Montrose I was vary weary at night
Elder O. Hyde camped upon the same
ground

May 17, 1846 ~ Sunday

17^th Sunday [FIGURE] This was one of the
worst days of my life or most perplexing
I had on the ground three baggage
waggons one family carriage 6 yoke
of oxen 6 cows 4 calves one yearling
& one pair of mules making 25 Head in
all I started to go to the Black jack grove
to camp but the whole care was upon myself
As soon as we started the calves and cows
all run various ways And while I was trying
to get them together the oxen broke
the tong out of my carriage After that
was mended by leaving part of our
stock we got started we had not got far
untill Father drove into A mud Hole & the
oxen mired down we put on 8 yoke of
oxen to draw the waggon out & we broke
4 chaines And had to dig the waggon
out at last we finally got camped at
black jack grove And I was vary weary
at night 4 miles

May 18, 1846 ~ Monday

18^th Mrs Woodruff started to day the second
time to go to see br & Sister Scammans And
the same as the first time got mired down
& had to return Br Fowler came over to
Ioway whare we were And I immediately
returned to Nauvoo saw Mrs Woodruff
And sold our prairie land for goods we
made out the deeds I spent the night with
Mrs Woodruff At Mr Claytons 10 miles

Montrose I was vary weary at night Elder O. Hyde camped upon the same ground

May 17, 1846 ~ Sunday

17th Sunday [FIGURE] This was one of the worst days of my life or most perplexing I had on the ground three baggage waggons one family carriage 6 yoke of oxen 6 cows 4 calves one yearling & one pair of mules making 25 Head in all I started to go to the Black jack grove to camp but the whole care was upon myself As soon as we started the calves and cows all run various ways And while I was trying to get them together the oxen broke the tong out of my carriage. After that was mended by leaving part of our stock we got started we had not got far untill Father drove into A mud Hole & the oxen mired down we put on 8 yoke of oxen to draw the waggon out & we broke 4 chaines And had to dig the waggon out at last we finally got camped at black jack grove And I was vary weary at night 4 miles

May 18, 1846 ~ Monday

18th Mrs Woodruff started to day the second time to go to see br & Sister Scammans And the same as the first time got mired down & had to return. Br Fowler came over to Ioway whare we were And I immediately returned to Nauvoo saw Mrs Woodruff And sold our prairie land for goods we made out the deeds I spent the night with Mrs Woodruff at Mr Claytons 10 miles