had his Battle with the Indians where many were killed
and wounded on both sides we passed up the Portniff River
about the size of the Logan River. We arived at Market Lake 260 Miles
at 11:30, where we met Thomas E Ricks with
two waggons we lay down in one of them untill morning
~ Friday
30 We arose in the Morning & found 3 of our Horses gone
the Brethren Hunted untill 130 oclok & could not find them
we then took one team & waggon & went on, and the
Boys found the lost Horses about night we went on to Br Ricks ferry and crossed in a ferry boat by a wire roap
and pullies abut 200 feet across one fork of Snake River
when we reached the East bank of the River two yoak of
Oxen was hitched on to the boat and drew us about a quarter
of a Mile to dry land But we found the water had overflowed
its [bank] and covered the road so that we had to travel over
the rocky Levy beds and in the sage brush but we arived
at Rexburg all safe
distance of the day 25 Mils
~ Saturday
31. A Plesant Morning we walked over the gardens
orchards and took a view of the Town and we found
that an immence amount of work had Been done
in Rexburg during one year since the Town was
laid out. The Town covers 1120 Acres laid out into
10 Acre Blocks 4 lots in a Block, and most of the lots
gi[v]en out half of the Lot, fenced and the rest soon would
be one field of 1500 Acres fenced & 500 Acres in
wheat which looked well. The people Numbered
about 400. They had dug 2 water canals one 4 miles
long & the other 3 3/4 mils 10 feet wide on the bottom water in both
had his Battle with the Indians where many were killed
and wounded on both sides we passed up the Portniff River
about the size of the Logan River. We arived at Market Lake 260 Miles
at 11:30, where we met Thomas E Ricks with
two waggons we lay down in one of them untill morning
~ Friday
30 We arose in the Morning & found 3 of our Horses gone
the Brethren Hunted untill 10 oclok & could not find them
we then took one team & waggon & went on, and the
Boys found the lost Horses about night we went on to Br
Ricks ferry and crossed in a ferry boat by a wire roap
and pullies abut 200 feet across one fork of Snake River
when we reached the East bank of the River two yoak of
Oxen was hitched on to the boat and drew us about a quarter
of a Mile to dry land But we found the water had overflowed
its bank and covered the road so that we had to travel over
the rocky Levy beds and in the sage brush but we arived
at Rexburg all safe
distance of the day 25 Mils
~ Saturday
31. A Plesant Morning we walked over the gardens
orchards and took a view of the Town and we found
that an immence amount of work had Been done
in Rexburg during one year since the Town was
laid out. The Town covers 1120 Acres laid out into
10 Acre Blocks 4 lots in a Block, and most of the lots
given out half of the Lot, fenced and the rest soon would
be one field of 1500 Acres fenced & 500 Acres in
wheat which looked well. The people Numbered
about 400. They had dug 2 water canals one 4 miles
long & the other 3 3/4 mils 10 feet wide on the bottom water in both
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