Journal Entries

Journal of David Moore

Journal Entries 

July 1848 to August 1849

I will now transfer some notes that I took during the summer of 1848.

            July 23 – Bradford W. Elliot (one of the Presidents of the 2^nd Quorum of Seventies, to which Quorum I was also a member) came to my house and stayed over night, conversed on religion and politics, said that he should vote the Democratic ticket.

            July 26 – Almon W. Babbit took breakfast with me, talked on politics, also said he should vote part Whig and part Democrat ticket.  Said there had been no trouble with Indians in Salt Lake Valley up to latest news from there, and that the report which had been current to the effect that the Indians had killed off some of the saints there, had all originated from a horse thief.

            July 27 – Labored in shop at making picture frames for Pitking.

            July 28 – Saw a paper giving an explanation of how the name Barn Burners was given to a party of Democrats in New York.  During the Canada War of 1837 and 39, some of this party it appeared went over to Canada and burnt some barns and on their bringing out a candidate another party objected to him on the plea that he was a barn burner, this name was much in circulation without any explanation heretofore.

            July 29 – A.H. McCarry, a Whig candidate for the Legislature of Iowa, solicited our votes, said it was high time to change our voted or at least the administration from Democrat to Whig.  That the Democrats had made bad use of public money and that Van Buren County was some $6000.00 in debt, while some of the Democrat officers had got rich.

Sunday July 30 - Was invited very strongly by G.C. Allender to join the Sons of Temperance, which I politely refused on the plea that I was not in the habit of drinking much spiritous liquors.

July 31 - Finished picture frames for Erastus Pitkin. Received a paper from the east containing the news of the French Rebellion or Revolution in France as it was termed; the loss of life according to said paper was from 8 to l0,000.

Aug. l, 2, 3 - Nothing worthy of note transpired, heavy rains and cool for the season,

Aug. 4 - Great political meeting in North Bentonsport, I went and heard them defame each other until I was tired of such folly.

Aug. 5 - Methodist Quarterly meeting near by, did not attend.

Aug. 6 - Went to the Quarterly meeting, a man by the name of Clark and a Mr. Shinn was the preacher, I could not enjoy myself, for said Clark was holding forth on the principles of charity. Very different to his statements to the people and me heretofore on a certain occasion where he boldly said that a system of the saints was a system that always had and always would be warred against, and that the people would be warred against and that the people would finally rise up and kill us all off and that he would help them, He also called us all liars and perjured rascals and thieves.

Aug. 7 - Election day, did not go to the election for both parties wanted my vote and if I voted Whig ticket the Democrats would find fault, and if I voted the other ticket the Whigs would complain.  So to get rid of their slang I would not go and vote.

Aug. 8 - Much speculation about the result of the election. Days very warm, nights cool.

Aug. 9 - Assisted G.C. Allender in raising a building, afternoon helped to splice and raise a Liberty pole in North Bentonsport. The pole was over 100 feet high, but by some mismanagement, the cord got fast and they could not raise the flag.

Aug. 10, 11, 12 - Nothing worthy of note transpired.

Aug. I3 - Saw Henry Oaks, he had just come in from Council Bluffs where a location of the Church had been made in 1846, he reported the times good out there.

Aug. 14 - Went to keosaugua, 6 miles above Bentonspott in company with James Lithead, went to the circus while at that town, saw the Scotch Giant, a man seven feet, six inches tall and weighing 432 lbs., so said the hand bills.  He rode on two horses, and it seemed quite hard for them to carry him.

Aug. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 - Making wagon wheels to pay for a yoke of two year old steers.  Many reports about the election returns of the Saints votes at Council Bluffs and elsewhere in the state.

Aug. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 - Much rain of late, the water rising in the Demoines River, Roads very muddy.  Saw a man today (26) by the name of Walker, who reported news from Salt Lake Valley up to the 1st of June.  Said the wheat crop had been destroyed by the crickets, but that numerous flocks of gulls had lit down upon the fields and destroyed the crickets and the wheat was promising a fair crop.  Corn looked rather poor, peace prevailed between the saints and natives, notwithstanding all the gentile reports and lies to the contrary.

Aug. 27 - Nothing passing of any note.

Aug. 28, 29 - Making carriage box for Robert McCutcheon.

Aug. 30 - Tremendous thunder storm in the evening.

