Mormon History, Apr 22, 1847

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 22 We crossed the looking glass 15 minutes to 9 & then continued a westerly course. There were A good many auter on the looking glass. We arived at Beaver Creek at 12 oclok. There are some Beaver on this creek about one mile above its mouth.
Professor Pratt took the meridian observation of the sun by the sextant for the Lat which was found to be 41°25'15". Also found the magnatic needle to vary about 12 degrees east, And found the Barometer at half past 12 = 28.711, the attached Thermometer standing at 68° And the detached thermometer at 67° & Also took an observtion of the sun for the true time in the morning. It is 10 miles between the two creeks which we travled this forenoon.
We Crossed Beaver Creek at half past 2 oclok. The road runs about south west. The water was about to the deds of our waggons. It was a rough steep bank to come out of. About 12 men hitched a hook & roap to the tongue of each waggon & puled them up. Beaver Creek is lined with scattering timber cotton wood & willows.
We travled 7 miles & came to the Pawnee Mish-ionary station & camped for the night. The Bluff was skirted with some Oaks on the North side of the road in the Hills. We kept a guard through the night as we were in danger of the Sioux on one side, and the Pawnees on the other.
President Young addressed the Camp & told them when they left in the morning not to take away any thing ownly what they brought with them unless it was sold them by Brother Case who had had charge of the Station for a long time & the goverment was owing him a good deal & if He felt disposed to sell any thing that He had in his possession & report to Goverment He could do so.
During the evening Professer Pratt made some observation. At 15 m past 7 oclok the Barometer stood at 28.7 inches attached Thermometer 64° detached Thermometer 60°· North wind & fair. Also at 8 oclok 52 m found the double altitude of the pole star to be 80°25'15" from which the lattitude was deduced [viz?] [ ]. O. Pratt Also took the angular distance of sun & moon for the Longitude at Beaver Creek ford also the altitude of the moon for the true time.

[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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