danger, and when we arived at the Bottom we breathed much
freeer we arived at Pueblo in the Evening we here took
supper and changed cars we took sleeping cars and arived
at Denver at I oclok. Distance of the day 331 Miles
~ Thursday
7 We arose and found ourselves in Denver we went
to the American Hotel & took breakfast After which BMr W. N. Babcock general Agent of Chicago and
North Western Rail Road From Colorado, Brought
3 carriages and took all the company through the
Main streets of Denver which has a pop of 65000
inhabitants it is a large fine City sustained and
Built mostly by the Mining interest. We visited the opera
House a fine building finished inside with polished chery
wood I found all the street cars drawn By one horse
The rail Road Depo is a fine building. At 2:30 we took
cars and rode to Pueblo whare Capt Brown wintered
with a part of the Mormon Battalion distance from Denver 130 miles
we changed cars at Pueblo we took sleeping Births
I had an upper Birth and a Bad night & did not sleep
~ Friday
8We arived opposite Mannassa at daylight left our
Baggage on the ground and started to walk 2 1/2 miles to the
Town it was vary cold A team met us in the way & took
us to town whare we arived at Silas S Smith cold & Dull
We got some breakfast and I went to bed & slept Distance from
the city of Denver to Mannassa 275 Miles
In the Afternoon we visited several families among
the Number John C Daulton the Bishop of Mannasa I spent
the night at Brother Smiths we had a cold storm in the night
danger, and when we arived at the Bottom we breathed much
freeer we arived at Pueblo in the Evening we here took
supper and changed cars we took sleeping cars and arived
at Denver at I oclok. Distance of the day 331 Miles
~ Thursday
7 We arose and found ourselves in Denver we went
to the American Hotel & took breakfast After which
Mr W. N. Babcock general Agent of Chicago and
North Western Rail Road From Colorado, Brought
3 carriages and took all the company through the
Main streets of Denver which has a pop of 65000
inhabitants it is a large fine City sustained and
Built mostly by the Mining interest. We visited the opera
House a fine building finished inside with polished chery
wood I found all the street cars drawn By one horse
The rail Road Depo is a fine building. At 2:30 we took
cars and rode to Pueblo whare Capt Brown wintered
with a part of the Mormon Battalion distance from Denver 130 miles
we changed cars at Pueblo we took sleeping Births
I had an upper Birth and a Bad night & did not sleep
~ Friday
8We arived opposite Mannassa at daylight left our
Baggage on the ground and started to walk 2 1/2 miles to the
Town it was vary cold A team met us in the way & took
us to town whare we arived at Silas S Smith cold & Dull
We got some breakfast and I went to bed & slept Distance from
the city of Denver to Mannassa 275 Miles
In the Afternoon we visited several families among
the Number John C Daulton the Bishop of Mannasa I spent
the night at Brother Smiths we had a cold storm in the night
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