[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 20th We came 7 miles & Camped for our nooning on the North side of the Platt opposite Ash Creek that comes through the Bluffs to the Platt on the south side of the river whare the Origon road first strikes the north fork of the Platt.
Several of the brethren went over in a boat that we were taking with us & exhamined the rock Bluffs, road, creek, &c & returned with some Ash, rock, wild curands, & Cherry &c. We came on 8 3/4 miles & camped for the night.
We crossed a large creek about 12 rods across it which we supposed it to be A Creek that Glos Cload called the Rawhiyde. We had a vary good road most of the day on the bank of the River. We have passed A good deal of rock Bluff on both sides of the river, & some on the south side of the river was formed into natural terrices Rotundas, squairs &c 50 or 100 feet high. Looked like good foundations to build forts & fortications & strong holds upon. They resemble the work of Art & look some like the old castles of England & Scotland. They were level on the top.
A short distance above Ash Creek there is A beautiful Ceder Island in the river which is a good Beacon to show travelers whare the oregon road strikes the river.
We have had a cool, windy, cloudy day. Whole distance 15 1/4 m.
Brother Egbert drove Br Pratts carriage tongue into the hind end of my Carriage & broke in the end bord & the water came in when it rained so that it wet my things & to day Br Fowler run his waggon into it again to day but when I spoke to him about it He denyed it which caused some words between us.
We had some little rain to day. The Bluffs on the opposite side that I have described above are named Castle Bluffs & the stream that was called rawhide is Called Castle Creek.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[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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