May 29, 18484
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

May 30, 1884 ~ 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

May 31, 1884 ~ 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

May 29, 1884 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

May 30, 1884 ~ 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

May 31, 1884 ~ 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