March 12, 1880
^[FIGURE]^ Made a fire & warmed we then drove 10 miles out into the open
plain drove after dark and camped for the night in one of the
coldest most terrific snow storms I was Ever in we set the side
of the carriage to the Northern Blast put the Horses on the other
side and all three of us got into our bed in the waggon and had
hard work to keep from freezing to death. We had a cask of
water on the side of the waggon and it was frozen through solid
in the morning so that neither we nor our horses had water to drink
untill we found water on the road distance of the day 40 Miles

March 13, 1880 ~ Saturday

13 [FIGURE] we arose at 2 oclok fed horses made a fire but we
were so chilled we could not get warm. We started to travel
at 4 oclok we travelled 15 miles to Cottonwood Springs [hotel] &
got Breakfast we then drove to St George I met with many
Friends and a warm reception I drove to Brother McAllister
and found him sick with his old complaint bleeding of the nose
the Artery that goes from the heart passing up the left side of
the nose to the brain had made a side opening and a little exertion
started the Blood and He came near bleeding to death and it
weakened him greatly. I then visited Erastus Snow He asked
me to stoped with him so we did toat the big house and put up for
the night and glad to get to a stoping place to thaw out 40 Miles

March 14, 1880 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I was introduced to Brother Eugene Shopman a
Prusian A vary intelligent man spoke 7 Languages had
lived among the Kings & Princes of Europe and the leading
statesmen of America, done a good Deal of surveying on
the Government works was a leading officer in the Prusian
Armey that guarded the Kings Palace On one occasion
He with 10 other officers spiked 300 Prusian Cannon that was

March 12, 1880 [FIGURE] Made a fire & warmed we then drove 10 miles out into the open plain drove after dark and camped for the night in one of the coldest most terrific snow storms I was Ever in we set the side of the carriage to the Northern Blast put the Horses on the other side and all three of us got into our bed in the waggon and had hard work to keep from freezing to death. We had a cask of water on the side of the waggon and it was frozen through solid in the morning so that neither we nor our horses had water to drink untill we found water on the road distance of the day 40 Miles

March 13, 1880 ~ Saturday

13 [FIGURE] we arose at 2 oclok fed horses made a fire but we were so chilled we could not get warm. We started to travel at 4 oclok we travelled 15 miles to Cottonwood Springs hotel & got Breakfast we then drove to St George I met with many Friends and a warm reception I drove to Brother McAllister and found him sick with his old complaint bleeding of the nose the Artery that goes from the heart passing up the left side of the nose to the brain had made a side opening and a little exertion started the Blood and He came near bleeding to death and it weakened him greatly. I then visited Erastus Snow He asked me to stop with him so we didat the big house and put up for the night and glad to get to a stoping place to thaw out 40 Miles

March 14, 1880 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I was introduced to Brother Eugene Shopman a Prusian A vary intelligent man spoke 7 Languages had lived among the Kings & Princes of Europe and the leading statesmen of America, done a good Deal of surveying on the Government works was a leading officer in the Prusian Armey that guarded the Kings Palace On one occasion He with 10 other officers spiked 300 Prusian Cannon that was