[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 11th We rode 9 miles & camped upon the Platt bottom for nooning. We travled in the Afternoon 8 miles & Camped upon the bank of the Platt within A short distance of the Mo Camp who were trying to ferry over their waggons. They reported our camp to be At the ferry 10 miles or so Above us.
The Hunters brought in 13 Antelops. The Mo company had killed 3 Buffalo. A young Antelope had hid behind A bunch of sage to keep out of the way of the Hunters. I discoverd him & cr[awled?] up & Caught him in my hands but He gave such a spring He Cleared himself from me.
We rode our Horses into the river to day several times to see if we could find A fording place but we could not find Any As the stream had risen by the melting snows of the mountains. We passed some snow to day on the highest peaks. Distance of the day 17 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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