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Show -31327 Nov Monday Moved my camp to the· Gulch 5 miles downl) Dec 5 when I moved to Dog valley 3 miles down Merrill had moved his herd by the preceding Satur day Same day I sent some mutton» tallow i' .and a note down to my wifej with NoToPorter who is returning from Dairy with cheese, 6 Dec Wednesday Recd letters papers-&c-with some provis ions sent up by my wife per HoRoBurk and NaTI!>Porter on their way to the mountain after stock Previous to this my 11ving had been very drYj but with this new supply get along a little bettero Ce Wa Merrills camp is 1 mile below mine and -we- take turns in leav ing our sheep and stay together for company-at nights& J aN Walker came- to my- herd after the St 13 Dec Wednesday 4 back miles to the jumpup where there is some Joseph bucks went fixed them corrals and up assisted by him & WI;) Despain In the afternoon separated their sheep out some 89 head assisted by Burk & NoPorter who had just come by on the- way home with ewese Stayed here untill - Tuesday a e - - a ... Il I) I) Stayed here over 14 Thursday nighto Returned to camp at Dog valley Merrill went down from here with Burk and Porter stayed- in'his p'lace 16 Saturday Moved to north side of Sunset mountain assis ted by NoTcPorter as my jacks left me some time Saturday night Deco_ 9 but Burk had left me Dec 6 a mare for a saddle animall) Camped in a canion together herding our sheep in opposite direc - 0 , - - Dec 200 Merrill came back from Sunset bringing the herds together N To Porter to remain fixed the and assist him and I go down, Dec, 21 The two bre but herded have I 22 We doctored the herd Dec corral there for Porter left the found very little scab I) Dec", 23 in morning herd ewe the out of lost the mountain to look for some sheep when I got my mare sane time back, I herded untill about 1 porno left 2 Merrill who would let the poml) and packed up and about there about 9 herds go together and I started for home arriving well to see me and my little girl PQmO and found my,--wife glad time the During and also very glad to see me when she woke up herd while I could when I was absent I spent the time in reading and and when at camp cooking 1ng killed 3 rabbits for food through also the compendium Mormon of Book Read the health and sought to be and Des 0 News I) Enj oyed generally good tions from camp word that might put we e o , o c e rnenclingQ prayerfulll where Cleaned up attended SeSe also meeting with conversing and home At I and SgMgPorter were the speakerso and afternoon the in others Mortensen & my family j brother M" P evening" Attended to mafl the day The was at home through 25 Dec Monday Christmas 24 Dec Sunday _ o , - co |