Sept. 1, 2 - Water continually on the rise, flat boats leaving, this was made known to me in a dream as follows: About the first of August, I dreamed of heavy rains and the water rising; the flat boats I saw moving off down the river, and while I was looking a personage stood before me and told me this and showed me that corn would be 25 cents per bushel the following winter, while those that owned the flat boats and corn in them had offered their corn for five cents per bushel and could not sell at that (this was surely a true warning for after the boats left corn came up first to 15 cents, then to 20 cents, and to 25 cents before the winter ended.  (The above was transcribed March 11, 1860 with note attached or entered)

Sept. 3 - Day passed off very dull as Sundays generally does in Bentonsport.

Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - Nothing of note passed.

Sept. 9, 10 - Quite unwell.

Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 - Nothing of importance transpiring, 13th very heavy rain, wind from the east.

Sept. 17 - Bros. D.B. Dille and Johiel McConnell took dinner with me, had quite a pleasant day conversing on the principles of the Gospel.  Bro. McConnell was baptised by Bro. Dille not long before.

Sept. 18 - Sold the running gears of a new wagon to Edward T. Allender for $55.00.  Labored on buggy wheels.

Sept. 19 - Quite unwell, labored but little.

Sept. 20 - Received a letter from my friends in Canada, stating that the times there were hard, no improvement worth mentioning, and money very scarce.

Purchased some tools from Mr. S. Richards, merchant; and some trimmings for furniture from E. Pitkin.

Sept. 21 - Purchased a box stove from E. Pitkin in connection with Lithead and Wm. McCrary for our shop, price $8.00.

Sept. 22 - Labored in shop and assisted McCutcheon over the river with his buggy which I had repaired for him to the amount of $14.00.

Sept. 23 - Went and got a cow and calf from said McCutcheon at $10.00 in part payment for the repairs on said buggy.

Sept. 24 - Went to visit Bros. Fordham and Jackson, both sick with fever but recovering.

Sept. 25 - Nothing of note.

Sept. 26 - Saw Bro. Norval Head, he had been very sick , but was able to be out at present.

Sept. 27 - Jemison Vice and a company was in town at evening on horses all intoxicated.  Jemison boasting again and swearing that he was the best man God ever made of his size.

Sept. 28, 29, 30 - Nothing of note.

Oct. 1 - Bro. Norval Head and family made a visit to me, during the day I went in company with J.S. Wells and N. Head to examine some grindstones said Wells had been cutting.  Saw Samuel Bowman, a gentile, and Bro. Robert Plunket in a quarrel about some deal.  I strove to make peace between them, but could not.  Bowman at last commenced cursing Plunket for a damned Mormon, and then began to curse all the Mormons.  Plunket soon backed him out and Bowman soon hushed up.

Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - Nothing of note.

Oct. 9 - Bros. Kilfoil and Parker left for the Bluffs.  I sent a letter to John Myers concerning some account between said Myers and John N. Montgomery, which said Montgomery refused to pay.

Oct. 10 - I was invited by Bro. Elijah Fordham to his house in connection with Bros. Leathead, Dille, and Jackson, to settle a quarrel between said Fordham and his wife.  Bro. Dille did not attend.  We questioned both parties and after finding them both in the blame, we reproved them both, advising them to do better in the future or they would have to suffer for it (as they had been sealed and received their endowments).

Oct. 11 - Nothing of note passed.

Oct. 12 - Saw a letter from Keokuck direct to Doc Cowles of North Bentonsport, stating that the fine Temple at Nauvoo was burned on 10th inst. by an Incendairy.

Oct. 13, 14, 15, l6, 17, 18 - Nothing worthy of note passed.

Oct. 19 - Wm. Nathaniel, and Hannah Gardner and Harriet Beckstead arrived here from the Bluffs, for the purpose of working through the winter for clothing, etc.

Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23 - Road very muddy. (The above should be August instead of October).

Oct. 6 - Nothing of interest passed of late.

Oct. 7 - Election day again, much strife.

Oct. 8 - R. Plunket on a drunken spree at Burtons Grocery.  His wife went two or three times and plead with Burton not to let Plunket have any more liquor and when her pleading would not prevail she told Burton that if he gave Plunket any more liquor she would break his grocery for him, but Plunket continued to drink till evening when his wife went with a stick and broke Burtons window at a blow.  She then went in and smashed all the bottles and glasses on the counter, chased Plunket out doors and dared Burton out to fight.  This caused quite a bit of merriment through the whole town.

Oct. 9 - Some of the citizens of Bentonsport clubbed together and presented Mrs. Plunket with a new dress for her spunk exhibited last evening at Burtons.  Plunket and his wife are Irish, they joined the church in Canada, emigrated to Nauvoo in 1842 and in 1846 or 7 came to this town to live.

