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...up the Mississippi and the Missouri to Omaha Nebraska, from there seven miles to Florence where we Joined Brother and Sister John and Margaret {Gardner} Robinson there. Them and us fitted out a Team, Consisting of two yoke of cattle and one Yoke of Cows, with Wagon, and Supplies and traveled across the plaines bound for Utah {in 1863 july.} we got milk from our cows, untill at Independance {Independence} Rock one of the Lead oxen Died; when we were obliged to trade the Single Ox and Cows with a Rifle for one pair of old Oxen {(not worth more than our Single Ox)} So that we could prosecute our Journey arriving at Coalville Sept 9/1863, where we stopped. (we Came in Captain John R Young's Independent Company)

on our Journey across the plains we had several Stampedes, one Serious one at Ash Hollow {on July 28^th} where two Woman and one Man were killed and Several injured{.} There ware 56 Wagons in our train. And Several hundred Emigrants. Mostly Scandinavians.