[page torn] [t]hem determined to fire & do their best & the Indians
seeing their determination broke & run but fired their
guns upon the Brethren & the Balls whisled around them
but no one injured they did not fire upon the Indians
not wishing to kill them if they could Help it. distance of the day 20 m
16 miles sw of from our last station, about half way between the
loup fork & Platt rivers. the meridian Alt. of the sun gave for
the Lat 41° 9' 26". 0^h 30^m Bar. stood at 28.053
Attached Ther 87° detached Ther 88° S.S.W. wind fair

April 28, 1847 ~ Wednesday

28^th at 6 1/2 At 6 1/2 A.M. Bar. stood at 27.968. Attached Ther.
59°.5 detached Ther. 60° wind N.N.E. fair A Plesant
morning 160 miles from the Patt River on Plain kreek we travled
to grand Island & camped on its banks for nooning I went
out with the Hunters caught Nothing but one wolf & a goose
in the Afternoon we travled 6 miles & camped on wood
creek formed a circle put our Horses inside & had good defense
we saw many deer in the afternoon run across on the Island
President Young thought it not prudent to travel up the
Island Hunting lest we get into an Indian Ambush 15 m[iles]

April 29, 1847 ~ Thursday

29^th A cool morning the camp started at 5 oclok without
feeding, drove 3 miles stoped & Bated & Breakfasted the Hunters
went up the Island. Grand Island is well supplyed
with rushes & cotton wood; wood creek is Heavily wooded
for this country we are begining to get a good bide of
grass for our Horses & cattle. Professor Pratt at 7^h 30^m AM
took a Bar. observation on wood creek at our camping place
Mercury in the Bar. standing at 27 ^inch 27.979 inch
Attached Ther. 61°.5 detached Ther. 60°.2. S. wind fair
We travled 8 miles & nooned. Travled in the afternoon
10 miles & camped on the Borders of grand Island, the
Island at this place was thickly coverd with rushes upon
which we fed our Horses I went out with the Hunters
we saw about 30 Antelope & 8 deer the Antelope
would play around on the large plains & keep out of our
way so we should not shoot them they mostly went
towards wood creek which we had forded in the morn[i]ng
& left to our right the ford was good. we shot 4 geese
I shot two of them & one deer but did not get the deer
we find places on the main land bordering upon grand
Island coverd with white substance resembling salt
& taste quite saltish. we camped for the night
distance of the day 20 m

April 30, 1847 ~ Friday

30^th O Pratt took observations on the north Bank of
the Platt River 17 miles from the last station
at 6 1/2 A.M. of the Barrometer mercury stood at
27.716 Attached Ther. 50° detached Ther. 48°
S.E. wind fair. At noon Lat 40° 42' 37". At 6 1/2 PM
17 miles west of morning station Bar. 27.933 Inch &
Att[ached]. Ther 43°.5 deta[ched] Ther. 41°.5 North wind fair
we travled to day 16 miles & camped without wood
or water the wind Blew Hard in the evening. the
Ther stood at 41°. the grass was short affording but
little feed 16 [miles]

page torn them determined to fire & do their best & the Indians seeing their determination broke & run but fired their guns upon the Brethren & the balls whisled around them but no one injured they did not fire upon the Indians not wishing to kill them if they could help it. distance of the day 20 m 16 miles s w from our last station, about half way between the loup fork & Platt rivers, the meridian alt. of the sun gave for the Lat 41° 9' 26". 0h 30m Bar stood at 28.053 Attached Ther 87° detached Ther 88° S.S.W. wind fair

April 28, 1847 ~ Wednesday

28th At 6 1/2 A.M. Bar. stood at 27.968– Attached Ther. 59°.5 detached Ther. 60° wind N.N.E. fair a plesant morning 10 miles from the Patt River on Plain kreek we travled to grand Island & camped on its banks for nooning I went out with the hunters caught nothing but one wolf & a goose in the afternoon we travled 6 miles & camped on wood creek formed a circle put our horses inside & had good defense we saw many deer in the afternoon run across on the Island President Young thought it not prudent to travel up the Island hunting lest we get into an Indian ambush 15 m

April 29, 1847 ~ Thursday

29th A cool morning the camp started at 5 oclok without feeding, drove 3 miles stoped & bated & breakfasted the hunters went up the Island. Grand Island is well supplyed with rushes & cotton wood; wood creek is heavily wooded for this country we are begining to get a good bide of grass for our horses & cattle Professor Pratt at 7h 30m AM took a Bar. observation on wood creek at our camping place Mercury in the Bar. standing at 27.979 inch Attached Ther. 61°.5 detached Ther. 60°.2. S. wind fair. We travled 8 miles & nooned. Travled in the afternoon 10 miles & camped on the borders of grand Island, the Island at this place was thickly coverd with rushes upon which we fed our horses I went out with the hunters we saw about 30 antelope & 8 deer the antelope would play around on the large plains & keep out of our way so we should not shoot them they mostly went towards wood creek which we had forded in the morning & left to our right the ford was good. we shot 4 geese I shot two of them & one deer but did not get the deer we find places on the main land bordering upon grand Island coverd with white substance resembling salt & taste quite saltish. we camped for the night distance of the day 20 m

April 30, 1847 ~ Friday

30th O Pratt took observations on the north bank of the Platt river 17 miles from the last station at 6 1/2 A.M. of the barrometer mercury stood at 27.716 Attached Ther. 50° detached Ther. 48° S.E. wind fair. At noon Lat 40° 42' 37". At 6 1/2 PM 17 miles west of morning station Bar. 27.933 Inch Alt. Ther 43°.5 detached Ther. 41°.5 North wind fair we travled to day 16 miles & camped without wood or water the wind blew hard in the evening. the Ther stood at 41°. the grass was short affording but little feed 16