Transcript
Transcript for Paulina Lyman, diary entries, 1848 August-September, in Paulina Lyman papers, 1839-1884
Fri 25 traveld 17 miles one wagon wheel broke down[.] camped on La Bont[e]
Sat 26 repairing wagons & one ox dead
Sun 27, finisht wagons[,] shoeing oxen[,] traveld 5 miles long to be rememberd camped on branch of La Bont
Mon 28 traveld 14½ miles[,] 4 wagons broke[.] camp on L A laperle river [La Prele Creek.] <5 births[,] Mrs [Elizabeth] Brown a son>
Tues 29 traveld 8 miles ½[.] one ten left behind[.] camped on Forch Boise [Fourche Boise River]
Wens 30 traveld 11 miles camped on the Platt[e] 1 miles ½ west of Deer Creek
Thurs 31 repairing
September 1 <Fri> reparing
Sat 2 reparing[,] killd a Bear
Sun 3 a birth[,] Mrs Thomas a son[.] traveld 3 miles camped on Platt
Mon 4 traveld 10 miles camped on Platt.
<Tues 5> meet some men from the valley[,] past the old Ford[.] traveld 7 miles camped on Platt.
Wens 6 no traveling[,] meet the wagons from B Young Company going back
Thurs 7 traveld 16 miles camped at minert [Mineral] spring.
Fri 8 traveld 16 miles camped at willow spring
Sat 9 traveld 9 miles ¾ camped on Grease Wood [Greasewood] Creek
Sun 10 traveld 10 miles & camped on sweet water [Sweetwater]
Mon 11 traveld 6 miles camped devils gate
tues 12 traveld 2¾ stoped on account of rain
Wens 13 traveld 12 miles camped on Sweet water[.] <Mother Crosby sick>
Thurs 14 traveld 10 miles camped at gravely Bluff on sweet water
Fri 15 traveld 10 miles camped between two stone Bluffs on sweet water
Sat 16 no traveling[,] went a hunting
Sun 17 traveld 8 miles camped on sweet water
Mon 18 traveld 16½ camped on sweet water
tues 19 traveld 9 miles camped on sweet water
Wens 20 traveld 7 miles camped on sweet water
Thurs 21traveld 10 miles camped on Branch of sweet water
Fri 22 traveld 7 miles camped on sweet water
Sat 23 traveld 7 miles camped on pacific Creek
Sun 24 traveld 9 miles camped on Dry sandy
Mon 25 traveld 13 miles ¾ camped on little Sandy
Tues 26 traveld 8 miles ¼ camped on big Sandy
Wens 27 traveld 17 miles camped on big Sandy
Thurs 28 traveld 5 miles Camped
Fri 29 traveld 10 miles camped on Green river
Sat 30 traveld 15 miles Camped Blacks For[k][page torn]