[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 25th We travled 8 3/4 miles & nooned upon A branch of the sweet water in as good grass As we have had on the way. Early in the Afternoon we began to ascend the [high?]est & longest Hill that we have passed over on the Journey. We travled about 5 miles before [we] reached the top. On the way up the brethren found snow Banks 20 or 30 rods long from 5 to 10 feet deep about 1/4 of a mile from the road. They brought some to me & I ate some.
The road was vary rocky a part of the way over the Hills. We passed by 3 Mo camps who had passed by us. We travled in the Afternon 11 1/2 miles & camped for the night on A small branch of the sweet water. The Chain of the wind River mountain seemed quite near us & covered with vast quantities of Snow & we are so near the top of the mountains & surrounded with snow that the air feels like winter.
Whole distance of one day 20 1/4 mils. Our teams fed upon white Clover to night. We are nearly at the head of the sweet water.
[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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