Having caught [ink blot] troot in all the camp travled
9 miles & nooned in a valley I found President
Young vary sick with the fever. The camp started on
But President Young being so sick concluded not to move from whare
He was Brs Kimball, Benson, Rockwood & others stoped with him with
there waggons, we drove without any road over Hills & dales had to
make our own road as we went along, we camped at night in Mathews
valley by the side of Reddings Cave, this cave is about 20 feet wide
at its mouth 7 feet high & 30 feet long, at the back part of the cave
Are large wolf dens or other Animals the cave is composed of
light coulored sand stone vary somft many of us cut our name
in it there are many curious rocks that surround it we passed
by A mountain of pudding stone composed of gravel sand
sement &c its spires were reaching up like the pyramids of Egypt
The valleys begin to grow more fertile & the Air more pacific than in
the wind River country. Professor Pratt informed me that his
Barometrical [FIGURE] observation made the South pass to be 7085 feet
above the level of the sea. Also it was 280 miles from Laramie
the distance of the day 16 3/4 mile

July 13, 1847 ~ Tuesday

13^th I arose quite unwell this morning sore throat, mouth, lips &c
several Brethren went to meet President Young the camp lay
still waiting for him to come up, Br Kimball came to camp at noon
And A council was called of the whole camp & resolved that
O Pratt take A company of about 20 waggons & 40 men & go
on to the canion make the rode as they go & if they could not
go through the canion to find Smiths cut off & make a road over
the mountain that we need not be hindred when we come along
there was 23 waggons in all & started At 1 oclok. the Hunters
brought in 12 Antelope ^yesterday^ & to day 10 we have found but little game
for many days untill yesterday & to day. President Young is
better to day but will not move untill tomorrow. In the Afternoo[n] [text faded]
Elder Richards & myself walked out to search for springs or
water & talked over old times my mishion to Fox Islands
And his labours in Preston & our mishions in England together

July 14, 1847 ~ Wednesday

14^th I rode in the fore part of the day back back 7 miles to visit Br Young
Dr Richards G. A. Smith the evening before went out together & Pray
before the Lord for the recovery of Br Young & we felt a testimony
that thatHe would begin to recover from that hour. And when I
Arived whare he was I found him much better in health & quite
chearful, But I found Br Rockwood much the sickest man that
had been in camp I tarried with them untill near night Assisting
the sick & then returned back to our encampment travled 14 mil
during the evening we also went out & Prayed for Br Rockwood
& felt convinced we should find him better in the morning

July 15, 1847 ~ Thursday

[page covered] [1]5^th I started early in the morning with my carriage & H[orses] [page torn]
[page covered] after President Young & Br Rockwood I was two hours [driving] [page torn]
7 miles to their camp made up the bed in the waggon & took
them both in I found them much better in health & t[hey] [page torn]
thought they could ride As my carriage was the easiest veicle [in] [page torn]
camp so all the waggons started & drove to our camp & the sick were
refreshed by their ride And After making A short halt the wh[ole camp] [page torn]
drove 4 1/2 miles further & [illegible] [page torn] night I drove 18 1/2 m[iles] And cam[ped] [page torn]

Having caught ink blot troot in all the Camp travled 9 miles & nooned in a valley I found President Young vary sick with the fever. The camp started on but President Young being so sick concluded not to move from whare he was Brs Kimball, Benson, Rockwood & others stoped with him with there waggons, we drove without any road over hills & dales had to make our own road as we went along, we camped at night in Mathews valley by the side of Reddings Cave, this Cave is about 20 feet wide at its mouth 7 feet high & 30 feet long, at the back part of the cave are large wolf dens or other animals the cave is composed of light coulored sand stone vary soft many of us cut our name in it there are many curious rocks that surround it we passed by a mountain of pudding stone composed of gravel sand sement &c its spires were reaching up like the pyramids of Egypt The valleys begin to grow more fertile & the air more pacific than in the wind River Country.

Professor Pratt informed me that his Barometrical [FIGURE] observation made the South pass to be 7085 feet above the level of the sea. Also it was 280 miles from Laramie the distance of the day 16 3/4 mile

July 13, 1847 ~ Tuesday

13th I arose quite unwell this morning sore throat, mouth, lips &c several Brethren went to meet President Young the Camp lay still waiting for him to come up, Br Kimball came to camp at noon page covered and a Council was called of the whole Camp & resolved that O Pratt take a company of about 20 waggons & 40 men & go on to the canion make the rode as they go & if they could not go through the Canion to find Smiths Cut off & make a road over the mountain that we need not be hindred when we come along there was 23 waggons in all & started at 1 oclok. the Hunters brought in 12 Antelope yesterday & to day 10 we have found but little game for many days untill yesterday & to day. President Young is better to day but will not move untill tomorrow. In the afternoon page covered Elder Richards & myself walked out to search for springs of water & talked over old times my mishion to Fox Islands and his labours in Preston & our mishions in England together

July 14, 1847 ~ Wednesday

14th I rode in the fore part of the day back back 7 miles to visit Br Youg Dr Richards G. A. Smith the evening before went out together & Pray before the Lord for the recovery of Br Young & we felt a testimony that He would begin to recover from that hour. And when I arived whare he was I found him much better in health & quite Cheerful, but I found Br Rockwood much the sickest man that had been in camp I tarried with them untill near night assisting the sick & then returned back to our encampment travled 14 mil during the evening we also went out & Prayed for Br Rockwood & felt convinced we should find him better in the morning

July 15, 1847 ~ Thursday

page covered l5th I started early in the morning with my Carriage & horses page torn page covered after President Young & Br Rockwood I was two hours driving page torn 7 miles to their camp made up the bed in the waggon & took them both in I found them much better in health & they page torn thought they could ride as my carriage was the easiest veicle in page torn camp so all the waggons started & drove to our Camp & the sick seemed page torn refreshed by their ride and after making a short halt the whole camp page torn drove 4 1/2 miles further & camped for the page covered night I drove 8 1/2 m and camped page torn