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Title: Alfred Cordon Emigrating Company journal, 1851 June-September

Call Number: MS 5002

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Alfred Cordon Emigrating Co. 

Journal, 1851 Jun-Sep

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Alfred Cordon Emigrating 

Company 

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John D T Mc Allister

1851

 

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Roll of 2nd fifty in First Hundred of A Pratts Company

Alfred Cordor Captain

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First Ten

Souls

wagons

oxen

Cows

Loose

Cattle

Horses

Sheep

Names of Heads of Families

 

 

 

 

     Miles Anderson Capt

8

3

24

1

3

1

 

     Wm Holt

7

2

14

1

1

1

 

     Allen J Stout

7

1

6

 

 

     Jno. D. T. McAllistor

4

1

6

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2

 

     Caroline H Gilliam

11

3

20

2

 

 

     William Gough

3

1

2

2

 

 

     Stephen Muir

4

1

8

1

 

 

     Ransom L Mark

5

1

4

2

 

 

Double line between 

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Second Ten

 

 

 

 

     George Spratley Capt

4

1

4

2

 

 

     Alfred Cardon

6

1

6

2

 

 

     Jn(o) Wood

5

1

4

4

 

 

     Jno Hieys

6

1

4

2

 

 

     George Baddaley

4

1

4

2

 

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     Richard Steel

5

1

5

3

 

1

 

     Edwin Oakley

5

1

4

2

 

 

     Ephram Luce

1

1

 

 

2

 

     Jn(o) Haslam

5

1

4

2

 

 

     Jn(o) Hamer

2

1

4

1

 

 

     Wm Player

2

1

4

2

 

1

 

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Roll Continued

Names of Heads of Families

[written down side of page – Third Ten]

Souls

Waggons

Oxen

Cows

Loose Cattle

Horses

Sheep

     Levi Hamon Capt

7

1

4

4

 

     Will(m) Booth

4

1

4

2

 

     Jn(o) Maddison

6

1

6

 

 

     Nathaniel Steward

12

2

10

3

 

     Edwin Trimmer

7

2

8

6

2

     Byrom Bybee

5

1

4

6

 

     Jn(o) Gallop

10

2

4

6

1

 

     Jay Heath

9

1

4

4

 

Jn(o) Fisher

7

1

4

2

 

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     Jn(o) Easton Capt

7

1

4

2

 

 

     Alex(r) Easton

8

2

8

2

 

6

 

     Jab Easton

6

2

6

2

 

7

 

     Alex(r) Neir

6

1

4

4

 

 

     Jn(o) Birt

6

1

6

2

 

 

     Jn(o) Stodget

5

1

4

2

 

 

     Jn(o) Bullock

4

1

4

2

 

 

     Jn(o) Williams

6

1

4

2

 

 

     Will(m) Hartshorn

4

1

6

 

 

     Henry Reese

7

1

 

2

 

7

 

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Roll Continued

Names of Heads of Families

[double line]

Souls

Waggons

Oxen

Cows

Loose Cattle

Horses

Sheep

[Written down side of page – Fifth Ten]

 

 

 

 

     Henry Goldsbrough Capt

3

1

4

2

 

 

     David Thorn

13

2

14

11

 

 

     D Brown

9

1

6

2

 

 

     Tho(s) Howard

10

1

6

1

 

 

     Isaac Piper

3

1

6

2

 

 

     Will(m) Smith

5

1

6

2

 

 

     Jo(s) Shelly

9

2

12

4

 

1

 

     Will(m) Thorn

7

2

12

4

 

 

     Jn(o) Brown

5

1

4

 

 

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                   Total

284

61

293

104

7

29

 

Number of Miles

That we have traveled

1st day

Miles

12

 

9th

Miles

7

 

18th

Miles

15

 

2nd day

15

10th

15

19th

18

 

3rd day

12 

11th

10

20th

12

 

4th day

12

12th

15

21st

16

 

5th day

17

13

22

23

 

From Kanesville to 6 mile grove

 

19

14

8

23

8

 

6th day

10

15

20

24

18

 

7th day

15

16

10

25

2

 

8th day

15

17

15

26

15

 

[underlined totals]

127

100

116

 

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Number of Miles from Kanesville

From July 1st to 26th      343(miles)

From July 1st to

26th

343(miles)

July

27th

12

July

28th

20

July

29th

10

July

30th

10

July

31st

12

August

1st

15

August

2nd

20

Number of miles from Kanesville on the new road to the old one

 

432

August

4th

20

August

5th

27

August

6th

3

August

7th

22

August

8th

20

August

9th

18

August

11th

15

August

12th

19

August

13th

14

August

14th

20

August

15th

18

August 

16th

16

 

217     223 [written faintly]

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Continued 

August

18th

11 miles

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19th

18”

“

20th

13”

“

21st

16”

“

22nd

18”

“

25th

27”

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26th

20”

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27th

16”

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28th

12”

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29th

16”

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30th

12”

“

31st

17”

September 

1st

18”

“

2nd

15”

“

3rd

12”

“

4th

16”

“

5th

18”

“

6th

10”

“

8th

16”

“

9th

10”

“

11th

7”

“

12th

14”

 

347

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237

247

223

432

1239

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348 565

217 432

565 9.97

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Number of miles Continued

From July 1st to

September 

12th

997 miles

“

13th

15 “

“

14th

9 “

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15th

9 “

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16th

16 “

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17th

15 “

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18th

20 “

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19th

5 “

“

20th

15 “

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21st

14 “

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22nd

13 “

“

23rd

14 “

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24th

7 “

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25th

16 “

“

26th

14 “

“

27th

12 “

“

28th

15 “

“

29th

11 “

“

30th

5 “

October 

1st

11 “

 

237

 

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Elder Orson Pratt Company Second Fifty)

1851 June 10 Camp of Israell June 10th/51 

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Campt at the mouth of the holler near 

little pidgeon, for all the waggons that 

intended to emigrate to the Valey, we

" 20 Stoped their untill the 20th and then 

Started for the Ferry and Crosed the river

 

" 21 to 23 on the 21st and 22nd inst and Camped on the 

river Side and on the 23rd Started and Came 

to the 6 miles grove and have been Camped 

heir 8 days and we have had rain most 

Sunday29 of the time yesterday was Sunday and 

with it Came Brother Hyde and we org 

anized a company of fifty and they roled 

out Brother Morris Phelps was Chosen their 

Captain. Brother James Cummings Capt of 

Hundred made Some very appropriate rem 

arks with relation to guarding herding 

Carreling and watchfullness and prayer 

and then Called on Brother Hyde to make 

Some remarks and Brother Hyde Said he 

had nothing to Say only listen to the Coun 

cil that has been given and you will 

prosper and may God Bless you and he 

then Started on his way to the valy 

Brother Orson Prat is expected in Camp to

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1851 day with his waggons and teams The day

is fine and prospect of fair weather our 

Camp is healthy at present and all in

 

July 1 good spirits. Tuesday July 1st the day 

Broke very Cool and Cloudy and about 8.0.clock

it Commenced to rain or Something like 

Soft Snow and Continued about 1 hour 

at intervels Capt Cordon orderd us to yoke 

up and we went at it and at 10.o.clock 

we roled out and Came 12 miles and Camped 

near the regular Camp ground at 4.0.clock 

the day was very favorable for rolling 

and Some of the Brethren wore their over 

Coats while they were driving no axident, 

we all Came along Safe we found plenty

' 2 of wood and water Wednessday July 2nd 

yoked up and Started on our journey Came 

about 10 miles Stoped and warterd our Cattle 

and then went on 5 miles further and 

Camped on the reagular Camp ground about 

1/4 of a mile from the main road the mor - 

ning was Cool when we Started But in 

the after part of the day was very warm 

the warter and wood is a full quarter of a mile

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July 2 from the Camp Ground as Soon as each 

ten turned their Cattle out into the herde 

the Brethren got Supper and then each 

ten assembled for prayers the gard was 

posted out and we all went to Bed

3 Thursday morning July 3d the Camp was arro 

used at day Break by the Blowing of the 

Horn the Weather Coll and Cloud rising 

it is now begining to rain a little and 

prospect of a hevy Shower it is now 

7.o. clock and we are Still Camped wating 

for Some Brethern to Come up that belong 

to Cordons fifty the Brethren come up at 

10.o. clock and then we rold out and 

have come 12 miles and Camped at 5.o. 

clock along Side of the road wood Scarce 

and warter plenty about a quarter of a mile 

of, the weather Cleard of about 11.o.clock 

and it has Been a very fine day for tra 

veling we all Came along very well and found 

very good road our Camp is healthy and 

all Seem to enjoy each other Society Friday

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4 July 4th 5.o.clock in the morning very Cool 

and raining, Cold enough for an over coat

 

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July 4 and a large fire 9.o.clock still raining 

. But Brother Cordoron thought Best for us 

to roll out and we yoked up and in a 

Bout 1 hour it Stoped raining we had 

verry mudy roads, all day we Come 12 

miles and Camped at 4.o.clock and as 

Soon as we got Carreld it Commenced 

to thunder and Lightning and in less than 

an half hour it Commenced to rain 

and has rained verry hard and a great 

quantity of warter fell it is now. 8 

.o. clock at night and Still raining and 

their apprers to Be a nother Cloud ra- 

sing we pased a grave to day and on

the head Bourd was writen in Black let 

ters hester Ann Hambling wife of Lansf 

ord Hamblin and Daugher of Siman 

Stoddard died 29th and interd on the 30th 

of June our teams Come along very well 

allthough the most of them are raw 

Cattle, where we Camped to night the 

wood and warter is a good quarter 

of a mile from the Camp and Company 

is in good health and in good Spirrits

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July 5 Saturday July the 5th we yoked up at 

8.0. Clock and roled out about 9.0.clock 

and have Come 11 miles and Camped on 

the road about half past 4.0.clock 

warter plenty But no wood in the 

fore part of the day the roads were 

muddy and Slippery in the after part 

of the day their wer good roads and 

the weather was very favorable for tra 

veling we got a piece of papper from 

the road Side that was left by Brother 

Hyde advising us to keep a strong gard 

around the Carrell and to take the left 

hand road we have traveled on the divide 

ing ridge this two days betwen the 

Elk Horn and Missori rivers and the 

Calculation is to head the horn and Locy.

