[Hosea Stout Diary] Saturday Sep 23rd 1848. Dark heavy clouds overhung the mountains & Valley this morning[.] We started earley & was overtaken by a hard rain & wind which extended over the valley. Our road was smartly descending all the way to the City. But we could not enjoy the view of the place because of the dark rain.
We passed through the Forts & encamped on the west side where there were hundreds of waggons already encamped and after driving my cattle out to grass, took a reconnoisance of the place.
The rain had now ceased & I saw that the mountain top were covered with fresh snow which fell while it rained here. All the houses built were in the Forts of which there were 3 adjoining each other and half mile long by 40 rods about. Here the entire people lived but a few scattered about.
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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