19th Travled 20 miles camped on the bank of the Platt
I rode with Mrs Woodruff onto the Bluffs took a survey
of the country had prayers in A cavern & returned to camp
we passed many graves of the gold digtgers to day I rode
into the Bluffs through the day found A flat level fertile
country back of the Bluffs
21 Sunday Brother Petty is dangerously sick this morning
we Administered to him Mrs Woodruff & Mrs Foss both
had dreams last night that appeared to be omens of death
or distress. We lay in camp to day many of our oxen
have sore necks & lame feet. We held A meeting in camp
~ Monday
22nd Travled 8 miles Capt Petty was still dangerously sick
~ Tuesday
23rd I went forward with ^of^ my company to find the
cold cottonwood spring but passed it & did not find
it. I went on to Wm Snows company & spent
several hours with him & took dinner of fresh Buffalo
meat they killed 3 the day before we have just struck
the Buffalo range. Our company killed An Antelope
I had 1/4 of it we camped for the night on the platt
Our men broke one Tongue to day
25 Three Buffalo was killed to day I killed one of them
we travled 8 miles & camped on the platt
~ Friday
26 we travled 16 miles & camped on the platt
shore above the lower crossing we found a cold
spring A soldier killed himself drinking out of
it
~ Saturday
27 Crossed the Bluffs 6 miles camped by a grove
of timber & made a cole pit
~ Sunday
28 Sunday we stayed in camp I had A severe Attack of sickness I was Administered to & took herb tea
& was better at night I did not set up any through
the day the Encampmen of both divisions had
29th A meeting Hardy & Whipple both Addressed the
meeting
~ Tuesday
16th After I got my oxen I drove 15 miles & camped
on the Bank of the platt
19th Travled 20 miles camped on the bank of the Platt
I rode with Mrs Woodruff onto the Bluffs took a survey
of the Country had prayers in A cavern & returned to camp
we passed many graves of the gold diggers to day I rode
into the Bluffs through the day found A flat level fertile
country back of the Bluffs
~ Saturday
20 Robert C Petty was taken sick with the pleuricy in the
side to day His Teamster Mr Stickney is dangerously sick
21 Sunday Brother Petty is dangerously sick this morning
we Administered to him Mrs Woodruff & Mrs Foss both
had dreams last night that appeared to be omens of death
or distress. We lay in camp to day many of our Oxen
have sore necks & lame feet. We held A meeting in camp
~ Monday
22nd Travled 8 miles Capt Petty was still dangerously sick
~ Tuesday
23rd I went forward of my company to find the
cold cottonwood spring but passed it & did not find
it. I went on to Wm Snows company & spent
several hours with him & took dinner of fresh Buffalo
meat they killed 3 the day before we have just struck
the Buffalo range. Our company killed An Antelope
I had 1/4 of it we camped for the night on the platt
Our men broke one Tongue to day
~ Wednesday
24th This is the day of selebration in the valley we lay
still in camp
~ Thursday
25 Three Buffalo was killed to day I killed one of them
we travled 8 miles & camped on the platt
~ Friday
26 We travled 16 miles & camped on the platt
shore above the lower crossing we found a cold
spring A soldier killed himself drinking out of
it
~ Saturday
27 Crossed the Bluffs 6 miles camped by a grove
of timber & made a cole pit
~ Sunday
28 Sunday we stayed in camp I had A severe Attack of
[FIGURE] sickness I was Administered to & took herb tea
& was better at night I did not set up any through
the day the Encampmen of both divisions had
A meeting Hardy & Whipple both Addressed the
meeting
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