fork rivers the way we have Come is 

a new road their appers to have not 

Been much travel on them we travel 

nearly in a North West direction But 

the roads are as winding as the Missouri 

river Some times we go 2 and 3 miles 

to get one when we Camped today one

 

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July 5 of the Brethrens cows got loose with the 

yoke hanging to her and She run to and 

fro like a mad Bull But we got her stoped 

Before and damage was done. Sunday July

6 6th 4o.clock in the morning vary foggy and 

damp and the atmosphier is very Close 

and it is vary warm and has been all 

Night .6.o.clock the fog Seems to Break 

a little and the Captain and the Brethren 

thinks it wisdom to roll out until we 

Come to wood [line through wood] and water if we had wood 

here we would Stay all day and let our 

Cattle rest But Necisity Compells us to 

do So for Som Cand not get any thing to eat 

with out Some fire for they have no Bread 

Stufs Baked up Last Evening, when we Stoped 

Som Boiled a pot of mush with weeds, Some 

packed weeds, while others put them under 

the pots at 8.o.clock the Cattle was 

drove up and we yoked up and roled out 

and Come two miles and then had to Stop 

and let out Cattle cool for they had 

Begin to lol and it was Said By Some 

that (they) never experienced a hotter day in

 

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July 6 August we then rold again and Stoped 

at intervals all day we drove untill 

6.o.clock and Camped we found plenty 

of warter But no wood could Be Seen 

as far as the eye Could See. Brother's 

Cordon and Alen Rode a hed to day for 

the purpose of finding a Camp ground 

and just after they Started they found 

a Stake in the rhoad and they Could 

read miles on it but what number of 

miles they Could not make out for 

it was writen with Chalk and very 

porly done or the rain must have 

washed it out their is a nice breese 

blowing to night and we all feel quite 

refreshed the traveling to day was verry 

good and the rhods, was Sollid and our 

waggons run well on it we have Come 

10 miles to day one of the Brethrens, Cows 

was Sick and he Stoped his team and 

gave her Some Salt and She got 

better right a way and one of his oxen 

fell down with heat but he Soon 

got over it and then rolled on to

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1851 July 6 Camp about 8.0.clock the Horn was 

blown and the Brothern assembled themselves 

to gather for the purpose of hearing Some 

remarks that were mad by Capt(n) Cordon 

he Spoke with relation to our Cattle and 

espeshley the wild Cattle he advised the 

Company to yoke all the wild Cattle 

first and not have us detained every 

morning by yoking up the Broke ones 

and letting the others go until the last 

the order was from him that every head 

Be yoked and hitched onto the waggons 

So we Could roll by .8.0 Clock and a 

nothering he Said he did not want 

the Brethreen and Sisters riding a hed 

and running in Before those that were 

in the main road he told the Comp-

-any to all keep together and then if the 

Indians Come appon us we Could Carrell 

and be ready for them and he Spoke with 

regard to wartering the Cattle he Said he 

did not want to make a law on that 

Subject but he Said he did not think 

they wanted feed or warter and Spoke at

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1851

July 6 Some great length on that one thing he 

Said that Cows Can live with out 

water and he had hearde(Some) of the Brethren 

Say that the fattest Beefe was fattened 

without warter he Spoke about the 

Captain's of the tens making Complaint 

to him because [crossed out word](Some of the Brethern) would not obey 

orders and he Spoke a long time on that 

he Said if any man Can not or will 

not Stand up to his duty he Shall 

Suffer the consequince and no man Can 

go with us that will not obey the Cou-

-ncil that was given By Capt. Cummings 

and if we all will be united we Shall 

roll into the Valey of the great Salt 

Lake and we Shall be Blest of the 

Lord let aman break down his waggon 

or loose his Cattle and if we are not uni 

ted where will we be we will be left on 

the plains to Suffer But if we are united 

every man will Seize a pound or a fifty 

pound of loading and the Individual Could 

posecute his journey, he Called on Some 

of the Company to make what remarks

 

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July 6 they liked and Several Spoke at Some lng- 

th on different Subjects Some Concrning 

Cattle Some gard Some herding, Some

prayer and their were Several of the com- 

-pany that Said Cattle did not want 

water in the middle of the day nor 

did the want weed and it was Clarley 

proven that Cattle Could do with out 

Either in the middle of the day and if 

they did drink it would be an injury 

brother Cordon brought up the Story of the 

old king and his Subjects(and) the bundle of 

arrows and they Could not take them(all) [crossed out word] 

at a time and (break them but take them one at a time and) They were Soon Broken 

he allso Spoke with relation to prayer 

and told the Brethren to attend to that 

little matter he allso told them about 

the Brethren fasting and praying for our 

prosperity in Crosing the plains, and why 

Should we the Subjects of that prayer not 

attend to our prayers night and morning and 

he Called on all of the Capt(s) of tens to 

See that it was attended to and Some of the 

Company made (a) move to appoint a Captain

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July 6 of herde as well as Capt of gard Brother 

William Holt Capt of guard was Chosen 

for that purpose buisness being over we all 

joined in general prayer and then retired to

 

" 7 our wagons. Monday July the 7th 4.o.clock 

their is a good wind Blowing and has the

appearsane of rain .6.o.clock it is getting 

Very warm and Sultry and the Cloud Seems 

to be passing round at 1/2 past 7.o.clock we 

rolled out and traveled 15 Miles and Camped 

near the road Side about 1 mile from wart

er and no wood The day was very warm

and the Cattle was very much fatigued 

and one of the Brethreen's oxen gave out and 

Could not go any farther at about 10.o.clo

-ck at night their was a Cloud Come up and 

it Blowed allmoste a hurrican and raind 

tremendious the Cattle was very restless 

and the gugrd had very hard work to keep

 

" 8 the Cattle in (carrall) Tuesday July 8th the morning 

is Cool and the Sky is nearly Clear (9.o.clock) it is now 

getting warm and has the appearances of a 

hot day we roled out at quarter past 9. 

o.clock and the day was a tolerable good

 

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July 8 day for rolling (for their was a cloud hid the Sun just after we Started) we have Come about 

15 miles (and) Camped we Saw to day a board 

that was put up By Brother Hyde it is 

thought, and as well as we Could read 

it we made it out to Be O Hydes Com 

pany pased hear July 7th 1851 if it is 

him he is only one day a hed of us 

where we are Camped to night their is no 

wood but plenty of warter to the right

of the road our Camp is generaly healthy 

with the exception of one man whose name 

is Ranson L Mark he appears to have the 

Billows fever our teams Seems to stand travel

 

" 9 ing very well July 9th we hiched up by 8.0. 

clock and Started and the roads were prety good  

we Come 7 miles and Camped about 11.0. clock 

for the purpose of washing and Cooking the 

warter here is a half mile of and the wood 

near 2 miles of but we made out to get 

both the day pased of very well and our

" 10 Cattle has got a good rest Thursday 11th 

of July the day broke Clear and Cooll the 

Sun is up now and a good Cooll breese a blo-

wing and the morning at present is very ples

 

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1851

July 10 ant but has the appearance of a warm 

day we roled out at 8.o.clock and found 

very good roads at 11.o.clock we Come across 

the Carrell (ground) that (was occupide by) Brother Morris Phelps he is 

Capt(n) of the (Company that) left it on the 9th of the month 

all well this day has Been Very favorable 

for rolling we have Come 15 miles and Cam 

ped not much warter and no wood their 

was a Sister nocked down by one of the 

ox teams and trampled upon her but her 

injuries is not Serious their is a Brother 

Horton whose Child is Sick with fits 

friend Mark is getting Better of his fever 

their has been a good Breese Blowing 

all day and we have Come along first

 

" 11 rate Friday July 11th the morning is Cool and 

a nice breese blowing from the North west but 

the Sky is Some what Clouded But it has 

the appearance of a good day Brother Ortons 

child is dead it died with inflamation 

of the Chest it's name is Alma Thomas 

Orton aged 1year and 2 months Son of John 

and Mary Ann Orton it died at 11.o. 

clock p.m. July 10th 1851 we roled out

 

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1851

July 11 at 8.o.clock and went about 1/2 mile and 

we Came to a Swamp wich was lik a marsh 

and we was an hour getting through it we went 

a little Farther and Come to another wich was 

worse than the one preveious but we got 

through them Safe about 12.o.clock we 

have made 10 miles to day and Camped where 

their is no wood but plenty of warter the 

road to day has been since (we Crosed the Swampy 

or Some Called them the horn) Very hilly but 

good rolling we Camped at 5.o.Clock in the Ev 

ening about 9.o.clock the horn was Blown 

and we all assembled to See wat was going 

on and Captn Cardon arose and Said he wished 

to make a few remarks and the first thing 

he wished to bring to (the)Brethren’s mind was 

this that when we Come to place like we 

did to day he wanted every man when he 

had got out of danger to take his Cattle form 

his waggon and go and help the others and not 

lay down under the waggon or anchor his hind 

quarters in the waggon and get So lazey 

that they wished themselves Some where else 

and not let 6 waggons detain this Company

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1851

July 11 an hour and three quartes as was the Case 

the day well he Said brethren the nex item 

of buisness I wish to Call your attention 

to and that is a Seperation which is about 

to take place and that is this, Captn Easton 

and his ten has declared they would leave 

this Company because we did not travel 

fast enough for them they have Some horse 

and ox teams that walk faster than ours 

and a nother excuse they had for leaving 

was they had not provisions enough to last 

them and that they Could travel from 25 to 26 

miles a day they have done it and they Say 

they Can do it a gain Captn Cordon then 

gave him and his ten his mind on the Sub 

ject and that was this he did not want them 

to go and leave us but as long as they had 

taken a vote to leave amongst themselves 

he Said go Brethren and let the responsisbility 

rest on your on Shoulders for Said he I want

no man nor Set of men that Cannot be un 

-ited with us to Stay with us for we want 

no growlers here and every man that is not 

Satisfied with our mode of travel we

 

