. We arose washed prayed breakfasted
and started down the river to find the Bluffs. We came to a creek and
had to build a bridge before we could cross. The Indian trail went up
the Bluff which was the road to be taken but as we didhad no guide
we kept the table land under the bluff.
We passed through a flat about two miles
across covered with pea vines grass weeds and cane from five to ten
feet high. We had to wallow through without ^our^ horses or
waggons. Four of us finally climbed the bluff and traced the trail
back to the bridge we made and then returned to the horsemen and
waggons. There were 10 of the former and three of the latter.
We came to another Creek which we had to
bridge and after crossing it on to another flat of about 600 acres
and here we found Council Bluffs at ^near^ sundown
There was nothing standing of the old Barracks
except the body of the Magazine with one gable end made of
brick arched over. We walked to the edge of the bluff. Before
us on the bottom appeared a small grove of willows beyond it a small
stream of muddy water and in the distance a dense mass of cottonwood
and Willow. I started up a deer a few rods of me
and we tried to get a shot at him but could not. A woolf ^also^ went
into the forest before us.
W After looking about the premises of the
old Council Bluffs about an hour and seeing nothing inviting
we started on our return and after travelling about a mile
we found a good spring and camped for the night. Near
this place we started up a deer and the horsemen gave chase
but lost him. There were signs of deer and elk very
excepting that I suffered from caker in the mouth. We rode over hill and dale
about 25 miles and camped 12 miles above the Bluffs
. We arose washed prayed breakfasted
and started down the river to find the Bluffs. We came to a creek and
had to build a bridge before we could cross. The Indian trail went up
the Bluff which was the road to be taken but as wehad no guide
we kept the table land under the bluff.
We passed through a flat about two miles
across covered with pea vines grass weeds and cane from five to ten
feet high. We had to wallow through with our horses an
waggons. Four of us finally climbed the bluff and traced the trail
back to the bridge we made and then returned to the horsemen and
waggons. There were 10 of the former and three of the latter.
We came to another creek which we had to
bridge and after crossing it on to another flat of about 600 acres
and here we found Council Bluffs near sundown
There was nothing standing of the old Barracks
except the body of the Magazine with one gable end made of
brick arched over. We walked to the edge of the bluff. Before
us on the bottom appeared a small grove of willows beyond it a small
stream of muddy water and in the distance a dense mass of Cottonwood
and Willow. I started up a deer a few rods of me
and we tried to get a shot at him but could not. A wolf also went
into the forest before us.
After looking about the premises of the
old Council Bluffs about an hour and seeing nothing inviting
we started on our return and after travelling about a mile
we found a good spring and camped for the night. Near
this place we started up a deer and the horsemen gave chase
but lost him. There were signs of deer and elk very
