May 23, 1844 ~ Thursday

23rd Crossed the line into Indiana & rode
to Br Maine'^s & spent the night 8 miles of
Valparazo Porter Co Ia 28 miles

May 24, 1844 ~ Friday

24^th We rode to La port, La port Co Ia &
spent the night with Elder Wm Rudd
distance 28 miles

May 25, 1844 ~ Saturday

25^th We rode to Bertrand township, Berrian Co
state of Michigan & spent the night with Br Gideon
Brownell distance 20 miles

Notes of the Country

From Ottaway to Newark is a fine prarie country with
a mixture of timber, good improvements settelled mostly
with eastern people. 9 miles west of Ottaway is a
Norwegian settlement (about 50 Saints among them).
From Newark to Juliett is a fine country well improved
Mount Joylett stands about 3 miles from Juliett a
splendid work of art. canal passes through Juliett. it is a
fine town. from Juliett east the land is not so good
on to Indiana line, more wet & swampy. As we come
near the Indiana line we struk a sand ridge with
a large swamp or swail on the North. a miserable country
not worth paying taxes for except the timber. many
dwellings we passed all empty. we passed this kind
of country to woods mills which is in Lake Co
most of which is poor even on to Valperazo in
Porter Co Ia. about 12 miles west of La port the land
begins to improve for several miles their is a great
forest of shugar maple beach oak & a great variety of
timber which is Joined on the east by a most splended
prairie under a high state of improvement to La port
which is the beautiy of the state of Indian[a]. the
land was poor about 5 miles to Niles. Niles is a
flourishing town. we soon come to a forest

May 23, 1844 ~ Thursday

23rd Crossed the line into Indiana & rode to Br Maine's & spent the night 8 miles of ValParazo Porter Co Ia 28 miles

May 24, 1844 ~ Friday

24th We rode to Laport, Laport Co Ia & spent the night with Elder Wm Rudd distance 28 miles

May 25, 1844 ~ Saturday

25th We rode to Bertrand township, Berrian Co state of Michigan & spent the night with Br Gideon Brownell distance 20 miles

Notes of the Country From Ottaway to Newark is a fine prarie country with a mixture of timber, good improvements settelled mostly with eastern people. 9 miles west of Ottaway is a Norwegian settlement (about 50 saints among them). From Newark to Juliett is a fine country well improved Mount Joylett stands about 3 miles from Juliett a splendid work of art canal passes through Juliett, it is a fine town. from Juliett east the land is not so good on to Indiana line, more wet & swampy, as we come near the Indiana line we struk a sand ridge with a large swamp or swail on the North, a miserable country not worth paying taxes for, except the timber many dwellings we passed all empty, we passed this kind of country to woods mills which is in Lake Co most of which is poor even on to Valperazo in Porter Co Ia, about 12 miles west of Laport the land begins to improve for several miles their is a great forest of shugar maple beach oak & a great variety of timber which is Joined on the east by a most splended prairie under a high state of improvement To Laport which is the beauty of the state of Indiana, the land was poor about 5 miles to Niles. Niles is a flourishing town, we soon come to a forest