[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 7th + Sunday We killed A Calf this morning the last one we had. We waited this morning for Br Sanders to come up. He came about 10 oclok. At l0 oclock we continued our journey And about Sun down we came to the long swail. One mile & a half across it. The worst peace of road on the whole journey. My Carriage & family went through it. I got my waggons half through by dark.
I attempted to go through & the wheels of my waggon cut to the hub in turf & mud & with 8 yoke of cattle I could not get through. Two of my waggons remained fast in the swamp all night. Cousin Betsey was in one waggon & remained all night. I was in the mud & water to my knees till 2 oclok at night. I was among the cattle near all night. At day light I rolled up in a buffaloo robe & got some sleep.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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