I continued to labor in shop till April 1849, when I was taken sick with the measles and came near unto death, but through the kind providence of God, I gradually recovered and on the 16th day of May 1849, I left Bentonsport for Salt Lake Valley with 1 wagon, 1 yoke of four year old oxen, two cows, one yoke of two year old steers, and one year old heifer.  My sheep having all been stolen from me by the noble gentiles.   I was assisted by John Memory McCrary with a handy yoke of oxen for about four miles to the prairie, my young steers and cows having never been worked any. I camped at night near a man's field, his name was Philips.  Here Johiel McConnell got in company with me, he having to leave his second wife and two children, and taking four with him, the children of his first wife. Next day 17th traveled only about 6 or 8 miles.  Got the liberty of one Hog or Hoag to put out cattle into a pasture lot of his, the fence was down on the opposite side from where we were camped and one yoke of McConnell's cows got out and left, or were taken away by his enemies.  Hoag charged us fifty cents for the use of his pasture.

May 18 - McConnell looked all day for his cows but could not find them, towards evening two families from Augusta, Iowa arrived and camped near by.  One of the men was named Joseph Wight, the other was Bateman.  I engaged one of his boys to drive one of McConnell's teams as his children were sick with the measles.

May 19 - Left our camp ground about noon, McConnell having given up the hunt for his cows fully satisfied that they had been secreted by his enemies.  Traveled some 6 or 8 miles.

May 20 - Traveled through a place called Stringtown and camped some 10 miles from the place on the road.  While we were in camp here a Campbellite Preacher came to camp and had a long talk on religion, but his good old way was far more according to his feelings than the truths of Mormonism.

Nothing of note happened to us until we got near Whiskey Point (some 75 or 80 miles from Bentonsport) where a man came on the run across the prairie with his hat off, wanted some whiskey very bad, his child had just been bitten by a rattle snake.  I gave him some and he was soon out of sight again.  Shortly after we camped for night some 6 or 8 men came to our camp for whiskey, some more snakes had inserted their poisonous fangs into them; or their wives.  But I was quite well aware of the trick by this time and would not let any more go.  About 12 o'clock at night some men passed on horses talking quite loud, one of them said as he passed that he would bet that it was a camp of Rank Mormons.

May 28 - David Crockett and family with two wagons from Stringtown over took us at Wilson's point near forks of roads to Garden Grove and Pisgah.  Two settlements made by the saints in the spring of 1845.  He came into camp and traveled with us.

May 31 - Arrived at Pisgah, McConnell had some wagon tires to set, and other repairs to make.

June 1 - Continued our journey, Truman Barlow a blind man, brother to Israel Barlow, fell in company and traveled on with us.  He had a small boy with him, a learned pig and a magic lantern, and formed a kind of a show as he traveled.  Arrived at big Nishnabotina, had to ferry, paid 25 cents for wagon and team.  Camped about l/2 mile from the ferry, and near by Indian town.  At this place George and Frederick Barker and their families came up with us, they were from near Stringtown. They passed on through Indian town and camped for the night.  Next morning they started on before us, but we overtook them in about ten miles.

Traveled to little Nishnabotina ferry, had to pay 25 cents per wagon here, and swim our cattle.  The settlers here (half apostates) told us that we had better not go on to Council Bluffs, for the saints were dying off very fast with the colery (sic) at that place.  We did not give any heed to their stories, but traveled ahead and camped at highland grove.

June 7 - Camped near Sison Chase's, stopped over night with him.  I was acquainted with him and family in Nauvoo.

June 8 - He gave me a hen and five young turkeys, which I took to camp with me near where the saints first camped on their arrival at Council Bluffs in 1846.  Several families were here in camp when I arrived. Most of us remained here in camp till 23 of June, during which time I assisted Elder George A. Smith a few days to fit up his wagons, yokes, etc, for his journey to Salt Lake Valley. 

June 23 - We left our camp ground and moved to near Booyo Lake, previous to this I had been selected as Captain of a ten, which had prepared to go to Salt Lake Valley; The names are as follows: David Moore, Susan Moore, Louisa C. Smith; George Barker, James Barker, Simon Barker; Frederick Barker, Ann Barker, James Barker (2nd.), Sarah Barker, William Barker, Harriet Barker, Jane Barker, Henry Barker, Byron Barker; David Crockett, wife and family; Jehial McConnell, Henry McConnell, Wm. McConnell, Ruth McConnell; Daniel Bull, wife and child; Frederick Frorer, Jas. Farrer.

