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Show Mend Apr 7th. Alva he hauled rock from the land ing . & & & I set out the trees I fetched from Kingston then I then plowed . was laying off the ground for water I got shoes at I . Riddles on my account for Oris chored. $1.70. Alva, Eliz I rec'd a card from Bro Edwin Twitche Sr . Wilcox went up to store this evening . of Escalanta stating one of my herders Amasa. Lot had gone crazy . Tuesd Apr 8th 84. John Lot & We were plowing, harrowing, laying off I arose early finished sowing of 20 acres wheat & oats . Bro Oris brot the Donkey . son Peter arrived this evening . Wed Apr 9th 84. c. & & commenced sowing wheat - I then sadled & & at 5 P. M. started at 6 P . M. for Escalanta and arrived at Riddles Ranche at 2 A. M. where I layed down till morning On awakening found I was covered with snow. I started on after breakfasting with the Thursd morning Apr 10th . boys & at night camped after traveling 7½ miles through much hardship crossing eac swale three times, first with my horse then the mare then the Donkey & so on . I arose early & tried to go up the road but had to lea. e Frid Apr 11th. the donkey 150 yds from the foot hills the snow being too deep . I proceeded a. short distance when I found it impossible to go up the road or the swa.le in which the road was . My horse would go down & I would have to unpack & get them out & th n pack or drag the things to the horses & put them on again & c . So I made for the south side of the mountain tops which looked bare thinking to follow them to the summit but just evening I came to snow rather deep & as there was nothing for them to eat but a little grain I thought to mush the horse around the next point to grass but night came on & I had to leave him without feed the mare grain & turned her loose . ing log but as the wind & & returned to my outfit. Fed N.ade my bed on the snow by the side of the bur - stonn which had been raging most of the day was too cold I drew my bedding into the indentation caused by the heat of the log I had set on fire . Sat Apr 12th 84 . I arose early & made my way to the horse & looked away to get him out fed him grain & while tramping a trail for him he started away & made down the mountain . I could not get him to stop . In a few leaps he struck deep snow & floundered flinging himself on to his side slid away then rolled then ended over a few times landing at the bottom in very deep snow. I returned to camp tried to eat but no appetite for slap jacks or anything but took some crumbs with me & went back to the horse & broke a trail in the crusted snow which I filled RAWLINGS, WALL(6.? ~ JACK 8c ROBERTS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 530 .JUDGE BU(LDING SALT LA KE CITY , UTAH ,,.,. |