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1851

July 11 we want him to go with Captn Easton 

in the morning he Said I have been wat 

ching the Spirit of the Company for this 

Some time and I new it would Come to a 

Sepparation for the Spirit manifested it 

Self and not being united with this Company 

and Said he i want that man that Said 

he would go if he Could get any one to follow 

him and not Stop to Cook and wash he 

wanted to Shove ahead well now their is a 

Chance for him to go allso and i want he 

Should go for such big headed men as him 

we do not want with us for Said he every 

man nows that is was right to Stop on that 

day for our wives done up their little dornes 

Sick’s and our waggons got sweetend and our 

Cattle got rested and we have gains more by 

it than we Should had we kept on our corse 

the Brethren Said we have done well by stoping 

on that day the Captn Said that Captn Easton 

had Shown a Spirit of none Confidence to 

him not only once but twice and a third 

time and Captn Easton Said that that Captn

Cardon had a wrong impishion with regard to

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1851

July 11 his Confidence he Said he had the best of fellings 

for this Company and Said he allways had for 

any of the Latter day Saints and he was very (well)

Satisfide with Captn Cardon and he Could Say 

that he had the most Confidence in Captn 

Cordon and allwas had Since he got acquainted 

with him Brother Cardon Said he would Stick 

by that (that) would Stick to him and he wanted 

every man to Stay with him untill all the 

tens Say it is wisdom to Sperate Said he i go 

in for unioin all the time and if we are united 

We Shall role into the Valey in Safety 

the meeting was then dismised by prayer

12 Saturday July 12th the morning is Cool and 

pleasant our Sick are getting better the wind 

blows Cool from the South and it has the 

appearance of a good day for taveling we rolled out 

at 8.o.clock and we have had a Splended day 

for traveling and have Come 15 miles our 

road to day has been Very hilly but they were 

first rate good hard roads Captn Easton and 

Company and George W Johnson MD roled out and 

left us this morning and when we Camped 

they were out of Sight[words crossed out]

 

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July 12 to day their is no wood but plenty of good

 

" 13 water Sunday July 13th the morning is 

Cool and plesant but Some what Cloudy 

the wind blows from the South East the 

Brethren are engaged this morning in make 

ing an axeltree and reparing another and air 

ing their waggons and it Seems to be a day 

of work insted of rest but at 3.o.clock 

the Horn was blown and we assembled toget 

-her and our Capt(n) preached to us and his 

text was, this Camp expects every, man woo 

man and Child to attend to their dutys 

and exhorted the Brethren to watchfullness 

and prayer and Spoke with respect so the 

Brethren going to Sleep on their post 

he Said that Several had Been found asleep 

while they were on guard and he Spoke 

at Some great length on differant Subject

 

14 and the (meeting) was then dismissed Monday July 14th 

the weather is Still Cool and pleasant and 

first rate weather for traveling we Started 

at 7.o.clock and got the length of 4 miles 

and we Come to a large Creek and we had no 

Lumber to Bridge it So we went to Cutting

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July 14 weeds and grass and in 2 hours we had a good 

Crossing made we got all over by dinner time 

and Come 2 miles farther and had another 

to Cross and we got over that in the Same 

way we went about 1 1/2 miles and had 

another to Cross we got over it tolerable 

easey and then roled on a bout as far again 

and we had another to Cross nearly as bad 

as the first we made a crossing as Before 

and we got over it about 1/2 past 6.o.clock 

and Camped a quarter of mile from it 

their is no wood but we use as a substi

15 tute Cow Chips tuesday July 15th the mor 

ning is warm and Clowdy and the musquitos 

are as thick as hops we roled out at half 

past 7.o.clock and found verry good roads 

the wind commenced to blow just as we star 

-rted from the Camped and it blew all day 

and the weather has been verry favorable for 

Rolling (we come20 miles to day) we Crosed to day 3 Streams or rather 

headed them as well as we Could but we 

had no difficulty in Crossing them we 

Camped to day on the road Side no wood 

but plenty of Slough warter the Camp

 

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July 15 is generally healthy and Seem to be uni 

ted and is determined to press foward to

16 the end of our journey Wednesday July 16th 

the morning is verry Cool and we Can 

hare our over Coats verry well at 8. o.clock 

we rolled out and Come 10 miles and Camp 

ed found plenty of wood and Splendid 

warter it is as Cooll as ice warter we stop 

ed to day at 2.o.clock for to cook and 

wash and rest our teams we have Seen 

Some game but none was killed allthou 

-gh the Brethren fired Some 12 Shots at an 

antelope The day was verry warm and our 

Cattle loled verry much we crossed a Stream 

just Before we Camped and the Brethren 

Called it the head warters of the running 

warter at a bout 10.o.clock in the Evening 

it Commenced to rain verry hard and it 

has done a great deal of good to the roads 

for they were Sandy and verry dusty Thurs

" 17 day morning (July 17,1851) Clear and pleasant we Started 

out .8.o.clock and found good roads untill the 

afternoon and they were dusty we Come 15 miles

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July 17 and we them Crosed a river Some Calls it the 

horn and Some the willow river and Some 

part of the Loupfork but we have Crossed 

it without any accident and Camped about 

two hundred yards from the Bank and their 

is plenty of Timber and the river has very 

good warter in it their is a good Bridge on 

it and all the Company's that have Crossed 

appears to have got over Safe their was Som 

writing on the tree at its Bank that Said it

 

36 o18 was the Horn, Friday July 18th Clear and 

pleasant and a good Cool Breese blowing we 

are all well and enjoying good health we 

roled out 1/2 past 8.o.clock and we traveled 

1/2 of the day through Sand which was very 

hevy rolling and in the after part of the 

day was tolerable good roads we have 

Come to day 15 - miles and had a Creek 

to Cross just before we Camped we all 

got along without any accident Saturday

19 July19th we Started out at a quarter past 7.o.clo 

-ck and the roads [word crossed out] were very Sandy and and 

we traveled over Sand hils all day we 

have Come to day 18 miles and Camped at

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1851 July 19 half past 5.0.clock in the evening we dug 

Several wells of wrter and it was very 

good we found plenty of warter for the 

Cattle but nothing to burn but Cow 

Chips Wm Mark was worse of the fever 

all day and at Night he Seemed to grow 

Still worse the weather to night is very cool

" 20 Sundy July 20th we was aroused up by the 

guard at 2.0.clock and he told us that Ran 

Som L Mark was diad we went to his wag 

-gon and washed and laid him out ready for the 

grave 6.0. clock the wind is very high and 

is very Coold it Blows the leaves of my Book 

So that i can hardley write Wm Marks age is 47 

years, Sunday July 20th we roled out at 1/2 past 

8.0.clock and traveled through Sand nearley all 

day and at 4.0.clock we Struck the loup 

fork or one of its Branches we Crosed it 

and Camped (word crossed out) near its bank it is a nice 

Streem and very easy to ford we have Come 

12 miles to day the weather has been quite fav 

orable for rolling though the roads has been 

very heavy we have Come along very well no 

accident occured while we were Crossing the

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July 20 river a Brother under took to ride his new 

ox over and when his waggon Struck the 

opposite Side he forsed his oxen up the 

bank and the one he was (on) gave a jump and 

he fell on the tong roled off of that under 

his waggon with his legs across the track 

when [crossed out word] he Started to fall their was a 

great Leaugh But wehen the Brethren Saw 

his Situation all was Silent expecting 

to See his legs Crushed but he drawed 

him Self up in a heap and the Waggon 

neaver touched him and then the laugh

 

21 Commenced again monday July 21st we rolled out 

and traveled over Sand hills all day and it was the 

heavest pull we have had for Some of the Sand 

hills were allmost perpendicular and got through 

the Sand at 1/2 past 5.o.clock and Camped on the g-d 

Bottoms (we have Come 16 miles) no accident has as yet nor 

no Indian depredation their is no wood nor

 

22 much warter Tuesday July 22nd we yoked up at 

4.o.clock and roled out we traveled over a Sple 

-nded Country but very hilly we Stoped our 

teams to feed at 1/2 past 9.o.clock, our road 

has been first rat it is a good hard Subs-

 

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July 22 tance allmost resembels Clay we Started on 

our way again at 2.o.clock and rolled on over 

hills and hollers and their was a Cloud Come up 

at the time and rained all the time we tra 

-veled, we are Camped to night on the bank 

of the main Stream of the loup fork we 

have Come to day 12 miles, plenty of wood and 

Splended warter [crossed out word] their was two waggons broke 

down to day Comming down the Steep pitc

23 hes Wednesday July 23 the Camp were all ful 

of buisness until 10.o.clock then the horn 

was blown and all assembled to See what 

was the matter Captn Cordon Come fowa 

-rd and Spoke with relation to Crossing the 

river and Said he want every team yoked up 

and to Start at 12.o.clock each ten doub 

-led team and half of the fifty rolled over 

at a time we all Crossed it in one hour 

and thirty five minutes we Come up wi 

-th Eastons Company and they have lost 9 hor 

ses they applied to us for horses to go and 

hunt for theirs but our Captn told th 

-em that they Could not have them, just 

as we Started to Cross the Stream Easton's

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July 23 Company Croweded in with ours wich was 

not a very good trick and when they got 

in the middle of the river one wggon stop 

-ed and Commenced to Settle we went to his 

assistance and pulled him out if they 

had a listened to the Council of Brother 

Cordon they would now have had their 

horses and not have been a burthen to 

their Company but men that will go 

Contray to Council and think they are So 

strong and Can go So very fast on their own 

responsbility must take the lash at 

all times. we have Come to day with 

Crossing the river 8 miles and Comped where 

their is no wood but plenty of warter and good 

feed Easton’s Company Come up after we had 

Carrelled and Camped a quarter of a mile

24 a head of us. Thursday July 26th 4.0. clock 

Easton’s Company is out of Sight 8.0.clock 

we hitched up and rolled out we found Splen 

ded roads though it was over hills the fore part 

of the day was verry favorable for traveling and 

we Come 8 miles and Stoped for dinner then we 

Started again at 1/2 past 12.0.clock and it was

 

