Diary of James Pace (1846-1847)
Fort Leavenworth Augt 7th 1846
Provision return for mormon Battalion Liewtn Col. Allen Commanding, for four days Rations
commencing the 7th
including Tuesday 11th August 1846 Pade (sic) Receved
pay in Santafe (Santa Fe) from the paymaster J. H. Cloud
for (sic) for my servises as 1st Lt. Co. E M. B. for two Months and one
half commencing at (sic) July 16th 1846 up
to the first of October, 1846 James Pace 1rst Lt Co E M. B. Receve in Pueblo
Califrinia of the Paymaster J.H.
Cloud pay for two months pay as 1rst Lt Commening with October and ending with
November. (sic) Receved in
Puablo Calaforna Aprile 22th 1847 of J.H. Cloud Paymaster for two month sevice as 1rst Lt
commencing October
and up to the first of December 1846 James Pace 1rst Lt Co E M.B. Santafe. The amount
receved for two month
and one half pay for me and my boy was on Hundred and Seventy five dollars. For Oct &
November two Months
moore one hundred and forty dollars the full amount $315 (p.2)
Provision return for Mormon Lt Coln Allen commanding for Four days Rations commencing
Wednesday the 12the
August and ending Sunday the 24th August 1846 Receved from the Paymaster Rich at Peublo
July 9th for my sevises
350$ (p.3)
1846, July-August
The Mormons (sic) Enlistment under J m Allin July 16th 1846
Marched down to the Ferry near Mr sarpees store.
Encamped thare for a few days untell we could get fitted with waggons & teemes to hall our
lugage t Fort Levensworth
(Leavenworth)
the 21 day Company. E. left the bluffs bound for the Fort This morning I got permission from Colonol Allin to leave the command & go by Pisgah & get my Boy & some volenteers if I could & overtake the Command again at Fort levinsworth I reached Pisgah the 23 Remained at Pisgah 1 day left for the Fort
the 25 In company with Thomas Wooley, Nathan Stewart & my Son W.B. Pace travled 3. days & overtook the Battaion four Miles below St Joseph we joined the Battalion & travle on to Fort
August 1the we landed in the Fort drew Tents & piched them in the square near the (sic) Coln Allins quarter we here remained for 13 days in which time we receved a good fittout of teemes & waggons & provisions for a March to santafe
the 13the day we left Fort Levensworth on the March for Santafe under the
Command of Capt Hunt who was the
ouldest Capt or the first in the Battalion The command proceded on there March for Ten days
Crost the Kaw river 6
(sic) six Miles beyoun at an Encampment cald Huricane point Here the command la
by a day or two whan 2 receved
permition to return to the Fort to assist in getting some Cattle that belongd to the Battalion I left
the battalion
the 21 & (sic) reached the Fort
the 22 whare I found the Coln on his death bed I found Lt Gully with him waitting
for his recovery if he should get over
his disseese I waited by the request of Lt Gully to see the how it would terminate with the Coln
about sunset he was
moved to Lt Smiths quarters he thare remaind through the night & at six the 23 he
departe this life Here Lt Gully &
myself felt the loss of the Coln & thought it best to (sic) for one or
the other to return to the church & give a true
account or statement to the Twelve & get a word of council (p.4) Major Horton sent for Lt
Gully & me to know the
condition of the Battalion & how fare they had got on the Road her h
(sic) instructed us what he thought we had beter
do he also informed us that he had writen to Capt Hunt in structing him to send an express forurth
with to Genl Carny
at Santafe & get word from him what to do as we ware a separate Battalion from all other
souldiers in the survis. he
further said one of us could return to the Bluffs if we chose & return again to the command
as soon as posable Lt Gully
thought it best for me to go & get council from the twelve what we should do or what the
Battalion should do I left the
Fort for the Bluffs at 2 ock the same day I reached St Joseph about 9. oc. Pm Stoped all night
with Bro Perts I travled
the next day the 24 about 56 Miles stoped at Mr Mckoy at 9. oc. Pm the 25 I
crosed the River Nationa Rotan stoped
at Brother Holemans Camp the 26 I reached the camp of the Saints at 10 ock pm whare
I found them in good health
I remained with the Saints the 27 obtained there Councel got permition to return by
Pisgah & see my Family & meet
with Brother JD Lee at St Joseph which I did reaching Pisgah on th 30 I found evry
Famuly in Pisgah sick moore or
less my famuly was in tolerable health I left home on th 1 day of September Found
Brothers Lee & Egan at St joseph
when I got thare The first night I stoped on the Prarie travled 50 Miles without any road crossed
the head waters of Platt
River & lodged on the west fork of Grand River on a Hill side about Ten miles from the
settle ments the 2 day I a Mr
Joness whare I was well entertaind 3 day I reached St Joseph at 2 ock pm found Bro. Perts in
beter health here Brother
Egan & my self fited up there waggon & got s supply of provision to serve us untill we
would over take the battalion
Friday the 4 day we left St Joseph travled 16 Miles stoped & encampe on a small creek
Saturday the 5 we reached the Fort stoped all night left a 10. ock am the
6 (sic) 6th day (p.5)
Monday 7th crossed the Caw River travled a distance of 40 Miles Encamped at 7. oc. pm.
Tuseday the 8 it was rainy we travled 25 Miles.
Weddensday 9th travled until 2 ock pm. whare we had the misfortune to brake our waggon
Thursday 10the we reached Councel Grove spent the day in reparing the waggon we left the grove at dusk travled a distance of 20 Miles past the dimond spring & Encamped a bout half way betwene the dimond spring & Lost Spring which Springs was said to be 15 Miles apart
Friday the 11th was cleare this day we crossed the Cottenwood fork Encamped five or six Miles beyond
Saturday the 12th we reached the Little Arkances
Encamped on the west bank
Sunday 13the we reached the Buffalow Country which was a butifull site to behold them bounding over the greait plains
Monday 14the we had diner on the bank of the Powneefork while at diner Capt
Thompsons train of provision waggons
crost the River the ould Capt Ate dinne with us after diner me & brother Lee ast the Capt if
we should kill a buffalo
if his men would consume the meat he said they wook & be glad of the chance he offerd Br
Lee his horse & (sic) we
started for a drove that we saw a distance ahead with (sic) we had a
fifteene shooter a piece we road up in one quarter
of a Mile of six large Bulls before they started to run we then put our horses off at a spead &
was soon up by there side
& fiard upon them & boath missed Brother Lee fiard the second time & broke his
gun I fiard two shots moore & the
third shot I upset one of the auld fellows we then fell to work & loaded what we could
& struck for the Camp
Tuesday 15th we spent all the forenoon reparing our waggon a gain as Br Egan got it broke whilst we ware hunting we left the camp at 1 pm travled untell 8 at night Encamped
Wedinsday 16th we left camp at daylight travled a distance of 60 miles in hops to overtake the battalion but Encamped again without overhalling
(p.6 blank) (p.7) Monday, Oct 19th 1846 Left Santafe. Marchd five miles stoped on a small branch of the Rio Grand
Tuseday we struck the line of March travled fifteene miles encampt on a butiful little branch Capt Hunter being absent from his company did not overtake the Command untel we had stoped for the night
Wedensday 21th Capt. Hunter was orderd to give up his soward & march in the rear of his company which he was commanded to do as a punishment for leaveing the Command with out liberty our March for this day was Twenty fore miles crost a creek Galesteere & from thare to the main Rio Grand whare we encampt Near a Town cald St Peters
Thursday 22th we past st peters & also a Town cald Algedone a few miles below st peters on the Rio grand travled 14 Miles Encampt near a Town Barnarlere (Bartialillo)
Friday 23the we past through Barnarlere &c also the Town Sandeah a few miles apart we Encamped near the Town Alberkerk (Albuquerue) making a travel of twelve miles
Saturday 24the past through Alberkerk & Erslettak & encamped Len tah Sunday pasts Gah val donis & Loonah (Lunas) & encamped near Javis (Chaves)
Monday 26th we past a number of small Towns traveled a distance of 14
w (sic) miles & encamped near a Town cald
laer (sic) our Javis During those first Eight days travel under the
command of Colnel Cooke evry thing was in order
& we had moderate travling A number of mules ware purchased during this time for the
benefit of the Battalion
Tuseday 27the we past a Town cald Salvidde & Savenal (Sabinal) travel 12 miles
Weddensday 28the traveled 7 miles past a town cald Savnal & stoped at
M (sic) 2 oc pm tuseday night it rained & made
the going bad & The first rain we had since we left santafe (p.8)
Thursday 29the Struck the line of March at 8 oc in the morning Marched 13 Miles
Encamped at Cottenwood Fork (sic)
Grove on the Rio Grand
Friday 30 Marched at 8 oc AM. crost a sand ridge whare we had hard drawing & double teemeing travled three miles & struck the River a gain travled 7 seven miles down the River to a town whare we Encamt the Town was cald Pulvararo (Polvadora?) The inhabitanes at this Town are Spaniards but seam to be sum briter than most of spaniards have been in the Towns we have past at this place they have no Church but are all Catholic I presume all other Towns betwene here & santafe has one or two Church buildings in them with verry few exception This Town had in a Griss Mill the first I had saw in the cuntry the Mill was on a small scale & but little soill
Saturday 31the Struch tents at 8 Am Marched 12 Miles past a Town cald Souckeneorus Encamped 1 mile below This was misterday making three months & 16 day Since our enlistment in the servis of the United States we was here mustrd had our armes inspected but receved no pay for our services It being pay day also
November 1the This morning a new order was presented to the battalion which a
nounced the removal of Ajetent J.P.
Dikes fron his ajetency & Lt P Merall appointed in his sted hearing the order Tents ware
struck & the line of march
taken up at 9 oc am the travel this day was 15 Miles Encamped near near the bend of the River
whare we had plenty
wood & water at 9 oc pm a drove of Sheepe was brought in to Camp a
numbers (sic) consisting of 350 head for the
benefit of the battalion
November 2th struck Tents at 8 Am traveled 10 Miles Encamped near the River in a butiful Cotenwood grove whare we had plenty of grassfor the Teames heare we had the privaledge of going ashort distance a cross the river to some trding waggons Mexicans (p.9)
Tuseday Nov 3th Struck Tents at 8 oc AM Marched 12 Miles during the days
travel we had some bad sand ridges to
cross which we found vary difficult for the teemes to cross we piched Tents about 3 P.M. near the
River whare we was
well provided with wook & water But heare we ware under the painful mortification of
having (sic) lossing one of the
souldiers A private in Co. A who had been sick for some time but not thought to be dangerous
tho in the corse of this
day he received a dose of medison from the Doctor & was taken worse instently he died
about the time we reached the
camp as near as I have learned his agee I do not know he was an auld man by the name of
Hampton
Novem. Weddensday, 4the Struck Tents, at 8. oc. A.M. by orders from the Colonel
as usaual This day I was offiser
of the day receved the gard at gard mounting receved the gard gave instructions as I had receved
for the day & returnd
to my quarters & (sic) whare I son receved mud
to (sic) a call to the Colo. quarters whare I was informed by the Colol
the Lieut J.P. Dikes the officer of the day whose (sic) was the ould
officer or who (sic) of the day th (sic) had
too (sic)
two privats of the gard Eristed the night before for a failien to Parade at the visett of his exeelency
it being the firts time
he had ever officiated as officer of the day The Colo then instructed me concerning the order of
the day ordering me
to have the two prisners tied crosthanded & made fast to the rear of an ox waggon under the
care of one Corporal &
one private who was to see they was not loosed on any oceation saing they deserved to be shot
& for me to see that his
orders ware obeyed I obeyed his command & that two with vary peculier feelings knowing
that Dikes had kept them
on extry duty for four hours shich I supposed would of sattisfide a reasonable Man with out any
reporting to the Colon
abought it These two privates ware boath in Com D. under the Command of Lieut Dikes &
should of been treated for
the first affence the company says with some mercy knowing they ware boath good Men Boyd
Stewart & Philander
Fletcher (p. 10) This day we travled 10 Miles Encamped near the River the ground for
Encampment was vary ill
coveeneiant it being in a hollow a (sic) this day Bro Woley overhald us he
left the Battalion at Arkances went on furlow
to Purbels with some familys he was the wone out of ten that came up the remunder come as fare
as santafe & there
had permition to return to Purbelo or come to the battalion Bro Woley give us the account of the
death of a Bro Sharp
who shot himself by drawing his gun out of the wagon when it fiard & broke his arm he died
in an Indian Town
Thursday 5th we layed by for the first days rest since we left Santafe Capt Hunt was
officer of the day The two priners
I gave to (sic) turned over to him no charge being preferd made it his duty
liberate then but timmidaty seamed to forbid
him untell it was two late & by so doing they was kept on extra duty for two days
The 6th day we left the camp & traveled to whare General Carny left his
waggons which was a distance of 8 Miles we
here spent the night not knowing what we should do to get along as our teemes ware given out
& as our loading was
heavy & our teemes vary poore Th morning of the 7 Came we againd
I (sic) struck Tents & started on the Generals
Trail whare he had gon with packe Mules we travled about 8 Miles a cross the Sand points down
the River whare it
was all most unpsable to get the waggons a long we had evry Man & evry Mule to one
waggon some of the time to get
along Sunday (sic)
Sunday 8th a (sic) 5 ocl Am it raned for one hour after that
it was cold & the wind blew from the west the weather was
soon fare Tents was struch at 8 A.M. & the line of March taken up a gain
this (sic) with ten men to each waggon to
help the Mules get a long we had the sand again as (sic) as usual travled 4
miles piched Tents again near the bank of
the River whare we rested the remainder of the day it being Sunday (p. 11)
Monday 9th Cold & cleare Tents struck at 8 ock Struck the line of March again as usual ten men to each on half rasheons to get through along This morning the souldiers was dishartned expecting yesterday the waggons would be left & they would get rid of some burdin but to the contrary evry man seamed discouraged having no hope of getting through under the preent circumstances we travled 8 Miles piched tents again on the bank of the Rio grand at 2. P.m this morning Abraham Day was put under gard for fiering his gun in camp by the order of the Colonel six oclk new order from the Command Ten men from each Company including the sick is orderd to return back to Santafe on to Purbelo if they chose with twenty five days rations full rations of sugar & coffe & half rations of Flour & Pork for those that returns under th Command of Lt Willis
Tuseday 10th a clear still morning all hands engaged in reloding waggons &
fitting up Packs boath for Mules & x as
well (sic) was preparing also provisions for those that return at 2. oc. pm
the company was to (sic) paraded that had
been selected to return consisting of fifty six Privates in sam two or three none commishand
officers & 1 third Lt
makeing 57 in all This seanry causeed us to morn it being contrary to the councel we had receved
fron the Church a
nembe of this fifty seven ware sick & unable to walk they had one ox waggon for the hole
company They left us at 3.
