Council Bluffs east of the Mo. river we rode
part of the way to the river in a carriage
I then walked to the river with Br Parley
took skiff rowed over And started for home
on foot we undertook to take A near rode
across A slew it was dark we missed our
way And wandered some time in the dens
weeds willows bushes &c but at last found
our way out to the road Arived at Br Pratts
tent in the bottom And parted with him
while going to the bluff I lost my way again
but soon found it And arived to my tent
And family At 10 oclock at night vary
weary having walked about 12 miles
since sun set 12 m

July 25, 1846 ~ Saturday

25^th Saturday I got together my teams
early in the morning And started for
the ferry to cross the [river] when we arived
there br Pratt was befor me with 12 wagg
ons And it took the whole day to get
them over so we had to spend the night
on the bank of the river Br Pratt
had An exceding hard days work of
it

July 26, 1846 ~ Sunday

26^th Sunday [FIGURES]
This was one of the hardest days work
of my life we commenced at about sun
rise to take our cows over with a skiff
we took 5 or 6 cows at a time in the water
tied there heads to the boat, And rowed them
over the river untill we had taken over 20
cows we also took over some of our oxen
in the same way And we having to furnish our
own men And not having men enough without

Council Bluffs east of the Mo. river we rode part of the way to the river in a carriage I then walked to the river with Br Parley took skiff rowed over And started for home on foot we undertook to take A near rode across A slew it was dark we missed our way And wandered some time in the dens weeds willows bushes &c but at last found our way out to the road Arived at Br Pratts tent in the bottom And parted with him while going to the bluff I lost my way again but soon found it And arived to my tent And family at 10 oclock at night vary weary having walked about 12 miles since sun set 12 m

July 25, 1846 ~ Saturday

25th Saturday I got together my teams early in the morning And started for the ferry to cross the river when we arived there br Pratt was befor me with 12 wagg ons And it took the whole day to get them over so we had to spend the night on the bank of the river Br Pratt had An exeeding hard days work of it

July 26, 1846 ~ Sunday

26th Sunday FIGURES This was one of the hardest days work of my life we commenced at about sun rise to take our cows over with a skiff we took 5 or 6 cows at a time in the water tied there heads to the boat, And rowed them over the river untill we had taken over 20 cows we also took over some of our oxen in the same way And we having to furnish our own men And not having men enough without