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July 24 very hot and Sultry our Cattle was very much 

fruted and the road got Bad and about 4.o.clock 

their was two waggons turned over, one of them 

turned over twice with a wooman and two chil 

dren in it but all escaped frome the wreck of the 

waggon unharmed we Came to a prong of the 

loupfork river and laid By all night we have Come

 

25 18 miles to day Friday July 25th we Crossed over 

the river at 9.o.clock and rolled out 2 1/2 miles 

from it and Camped to repair waggons, the Camp

 

26 is generaly healthy. Saturday July 26 we Started 

out at 8.o.clock and found good roads but plen 

-ty of Creeks and Sloughs, to Cross we have Come to 

day 15 miles and Camped on the road no wood but 

plenty of warter we have overtaken a Company 

of ten Belonging to Shirtliffs fifty of Allreds 

Camp they have lost 26 yoke of oxen and their 

Company left them to look out for their Selves

27 Sunday July 27th we yoked up and Started at 

half past 7.o.clock and it has been very hot 

we found Some part of the road prety good and 

the rest was Slough's and mud holes and a Creek, 

we Crossed the Creek at 1/2 past 2. and camped, 

on its Bank at 3.o.clock one waggon got

 

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July 27 Some damage done to day to it the rest of 

the Company got a long well our Company 

found one ox that was a little lame and two 

Cows as wild as Bucks they have been left 

by the first Company's their is plenty of warter

28 and feed but no wood near (we have Come 12 miles to day) monday July 28th 

we Started a gain at 1/2 past 7.o.clock the roads 

wher we Come were verry good (at 10.o.clock 

we Come across the grave and was very Sorry to 

hear that it was a Sister killed by a Stam 

pede her name is Ellen Kingsly killed by 

being run over the Back She belnged to the Garden 

Grove Company it is reported that they killed 

a bufflow and the Cattle Smelt the blood 

and just after they yoked up & Started the 

Stamped Commenced, the morning was Cool 

and we traveled along well in the after part 

of the day the roads was very bad and it 

was with difficulty that we got along 

for Some places was very hilly and So Sideling 

that our waggons (were near tipping over but we) got along Safe their was 

Some of the Camp went to kill bufflow 

and they Staid untill late in the day and 

Some Come to Camp and left two of the

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1851 

July 28 Brethren back they kept on after the buff 

low and got lost and two Brethren went 

out with gun's and a horn to Shoot and 

blow So that the lost ones might here the 

Sound and no where to Come, they were found 

about midnight and they have lost a 

horse where we Camped To night is plenty 

of feed but no warter We have Come to day

 

29 20 miles Tuesday July 29th we turned out our 

Cattle at 4.0.clock to feed but they wanted 

warter So bad they would not feed and we 

drove them into the Carrell and yoked up 

and Started for feed and warter and we drove 

untill near 11.0.clock and found a good 

Camp ground plenty of wood and warter but 

the feed was a little Short and when we 

rolled in to Camp Morris felps Campany 

rolled out Allreds are Camped about a quarter 

of a mile from us and they have lost 56 

head of Cattle the garden grove Company is 

Camped 6 miles a head of us the have lost 70 

head of Cattle all by Stampedes, we had 

a waggon broke to day just after we Started 

and it is repaired and ready for running again

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July 29 when we Started this morning we thought it was 

only 5 miles to warter but it turned out to be

30 10 miles and very rough roads Wedesday July 30 

we Staid in Camp all day for the purpose 

of Cooking and washing and getting our waggon

31 in good runing order Thursday July 31st we 

yoked up at 4.o.clock and Came 8 miles 

and Camped to let our Cattle feed and star 

ted again at 5.o.clock in the evening 

and drove until near 9.o.clock over a very 

rough road we come 6 miles and Camped 

one waggon broke down in the night and 

did not get into Camp, just as we all got 

into Camp it Commenced to rain tremendous 

the thunder and lightning was very Severe 

where we are Camped to night their is no feed

Aug 1 but plenty of warter Friday August 1st we Started at 

half past eight .o.clock this morning and 

the roads were rough untill the afternoon and 

they then got better we drove untill 5.o.clock 

and Camped near the Slough and just as, 

we got Carrelled it Commenced to rain and 

rained very hard and had no accident today 

all got a long well we pased through two

 

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Aug 1 very large droves of Buffalow and have 

Seen as many as 4. and 8 thousand in a 

herde we have Come to day 15 miles Saturday

 

2 August 2nd we started to day at half past 

Eight O clock and the road has Been first 

rate we Come upon a herd of Buffalow 

about 10.0.clock and they Continued in 

Sight as far as the eye Could see until 

2.0.clock their was over 15 thousand of 

them at 1/2 past 3.0.clock we Struck 

the old road but at what point it is 

not known we are Camped to night on 

the plat Bottom very good feed warter 

and timber we have Come to day 20 

miles it has been cool all day and 

at times a mist of rain would blow 

over us it is now Cold enough for a large

3 fire and a Big over Coat Sunday [word crossed out] (August) 3rd 

we laid by all day for to let out Cattle rest 

and to air our waggons, we had preaching in 

The aftenoon by Brother Cordon monday

 

4 [crossed out word] 4th of August we Started on our jour 

ney at 8.0.clock and at noon we Come 

to the low Sandy Bluffs where (the) Rode and

 

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1851

Aug 4 and river runs to gether we found our Selves 

Then and at 1/2 past 3.o.clock we Struck Skunk 

Creek and Camped near the road by the bluff 

about 1/2 mile from the Creek. (on Sunday night 

we had a meeting to Steele Some hard feelings 

that had arrisen in the Brest of Some of 

the Company belonging to the first ten 

with relation to the Captn of that ten 

Showing partiality and the way it was 

Settled they removed him from the office 

and elected Brother James Lowe one of 

the Same ten to be their Captn) we fout 

verry good rolling to day and the day was Cool 

and plesent we Come 20 miles for the first

5 on the old road Tuesday August 5th we 

Started this morning at 8.o.clock and Crossd 

Skunk Creek it a little before 9.o.clock 

and we traveled from Skunk Creek to the 

last timber on the north Side of the Platt 

we have made 27 miles today we found 

very good feed for our Cattle and lots of 

water the day was very fine and we 

roled a long first rate untill after 

noon and one of the waggons brok an

 

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1851 

Aug 5 axel tree by driving down a Short pitch 

but it is repaired and they are in Camp 

but it was Sun down before they got 

in our Camp is generaly healthy Wednesday

6 August 6th we roled out 8.0.clock and went 

2 miles and Come to a deep wide Creek 

and we Commenced to Cross it and one 

ten got over Safe the next Commenced 

and a few waggons of that got a Cross 

and then one broke down Smased a while 

all up brok every spoke in it the rest 

of the fifty made a new crossing and 

got over Safe and roled a mile farther 

and Camped opposite the Cluster of 

Ilands with Some Small willow 

brush on it Spoken of in Clatons 

guide, 4.0.clock the waggon that was 

Smashed is got the wheell filled and in

 

7 Camp Thursday August 7th we yoked up at 7.0. 

Clock and was a bout to Start when the 

word Come in to Camp that a buffalow was 

killed about a mile of and we took Some 

Cattle and went and hauled it near the 

Camp and dryed it and all had a part

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1851

Aug 7 of it not even the feet nor hide was left 

by this time it got to be 8.o.clock 

and we roled out and had not gone 

far before two waggons was discovered 

to be on fire in the inside it was 

occasioned by the brethren putting wood 

in the waggon, tht they had used to Cook 

their breakfast and had thrown water on 

it thinking it was out they put in 

Their waggons, and the air passing through 

Started the old Coals to going and the 

inside of the waggons [illegible] all in flam 

-es. but it was got out with out any 

Serious accident, Some of the brethren 

got their hands burnt but not very 

Severe we roled on then untill near 

11.o.clock. brother Allen F Stout’s eldest 

boy was Seatting in the waggon driving 

and did not observe a bad place in the 

road time enough to get the waggon 

arround it and the waggon pitched into 

the hole and the Boy was thrown out 

and he fell under the fore wheele and it 

passed over his head and the hinde one

 

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1851

Aug 7 run over his arm leg and Side he was 

brused up very much Borther Cordon 

rode up imeaditly and we done what 

we Could for him in the way of ba 

-thing him and Captn Cordon Called on 

us to join with him in adminstering 

to him and we laid hands on him and 

his pain was removed So much that he 

went to Sleep and in 3 hours was eating 

their was nothing broke about his body 

we are now in Camp and he is eating 

his Supper and in a fair way for reco 

-very we traveled 22 miles to day and got into 

Camp at 7.o.clock (on bluff Creek) not further accident

8 occured Friday Aug 8th we Started this morning 

at 8.o.clock and we had a very good day 

for roling we Crossed Several Creeks and 

Come a long without any accident and 

Camp at 5.o.clock on the upper Side of 

Rattlesnake Creek we have made to day

9 20 miles Saturday Aug 9th we Started at 

8.o.clock and traveled untill we Come to the 

east foot of Sandy Blufs where teams 

have to double on the west of woolf Creek

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1851

Aug 9 and Comming over that one tongue of 

a waggon was broke no [crossed out word] other 

accident occured and we Camped about 

a quarter of a mile beyond the west 

foot we have made to day 18 miles

10 Sunday Aug 10th we roled out at 9.o. 

clock and traveled 11 miles and Camped 

on the Bank of the platte river opposite 

Ash holler for the purpose of getting 

axel tree timber to Carry with us So that 

we Can be ready for a break down in 

Case one Should occure monday Augst

11 11th we roled out at 8.o.clock and we 

had a very good day for rolling their was 

a Box broke in one of the Bretheren’s whee 

-le and it detained the Company about 

half an hour no further accident occu 

-red we have made 15 miles to day and Camped 

on the Bank of the river Before we Started 

this morning we had for to pack the 

Propperty belonging to mrs Mark  (wife 

of Ranson L Mark who died July 20th) 