ock. PlM. with heavy harts & with feelings that could not be told nor expresed by Man or
Mortal This devision was
intended to favor those that could not travell & to help the remainder to some little moore
provsions & to leten our lodes
some
Weddensday 11th was clear & cold in the morning wind from the south through the day at half past seven Tents was struck as usual (p. 12) Extry Mules & ox all packed & our loads lited up the line of March struck at 8. oc again for Calaforna travled this day 14 miles down the River encamped again all in good sperits all hands had thre full half rations & would be sattisfide with there rations if we had a fitt out of Mules so that we could travel this is the 11the day & my day to be officer of the day
Thursday 12the Clouday & warm all was well Revalee at 6. oc gard mountain
at sunrise Tents struck at seven traveled
15 miles piched Tents again near the Rio grand at 3. oc. pm this day we had good travling
& f (sic) all hands felt
somewhat encouraged Cpt Hunt officer of the day This encampment is in the same lattitude of
New orleans at the bend
of the Riogrand lattitude 30
Friday 13the This morning was butifull & clear Tents. struck at seven the line
of March at 8 ock travld 3 Miles down
the River Meet the Pioners whare we turned for Calafornia left the Tiogrand which was 26th day
from Santafe travled
from the River 15 Miles further encamped in a vally near some Hills & near a well of water
or pool of (sic) betwene
the Rocks Capt Hunter Officer of the day
Saturday 14th butiful weather preperations was made for a thirty five Miles without
water Capt Davis officer of the
day Tents struck at 11. ock travled 12 Miles over a butiful plane & found water
water (sic) a butiful running branch
at the foot of the Cordekaus Mountains whare we piched Tents & was hapily disapointed
with boath wood & water
Sunday 15the was stormy looking & rained somlitle here we leu by for the day
in the after part of the day the auld
Colonel ord (sic)rd two ould poore oxen kiled for food for the Battalion
One was secarelly able to get up when he was
down & the other no better these are some of the Colo accommodations (p.13)
Monday 16th Cleare & could wind from the west The line of March taken up a gain at 8. A.M. travled 15 Miles down the foot of the Mountain in order to get to a pass Encamped at the enterance of the pass
Tuseday 17the Crost over the mountain Encamped on the other side a distance of
6 (sic) six miles here we had to wait
on the Pilots to get word from them here we parouled some of the nearist Mountains inserch of
curiosites we found near
whear we Encamped in the Mountain west of us a number of morters dug in sand stone supposed
to of been done for
the purpose of beting some kind mineral we had with us a gold miner that said the faice of the
country for twenty miles
back bore a strong indication of gold]
Weddensday 18th the morning was cleare & cold Tents struck as usual travled
north west a distance of 20 miles over
a plain encamped on a butiful creek with wook plenty the faice of the plane bore the resemblance
of the bottom of a
water corse which all the plains have done that we have crost since we have
(sic)left the Rio grand a short distance
North of this camp was a butiful table Mountain which seamed to show the surface of the Earth
before the greait
Eruption
Thursday 19th this Morning was butifull and clear wind in the North this days
travell was 22 Miles crost a butifull
plane the best Farming land that we have past over since we left the river, Encamped agian near
some considerable Hills
in (sic) no wood but some small thorn brush which served us to get our
vituls cooked here we had but little water the
face of the cuntryor the vew was butfull with scatering Hills over the paains betwene the
Nountains In the after part
of the day we struck a trail which we (sic) some supposed went to the
Copper Mines from the settlements below It was
the second trail we had seene since we left Canneys (p.14)
Friday 20the Cleare still Morning This day we intended to
(sic) ley by our Pilotts all returned last evening with word
that thare was water twelve Miles south but none ahead as they new of Here it seamed that the
Pilotts was som
discouraged & to Colo not knowing what was best to do concluded to raise some of the
Native if posable & get
information from them as than was one signal that was sure to bring them if we was anyways near
them so they could
get sight of it The signal was to raise a smoke which the Piletts did on a Hill something like a Mile
from ou Camp they
rased a fiar onboath sides of the Hill which was soon answed from the
North (sic) west by the same signal & in a few
hours we could see them comeing in all speed to the Hill whare the Fiare was raised This signal
with them is a sign of
distress & they do not hesitat to resk there lives to get to the spott The man that came up
ware apaneards of Half Breeds
The Patch Indians ware dlose by us a little north thu we did not see any of them The Colo wished
to go down south in
to the settlements some four or five Miles out of the way he puseyd round the two first Capt
& Huged or armed them
around a little & all was right The south was the best way so one ounce moore flour was
aded to the rations & one
quarter of a pound of beef making 10 ounces flour & lb 1 3/4 beef Some five fresh Mules
war obtained from those
spaniards by swaping six for five & giving forty dollars besids so the day ended with all
preperation made for the south
Saturday 21th Clear wind in thenorth but butiful & pleasent Tents struck at
seven the line of March at 8. A.M. This
morning we took the south end of the Coper mine Rode travled on Mile & a half
&(sic) whare the Colo dicouverd he
was going East of South which would soon (p.15) carry us back to the Riogrand he then turned a
west corse over a
butiful plain we travled a distance of 12 Miles piched Tents at 3. oc pm at the foot of a greait Hill
whare water was
scierce-- Here Capt Hunt blod out one of his wind blasts about Brother Lee Accusing him of lying
& of being a blaber
mouthd fool & of many other things which all proved to be wind Here he droped some things
which Egan had put in
to his head sutch as Behold the greait Chief did thus & so & a thousand other things
which all went to prove he would
of tould something if he had of known what to of said which was an evidance to sum men that a
drop of sperits was
esteamed by him of moore real worth Than to of stood up for the tru princeples of his Fathers
busines When self interest
& a few windy storyes & a litle sleving with now & than a drink of groge Byes the
integrity of a man I think he is no
man & should never be sent even as a servant on a good Mans business Capt Hunt has been
hard wishing he had kept
the command in his own hands & of sent on as he was directed to do his bones akes but he
k(sic) not know t (sic) what
the mater is he said some times he thinks he had beter take the command anyhow. But he is the
only man I expect that
thinks as he dose At 4 ock pm. Brother Averatt & I took a walk up the Hill to vew the plains
which was butiful to the
Eye the Hill we supposed to be 1/4 of a mile high a bove the level of the plains we here discoverd
but two chances to
get through the main back bone or Mountain that was west of us one chance was south &
the other south west & from
the vew we supposed the plain west of us was three days travell which was butiful & level
(p.16)
Sunday 22th Clear butifull morning wind south Revalee at daylight the line of March struck at 10. ock A.m. Travled a south corse perhapse one point west of south distance this day, 18. miles stoped at dusk on the plain without water or wood
Monday 23th Revalee at daylight line of March struck before sunrise Marched this kay. 28 Miles without water stoped at 7. oc pm whare water was plenty Here our Pilots returned & brought faveable word besides here was discovered some traders spaniards who was well acquainted with the cuntry over to Helry river from those Spaniards we ware fortunate a nough to obtain some twenty or thirty fresh Mules which come in good time
Tuseday 24the Clear butifull weather This day we ley by as a day of rest & fitt
y (sic) up our teemes & wait for some
ox waggons to get inn thta give out on Monday Tuseday night one of company E. Mules
died
Weddinsday 25th Cleare & verry cold no wood but thorn brush tents struck at 7 ock travled 20 miles crost one chain of Mountains Encamped on a Creek whare we had wood & water plenty travled a south west corse in the day
Thursday 26the weather worm & cloudy wind west & vary high travled 15 Miles south of south west corse Encamped a gain whare we had wood & water plenty the vally or plains are corse gravell stone some places the soil is good tilable land but water scierce generly.
Friday 27the Cleare cold morning the wind in the south struck the line of March at
8. ock. Am. travled 15 Miles south
corse we traveled up a vally betwene the mountains Encamped at 3. ock. P.M. an
the (sic) on a small creek in the (sic)
a vally that made in to the one we travled up through the day we turned up this vally a west corse
a bout two miles
before we encamped South of this camp the hills appeer coverd with pine timber & some
scrubby oakes but the most
of the Mountains are bare without timber (p.17)
Saturday 28th Butiful & warm wind southThis morning Tents we struck at 7. oc. the line of March at 8. Am. Travled a south corse crost through one fap of the Mountains travled a distance of 8 Miles Encamped at 3 ock pm. Near the sumet of the Mountain in a butiful vally at we had a moderate rain just enough to barerly wet our Tents
Sunday 29the The morning cleard off butiful & warm Orders from head quarters this morning was to fitt up all our pack saddles & pack our loading down through a pass in to a vally cald the sickamoore vally a distance of 9 miles which we did leaving a part of each Company to gard the loading down The decend was vary steep in sum places & verry winding so mutch so that er found it difficult getting a pass through.
Monday 30th butiful & cleare This morning we had order to for the Battalion
to March as early as posable with four
Mules to a waggon & the remainder of tem to be packed which order was fild & the line
of March taken up at 10. oc.
