1847—Utah Pioneer Jubilee—1897
July 24, 1897

PIONEER
Green Flake, Pioneer

Residence
I resided on Coton Wood [Cottonwood] Utah for 40 years

Town
Grayslake

County
Bingham Co. Idaho

State
Idaho State

Born
Born in north Car[o]lina, th>

Town
mads burr

County
Anson Co

State
North Carolina

Arrived in Salt Lake Valley
Arrived in salt in 1847 in July 21^rd

Whose Company
Brigham Young Company

Captain of 100
Stevens H Markinun [Markham]

Captain of 50
I don't recalet the Captain of 50

Captain of 10
John Brown Captain of 10

 

Remarks

 

The first we met was the Poniendines [Pawnee] met us all in war like and demaned Pay for Crossing the Country after Presedent Young Councld with them[,] then by Paying them Something they give us Permisson to Cross there Country[.] Then we cross the luck [Loup] fork of the Plat[te] then we traveled up the P[l]at[te] and I was in my waagon

Traviling I look to the left and Saw a Calf laying[,] it never Came to my mind being a bufflow[.] there was a man walking to my right with his gun on his Shoulder his name was Ira[.] I haulted my team and Spoke to Ira an told him there was a Calf[.] Ira asking Where[?] looking astonished he ses a buffow[.] he stept to the front of my team and shot at it an Just grasped his withers[.] The Calf[,] It raise to his feet [illegible text]