I commenced to keep a daily journal May the first 1864 hunted cattle all day found them

2 we left the City and traveled 5 miles and camped at what is called stony point

3 traveled 11 and camped ½ mile above Mercand[-]

4 traveled 10 miles to park station and nooned made 8 miles farthe camped on Silver Creek it rained

5 it was showery all day we traveled 11 miles and camped at bro Eldridges for the night

6 traveled 7 miles and nooned in Echo Kanyon it rained this afternoon we passed Capt Hydeg train and traveled 3 miles and camped at the Beaver Dams

7 traveled 6½ miles and nooned just above middle station in Echo this afternoon we traveled 1½ mile and turned out on the account of rain it cleared of and we hitched up and went 2 miles farther and camped for the night

8 traveled 10 miles to Cache Cave and nooned in the afternoon went 7 miles and camped at Needle Rock

10 traveled 15 miles and nooned on the Muddy went 1½ mile farther and camped for the night on the

11 traveled 6½ miles to Cottonwood Springs and 7½ miles farther and nooned on the Muddy in the afternoon went 9 miles and camped on the muddy

12 Th traveled 3 miles and came to the muddy went 4 miles more came to the crossing of the muddy 4 miles more and nooned on Blacks Fork afternoon traveled 6 miles and camped on Hams Fork it rained snowed and sleeted to day

A 15 traveled 10 miles and camped in corral hollow on Big Sandy I went a hunting did not kill any thing for the antelope was so very wild

M 16 traveled 9¾ miles came to the crossing of the Big

T 17 traveled 13 miles and came to Dry Sandy and nooned in afternoon traveled 8 miles and came to Pacific Creek and camped I went a hunting did kill anything

W 18 traveled 12 miles and camped on Sweet Water 2 miles above the upper crossing it hailed and blowed very hard Capt Canfield passed us here we had a game of ball this afternoon

Th 19 traveled 9 miles and nooned while we was here the boys had big sport a shooting at ducks in the afternoon we traveled 8 miles and camped on the Rocky Ridge I went a hunting killed an antelope I sold the saddle to some emigrants I very tired when I when got to camp it was 11 oclock at night

S 21 traveled 7 miles and nooned at the Ice Springs while nooning W Walker overtook us he said the St George teams was only 4 miles behind in the afternoon we traveled 6 miles to Sweet Water and watered the cattle traveled 12½ miles farther to the Three crossings of Sweet water we met two freight trains to day it rained a little this afternoon

A 22 traveled nearly to split rock 8½ and nooned we met two freight trains for Salt Lake City and we met some emigrants we have met in all about 29[-] wagons in the afternoon traveled 9 miles and camped on sweet water I went a hunting shot and wounded an antelope just at dusk but did not get it that night it was about to rain and I was in a hurry to get in before it did I was running down hill my foot caught in a bush and threw me down the hill about 10 feet skinning three of my fingers very bad

S 28 traveled 12 miles and nooned on the Platte in the afternoon traveled 19 miles and camped on Platte

A 29 traveled 1½ miles came to Deer Creek 9 miles more and nooned on Box Elder Creek in the afternoon traveled 4 miles came to Creek 5 miles farther and camped on the Laparelle met some emigrants

M 30 traveled 12 miles and nooned on the Little Labonte in the afternoon traveled 2 miles and crossed the creek just after crossing the creek we had the hardest shower I ever saw traveled 2 miles father and camped on the big Labonte

T 31 traveled 13 miles and nooned on a dry creek I went a hunting saw the first white tailed deer that I ever saw did not kill anything

W 1 of June traveled 6 miles and nooned on horse shoe creek afternoon traveled 6 miles and camped on the Platte I went a hunting did not see a thing it rained all day

Th 2 traveled 8 miles came to the bitter cotton wood o traveled 12 miles farther and camped on the Platte

F 3 traveled 11 miles and came to Fort Larimie and crossed the Larimie Fork 3 miles farther and watered the cattle then traveled 8 miles farther and camped on the Platte

S 4 traveled 9 miles and nooned on the Platte in the afternoon traveled 8 miles and camped on a slough the Platte it rained a little

A 5 layed by this forenoon this afternoon traveled 15 miles and camped on a slough last night I came very near being bitten by a Rattlesnake

M 6 traveled 12 miles passing Scotts Bluffs and nooned on the Platte afternoon traveled 8 miles and cam- ped on the platte