(across the river) as She intended to go back to the States 

with a government train that was

 

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Aug 11 Camped at the mouth of [crossed out word](Ash) Holler 

they were on thier way to fort Leventh

-worth. frome Larimie 8 days . Tuesday

 

12 August 12th we Started this morning 

at 8.o.clock and the morning was 

very Cold and Continued So the greater 

part of the morning and was Cool en 

-ough for one Coat on until 12.o.clock 

then the Sun Come out very hot and 

it was So until near 3 and then 

it got Cooler, and we are now Camped 

at the east foot of Cobble hills and their 

is not much feed for the Cattle it is 

now 5.o.clock and Cold enough for 

an over Coat and a big fire and has the 

appearance of (being) a very Cold night we have 

Come 19 miles to day Wednessday August

13 13th we was detained in Camp this morning 

on the account of Sickness about one 

hour and we roled out at 9.o.clock 

and 1-ten Stoped until near 11.o.clock 

for the purpose of wateing on the Sister 

that was Sick the other tens Crossed 

Cobble hills and Camped about 1/2 mile

 

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1851 

Aug 13 west of the ainchent Bluffs or runi__ 

for to wait until the other ten Come 

up with us about a quarter past 1 

They roled in Sight and we yoked up 

and Started on our journey when [word crossed out] 

the ten up with us they told 

us that (the) Sister was better and had 

a fine Daughter we traveled 10 miles 

further and Camped on the Bank of 

the platte we have made 14 miles 

to day at 9.0. clock the horn was 

blown for a meeting and we all assem 

bled to See and here what was going 

on Brother Cordon arose and Said the 

object I have in Calling this meeting 

is to answer of few questions that 

had been asked him repetedly If he 

was not agoing to make two Compa 

-nys of the one when we got to Lari 

-mie and Some would ask in another 

way are you agoing to Select the 

Best and Strongest teams and Send them 

a head in answere to theese questions 

he Said that this Company would

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Aug 13 all enter the valey of the great 

Salt Lake to gether unless wisdom 

dictated other ways and the nex item 

of buisness was this their are hundred 

and thousand’s of Indians betwen here 

and Learimie they are assembling 

their for to Council with the offi 

-cers of the united States with regard 

to Selling a right of way to the 

Government for the accomodation and 

good of the Emigrant and he told 

the Brethren that he wanted to See 

every thing that Could be yoked to 

be yoked up and in the teams while 

we are passing through them and not 

to take any notice of them nor 

more than if they were not their and 

for every man to Stay by his team 

and keep joging along then they will 

See all our Cattle in the teams and every 

man and team diligently engaged and 

will give them no Chance to Steal 

and it will let them no that we 

are diligent enough to take Care of them

 

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Aug 13 Brother Cordon Spoke at Some length 

on the foregoing items and the meet 

-ing was dismised at 10.o.clock by 

prayer. at about 2.o.clock their was 

a Storm Come up and the thunder 

and lightning was terifying the wind 

Blew allmost a hurican the thunder 

Bolts appeared to Strike very Close by 

and Some of the Brethren Said they 

Smelt a very Sulphery Smell Thursday

14 August 14th we Started this morning 

at a quarter past 8.o.clock and we 

have had a Splended day for traveling 

we have Come 20 miles to day and Cam 

-ped about 3. miles below Chimney 

Rock it is now 1/2 past 7.o.clock and 

their is a very heavy Cloud Comming 

up from the Southe and has the app 

earance of very heave Storm Friday

15 August 15th the Storm that we expected went 

round and did not touch us we roled out 

this morning at half past 8 the morning 

was not as Cool as has been but Some 

what Cloudy we traveled about 18

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1851 

Aug 15 miles and Camped below Slots Bluffs 

we had a good day for traveling all tho 

-ugh Some part of the day was quite warm 

we all got along with out any accident 

Brother Allen Stout Left an ox this 

morning belonging to the perpetuial 

fund he gave out Some 3 weeks ago 

and made out to drive him thus far 

and would have drove him to the Valey 

but he would not leave the Correll 

ground this morning he run round 

and round again and then laid down 

and Brother Stout left him Saturday

16 August 16th we Started this morning at a 

Quarter past 8.0.clock the road was 

very good and we have got along with 

out any accident & and Camped on the 

river Bank about 12 miles above Slots Blu 

ffs we have made today 16 miles a great 

many of our Cattle’s neck are Sore and 

one Brothers Cattles neck’s are So Sore 

that they Can hardley Starte his wagg 

-on when they Stop Some of the Brethren 

has tried white lead mixed with Lins

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1851 

Aug 16 eed oil and spts of turpentine and that 

has Cured a great many of them Some tries 

washing their neck’s every night after 

they are turned out of the yoke but 

that appears to make them worse we 

have now tried another plan and 

that is take a Bar of lead and beat it 

out wide enough to Cover the yoke wer 

the neck rubs and that Seems to 

heal them up directly Some have 

tried it when the Cattle;s neck's have 

been Blood (illegible) and they have worked 

them all the time and their necks

17 are well, Sunday August 17th we Stoped 

here all day to rest our Cattle and to Cook 

and wash and in the afternoon we had Some 

preaching from Captn Cordon and we all 

felt very much edified Some of the Brethren 

Spoke at Some length and we had a good 

time to gether , Since we have been and 

the road we have had 3 emigrants add 

-ed to our list and their names are as 

folows Maria Baddaley Born July 29th 

Mary Elizabeth Steel Born Augt . 10th

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Aug 17 Zilah Jane Player Born Augst 13th 

they all belong to the Second ten Monday

18 Augst 18th  we started this morning at 

½ past 8.0.clock and we traveled very 

Slow on the account of sickness and 

at 11.0.clock we Stoped to rest the Sick 

about a quarter of an hour, the person 

that is So dangerously ill is the wife 

of Brother Jno Booth [Catherine Hunt Booth]She is very low 

with the Consunption we Started on 

and roled until ½ past one .0.clock 

and then Stoped for dinner and (crossed out) 

Captn Cordon was allmost a minde 

to Carrell the Company So that She 

might rest easey and then again he 

thought that She might lay So all day 

and perhaps two days and then he told 

us to role on again we traveled 

along Slowly until 4.0. clock and then 

the train Stoped about 10 minuets 

and She died we Carrelled imeaditly 

along Side of the road plenty of wood 

and about a mile frome the river their 

is allso a Brother Sick with Some thing

 

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1851 

Aug 18 like the dumb Ague and fever he has 

allso a Severe Bowel Complaint their 

was a Brother runing down with the Blood 

flux and he was adminstered to yesterday 

and to day is a great deal better their 

are allso a great many Sore mouth's 

and lips a mongst us but dose not 

appear to be dangerous we have made 

eleven miles to day and are Campaed 

opposite the Bluf which Clayton's guide 

Speaks about assending to See Larimie 

peak frome (Brother Booths wife’s name 

is Cathrine Booth aged 32 years) Tuesday Aug

 

19 19th we Started this morning at 7.0.clock 

and the morning was quite warm 

and towards the middle of the day it 

got to be quite hot and we then had 

very heavy rolling we Come to raw hide 

Creek at 2.0. clock and we then had a 

tolerable good road until 6.0.clock 

and we then Camped about 8.miles 

frome the fort we have mad 18 miles 

to day we are about ½ a mile frome 

a Soux vilage (and) as Soon as we Camped

 

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1851 

Aug 19 Crowds of them flocked to See us and 

to get Some thing to eate (two words crossed out) 

their was 3 amongst them that appe 

-ared to be the head men of the Camp 

we fed them and they appeared to be Sat 

-isfied they asked for our Cheif as Soon 

as they Come in Camp and we introdued 

Brother Cordon to them and they pased 

around the pipe of peace and all Seamed 

to enjoy thenselves very much Wednes

20 day Aug 20th at 2.0.clock this morning 

we were aroused frome our waggons by a 

Stampede we all run around them 

and got then in the Correll very easy 

they all Seemed to get quiet drictley. and 

Some of us went to bed again and Before 

3.0.clock they ran again but did not 

Seeme to be as much fritend as they did 

at first the Brethren got them in the 

Corrille again and they then ware quiet 

no one Could tell what Started them 

Some Said it was a wolf, and Some a 

dog and others Said they got the Sent 

of the Indian's So it appears that they

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1851 Aug 20 all knowed, and (still) no body knowed from 

the remarks that were made, we yoked up 

and roled out at 7.o.clock and Crossed 

the river at Larimie at 11.o.clock we 

then went to the fort to get Supplies and 

they charged us any price they had a minde 

they Charged us $4 for golden Syrup 

molasses and 40. cts per lb for Sugar and 

15.18 and $20.00 per hundred for flour and 

Some of the Brethren had to go way with 

out any for they were not able to pay Such 

a price and the Store keeper extortioned on every 

thing that the Brethen wanted we Started 

frome their at 1.o.clock and Came about 

5 miles and Camped along Side of the river 

not much feed But plenty of muddy war 

-ter we have made 13 miles to day and Camped 

at 3.o.clock Brother Baddaley the one that was 

So Sick when Sister Booth died in worse 

and Seems to get weaker the rest of the 

Company are generaly healthy Thurs Augst

 

21 21st we Started this morning at half past 8 

o.clock and we traveled the fore part of 

the day Over Sand hils first and then

 

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Aug 21 a tolerable good road untill we Struck 

the rock that Clayton Speak's about being 

So dangerous to waggons on the account 

of a Short turn in the road we then 

have had a good road all day all though 

it was hilly we have Come 16 miles 

to day and Camped where their is (not much feed) but plenty 

of wood and a Creek that Seemes to be Sup 

plied by a Spring for it is very good 

warter and [crossed out words] all most as Cold 

as ice warter we all have got along 

to day without any accident Friday Aug

22 22nd we Started this morning at 8.o.clock [illegible] 

road to day has been good but very dusty 

the only thing that occured to day while 

traveling was two fires, Come of but 

they did not detain the Company we all 

Camped about the Same time we have 

Come 18 miles to day and Camped at ½  

past 3.o.clock near a Creek plenty 

of wood warter and Splendid feed 

as Soon as we Campled every man was 

in buisness Some reparing wheles and 

Some getting the tires ready to Sett and

 

