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Hills, Lewis Samuel, Diary, Jan

Hills, Lewis Samuel, Diary, Jan, December 1862, Vol. 1.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Monday [May] 12</center>
 
Left Neb City 2. P.M. 2 ox—3 mule & 2 horse team[.] Camped at Weeping Water 6 PM. Doct L & Julia visit—Mes L & H.G.A go on with us to Omaha—	
<center>Tuesday May 13</center> Left Camp at 7. AM[.] Camp for Dinner at 11 AM[.] arrived Platte Bottom at 7. P.M.	
<center>Wednesday 14</center> Shower at Sunrise—Left camp at 8.AM[.] Platte River at 9. AM[.] Commenced crossing 3 P.M. Left camp and arrived at Omaha 7. P.M. Herndon H— 
<center>Thursday 15</center> To C. Bluffs—8. A.M. Teams to camp &lt;Omaha&gt; at Sundown[.] retd to camp 8 P.M.
<center>Friday, May 16, 1862</center> To C Bluffs 10 A.M. Bot Mi Mill 60—took goods to Omaha camp. arrived 5 P.M. Hames—Curtis Rider and Hunter arrived Mo [Monday] A.M.
<center>Saturday 17</center> Rain cold storm Bot Glass Clear in P.M.	
<center>Sunday 18</center> Loaded wagons A.M. Left Camp at 4 P.M. Jack &amp; Ella at Omaha[.] Camped 4 miles from Omaha at 5½ P.M. Drove horse team[.] Sam came up with C[--]er.
<center>Monday, May 19, 1862.</center> Left Camp at 7. A.M. Camp at Elkhorn River 3. P.M. wrote Jack and Sent by stage	
<center>Tuesday 20</center> Left Camp at 7. A.M. Camp 3 miles west of Fremont on creek—rain &amp; cold—	
<center>Wednesday 21</center> Left camp at 7 A.M. Dinner at North Bend[.] Camp on Shell Creek	
<center>Thursday, May 22, 1862</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. high wind—Crossed Loup Fork at 6 P.M. Camp one mile beyond	
<center>Friday 23</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. Dinner on Platte River near Prairie Creek—Camp 25 miles from Columbus on Platte River	
<center>Saturday 24</center> Left Camp at 7. A.M. Dinner near Bayou—8 or 9 miles east of lone tree—Camp on Platte River	
<center>Sunday May 25, 1862</center> Staid in Camp	
<center>Monday 26</center> Left Camp at 6½ A.M. Dinner near ranch[.] Camp across Wood River one mile[.] heavy thunder storm at dark	
<center>Tuesday 27</center> Left Camp at 6½ A.M. Dinner at Wood River P.O.[.] letter from Jack—Humest [illegible] Camp at Boyds—Neb Center P.O. mended Land Board at the Blacksmith shop Wood River	
<center>Wednesday, May 28, 1862</center> Left camp 6½ A.M, opposite Fort Kearney 8½ A.M. [illegible] crossed the Platte—Dinner 4 miles above Ft—Camp on slough at 5½ P.M. heavy storm at 11 P.M.[.] Cattle missing	
<center>Thursday 29</center> Left camp at 8½ A.M. after finding cattle—dinner 10 [illegible] on prairie. no wood or water—crossed Buffalo Creek at 4 to 6 P.M. camp one mile canyon—rain—some teams miring down.	
<center>Friday 30</center> Cattle missing again—found one mile from camp—Started at 7. A.M. dinner after passing sand hills. camp on slough—
<center>Saturday, May 31, 1862</center> Left camp at 6 A.M. Camp on Platte River[.] Crossed sand hills P.M. Camp on Platte 4 P.M. overtook Humest wife—Curtiss—Rider &amp; Hunter	
<center>Sunday, June 1</center> Left camp at 6 A.M. Dinner at Bluffs—Passed Pawnee Spring 3 P.M. Camp on Platte 4. P.M.	
<center>Monday 2</center> Left camp at 6 A.M. Crossed Carrion creek[.] Dinner on Platte[.] Bad Sloughs P.M. Camp near creek &amp; sand hills[.] Ox wagons behind	
<center>Tuesday, June 3, 1862</center> Left camp at 9 A.M. after getting wagons to camp Rider[,] Humes &amp; Co left at 7. AM Dinner at 12 M [noon] near Bluffs[.] Camp at 4 P.M. on N[orth]. Blufffork [Bluff Fork]	
<center>Wednesday 4</center> Left camp at 6 A.M. Dinner after passing Sand hills at 11. AM—Camp E side of creek at 4½ P.M.	
<center>Thursday 5</center> Left camp at 6 AM[.] Dinner on small creek[.] Camp over Rattlesnake creek.	
