August 25, 1850 ~ Sunday

25^th Travled 18 miles & camped on the La Bonte Brother
Stratton camped with us we travled together through the
day

August 26, 1850 ~ Monday

26 Elder Whipple took some of my loading to carry one
sack of coffee from Bess wagon 160 lbs 1 box of paper
from Watts waggon 200 lbs we travled over 17 miles of
the worst road on the Journey our oxen wearied out &
darkness overtook us in the Hills we camped on a Branch
or near the La Prele river we find but little of any grass for
cattle in this region & expect to find grass vary short on much
of the journey. The first & 2nd Division of our company was
camped on this creek they killed two buffalo this evening

August 27, 1850 ~ Tuesday

27^th Hardy & Morfet companies moved on we found
92 of our oxen gone this morning & knew not whare to
find them men went out in evry direction & returned
& could not find them two horsmen went back on the
road 6 miles & tracked them back on the road to a small
creek & lost track of them returned at night & brought
3 oxen with them I went on to a high mountain & with my
glass could explore the country for many miles I saw many
Herds of Buffaloos on the platt Bottom Brother Stratton & Atwood
followed a grisley bear a distance but did not kill him
Sommers shot at a panther near camp did not kill him
the country abounds with buffalo, elk, deer, antilope
bear, panther, woolves &c.

August 28, 1850 ~ Wednesday

28^th Our situation seems to be serious this morning having
lost more than half our cattle Elders Stratton Hanks
& Whipple started on horsback after the oxen & 4 men
on foot to try once more what could be done I staid in
camp & took care of the herd

August 29, 1850 ~ Thursday

29^th The brethren returned & brought in 39 of our oxen

August 30, 1850 ~ Friday

30^th The Brethren brought in the remainder of our
Oxen all but 4 Brother A. O. Smoot brought in about
30 of them the other 4 could not be found I went out
with several of our men to get some meet I killed one buffalo
& capt Bess & co one buffalo I got mine into camp they did
not get any of theirs in & the wolves eat it up at night
we were all much rejoiced to hear that our cattle were
found so that we could continue our Journey

August 31, 1850 ~ Saturday

31^st We travled 11 miles & camped on the platt

September 1, 1850 ~ Sunday

Sept 1^st Sunday we travled 13 miles & camped on ^crossed^ Deer Creek
& camped on muddy creek saw Br Smoot

September 2, 1850 ~ Monday

2nd travled some with Brother Smoot we travled 13 miles
& camped near the upper crossing of the platt

September 3, 1850 ~ Tuesday

3rd we forded the river without difficulty but for severel
days we have had much difficulty in finding grass for our oxen