A.m. Marched 2 Miles to the sumet of the Mountain wharae the quarter Master Stoneman had
prepaird a pass for the
waggons as well as he could with the few pioners he had here we loosed
sl (sic) the forward Mules from the waggons
& let them down with one span & a number of Men to each waggon we had good lick
in geting down in (sic) the vally
Copany a broke one waggon which was the only damage of any consequence we reached the
Camp in good season with
so little damage considering the road we was in good hops of geting through From the vally to the
highest sumet we
supposed was near a half Mile purpendicular we found the (sic)in the vally
a number of Live Oak which was butiful
& greene (p.18) this day I was officer of the day a gain & soon after we had Encamped
Lt Omen differed a little
onnather orderd Timothy Hoit one of his company to do something whilst he was
(sic) Timothy was Eting his super
which he did not just readly jump & do which so highly insultd the Lt he sent him to
gardquarters & thare had him tied
cross handed & stand with hancs resting on two Musquets with there beyonets crost for
three hours at a strech & rest
two & on again so through the night
Tuseday December 1the 1846 In the vally of live oaks of Sickamoore vally one Montj in the wilderness 350 Miles from the last Spanish Town & in the midst of the Cordilrey Moutnains Near the Opach Indians Travled this day 7 Miles making our road as we went down the vally Encmped at 2 ock pm This vally is in the State of Sanoriah & the water runs in to the gulf of Calafornia a south west corse from here
Weddensday 2th Travled 13 Miles 2 Miles in the vally & then ledt it turned a
west corse travled 10 Miles throgh a
thorny & stony plain & one Mile across a butifull bottom well Coverd with grass &
Encmped near a Towh Cald
Banerdelard an ould Town that was forsaken that wes once oned by a Spanyard The indians
would not let him live her
Her we meet a number of Indians to our camp the first Indians we had seene since we left the
Spanish Towns Hire one
of Company Es men come inn that had ben lost for five days which (sic)
by the name of John Allin a man that enlisted
at western Mos he left on Friday Mornign & returnd weddensday Night he came back
completely used up said the
Indians robend him of his gun which give him no chance to any thing to eat Here we find some
wild cattle & wild
Horses & a butiful runing spring water plenty to run a Mill but little timber some Cotten
wood & locus or thorn (p. 19)
Thursday 3th Cleare butiful & warm Cleare (sic)
& suill this day we la by for the purpose of geting a lot of beef from
the wild Cattle it being better than what we had with us her we obtaned four days rations for the
Battalion we also over
hal our rations of Flower in Each Company Company E was the best provided for of any one
Company reports was
handed inn and the Coln soon orderd Company E. to ishue 103 lb to Company D & 55 to
Company C, & 47 to Cmpany
B making in all 205 lbs
Friday 4th Clear butifull & worm this morning orders was given to March at 1. ock pm all the fore noon was spent in drying beef Tents was struck & the line of March taken up at 1 ock. pm. travled 9 Miles over a kind of a plain coverd with thorn Brach we Encamped betwene two large Hills a bout two hundred yards a part we had water & brush plent for fewel we travled a west corse
Saturday 5th warm & clowday Revalee at day light Marchd at 8 travled one
Mile broke one of Campanys E waggons
The Coln thought it bes for us to leave it & packs what we could & putt the remainder
on the other two waggons which
we did & persued on travled south of west crost over a kind of a back bone on to another
plain simelar to the one
yesterday on the plain the wild Cattle could be seen in evry direction Three was shot close by the
road side whare we
had nothing to do but skin (sic) dress & load it on the waggons
travled 14 Miles Encamped again in a kind of a hollow
at a spring Here the Pilots said it was only twenty or thirty Miles to (sic)
South to a Spanish settlement a 8. oc. pm. the
wind blew verry hard & we had some Rain tho vary little on the Mountains we
coud see snow (sic) the night was warm
(p.20)
Sunday 6the The morning wa warm the snow shone on the Nountain The line of March was struck at 8 oc A.m. we travled west a sidtance of 16 Miles The afternoon was rainy we travled over a thorny of brushy leavel country turned a North cos a few Miles before we Encamped we Encamped in a butifull little Grove on a creek betwene the Mountains
Monday 7the Cold wind from the west & snow plenty on theMountains but none whare we was Encamped this day we la by it being a comfirtable place for a cold day & Beef plenty to jerk
Tuseday 8the Cleare & cold wind from the south travled a North west corse a cross a plain butifull for travling over travled 20 Miles Encamped in the plain without water for our Mules & cattle & none for the men except what was braught from the jlast camping plac
Weddensday 9the Realee at the brake of day the Morning cleare & cold Struck
the line of March at 7. ock Am travled
Ten Miles North west corse came to the River St Pehero a butifull little Streeme running North
This Streeme affords
good furtile soil fare the best we have seene since we left the (sic)
Councill Grove This River has but little Timber none
at all to support a farm we travled down the River six Miles & Encamped The cuntry a
bounds with Horses & wild
cattle Antelope & Bare a number of cattle was shot in travling the six Miles that
afternoon
Thursday 10th Vary cold & cleare through the night days warm Revalee before
day light Tents struck & the lin of
March taken up at 7. ock Am travled down the River a distance of Twenty Miles over a butiful
soil The cattle & Horses
bounding on boith sides of the River we Encamped on a ridge near a ould pen or wall which I
supposed had been built
for cetching Horses her a number of cattle (sic) of pounds of Beef was
braught in Camp (p.21)
Friday 11the Cleare & Modrate weather Revalee at day light Marched at 7.
Am. travled down the River in a few Miles
after we left Camp a cupple of wild Bulls rushed in a mongst our beef cattle which created quite
an up roar in there
midst But the drivers soon prostrated them with but little damage one Man was thrown up by one
of the Bulls but was
not hurt bad a short distance below we struck a botom of high grass whare a part of the
Command halted to water the
teemes whilst we ware watering a number past along we hiched up & persued on a short
distance whare we was attacted
by th (sic) two fritened Bulls that had been lying in the grass The first one
made several passes to horn the souldiers
they being scatterd a long near by the waggons he struck Brother Cox & thew him several
feet high tore his thy in one
place but not fatal the (sic) other he then made for the teemes struck the
lead Mules on Co. D. second waggon goard
one through & threw two heales up he then broke & run with out reiving any wound at
the time the other Stoped about
fifty stips from Co E teemes whare he receved two balls but did not down him so but
(sic) so as to hinder him from
running a way he made severall attemps to horn as he past through the croud we travled a short
distance further & see
five run in a head of us crost near the frunt of the command Three of the five was killed &
one of them killed a mule
we travled a few Miles further & Encamped in a butifull place near the River Travled a
distance of 15 Miles a report
of Bulls killed in all this day was 15 two Mules killed & two Men wounded of the Battalion
& one of the staff Lt
Stoneman (p.22)
Saturday 12the Butiful & cleare Tents struck at sunrise Travled down the River a distance of 16 Miles over a butifull plain some ruff brushy places Encamped a gain near the bank of the River soon after dark one of the pilotts returned from the Spanish Fort he states he thinks we can pass that way
Sunday 13the Butifull cleare Tents struck as usual travled down the River Ten
Miles & Encamped to wait the return
of the other pilotts one at 2. ock pm. we was cald on parade & wa sdril by the Coln. w hours
went through the
evolutions of loading & Marching. Order the 19 was read stating the propriety of us going
strate ahead & that we did
not come to make war with samora but that our course was Calafornia & that we would go
the strate forward rout &
if the people of Tow (sic) Two Song (Tucson) interfeard we should show
them what our business was
Monday 14the Revalee at 5 ock A.m. struck the line of March at 7 travled 24 Miles Encamped near a disstillary hen we was met by some of the Spanish Souldiers They seamed friendly but would give no satisfaction a bout Doctor Forister one of our Pilotts
Tuseday 15the Cleare & warm Marched at 8. ock travled four Miles &
stoped to water our teemes as we had a distance
of 30 Miles without water here we made prisners of three of the Mexican souldiers & sent
the fourth to (sic) one home
for the doctor we travled a distance of 18 Miles this day E (sic)
Encamped without water here the Doctor meet us he
was escorted by 18 souldiers who was glad to give him up for there own they had him in
confinement & did not in tend
him to return but was not smart a nough to keep a way them selvs & we thought a exchange
was no robry (p. 23)
Weddensday 16the revalee at 5. Am. for an early start to the Town A verry cold
wind from the south East the companys
was paraded & Marched on a forse March to the Town a distance of 22 Miles whare it was
expected they would appose
our going through but insted of that The souliers had flead vefore we arived we had nothing to do
with (sic) but sho
marcy to those that was left & tutch no private property The publick propertywas ours of
corse all we could get we got
a number of bushel of wheat & sum salt
Thursday 17th we lay by at the Town Colon Cook Cald for volenteers to go five or
Six Miles to a Town to see if he
could get on publick property Forty turned out bedids sum Mounted Men the expedition was
soon made He Marched
the Men within on 1/2 Mile of T (sic) the Town & was counsild by
Major McCloud not to enter the Town for fear he
was not strong a nough for there nember He returned with his volenteers was well pleased with
there performance &
Tenderd them his best feelings Night came on & gards was place around our camp which
was one 1/2 Mile from the
Town North west on the road to Calaforna The Coln thought it best to have a pckett guard
& orderd them stationed
beyond the Toun from us something near 1 Mile in the care of Lt Hulett who gave them orders to
fier if they should see
a body of men approachinga bove the number of five & to hall no person at all Near 11. ock
the gard was heard to fire
two guns & soon retreated to the Camp with word that a boddy of Men was advancing in
number supposed to be
fifteene or twenty at a verry slow gate & vary still 4 a head as an advacd guard ou guard
waited untell there front was
opposet them & then fiard on there rear & then retreated to camp & in 10 Minuts
th (p. 24) Battalion was in line &
ready for what ever presented six men & one Lt was sent to the Town again to see if any
thing wasup they returned in
one 1 1/2 our & reportd all still we was dismissed & returned to bed again
Friday 18the Revalee at 4 oc. Am. Maornaign clear & warm Marching orders
at 9 am. Travled a distance of 8 Mile
waterd the h (sic) teemes for the last time (sic) a
desent rout not knowing that we should get water for animals again
short of 80 Miles travled untell 9 oc at pm Encamped on the plains without any water making in
all 28 in the day
Saturday 19the Revalee at 5 ock Am. Butifull & warm struck the March at sunrise travled over a desert plain all day & found no water & untill 10. oc pm except a small quantity that served sum to drink at 10, ock the command was halted the rear was then six Miles behind & sum remained inthe rear untill morning here we had but little sheat fr the Mules & it was yet unnone how fare it was to water
Sunday 20the Cleare & warm orders from the Coln was for the Companys to
load up & make the best effort they could
to get there teemes through if posable & if they failed to leave the waggons & drive
them through if posable & if they
failed to leave the waggons & drive them through at 2. oc pm we fo
(sic) reached water & Encamped all the command
got in by night but it was run was (sic) difficult for sum all our Mules got
through a distance of 70 Miles betwene
watering here we (sic) but here we had no grass & no chance for our
Mules & cattle but sum brows or locus brush
Monday 21the Revalee at 5 ock Am Marched at at sunrise travled to the Hela
(Gila) River a distance of f10 Miles
where we found grass & a number of the opach (sic) Pemo Indians
with corn & Meal & Flour & all for sail (p.25)
before we reached the river a short distance we struck Generally (sic)
Carneys Trale again
Tuseday 22the Cleare & warm Revalee at daylight Marched at 8. Am. Travled down to the Pemo village a distance of 10 Miles These Indians ware vary friend & the most numerous of any Tribes we past they ware allmost intierly destitute of Clothing Farming seamed to be there only expectation for a living They appears enierly peasible & innosent & seam to have no fear
Wenddensday 23the warm & clear Revall at day light Marched at 8
ock Travled down the River past a number of little
villages travled 15 Miles Encamped near the c (sic) River whare we ware
thickly surrounded by another Tribe of
Indians Cald Maracopuss
Thursday 24the we lay by traded sum with the Indians prepaird for a forty Miles desert
Friday 25the warm Revalee at daylight Marched at 10 oc Am left the River & crost a desert of 50 Miles travled this day a distance of 20 Miles piched Tents at 9. pm without water
Saturday 26the Revalee at half past 4. Am. Marched at sunrise Travled Carneys trail through a pass in the Mountains struck the River at (. oc pm where we Encamped here we found grass for the Mules
Sunday 27the warm Revalee at daylight Marched at 7. Am travled down the River a distance of 10 Miles Encamped at 3 oc pm at 9. pm two spanyards came into camp brought inteligence fro Carny Give us a detale of sufferings of there Famulyes & how they was starving & had kiled on horse for food
Monday 28the was butifull & cleare Revalee at daylight Marched at 8. Am This morning an express started from our command to Genl Carny we travld a distance of 10 Miles Encamped about one mile from the River whare we had but little grass (p. 26)
Tuseday 29the Cule & cleare Revealee at daylight Marched at 8. ock Am we left the River & crossed a ridge travled a west corse struck the River again a distance of 15 Miles two or three of the last Miles travel was sand & verry hard for waggons to get through it we Encamped at 4. oc pm neare the River but had no grass for the Mules & Cattles
Weddensday 30the Cule wind from the Nort Marched at 8. ock Am crossed two Ridges or points of Hills to save us crossing the River six times Marched a distance of 20 Miles Encamped on the bank of the River at 6. oc. pm.