T 7 traveled 4 miles to opposite Chimney Rock 6 miles farther and nooned on platte in

Th 9 traveled 13 miles and nooned on Pole Creek this afternoon traveled 9 miles and camped on pole creek Sangio and I went a hunting did not kill anything we had some fun though we caught a fawn about three days old run into a nest of it so happened friendly Indians but we was frightened at first Sangio came very near being bit by a rattlesnake

F 10 traveled 9 miles and nooned on pole creek afternoon traveled 9 miles and camped on pole creek

S 11 traveled 4 miles came to the south fork of the platte layed by the rest of the day it is very windy and rainy to day

A 12 the wind blowed very hard all day

M 13 the river is still rising had to move our wagons on account of the rising water we could not get our cattle across for high water

T 14 cannot get our cattle across yet

W 15 layed by to day

Th 16 got the cattle across without accident bro A Stratton and myself had walk about two miles without anything but a coat on right through a vast lot of wagons meeting men women and children traveled 4 miles this evening and camped on the Platte

F 17 traveled 5 miles and nooned on the Platte afternoon traveled 15 miles and camped on the Platte

S 18 traveled 10 miles and nooned on the Platte passed lone tree station afternoon traveled 12 miles and camped on the Platte

A 19 traveled 11 miles and nooned I went a hunting did not kill anything afternoon traveled 14 miles and camped on the Platte

M 20 traveled 11 miles and nooned in the afternoon traveled 14 miles and camped on the Platte just below the junction of the rivers

T 21 traveled 12 miles and nooned I went a hunting on horse back saw a coon did not kill anything got very thirsty afternoon traveled 13 miles and camped on platte

W 22 traveled 12½ miles and nooned in the afternoon traveled 12½ miles and camped on the Platte

Th 23 traveled 10 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 15 miles and camped on the platte passed plum creek I went a hunting did not kill anything

F 24 traveled 16 miles and nooned in the afternoon traveled 16 miles and camped on the platte four miles below Fort Hearney

S 25 traveled 10 miles and nooned on the platte in the afternoon traveled 12 miles and camped at a spring

A 26 traveled 13 miles and nooned I left two oxen here to recruit afternoon traveled 10 miles and made a dry camp having left the Platte

M 27 traveled 7 miles to a old station and nooned no water afternoon traveled 7 miles and came to Beaver creek 6 miles farther and camped on Beaver creek

T 28 traveled 10 miles and nooned on beaver creek afternoon traveled 15 miles and camped on

W 29 traveled 17 miles and made a dry nooning afternoon traveled 9 miles and camped on the big blue mosquitos very thick to day

Th 30 traveled 13 miles and nooned on Salt Creek a Slough afternoon traveled 7 miles and camped on Salt Creek it rained very hard as we drove into camp

F 1 of July traveled 13 miles and nooned on Spring Creek afternoon traveled 13 miles and camped on Nimeha creek

S 2 traveled 14 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 4 miles came to wyoming it consists of about 12 hous

A 3 layed by our pilgrims arrived this evening

M 4 moved into town it rained this afternoon

T 5 layed around camp it rained all of last night

W 6 I went to Nebraska city

Th 7 staid at camp

F 8 went to Nebraska city it was very hot

S 9 at camp sparking is extensive this evening

M 11 at camp

W 13 at camp

Th 14 at camp went to a panoramic exhibition this eve

F 15 at camp was taken sick this evening

S 16 moved camp a little still sick

A 17 at camp

M 18 herded cattle this forenoon it rained this evening

Th 21 we started for home traveled 1½ miles camped on a hill

F 22 layed by this forenoon afternoon traveled 2 ½ miles and camped on a small creek

S 23 traveled 3½ miles and camped on a small creek an ox drowned in attempting to water the cattle yoked

A 24 traveled 17 miles and camped on a creek it was very dry and warm lots of the pilgrims gave out

M 25 traveled 6 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 9 miles and camped on Salt Creek

T 26 traveled 10 miles layed by this afternoon

W 27 traveled 7 miles and nooned in the afternoon

Th 28 traveled 7½ and camped layed by this afternoon

F 29 traveled 7 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 7 miles and camped

S 30 traveled 7½ miles and nooned no water for the cattle afternoon traveled 10½ miles and camped on clear creek

A 31 traveled 10 miles and nooned on Platte afternoon traveled 7 miles and camped on the platte

