[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] West side, Missouri River. Some thunder, lightning, a little rain, cloudy. About 9, several wagons started from President YoungÂ's company for the mountains. [At] ¼ 12 noon [11:45 a.m.], Presidents Young, Kimball and Richards started from first fifty for Elkhorn River. At Kimball's camp, C. P. Lott was instructed in writing to cross the river and get five or six teams to take loads to Grand Island to get teamsters, and have Andrew H. Perkins go to Savannah and get a cording machine and fixtures, and furnish funds to pay freight. Also, Brother Lott was instructed to take his flocks and herds to Grand Island. Brothers Young and Richards dined with Bishop Whitney. At 15 before 2, the Presidency started in Brother Young's carriage with Brother Kimball, accompanied by Joshua S. Holman on horseback. Traveled a westerly course about two hours across many small fields of corn, when they came up with 15 or 20 wagons. Passed through a beautiful grove and onto a high rolling prairie, when a cloud arose in the west and some wind and rain came upon them. They wheeled the carriage into a valley nearby and tarried about a quarter of an hour. The rain ceased and they passed on to a small creek where they found a bad mudhole. Took the carriage over by hand and found Brothers Knowlton and Calvert with their wagon poles broke.
Passed on and arrived at the bank of the Elk Horn ¼ before 7, where the captain [of] Joseph HolbrookÂ's company was rafting wagons. It took about 10 minutes to make a trip. The raft was made by Bishop Miller. It had broke loose and floated down the river about half a mile, and Brother HolbrookÂ's company waded the stream and shoved it up the stream. At dusk fell back on the Bluff, supped with Father Mikesell, in whose tent Brothers Young and Kimball lodged, much afflicted with mosquitoes, and Richards and Holman lodged in Brother MatthewÂ's wagon, rocked by the oxen. Night clear and pleasant.
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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