Kate and Jennie Smith Diaries of 1879: Overland ... - Oregon Pioneers

June 28 [Kate]Saturday:We left our camping ground and crossed Green River and paid ferry for 1.30 a wagon. We girls formed theacquaintance of the man who owns the ferry. He is an old bachelor of thirty five which made theconversation all the more interesting. He was very anxious in having us stop in ....... From Green River wetraveled untill noon and stopped for dinner with out ( ) and some grass for the stock. After dinner struckBlack Creek a distance of twelve miles from Green River. From there went four miles up the creek to ( )( ) on Black Fork where camped for Sunday. We found good grass plenty and a very pretty place. Wecamped a few yard from the R. R. The family here at the........... Mr. Jim Vanarsdall and wife stopped by atthe ( ) and Jim is going through with us.June 28 [Jennie]Saturday morning: We are on the bank of the River waiting to be taken across crossed River in safety had achat with the Ferryman camped on the prairie with out water we have traveled seventeen miles campedtonight at a tank on the east bank of Black Fork have music… the violin. Had a game........June 29 [Kate]Sunday:Today has not been spent as Sunday should be spent. This forenoon P. did ........ wrote a letter this afternoonand this evening we all called on Mrs. Brisband the lady living …….. But for some reason the ....... make itsappearance and it proved to be a failure much to the disappointment of all. This morning three ( ) Indiansmade their appearance the first I have seen since we started two of them eat breakfast with us They weremuch better behaved than I had expected to see. Indians…..June 29 [Jennie]Sunday Had the honor of taking breakfast with a Pete ( )...... we camped today on the east bank of BlackFork four miles west of OBrien Station I did some ironing and packing this forenoon have been restless allafternoon spent the evening in company with a medium.... spirit..... gratify us enough to make its apearence.Rained some The eve is beautifull