[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Garden Grove. Morning warm and cloudy. President Young started in his carriage for the next location west about 10 a.m., his teams having mostly left before him. W. Richards left with his carriage and 2 wagons about 1 p.m., having 1 wagon detained for want of a harness, in care of Brother St. John. Captain A. P. Rockwood left about 2½ [2:30] and Captain Spencer and company about 3. The day was warm and cloudy with slight showers about 4 p.m. Libbeus T. Coons rode towards Nauvoo about noon to meet his family. Some continued at Garden Grove to plant and sow. Others were detained for the present by the driver of their teams on trading excursions, etc. After traveling about 8 miles on the divide in a west northwest direction, Richards and Rockwood hauled up on the right to a hickory grove about 9½ [9:30], where they found President Haws and a part of his company and Brother James Porter and David P. Rainey.
This place they called Hickory Thunder, for before they could pitch a tent the thunder roared and lightning flashed and the rain fell in torrents, so as to suspend supper and all business. Captain Rockwood, who was quite unwell, and family took to their wagon and spent the night. A fire left in the morning by P. P. Pratt had been [?] but was soon extinguished. George Allen, Henry Russell, and Albert Dunham, got the doctorÂ's tent partly up and held it till 10 oÂ'clock, before the storm abated so they could get on the guy ropes, and were very happy that they could work their passage in so dry a place, the water running through the tent nearly shoe deep. Amelia Pierson who was sick and had rode all the afternoon, was obliged to continue sitting in the carriage, much exhausted, and the doctor spent the whole shower in going from carriage to wagon and wagon to carriage to fix and fasten the curtains, etc., to protect his family from the rain and wind till 11 oÂ'clock, wet to the skin and remained wet all night. The water fell 1 inch per hour for 2½ hours.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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