[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 1st We tried this morning to swim our cattle over the river but had great difficulty in it. About 15 persons have been taken sick within A few days with fever Ague &c which is said to be Common to emegrants coming from the snowy mountains to the plains or valleys whare it is Hot wether. Br Fowler is better to day. Some others of the sick are better some are worse. Each division made A good raft yesterday. Are lanched this morning.
Brother Brannon Brought A file of his papers that He is publishing with him to camp & A letter to Br Fowler from his wife. He also informed us that Captain Sutter was vary friendly & wished us to come & Settel near him. He informed us that He saw more timber on green River whare we now are than He had seen on His route since He left Calafornia. He came through A part of Oregon. We are now in Calafornia.
We got over 10 waggons to day among others my own. So we camped over night on the South bank of the green river.
[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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