to pick them out a place for A farm. I with several
others spent the day Hunting & caught nothing but
weary limbs & weat feet. we saw 7 or 8 deer, & geese
ducks cranes &c but could not get any. As I returned
in the evening I understood tha P. P. Pratt had arived in
winter quarters from his mission in England & tha Presiden
Young O. Pratt & others had gone back to the city to see
him. distance of the day 12 m

April 9, 1847 ~ Friday

9^th I monted my horse in the morning & started back
to winter quarters to see Br Parley the Twelve My
family &c. Mrs Woodruff was at our camp yesterday while
I was out Hunting & left a letter for me In answer to
one I wrote her the day before. Before I got to the
city I met the Twelve I was within half a mile of home
yet I turned about with them & came on to the camp
Harnessed up our Horses & drove untill dark towards
the Horn, & camped for the night distance 10 m
Br Young & Kimball camped several miles behind us

April 10, 1847 ~ Saturday

10^th we started early in the morning & drove to the
horn & crossed it with all our teams on A raft before sun
set. it is about 12 rods across the stream whare we rafted
it is in sight of the Plat. distance of the day 25 miles

April 11, 1847 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday we crossed over about 20 waggons in the
morning & then President Young & Kimball arived with
there companies & we continued to cross them untill
they were over. There was one brother quite sick in
the night Br Benson & myself lade hands upon him &
prayed with him & he recoverd, we moved down our
encampment 2 miles & spent the night

April 12, 1847 ~ Monday

12^th The encampment moved up the platt 14 miles. the quorum
of the Twelve & others crossed the Horn & returned to the
city of Winter quarters on the Missouri River. 4 of us
followed an Indian trail & cut off about 15 miles it
was about 20 miles the way we went & 35 in the way the
waggons went. I again met with my family & spent the
night the distance of the day 20 miles
I attended a meeting in the evening with my company
the Twelve held a council but I was not present

April 13, 1847 ~ Tuesday

13^th I was vary busy this day I painted one waggon to take
away to sell. I got another Horse to take with me
on the journey. I was in council with the quorum of
the Twelve untill midnight Elder John Taylor was
with us He arived in the city in the evening on his
returned from England we were all glad to meet
with him once more. He Brought the following instru-
ments fioor our use on this pioneer Journey two sextons
two Byrometers, two artificial Horison, one circle of
Reflection one telescope [blank] all of which
where exhibited to us in the evening & Boxed up so that we
could take them along. I spent the remainder of the night
at home the last night I shall spend at winter quarters for
a long time

to pick them out a place for a farm. I with several others spent the day hunting & caught nothing but weary limbs & weat feet. we saw 7 or 8 deer. & geese ducks cranes &c but could not get any. As I returned in the evening I understood tha P. P. Pratt had arived in winter quarters from his mission in England & tha President Young O. Pratt & others had gone back to the City to see him. distance of the day 12 m

April 9, 1847 ~ Friday

9th I monted my horse in the morning & started back to winter quarters to see Br Parley the Twelve my family &c. Mrs Woodruff was at our camp yesterday while I was out hunting & left a letter for me In answer to one I wrote her the day before. Before I got to the city I met the Twelve I was within half a mile of home yet I turned about with them & came on to the camp harnessed up our horses & drove untill dark towards the horn. & camped for the night distance 10 m Br Young & Kimball camped several miles behind us

April 10, 1847 ~ Saturday

10th We started early in the morning & drove to the horn & crossed it with all our teams on a raft before sun set. it is about 12 rods across the stream whare we rafted it is in sight of the Plat. distance of the day 25 miles

April 11, 1847 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday we crossed over about 20 waggons in the morning & then President Young & Kimball arived with there companies & we continued to cross them untill they were over There was one brother quite sick in the night Br Benson & myself lade hands upon him & prayed with him & he recoverd, we moved down our encampment 2 miles & spent the night

April 12, 1847 ~ Monday

12th The encampment moved up the platt 14 miles. the quorum of the Twelve & others crossed the Horn & returned to the City of Winter quarters on the Missouri River 4 of us followed an Indian trail & cut off about 15 miles it was about 20 miles the way we went & 35 the way the waggons went. I again met with my family & spent the night the distance of the day 20 miles I attended a meeting in the evening with my company the Twelve held a council but I was not present

April 13, 1847 ~ Tuesday

13th I was vary busy this day I painted one waggon to take away to sell. I got another horse to take with me on the journey. I was in council with the quorum of the Twelve untill midnight Elder John Taylor was with us he arived in the city in the evening on his returned from England we were all glad to meet with him once more. He brought the following instruments for our use on this pioneer Journey two sextons two Byrometers, two artificial Horison, one circle of Reflection one telescope [blank] all of which were exhibited to us in the evening & boxed up so that we could take them along. I spent the remainder of the night at home the last night I shall spend at winter quarters for a long time