April 14, 1847 ~ Wednesday

14^th After getting all things in readiness to leave I called
my family together & Blessed my wife & childrens
And left them in the hands of the Lord. I bid farew
ell to father Woodruff & family and all around me
& took my leave of winter quarters & in company
with Elders O Pratt, Lyman G. A. Smith E. Snow & others
we again took the indian trail & rode through the
prairie to the Elk Horn & went over on a raft & camped
two miles below the ferry, & we had a splendid
supper composed of fried, cat fish, pork, beans, short
cake, Honey comb, coffee, milk &c &c we all eat vary
Harty, Had prayers & retired to bed 25 miles

April 15, 1847 ~ Thursday

15^th
Professor Pratt took an observation this morning
for the correct time. we had a good Breakfast
soon Br's Young, Kimball, Benson, Whitney & many
others came & crossed the ferry & we all moved up
to the general camp ion the Platt River 109 miles
we found the camp vary busy in Blacksmith work &
getting ready to continue the Journey. we spent the
night at this place. during the evening Br Little arived from
the eastern states in our midst. When He arived at winter
quarters findeding we he had left He followed us post haste
& leaving all things behingd him he over took us this
evening. He gave us news of the eastern churches spoke
of many friends Among wholm was our friend col
Kane who had remembered the qQuorum of the Twelve
& others by forwarding A varieyty of Presents to us. He for-
warded to us me A Patent Life Preserver & stop compass
Br Little spent the night in camp

April 16, 1847 ~ Friday

16^th Brother Little, P. Rockwell & J. Readeing returned
to winter quarters the camp continued up the Platt
4 miles & camped & turned their Horses upon
an Island of cottonwood & Rushesh. the wind
Blew exceding hard during the night. Before we left
this morning the camp came together, And was
organized for Journeying as a military body into tens
50 & 100^s. Col Markham & A. P Rockwood was appoin-
ted captains over A Hundred & 4 captains of fifties
& captains of tens. I was Appointed capt of ten
the following are the names of the persons belonging
to my ten W. Woodruff J. S Fowler J. Burnham,
O. Pratt, Joseph Egbert, John M. Freeman, Marcus B
Thorp, G. A. Smith, George Wardle. Being 9 in all
the camp consisted of 73 waggons & 143 men
3 women & 2 children making 148 souls in all

April 17, 1847 ~ Saturday

17^th we travled 8 miles & camped in the edge of a grove
of cottonwoods to spend the sabbath in the Afternoon
the organization of the camp was finished in the follow
ing order B Young Lieutenant General. Stephen
Markham Colonel. John Pack 1^st Major. Shedrich
Rounday 2nd Major

April 14, 1847 ~ Wednesday

14th After getting all things in readiness to leave I called my family together & blessed my wife & childrens and left them in the hands of the Lord. I bid farew ell to father Woodruff & family and all around me & took my leave of winter quarters & in company with Elders O Pratt, Lyman G. A. Smith E. Snow & others we again took the indian trail & rode through the prairie to the Elk Horn & went over on a raft & camped two miles below the ferry. & we had a splendid supper composed of fried, cat fish, pork, beans, short cake, honey comb, coffee, milk &c &c we all eat vary harty, had prayers & retired to bed 25 miles

April 15, 1847 ~ Thursday

15th Professor Pratt took an observation this morning for the correct time. we had a good breakfast soon Br's Young, Kimball. Benson, Whitney & many others came & crossed the ferry & we all moved up to the general camp on the Platt River 9 miles we found the camp vary busy in blacksmith work & getting ready to continue the Journey. we spent the night at this place. during the evening Br Little arived from the eastern states in our midst. When he arived at winter quarters finding we had left he followed us post haste & leaving all things behind him he over took us this evening. He gave us news of the eastern churches spoke of many friends among wholm was our friend col Kane who had remembered theQuorum of the Twelve & others by forwarding a variety of Presents to us. He forwarded to me a Patent Life Preserver & Stop compass Br Little spent the night in camp

April 16, 1847 ~ Friday

16th Brother Little, P. Rockwell & J. Reading returned to winter quarters the camp continued up the Platt 4 miles & camped & turned their horses upon an Island of cottonwood & rushes. the wind blew exceding hard during the night. Before we left this morning the camp came together, and was organized for Journeying as a military body into tens 50 & 100s. Col Markham & A. P Rockwood was appointed Captains over A Hundred & 4 Captains of fifties & Captains of tens. I was appointed Capt of ten the following are the names of the persons belonging to my ten W. Woodruff J. S Fowler J. Burnham, O. Pratt, Joseph Egbert, John M. Freeman. Marcus B Thorp, G. A. Smith, George Wardle. Being 9 in all the camp consisted of 73 waggons & 143 men 3 women & 2 children making 148 souls in all

April 17, 1847 ~ Saturday

17th We travled 8 miles & camped in the edge of a grove of cottonwoods to spend the sabbath in the afternoon the organization of the camp was finished in the follow ing order B Young Lieutenant General. Stephen Markham Colonel. John Pack 1st Major. Shedrich Rounday 2nd Major