Lorenzo Young this day we arrived in the valley of the great Salt Lake.

Lorenzo Young my feelings were such as I cannot describe. every thing looked gloomy and I felt heart sick

Lorenzo Young I shall skip to entering the valley on account of my health, the fatigue of traveling, and with my labor prevent my keeping a daily journal

Lorenzo Young traveled 20 miles through a sandy desolate country and see nothing but sage

Lorenzo Young traveled all day through the hardest kind of a road.

Lorenzo Young 13 brethren came up with us from the army. we received them with 3 cheers and Hosannas to God and the lamb that so many returned in saftyns

Lorenzo Young sent back four men to meet the other company.

Lorenzo Young Clara is better. John Young Greene is taken down with the fever. Samuel Brannen met us at Green River from California

Lorenzo Young remaining in camp today

Lorenzo Young our waggons are crossing the River this morning.

Lorenzo Young comenced crossing the River. the Brethren were atacked with the mountain fever and likewise Clarra. she was very sick during the night

Lorenzo Young we've traveled 8 miles and come to green River.

Lorenzo Young camped on the bank under the shade of some trees which was a treat. I assure you they being the only one we'd seen for some hundred miles.

Lorenzo Young I have begun my baking and washing and so on. the men went to building a raft

Lorenzo Young traveled 24 miles and camped on big sandy. did not get camped until after dark

Lorenzo Young traveled 13 miles and stopped to bate near Big Sandy.

Lorenzo Young I was sick all day yesterday but feel a little better to day. this journey is very fatigueing. we feel almost wore out.

Lorenzo Young this afternoon traveled 7 miles and camped for the night

Lorenzo Young this day we have come to the waters of the green River. we are on the summit where the waters flow towards the Atlantic and Pacific.

Lorenzo Young traveled 16 miles and camped on little Sandy. found poor feed

Lorenzo Young came to the pass in the mountains. .

Lorenzo Young if I could not look to the right and left I should not guess I was crossing the Rocky Mountains. it is the best road we have found for miles

Lorenzo Young we have traveled in sight of banks of snow for several days. when we stopped at noon we found snow 4 feet deep, good feed by the side of it

Lorenzo Young started early, had a hilly hard rough road. traveled 21 miles and camped for the night.

Lorenzo Young traveling thro most barren desolate country I ever saw. we anticipated seeing timber as we approached the Mountains but we were disappointed

Lorenzo Young camping on the bank of the Sweet water. After we camped John Holman shot Bro Brighams John horse accidentally. was the best horse in camp.

Lorenzo Young the water that oosed out of the ice was good.

Lorenzo Young we also passed a spring of alkali and salt.

Lorenzo Young traveled 20/2 miles and camping for the night. we came in sight of the Rocky Mountains

Lorenzo Young started at 6 drove 14 miles found a quagmire and an ice spring containing sulphur water and ice 1 ½ inches thick.

Lorenzo Young Mr Young unharnessed one of his horses and started for camp. I was alone felt lonesome but Bro William Henry came back and staid with me.

Lorenzo Young we're looking round the waggon to find anything to hold up the wheel, we found a piece of timber that was calculated for a whip stock.

Lorenzo Young we unloaded the hind part of the waggon, raised it up, lashed on the timber and was harnessing Bro Hs mare when Mr Young came back.

Lorenzo Young he harnessed his horse and we started for the camp. had not gone far when we met Bros Brigham, Woodruff, Benson and John Holman.

Lorenzo Young he's taking most of our load and on to the camp. the brethren went at it and put in an axeltree so we did not hinder the camp.

Lorenzo Young starting at 7. Mr Young has a sore thumb. it paind dreadfully makes him sick.

Lorenzo Young we're falling behind the camp on account of our horses walking faster than other teams and it fretted them.

Lorenzo Young we are behind 3/2 of a mile and one of our axletrees broke on the naked prarie without a stick of timber or any one near to help us.

Lorenzo Young traveled 19 miles and camped in a beautiful place. had good feed

Lorenzo Young we have traveled thro the most barren country I ever saw for hundreds of miles.