T 2 layed by this forenoon afternoon traveled 10 miles and camped on the platte

W 3 traveled 11 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 7 miles and camped on the platte I went a hun- ting did not see anything

F 5 traveled 13 miles and afternoon traveled 7 miles and camped on the platte

S 6 traveled 8 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 9 miles and camped on the platte

A 7 traveled 9½ miles passing Harney 1½ miles and nooned afternoon traveled 7½ miles and camped on the platte

W 10 traveled 6 miles and nooned afternoon trave- led 10 miles and camped on the platte

Th 11 traveled 7 miles and nooned afternoon traveled

F 12 traveled 7 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 3 miles came to Fort Cottonwood 8 miles farther and camped on the platte mosquitos very thick

S 13 traveled 7 miles and camped on the platte it rained layed by this afternoon

A 14 traveled 12 miles and nooned on a slough after- noon traveled 4 miles and camped at Offallans bluffs it rained this evening

W 17 traveled 9 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 6 miles and camped on the platte it

Th 18 traveled 7½ miles and nooned afternoon traveled 10½ miles and camped on the platte

F 19 traveled 12 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 5 miles and camped at Julesburg

T 23 we had an estampede this morning of about thirty wagons no person was hurt two oxen had their legs broke two more had their horns broken off two wagon tongues and one axle broken layed by to day repairing damages I went a hunting did not kill anything

W 24 traveled 9½ miles and nooned on the pairie without water afternoon traveled 16½ miles and camped at the muddy springs

Th 25 traveled 8 miles came to Lawrence Fork and camped I went a hunting got lame and came to camp a dance in camp this evening

F 26 traveled 10 miles and nooned on the North Platte in the afternoon traveled 10 miles and camped on the north platte two above Chimney Rock

S 27 traveled 11½ miles and nooned afternoon traveled 7½ miles and camped at Scotts Bluffs dry camp

A 28 started before breakfast traveled 8½ miles and nooned traved 10 miles and camped on the platte

M 29 traveled 9 miles and nooned afternoon traveled 7½ miles and camped on the platte

T 30 traveled 8½ miles and nooned afternoon traveled 8 miles and camped on the platte

W 31 traveled 7½ miles came to Fort Larimie traveled 8 miles farther and camped on the platte some of the pilgrims provisions gave out three days ago

Th 1 of September traveled 8 miles and nooned

F 2 traveled 3 miles to cottonwood springs 5 miles farther and nooned on the platte afternoon traveled 5 miles and camped on horse shoe creek I went a hunting did not kill anything

S 3 traveled 8 miles and camped on the platte layed by this afternoon I went a hunting did not see anything a dance in camp this eve

A 4 traveled 9 miles and camped at the crossing of the river three oxen dead this morning another died after we started this is eight head that has died since leaving Larimie afternoon crossed the river and traveled 8 miles and camped on platte it rained

T 6 traveled 10 miles and nooned on box elder creek two oxen died afternoon traveled 5½ miles and camped on platte

W 7 traveled 4½ miles came to Deer Creek 5½ miles farther and nooned on platte afternoon traveled 4½ miles and camped on a creek two oxen died this afternoon

Th 8 traveled 8½ miles and camped on the platte layed by this afternoon on account of heavy head wind two oxen dead this morning

T 13 traveled 3 miles came to Independence Rock 11 miles farther and crossed sweet water 3 miles farther and nooned 1 miles travel brought us the Devils Gate 7 miles farther and camped on Sweet Water

W 14 traveled 14 and camped layed by this after noon I went a hunting did not kill anything

T 20 traveled 5 miles and nooned on pacific creek I went a hunting killed an antelope afternoon traveled 7½ miles and camped on dry sandy

A 25 Traveled 8 miles and camped on Blacks Fork it is windy

M 26 Traveled 4 miles and crossed the muddy 6 miles farther and nooned on the muddy dry afternoon traveled 6 miles came to the muddy found a little water here the train went on while four of us stopped and watered our oxen after that traveled 6 miles and camped dry

T 27 Traveled 1½ mile to cottonwood spring 6½ miles farther and nooned on the muddy afternoon traveled 5 miles and camped at Sulphur springs an ox died this morning

A 2 Traveled 3 miles up silver creek four of us stopped and nooned the train nooned at the head of the kanyon afternoon traveled 12 miles and camped on 5 mile creek

