June 3.
All of our family moved over the Mountain 2 miles
to our tent on the East side of Strawbury Valley
and made our beds in the tent 2 Miles
~ Friday
4. we fished in willow creek6I caught 6 trout
they wighed 4 lb 1 weighed 4 1 1/2 lbsAsahel caught 4
~ Saturday
5. Brother Foreman & son Asahel & myself went
to Willow CreekOwen caught one fish all
that was caught By the company
~ Sunday
6. Sunday Emma, Asahel & the children all
went Back to the Mill I kept camp I wrote One Letter to Henry
~ Monday
7. we spent the day in camp
~ Tuesday
8 We broke camp & rode 5 miles to a small creek
unloaded our goods & Asahel went wack [back] to the Mill
& got what goods we left there while he was gone I caught
6 trout we then loaded up & drove to trout creek
in strawbury vally we got stalled in a grassy Mud swamp
had to unload & dig out our waggon it was Near dark
when we camped on trout creek
~ Wednesday
9th We turned 2 creeks and caught 30 trout Asahel
used his bare arm under the banks to catch trout & Blistered &
Poisend his arm
~ Thursday
10 we broke camp drove to Deer Creek & Nooned we met
on the way 1000 Head of cattle that the Hearders were driving
from Currant Creek to Strawbury valley we had quite a
Job to get through them 4 young calves lost the heard
run like Deer into the Mountains 4 Horsemen followed
them & Larrieted them & draged them by the neck &
~ Thursday
June 3.
All of our family moved over the Mountain 2 miles
to our tent on the East side of Strawbury Valley
and made our beds in the tent 2 Miles
~ Friday
4. we fished in willow creekI caught 6 trout
they wighed 4 lb 1 weighed 1 1/2 lbsAsahel caught 4
~ Saturday
5. Brother Foreman & son Asahel & myself went
to Willow CreekOwen caught one fish all
that was caught By the company
~ Sunday
6. Sunday Emma, Asahel & the children all
went Back to the Mill I kept camp I wrote
[FIGURE] One Letter to Henry
~ Monday
7. we spent the day in camp
~ Tuesday
8 We broke camp & rode 5 miles to a small creek
unloaded our goods & Asahel went back to the Mill
& got what goods we left there while he was gone I caught
6 trout we then loaded up & drove to trout creek
in strawbury vally we got stalled in a grassy Mud swamp
had to unload & dig out our waggon it was Near dark
when we camped on trout creek
~ Wednesday
9th We turned 2 creeks and caught 30 trout Asahel
used his bare arm under the banks to catch trout & Blistered &
Poisend his arm
~ Thursday
10 we broke camp drove to Deer Creek & Nooned we met
on the way 1000 Head of cattle that the Hearders were driving
from Currant Creek to Strawbury valley we had quite a
Job to get through them 4 young calves lost the heard
run like Deer into the Mountains 4 Horsemen followed
them & Larrieted them & draged them by the neck &
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