Soon after we camped Br Holman was driving up the Horses
with his gon in his hand He went to punch a Horse with the
musel of his gun the lock caught in his cloths & discharged
into the best Horse the best horse there was in camp owned by
president Young called his John Horse He lived A few hours
& died there are many Accidents happen in that way by
caring loaded guns with caps upon their tubes.

June 25, 1847 ~ Friday

25^th we travled 8 3/4 miles & nooned upon A branch of
the sweet water in as good grass As we have had on
the way early in the Afternoo we began to ascend the high
est & longest Hill that we have passed over on the Journy
we travled about 5 miles before [we] reached the top on the
way up the brethren found snow Banks 20 or 30 rods
long from 5 to 10 feet deep about 1/4 of a mile from
the road they brought some to me & I ate some
the road was vary rocky a part of the way over the
Hills. we passed by 3 Mo camps who had passed by
us we travled in the Afternoon 11 1/2 miles & camped
for the night on A small branch of the sweet water
the chain of the wind River mountain seemed
quite near us & covered with vast quantities
of snow & we are so near the top of the mountain
& surrounded with snow that the air feels like
winter whole distance of the day 20 1/4 mi
our teams fed upon white clover to night we are
nearly at the head of the sweat water

June 26, 1847 ~ Saturday

26^th We started this morning at 8 oclok & travled untill 1 ocl[ock]
& nooned again on the branch of the Sweet much larger tha[n]
original stream in consequence of the melting of the vast bod[y]
of snow on the wind river range, & the Hills that surround us
the watter run into many of our waggons; whare we camped
at noon there was A large quantity of strabury vines in bloo[m]
& white clover we travled in the forenoon 11 miles & in the
Afternoon 7 3/4 miles & camped Again upon the branch of the
Sweet water that we nooned upon, we camped opposit the
table rock & near the summit of the south pass or dividing
ridge And I was quite asstonished at the road & country
to day considering that we were crossing what is called the
south pass of the rocky mountains it was the best road we
had for many days & had it not have been for the wind
river range of mountains full in view on our right & the
tabl coverd with eternal snow, & some snow banks 10 fe[et]
deep by the side of the road as we passed along & the table
rock on the left I should have thought myself travel[in]g
over the beautiful prairies of Illinois & Missouri except the
country was coverd more with sage that prairie grass
the road for many miles & Also the valley of or plain of
beautiful grass lying North of table rock was perfectly
strewn with vary handsom cornelian stones I saw
more in one hour this evening than I ever saw during
my whole life either in the rude state or polished
& set in breast pins in all the Jewellers shops I ever saw
in my travels in the world from the sice of a goose
egg to A pea. distance of the day 18 3/4 [miles]

Soon after we camped Br Holman was driving up the horses with his gon in his hand. He went to punch a horse with the musel of his gun the lock caught in his cloths & discharged into the best horse the best horse there was in camp owned by president Young called his John Horse. He lived a few hours & died there are many accidents happen in that way by caring loaded guns with caps upon their tubes.

June 25, 1847 ~ Friday

25th we travled 8 3/4 miles & nooned upon a branch of the sweet water in as good grass as we have had on the way early in the afternoo we began to ascend the high est & longest hill that we have passed over on the journey we travled about 5 miles before we reached the top on the way up the brethren found snow banks 20 or 30 rods long from 5 to 10 feet deep about 1/4 of a mile from the road they brought some to me & I ate some the road was vary rocky a part of the way over the hills. we passed by 3 Mo camps who had passed by us we travled in the afternoon 11 1/2 miles & camped for the night on a small branch of the sweet water the chain of the wind River mountain seemed quite near us & covered with vast quantities of snow & we are so near the top of the mountain & surrounded with snow that the air feels like winter whole distance of the day 20 1/4 mi our teams fed upon white clover to night we are nearly at the head of the sweet water

June 26, 1847 ~ Saturday

26th We started this morning at 8 oclok & travled untill 1 oclock & nooned again on the branch of the Sweet much larger than original stream in consequence of the melting of the vast body of snow on the wind river range, & the hills that surround us the watter run into many of our waggons; whare we camped at noon there was a large quantity of strabury vines in bloom & white clover we travled in the forenoon 11 miles & in the afternoon 7 3/4 miles & camped again upon the branch of the sweet water that we nooned upon, we camped opposit the table rock & near the summit of the South pass or dividing ridge and I was quite asstonished at the road & country to day considering that we were crossing what is called the south pass of the rocky mountains it was the best road we had for many days & had it not have been for the wind river range of mountains full in view on our right coverd with eternal snow, & some snow banks 10 feet deep by the side of the road as we passed along & the table rock on the left I should have thought myself traveling over the beautiful prairies of Illinois & Missouri except the country was coverd with more sage that prairie grass the road for many miles & also the valley or plain of beautiful grass lying North of table rock was perfectly strewn with vary handsom cornelian stones I saw more in one hour this evening than I ever saw during my whole life either in the rude state or polished & set in breast pins in all the jewellers shops I ever saw in my travels in the world from the sice of a goose egg to a pea. distance of the day 18 3/4.