[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 7th I took my leave of my family & friends. Started with my company of Pioneer waggons 8 in all & left winter quarters for the Journey. When we were on the top of the ridge west of the city I took a view of the Place & looked at my wife & children through my glass. I then led the company to the old camp ground from thence on the Ponkan road about 7 miles & camped for the night about 10 miles from winter quarters. We had excellent stables for our Horses in a valley near a small stream of water. We had not been camped long before Br Pratt & his Company arived & vary soon President Young & his Company. So we all Camped to gether about 25 wag-gons. It was A vary windy night. 10 m.
[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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