[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 6th A warm windy dusty day. Man & beast Harnesses & waggons were all coverd with dust. We Crossed black fork at 9 oclok, muddy fork at 10 & Camped on the west side of Hams fork at 5 oclok. We did not noon at all to day. Whole distance of the day 18 miles.
The sick in Camp are most universally getting better. The face of the country is the same to day as usual Barren, Sand & Sage, with occasionaly A sprinkling of flowers some vary beautiful. The Country during the last weeks drive has Appeared vary destitute of game. None to be seen except occasionally An Antilope. One was killed yesterday.
[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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