June 24 - Elder George A. Smith called several of the Brethren together and commenced the organization of the Hundreds heads of families.  I was called on by Pres. Smith to act as clerk of the meeting which I did as well as I knew how.  The meeting was opened by prayer by Andrew H. Perkins, after which the following officers were elected; Allen Taylor, Captain of Hundred; Andrew H. Perkins, Captain of lst Fifty; Reddick N. Allred, Captain of 2nd Fifty; D. Moore clerk of lst Fifty.

Pres. Smith then addressed the camps, and gave his council that each person should have plenty of food, clothing, and firearm.  Firstly, because if they lacked food they should not undertake the journey.  Refered (sic) to some circumstances in comming (sic) from Nauvoo to the Bluff in spring of 1846.  Secondly, if they had not clothing a plenty they might stand in great need before they would be able to make any more for themselves; and thirdly, they would need good firearms in passing through the Indian dominions for the purpose of defending themselves against an attack, and after exhorting the saints to unity and faithfulness, the meeting was dismissed at one o'clock P.M.

Afternoon I went to the meeting in the Tabernacle, north of little Pigeon Creek.  It was a log building of considerable size, saw many of my acquaintance at the meeting.  They seemed much pleased to see me, on my return to camp l called on Bro. A.H. Perkins, and after some conversation I attached my ten to his 50, as the 2nd ten.

June 25 - Forenoon passed off without much interest.  Afternoon borrowed a horse from Bro. George Barker, went 7 miles north on big pigeon to see Benjamin Gardner, an old acquaintance, passed the night with him.

June 26 - Returned to camp, found the Brethren ready to start and was waiting for me.  We soon were on the move toward the ferry on the Missouri River at or opposite a place called Winter Quarters.  Camped for the night near a big slough about a mile and a quarter from the ferry.

June 27 - I crossed the Missouri River with Captain Allen Taylor and R.N. Allred, selected a camp ground and returned to camp about 6 o'clock p.m.  Tied our cattle to our wagons and to some trees for the night.

June 28 - Ferried over our wagons and swam our cattle, and camped about half a mile from the old Winter Quarters, where we remained until the 30th waiting for the company to all get over the river.

Sunday, July 1 - Still in camp, went in company with some of the Brethren and sisters to view the town, found that a large amount of labor had been expended here by the saints the summer of l846.  They wintered there the following winter and was ordered back into Iowa the spring of 1847 by some U.S. Officials.  I also went on the hill back of the town and saw many graves where the worn and exhausted saints had found a last resting place.

My reflections were anything but pleasant when I reviewed the labor, patience and suffering of the saints through all the trials and persecutions which they had passed.

Monday, July 2 - 8 o'clock Captain Allen Taylor gave orders to the camp to move out about half a mile and form in coral for the purpose of receiving farther instructions from Pres. George A. Smith and others.  They arrived about 1 p.m.  They exhorted the Brethren to be humble and prayerful and obedient to the officers.  The following officers were then elected: Allen Taylor, captain of the hundred; Reddick N. Allred, captain of 2nd Fifty; Enoch Reese, captain of 1st Fifty; Andrew H. Perkins, President of the camp, on motion of G.A. Smith, Isaac Allred and Absalom Perkins were chosen and elected his counselors.  David Moore was elected clerk of the hundred on motion of Geo. A. Smith.

Reuben J. Allred elected clerk of R.N. Allred's 50; Franklin M. Perkins elected clerk of Captain E. Reese's 50 on motion of A.H. Perkins. Reuben W. Allred elected marshal of Allred's fifty; Lorenzo Clark elected Marshall of Reese's company of fifty; Samuel Snyder elected Sergeant of the Guard in Reese fifty; Daniel S. Thomas elected Sergeant of the Guard in Allred's fifty; Joseph Egbert, Daniel S. Thomas, George W. Hancock, Daniel Corbet, James Standing, and Charles Lambert were elected Captains of tens in Allred's fifty.

The following are the names of the Captains of tens in Captain Reese's fifty, Lorenzo Clark, David Moore, Samuel Snyder, Absolam Perkins, George Snyder.

