[Hosea Stout Diary] Tuesday April the 7th 1846. Cold windy morning a little snow and a slight freeze. The creek was rising very fast and already near to the bridge.A part of Brighams cattle was across a slough and full of watter and they completely watter bound.but they were well supplied with brouse and done very well untill the water fell.I sent my stock over the bridge to a good place to brouse and graze.The water came up to the bridge & it had to be braced to keep it from floating off.Rockwood came and told me today that I could have the priviledge of sending out as many hunters as I saw proper.
President B. Young came to my tent to day and staid an hour or two. Bought a large knife today of J Carpenter for 1.10 in cash for a hunting knife.had my little one horse waggon repaired today.Sent 6 men to make rails[.] The winds were high and bousterous today.In the evening I regulated the guard as usual and made out a full list of all the men in the fifty able to do duty and commenced detailing the guard by it for the first time
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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