[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 23d Sunday In Company with B Young & the Twelve we visited the top of two of the Highest Bluff ruins that lie opposite our encampment which were truly a curiosity. O. Pratt took a Barometrical observation on the ownly tree which was red Ceder on the top of the ruins of Bluff which we visited.
We had A fair view of chimney rock from whare we were. I carried A Bleached Buffalo Bulls head on to the top & wrote upon it with a pencil our names & distances from several places for the Benefit of the next Camp.
While Br Fairbanks [ ] was on one of these Bluffs He was bit with A rattlesnake & became vary painful before He reached Camp. The Brethren commenced giving him such things as they thought best, And he soon was better.
The camp met at half past 11 oclok. E Snow Addressd the Meeting & spoke well. President Young then addressed the Camp in an Interesting manner. Said He was satisfyed that the Lord was with us &
Leading us. Had never seen a company of people more united than the Camp had been thus far on the journey. That we should pluck the fruits of this mission to all Eternity. That He had many things to teach us but Could not do it ownly in a stake of Zion. But He was well satisfyed with Himself, his brethren the Twelve & the camp at large.
One thing He would say to the praise of all, that was not one had refused to obey his Council on the road. His peace with God was continually like a river & He felt that the spirit of peace rested upon the whole Camp. Many good things were said. Several other brethren followed him After which meeting was dismissed.
We intended to have road eout in the evening but we saw that a storm was gathering, & it soon began to Blow vary hard. About as much as we could do to save our waggons Bows & covers from being smashed. The hard wind continued for about an hour then it commenced raining which lasted about one hour accompanied with some hail. It turned vary Cold. I had fears that some of our horses would perish with the Cold As such changes were freequent in this region.
Mr Sarpee related a Circumstance that transpired several years since at about this place on the 22d of May one day earlier than this while travling down this fork of the platt. It was warm weather. The grass 10 inch high. It began to rain some in the Afternoon & turned Cold in the evening & before morning 16 of his best Horses were frozen to death by the side of the waggons & his boats froze into the Ice in the river.
The Changes are vary great in this Country & when I see it turning so Cold I Coverd all my horses with Blankets that I Could. I got up several times in the night to see to them. It rained occasionally in the night. The Horses shook with Cold but morning came & all was Alive. As soon as they were let loose they run to warm themselves.
[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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