Thursday 31the Cule & clear Revalee at daylight Musterd at sunrise & inspected Marched at 9 Am. travled down the River a distance of 12 Miles Encamped 1 Mile from the River near a salt pond of water piched Tents at 3 oc pm
January 1the 1847 Cule & clear Marched at 8. Am travled 12 Miles crost a
ridge & struck the River bottum again
Encamped on the bank a gain whare we found sum Famuleys in a sufering condition
that (sic) They had left Calaforna
& was on there way to Sanora they had nothing to support nature except they killed Mules
or horses Here Coln Cook
thought he would try sum of our loading by water as thare was two waggon bedds that would
answer fo boats we left
25 hundred pounds of Flour Pork & Corn to load the crafts In the care of Lt. Stoneman
& a few hands to assidt him
Saturday 2the Cule as usual thiss morning a number of Mules was missing but after a dilagent search the most of them was founf The line of at 10. ock Am traveled 14 Miles Encamped near the River whare we had sum rushes for the Mules (p.27)
Sunday 3the Cleare & warm Marched at 8. Am. travled 12 Miles Encamped near the River whare thare was but little chance for the Mules & cattle
Tuseday 5the Cleare & butifull Marched at 8. am travled 14 Miles Encamped near the River
Weddensday 6the warm & butiful Marched at 8. am travled 12 Miles over sum sandy points Encamped neare the River whare we had but little feed for Mules
Thursday 7the cleare & windy Marched at 8. Am travled a round the point of
a m (sic) Mountain whare we had a verry
crooked road Encamped at 2. ock.pm. on the bank of the River travled a distance of 10
Miles
Friday 8the Clear & cold wind from the North Marched at *. Am. Travled a
south west corse or rather south of south
west a distance of 15 Miles Encamped at the mouth of the River Hela this Rivers course is South
west & from the
Maracopusas (sic) village to the mouth has but vary little land that will
admitt of settleing It all seames to overflow in
times of hy water Its timber is scierce & principley Cottenwook & willow on the
bottoms is a scrubby kind of locus
or muskete as the Spanyards call it we travled down the (sic) it 17 days
found but little grass for Mules & cattle
Saturday 9the wind from theNorth Travled down the Colerado a south west corse a distance of 12 Miles Encamped on the bank of the Colerado
Sunday 10the we lay by & crost our loadings over on two waggon boxes we was all day & all night crossing.
Monday 11the The Mules & waggons forded at (sic)
& travled 15 Miles through the sand Encamped at a well that
served us for water that had ben dug by sum Spaniards severel yearse (p.28)
Tuseday 12the warm & cloudy travled 12 Miles over the sand in
E (sic) Encamped on the greait plain without water
except what we carried with us
Weddensday 13th warm & cloudy revalee at 5. oc. Am Marched at sunrise travled 25 Mils to the second well whare we had water but no grass for the Mules
Thursday 14the warm & cleare here water was so scierce the Mules could not
be waterd & have (sic) geeand for the
March untell a 11. ock pm we travled 16 miles over a butifull plain Encamped without water or
feede except Muskeete
brush
Friday 15th Revalee at 5. oc Marched at 8(sic) Sunrise
travled 10. Miles to wa(sic) tahe third well but found water
scierce here we had one daye t(sic) rations cooked up here we was mett
by those who went ahead for Mules & beefe
Cattle the fresh Mules was harnesed & put to the waggons Marched at three ock travled 15.
Miles over a hard smuuthe
plain Encamped at 7. ock where we had a few ours rest a number of thesouldiers & Mule
drivers did not get in camp
untell we left again at 12. pm the rear gard reached camp
Saturday 16the Cleare & Cule Revalee at 1. ock Marched at 2. the same gard
was cotinued the second & 3. reliefs was
sent a head as advance guard the 1rst remined on the ground w(sic) untill
daylight travled 20 Miles over a vary ruff road
reach water at 11. oc which was a distance of 68 Miles from the 2d. well whare the Mules was
waterd untell we reached
this water
Sunday 17the butiful & warm this morning at daylight the last one of the
souldiers reached camp at Revalee the
Battallion was all up at 9. oc am Marched again over a vary sandy road travled 20 Miles
rea(sic) whare we found good
grass & water plenty
Monday 18the was winday & cleare here we rested one day had a parade at sunset Armes inspected & co
Tuseday 19the Revalee at day light Marched at 8 Am Crossed over a ridge of the Mountain travled over a vally &mthrough a pass in the Mountain travled 12 Miles Encamped without water (p. 29)
Weddensday 20the Cule & cleare Revalee at 5. ac. Marched at day light
travled 8 Miles aro(sic) crost a ridge & then
a butifull plane to whare we found water here we stoped & got brakefast & then travled
8 Miles further whare we
Encamped betwene the Mountains whare we had grass & water
Thursday 21the Cule & clouday Revalee at daylight Marched at 8 Am travled
1(sic) 12 Miles to a settlement of Indians
Cald Warners Ranch whare we found Beefe plenty & a butifull plice as I have seene
in (sic) since I hav ebeene in the
cuntry in a few ours after our Encampment Mr Warner came home He said he had been grom
home two Months He
had been cofined in Sadiego for being two friendly to the Spanyards
Friday 22the we lay by for a day of washing Near Mr Warners house a hot Spring ran out of the Montain it was two hot to bare ones hand in it at the head but was butifull for bathing a few steeps below
Saturday 23the was Cleare & Could this morning we left Mr Warners for Purbelow we Marched 20 Miles the afternoone was Rain like we Encamped before we got wet. the Night was vary rainy & stormy
Sunday 24the Clar & warm Marched at 8 Am travled 18 Miles Encamped in a butiful vally neare an Indian Town whare thare was a number of Indians Souldiers who was our friends Here an express overtook us with word to turn us to Sandiego Stating that Genl Carney was on his way thare from Purbelow & a Treaty was mad with the Spanyards of peace It being the second the first they broke how this will go is doutfull (p. 30)
Tuseday 26the butifull & warm The morning was as plesant in May grass was
growning a was a bought 3 inches high
This morning we turned for Parbellow (sic) St Diego South Corse over
quite a high mountain & then decended a vally
that ran South west course that was butifull & greene the grass & wild oats was from 3
to 6 inches high the we
encamped on a Creek that ran from Warner Range travled a distance of 20 Miles
Weddensday 27th Warm the Birds sang like as it was may we travled down the
Creek ten Miles over a butifull vally
to a Town Cald St Louis a butifull little situation that was deserted some few Indians lived below
a fe (sic) short
distance we past the Town & marched over a hill whare we came in plane vew of the Pacific
which seamed to be a
distace of 5 Miles from whare we first got the view we travled about 8 Miles further &
Encamped making a distance
of 18 Miles this Encampment was withinn one Mile of the Cost
Thursday 28the Cleare & frosty Marched at sunrise travled down the shore
road a distance of 16 Miles E(sic)
Encamped whare we had but little water
Friday 29the was warm & cleare Marched at 7. Am travled over quite broken road we reached what is cald Sandiego a little before sunset a distance of 20 Miles & which was 9 Miles from Shiping This Town had been forsaken before the wares Commenced
Saturday 30the was a day of rest A letter was sent from Capt J Hunt to Genl Carny stating the wishes of the officers of the Battalion to have the right of Electing there own officers & co.
Sunday 31the Cleare & butifull this was also a day of reat & many of the Officers & Souldiers wen down to what Is cald the Prceda of Sandiego a distance of 5 Miles whare thare was a number of stoors It is said to be a butifull place for a Town it is in three Miles of shiping on a small bay fish & Pisters ware pleanty Comedoere Stocden was thare with his Mariens he had command of the place (p.31)
February, Monday 1the A.D. 1847 Cleare & cule Revale at 5. oclk. orders for Marching at 7. Am. back to St Louis a Town Sum 45 Miles back for the sake of quartering for a few weeks untell Generall Carny could go to Montera & See what the prospect was thare for Provisions & Clothinge as thare was no bread or Flower provided for us here we marched this day 17 Miles Encamped at 3. ock.
Tuseday 2the Revale at 5. oc Marched at 7 travled past whare the Spanyards had Gen Carny surrounded on a Hill for 5 days this was the Second attact he had wiht them at this attact he killed 3 of the Spanyards 3 of his men was taken prisners attending to Carny in Express to the Comedoor The second Express Carny sent reached the Comedoore who proceeded to the releaf of the Genal in past his only chance to reach the Genal was to travel after night & hide through the day the second night he reache the Genal passed three of the Spanish sentinalls when daylight came & they saw the Genal recrout & canon they smapled this days travell was 20 Miles Encamped at 4 ock
Weddensday 3the Revalee at 5 Marched at 7 travled 12 Miles to the Town whare we quarterd & went to work cleaning up the quarters.
Thursday 4the butifull morning the day spent in polieceing & in fitting up as well as we could at t. oclk the roul call was beeat the battalion assembled in the square after roul call a line was formed on Order was read from Cole Cook Order No 1 Headquarters Mormin Battalion Mission of Sandiego, January 30the--
Lt Colnl Commanding Congratulates the Battalion on there safe arrivall on the Shore of the
Pacific Ocean & the
Conclusion of its March of over two thousand miles History may be searched in vain for an equall
of Infantry ninetenth
of it hasbeen through a wilderness whare nothing but savages & wild beast are found or
deserts whare for want of water
thare is no living creature thare is no living creature the future t (sic)
travler will enjpy. (p.32) Without a guide who had
traversed thare, we have venturd in to tracless Praries whare water was not found for severall
Marches, with crobar
& pick & ax in hand we have worked our way over Mountains which seamed of living
rocks more narrow than oure
waggons to bring these first by herding them even over large tracts or bounds which you have
laborously guarded
without loss; The Grarisons of foure Prididis of Sanora Consentrated with the walls of Tucson
gave us no pause we
drove them out with there Artileray but our intercourse with the citisens was unmarded by a
single act of injustice thus
Marched half naked and half fedd & living upon waild animals we have discovered and made
a road of value through
our cuntry; trivid after a single day(sic) days rest you chearfully turned off
from the road at the first settlement of
Calaforna to this point of promised repose to winter upon a campaighn, & meet as we
believed the approach of the
Enemy & this two without Salt to season youre souls subsistence of fresh meat Lt. A.J.
Smith & George Stoneman of
the first Dragons have speard & given vauable aid in all these labours. Thus volenteers you
have exibited sum high &
essential qualitys of veteran but mutch remains to be done. Soon you will turn youre strict
attention to the drill, to
Sistum & order to forms also, which are all nessary go the Souldier by Order of Lt Colonel
Pst George Cook
P C Merall, Ag. (p.33)
Day of week
Day of
Month
Distance
Day of week
Day of
Month
Distance
Day of week
Day of
Month
Distance
October
Novem
Decm
Monday
19
5
Monday
23
28
Monday
28
12 Tuseday
20
15
Tuseday
24
rest
Tuseday
29
15 Weddensday
21
24
Weddensday
25
20
Weddensday
30
20 Thursday
22
14
Thursday
26
15
Thursday
31
12 Friday
23
12
Friday
27
15
Friday
1
12 Saturday
24
12
Saturday
28
8
Saturday
2
14 Sunday
25
10
Sunday
29
Sunday
3
12 Monday
26
14
Monday
30
9
Monday
4
8 Tuseday
27
12
Tuseday
1
7
Tuseday
5
14 Weddensday
28
7
Weddensday
2
13
Weddensday
6
12 Thursday
29
13
Thursday
3
rest
Thursday
7
10 Friday
30
10
Friday
4
9
Friday
8
15 Saturday
31
12
Saturday
5
14
Saturday
9
12 Sunday Nov
1
15
Sunday
6
16
Sunday
10
rested Monday
2
10
Monday
7
rest day
Monday
11
15 Tuseday
3
12
Tuseday
8
20
Tuseday
12
12 Weddensday
4
10
Weddensday
9
16
Weddensday
13
15 Thursday
5
rest day
Thursday
10
20
Thursday
14
16 Friday
6
8
Friday
11
15
Friday
15
25 Saturday
7
8
Saturday
12
16
Saturday
16
20 Sunday
8
4
Sunday
13
10
Sunday
17
20 Monday
9
8
Monday
14
24
Monday
18
rest Tuseday
10
56 men
turned back
Tuseday
15
18
Tuseday
19
12 Weddensday
11
14
Weddensday
16
22
Weddensday
20
16 Thursday
12
15
Thursday
17
rest day
Thursday
21
12 Friday
13
18
Friday
18
20
Friday
22
rested Saturday
14
14
Saturday
19
40
Saturday
23
20 Sunday
15
rest day
Sunday
20
13
Sunday
24
3 Monday
16
15
Monday
21
10
Monday
25
18 Tuseday
17
5
Tuseday
22
10
Tuseday
26
20 Weddensday
18
20
Weddensday
23
15
Weddensday
27
18 Thursday
19
22
Thursday
24
rest day
Thursday
28
16 Friday
20
rest day
Friday
25
20
Friday
29
20 Saturday
21
14
Saturday
26
30
Saturday
Sunday
22
18
Sunday
27
10
Sunday
(p.34)Friday 5th Spent in Polieceing & resting the weather was faverable & pleasant all preperations was making to commence the drill am Monday
Saturday 6th was clouday in the afternoon it misted rain sum little I walked down
to the Coast to the Greait
waters & Saw the rouling waves assend & decend up & down the shoar which was
vary amusing to me
besides the pleasant brease that gently blew from the southwest that seamed to give freshvigor
& animation
to boath Earth animell Fowl & vegitation which was all in the bloom of life seamingly Here I
should of said
was nature glory had (sic) Should I of seene the
(sic) sum of the fair sent & aspecially those of the
acquaintance of my youth who could so completely of fild the space of perfection So fare as the
Eye could
behould had they been presant But little Could of been added or wised for Yet the mind of Man is
like the
rouling Seas allways Roveing Either riseing of falling in to the most deep reflections Through
which bringeth
perfection Preparing the mind for recieveing & disposing of greait & glorious principles
As gradual as the
Mighty deep rouls her mighty waves up her up the (sic) shoar &
decende again to bring sumthing grater &
moore novle; These ware my reflections when a moments thought asked me whare I was &
what braght
e(sic) me thare I vewed the brawd water again & Said suerly I am on
the shoar of the greait western waters
& I will return & bring my famuly to the shoars of the wist whare insted of labour we
could rest
Sunday 7th butiful & pleasant at 9 Sm. the Battalion was inspected the remainder of the day spent in rest
Monday 8th butiful weather at 9 Am the drill commenced The officers was drilled one our by the Colenlo the Battalion was one half of them paradedin squads of Ten & drilled one our by there own officers The remainder of the battalion in the afternoon by the saim officers ont he first lesson without arms (p. 35)
Tuseday 9the The Morning was foggy the afternoon was fine at 9. am The officers was Cald to the drill again for one our & then The souldiers in the saim manner as before & on the Same lesson
Weddensday 10th Cleare Cule & butifull day The officers Cald to the drilll again for the space of one our & then the three first squads of the Different companys from 10 to a 11 oclk Am from 3 to 4 in the afternoon the remander of the Battalion in the same manner.