<center>Friday, June 6, 1862</center> Left camp at 5½ A.M. Dinner small creek at Bluffs[.] Camp E side of Wolf creek[.] Woods passed us at camp	
<center>Saturday 7</center> Left camp at 7.A.M.—through Sand Hills. Woods stuck in bad slough—Camp for P.M. on Platte—5 miles below Ash Hollow—rain storm—Stateman—Reid &amp; Thornton passed during P.M.	
<center>Sunday 8</center> Left camp at 12½ P.M. Glutemont Co at Ash Hollow came on &amp; camped with us 10 miles beyond— Woods left us at 7 A.M.	
<center>Monday, June 9, 1862</center> Left camp at 6. AM Dinner at 10[.] Camp on Platte River 21 mi	
<center>Tuesday 10</center> Left camp at 6. AM—Dinner on Platte River[.] Camp at 4 P.M; ¼ mile from Platte—opposite Court House Rock.	
<center>Wednesday 11</center> Left camp at 6. AM. sand hills &amp; bad sloughs stuck wagons—Platte at 2½ P.M. &amp; camp at 3½ away from River—opposite Chimney Rock	
<center>Thursday, June 12, 1862</center> Left camp at 6. A.M. bad sloughs—Ox teams helped us out—Camp near Platte River at 11 AM. French and Indian Wyckup—opposite Steam boat Rock—	
<center>Friday 13</center> Left camp at 6. am[.] Road heavy after a few miles owing to heavy shower—camp for dinner just below Scotts Bluffs—Camp beyond Spring Creek[.] Sioux Indians 3 miles above—came to camp	
<center>Saturday 14</center> Laid over to-day—Sioux indians lay around camp trying to swap. all day—	
<center>Sunday, June 15, 1862</center> Left camp at 7. AM Dinner on Platte at Frenchmans Camp on Platte near Timber	
<center>Monday 16</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. Dinner on Platte—Stock on island[.] met train of mule teams Salt Lake at 4 P.M. saw Wm D. Johnson camp near B[lack]smith shop at 6 P.M. [illegible] in camp no grass	
<center>Tuesday 17</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. passed Fort Laramie at 9 A.M. Dinner 1½ miles above[.] Having crossed for letters—1 from Julia[.] Camp at 2 P.M. 4 miles above Ft.	
<center>Wednesday, June 18, 1862</center> Left camp at 7.A.M. through hills—dinner at 11 A.M. camp on Platte River at 6 P.M[.] hard rocky hills—had to double on ox teams	
<center>Thursday 19</center> Laid over[.] Capt John Murdocks Church train camped above us at noon and staid one night. Saw John Smith, going to Denmark. 2 Sugar	
<center>Friday 20</center> Left camp at 7.A.M. met Duncans church train at 10 A.M. Camp at 12 ½ PM miles from River—shower at 5 P.M	
<center>Saturday, June 21, 1862</center> Left camp at 6½ A.M. Dinner at 12 in hills[.] Camp at 6 P.M. on Platte River[.] Saw apostates at noon &amp; camped at night—	
<center>Sunday 22</center> Left camp at 6½ am. Dinner at 10 miles [illegible] Camp at 4 P.M. on Platte River[.] shower at 6+7 P.M. some have met mormon church train leaving camp &lt;[illegible]&gt;	
<center>Monday 23</center> Laid over A.M. Church train from S.L. City at 10 A.M. <s>Camp at 6 P.M.</s> Left camp at 12½ P.M. camp on Platte River at 6 P.M.	
<center>Tuesday, June 24, 1862</center> Left camp at 6. AM[.] Dinner at 10 AM [.] York broke tongue ox Wagon[.] drove about 6 miles P.M. after making new tongue[.] camp 4 P.M. near Platte	
<center>Wednesday 25</center> Left camp at 6½ A.M. 2 teams from V. Brown Co [illegible] with us[.] Dinner at 10½ A.M. Sick Diah [Diarrhea.] Camp at 3½ P.M. on Platte Bottom[.] unwell all night	
<center>Thursday 26</center> Laid over[.] Rachel—King &amp; wife &amp; self sick	
<center>Friday, June 27, 1862</center> Left camp at 7 A.M. Camp at 1 P.M. at Platte Bridge (lower)[.] still down	
<center>Saturday 28</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. crossed Platte on Bridge. Camp for the day at 9. A.M. at upper Platte Bridge store &amp; station[.] still down but improving[.] ox died P.M.	
<center>Sunday 29</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. crossed Platte on Upper Bridge. Camp for the day at 1½ P.M. Red Buttes on N. Platte—"Dixi" alias Barnard Thomas left us at 2 P.M. Boys caught fish for supper[.] Musquitos very bad, eve better	
<center>Monday, June 30, 1862</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. passed Willow Springs[.] met Haights &amp; another church train 11 &amp; 12 am Camp on Fish Creek at 5 P.M.	
