Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 : Major Howard Egan's diary, also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's . men cameacross to fee iis. He agreed to carry letters for us to the settle-ments. Brother Brown and tAvo others Avent across the river tocarry the letters to his wagon. The river is about tAVo milesAvide at this place but is good fording. I finished writing theletter I commenced some time since, before they Avent, and sentit to my wife. We gave the man some bread and bacon to last
Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 : Major Howard Egan's diary, also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's . men cameacross to fee iis. He agreed to carry letters for us to the settle-ments. Brother Brown and tAvo others Avent across the river tocarry the letters to his wagon. The river is about tAVo milesAvide at this place but is good fording. I finished writing theletter I commenced some time since, before they Avent, and sentit to my wife. We gave the man some bread and bacon to lasthim to the settlements. He said he had not eaten any bread fora long- time. About 1:20 p. m. we again started and at 3 :30 Ave stoppedto feed, having traveled six miles. While our cattle were feed-ing the company Avas called out to drill. We again started andtraveled about three miles and encamped near a creek of goodwater. The prairie burned nearly all over. Some few spotswere left that the fire had not touched. The Avind Avas south andvery dusty. Wednesday, May 5th.—This morning Avas fine and verypleasant. At 7:30 a. m. Ave started and traveled over a low, soft 34 PIONEERING THE WEST o ?1 5 s Si(^ftV BS. prairie, and at 11:30 we stopped to feed. We had come aboutnine miles in a west course, a very stron<i- Avind from the southl)lowing. At 1 p. m. we continued our journey. Between 3 and PIONEERING THE WEST 35_ 4 oclock President Young- and Kimball, who had been ahead,returned and ordered the teams to go back about half a mileto a small island and encamp for the night, in consequence ofthe prairie being on fire ahead. This day there wa-s one cowand six buffalo calves killed. Thursday, May 6th.—This morning it was thought best tostart before breakfast and go to where we could find betterfeed, and at 6:30 we started. Last night the Lord sent a lightshower, which put the fire out and made it perfectly safe totravel. We came about two miles and stopped to feed. At8:45 we aga
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