March 14, 1880 [1879]

which we named the Hogs Back. It was the worst hill
ridge or Mountain that I Ever attempted to cross with
a team and waggon on Earth we hagd 4 Horses on a
waggon of 1500 lb weight and for two rods we could
ownly gain from 4 inches to 24 with all the power of the
horses & two men rolling at the hind wheels and going
Down on the other side was still more steep rocky and
sandy which would make it much worse than going up
on the North side. I visited the great Colorado for the
first time in my life whare I went to the river I found
it runing betwen two stone walls some 2000 feet high, per-
pendicular the river itself looked small being such
distance from the top of the Earth. We drove to the Navajos
Spring watered our horses and drove mile & camped 16 M[iles]

March 15, 1879 ~ Saturday

15 We passed the bitter springs Drove to Lime Stone
tanks and camped for the night 20 M[iles]

March 16, 1879 ~ Sunday

16 Sunday arose at 3 oclok crossed the divide traveled
20 miles and camped 20 Miles

March 17, 1879 ~ Monday

17 We drove to Willow Springs soon the road divided
one going to Sunset the other to Moan Copy we watered at
Willow Springs I was quite unwell with the cholic for
some two hours we took breakfast at willow springs
and filled our cask with water. We then drove many
miles across a terrible Desert Bated at Noon on a little
grass on the sand hills we drove to Moyncoppy and
found it located on a sand Hill I here Met with John
W Young and his wife Luella we were glad to Meet
I found them in a tent whare I spent the night 25 M[iles]

March 14, 1880 1879 which we named the Hogs Back. It was the worst hill Ridge or Mountain that I Ever attempted to cross with a team and waggon on Earth we had 4 Horses on a waggon of 1500 lb weight and for two rods we could ownly gain from 4 inches to 24 with all the power of the horses & two men rolling at the hind wheels and going Down on the other side was still more steep rocky and sandy which would make it much worse than going up on the North side. I visited the Great Colorado for the first time in my life whare I went to the River I found it runing betwen two stone walls some 2000 feet high, perpendicular the river itself looked small being such distance from the top of the Earth. We drove to the Navajos Spring watered our horses and drove mile & camped 16 Miles

March 15, 1879 ~ Saturday

15 We passed the bitter springs Drove to Lime Stone tanks and camped for the night 20 Miles

March 16, 1879 ~ Sunday

16 Sunday arose at 3 oclok crossed the divide traveled 20 miles and camped 20 Miles

March 17, 1879 ~ Monday

17 We drove to Willow Springs soon the road divided one going to Sunset the other to Moan Copy we watered at Willow Springs I was quite unwell with the Cholic for some two hours we took breakfast at willow springs and filled our cask with water. we then drove many miles across a terrible Desert Bated at Noon on a little grass on the sand hills we drove to Moyncoppy and found it located on a sand Hill I here Met with John W Young and his wife Luella we were glad to Meet I found them in a tent whare I spent the night 25 Miles