<center>Tuesday, July 1</center> Laid over till 4 P.M. Donahae &amp; Brockman &amp; others passed—hitched up and went on to horse creek at 6 p.m. Fin Gregg left me at noon—	
<center>Wednesday 2</center> set tin	
Left camp at 7 1/4 A.M. noon on Sweet water [River]—crossed on lower Bridge 50—passed Devil's Gate &amp; camp on Sweet water at 6½ P.M. Bremer driving my four mules	
<center>Thursday, July 3, 1862.</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. 60 wagons[.] Organized train Capt Manville[.] Camp near Sweetwater at 3 P.M.	
<center>Friday 4</center> Left camp at 7 1/4 A.M. Camp at 2 P.M. on Sweetwater	
<center>Saturday 5</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. passed 3 Crossings Station at 11 A.M. Saw Cyrus W. Robbins—through sand hills behind train—got into camp as train was leaving—went on and camped near Sweetwater at 5 P.M.	
<center>Sunday, July 6, 1862</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. passed Ice Spring &amp; Warm Springs stations—and camp on Sage Creek at 7 P.M. no grass—met 2 coaches and escort	
<center>Monday 7</center> Left camp at 5½ A.M. passed station B. Smiths shop &amp; soldiers at 9 A.M. camp near good cold Spring at 11 ½ A.M.—30 miles from Pac spring [Pacific Springs.] good grass—	
<center>Tuesday 8</center> Laid over	
<center>Wednesday, July 9, 1862.</center> Louis S. Hills combed his hair twice[.] Left camp at 7½ A.M. met Captain G.O.V. &amp; sent letters to S.S.H. &amp; J.B.H. at 8A.M. Camp on Sweetwater at 3½ P.M. big snow bank here	
<center>Thursday 10</center> Left camp 7. A.M. train broke up South Pass at 12 M. Camp Pacific Springs 2 P.M. with Wilsons Co	
<center>Friday 11</center> Left camp at 7 A.M. Donohae &amp; co took Sanders cutoff[.] camp on Dry Sandy at 3 P.M.	
<center>Saturday, July 12, 1862.</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. Camp at 2 P.M. on Little Sandy	
<center>Sunday 13</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. noon on Big Sandy[.] crossed at 2 P.M. Blocked little wagons[.] Camp near &lt;[illegible]&gt; at 5 P.M.	
<center>Monday 14</center> Left camp at 7 A.M. noon on hills[.] Camp at 5 P.M. on Big Sandy	
<center>Tuesday, July 15, 1862.</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. crossed Green River 12 to 4[.] Camp on same stream—	
<center>Wednesday 16</center> Laid over till 3 P.M. Drove 5 miles &amp; camped at 5 P.M. in hills[.] King sick Mtn fever	
<center>Thursday 17</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. Camp in Hams Fork at 2 P.M.	
<center>Friday, July 18, 1862.</center> Left camp at 6½ A.M. Camp at 10 for noon near Blacks Fork. Camp on E side of Muddy creek at 5. P.M.	
<center>Saturday 19</center> Left camp at 7. A.M. noon in hills[.] Camp at 4 P.M. opposite Fort Bridger—mended 6 mule wagon	
<center>Sunday 20</center> Left camp at 8. A.M. Camp at Spring [illegible] 12 M[.] sent letter to Julia &amp; folks at Bridger	
<center>Monday, July 21, 1862.</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. noon in hills[.] Camp at 5 P.M. foot of Quaking Asp[en] Hill[.] Eaton &amp; Fleming stoped at dark	
<center>Tuesday 22</center> Left camp at 7½ A.M. crossed Bear River 10 A.M. Doctors wagon under Bridge delayed 2 hours—Camp at 5 P.M. at forks of creek at Needle Rocks	
<center>Wednesday 23</center> Left camp at 7 A.M. Ox teams stampeded at 11 A.M. mule teams noon &amp; P.M. at Head of Echo Can[y]on Station.	
<center>Thursday, July 24, 1862.</center> Left camp 8 A.M. noon at station[.] camp near mouth of Echo Kanyon—	
<center>Friday 25</center> Left camp 8. A.M. cattle missing[.] noon on Weber—forded Weber at 4 P.M. and camped foot of Bluffs 6 P.M. mouth [illegible] creek
<center>Saturday 26</center> Left camp 8. A.M. Silver Cr Canon—near Wm Kimballs ranch[.] camp near top of Mt at 6 P.M. fracas in camp—man drew gun on another
<center>Sunday, July 27, 1862.</center> Left camp 7. A.M. noon foot of little Mt[.] crossed at 2. P.M. Camp Emigration Kanyon 5½ P.M. broke for Salt Lake dusk[.] W.H. Folsom
<center>Monday 28</center> Team arrived GSSC [Great Salt Lake City] at 9. A.M. unloaded freight at Deseret Store—
<center>Tuesday 29</center> Loafed

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