July 1853
| July 1st Wee started to find gras we had no grass for our stock. We went on to Big Sandy Creek, then we went up the Creek about four or five miles; found grass on the Creak about too o'clock we camped to cuk a lot of provisions to cross the dezard as they call it. It is about forty miles without water. We will drive it in one day and knight. | ||
| July 2nd we traveled on our road it was a long dismal road we passed Sulphur Spring, some of them went to it. We drove over the billest country in the world. We camped on a high and dry hill neather wood nor water, thence we traveled on to Green River. It is a mountainous country. We crossed the river in the evening. It costed eight dolars per wagon, fifty cents a head for cattle and horses. We camped on the bank of the river. Our train sold some of our stock yesterday. Some of our folks had a fight about the bad children. There is the worst set of children in the train that I ever saw. | ||
| July 4th we started on our road, the train started on our road some of us staid there talking some of them got tite they all said that I was tight but I don't denight it for they would have it sow any how. It is not sow. Then we went on and caught up with the train. We camped on Forty Feet Creek, a beautiful creek. | ||
| July 5th Traveled over sum of the ruffest road that I ever traveled in my life. It was up one hill and down the other. We have had snow in our sight all day. It is close to the road with in fifty yards. We camped on a small creek surrounded by mountains. | ||
| July 6th We traveled on our road. We traveled over some ruff ground crossed several creeks. We crossed Hames Fork. Camped about three miles from the Creek. We brought a horse from the traders on the road where we camped was a dismal looking place but plenty of grass and water and wood. | ||
| July 7th We traveled on over some of the rufest roads and the stepest hills to gow up and down that I ever traveled in my travils. We passed Quaking Asp Grove. Their is a fine spring in the grove. Then we passed thrue the pine grove. It is a beautiful place. We camped near Bear River in the hills, grass and wood a plenty, water is plenty but mudy; we are within three miles of the river. | ||
| July 8th we traveled over sum pirty country. It is the valey of Bear River. We traveled untill about three o'clock and camped; their was three of us went to the river to get wood. The moskatoes was sow thick that you couldn't see it beets all hell for them beasts. | ||
| July 9th we traveled on across a bridge. It was twenty-five cents per wagon. Sum went around. They got stuck in the mud. We passed Tromased Branch, crossed a toal bridge, cost 50c per wagon. Traveled over sum awful hills camped on Bear River mosketoes are plenty in the spears of grass. | ||
| July 10th We traviled on our road the road was level and solid but dirty. We crossed several mountain streams. They ware cold water as ever I saw in my life, except some few springs. We camped in the valley of Bear River by a splendid spring; it is as cold as ice. The gras is nea high and splended. It is mixed with timothy and read top. We moved near a fine strawberry patch. Some of the train went and got some berries. I was sick my slf with the sickheadack. | ||
| July 11th Sum of the boys went a hunting sum fishing some plaid cardes sum one thing and sum another. I staid at camp and reloaded the wagones and helped the women to wash etc. Then sum of them went back to hunt sum horses that was stolen knight before last by sum person or other. | ||
| July 12th we traviled oaver sum splendid road, crossed several creakes passed the sandy springs several went to them, the springes are under the bank of [space]. They boil up in the center as large as my body sum of the crowd liked the water some didn't, it tastes just like soady that has died. | ||
| July 13th We went to the Steam Boats Springs, it is a curiosity to any person that never saw it. We traveled oaver the darndest road that I ever saw. It was hilley and rocky and ruff. We camped in a small valey between too mountains. There was a trading Post and sum Indian wigwams. | ||
| July 14th we traveled on oaver another mountain, left the road to camp pasted over a small tole bridge, it was twenty-five cts per wagon. Henry went a head to hunt a place to camp and there was some wanted to camp. They said that they wouldn't cross the mountain that knight and so we went about foar miles and camped, plenty gras, wood and plenty of water. | ||
| July 15th We traveled oaver a mountain, it was very ruff. We camped on Rabbit Creak near a Smith shop and Trading Post. | ||
| July 16 We traveled on oaver the mountains, passed Gravil Creek laid in our water for the knight. Sum said that it wasn't worth while to hall water but to knight we camp in a valley ten miles from water. Some of us had no water to get super. Had to eat a dri super, one of our wagons upset and rolled oaver but nothing serious happened. | ||
| July 17th We traveled on our road oaver some ruff country. Some of the folkes had a fus and some of the girles got mad and walked all day long. | ||
| We traveled all day without water for our stalk we passed a spring and spent their nooned. Some of the boy staid their awhile and got tipsey. There was a Trading, and we camped there, in a canion near a spring our camp was surrounded with mountains. | ||
| July 18th We passed thrue the mountains crossed a tole bridge. It was twenty-five cents per wagon. Went on to a small creak, there camped for the knight. | ||
| July 19th we started on to gow six or seven miles and lay up but traveled on and crossed the East Fork of Raft River then nooned there, then we crosed sum very bad mudd holes, then crossed the West Fork of Raft River. Then I left the road camped; one of our horses got a way I went a head to get him but I did not find him; then I was mad as the devil himself. | ||
| July 20th I started after our horse found him about foar miles from the road. I went on to Raft River, there staid until the train came up. We traveled about eight miles then camped. Some of the bois went a hunting, some fishing, some after berrier to make pies. Sum of the children said they heard a bear, but I don't believe it. | ||
| July 21st We traveled on about twelve miles then camped for the day. I have seen sum magnifficent seens of rocks. We traveled sum of the rockey hills we camped in a large cove surrounded by mountains and cliftes of rockes. | ||
| July 22nd we traveled on over sum awfull hilly country. It was up one hill and down the same. We drove to Goose Creak, there we camped. | ||
| July 23rd we maid a short drive it rained and hailed and stormed. The hale stone fell as large as my thumb and as thick as you please. We camped on Goose Creak and went a fishing. Some went with hookes and sum went with a bed stick to sain, but it wouldn't act. The girls all went across the Creak after currents. I went and crossed them over in my arms then crossed them back at knight. We sung (hymnes) until ten o'clock. | ||
| July 24th we traveled over some ruf road. Left the road about foar miles to camp near a swamp for water. | ||
| July 25th We maid a long drive over sum ruf ground through a canyon, crossed several creeks. Passed the warm springs then (nooned) then passed a trading post, saw several Indians in the hills, passed on, left the road about foar miles to get grass. Found plenty of grass but little water and that stood in ponds (fine grass). | ||
| July 26th we maid a long drive, a beautiful road passed the Hot Springs in the afternoon when we passed the hot water of the springs, I went to the branch to get some water to drink, the cattle went in it but they got out in a hurry for it was so hot. Their were several wagons their washing without fire. It is nearly boiling; their was a cold spring in a hundred yards of the hot springs. We camped in a mile of the Hot Springs by a fine spring; plenty of grass and water. | ||
| July 27th we maid a good drive over good roads passed several springs, camped near the foot of the mountains, plenty of grass and water. Camped on the waters of Humbolt. | ||
| July 28th we traveled on our road, the bois left our horse, I went back after him, overtook the trains in the wind, left the main road camped in the valley. Plenty of grass and a splended mountain stream with plenty of fish in it, large trout. | ||
| July 29th We laid up
until 12 o'clock to fix the undertow to dam the stream to catch fish but it was
too swift they met with poore
sucksays. It is the head water of Humbolt. We started down the South side
of Humboldt. There is but little travel on this side, all the imagration
has went down the north side
except one or two trains. We camped on a mountain stream fine water and
grass. |
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