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1851 

Aug 22 Some went to Cutting wood for to 

make Charcoal and our Blacksmith 

are getting their forge up ready for work 

and every Body that is not on duty as 

herdesmen are engaged at Some thing and 

all Seemes to be life and animation and 

the Brethren while they were Swinging 

their axes and falling the treese would 

yell out with delight and make the 

words ring again, and if any person 

had seen them that were not acquainted 

with them nor their Circumstances 

would naturaly Suppose that they 

followed it for a living for it Come 

as natural to them as putting their 

vituals in their mouth and our Captn 

is as full of work as any of us and any 

Body to look at him and then at us 

would think that we were all Captns 

for he looks So much like the rest of 

us for go around the Camp when any 

thing is going on like worke and you 

would See him in his Shirt Sleves 

and Black hands and dirty face and

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1851

Aug 22 into it up to his eyes as the Saying 

is and it nearly turns out to be the fact

 

23 Saturday August 23rd we (Stoped)[word crossed out] this morn 

ing (to cut and Sett tires)[words crossed out] and our Captain appoi(nted) 

a Committe of 3 to examine the Company 

and they examined every waggon and those 

that wantend tire Cut and welded 

they Sent them to the Black Smith's 

and those that wanted hooping and tire Sett 

they told them to go at it and get it done 

fore we wanted to Start and Soon as possible 

and in less than an hour every man was at 

work that Could work and our Brether’s 

the Blacksmith's worked very hard all day 

and kept at it until 9.o.clock at night 

and they Could not finish all of them 

So they Stoped work until Sunday 

morning and all the Brethren worked 

hard (all day). Brother's Lowe and Willson our whee 

-le rights were buisley engaged all day and 

they have a wheele to finish yet Sunday

24 morning Aug 24th our Brethrn are at work 

again and the anvil is ringing with the 

ten pound ten and Some of the Brethren

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1851

Aug 24 are getting out axel tres and Some Setting tires 

and the wheele rights are at work at the 

wheele and it Seems to be a day of work 

instead of rest 6.o.clock at evening our 

Brethren are Still at work and one of 

them is Burning a tar hill it will 

take them until dark to get ready for

25 roleing Monday Augst 25th we Started 

this morning at half past 7.o.clock and 

traveled over a very good road we Struck 

the platt at noon and then roled on 

until 5.o clock and Carrelled where 

their was no grass plenty of timber and 

Warter (we have made 27 miles today) after we Started this morning 

two of the Brethren went Back for 

to hunt for a lost Cow that Belonged 

to our Company and they found her at 

½ past 10.o.clock and Before they got 

into Camp it was 12.o.clock at ni 

ght thy got along Safe But Was very

26 tired. Tuesday Augst 28th we Started this 

morning at 8.o.clock and we have tra 

veled over hills and hollers all day and 

Some of the road was very rough and one

 

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1851

Aug 26 of the Brethren got a Tonge Broke the 

rest got along with out any accident 

we have Come 20 miles to day and Cam 

ped where their is not much feed and the 

warter is a good half mile off and their is 

not much timber near but plenty by 

going a quarter of mile Wednessday Augst

27 27th we Started this morning at 5.o.clock ‘

and traveled 8 miles and Camped about 

three hour's to let our Cattle feed and get 

warter we rolled from their at half 

past 12.o.clock and rolled 8 miles more 

and Camped on the Bank of Fourche 

Boise river the grass is Short But very good 

we all got along to day very well their was 

a Cow and an ox gave out the Cow had been 

worked down and the ox was so lame 

that he Could not go any farther 

Brother Baddaly is about the Same 

the rest of the Camp is generaly healthy 

we have made 16 miles to day Thurs day

28 Augst 28th we Started this morning at half 

past 8.o.clock and we traveled without 

any accident until one o clock and

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1851

Aug 28 [crossed out word] at Deer Creek we passed Allreds 

Company they[crossed out letter] were reparing waggon's 

just after we passed them their was an 

axel tree discovered to be Broke in the 

first ten. Captn Cordon thought it best 

for the ten to Stop and form a Carrel 

and make an axeltree and the rest of 

the Company rolled on with the deter 

mination of Camping as Soon as they 

Come to feed and warter and wait until 

the ten got up and all would then rolle 

to ge ther (we Camped about half an hour after we made 12 miles) they got their waggon repaired agai 

not dark and they rolled up to the Carrell

29 at 7.o-clock (Friday morning Aug 29th) and the Brethren were not 

ready to Start on the account of Some of 

the herdsman Comming (in) to Camp for Brea 

kfast and leaving part of the Cattle on 

the opposite Side of the river inSted of Sta 

ying with them untill the horn Blew for 

the herde to Come in and by that means 

the Company was belated one hour Captn 

Cordon orderd the first ten to rolle on and 

the rest would follow as Soon as the 

Cattle were dove into the Carrelle we [crossed out word]

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1851

Aug 29 we was all rolling at half past 9. o 

Clock and Come along with out any 

accident and traveled 16 miles and Cam 

-ped about half mile frome the deep gu 

-lph Spoken of in Clayton's guide it has 

been very dusty all day and Some times we 

Could hardly See our teams as Soon as 

we got Carrelled Some of the Brethren [crossed out word] 

-went to Seating tires and they got them 

done and ready for roling by half past 8. o. 

clock . and at 9. o.clock it got to be quite 

Cold and is allmost a freezing Cold evening

30 Saturday August 30th the day Broke Clear and 

Cold and when we got up in Camp we 

found ice in our Buckets and pans and 

it was an eighth of an inch thick we 

rolled out at 8. o - clock and traveled 

until dinner time and turned our 

Cattle out to Bait below the upper ferry 

we Started again at 2. o. clock and Cross 

-ed the river and Come about 4 miles and 

Camped about ½ mile from the river 

we have Come 12 miles to day 

just after we Camped three men Come

 

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1851

Aug 30 in frome the mountains and told 

us that Captn Easton and Company 

was robed of their Horses and provision 

and they were in a destitute Condition

31 Sunday August 31st we Startedd this 

morning at half past 9. o.clock and 

Come 8 miles and warted our Cattle and 

then drove about 7 miles farther and 

Camped about 3 miles Below Rock 

Avenue and we have Come 15 miles to 

day at 8. o.clock. the horn was Blown 

and we all assembled to Settle Some 

hard feelings that had arrisin the Breat 

Brother Goaldsbrough and his ten with 

regard to doing duty and Several of them 

Spoke with regard to it and it was finely 

Settled by brother Cordon giving us all 

a good . lecture with regard to attending 

to our duty as respects herding and guard 

-ing Several important Items of Buisness 

were brought up and disposed of and we 

dismissed by prayer all determined 

to Stay to gether (for) as we Started to 

gather we would enter the Valey to

 

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1851

Aug 31 gather and a Spirit of union Seemes to 

to be with all the Camp our Sick is 

Better and our Company is generaly healthy

Sept 1 Monday September 1st we Started this mor 

ning at 5. o.clock and drove untill eleven 

and Camped at the willow Springs to 

let our Cattle feed and get warter and 

Started again at 2. o.clock and traveled 

Until ½ past 5. o.clock and Camped on 

the Side of the Creek that is 300 yds frome 

the road their was a Cow gave out to 

day and was left .behinde, the Company 

all got along Safe we have made 18 miles

2 to day Tuesday Sept 2nd we Started on our 

journey this morning at half past [illegible].o. 

Clock and (traveled) untill we Come to the Salarac

tus lake and Stoped until we Could 

get Some to Carry with us but their 

was none worth getting So we drove 

on about a mile and a half farther 

and Come to Some (that was) first rate on the 

South Side of the road and laid in our 

Saleractus their and drove on untill 

4. o.clock and Camped along Side of

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1851

Sept 2 Independence Rock near the Bank of 

the Sweet warter river [Sweet Water River] we have traveled

 

3 15 miles to day Wendysday Sept 3rd we 

rolled out this morning at 8. o.clock and 

got along very well until we past the devel's 

gate and then we took a left hand road 

and it was Sandy and very heavy and the (wind) Blew 

tremendious hard which made it very heavy 

drawing for our Cattle and was So dusty 

that at times we Could not See. a num 

ber of our Cattle laid down with fatigue 

and we would get them up and roll a 

little farther and they would lay down 

again So we worked that way for a bout 

an hour or two and finely we got out of 

it and Camped about 7. miles frome devels ‘

gate where their is plenty of feed and warter

 

4 but no wood near Thursday Sept 4th we Star 

ted this morning at 9. o.clock and our road 

lay over Sand hills and hollers and [crossed out word] very 

rough ground until about 1. o.clock and 

then we Struck the old road about 12 miles 

frome (the devels gate) [several words crossed out] 

[words crossed out) we rolled on frome

 

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1851

Sept 4 their tolerable well allthough a great number 

of our Cattle was tired and Camped where we 

leave the old road and ford the river twice and 

we have made a cut [word crossed out](on) of about 9 miles by 

takeing the lef hand road on Wednessday 

after we left the Devels gate it has not 

been traveled very much But a great number 

has been disapointed by thinking it was 

a Cut off but it has Cost nearly a whole

5 days travel for nothing Friday Sept 5th 

we Started this morning at 9. o.clock 

and traveled until near 2. o.clock 

and then we were delayed about an hour 

and a half by a party of indians their 

was a thousand of them and they Called 

themselves the Sankes they appeared 

to be very friendley for their was a Steer 

and a cow went of with them and they 

drove them both back to us again after 

they got by we rolled on and Camped 

on the Sweet warter [Sweet Water] Bottom about 

a mile from where we Cross the river 

between the rocky ridges(and) our cattle were 

nearly giving out when we got into Camp

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1851

Sept 6 Saturday Sept 6th we Started this morning 

at half past 8. o.clock and got along 

very well for about 6 miles then their 

was a wheel gave out and the waggon 

had to Stop for about 3 hours we Come 

about 4 miles farther and Camped on 

the Bank of the Sweet warter [Sweet Water] (and) Captn 

Cordon Sent one of the wheeles belonging 

to his waggon for to help the Crippled one 

into Camp we have made 10 miles today

 

