in that city. I spent 2 Hours here then went to Indiantown
went on board of the Forest Queen steemer bound for
Frederickton 90 miles up the St Johns River it was quite
A rainy windy Afternoon yet I walked the Herricane
deck to view the country for the scene had now change
from A vary rough country to A delightful plesant one for
the whole country for several miles each side of the river
from St Johns to Frederickton was in a high state of cultivation
& settelled, more resembled the farms of Illinois then the barren
Hilly, rocky country which I have before visited in the colonies
I never saw 90 miles on the bank of any river more bea-
utifully cultivated or plesantly located than the St Johns
River It is quite A steream for fish. I saw the salmon
& sturgeon jumping out of water as we went up the river
we arived at Frederickton at 8 oclok I put up at the tem-
perance Hotel in York street distance of the day 115 miles

July 18, 1849 ~ Wednesday

18^th I learned this morning I could not go to Miramichi untill
the 20^th I walked into the city to try to get some New York
papers to read. I called upon the Hon Mr Partlow M. P.
who loaned me the New York Journal of Commerce which
I read with much interest I then walked through the city
& found it to be a delightful situation upon the bank of the
river location level with all of the streets runing west
terminating 2 or 3 miles west of the city upon a High Mounta
in with a gradual ascent. I saw a company of 24 soldiers
excercise by fireing musket balls at a target some 500 balls were
fired at some 20 or 25 rods about 1/4 of them Hit A board twice
the size of a man. some Half dozen hit the bulls eye 8 inch in
diameter the balls fell into the St Johns river some half a mile
distant. I visited the grave yard, And A large catherdral build-
ing. I learned from the papers, that there had been 1300
deaths in one woek in Cincinnati & about the same No in
St Louis. I Attended A Prysbeterian meeting the priest
sprinkled A child & called it baptism It was an abomina
tion in the sight of God

July 19, 1849 ~ Thursday

19^th I learned from the New York papers of the 11 & 12
instant that there had died in St Louis in 10 weeks from
7 May to July 9^th 4321 by cholera 2688 Pop[ulation] 45,000
July 10 died 190. Also 100 deaths daily at Cincinnati
I wrote A letter to Orson Pratt

July 20, 1849 ~ Friday

20 This Morning I make my first trial of taking A stage
passage in New Brunswick we crossed the river in a ferry &
prepared the riverstage for a start which was as follows rone pair of
Horses was put onto an open two Horse waggon with the Mail,
driver, & two passengers A progection run out back of the
wagon 4 feet upon this stood A large carpenters chest
And trunks. A second waggon was brought up & the tongue
made fast to the reach of the first waggon this was
loaded with wool & boxes. both loaded waggons to be draw-
n by one pair of Horses in this way we started to go 100 miles

doors & windows & buildings as we passed along this was in the edge of the burnt district there has been some vary destructive fires in that city. I spent 2 Hours here then went to Indiantown went on board of the Forest Queen steemer bound for Frederickton 90 miles up the St Johns River it was quite A rainy windy Afternoon yet I walked the Herricane deck to view the country for the scene had now change from A vary rough country to A delightful plesant one for the whole country for several miles each side of the river from St Johns to Frederickton was in a high state of cultivation & settelled, more resembled the farms of Illinois then the barren Hilly, rocky country which I have before visited in the Colonies I never saw 90 miles on the bank of any river more beautifully cultivated or plesantly located than the St Johns River. It is quite A stream for fish. I saw the salmon & sturgeon jumping out of water as we went up the river we arived at Frederickton at 8 oclok I put up at the temperance Hotel in York street distance of the day 115 miles

July 18, 1849 ~ Wednesday

18th I learned this morning I could not go to Miramichi untill the 20th I walked into the city to try to get some New York papers to read. I called upon the Hon Mr Partlow M. P. who loaned me the New York Journal of Commerce which I read with much interest I then walked through the city & found it to be a delightful situation upon the bank of the river location level with all of the streets runing west terminating 2 or 3 miles west of the city upon a High Mounta in with a gradual ascent. I saw a company of 24 soldiers excercise by fireing musket balls at a target some 500 balls were fired at some 20 or 25 rods about 1/4 of them Hit A board twice the size of a man, some Half dozen hit the bulls eye 8 inch in diameter the balls fell into the St Johns river some half a mile distant. I visited the graveyard, And A large cathedral building. I learned from the papers, that there had been 1300 deaths in one week in Cincinnati & about the same No in St Louis. I Attended A Prysbeterian meeting the priest sprinkled A child & called it baptism. It was an abomina tion in the sight of God

July 19, 1849 ~ Thursday

19th I learned from the New York papers of the 11 & 12 instant that there had died in St Louis in 10 weeks from 7 May to July 9th 4321 by cholera 2688 Pop 45,000 July 10 died 190. Also 100 deaths daily at Cincinnati [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to Orson Pratt

July 20, 1849 ~ Friday

20 This Morning I make my first trial of taking A stage passage in New Brunswick we crossed the river in a ferry & prepared thestage for a start which was as follows one pair of Horses was put onto an open two Horse waggon with the Mail, driver, & two passengers A progection run out back of the wagon 4 feet upon this stood A large carpenters chest And trunks. A second waggon was brought up & the tongue made fast to the reach of the first waggon this was loaded with wool & boxes, both loaded waggons to be drawn by one pair of Horses in this way we started to go 100 miles