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

July 16 [Kate]Wednesday:Left Raft River and traveled nine miles and stopped for dinner had splendid grass but very poor water afterdinner traveled nine miles to a small mountain stream where we camped. good water and grass crickets verythick.Traveled eighteen milesJuly 16 [Jennie]Wednesday. Left Raft River early I walked about three miles this morning passed the city rock also and oldstage ..... traveled nine miles and stoped for dinner on a small stream grass and water poor traveled ninemiles to a mountain stream and camped over a stage station grass and water good very pretty campgroundJuly 17 [Kate]Thursday:Remained in camp all day and washed. The men killed two deer and this ( ) we made a scaffold and jerkeda part of ( ) ( ). Crickets are very thick our tent is covered.July 17 [Jennie]Thursday Remained in camp all day and washed and baked the men killed two deers and two fawns wemade a scaffold and jerked our meat it was splendid we had what I call a good dinner Mrs. Lowry was sicktoday some of the others were not feeling sore eyes seems to be the prevailing diseaseJuly 18 [Kate]Friday:We left the cricket nest this morning traveled twelve miles. Crossed Goose Creek and other smaller streamsand stopped for dinner by a ranch had but little grass for the stock after dinner traveled eleven miles crossedDry Creek passed several small ranches and camped in Buck Horn Canyon. Had good water and splendidgrass.Traveled 23 miles