The morning was clear but cold, wind west. The camp expecting Captain Amasy [Amasa] Lyman and his company. Traveled west 13 miles over a considerable bad road occasioned by the fencing in of farms, and began to arrive at the Widow EvanÂ's place about 1 o'clock p.m. and continued to come up till dark. President Young arrived about ½ past 1. Most of the companies encamped at this place on the south side of Chequest Creek. Elder Taylor and his company joined the main camp while traveling in the a.m., and in the p.m. passed on 4 miles beyond. Brother Sessions broke his wagon tongue. At 7, President Young visited the post office, from thence, accompanied by the postmaster and George D. Grant to Lorenzo YoungÂ's and Bishop WhitneyÂ's tents to procure a yoke of oxen for one of his heavy wagons, but did not succeed.
Called on Elder Kimball who accompanied them to William PittÂ's tent who was sick with the ague. Heard several tunes by the Band, returned home at ½ past 8. Very little corn or fodder of any kind to be had at this place. The most of our travels this day was over a beautiful prairie, and it seemed as though the very few inhabitants could not satisfy themselves without fencing their farms across the public road so as to push travelers into all the mudholes possible. Presidents Young and Kimball called on Brother Isaac Chase soon after they started in the morning. Found him convalescent and he went on with the camp. Dr. Alfonzo Young and family being sick, tarried with some of the brethren near RichardsonÂ's Point. Dr. Braily also stopped at the same point to cure a man for a yoke of oxen. With great reluctance, the Widow Evans permitted us to use any of her down wood when there was more in sight than she would need for ages.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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