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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