~ Wednesday
27th We travled 25 miles & camped whare the Paunees visited
while going up we got in late & fed on cotton wood 25 miles
~ Thursday
28th We travled 23 miles & camped on shell creek 23 [miles]
Shuah Carter Woodruff was born 5 oclok this morning
~ Friday
29th We travled 25 miles & camped at the liberty pole fed on
cotton wood & rushes 25 [miles]
~ Saturday
30th We travled 15 miles & camped on the east side of the Horn
we met in the Afternoon & arangements was made about going
to Winter Quarters on the morrow the order of going &c 15 [miles]
A company ofi about 20 waggons arivead about sundown from winter
Quarters to meet us Brothers Cutler Whitney & many other friends were
among the number & we were truly glad to meet with them they
brought corn for our Horses & food for ourselves & we had quite
A feast for supper Br John Fulmer gave me an account of the
progress of the Mexican war that Gen. Scott had taken Mexico with
the loss of 17th00 men killed & many wounded & no prospect of peace
we spent A good share of the night in conversing upon a varie-
ty of subjects 15 [miles]
~ Sunday
31st ^Sunday^ A strong wind we All got our Breakfast & organized for
going to Winter Quarters the company that came out to met
us went in front & our encampment followed we had A hard
days drive As our Horses were worn down we travled hard
through the day when within About one mile of Winter Quarters
we made A Halt And the company was drawn up in order & Addressed
by President Young & dismissed we drove into the city in order
the streets were lined with people to shake hands as we drove along
each one drove to his own home I drove up to my own door & was
truly rejoiced to once more behold the face of my wife & children again
after being absent over sevenix months And having travled with the
Twelve & the Pioneers near 2,500 miles & sought out a location for the Saints
And Accomplished one of the most interesting mishions ever accomplished
in the last days Mrs Woodruff had been confined with A daughter 3
days previous to my arival mother & daughter doing well all was cheerful
& Happy & we felt it A blessing to again meet distance from the Horn 30 m
~ Monday
Nov 1st The first day of winter we found on our arival that the Brethren
At winter quarters had been also greatly blessed in there labours in tilling
the earth that it had brought forth in great abundance of corn Buckwheat
turnips & other vegitables & the city was full of Hay & surrounded with corn
I had many calls during the day. I made my aranged my business with Br
Stillman & others
~ Tuesday
2nd. I spent the day with Br Benbow getting polls for a
stable & yard
~ Wednesday
3rd I spent the day in council with the quorum of the
Twelve incouncil was given to Br Little & going east
I wrote 6 letters which I sent by Col Little
to the following persons Col Kane, I F Carter,
Ezra Carter Sen, Sarah B Foss, Shuah Moulton & Leonard
Hardy we herd an interesting letter read from Capt
Dan Jones of Wales He could represent 1000 Saints in
that land other letters were also read
~ Wednesday
27th We travled 25 miles & camped whare the Paunees visited while going up we got in late & fed on cotton wood 25 miles
~ Thursday
28th We travled 23 miles & camped on shell creek 23 Shuah Carter Woodruff was born 5 oclok this morning
~ Friday
29th We travled 25 miles & camped at the liberty pole fed on cotton wood & rushes 25
~ Saturday
30th We travled 15 miles & camped on the east side of the Horn we met in the afternoon & arangements was made about going to Winter Quarters on the morrow the order of going &c 15 A company ofi about 20 waggons arivead about sundown from winter Quarters to meet us Brothers Cutler Whitney & many other friends were among the number & we were truly glad to meet with them they brought corn for our horses & food for ourselves & we had quite a feast for supper Br John Fulmer gave me an account of the progress of the Mexican war that Gen. Scott had taken Mexico with the loss of 1700 men killed & many wounded & no prospect of peace we spent a good share of the night in conversing upon a variety of subjects 15
~ Sunday
31st Sunday A Strong wind we all got our breakfast & organized for going to Winter Quarters the company that came out to met us went in front & our encampment followed we had a hard days drive as our horses were worn down we travled hard through the day when within about one mile of Winter Quarters we made a halt and the company was drawn up in order & addressd by President Young & dismissed we drove into the city in order the streets were lined with people to shake hands as we drove along each one drove to his own home I drove up to my own door & was truly rejoiced to once more behold the face of my wife & children again after being absent over six months and having travled with the Twelve & the Pioneers near 2,500 miles & sought out a location for the Saints and accomplished one of the most interesting mishions ever accomplished in the last days Mrs Woodruff had been confined with a daughter 3 days previous to my arival mother & daughter doing well all was cheerful & happy & we felt it a blessing to again meet distance from the Horn 30 m
~ Monday
Nov 1st The first day of winter we found on our arival that the Brethren at winter quarters had been also greatly blessed in there labours in tilling the earth that it had brought forth in great abundance of corn buckwheat turnips & other vegitables & the city was full of hay & surrounded with corn I had many calls during the day. I aranged my business with Br Stillman & others
~ Tuesday
2nd I spent the day with Br Benbow getting polls for a stable & yard
~ Wednesday
3rd I spent the day in council with the quorum of the TwelveCouncil was given to Br Little & going east FIGURES I wrote 6 letters which I sent by Col Little to the following persons Col Kane, I F Carter, Ezra Carter sen, Sarah B Foss, Shuah Moulton & Leonard Hardy we herd an interesting letter read from capt Dan Jones of Wales. He could represent 1000 saints in that land other letters were also read
