& went on the railroad 100 miles then
went into the canal here they filled with
freight we had to move into another section
making 5 of us to live & sleep in about
5 feet squar two men viz Mr Miles
Jacoby, & Thomas Barrett & their ladies
Mrs Barrett was from Keene N.H. & though
it hard travling she made a good deal of
sport for the company while making her
bed &c we rode during the night 40 miles
making the whole distance of the day 140 [miles]

October 15, 1843 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday We rode about 30 miles from
Harrisburgh & was stoped in consequence of
a break in the canal about a dozen boats
were stoped in a body we all had to stay all
night we walked up to the break & went
back & turned in & spent the night 30 miles

October 16, 1843 ~ Monday

16^th the Break was finished & we started on
at 12 oclok AM we passed many boats it
was quite cool we passed the Clark ferry
coverd with a roof about one mile long a
part of which was blown of[f]. we also
passed the river at the rope ferry
which was quite a curiosity we travled
about 60 miles during the day & night

October 17, 1843 ~ Tuesday

17^th A cold day among the mountains we
had a slight squal of hail or snow
[FIGURE] I have been for the last two days
reading Stephens works & travels in
Yu Yucatan his second work I red his
first work on my Journey to Nauvoo with

& went on the railroad 100 miles then went into the canal here they filled with freight we had to move into another section making 5 of us to live & sleep in about 5 feet squar two men viz Mr Miles Jacoby, & Thomas Barrett & their ladies Mrs Barrett was from keene N.H. & though it hard travling she made a good deal of sport for the company while making her bed &c we rode during the night 40 miles making the whole distance of the day 140

October 15, 1843 ~ Sunday

15th Sunday We rode about 30 miles from Harrisburgh & was stoped in consequence of a break in the Canal about a dozen boats were stoped in a body we all had to stay all night we walked up to the break & went back & turned in & spent the night 30 miles

October 16, 1843 ~ Monday

16th the Break was finished & we started on at 12 oclok AM we passed many boats it was quite cool we passed the Clark ferry covered with a roof about one mile long a part of which was blown off. we also passed the river at the rope ferry which was quite a curiosity we travled about 60 miles during the day & night

October 17, 1843 ~ Tuesday

17th A cold day among the mountains we had a slight squal of hail or snow [FIGURE] I have been for the last two days reading Stephens works & travels in Yucatan his second work I red his first work on my Journey to Nauvoo with