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Show 605 country since 1866 . First entered ( TJtali Utah ) in 1868 or 1869 ; Second trip made in 1888 . Drove cattle from Elk Mountain , ( "Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming ) , to Ft Mojave Arizona over old trail . , , pony express . . ( ( E R ) . 2151 . ) Entered Utah on trail leading from Ft . ( Briclger Bridger ) , thru Echo Canyon ; from Mountain Meadow dropped down to old Virgin River , down to St . Thomas . ( ( E R ) . 2152 . ) Down to Hardyville , Arizona . ( ( E R ) . 2153 . ) Hardyville , Ariz . , was then a small place . It is 7 miles above Ft . Mojave . At Ft . Mojave the cattle was distributed . Outfit consisted of eleven men , 682 head of cattle , 3 wagons , and horses . ( R . 2156 . ) Followed a wagon road through state of Utah . ( ( E R ) . 2157 . ) ( Hardyville Elardyville ) is on ( Colorado 0olorado ) ( Eiver River ) ; had ferry for crossing river into Nevada . Saw Captain ( Melon's Melons ) old steam boat ( Grila Gila ) there . ( ( E R ) . 2158 . ) At Callville in 1871 ; saw a rowboat ( ( E R ) . 2160 . ) Made a trip from Eldorado Canyon , through Callville up to mouth of Virgin ( with -with with ) burros . ( Struck Strue"k Struek ) same route followed down ( with -with with ) the cattle and ( went -went went ) thru Utah up into Montana . ( ( E R ) . 2160 . ) In 1887 built a boat at ( Cramer's Cramers ) wagon yard at Grand Junction ; in March river was frozen over and the boat run through the ice and was pulled on ( top fop ) and skidded over the ice . Went down to Granite Canyon , mile from ( Utah-Colorado UtahColorado ) Line , after seven or eight ( months iiionths ) went into Book ( Moun- Moun ) tains . ( E . 2161 . ) |