Thursday 11th The morning Cleare & butifull The drill was attended as before The The officers & soldiers give there utmost attention to the drill
Friday 12the Morning butifull & clare drill again at 9. Am. The officers turned out with arms Comemed on the Mannel lessen # Co--
Saturday 13th Morning cule Y Cleare wind in the North drill again as usual in the afternoon receved sum instruction from Lt Stoneman relative to the formation of a Company officers places & so--
Sunday 14th Cule & clouday in the afternoon a litle rain In the four noon G.P. Dikes give a lecture on Bebecutsor (Nebuchadnezzar) dream foloed by Capt Hunt which was all a cobustible of wind & but little Matter or a greait cry & but little wool--
Monday 15th Cleare & butifull This morning I started a letter
th(sic) to Bro J D Lee after I wrote the letter
I retiard to bed at past 2 1/4 Am whilst I reposed I dreamed of labouring in a greait work &
whilst I was
ingaged I be came well acquaintid t(sic) with the principle Man who wasf
common stacture dark complested
who pleasant & a Fatherly look his wife was fare complection fair hare & vary harty
looking common gight
for a woman & rather moore fleashy than common tho pleasant & familiar (p.36) The
gentleman seamed to
under stand a siance Somthing like Freenologyist he performed on me by examineing my teath one
by one
which he did by feeling & by a notched bone which he place to my teeth in different postions
The bone was
about 3 inches in length & about the breath of a Mans four finger on one side was cut four
shouldiers or
horns & on the other three After the examination he looked at me with astonishment he then
turned himself
towards his wife she asked him shat was the mater he said he never had examined
one(sic) a Man that had
the same marks that I had & said he can it be posible that you are to live so long Sid I my
blessing sayed
should see the work accomplished he then said my would be as the age of seven Men he then
rased the bone
fefore him in his right hand & here siad he these shouldiers are horne & are the age of
Man he held the bone
directly in frunt of his person in a perpendicular position haulding it with the right hand below the
lowest
notch or horn & then commenced counting by placing the finger of his left hand on the first
horn below
counting up explaned he whilst his finger was on the first this represents the age of one man
& so on up to
the seven & then closed by saing youre age will be equal to the Seven--
Tuseday 16th butfull & fair drilled as usuall nothing of importance through the day
Weddensday 17thU Cule & sum cloudy drilld as usuall on the Manull lessons
Thursday 18th Cleare fine Morning drilled as usual the day pas & nothing
uncomon too(sic) transpiard The
Coln busied all the time with his small business but seldom lt(sic)
transsended bounds (p. 37)
Friday 19the Cleare & fine driled again as usual In the afternoon Lt Oman
returned from the(sic) near Purble
with 22oo lb of course Flour & six bags of banes This was the first breadstuf we got in
Calaforna Making
36 days subsistanc on Beef alone & without salt a part of the time The 17th January our Four
was out we
marched untell the(sic) Febra 3th before we closed our March to the west
or reached quarters to rest from
so grate a fatiegue as we had beau(sic) born
Saturday 20th Cleare & fine driled as usual The day pased away & all seamed well at night word came That a vessell had landed at Sandiego with suplyes for the battalion whih gave us hope that we should not suffer as we had done
Sunday 21th Cleare & fine This morning two waggons was started to Sandiego in hast to get suplyes -- at 9. oclk Am the Battalion was paraded for inspection At. 11. ock brother Tyler gave us an exentation preach at 5 Retreat was beeat The Battalion formed in frut for inspection.
Monday 22the Clear & fine drilld as usual
Tuseday 23the fine weather drilled as usual
Weddensday 24th Cleare & fine this morning three of Company C. Men was
sent to the guard house for
killing a beef without permition one Corporal & two privats. Corporal Peck John Moury.
There excuse was
that they had not enough to eat(sic) ate & they had starved long
anough in a plentifull cuntry
Sa(ic) Thursday 25the butifull & cleare drilled as usuall
at a 11. ock AM a cort martial was cald to set on the
cases of the three prisners for the beef The court consisted of Capt Hunt Lt Oman Lt clift Cort
ajourned
untell Tomorrow without a desision on there cases (p. 38)
Friday 26the Cleare & fine drilles as usuall In the afternoon our waggons returned from Sandiego with provisions at 5. oclk. pm the Battalion was formed in frunt of the square for drill parade. The Prisners ware Marched in front of the Battalion to receive there Sentence which was Ten days Confinement two ours each day int the dangeon & two dollars reducted from there wages Barimor was released by the Coln
Saturday 27the butifull & fair The day Spent in Poleceing & washing
Sunday 28the weather good at 10. Am the Battalion was Musterd & inspected by the Coln. also a detached Company was started back to the Colerada for waggons that we left consisting of on 2. Lt Thompson & privates 9 of 10
March 1th Cloudy & cule This morning commenced driling by Companys the day spent in the drill
Tuseday 2th Cleare & fine driled by Company the day spent in the drill as usual
Weddensday 3th Cleare & pleasant driled as usual in Companys
Thursday 4th pleasnat & fair The day spent in drilling the Coln instructed occationally & a busively as the Companys chanced to pass him
Friday 5th Cleare & fine criled again as usuale in the four noon the Coln instructed Co A. but was abusive to boathe officers & soliers seaming to drive round as tho he was before aset of wild goat In the afternoon he presented himself before Comp E he prisented us with sum few evalutions that was entierly new to boath officers & Men & wiht the most unbecoming language & abusive also to officers as well as privates he drove us through in greait fury I felt myself highly in sulted & could sciercely contain ny feelings tho I did until morning I then let him know I was misstreated & that I was allways willing to be instructed by him but not abused(p. 39)
Saturday 6th The morning cleare wind from the west & cule The business of the day commenced as usual at guard Mounting I reported to him the faithulness of the guard I being the officer of the day which he receved in his usual maner I then sent him a few lines of which the folowing in a true coppy of the original--
San Lois Reg March 6th 1847
Sir
With all due respect to your officila capacity I take this method of requesting you if you have any instruction to give in regard to drill dicipline &c that I am ready and Willling at all times to obey your commands but would like to be treated with a lttle more respect than I was on some occasions yesterday While on drill. I am aware sir of of our awkwardness and that it is enough to Worry your patience but that all men have to learn that that they do not know your judgment and experience will doubless admit.
I am sir you most obedient and most humble servant
James Pace 1st Lt Co (E) Mormon Bat. of volunteers
to Lt Col P. St Geo. Cooke Commanding
A True copy of the original
Attest William F. Ewell
at ten. ock the dril was cald the Coln presented him self before Company E again to
instruct as he had done
the evening before but to the supprise of the company he was a diferent Man he treated officers
and men with
respect which he had not done for a weak privious It was evident to(sic)
he had changed & for good how
long he may continue is doutfull (p.40)
Sunday 7the Cule & cleare Inspection at 10. Am dress Parade at 5. pm Order red by the Agitent stating th reduseing Ephrigh Green to the to the ranks & the promotion of DP Rany to the offic of Sargant
Monday 8th drilled as usual weather cule
Tuseday 9the driled as usuall
Weddensday 10the cule drilled as usual
Thursday 11the Cleare & cule drillesd as usuall in the afternoon dress parade
Friday 12the Cleare warm drilled as usual
Saturday 13th Cleare & fine This day the Battalion was thron together & driled by the Coln Cook
Sunday 14th butiful & Cleare at 9. ock. parad inspection guard mounting at 10. Am at 4 ock. pm. Captain Turner came in from Montera with word from Genl Carny to Coln Cook giveng him the command of the southe part of the cuntry
Monday 15the butiful & cleare weather This morning Co E was orderd to San diego to reliev a part of the dragoons that they might go to Purbles with the command
Tuseday 16th cleare & peeasant drilled in the forenoon a t 3. ock Lt Thompson returned from the Colerado with one waggon reported the others to of been burned up-
Weddensday 17th Cleare & fine driled in the forenoon by companys in the
afternoon Battalion drill a part of
a part of(sic) Company Ds men refused to drill
a(sic) in consiquence of not haveng rations sufitient Those
that refused was sent for by the Coln & Marchd in frut of the Battalion back & fourth
& then unitd in the
Battalion drill when the parade was dismissed they was sent to guard quarters & thare
confined in the
dugeons in the Stocke by turns
Thursday 18th fine weather The battalion spent the day in fiting up as well as they could to March to Parbelo which was making another devishion in the Battalion (p.41)
Friday 19th the morning was dark & foggy The Battalion Marched for
Purbloleaving the sick & a few others
at the Bay under the Comnd(sic)mand of Lt Oman we Marched a distance
of 20 Miles Encamped on the
seashore
Saturday 20the The morning was fogy we Marched as usual traveld along thecost a
distance of 10 Miles then
turned to the right past the St John Mishion Encamped at a Mishion the
names(sic) I did not get the days
travell was about 20 Miles
Suday 21the Clear Marched at 7 travled over a butifull plain reached the River St Gabriel 2 Miles below whare Carny was attacted by the Spanyards
Tuseday 23 Clear & fine This day we Marched in to Publo a distance of 10 Miles Marched back one Mile & Encamped on the plain
Weddensday 24th weather pleasant nothing of importance drunkenness was comon with sum of the Mormons
Thursday 25th weather pleasant Remaindng(sic) in Camp in
the afternoon the seanry of drunkenness was
lamentable The screams & yells of drunken Mormons would of digraced the wild Indian
mutch moor a
Laterday Saint This drunkenness was on the 23 & 24 The 25 The battalion was sober &
began to act like they
began to know themselvs
Friday 26th pleasant all was peace nothing uncomon occurd
Saturday 27th weather pleasant A new camp was selected in the afternoon the Battalion removed to it one Mile North east of the Town whare we had goos water & a pleasant place for camping.