M 3 Traveled 18 miles and camped at the mouth of Parleys Kanyon

T 4 went to the city and unloaded drove out to the church pasture and camped

W 5 went to the city this afternoon

Th 6 went to Centerville to see my aunt

F 7 came back from Centerville

S 8 hunted cattle went to the Theatre this evening

A 9 went to the city herded cattle this evening

M 10 started for home camped at willow creek Fort

T 11 Traveled to and camped between American fork and battle creek

W 12 Traveled to and camped at Springville

Th 13 Traveled to and camped at Summit creek

F 14 Traveled to and camped at the springs by salt creek

S 15 Traveled to and camped at the bend of chicken creek

A 16 Traveled to and camped in Round Valley

M 17 Traveled to Cedar springs and camped

T 18 Traveled to and camped at dry creek between Meadow and corn creek

W 19 hunted cattle this forenoon afternoon traveled to and camped in Bakers Canyon

Th 20 Traveled to and camped in the head of wild cat Kanyon

F 21 Traveled to and camped at Beaver

S 22 Traveled to and camped at the buckhorn spring

A 23 Traveled to and camped at the mound 3½ mile from Parowan

M 24 Traveled to and camped in Cedar field it snowed

T 25 Traveled to and camped three miles below Kanara

W 26 Traveled to and camped on dry sandy

Th 27 reached Toquer

F 28 at home

S 29 went up sandy to hunt for cattle

A 30 got home it is very windy

M 31 got a load of wood still windy

T 1 of November at home windy

W 2 started for harmony for potatoes

Th 3 got to harmony staid here all night

F 4 returned home

S 5 at home

A 6 at home

M 7 around home

T 8 at home it is windy

W 9 at home still windy

Th 10 at home

F 11 at home

S 12 at home

A 13 at home

M 14 hunted cattle

T 15 hunted cattle

W 16 at home it rained and snowed

Th 17 hauled a load of wood

F 18 at home went to a dance this evening

S 19 went to look at some land

A 20 at home

M 21 at home worked at a drum

T 22 at home finished the drum went to a dance

W 23 went for a load of wood

Th 24 hunted cattle

F 25 leveled land for water ditch

S 26 hunted cattle

A 27 it rained all day

M 28 at home it rained

T 29 went to pocketville to hunt for cattle

W 30 hauled a load of wood

Th 1 of December worked on water ditch

F 2 worked on the ditch

S 3 worked on the ditch a convention met here to day

A 4 went to meeting

M 5 at home went to singing school this evening

T 6 worked on the ditch went to a dance this evening

W 7 worked on the ditch

Th 8 worked on the ditch went to singing school this eve

F 9 worked on the ditch went to a writing school this eve

S 10 worked on the ditch

A 11 at home

M 12 at home went to singing school this evening

T 13 at home it rained went to writing school this eve

W 14 at home

Th 15 hunted cattle went to singing school this evening

F 16 hauled wood went to writing school this evening

S 17 at home it snowed

A 18 at home it snowed and blowed a perfect hurricane

M 19 at home went to the theatre this evening

T 20 worked on the ditch went to writing school this eve

W 21 worked on the ditch went to singing school this eve

Th 22 at home

F 23 at home went to a spelling school this evening

S 24 at home

A 25 at home

M 26 hauled wood

T 27 hauled wood went to a dance this evening

W 28 played cricket went to a dance this evening

Th 29 at home went to a dance this evening

F 30 at home

S 31 played cricket went to a dance this evening

A 1 Of January 1865 at home

M 2 hunted cattle

T 3 played cricket

W 4 at home

Th 5 at home

F 6 at home

S 7 at home

A 8 at home very windy

M 9 at home

T 10 at home

W 11 at home

Th 12 at home

F 13 at home went to a dance this evening

S 14 hunted cattle

A 15 at home

M 16 at home went to singing school this evening

T 17 hunted cattle went to writing school this evening

W 18 hauled wood went to see a panoramic show this eve

Th 19 hauled brick went to a dance this evening

F 20 at home went to writing school this evening

S 21 worked on ditch

A 22 at home

M 23 hauled brick went to a dance this evening

T 24 hauled wood went to writing school this evening

W 25 worked on ditch went to a dance this evening

Th 26 at home snow three inches deep this morning went to singing school this evening

F 27 at home went to writing school this evening [2]