this was the first Mormon camp ever spent
A night on Big Pegion. I was much troubled
through the day with severe pain in my
left side I suffered much through the daynight
with it distance of the day 15 [miles]

July 18, 1846 ~ Saturday

18^th My left side was exceding lame this
morning But Col Little rubed it thoroughly
with red pepper, lumborum, whiskey &c And it
was much better I arose took breakfast And
examined big Pigion And found it to be
A stream with a cut of 10 or 14 feet cut
banks about 15 feet wide from 1 to 10 feet
deep with a hard blue clay bottom well
supplyed with good fish. I saw A flock of
Ducks one Brother shot one I went fishing
And Br Lot caught one white shad
I returned to the waggons. One company
of six men crossed the big pigeon to explore
the country And the Twelve returned
with myself to redemtion Hill. from there
in company with Mrs Woodruff I rode to
the encampment near the ferry to see the
Mormon Battlion of 500 men who were
making preperations to start on there
Journey. President Young called the officers
of the company together And gave them
good teaching concerning there journey to
Calafornia After much interesting instruction
to the officers they dismissed A consort was
also given to Col Allen in the Afternoon. We
returned home in the evening distance 30 mile

July 19, 1846 ~ Sunday

19^th Sunday we met the camp at the usual
place of meeting the people were Addressed
in the morning by Elder P. P. Pratt followed
by Elders J Taylor & W. Woodruff who had

this was the first Mormon camp ever spent A night on Big Pegion. I was much troubled through the day with severe pain in my left side I suffered much through the night with it distance of the day 15

July 18, 1846 ~ Saturday

18th My left side was exeeding lame this morning But Col Little rubed it thoroughly with red pepper, lumborum, whiskey &c And it was much better. I arose took breakfast And examined big Pigion And found it to be A stream with a cut of 10 or 14 feet banks about 15 feet wide from 1 to 10 feet deep with a hard blue clay bottom well supplyed with good fish. I saw A flock of Ducks one Brother shot one I went fishing And Br Lot caught one white shad I returned to the waggons. One company of six men crossed the big pigeon to explore the country And the Twelve returned with myself to redemtion Hill. from there in company with Mrs Woodruff I rode to the encampment near the ferry to see the Mormon Battlion of 500 men who were making preperations to start on there Journey. President Young called the officers of the company together And gave them good teaching concerning there journey to Calafornia. After much interesting instruction to the officers they dismissed. A consort was also given to col Allen in the Afternoon. We returned home in the evening distance 30 mile

July 19, 1846 ~ Sunday

19th Sunday we met the camp at the usual place of meeting the people were Addressed in the morning by Elder P. P. Pratt followed by Elders J Taylor & W. Woodruff who had