Sunday 28th Cloudy & cule the day spent in soberness brother Jeremiah Willy give a short ixortation & so ended the day the 28 March 1847 p.42)
Monday 29the The morning cule the forenoon spent in washing in the afternoon drilled
Tuseday 30th The wather pleasant drilled in the afternoon
Weddensday 31th weather pleasant drilled as usuall
Thursday april 1th The morning rainy in the afternoon pleasant & fair in the
course of the day word came
from St Louis Ray (sic) a leter reached the command from st
Louis Ray informing us of the death of david
Smitn a private in con E he died 23the March
Friday 2th pleasant drilled in the afternoon
Saturday 3th weather fine The day spent in washing up
Sunday 4th weather pleasent Parade inspection at y. Am in the afternoon a dress Parade was cald Capt Hunt presented himself before the Battalion as Coln but soon shoad to evry observing Eye that he was not a Commander the Parade to his shame
Monday 5thU The day pleasant This day we had two drills in the corse of the day
by the order of Cpt Hunt
he stated that the officers as well as soldiers war geting(sic) forgeting
there drill because he could not go
through the Manuel of Arms himself
Tuseday 6th the day pleasant in the afternoon we had a Battalion Parade Caoln Cook drilled the Battalion.--
Weddensday 7th clear & fine This day the soldiers petitioned the Cammanders
of Companys to petition Genl.
Carny for an Honerable discharge which petition was not answerd by the Commanders There
petition seamed
to do good all tho the(sic) sum of the officers was quite rathy &
thretend punishment to those who sined it
but all did not answer upards of t(sic) two thirds sighned it This petitions
was in direct opposition to what
sum of the offitials had been seeking for & they could not swallow it so well (p.43) It was
learned by a leter
to Capt Hunt that he with sum other officers had been seeking for a second enlistment unbenone
to the
soldiers
Thursday 8th was pleasant drilled as usual
Friday 9th warm & still drilled as usual --
Saturday 10th warm &(sic) as usual This was
washday.
Sunday 11th Vary warm nothing of importance transpiard through the day
Monday 12th Clear as usuall This morning Company E was ordered to March to a
gap in the Mountain to
guard a(sic) the Indians from pasing a distance supposed to be 50 Miles
Lt Smith with the Dragoons & a
number of volunteers Spanyards was sent ot quell the hostiletys of the Indians towards the
Spanyards Here
again was witnesed another devision of th eBattalion which was the
fourth(sic) fifth wince we Enlisted &
which allways give us cause for reflecting noing the councel of the Twelve was to the officers
never to suffer
the Battalion to be devided In the afternoon coln Cook & Mason visited the Battalion Coln
Mason inspected
the Battaln & give them the prase of any volunteers he ever saw & inspected
at(sic) after inspection Lt Omen
arived with those left in his command at St Louis Ray
Tuseday 13th weather pleasant drilled as usual
Weddensdya 14th Clear & pleasant drilled as usual nothing of importance
Thursday 15th weather fair drilled in the afternoon
Friday 16th Clear & pleasant driled in the afternoon
Saturday 17th Clouday & cule nothing of importance transpiard
Sunday 18th pleasant This morning at 11. Am The seventys meet on the River
above the Camp Organised
& Resolved to p(sic) use all posable means in rightousness to stop
Drunkenness horedoms & evry other
abominable practise (p.44)
Monday 19th Clouday & cule This day we had no drill receved & pitched sum five Tents to the Company apiece
Tuseday 20th Cule and winday drilld inthe afternoon
Weddensday 21th weather pleasant drilled as usual
Thursday 22th Morning clear & cule This morning I receved an order from Co Cook to take the command of twenty four Privats & one Sargant Two Corporals & prepare for Marching on the 23th to the Calhoon pass to relieve Lt Rosevants & to perform the same dutys in guarding against all hostil Indians
Friday 23the The motning was Cule The detatchment being fited Marched for the pass travled 18 Miles on this day Encamped at Mr workmans Ranch
Saturday 24th weather clear & warm Marched a distance of 20 Mils Encamped near a Ranch purched a fat Calf for Mete
Sunday 25th The morning Clear & warm Marched this day a distance of 25 Miles reached the pass about sunset Found Lt Rosecrants command in good health
Monday 26th weather pleasant T(sic) This morning I
receved of Lt Rosecrants seven public Horses six sadles
& one bridle on which I nounted six privats & one Corporal & Detached them to
join Mr Wilson in defending
a pass near his Ranch Soon after Lt Rosecrants left for Purbelo the detachment left for Willsons
leaving 18
privats & tqo no comisiond officers with me we commenced fiting up saids for our comefort
& for home in
the Mountains for one Nonth as we supposed But before Lt Rosecrants had Marched 3 Miles an
Express
Meet him with an order for him to wait & for my Detachment to March weth his to Purblo as
thare was sum
appearance of trouble from the Spanyards(p.45) Lt rosecrants returned back to camp with the
Order The
Detachment was sent for that was on the way to Wilsons as soon as they returned Tents was
struck & a
March taken up to Purblo we Marched in the afternoon a distance of 15 Miles
Tuseday 27th Mornign foggy Marched early travled this day 30 Miles Encam at Mr Workmans Ranch
Weddensday 28th Morning Clear marched Early Reached Purblo in the afternoon found the Battalion Engaged in fortifying The nothing definet or sertain of war with the Spanyard
Thursday 29th weather clear wind high frim the west The labour fortifying continued
Friday 30th clear & pleasant Color Stevensons
about(sic) Troops came inn with (sic) amunition a
detachment
of Thirty of them they brought about two thousand rounds at 5 oclk pm. The battalion was
musterd by Coln
Cook
May 1th 1847 clear & fine the soldiers continued to work on the Fort nothing transpiard verry spetial
Sunday 2th was pleasant work continued this day the Spanyards spent in Horse
raseing the ixcitement is
wareing off & non(sic) apperance of intiruption Mr Freemont is here
& is shoing himself more frequent
Monday 3th cleare & pleasant This morning Company drill Commenced again I road out by permition of the Capt -- Road up the River 5 Miles Bro. Everatt rodd withme we vewed a number of Herds boath Horses & Cattle we returned to Camp in the afternoon & then walked down through Town vewing the vinyards Bro Alread was with us in the afternoon we returned to camp before retreat on our return we cald at a stoar & bought each one of us a shirt price $2 1/2 a piece The best we could find in Town (p.46)
Tuseday 4th Clouday but pleasant This morning Brother Everatt Allread my self & Byran Sit out for a pleasant ride we Started from Camp betwen 9 & 11 road out towards Montera a distance of 7 Miles we Saw hundreds of Horses but could not find any owners for them or we should of baught some of them we returned to Camp in the afternoon
Weddensday 5th Clouday & cule & rain all day long This day I spent in my Tent no drill nor work in consequence of the rain
Thursday 6th Still clouday but not rain so mutch as to stop drill or work--
Friday 7th cule & windy drilld in the forenoon at retreat a number of Orders wer read Specifying General Cort Martials in diferant Ridgements at Montera and other places giving charges against individuals with the Decision of the Corts which was an evident case to me that the Mormons was not the worst beings on the Earth for we had no sutch conduct in our Battalion
Saturday 8th Clouday & cule sum Rain Govenor Carney
C(sic) landed at Sai(dic) St
Pedro(sic)Pedro the day
was spent in policeing & washing In the afternoon an order was given for Lt Thompson to
take Twenty
privates & march North a distance of 12. or 15 Miles to Sup(sic)
Stop som hostilety of the Indians against
the Spanyards
Sunday 9th Clear and cule About noon the Bovenor arrived in Peublo was receved with a salute of fifteene guns ashort time after his arrival Lt Thompson arrived or returned from his skouting party with a report of a small skirmish in which two of his men was wounded but not fatal his report of Indians kiled was five or six Swon of he reached camp The Govenor came up to Camp he apeard glad to see us & seamed to congratulat us on geting through he made us a short visit but said he sould return on tomorrow & see us all (p.47)
Monday 10th Clear & pleasant 9. ock came on the battalion was paraded
& presented to the Govinor who
inspected us closely & remarked that we was a harty sett of boys & that we had
accompliches moore than
ever had been done by any troops before he remarked that Napolion done a greait act when he
crost the alps
but said he you have done a greaiter act in crossing the contenant through an unnown reagion
leaveing a road
behind you for the travler to find his way to the Pacific--he appeard well pleased and said we
deserved
applause for the conduct of the Battalion saying that he had allways had a good report of us
& that he was
proud to say to us that we was not the Battalion that had been guilty of anything that was
derogatory to the
caracter of any man or person he seamed to(sic) chearfooly complimented
us with a greait full hart saying
what dose this Battalion wish that I should do for them & Ec-- Teling us that Coln Stevenson
would take the
command of the suthernery part of California & that Coln Cook would return with him to the
states -- he
further moore requested twelve men from the battalion to go with him to the States for a life
guard The men
was soon selected & presented to him he promised to discharge them if they should meet
there Famullys on
his return if they did not they should be discharged at Fort Levingsworth In the afternoon I
bought Mathew
Caldwells Mayor & two Laraeets for six dollars
Tuseday 11th I road out severall miles returned & spent the remainder of the day in Camp
Weddensday 12th The detachment was fited out ready for a start This day I road out again a few miles up the River seen the plows going Cattle & Horses feeding in every direction all most. -- (p.48)
Thursday 13th Cleare cule weather This morning the generals Detachment left for
Motera by land all but two
Sanders & Willy they went by water About two ours by sun an order was sent to Capt Hunt
to send a
detachment of twenty privats & one Sargant with a Lt at ther head to serch after som Indians
I was cald to
take the command & go in a (sic) with two days provision with
orders to make prisners of the Indians if I
could & not use firarms & left the camp at sunset Marched 9 Miles to a ranch whare we
camped for the night
Friday 14th Marched at 4. oclk in the morning travled to the foot of the Mountain
Detaled six men to go with
the pilot & five or six other Spanyards to search share they ware I marched with the
remainder in to another
pass in the Mountains stoped & placed two setinals on the highest points & remained
thare untell the search
was made about noon the company returned without any discovry we then kiled a small beefe had
a good
diner & then proceded to search another range of Mountains the six that was on the Tramp
in the fore noon
I sent a near rout taking the remainder with& 8 or 10 Spanyards & & searched
another range of Mountains
affectually but did not discover any fresh sine The auld pilot shode me a monstrous gold mine
which is about
Twenty miles from Peublo a little west of no(sic) North of west & on
the side nearist the river
& in vew of it our search being over we then Marched to the same Ranch & Encamped
Saturday 15th we Marched back to Peublo reached the camp at 10 ock Am
give(sic) made my report & in
the afternoon bought a Hors give 8 dollars for him the day closed & was peace all the
battalion seamed glad
that my Indian hunt pased off as well as it did without sheding there blood (p.49)
Sunday 16th Cule & winday Dress Parade a 9. am I road out in the forenoon returned & spendt the remainder of the day in Camp
Monday 17th warm & pleasant This morning my Mayor (mare) brok away & I had a hard race to get hir after I caught hir Lt Roseacrants Lutle & myself fode off in serch of Rosecrants hors we returned without finding him
Tuseday 18th The morning pleasant This morning I road out in company with Lt John Bunker Forsgreene White & Brown & Lt Lytle & Byram in search of horses & Mules we road South & on Ten miles could not purchase Mules at a reasonable price Lt John forsgreen Y bunker bought four Mayors at six dollars each broke animals we returned home found all in piece
Weddensday 19th cule & clouday This day I spent in camp I bought a horse in the forepart of the day at Ten dollars gentle and kind a butifull bay
Thursday 20th weather pleasent I spent the day at camp & attending my horses nothing of imprtance transpiard
Friday 21th cule & winday this day I spent in camp The boys was bying horses occationally
Saturday 22th Clear & warm This morning I was cald to tak the charge of the hands on the Fort Capt Hunt Davis & Lt Rosecrants started out for Williams Ranch
Sunday 23th Cleare & warm wind high in the afternoon I spent the day in
camp was unwell Tuseday 24th(sic)
Monday 24th cleare & windy I spent the day at Camp
tuseday 25th cleare & windy this day I spent in camp & was unwell the Capt returned home from the Ranch
Thursday 27th The morning pleasant This morning I got permition to take a small party of twelve Men & range the cuntry four days see all the good cuntry & by all the animals we could we left at 10. oclk travled twenty miles encamped on the saintabarbre Road near and Indian Ranch whare we had butifull water (p.50)
Friday 28th The morning butifull & warm we left camp at sunrise travled 12
Miles North to Genrl PeCoss
stoprd found the Genul at home we let him know what our business was he treated us like a
gentleman
war(sic) furnished us a good brakefast besids Ouadent & beno plenty
& all as free as the water that ran before
his door after refreshment we turned our corse recost the Mountains travled down near the cost
stoped at
a Ranch whare we baught sum aminals six head in all I baught two Mules at 36 dollars Broth
Averett 1 Horse
10$ s white 1 H 9$ H Jackson 1 Mayor 4$ Kelly 1 Mayor 5$
