the mountains & of unburnt brick surrounding 10 acres of ground, 40
rods of which was covered with block houses. Besides planting about
100 acres of corn, potatoes, buckwheat turnips gardens &c the pioneers
did not exceed 150 men during the time 140 of the Battalion arived
I think there was not over 100 men labouring on the works at
a time besides much exploring was done and after accomplishing
this work the company return to winter Quarters the place
of begining making nearly 2,500 miles traveling during one
summer besides all the labour

August 26, 1847 ~ Thursday

26^th The Pioneer camp with a large number of the Battalion
harnessed up our horses this morning & bid farewell to our
frinds who was to tarry I put a pair of mules on my carriage
& Brother Stillman drove them I rode on hors back I went
through the corn & Potatoe fields which which has been
planted one month this day the corn was about tosseling
out nearly one foot high the buckwheat looked well
we drove to a spring 15 miles from camp & spent the
night I drove broak my whippletree & had to make a new
one It was exceding dusty 15 miles

August 27, 1847 ~ Friday

[2]7^th We travled to day 25 miles & camped 8 miles east of
[page covered] [t]he weaver 25

August 28, 1847 ~ Saturday

[2]8 We travled to day 25 miles & camped 8 miles
[e]ast of the weaver

August 29, 1847 ~ Sunday

[FIGURES] Sunday
[2]9^th We travled in the fore part of the day 15 miles
nooned by a spring 15 miles west of Mathews Cave
we here were met by our messengers who had been on
[to] meet the Camp Br E. T. Benson & others they were truly
welcome messengers, for our anxiety had been vary great to hear
[f]rom our families & the Camp, & to our joy we herd from them
[th]is day. the camp No near 600 waggons, & divided into 9 Co
[m]pinies I also recieved 3 letters from Mrs Woodruff & one from
[A]. O. Smoot Mrs Woodruff^s letters brought me intelligence of
[a]ll matters appertaining to my cattle, cows, business matters & fami[ly]
concerns, & I find that some persons who I have tried to do
[g]ood & save, are filled with folly & the poison of asps are under
[t]heir tongue & are tatling, lying, & destroying themselves & using
[e]vry exhertion to destroy the peace of my family. The letters
[i]nform me that Father Woodruff is coming along & is well
Also Mary Jackson is along in his waggon, Br & Sister Armstrong
has one of my waggons, Mother Woodruff has gone back to
Iowa to live with Dwight & Eunice Woodruff &. And it would
have been for the peace & happiness of my family if B. C &
M. J. had been with them for they are foolish & do not cho[o]se
[t]hings which are right & righteous. we obtained much news
[o]f interest from the mail about matters in general. we camp[ed]
[f]or the night within 4 miles of Bear River distance 26 m

August 30, 1847 ~ Monday

[3]0^th We travled 23 miles to day & camped within 27 miles of fort
[B]ridger we crossed Bear river. the Brethren found a good chance to escape
[t]he long steep hill we last passed by going one side of it 33 mils

August 31, 1847 ~ Tuesday

[3]1^st We travled to fort Bridger & camped 2 miles east of the fort
the Brethren done a good deal of traiding at the fort distance 27 m