November 27, 1871 ~ Monday

Nov 27, 1871

This was quite an important day day with me I arose in the morn-
ing & found the snow 3 feet deep on the level & still snowing furiously
& I could see no way to find deliverance for myself & team unless the
Lord opened the way. Evry thing was glomy I had to wallow to my arm-
pits in snow to go to my horses or any whare Els. Mr Haven had sent
to Evanston for a car for me the night before by my request but
how to get my waggon & team on to it was the great question. I
talked with Mr Haven in the Morning concerning the prospect of Getting
on board of a car. He did not see how it could be done. My waggon
was covered with snow, & some 300 yards from the Depo & No help to
get it there except the Chinamen in the Hands of Carpenter who
was Employed to keep the rail road track clear of snow. I talked
with Carpenter & he said he had no right to take his men from
the rail Road to dig a span of Horses & waggon out of the snow to
get them on board of the cars it was under these circumstances that
I wallowed through 3 feet of snow some 300 yards to My Horses in
the storehouse I went to them rubed them down carressed them
but could not feed them except as it were a morsel I knelt down
& prayed Earnestly to the Lord to Deliver me & my team, it might
be thought a small matter to leave a team to starve to Death & take
the cars & save my own life but my team had saved mine, had wallowed
through the snow some 12 miles to save mine & I felt it my duty to do
all in my power to save theirs. I prayed Earnestly to the Lord to
Deliver me & save my Animals from starvation. The spirit of the
Lord came upon me while praying & I had a testimony while
praying that my Prayers would be answered & that I should be delivered
I arose from my knees & wallowed some 60 rods through 3 feet of
snow to the Telegraph office & talked with Mr Haven the operator
& Agent at wasatch. I told him he must Help Me. The spirit of
the Lord rested upon him & he said he would do all in his
power for my deliverance & we went together to see Mr Carpenter
the same spirit same upon him & he said he would do all He
could he had ten Chinamen with him he told them to take
their shovels & follow him we all went to whare the Horses & waggon
was & it took us some 5 Hours to dig out the waggon & open a road some
400 yards to the Depo & to get our Horses & waggon there we then had to

November 27, 1871 ~ Monday

Nov 27, 1871

FIGURES This was quite an important day day with me I arose in the morning & found the snow 3 feet deep on the level & still snowing furiously & I could see no way to find deliverance for myself & team unless the Lord opened the way. Evry thing was glomy I had to wallow to my arms pits in snow to go to my horses or any whare Els. Mr Haven had sent to Evanston for a car for me the night before by my request but how to get my waggon & team on to it was the great question I talked with Mr Haven in the Morning concerning the prospect of Getting on board of a car. He did not see how it could be done. My waggon was covered with snow, & some 300 yards from the Depo & No help to get it there except the Chimamen in the Hands of Carpenter who was Employed to keep the rail road track clear of snow. I talked with Carpenter & he said he had no right to take his men from the rail Road to dig a span of Horses & waggon out of the snow to get them on board of the cars it was under these circumstances that I wallowed through 3 feet of snow some 300 yards to My Horses in the storehouse I went to them rubed them down carressed them but could not feed them except as it were a morsel I knelt down & prayed Earnestly to the Lord to Deliver me & my team, it might be thought a small matter to leave a team to starve to Death & take the cars & save my own life but my team had saved mine, had wallowed through the snow some 12 miles to save mine & I felt it my duty to do all in my power to save theirs. I prayed Earnestly to the Lord to Deliver me & save my Animals from starvation. The spirit of the Lord came upon me while Praying & I had a testimony while praying that my Prayers would be answered & that I should be delivered I arose from my knees & wallowed some 60 rods through 3 feet of snow to the Telegraph office & talked with Mr Haven the operator & Agent at wasatch. I told him he must Help Me. The spirit of the Lord rested upon him & he said he would do all in his power for my deliverance & we went together to see Mr Carpenter the same spirit same upon him & he said he would do all He could he had ten Chinamen with him he told them to take their shovels & follow him we all went to whare the Horses & waggon was & it took us some 5 Hours to dig out the waggon & open a road some 400 yards to the Depo & to get our Horses & waggon there we then had to