who had been nominated to fill
the place And wear the crown of John
E Page they wished me to return
to the Bluffs with them so I saddld
my Horse & started And had an inter-
esting time once more with Br Parley And
to add to the interest of the days ride we passed
through the main village of the Potawattame
Indians the first time I ever passed through
A large village of indians in my life After
viewing the village & indians awhile And drinking
out of A cold spring we continued our journey
we rode untill dark then unsaddled our Horses
And we made our bed in the grass on the
side of A Hill but the Musketoes soon routed
us out And we had to go to the top of the Hill
And again lay down & spent the night in the
wind I felt quite stiff & sore in the morning

July 4, 1846 ~ Saturday

4 July We arose saddled our beasts rode about
10 miles & took breakfast with some
Brethren As we had no supper our appetites were
good we were here informed that President B
Young H. C. Kimble & W. Richards were but A short
distance from us encamped were on there way
to mount Pisgah we immediately rode down
whare they were And it was truly A Happy
meeting I rejoiced to once more strike hands
with those noble men they insisted upon my
returning with them so Br Benson & myself with
several of the life guard returned untill I met
my family & company Here I had the privilege
of introducing to them my father & others After
spending A little time together they continued there
Journey to Mount Pisgah to raise 500 volunteers
to go to Calafornia And I stoped with my family
It was A Hot day I had rode about 50 miles And

who had been nominated to fill the place And wear the crown of John E Page they wished me to return to the Bluffs with them so I saddled my Horse & started And had an interesting time once more with Br Parley And to add to the interest of the days ride we passed through the main village of the Potawattame Indians the first time I ever passed through A large village of indians in my life. After viewing the village & indians awhile And drinking out of A cold spring we continued our journey we rode untill dark then unsaddled our Horses And we made our bed in the grass on the side of A Hill but the Musketoes soon routed us out And we had to go to the top of the Hill And again lay down & spent the night in the wind I felt quite stiff & sore in the morning

July 4, 1846 ~ Saturday

4 July We arose saddled our beasts rode about 10 miles & took breakfast with some Brethren As we had no supper our appetites were good we were here informed that President B Young H. C. Kimble & W. Richards were but A short distance from us encamped were on there way to mount Pisgah we immediately rode down whare they were And it was truly A Happy meeting I rejoiced to once more strike hands with those noble men they insisted upon my returning with them so Br Benson & myself with several of the life guard returned untill I met my family & company Here I had the privilege of introducing to them my father & others After spending A little time together they continued there Journey to Mount Pisgah to raise 500 volunteers to go to Calafornia And I stoped with my family It was A Hot day I had rode about 50 miles And