The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-03-07
Notes From a Journal Kept by Mrs
Francis n. Sawyer In a Jour-
ney Across the Plains,
MAY 9 To AUGUST II, 1852.
Revis, ID and Compiled for the Enter
tainment of the Readers of the
Breckenridge News.
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and got ferried over it and camped one
mile from the ferry. There is a trading
post at the ferry and some Indians are in
camp around it.
We have taken the Mckinney cutoff,
as we thought it better to take all the
advantages of the trip we could, than to
satisfy our desire to see Salt Lake.
saw some beautiful bloom OF cactus
to-day. They were of many different
colors.
Distance travelled, thirteen miles.
June 3O.-Mr. Sawyer went off the
road this morning on his pony and killed
two sage hens We ate them for dinner,
and they were delicious He was in
sight of us all the time, though / drove
along for several miles before he got back
to the road drive great deal now, as
am very fond of handling the lines.
Our road has not all been good to-day.
We passed one good spring of water, and
went in camp near another one on the
top OF Shoshone hill.
DISTANCE tTdNeleu, JDlTIy ullltb'
July I've travelled over some very
steep mountains to-day, and again came
into the main road.
We are now in the Bear-river noun
tains. Passed through pine grove and
a quaking aspen grove.
Tonight we visited an adjoining camp
to see a lady and her little daughter,
who had been turned over in a carriage
to-day while coming down steep noun
tain side When the husband and faith
err got to them he thought that they
were killed, but now it is thought that
they are only painfully and not seriously
hurt.
We saw some very beautiful landscapes
to-day. The principal stream crossed
was Hams fork of Bear river.
Distance travelled, thirty miles.
July 2.--Came to the main Bear river
to-day, and forded Smiths Fork. 1t was
a very rocky and dangerous ford. We
went into camp on the bank OF the river
and thought we would fish some, but the
mosquitoes were so thick, so brave and
so resolute that all our time was occupied
in fighting them off. l never saw the like
OF mosquitoes in all my life before, and
we thought that they would surely eat
us up. The grass is good here, but our
mules could not eat any until s O'Clock
or after, when the mosquitoes left us.
n;otoaao t.oyaIoJ thirfu p,iIoc
July 3.-Crossed Thomas fork of Bear
river on toll bridge. Cost us one dol
lar per wagon. There is a ford eight
miles out OF our way, but it is not very
good, so we concluded to toll. We went
over some very steep mountains to-day
too
Ben Sampson is real sick this after
noon, with high fever and a headache.
He has taken cold, but the mountain air
is so bracing that think he will soon
feel better He has stood the trip so
we'll this far that l have hopes of his
health being greatly benefited.
The mosquitoes are nearly as bad to-
night as they were last night.
Distance travelled, thirty miles.
July sabbath day. We arrived at
the noted Soda Springs this afternoon.
Stopped and went out to see them. l
made some soda drinks and cream tartar
with the water, and they we're very nice
and cool. brought some to Ben and
he enjoyed it very much. Said it made
him feel much better. The Soda Springs
is one of the natural curiosities OF our
country that is worth seeing. The water
is so beautiful foaming up out OF the
crevices OF the rock.
1t is quite cool here this evening and
it showed on the mountain and rained in
the valley where we were.
We camped three miles beyond the
Soda Springs under a mountain. We
have plenty Of good pine wood and lots
of grass.
traded string of beads to an Indian
boy for some fish, and we ate them for
supper.
Distance travelled, twenty-seven miles
July Dying by to-day to celebrate
the Fourth, as We had to travel yester-
day.
We went fishing this morning, then
came back and cooked good dinner.
We had canned vegetables, fish, rice
clkes and other little dishes.
We see lots OF Indians now, and some
are at our camp mot all the time. They
usually want to trade fish for fish hooks
and something to eat
We found ice on the water in camp
this morning, so you can see how cold it
sometimes is here on the glorious
Fourth. We were glad to get the ice
water TO drink.
July Give took Subjects cutoff at
six miles from Soda Springs. We have
been told that il is ninety miles shorter
than the Fort Hall route, but we had
some very bad roads to-day.
Distance travelled, twenty miles.
July mir. Sawyer traded our Indian
pony fora two-year old colt to-day. The