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

July 12 [Kate]Saturday:Left camp before breakfast and traveled three miles to grass where we took breakfast remained there severalhours and went nine miles to water and grass where we remained the remainder of the day had good waterand washed a small washing. In the evening Mr Dille a Mormon preacher who lives close to where we arecamping preached to us like to hear him ( ) very well. One of our mules was sick this morning but is betternow.Traveled 12 milesJuly 12 [Jennie]Saturday.Left camp early drove three miles and stoped to leave our stock graze and get our breakfast Kit mule hadcolic which allmost discouraged one drove .... Morgan with Pa started again drove 9 mi and stopped fordinner by a house remained there the rest of the day Kate and I washed I listened to a Mormen sermonwatter good and plenty of it and grass allsoJuly 13 [Kate]Sunday:Left camp and traveled six miles to Rock Creek watered the stock and went one mile to grass on irigatingditch where the stock did pretty well after dinner traveled four miles to Curlew Valley where we campedhad ditch water and very good grass. How lonely our Sundays are spent to what they should be.Traveled 11 milesJuly 13 [Jennie]Sunday. Late when we left Mr Dilles crossed Sink Creek six miles from there took dinner one mile west hadplenty of grass and water traveled four miles farther and camped the remainder of the day in Curlew Valleynear some little log houses did some packing heard some music on a flute