that Boggs company was quarrelling all the time & most
of the company had deserted him. He finally told Boggs & co
that let the Mormons be as bad as they would they could not
be any wors than He & his men were He Had A number of
Soux women & children around him while we were there
About 20 of the Sioux, men, women & children came with
Peltry to the trading House. Provisions of All kinds were
vary high & goods at the store flour 25 cts a pound tobacco
$1.50 cts per lb. After conversing with him for a length of time
we got into the flat boat about 20 of us & went down the
Laramie fork to its mouth about 2 miles, & up the platt half a mile
to our camp. After dinner we met in council & there decided
that Azama Ameza Lyman go to Pueblo with several other
brethren to meet the detachment of the Battalion that was there
for them to come As soon as convenient to Laramie & follow
our trail to Calafornia. I finished the letters to send to
Bevein & Ferguson I picked some greens & had a good dinner
of then though I am not well to day

June 3, 1847 ~ Thursday

3^rd A vary winday day we commenced before sun ris to ferry
over our boats my ten was the first that went over the wind was
favorable we saw 3 men arive on pack Horses last evening
at the fort on the oregon road we ascertained this morning they
were from St Josepheth they report 2000 waggons on the road
to Oregon from St Joes they are divided into companies of 20
to 50 waggons & that they will arive here tomorrow the first co
Mr Bordow called down to see us cross today. We set up our
Blacksmiths shops in the old fort to do our work, & made fires to do
our washing Br Burnham done my washing to day the fistrst time
I have washed my clothing since I left winter quarters. Br
Frost set 6 shoes for me today & 2 for Br Smoot. In the evening
I walked up onto the Highest peak around us, in company
with the Twelve & others we took A vew of the surrounding
country on our return to the camp we visited the Indian
& French Burying ground the Indians were laid up upon
A staging about 10 feet from the ground, the French were
buried in the ground strong pickets around with a cross
at the head being Catholics, snow was discoverd upon the
mountains through glasses

June 4, 1847 ~ Friday

4^th ^4th^ I wrote two letters to day one to Mrs W.
& one to Aphek Woodruff A. O. Smoot & J Benbow &
left them in the Hands of Mr [blank]
who keeps the store & Acks As post Maste[r]s He appeared
vary friendly said He would forward our letters that wer[e]s
to go to winter Quarters to the care of Mr Sarpee & those
that were to be deliverd to the Mormon camp would deliver
them to the leader of the camp on our Arival. He truly
manifested much friendship towards us. Professor
Pratt took observations at the fort for the Longitude
at the fort.

I conversed with A mountaineer who had wintered at
the great Basin of the Salt & Eutau lakes & he recommends
the country vary Highly for A healthy fertile country
the Lakes & streams Abounding with trout & other fish

that Boggs company was quarrelling all the time & most of the company had deserted him. He finally told Boggs & co that let the Mormons be as bad as they would they could not be any wors than he & his men were. He had a number of Soux women & children around him while we were there About 20 of the Sioux men, women & children came with Peltry to the trading House. Provisions of all kinds were vary high & goods at the store flour 25 cts a pound tobacco $1.50 cts per lb. After conversing with him for a length of time we got into the flat boat about 20 of us & went down the Laramie fork to its mouth about 2 miles, & up the platt half a mile to our camp. After dinner we met in council & there decided that Ameza Lyman go to Pueblo with several other brethren to meet the detachment of the Battalion that was there for them to come as soon as convenient to Laramie & follow our trail to Calafornia. I finished the letters to send to Beven & Ferguson I picked some greens & had a good dinner of then though I am not well to day

June 3, 1847 ~ Thursday

3rd A vary winday day we commenced before sun ris to ferry over our boats my ten was the first that went over the wind was favorable we saw 3 men arive on pack horses last evening at the fort on the oregon road we ascertained this morning they were from St Josepheth they report 2000 waggons on the road to Oregon from St Joes they are divided into companies of 20 to 50 waggons & that they will arive here tomorrow the first co Mr Burdow called down to see us cross today. we set up our Blacksmiths shops in the old fort to do our work. & made fires to do our washing Br Burnham done my washing to day the first time I have washed my clothing since I left winter quarters. Br Frost set 6 shoes for me today & 2 for Br Smoot. In the evening I walked up onto the highest peak around us, in company with the Twelve & others we took a vew of the surrounding country on our return to the camp we visited the Indian & French burying ground the Indians were laid up upon a staging about 10 feet from the ground, the French were buried in the ground strong pickets around with a cross at the head being Catholics, snow was discovered upon the mountains through glasses

June 4, 1847 ~ Friday

4th FIGURES I wrote two letters to day one to Mrs W. & one to Aphek Woodruff A. O. Smoot & J Benbow & left them in the hands of Mr [blank] who keeps the store & acts as post Masters. He appeared vary friendly said he would for ward our letters that weres to go to winter Quarters to the care of Mr Sarpee & those that were to be deliverd to the Mormon Camp would deliver them to the leader of the Camp on our arival. He truly manifested much friendship towards us. Professor Pratt took observations at the fort for the Longitude at the fort.

I conversed with a mountaineer who had wintered at the great Basin of the Salt & Eutau lakes & he recommends the country vary highly for a healthy fertile country the Lakes & streams abounding with trout & other fish