his tent. The whole scenery was very amus-
ing. Not withstanding our enemies were
continually breathing threats of vialence we
did not fear, neither did we hesitate to
prasecute our journey, for God was with us,
and his angels were before us; and the faith
of our little band was unwavering. We knew
that angels were our companions, for we seen
them.
~ Tuesday
Tuesday May the 27th
We arrived at the Okaw branch of the
river Kaskaskia where we found two log canoo-
es, which we tacked together, and on which
we ferried our baggage acrost the stream. We
then swam our horses and wagons, and
when we arrived at the oppiset shore, the
brotherin fastonned ropes to the wagon
tongues and helped the teams out of the water,
and up the steep bank, some of the brother-
in felled a tall tree acrossed the river, on which they
passed over, and carried some of their baggag
on their backs. While we were passing Gorge
A. Smith discovered a spring which with a
little digging furnished us with an abund-
ant supply of excelent water, which afterwards
received the name of the mormon spring.
This afternoon elder Solomon Humphry an
aged brother of the camp, having become
his tent. The whole scenery was very amusing. Not withstanding our enemies were
continually breathing threats of vialence we
did not fear, neither did we hesitate to
prasecute our journey, for God was with us,
and his angels were before us; and the faith
of our little band was unwavering. We knew
that angels were our companions, for we seen
them.
~ Tuesday
Tuesday May the 27th
We arrived at the Okaw branch of the
river Kaskaskia where we found two log canooes, which we tacked together, and on which
we ferried our baggage acrost the stream. We
then swam our horses and wagons, and
when we arrived at the oppiset shore, the
brotherin fastonned ropes to the wagon
tongues and helped the teams out of the water,
and up the steep bank, some of the brotherin felled a tall tree acrossed the river, on which they
passed over, and carried some of their baggag
on their backs. While we were passing Gorge
A. Smith discovered a spring which with a
little digging furnished us with an abundant supply of excelent water, which afterwards
received the name of the mormon spring.
This afternoon elder Solomon Humphry an
aged brother of the camp, having become
