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]