as high up the piller as possible the whole appearance of
Chimney Rock would indicate that the Ancient Nephites or
some one els had built the mound & erected a great tower
upon the top of it and the whole formation of the bluffs
in this region of country appears more like the ruins of Ancient
cities than of Nature, we had a hard thunderstorm
& travled several miles in it we camped 6 miles east of Scotts
Bluff

August 14, 1850 ~ Wednesday

14^th Travled to scotts & Elder Allexander Badlam & myself
explored scotts Bluffs from top to bottom for about 10 miles
they hed many grand formations of Nature in some places we
rolled of[f] large rocks of near a tons weight that would go
thundering down the mountains & into the vale beneath levelling
the ceders to the earth & starting the woolves from their hiding
places as it bounded on its way for half a mile from its starting point
After spending several hourse of hard labour though plesantly
among those grand lofty ruins or bluffs we left them & returned
to camp we passed Burdoe trading post He inquired for me but I did
not see him Brother Currier turned his waggon bottom side upwards
down a bluff broke things bad, the Indians tried to raise a stamp-
ede among us but did not do it travled 20 miles & camped

August 15, 1850 ~ Thursday

15^th Rode to Horse creek & camped 12 miles good grass & water

August 16, 1850 ~ Friday

16^th Drove 16 miles without water camped on the platt

August 17, 1850 ~ Saturday

17^th Drove 12 miles & camped on the Platt near Indian lodges the
Indians had the small pox many Died with it one child left
to Die the lodges deserted the child cralled out came towards
us as we passed by for bread we gave him some to eat

August 18, 1850 ~ Sunday

18^th A rainy day drove to Laramie fork crossed it went to Fort
Laramie drove 1 1/2 miles from Laramie camped on the Platt
had a cold rain storm through the night

August 19, 1850 ~ Monday

19^th The rain continued through the day an exceding cold day
through the day & night

August 20, 1850 ~ Tuesday

20^th I have one fine ox dead this morning the Camp moved
on 5 miles & camped we remained in camp I traded some

August 21, 1850 ~ Wednesday

21^st I bought three yoke of oxen at $60 each I went on to
our encampment 5 miles & spent the night

August 22, 1850 ~ Thursday

22nd Travled over the Hills to Bitter Creek 15 miles & camped

August 23, 1850 ~ Friday

23rd We travled 20 miles on the river road & camped for
the night on the platt saw one buffalo

August 24, 1850 ~ Saturday

24^th I met with Elders J. A. Stratton & Hanks sent as messengers
from the valley to look out camping places & feed for the companies
through the Mountains they travled with me through the day
they brought a good report of things in the valley we camped
on the platt had a meeting herd the Letter of instructions
from the President Young read to us