Saturday 29th we left camp at 10 oclk travled down the Coast 8 Miles stoped at a Ranch Encamped & baught a nember of animals 8 head in all I baught 1 Meyor 4$ for a brude Meyor--
Sunday 30th Te morning fine & pleasnat This morning we left camp for Pewblo a distance of 14 Miles reached Peublo a bout noon with all the animals
Monday 31th butifull weather this day I spent in camp well a mused seeing the Indians riding the wild animals
Tuseday th(sic)June 1th was pleasant & fine I spent
the day in camp
Weddensday 2th This day I also spent at camp
Thursday 3th fine weather This morning I baught one Mule & two Meyors for twenty two dollars from a Spanyard swaped the two meyors to John White for one hors
Friday 4th a butifull morning this day I was on duty had the charge of the work on the Fort I gave the men a task & they worked it out by noon the remande of the day we spent with the wild animals
Saturday the 5 the morning butifull Brother Averat Byram & my self road up to ward pecows to a ranch & then returned to Camp don the River barganed for a Mule to be braught to Camp (p.51)
Sunday 6th butefull weather this morning I baught one Mule at 8 dollars & one hors for four & my Trunk a butifull Rone
Monday 7th The day Cule & pleasant I spent the day in Camp baught one Jule in the afternoon for 10 dollars & let Father Petagrew have the one I bought on Sunday at the same I gave for him
Tuseday 8th weather pleasant this day I spent at camp & in Peublo Sold Leonard Scott one Horse at 9 dollars I also baught him a Mule for 14 dollars well broke
Weddensday 9th The morning clear & warm nothing of importance
Thursday 10th warm I spent the day in camp was un well
Friday 11th weather warm nothing strange occurd
Saturday 12th warm & windy in the afternoon
Sunday 13th Cleare & warm This day I spent in camp
Monday 14th warm The day spent at Camp
Tuseday 15th cleare & warm The day spent at camp I was unwell
Weddensday 16th The day spent at camp as usuall
Thursday 17th Cleare & warm I spent the day at camp
Friday 18th warm I spent the day at camp
Saturday 19th warm I spent this day at camp nothing of importance transpiard
Sunday 20th warm This morning my Horse was gone from his stake I searched for him during the day but did not find him
Monday 21th weather pleasant I remaind in camp I baught a meyor from Robert Colens at six dollars
Tuseday 22th weather fine This morning the Meyor I baoght of Collins got away
from Byram at water I
followed him six or eight Miles but did not get him I returned to camp before night The day
closed &(sic)
without anything special transpiering (p.52)
Weddensday 23th weather fine work continued on the Fort This day I remained in camp
Thursday 24th weather pleasant This day I remaind at camp & attended to my animals
Friday 25th was also cleare & fine this day I spent at camp nothing spetial accurd
Saturday 26th was fine weather This day I was on duty on the Fort The hands worked there stent out before noon
Sunday 27th weather cleare & fine This day I spent in hunting my horse I road upwards of forty miles was near the Coast at the mouth of the St Gabriel
Monday 28th weather good This day I spent at camp in the afternoon Capt Hunter reached our camp from Sandiego had with him sargent Hyde & Sorp Alexander
Tuseday 29th weather pleasant This day I spent at camp The battalion was cald on parade & a speech deliverd to them on the policy of a new enlistment by Coln Stevenson which was good & nothing but good reason offerd altho it did not sute the Battalion to renlist after the Coln was through our leading officers cald the Battalion together again in order to urge an enlistment But by & by the story was told on boath sides & they failed to rase a briese (the remaining 1/3 of this page has been crossed out and rewritten on page 53) (p.53)
Weddensday weather cleare This day I spent at camp & attended my animals at night the officers meet at Capt qtrs in or to drafr a corse foe the Battalion to persue on going back as it was the next best thing they thaught to do as they was under a spetial charge of the Twelve They the officers had been so strict in there way for the council of the Twelve The soldiers seamed to disregard them & chose to take the corse of Bro Leve & Father Petagre which was diferant from the officers
Thursday July 1th weather pleasant This morning capt Hunter Hyde & Alexander left for Sandiego in the afternoon the bous raised a fine Liberty pole which the quarter Master had emploid them to do I spent the day in camp & in Peublo searching for Flour & sugar for for those that had geiven there names to Bro Levi to go back as he & Father Petagrew said I found Flour in the brand at 3 1/2$ a hundred & a beter article at 4 1/2 which was preferable
Friday 2th weather plsant & warm for sumer weather This day I as I did yesterday searching for a fit out learned that Flour could be had out at Workmans Reads Rolins & williams for 4$ per Hundred sifted
Saturday 3th weather cleare as usual The day was spent inPoliceeing & cleaning for the 4 I spent the day in camp
Sunday 4th The morning foggy but some cleared at revalee the Flag was hoisted The Battalion was cald to be presant to gether with the volunteers & Dragoon A Nationell sallute was fiard the band plaid & then dspersed at a 11 ock a parade was cald the command came out under arms & asembled in a squar round the Libirty pole whare a platform had been perously erected to which the officers was cald silence orderd & The declarations of Independance was read was oferd & then a patreotic song was sung by Bro Levi Handcoch after which we was dismissed (p.54)
Monday 5th weather cleare The morning still & butifull all remianed still untell guard mounting when word came for the Battalion to attend a funerall of one of the Draggons which we attended
Tuseday 6th weather fine Tis day all was still nothing of importance accurd
Thursday 8th mornign clear & fine This day the work commenced again on the Fort Cald by the Coln Fort Moore For the memory fo Catp Moore who in the first battle at St Muquall fell for his cuntry
Friday 9th weather cleare as usuall this morning I hunted horses that left the drove the day before but did not find them
Saturday 10th weather fine This day I purchased two Mules one for 25$ from Gunl Peco & the other from a strainger from lowar Calafornia for 20$ boath whites
Sunday 11th weather comon this day I found two of my lost animals I also let Bro Averatt have one that I had baught privious for sixteene dollars a white one
Monday 12th cleare & warm This morning I paid the Cutler. 25$ for clothing
Tuseday 13th weathe pleasant Thsi day I spent in camp noathing of importance occurd
Weddensday 14th weather fine & warm This day I went in search of my Mules that left the drove the day before I road all the day found all of them & returned to Camp before Night
Thursday 15th weather as comon this day I spent in camp nothing of importatnce accurd Capt Hunter reached peublo with his Company ready for a dischrge on the morrow
Friday 16th weather cleare & warm This day The Battalion ended there enlistment & was mustard out of survis in the afternoon by Lt Smith of the Draggoons which ended the day (p.55)
Saturday 17th weather as usual This day I spent at Camp waiting for the Battalion to be paid off in the afternoon Camp A & D Receved there pay
Sunday 18th weahte ras usuall This day Comp. E. & C Receved there pay after
we(sic) they ware paid
Brother Lytle & myself removed Three Miles up the River to a spot selected by Br Everatt
for a camping
ground & a geathering place for all theat was going with us to our famulys a bout one
Hundred followed us
the same evening The camping ground was on a butifull greene on the banki of the River whare
we pitched
Camp the first Night on the way home Here we rejoiced in our freedom & in the success we
had while in the
survis of the United Stats
Monday 19th weather as usaual This morning all hands set out to rig for ther journy sum for Flour & others for Mules & other nessaryes
Tuseday 20th weather pleasant The business of fiting out continued companys of Tenns war organised & all ware well pleased
Weddensday 21th weather pleasant This morning Br Averatt left our camp with his Team to procede as fare as Franciscoes Ranch a distance of forty Miles I road to Peublo had my Mule shod baught one hundred pounds of fustrate Flour at 8$
Thursday 22th weather pleasant This morning I road to Peublo with Father
Peragrew to assist him in geting
his Muls that had been taken from him by a sargant of the Draggoons the Mules ware given up to
him with
out any trouble The morning of the 23 I packed my baggage & started
h(sic) home In company with Brother
Hyde Capt of the first Fifty we reached General Pecows Ranch whare we encamped on a butifull
little
streeme we in company four Capt of Tenny Here we drank a cup of wine which we caried in a
sack with us
(p.56)
Saturday 24th This morning butifull we left camp early travled a short cistance & meet Brother Hanks who piloted us over the Mountain to franciscows Ranch whare we overtook Bro Averatts company of Pioneers They ware encamped on the River St Clare Here we enjoyd our selves under shade of a large Cottonwood Tree awating the arrival of the remainder of our company.
Sunday 25th The morning butifull here we spent the day in washing & reparing pack sadles
Monday 26th wather Clare & warm This day we expected to receve our beef as the Man had arrived he spent the day & did not get as many as we wanted separated for us
Tuseday 27th weather as common This day we suceeded in geting what beef we wanted in a pen ready for the next day as all the Campany had overtaken us except a verry few which was up in a day or two.
Weddensday 28th Ths morning we left Ranch had with us 41 head of beef cattle 150 Men with there Horses & Mules consisting in all near five hundred we travled a distance of 12 Miles encamped lost several head of cattle butdone extraordinary well consdering the rout a part of the Road was all most impasable for one animel at a time we encamped & savd what Cattle we had
Thursday 29th weather Clear & vary warm This morning we persued our joutny travled a distance of 12 Miles over worse road than we had the day before we succeded in pasing the worst part of the rout betwene the Ranch & the Two Song vally we encamped on a buriful spot of ground handy to wood & water
Friday 30th weather Cleare & warm This morning it was thaught best to slaughter our beef & dry it as they ware wild & hard to drive (p.57) we soon slaughterd them & prepaird them for the journy Here all the Brethn caught up we numberd 164 in all father Petagrew named the vally Slaters valley because it was a slaughter to beefe so many sattle in so few minuts
Saturday 31th weather as usual This day we spent in curing our beef Bro Averatt & his company of Pionearse left for the vally he had a guide an Indian from the Ranch whare we baught the cattle
Sunday 1th day of August Cleare & cule wind fromthe Nort Thsi morning we packed up & persued our journy travled a distance of 15 Miles crosed a bone of the Mountain had good travling encamped whare Bro Averatt camped Butifull water & a vally necely set with large Oaks with Mountains on boath sides This was also a noted place a Bear had kiled a Man a few years before--
Monday 2th weather clear & warm This morning left camp early reavled a distance of 14 Miles to a Lake cald the Tullany then travled up the River 6 Miles & encamped on the plain hear our pilot stoped Bro Averatt secuard another one
Tuseday l3th weather as usual This mornig we spent sum time conversing & learning all we could from the Indians They a greed to pilot us to whare we could cross the River, we then packed up an dtravled a distance of 12 Miles whare we found grass After diner a number os us sat down with the Chief Indian The boys sang a good song or two which caused the auld Indians hart to swell within him which caused him to exclame we ware the best Men he ever saw & that we ware welcome to come & live with them his feelings ware in expressable we then retiard to bed to await a new day
Weddensday 4th weather as Usual travled a distance of 6 Miles to the crossing of
the River whare we
succeded in geting in geting a cross we camped on the bank (p.58) we sent up the River a few
Milew to get
a pilot over to R(sic) Kings River
Thursday 5th weather as usual we left camp early travled over a hilly road a distance of 28 Miles encamped whare water was scierce & grasing two but in the corse of the night all the Animals was waterd here sum of our animaels run of & was lost
Friday 6th weather as usual This morning we left camp early travled through the hills a distance of 10 Miles Two companys of Tens stoped behind St John & Alexandre a little contentions but not of any consequence Brother Truman was throne froma Horse & badly hurt but revoverd his helth again
Saturday 7th weater as usual we left camp early the road hilly travled a distance of 14 Miles encamped in a vally whare we had good frasing Bro St John & Alexander still reaind behind here we left a notice for them to overtake us as soon as posable Here was good resolutions but is in many other cases Men are ------(sic) apt to yeld to little things for selfish motivs
Sunday 8th weather clear & warm journd a distance of 6 Miles Came to a River whare we found sum Inians here we camped as we could not get to the next River a number of Indians came to camp & a greed to pilot us over to the next River her Bro A Day lost one Mule which he thinks the Indians stole The chief Lucksnah another good looking an named Hanarcha & one named Pohoste The name of the Tribe Pokenwallys--
Monday 9th as usual journed early travled a distance of 25 Miles encamped on the
bank of a small Tiver we
had good grasing hear a number of Indians Came to our cmap & was friendly They promised
that our animals
would not be interupted the Piolet Requested the privaledge of going home &
we(sic) said he would return
& sleep with us (p.59)
Tuseday 10th weather as usual left camp early crossed the River travled a distance of 8 Miles past a large Indian Lodge encamped in the Oak woods whare we had a good shade grass & water plenty.
