Newberry Library - Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Date 1851-1880

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

User-Contributed Transcription 75of a supply of fresh meat, and more particularly the Lady who acknowledged the receipt of it in a manner most pleasing and as only women can do; We arrived at a River called "Sandy" in about 6 miles, the country cut up with canons, this stream is about 40 yds wide and rapid, with a bad ford. We drove our Cattle and horses across, and then went up stream about 100 yds and crossed on a foot log, where the R. is divided into two Channels, by a large Conglomerate Boulder, with logs lying from it to each bank, Upon this R. which is very rocky, the Conglomerate occupies a prominent place among other formations. After ascending the bluff of the R. which are some 200 ft high, and travelling one half mile on nearly level land, passing one house, you ascend a steep mountain for 1/4 mile which leads off E. in the shape of a timbered ridge, for 6 miles to the"Mountain House", kept by a Frenchman & Squaw; this Ridge is known as the "Back bone" and no water to be found on it Pass this Establishment about one mile and you descend to level timbered land, in which we continue for one mile, crossing two pretty little Creeks, where we arrived at a preemption Camp, built of Rails & well covered with puncheons, and fearing no better locality would offer, we camped here for the night being a very little grass in the vicinity for our animals, during the night it rained some little but were kept dry by the shelter of the Rail Cabin, which alone saved us from being thoroughly wetted, Sat June 16th A wet rainy night, last night Started early course E. and soon descended a steep hill to the Banks of Sandy, following up said stream, we found the bottoms of loose sand to become somewhat

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