7 Sunday Sept 7th the morning (Broke)[crossed out word] Clear and 

Cold and we have plenty of ice in Camp 

and the fire feels first rate 9. o.clock in 

the evening the horn was blown and we 

assembled our Selves to gather and Brother 

Cordon arose and made Some very approiate 

remarks with regard to our Situation at 

the present time and then Called on the 

Brethren to make Such remarks as they 

Seen proper and the prevaeling Idea 

was Concerning our Cattle and Some were 

for Stoping (at) every patch of grass and Some 

was for turning them out at 2. 

o.clock in the morning and Some for one thing

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1851

Sept 7 and Some was for another and fineley the 

meeting broke up and noting was done 

with regard to our Cattle after about two

8 hours talking Monday Sept 8th we Started 

this morning at 8. o.clock and in the fore 

part of the day we had very heavy rolling 

and in the after part we had very good hard 

roads and we Camped at 5. o.clock on the 

Banks of the Sweet warter [Sweet Water] at ford No 5 and 

(we have made 16 miles today} Just after we Camped their was a very Cold 

wind Blew from the South west and the 

way the Coats and Shawl's were put on was 

not Slow and (we) made as big fire as we could 

to keep us warm we met Brother Burn---sa--- 

to day and he Brought us good news frome the 

baby he was in good health and good Spirits 

and Seemed to be going on his way very Comfortable

 

9 and with grat Speed tuesday Sept 9th we Started 

this morning at half past 8. o.clock and trave 

led 5 miles and then Stoped where their was 

Some very good feed about 2 hours we Started 

again frome their and drove until we Come 

to where the road leaves the river and Camped 

we have made 10 miles to day Wednessday

 

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1851

Sept 10 Sept 10th the morning is very Cool but 

their is no ice in Camp but so near it 

that the frosty wind pinche our nose 

very much[crossed out words] we Started this 

morning at 9. o.clock and Commenced to 

assend the long hill frome the river and 

when we got about half way up it one 

of the Brethren Tires was about to Come 

off and we Stoped about a quarter of an 

hour to wedge it and then we roled 

on until we Come to the rocky ridges 

where it is So dangerous to waggons 

and one of the Brethren had the misfortun 

to Break a reach which detained us Some 

two hours [crossed out word] we then rolled on about 

one and a half miles farther and the tire 

that Stoped us at first detained us a 

gain we then went on and in a bout a 

quarter of an hour he was discovered to 

be be hinde Some distance but still 

Comming (and) by this time the main part 

of the fifty was out of Sight and but 

4 waggons were with him and about 2 

miles frome Strawberry Creek his tire

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1851

Sept 10 Broke and he had to Stop alone until 

near 9. o.clock and [two words crossed out] (when) the waggons were 

Carrelled Brother lowe the Captn of the (first) ten 

that the Broken down waggon belonged to went 

to every waggon in his ten and he Could only 

get two men out of it that woud go and 

fetch the Broken waggon into Camp and they 

had to park a wheele 6 miles we are Camped 

on the Branch of the Sweet warter [Sweet Water] plenty of 

willows and warter but no feed for our Cattle 

we have made 15 miles to day Thurday

11 Sept 11th this morning was very Cold and their 

was plenty of ice in Camp and (it was) a quarter 

of an inch thick we all Stoped until 12. o. 

Clock to day to repair the waggon that 

was Broke yesterday it belongs to Allen 

J Stout and the Captn of the fifty ordered 

the freight taken out of Stouts waggon 

and it was ploughs and they were burried 

on the Bank of the Branch of the sweet warter [Sweet Water]

about 2 rods above the ford. they had bords 

laid under and over them to keep them off 

of the ground and to keep the dirt frome 

packing in on them we made a form

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1851

Sept 11 of a grave and put a head Bord up 

and on the head Bord was writen with 

Black ink W Plour aged 20 (for their 

was 20 plougs) Sept 11th 1851 and under 

it was writen With red chalk Cordon's 

fifty we rolled out from their after 

dinner amd drove 7 miles and Camped 

at the upper Crossing of the Sweet warter [Sweet Water]

12 Friday Sept 12th we Started this morning 

at 8. o.clock and it was very Cold and 

it raind the most part of the morning 

and we Stoped on the South pass to 

take dinner and it Commenced to rain 

again and we drove on untill we Came 

to the passific Springs [Pacific Springs] and then it 

hailed a little and Cleared of quite 

plesant we are Camped about a quarter 

of a mile above the Crossing of Passific 

Creek [Pacific Creek] their is (a number)[crossed out word] of our Cattle begin 

ing to give out but we have plenty of 

feed for the to night but it is Some 

mirey So bad that the Brethren has had 

to pull them out we have made 14 miles

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1851

Sept 13 to day Saturday Sept 13th we Started 

this morning at 8. o.clock and we got  

along preety well (after we rolled out two of the Brethren got to fighting like game cocks) (Considering the Start we had for just) we have had a good 

road all day one ox laid down and died 

in about half and hour and few others 

gave out the rest of the Company Come 

along Safe But the Cattle were very tired 

we are Camped to night on the old pioneer 

road about 2 miles from the junction of 

the California and Oregon roads there is 

no warter and the feed is allmost as Scar 

se as hen's teeth but plenty of Sage Brush 

for fuel we have made 13 miles to day

14 Sunday Sept 14th we Started this morning 

at 6. o.clock and drove about 5 miles 

and their was an axeltree broke by another 

waggon running against the hub of the 

wheele but the Company was not detained 

for their was an axeltree allready to put 

in and we lost no time in doing [crossed out word] 

it we rolled on 4 miles farther and Cam 

-ped on the Bank of little Sandy plen 

-ty of willows not much warter and 

grass Scarce we have made 9 miles to

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1851

Sept 15 day, monday Sept 15th we rolled out this 

morning at 6. o.clock and found the road 

very good but dusty about 8. o.clock we 

met Brother Moore on his way Back to meet 

his wife and as luck would have it She 

was with us on her way to the Valey 

but in a weak State for She has been 

Sick Some days. we rolled on until we 

Come to Big Sandy and we forded the 

Streem and Camped on the west Side 

of it plenty of warter and willows grass 

Scarse, we have made 9 miles to day and 

[several crossed out words] Camped 

about dinner time, at night the horn 

was blown for meeting and it Comm 

enced to Snow and then turned to rain 

but it did not Break up the meeting 

Brother Cordon arose and Said Brethren 

I Called this meeting to night to take 

into Considiration the propriety 

or the none propriety of Cheaking 

up and traveling in tens and he Spoke 

[crossed out words](Some) length of time upon 

that Subject and their was Several

 

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1851

Sept 15 made remarks with regard to it 

then a motion was mad to rolle 

to gether and it was put and 

Sustained and Captn Cordon Said 

all Contrary minded rolle out in the 

morning by themselves and he Spoke 

with regard to our Cattle giving out 

and the Brethren feeding their Bread 

Stuffs to them when their was Some 

familes in the Compay that nee

ded all the Bread Stuffs we had to 

Spare and their was Some that have 

Cooked up their last and we have 

got nearly 3 weeks journey to 

perform yet and he told the breth 

ren to keep it in their waggons and 

not feed it to their Cattle for we 

Should need all we have for our Selves 

and he made Some more very approriht 

remarks with regard to our Company and 

then the meeting dismissed Tuesday Sept

16 16th we Started out this morning at half 

past 8. o.clock and all rolled untill 

dinner time and the team that was on

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1851

Sept 16 the lead of the train did not go fast 

enough for Some of the Brethren So they 

drove around him and rolled on the Big 

Sand and when they got their Captn 

Cordon would not Strike a Carrell for 

them and they asked him what Shall 

we do he answered them Carrell where 

you like So when we all got in their 

was 2 Carrells and he made neither 

of them (we have made 16 miles to day) after we got Camped the horn 

was Blown for meeting and Brother Cor 

dom arose and Said that their was hard feel 

ings with the brethren and that a Seppa 

ration of this Company was about to 

take place and Several Talks with 

regard to Spliting up and it was 

motioned tht we go in tens and 

Carried unamious then this journal 

was read up to the present time and a 

vote of thanks was taken for Captn 

Cordon and the Clerk of the Company 

for their Services Since we Started 

and then the meeting Broke up Wedness

17 day Sept 17th the first ten rolled

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1851

Sept 17 out this morning or all but four 

waggons and three of them was so heavy 

loade that they had to Stay behinde 

they belonged to Miles Anderson and were 

loaded with ploughs the other was 

a broken down team and Broken down 

waggon and the Brethren took their 

portion of freight out of it and rolled 

a head the first ten has Connected 

with it 4 waggon's that belonged to 

the third ten and expect two move in 

Camp to night and we Shall rolle to 

gether as the first ten James Lowe 

Captn and John L.T. Mcallister Clerk 

we have made 13 miles to day and Cam 

ped about half past 2. o.clock on 

the west Side of the green river about 

2 miles above where the road leaves it 

at night their was 4 waggons Come up 

inStead of 2 and they all drove into Carrell 

after we Camped and got Supper. we rung 

a large Cow bell and the Brethren all 

got to gether and Brother James Lowe 

arose and Said well Brethren we have

 

