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Lorenzo Young We just left winter Quarters with the Pioneers.
Wed, Apr 07, 1847 10:56PMLorenzo Young We have only gone about half a mile today, and are now camping for the night.
Thu, Apr 08, 1847 01:18AMLorenzo Young We traveled 6 miles today, and are now waiting for the rest of the camp to come up.
Fri, Apr 09, 1847 12:38AMLorenzo Young staid in camp this morning. Not sure when we will leave
Fri, Apr 09, 1847 06:37PMLorenzo Young Just hitched up, and we are heading out.
Fri, Apr 09, 1847 08:11PMLorenzo Young Traveled 8 miles and are now camped for the night
Sat, Apr 10, 1847 03:38AMLorenzo Young Started early and traveled all day. had a hard days work
Sat, Apr 10, 1847 02:29PMLorenzo Young Traveled 5 miles so far today. Just got to Elk Horn River and getting everyone across. Imagine we'll camp on the other side.
Sun, Apr 11, 1847 11:31PMLorenzo Young Traveled 12 miles today, we'll camp here. Brigham Young, Heber Kimball and others crossed back over the Horn to return to Winter Quarters.
Tue, Apr 13, 1847 12:59AMLorenzo Young Teusday- The Brethren commenced setting tire to their waggons, and we remaind in camp. Clara washed and I cleaned my wagon
Wed, Apr 14, 1847 12:28AMLorenzo Young Wensday- Looks like we'll remain in camp today.
Wed, Apr 14, 1847 05:31PMLorenzo Young Brothers Young, Kimball and others returned to camp. They took dinner with us
Fri, Apr 16, 1847 03:32AMLorenzo Young this morning Bro Brigham organized the camp, then gave good council. traveled 4 miles and camped for the night
Sat, Apr 17, 1847 04:42AMLorenzo Young had a severe cold night. froze water an inch thick of ice.
Sat, Apr 17, 1847 02:53PMLorenzo Young traveled 7 miles and camped at 1 oclock. Bro Brigham finished organizing his camp
Sat, Apr 17, 1847 11:22PMLorenzo Young remaind in camp
Mon, Apr 19, 1847 02:33AMLorenzo Young starting out early today
Mon, Apr 19, 1847 01:21PMLorenzo Young traveled 25 miles and now camping for night. Bro Jesse Carter Little and Orrin Porter Rockwell returned from winter Quarters laden with letters
Tue, Apr 20, 1847 05:44AMLorenzo Young traveled 12 miles and now camping for the night
Wed, Apr 21, 1847 02:33AMLorenzo Young passed through the Pawnee settlement, we traveled 22 miles this day
Thu, Apr 22, 1847 04:39AMLorenzo Young traveling onto the old missionary stand of the Pawnee Nation.
Thu, Apr 22, 1847 10:43PMLorenzo Young Viewed houses where the Pawnee dwelt. It looked lonesome. I thought those that were driven from there had suffered something as well as us.
Thu, Apr 22, 1847 11:44PMLorenzo Young traveled 5 miles to loup fork of Platte River and camped for night. 3 waggons crossed over. Bro Orson Pratt like to have drowned his horses
Sat, Apr 24, 1847 01:32AMLorenzo Young got up early
Sat, Apr 24, 1847 12:44PMLorenzo Young I am visiting the ruins of the Pawnee village. splendid but desolate. Counted 30 skulls that lay on the ground to bleach beside graves
Sat, Apr 24, 1847 03:59PMLorenzo Young my feelings were peculiar while—walking among the ruins. I picked up a skull bone and took to camp and showed it as a curiosity.
Sat, Apr 24, 1847 05:00PMLorenzo Young all have crossed the River. About 3 more miles and we'll camp for the night.
Sat, Apr 24, 1847 08:59PMLorenzo Young about an hour before day we were alarmed by the guard that Indians were upon us. the guard fired up on them and they disappeared
Mon, Apr 26, 1847 12:48PMLorenzo Young traveled 16 miles. Doct Willard Richards and Bro Little had their horses taken by the Idians. the Brethren pursued but could not get the horses
Tue, Apr 27, 1847 04:18AMLorenzo Young traveled 12 miles the cattle and horses suffered very much for drink
Wed, Apr 28, 1847 03:31AMLorenzo Young I do not know any thing what transpired today
Thu, Apr 29, 1847 02:42AMLorenzo Young we just came in sight of Buffalo there was a great excitement
Thu, Apr 29, 1847 08:31PMLorenzo Young traveled 20 miles and camped for the night
Sat, May 01, 1847 04:33AMLorenzo Young we see thousands of Buffalo they looked magestic. the Brethren pursued them and killed four beside five calves. we had a rich repast.
Sat, May 01, 1847 11:29PMLorenzo Young Bro Joseph Hancock killed a Buffalo and laid by it all night.
Sun, May 02, 1847 04:11PMLorenzo Young in the morning came into camp and got a team to bring in his meat but while absent the wolves had devoured the most of it
Sun, May 02, 1847 04:12PMLorenzo Young staid in camp until five in the afternoon then hiched up and went 2 miles on account of feed for our cattle and horses
Mon, May 03, 1847 02:31AMLorenzo Young the Brethren went to hunt Buffalo but discovered a party of Indians in ambush and they returned to the camp.
Mon, May 03, 1847 10:53PMLorenzo Young after discovering the Indians, the Brethren fitted up the old cannon, fired it off so that they might know we was on hand
Tue, May 04, 1847 12:54AMLorenzo Young staid in camp all day.
Tue, May 04, 1847 01:31AM