Transcript

Thursday, Oct^r. 6/64. Conference day and how much I wish we were at home to participate in the precious privileges of this season. We are breakfasted at Elk Mountain Station near Fort Halleck and here met the coach going East which left Salt Lake City on Sunday. We drove to North Platte 30 miles changing once on the road, and reached there about noon. Here we changed coaches, having entered upon another division of the road. Jack Gilmore, the division agent from this Point to Green River, was here and accompanied us. We crossed the North Platte by fording. From this point to Green River is a complete desert, with an oasis here and there and the water is very bad. At Pine Grove Station the surroundings are rather pretty and antelope and elk abound. We changed horses here and once before reaching here. We crossed Bridger's Pass, 26 miles from North Platte, and Sulphur Springs in the night. Near these latter Springs we presume we passed Bro. Warren S Snow's train, in which were Bro's John M. Kay, Geo. Halliday, Thos. O King and a portion of the Saints which crossed from London to New York in the Amazon. A cold night.

Friday, Oct^r 7/64. We passed a large company of Saints <in camp> this morning <who all> travelle under Capt. W^m. Hyde, among the Elders <persons> with him were Elder Neslin, McCune, John S. Smith, Louis A. Bertrand, Parley P. Pratt and Alex Ross. There had been forty deaths in the company since they started and many were still suffering from a species of typhus fever. They were exceedingly glad to see us and it was almost with difficulty that we could tear ourselves away from them. Bro. Hyde came up, having been out with the stock, just before we started. His health is not very good; but has been full as good or better since he has been on the road as it was at home. We travelled on and reached the head of Bitter Creek about 2 p.m. We had to wait here for our sometime for the mules to be brought up to carry us forward, and while we were waiting here, Bro. Hyde drove up in his carriage. His company were following up & would be here by 8 p.m. We found Bro. Wimmer here with provisions & help for the companies. We slept but little to-night, the road being rough.