was brought up again concerning the emigrant company who pe[rished]
in the Mountains last winter they were mostly from Independance
Clay County Missouri And were A mob company & threatned to drive
out the mormons that were in Calafornia & started for Calafornia with
that spirit in there hearts but it seemed as though they were ripe for
Judgement the snows fell upon them 18 feet deep on a level & they
died & eat up each other about 40 persons perished & were mostly
eat up by those who survived them Mrs L Murphy of Tenn whom
I Baptized while on a mishion in that country but since Apostitized
& joined the mob was in the company, died or was killed & eat up
her bones sawed to peaces for her branes & marrow & left strewed
upon the ground

distance of the day 18 miles
whole distance from Bridgers fort to Bear River 32 1/2 miles

Br Luce was taken vary sick this Afternoon there are new cases daily
It is vary severe but does not generalal last the brethren more than 2 or
3 days.

Three griselly bear were seen by the brethren to day some
were within A few rods of them dut they made of & did not give
battle which they are more Apt to do than any other bear

July 11, 1847 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday we spent the day in camp some of the brethren rode
out to seek out the road & found A mineral tar spring it run
pure tar or substance that looked like tar quite as thick
& black. Some thought it was oil it had A strong smell
& was 1 1/2 miles south of our camp several of the brethren
thought of getting it to tar waggons with

July 12, 1847 ~ Monday

12^th [FIGURE] I started early in the morning & rode to bear
River And for the first time I saw the long looked
for Bear River valley yet the spot whare we stuck it
was nothing vary interesting there was considerable
grass in the valley & some timber & thick bushes on
the bank of the river my object in visiting the
river before the camp was to try my luck in ketching
trout as it was A stream famed for containing that
kind of fish. it was cloudy & cool but I found
it A difficult stream to fish in with the fly in
consequence of the thick underbrush. I fished several
hours & had all sorts of luck good bad and i
indiferent. I some of the time would fish half an
hour & could not start a fish, then I would find an
eddy with 3 or 4 trout in it & they would jump at
the hooks as though there was A bushel of trout in
the hole, And in one instance I caught two at a time
I fished some of the time on horsback riding in the
middle of the stream which was about 3 rode wide
& when I could not desend longer in the stream
for swift & deep water I would have to plunge
my horse through the bear thickets which was
hard work to penetrate And I knew not at
what moment I would have A griselly bear upon
my back or An Indian Arrow in my side
for I was in danger of both some of the time
I would have A dozen bites at my hook in one
& nearly drown 3 or 4 trout & not get one. I fin[ally]
wound up my fishing & started after the camp

was brought up again concerning the emigrant company who perished page covered in the Mountains last winter they were mostly from Independance Clay County Missouri and were a mob company & threatned to drive out the mormons that were in Calafornia & started for Calafornia with that spirit in there hearts but it seemed as though they were ripe for judgment the snows fell upon them 18 feet deep on a level & they died & eat up each other about 40 persons perished & were mostly eat up by those who survived them Mrs L Murphy of Tenn whom I baptized while on a mishion in that Country but since apostitized & joined the mob was in the company, died or was killed & eat up her bones sawed to peaces for her branes & marrow & left strewed upon the ground

distance of the day 18 miles whole distance from Bridgers fort to Bear River 32 1/2 miles

Br Luce was taken vary sick this afternoon there are new cases daily It is vary severe but does not generalal last the brethren more than 2 or 3 days.

Three griselly bear were seen by the brethren to day some were within a few rods of them dut they made of & did not give battle which they are more apt to do than any other bear

July 11, 1847 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday we spent the day in camp some of the brethren rode out to seek out the road & found a mineral tar spring it run pure tar or substance that looked like tar quite as thick & black. some thought it was oil it had a strong smell & was 1 1/2 miles south of our camp several of the brethren thought of getting it to tar waggons with

July 12, 1847 ~ Monday

12th [FIGURE] I started early in the morning & rode to bear River and for the first time I saw the long looked for Bear River valley yet the spot whare we stuck it was nothing vary interesting there was considerable grass in the valley & some timber & thick bushes on the bank of the river my object in visiting the river before the camp was to try my luck in ketching trout as it was a stream famed for containing that kind of fish it was cloudy & cool but I found it a difficult stream to fish in with the fly in consequence of the thick underbrush I fished several hours & had all sorts of luck good bad and i indiferent I some of the time would fish half an hour & could not start a fish, then I would find an eddy with 3 or 4 trout in it & they would jump at the hooks as though there was a bushel of trout in the hole, and in one instance I caught two at a time I fished some of the time on horsback riding in the middle of the stream which was about 3 rode wide & when I could not desend longer in the stream for swift & deep water I would have to plunge my horse through the bear thickets which was hard work to penetrate and I knew not at what moment I would have a griselly bear upon my back or an Indian arrow in my side for I was in danger of both some of the time I would have a dozen bites at my hook in one & nearly drown 3 or 4 trout & not get one. I finally page covered wound up my fishing & started after the camp