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P42ils Gate a place where the river runs between perpendicular granite rocks 400feet high. About 100 ft. wide. Pleasant weather. A very little rain. Tolerable roadssome sand.Wed. June 16 th 1852 travelled 28 miles Had very bad sandy roads. Camped atthe second ford of the Sweetwater. Poor grass. No wood. Weather pleasant.Thurs. June 17 th 1852 We started at five o’clock and down to the Ice springs.And found very good grass. Saw no ice Staid two hours. We did notP43cross the river but kept on the south side. Had very sandy roads to Ice spring.After that, tolerable good. Camped at the ford no. 5 of the Sweet Water. Grasspoor. Sage brush plenty. Pleasant weather. Cool nights. Raveled 26 miles. Oneof Hiram Farlows mares had a colt.Fri. June 18 th 1852 Started late traveled slow & stopped early. Went 14 miles.Stopped at noon at some excellent springs and a delightful place on the sweetwater. Camped for the night near the top of a high mountain near a spring andP44snow bank. Water very cold Grass very good. Weather pleasant. We had a verygood road with the exception of some long hills.Sat. June 19 th 1852 Started this morning between eight and nine o’clock. Verybad stony hills to cross. Roads hilly no sand Camped at the last crossing of theSweet Water. After crossing Water a little over three feet deep. Crossed severalsmall creeks. Very good water. Grass decent. Pleasant weather. Stopped at fouro’clock. Snow plenty.Sun. June 20 th 1852. Started at seven. Crossed the summitP45of the Rocky mountains and camped on water whose course is towards thePacific. Did not travel in the afternoon. I went out hunting, but killed nothing. Hadgood grass by driving our horses a mile from camp. Good roads. Drove 18 miles.Pleasant weather.Mon. June 21 st 1852 Started about six. Passed the point where the Salt Lakeroad turns off. Crossed Dry Sandy and Little Sandy. Also Big sandy. And campedon the side of the latter where commences a desert of forty miles. There is anIndian village
P46of the Snake nation at the crossing of the Big Sandy. It rained in the afternoon.Travelled 23 miles. Tolerable roads. Poor grass. Good water and plenty of sagebrush fo fuel.Tues. June 22 nd 1852 We laid at the Big Sandy till two o’clock but then startedacross the desert. Traveled 18 miles and camped with but little grass and nowater except what we brought with us. It rained and hailed a little in theafternoon. Roads some muddy but tolerable. Very cool weather. As our horseswere dry – watched them to prevent them from wandering offP47Wed. June 23 rd 1852 We started this morning at three o’clock Drove till six thenwatered them a little and fed hard bread. Arrived at Green river at one in theafternoon. Crossed over immediately. Paid six dollars per wagon and one dollarper head for horses. Drove two miles up the river and camped in a very goodplace Good roads but hilly. And some very steep places to descend. Weathercool a little rain We drove our horses over the creek and had excellent grass.Thur. June 24 th 1852 We waited till one o’clock. I letteredP48a board to put at the head of a grave of a [young] lady by the name of AmericaSmith. Drove eight miles camped on a small creek. Grass thick but feed down.Good water. Roads hilly.Fri. June 25 th 1852 Travelled 25 miles. Roads rough stony and hilly. Camped ata spring & poplar grove. Water and grass good and plenty of fuel. Weather coolbut pleasant.Sat June 26 th 1852 Very hilly. Rough roads. Hills long & steep. Traveled 30miles. Came in sight of Bear river. Good road & [----]P49Sun. June 27 th 1852 Started late. Drove 20 miles. Crossed a very swift deepcreek and a half mile of very bad rocky road. Road in the afternoon fine.Excellent grass. Camped on Bear river. Weather pleasant Mosquiters verytroublesomeMon June 28 th 1852 Travelled most of the day in the valley of Bear river rossedtwo high hills Camped on a beautiful mountain stream Good grass and waterPleasant weather Travelled 28 miles Good roads
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