Mormon History, May 15, 1847

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 15th A vary Cold North wind & rain. We [--] travled about 3 miles & camped in the best grass we had found on the road. Most of our road this morning was over & through the bluffs as they come again bold to the river. A large number of Barefoot tracks was seen this morning under the bluff on the bank of the river, supposed to be the Indians that Came down last night to steal our Horses.
The rain stoped in the afternoon & we drove 5 miles & camped on the Prairie. Distance 8 miles.
We saw the Bluffs dotted over with Buffalo. I went out with some others to hunt them. I Could not get within about 30 rods of them. I shot at the neck of one & the ball went into his sholdier which crippled him but He Hobbled away with the Herd & I did not get him. But there were A number of Hunters among the Herds & one of them killed A fat Buffalo which was brought into Camp. The Bluffs again come down to the river A short distance before us.

[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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