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1851

Sept 17 met to night under percular Circumst 

-ances for we have here the majority of the 

first ten and 4 waggons of the third ten and 

2 of the 4th ten and he Said it is recqusiste 

that we travel in order and as we have 

in our midst the Capt of guard and 

the Captn of herde and the Clerk of the 

fifty and men that are willing to Stand 

to one another we Can roll in perfet 

order peace and quietness it was move and 

Carried unamious that we move together 

as the first ten and that James Lowe 

the Captn of the first ten be still Sustained 

as the Captn of their ten or Company and 

it was moved that William Holt be 

Sustained as Captn of the guard and 

Edwin Trimma be Sustained as the 

Captn of the Herde and that Benjamin 

Allen Be Sustained as Captn of the 

Hunters and it was moved that (the) record 

of our travels Still be kept and that 

John D.T. McAllister Be Sustained 

as Clerk of the Company and it was 

motioned and Carried unamious that

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Sept 17 every waggon take its turn in leading 

the Company and if a man has two or 

more waggons that he leads the Compy 

as many days as he has waggons and all 

drop be hinde to gether and if a Brother 

wants a waggon to leade for his wag 

gon that he Shall have the privilege 

of doing So and Both drop Back to geth 

-er and it was moved alls that if a 

Brother drove around the waggon that 

was a head of him that he Should go 

be hinde the Company 4 day's it was Carr 

ied unamious it was allso move that 

we attend to our prayers as usuall 

it was alls Carried unamious and every vote 

that was taken their was not a dissen 

ting voice and union prevailed through 

out the Meeting and Captn lowe made 

Some very approiate remark with regar 

ed to our journey and then the meeting 

a djourned By prayer thurdsay Sept the

18 18th we Stared this morning at ½ past 

7. o.clock and our Cattle Steped along 

very well and we traveled over hill's

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Sept 18 and hollers all day and had to take t

wo round about ready on account of 

Bad places in the old road and we lost about 

2 miles travel by it we Camp 

ed to night on the Bank of Blacks 

fork and we have made 20 miles to 

day at 8. o.clock the Bell was rung 

and we assembled to gether for prayers 

and then retired to out wagons Friday

19 Sept 19th we Started this morning at 

Sunrise and drove 3 miles So as to 

get Better feed for our Cattle and 

just after we Camped (at 7) this morning 

an ox belonging to Brother Thomas 

hall died and the Brethren are a going 

to open him to See what killed him 

if they Can for he appeared to be healthy 

when we Camped and looke liked the 

Best ox in the crowd we opend him and 

it was decded that he had Broke a Blood 

vessill but when or where it was not known 

for his melt was as rotten as punk 

and (it) appeared to be a lot of congealed Blood 

in the form of a melt we rolled out

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Sept 19 again at ½ past Eleven o clock and 

drove to Black's fork Seccond time we 

have made to day 5 miles just after we 

Camped Mcallister Commenced to put leth 

-er Shoes on his ox's feet and he was 

quite well and hearty when we Comm 

enced do it and as Soon as we go him 

Shod he Breathed his last he killed 

himself by exerting and flouncing

20 about to get Loose Saturday Sept 20th 

we was aroused this morning by the Shou 

ting of the guard for we intended to 

make an early Start and he was 

determined to get us up early enough 

for it and just after we turned out 

it Commenced to thunder and Lightning 

and has the appearance of a rany day 

we Started on our journey at half past 

8. o.clock and it rained nearly all day at 

intervals we found very good roads and 

we dove untill 4. o.clock and then 

we Come to Blacks fork fourth time 

we Crossed it and Camped on its 

Bank (at 20 minutes of 5) about half a mile above

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Sept 20 the ford plenty of grass wood and warter 

(we have made 15 miles today)

 

21 Sunday Sept 21st at 4. o.clock this 

morning it Commenced to rain and 

Continued So until 10. o.clock we 

then yoked up and Started at half 

past ten o clock and the roads were 

very slippery and about 11:o clock 

one of the Cows that was in the lead 

team sprained her Shoulder and it 

detained the Compy about a quarter 

of an hour we then Started a gain 

and rolled a quarter of a mile farther 

and a wheele run off of one of the 

waggons and that detained us a half 

hour longer we then Started on our 

way and the roads by this time were 

nice and dry and we rolled up to 

Bridger at Sun down we have made 

14 miles to day the feed is very good 

here and warter and willows plenty

 

22 monday Sept 22nd we Started this morn 

ing at 8. o.clock and our road lay 

over a Splendid Country and we rolled 

on tolerable well all day and we Come

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Sept 22 to mudy fork at four. O .clock and 

we are Camped on its west Bank 

about half mile above the ford 

we have made 13 miles to day

 

23 Tuesday Sept 23rd we Started this morning 

at half past eight o.clock and found 

very good road but hilly untill just before 

we [crossed out words] left the old road 

and then it was good rolling and cont 

-inued So until we Come on the old 

road again we left the old road where 

it desends frome the Summit of high 

ridge over rough rocks about half way 

down it and we Struck the old road 

a gain about a mile from the west 

foot of the dividing ridge Between 

the warters of the great Basin and 

the Colorado river and then we Camped 

found plenty of feed (and) wood but warter 

rather Scarce we have made 14 mile

24 to day wednessday Sept 24th we rolled 

out this morning at 6. o.clock and 

traveled (over)[crossed out word] a very preety Country and 

(we had good roads) until we Struck Sulpher Creek

 

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Sept 24 and then we had rough roads unill 

we Come to Bear river and we Cam 

ped on the west Side of it (for to Cook and wash) about 

three qurter's of a mile Below the ford 

we have made 7 miles to day thursday

25 Sept 25th we Started this morning at 

8. o.clock and rolled along first rate 

untill eleven. o. Clock and then Wm 

Stephen Muir was run over by his 

own waggon in attempting to get 

out of it while it was rolling the 

for wheele run over his hand and ank 

-el and the hinde one run over his 

thighs his hand and and ankel was 

very much Bruised but as good luck 

would have it no Bones were Broken 

we Bathed and dressed his wounds as 

much as we Could or as much as our 

Circumstances would permit and then 

we Crossed yellow Creek and rolled on 

with out any farther accident until 

6.o .clock and we then Camped 

[crossed out words] opposite the Cold Spring 

on the right of the road two miles

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Sept 25 Beyond Cache Cave we have Come 16 

miles to day their was a Brother Steward 

that got offendend at Some of the Compy 

or all of it and he did not Carrell with 

us to night. But kept on his way and 

paid no [crossed out word] attention to our Camp what 

ever well Success to him and his he 

has Spited no Body But him Self

 

26 Friday Sept 26 we Started this morning 

at 9. o.clock and our road was very muddy 

and Slippery for it had Been raining 

all night, and our Cattle Could hardly 

keep their feet and we had a very Bad 

road all day But we got along with 

out any accident and Camped on echo 

Creek about 6 miles from the weber 

river we have made 14 miles to day

27 [crossed out words] Saturday Sept 27th we 

Started this morning at 8. o.clock 

and the road appeared to be worse 

than it had Been for at Some of 

the Crossings our Cattle Could Scarely 

Stand up and it was with Some diffi 

-culty that they pulled our waggons

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Sept 27 up and So it Continued untill 

12. o.clock then we had good roads 

all the way to the mouth of the 

kanion and we have had a very 

good road all the way Since we 

Struck the rivere and we ar Camped 

to night at the Cast foot of long. 

hill about 2 miles from the ford 

of weber river after we Camped to 

night we went a head to examin 

the road - and we found that it wa 

-nted working very much So we 

went at it and made a good road f

or a mile or more and we (made) quite 

an improvement for their was one 

place that was So Sideling it was 

dangerous for a waggon to pass 

and we Cut an upper track for the 

[crossed our words] wheele (to) run in and it makes 

a very good road and another place 

was a jump of and we made that 

first rate and if every Company 

would repair the road a little we 

would have quite a good road

 

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Sept 27 to the valey of the great Salt Lake 

we have made today 12 miles

28 Sunday Sept 28 we Started 

this morning at 8. o.clock and 

our road lay over a tract of role 

ing Country for about 2 miles 

then we Commenced to assend 

a very high hill and it was 

a very rough road But we 

got up it with out any acci 

dent and we Commenced to dece 

nd about 12. o.clock and when 

we Struck kanion Creek [Canyon Creek] a 

tire broke belonging to J D 

McAllister's waggon and the 

waggon had to Stop until 

the rest of the Compy got into 

Camp and then they Sent a Whee 

-le Back to fetch up the bro 

-ken wagon and when it got 

into Camp it was quite dark 

and the Captn and Bretheren got 

a plate of iron with two holes 

in it and heated the tire and

 

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Sept 28 punched two holes in it and 

riveted the two to gather and 

put a pair of clasp on while 

the [crossed out word] tire was hot and 

it has ma a tight job of it 

we meet A _ Babbitt and

29 family on their way Back 

caste all well and getting along 

first rate monday Sept 29 

we Started this morning at 

half past 8. o clock and we 

got along preety well and abo 

ut 11. o.clock we meet(part of) the 

officers of utah on their way 

back to the States at about 

1. o.clock we Commenced to 

assend the nex to the last moun 

tain and when we had got 

half way up it the team 

belonging to Thomas Hall gave 

out and Could not go any far 

ther and the rest of the Compy 

[crossed out word] got to the Summit of 

the mountain just as Severe

 

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Sept 29 Storm Come up and they had 

to decend right away for the 

Cattle Could not Stand and 

for fear of the turn over we went 

down and Camped on Browns 

Creek and Brother halls waggon 

had to Stay all night on the other 

Side of the moiuntain just aft 

-er we Camped it rained very 

hard which made the road very

30 Slippery tuesday Sept 30 we Sent 

team Back to help Brother Hall 

over the mountain and he got 

into Camp about 10. o.clock 

and it rined imeaditly we 

then rolled on untill we Come 

to the foot of the last moun 

-tain and we had to Camp their 

for the mountain to dry So 

that we Could go up it 

wednessday October 1st we 

got our Breakfast this morning 

before day Break and got our 

Cattle up and was yoked up

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Sept 30 By Sun rise and we doubled 

team and walked right up 

the mountian and all was up 

by 10. o.clock we then Commenced 

our descent and got down Safe and 

rolled into the valey with out 

any material damage Mc allister 

forried hounds was Broke on last 

Creek that is all the damage that 

was done when we Saw the 

Valey our hearts rejoyced very 

much we all halted on the 

Bench took a good By frome 

Each other and Separated

[Signature] John D T Mc Allister Clerk

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