Weddensday 11th weather warm we joutned early travled a distance of 25 Miles crossed a plain near a burning Mountain The heat was so greait that in spite of our exe5rtions sum of the men fainted for want of water but all reached camp by a little after dark one man was throne from his horse a badly hurt Joseph Clark he lost his hors
Thursday 12th we rested Brother Averatt went a head to search a paa through the Mountains The River is Butifull streeme about 4 Rods widee which proved to be the St Wahene River -- In the afternoon two of Averatts men returned back brought us faverable word stated that they had travled up the River about Ten miles &forund a good camping ground
Friday 13th weather as usual Ths morning we left camp persued up the River to whare the boys had selected & encamped to wait further word from Brother Averatt Bro Averaat son returned fro the Mountain & reported unfaverable for geting through & his mind was to return back & keep down the vally to Fort Suters
Saturday 14th weathe as usual This morning we returned down the River crossed over & encmaped ready for a new day
Sunday 15th This morning we left the Lake fork of the St Waken travled at the foor
of the Moutains a
distance of 22 Miles to a butifull Su(sic) River Sun larger than the Lake
fork we encamped on the bank had
good grasing
Monday 16th This morning we searched out a ford crossed over saf & dry travled a distance of 15 Miles encamped on a creek whare we obtainde plenty of water by diging 2 feet under the sand (p.60)
Tuseday 17th weather cleare & sum cule wind from the North we persued our joutny travled to a dry Creek a distance of 12 Miles crossed over & continued our travel to a second about 10 Miles further whare we found water & grasing good here we ware all in good health & pirits
Weddensday 18th weather good travled a distance of 20 Miles to butifull River we encamped just a bove a large Indian Town the Indians ware friendly & kind to us they braut us water melons & greene corn which was an unexpected feast to us
Thursday 19th weathe as usual travled a distance of 10 Miles to another River we wncamped near another Indian Town The chief presented a sertificate to me from the hand of Capt Suter stating ware friendly to the Goverment
Friday 20th weather good we left camp early travled down the River about 7 Miles then turned North for the next which was 9 Miles further here we found another Tribe of Indians That presented recommends sutter they treted us well braut us Melons & corn which we was glad to get.
Saturday 21th This morning we left the River Mersard travled of a distance of 12 Miles to a River whare we encmped Brother Lytle Rosecrants & Forsgreene went down the Merserd in serch of sum brethren that we supposed to live a few Miles below.
Sunday 22th weather as usual left camp early travled a north corse a distance of 25
Miles encamped on a
burifull small river Brother Allread Browett Tutle & Hause left for Suters Fort to make
enquiry for provision
& other nessaryes(sic) articles we wanted
Monday 23th travled a North Corse a distance of 12 Miles encamped whare water was scierce found a few wild Indians but we could get but little information from them they ware vary degraded & poore (p.61)
Tuseday 24th weather pleasant travled a distance of 20 Miles found
an(sic) a settlement from amireca from
Misouria an old Mormon by the name of Rodes hre we encamped & rested a day precuard
sum peese &
receved sum information Brothers Lytle Rosecrants & Forsgreene returned here we learned
our fathers ware
on there way home wards & was the same ould sixpence here a few of our company stoped
for want of
menes to go further--
Weddensday 25th was a rest day The Pionears went on to the Fort to get the chance of a shop to shoe horses
Thursday 26th we proceded on our way to see(sic) whare
the Pionears ware encamped on the Americane
Fork near Suters making a travell of 20 miles
Friday 27th weather warm & had mutch the appearance of rain This morning Four Tens left for home journed for the Mountains Brother Averatt with the Pionears Bro Savage Bro Tuttle & Curtice we travled a distance of 18 Miles encamped in a scierce place of feed & water.
Saturday 28th we left camp early travled to the River at the foot of the Mountains
near Mr Johnstones a lite
Sun(sic) rainfell
Sunday 29th The morning cule we left camp early travled 18 Miles up in the Mountains encamped at a cold speing at the left of the Road--
Monday 30th warm & rain like traavled a distance of 15 Miles had a good camping place & no important transactions.
Tuseday 31th weather cule journed over sum greait Mountains travled a distance of 15 Miles encamped in the Pine woods at a cold on the right of the road.
Weddensday 1th day of September clouday & a good day for travling our days travel a distance of 10 Miles encamped in little Bare River Vally whare we had good grasing & water plenty & plenty of Huccleberrys on the Nountains which serve as fustrate pasture while we was at lasier (p.62)
Thursday 2th cleare & pleasant this day we rested our animals & washed our close in the afternoon a small shower of rain considerable Thunder
Friday 3th weather good &plesant This morning we left the vally travled over the Mountains a distance of 15 Miles encamped on a small river in the Midst of the Mountains grasing was good.
Saturday 4th weather cleare & cule we left camp early continued our journy over the Mountains past a number of Lakes travled a distance of 12 Miles encamped at a cold Spring on the road side at the foor of a Mountain a small plain south & then a Lake of considerable size fustrate grasing.
Sunday 5th weather clear & frosty we journed early crost the main ridge or
Backbone of the Calaforna
Mountain travled a distance of 20 Miles past the Shantys whare the Emigrants perished the winter
before we
campd in a vally 1 Mile below Sum Shantys whare a Mans(sic) Mans
body lay on the top of the ground
uninterupted This vally we named Councel vally because here we receved councel from the
Twelv
Monday 6th weather cleare & frosty This morning we persued our journy travled about 2 Miles & meet Bother S Branon we learned from him that Capt Brown was close hehind him & that he had letters & an Epistle from the Twelve to us we returned back to the Vally from whence we had started & we encamped to awate the arrival of Cap brown & also a part of aur which was in the rear we sent two Men to meet the Capt & one back to Levi & Lytle here we patiently awated the arrival of boath partys as we hoped to hear good word from our friends & brethren & those that we had so long bee absent from(p.63)
Tuseday 7 weather cleare & forsty The Captain reached our camp about 10
oclk He soon unfolded his pacage
of letters which we earnestly recerchd untill the most of us ware silently parousing for our sleves
the contents
of the presant favered to us by our friends. At a proper time a sel(sic) the
attention was cald to hear the
Epistle from the Twelve which was chearing nuse to us The spirit of the Epistle
was(sic) bore testamony to
us from whince it came & that not withstanding the hardships we had undergon attended
with all the
privations that could be expected from sutch a trip They had not forgotten us, neither had they
slacked there
hands But with all diligence saught a location for the Saints No moore to be thrown down we
hartily
congratulated them in there success & in the work they had accomplished Being satisfide that
we had born
an humble part & c that it was a privaledge even to become a scape Goat in time of Trouble
Bro. Levi &
Lytle come in just at nite we had quit a time of rejoising alltho we had a to morn the death of
Brother Henry
Hoit he was behind with Lytle he died vary suden he road on his horse untill a few Minuts before
he died here
our sercumstances compeld sum of the boys to return back to the Settlements as they ware not
prepaird to
stop at the vally nor able to get to the states.
Weddensday 8th cule & forsty this w(sic) morning we
parted a number returned back to the settlements to
work all winter we travled a distance of 15 Miles encamped on a small creek here we had anoher
devisiona
number of(sic) was only intending going to the vally as they expected to
meet there Famulys thare & it would
be betere for them to travel slo while those intending going through to the States was anxious to
get along
as fas as posable The Situation & wish of all was enquiard in to & all aranged for a
separation in the morning
all retiard to rest in m(sic) peace & in good feelings (p.64)
Thursday 9th The morning pleasant we parted according to our expetations a company of near fifty set of for the Bluffs & Twenty odd concluded to journy slow to the vally we travled a distance of 20 Miles camped on the butifulist camping ground I ever saw in all my travell
Friday 10th we journed early traavled down the trucky River shuning evry crossing
we could as it was vary
bad crossing sum of the fords however we succeded in go(sic) reaching
the last crossing of the River
encamped had good grasing Bro Levi & Lytle failed to go in (sic) get
in camp for no cause only Lytle was
not disposed to do so Consequently they had to shear the fate of there own folly the nest morning
two of
there wnimals ware gon which would have paid them well to have travled 2 Miles further but
suntimes men
ggeththere pay down & it is all right we travled only a distance of 20 Miles
Saturday 11th This morning sum of the croud ware for going a head & sum for
wating for Levi & Lytle I
proposed for them to go a head as we had travled but two days since we had rested & I
would watee & see
what had vecome of them I done so about 9ock they cmae up reported there misfortuns &
stone(sic) Lytle
shoed dissattisfaction because we had left but I thought he had shered his reward for what he had
done &
if he thought he had not he was welcome to remane behind untill he was & so I left him we
travled a distance
of 40 Miles encamped at the Sink of Marys River here we had but little grass & the water
was bitter
Sunday 12th the morning rainy this day we travled 25 Miles encamped at a Slew share we had a vary little grass the water was tolerable good
Monday 13th cleare & cool This day we travled a distance of 30 Miles &
encamped on Marys River grasing
vary pooar, sciercely any dependance at all but the best we could do
as(sic) the emigration had taken the
grass(p.65)
Tuseday 14th weather cule travled a distance of 15 Miles encamped at the first good grasing on the River Lytles company was yet behind
Weddensday 15th weather cule we travled this day 30 Miles encamped on the River we had good grasing for the animals.
Thursday 16th weather cule we left camp early had a good road travled a distance of 25 Miles encamped in good grasing on the River bank
Friday 17th weather good journed as usual had a good road travled a distance of 25 Miles camped again on the River here we lost two horses stolen by the Indians or left camp on there own hook/
Sunday 19th The morning warm travled this day about 25 Miles camped on the River we had good & a plesant camping ground.
Monday 20th the morning clear we left Camp at 7 ock travled 10 Miles & overtook our Fathers we past them about one Mile encamped about 12. ock our Fathers did not veset us except one or two of there Company.
Tuseday 21th weather good travled 22 Miles encamped again on te River just above a large settlement of the Root Diging Indians & near whare Stocdon was attcked by them
Weddensday 22th weather clear & cule travled 20 Miles camped on the River had good grasing here we lost one Horse either stole of runaway the Horse belonged to Lt. Oman
Thursday 23th The morning vary frosty & cleare this day we travled 20 Miles encamped on the River had a butifull camping ground.
Friday 24th weather good this day we journed early travled a distance of 15 Miles camped again on the River
Saturday 25th travled a distance of 18Miles encamped at what is cald the witts (wells)
Sunday 26th weather pleasant travled this day a distance of 30 Miles encmaped at the Hot Springs & a good cule branch runig flushly through the little vally which had a butifull appearance (p.66)
Monday 27th this day we Rested & sent Brother Hyde & Tutles Company a heaid to precure sum bacon at Fort Hall Bro Levi & Lytle caught up with us here.
Tuseday 28th The morning cule travled this day a distance of 25 Miles camped at a butiful spring at this camp Joseph White Lost a hors stolen by the Indians.
Weddensday 29th weather good travled 22 Miles encamped on Goose Creek here we had good grasing
Thursday 30th The morning clear travled down Goose Creek to whare the Road left it & about 3 Miles further making a distance of 20 Miles encamped in a Canion whare we had but little for the Mules to eate.
Oct Friday 1th weather warm travled over a Mountainous road a distance of 20 Miles encamped at sum hot springs at the foot of a Mountain good grasing--
Saturday 2th weather warm travled a distance of 30 Miles encamped on a streem cald Cass Creek
Sunday 3th weather modrate travled down the Creek to whare the Origon Road crost &encamped making a travell of 15 Miles here we had a bad chance for grasing in consequence of so many Emigrants passing-
Monday 4th The morning cule travled a distance of 18 encamped smake River a butifull streeme a tributary of the greait Collumbia which emtys in to the Pacific.
Tuseday 5th The morning winday travled a distance of 15 Miles encamped again ont he River
Weddensday 6th rainy looking weather This day we reached Fort Hall making a travel of 14 Miles camped at sum springs near the Fort just at dark a lite shower of rain fell
Thursday 7th This day we left the Fort travled(sic) apart of
our company continued on the road to Fort
Bridger but the largest number turned south bound for the Great Salt Lake City we journed
successfully day
after day untell we reached the promised Land.