[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 5th I was quite sick with the diaree. The change from salt to fresh meat is affecting a number in camp. The 400 Indian warriors that was supposed to be seen on the 3d Proved to be fals. The man was frightened at a herd of Antelope & supposed them to be Indians.
We had to keep a guard out this morning to keep a herd of Buffalo from mixing up with our Cattle. We have had vary strong south wind for 2 days. Two Buffalo Bulls at noon were approaching the Herd of Cows & men went out & drove them off. We rode up within 3 rods of one that was asleep stoped & looked at him for some minutes. He awoke & shook himself & leaped off.
We met a large Herd in the afternoon. The Brethren killed one Cow 5 Calves & brought A Bull Calf into Camp a live with the intention of raising it. It would drink water out of a pail. They had some sport in trying to make it suck to a cow. It would try hard to bunt the men & dogs over & some got hard raps.
I have been obliged to keep my bed a part of the day have sufferd much with Bowel complaint. When we stoped for [the] night we soon found ourselves in the midst of grass on fire & had to return back one mile & camped on a spot of ground on the Bank of the river that was just Burned over & no feed except small patches. Some took there Horses on an Island near & cut down cottonwood for them. We travled to day 15 miles.
[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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