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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Jonathan Wells Diary, July 14 - July 21, 1850


Monday, July 15
Made 20 miles today. Crossed 3 creeks. Camped on the bank of the third. Grass good. Killed two ducks. Had a pot-pie for supper. Plenty of wild yellow currents on the bank of the creek made excellent sauce.

Tuesday, July 16
Today's travels have been over rough high mountains. For five miles this morning we ascended one mountain. Some of the way very steep, the balance of the way very crooked and winding. One way among the mountains. Camped tonight on Goose Creek. 25 miles driven today. Fed in the company of the Hoveys. They came Subletts Cut Off (spelled Sutetetts in the diary).

Wednesday, July 17
Followed up Goose Creek for 12 miles, thence took a branch of the same into a deep narrow canyon in the mountains for two miles, then over barren mountains for 15 miles, destitute of feed and water into Thousand Spring Valley. Camped where the grass was very poor. Drove 30 miles.

Thursday, July 18
Followed the same valley for 22 miles and camped by a clear cold spring of water. About 40 rods are a number of warm springs, forming quite a brook.

Friday, July 19
We left camp at an early hour this morning. Four miles up a small creek, crossed a mountain, three miles into another valley. Came to a spring of alkali water. All of our horses got poisoned. We gave them vinegar and lard. That cured them. Still it puts them back very much. We drove 24 miles.

Saturday, July 20
We drove only 7 miles, our horses being in bad condition to travel after last nights sickness from their poison. We have good water today.

Sunday, July 21
Drove 8 miles this morning. Grossed the north branch of the Humboldt River four miles from the starting point. Camped to the stream at a good grassy place and lay over the rest of the day.

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