[William Clayton Journal] Started out at 10 minutes past 8 and found the distance to the mouth of the Kanyon 5 miles the difference arising from making a road across instead of following the first one. 1 3/4 miles further arrived at where the company had camped for the night and found them all ready to start only waiting for President Young to arrive and give some instructions, but he sent word he should not come, and we started forward. Elders Kimball and Richards soon overtook the company, gave some instructions, then returned and the company moved on. On arriving at Birch Spring we encamped for the night having traveled 13 1/2 miles.
There is considerable danger of cattle miring near the spring and several have already had to be pulled out. This company consists of 71 men with 33 wagons. After camping the brethren were called together by Cap[tain] Roundy for the purpose of organizing. He briefly stated the manner of the organization of the camp when we left Winter Quarters and it was unanimously voted to organize after the same pattern which was done as follows:
1st Division
1st
Joseph Skeen, Captn W[illia]m Burt
Artemas Johnson James Dunn
James Cazier Joseph Shipley
Geo[rge] Cummings Samuel Badham
Tho[ma]s Richardson Roswel Stevens
6 Wagons
2nd
Zebedee Coltrin, Captn. William Bird
Chester Loveland Josiah Curtis
Lorenzo Babcok John S. Eldridge
Samuel H. Marble Horace Thornton
Geo[rge] Scholes
5 Wagons
3rd
Francis Boggs, Captain Geo[rge] Wardie
Sylvester H. Earl Seeley Owens
Almon M. Williams Clark Stillman.
5 Wagons.
Tunis Rappleyee, Captn of first division. James Cazier Capn of Guard in 1st Division.
2nd Division
1st
R. Jackson Redding, Captain Robert Biard
W[illia]m. Carpenter Benj[amin] W. Rolfe
Henry W. Sanderson Tho[ma]s Cloward
Bailey Jacobs Lisbon Lamb
John Pack W[illia]m Clayton
5 Wagons
2nd
John H. Tippets, Capn Lyman Stevens
Francis T. Whitney Lyman Curtis
James Stewart John S. Gleason
Cha[rle]s A. Burke Myron Tanner
W[illia]m McLellan Rufus Allen
Norman Taylor
5 Wagons.
The soldiers were numbered with the 2nd division viz.
3rd
Allen Cumpton, Captn Franklin Allen
John Bybee David Garner
J[onathon] Averett Harmon D. Persons
John G. Smith Solomon Tindal
Philip Garner Charles Hopkins
Barnabas Lake
4 Wagons
4th
Andrew J. Shoop, Captn Albert Clark
Francillo Durfee James Hendrickson
Erastus Bingham John Calvert
Loren Kenney Daniel Miller
Benj[amin] Roberts Luther W. Glazier
Jarvis Johnson Tho[ma]s Bingham
3 Wagons.
John Gleason, Captain of Guard.
Those who have horses to ride were then numbered and their duty pointed out, which is, To lead the way and fix the road where it needs it, Look out camping places, Drive the loose cattle, and hunt for the camp. Their names are as follows, John Pack, Capt, Samuel Badham, Francillo Durfee, Benjamin Roberts, Thomas Bingham, James Hendrickson, John Eldridge, R. I. Redding, Seeley Owens, Barnabas Lake, W[illia]m Bird, Daniel Miller, James Cazier . . .
[source: George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
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