the prairie 8 or 10 miles. My brother Hy-
rum said he knew in the name of
the Lord that it was best to go on to
the prairie, and as he was my elder
brother, I thought best to heed his coun-
sel though some were murmuring in the
camp. We accordingly started. When Ly-
man Wight crossed the river he disap-
proved of our moving onto the prairie,
upon which Sylvester Smith placed him-
self in the road, turned back all that
he could by saying, "Are you following
your General, or some other man"? and
twenty staid behind with Lyman Wight.
We drove about 8 miles on the prairie
and encamped out of sight of timber.
The sun apparently went down and
rose again in the grass. Our company
had filled a couple of empty pow-
der kegs with water which tasted so
bad we could not drink it, and all
the water we had was out of a
slough filled with red living animals,
and was putrid. About eleven o'clock
Lyman Wight arrived with the company
that had remained with him. I
called them together and reproved them
for tarrying behind and not obeying

the prairie 8 or 10 miles. My brother Hyrum said he knew in the name of the Lord that it was best to go on to the prairie, and as he was my elder brother, I thought best to heed his counsel though some were murmuring in the camp. We accordingly started. When Lyman Wight crossed the river he disapproved of our moving onto the prairie, upon which Sylvester Smith placed himself in the road, turned back all that he could by saying, "Are you following your General, or some other man"? and twenty staid behind with Lyman Wight. We drove about 8 miles on the prairie and encamped out of sight of timber. The sun apparently went down and rose again in the grass. Our company had filled a couple of empty powder kegs with water which tasted so bad we could not drink it, and all the water we had was out of a slough filled with red living animals, and was putrid. About eleven o'clock Lyman Wight arrived with the company that had remained with him. I called them together and reproved them for tarrying behind and not obeying