Mormon History, Apr 26, 1847

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 26th Early in the morning before the break of day 2 Indians crept upon their Hands & knees Approaching the camp to steal some Horses. They got within 3 rods of the guard before they were dis-coverd. They first thought them to be wolves & snaped at them. They rose up & ran & two of the guard fired at them. 4 others rose up out of the grass making 6 in all. The bugle was sounded And all arose up to arms not knowing but there was A large party nearby but we saw no more.
I started out in the morning with the Hunters. We saw 8 deer 4 Antelope but caught nothing.
We travled 8 miles & camped for noon. On the opposite side of the river we saw through our glasses the relicks of an old Indian town. We saw 8 trails leading to it with 6 & 8 abrest each. In the afternoon we travled 17 miles & camped on clear creek with a hard gravel bottom the first one of the kind we had met with on the road.
We killed one wild gose & saw fresh Buffalo signs whare we camped. This was the first signs of the kind we had seen on the road.
The travels to day was like a level desert except the dividing ridge between the two rivers. The grass was dry & sandy mostly level & nearly without water. We travled to day from 10 to 20 degrees west of south.
We camped under a High Bluff in a half moon. Brs Young, Kimball, Richard's, & myself went on to a high Bluff to view the country.
Just at dusk A tremendious alarm was given through the camp that Indians had Cralled up & taken Porter Rockwell & his horse & made off with him. Many men mounted there Horses & made off after him with all speed but it was soon discoverd that Rockwell was in the camp but two Horses were gone. Dr Richards & Br Little & about 20 men mounted & armed went in search of the Horses But found them not. It was believed the Indians took off the Horses.
Distance of the day 15 miles. Lat of this place is 41°17'21". Barometer 28.445 inch Attached Ther 85° Detached Ther 87°. S.S.W. wind. Fair.

[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[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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