After the camp was organized Pres. George A. Smith said in as much as Bro. Allred's camp was all ready to move on he would propose that his company be called the first company.  Accordingly the numbers were changed and Captain Allred's company was formed as the first fifty and Captain Reese's was designated as the second fifty. Pres. Smith then counseled the Brethren to be humble and faithful on their journey to the valley of Salt Lake.  He returned to Kanesville after the close of the meeting.

Tuesday, July 3 - Commenced to get the number of Captain Allred's company and found the number to be as follows: Total number of persons 246; number of males l27; number of females 119; number of wagons 72; number of oxen 254; number of cows 184; number of yearlings 37; number of horses 6; number of mules 2; number of sheep 120; number of pigs 20; number of dogs 34; number of cats 41; number of turkeys 12; number of ducks 4; number of chickens 34; number of doves 3; number of hives of bees 5; Males over 12 years of age 82; Females over 12 years of age 81; Children under 12 years of age 83.

Captain Enoch Reese's company numbered as follows: Males over 12 years of age 77; Females over 12 years of age 60; Children under 12 years of age 62; total 199.

No. wagons 65; no. of oxen 292; No. cows 127; No. yearlings 34; No. horses 21; No. mules 1; No. sheep 148; No. pigs 9; No. dogs 25; No. cats 15; No. geese 2; No. turkeys 5; No. ducks 14; No. chickens 31; No. doves 2. The returns of the above Companies were made to Bro. Orson Hyde at Kanesville July 6, 1849.

Thursday, July 5 - The company of fifty under Captain Allred being ready to move, they left their camp ground near Winter Quarters and started on the great journey towards Salt Lake Valley.

Friday, July 6 - The second fifty under Captain Reese started out on their journey.  We did not come in sight of Captain Allred's company until we had traveled towards Salt Lake Valley some 18 or 20 miles.

Saturday, July 7 - All arrived at Elkhorn River the first company arriving about 11 a.m., the second company arrived about 3 p.m.  All in good health and spirits.  A boy had a wagon run over him, was not much hurt.  Christopher Merkley had his foot injured by his wagon running over it, and a wagon run over a sheep and killed it.

The Elkhorn was not fordable and a man by the name of Compton having purchased the ropes to the ferry came on to ferry us over, but finding the ropes to be insufficient as well as the raft too small.  He took three dollars for the use of said ropes and raft and returned home again.  We then cut and hauled some more logs, enlarged the raft and added some more ropes to it and crossed all of our wagons without any accident by 4 o'clock p.m., Tuesday the 10th.

Tuesday, July 10 - The second fifty crossed their 65 wagons in 8 hours.

Wednesday 11 - Captain Taylor called a meeting of the hundred, Pres. A.H. Perkins offered the opening prayer, at which Captain Taylor presented the several officers to see if any of the tens or fifties wished a change.  All expressed their satisfaction with the organization.  Captain Taylor then said that as they felt to sustain all of their officers he expected that they would obey them in all things and that we would now continue on our journey.

Two letters were wrote and left here on the bank of the Elkhorn, one by the clerk of the one hundred and one by the clerk of Captain Allred's 50, for G.A. Smith, stating the progress of the camps.  We took a good sized pole and bored a hole in it and put our letters in, then pluged (sic) up the hole and set the pole in the ground close by the road so that it could be seen by the company that was coming with Pres. G.A. Smith.  This was called our post office.

10 o'clock a.m., all the trains were in motion once more, all things went off well with the exception of a horse which took fright and broke loose from a wagon where he was fastened and running by some teams frightened them causing them to run also, one man and one woman was injured during the fright.  Camped on the banks of the Platte River near where a liberty pole was standing, passed the remains of some Indian camps and a number of bones lay scattered about, could not make out what was the cause of their death.

Thursday, July 12 - Traveled until noon, Captain Allred's company laid by on account of the heat, Captain Reese's company traveled on till night.  Camped on banks of the river again, made about 7 miles this afternoon.

July 13, Friday - Had an axel tree to make this morning, made 13 miles today and camped on the west side of Shell Creek, all in good health.

Saturday, July 14 - Passed many bad sloughs, broke a wagon tongue and lost a cat on the way, Reese's company traveled 14 miles today.

Sunday, July 15 - Traveled 11 miles, no accident.

Monday, July 16 - Made 11 miles, lost one sheep, camped about 2 o'clock p.m. by request of Captain Allen Taylor, to settle a difficulty in Captain Allred's camp.  The companies of tens were traveling in order of number, causing the rear tens much inconvenience in comming (sic) into camp at night, bringing them sometimes far behind in time.  These claimed the right to travel ahead in turn according to the rules of travel in 1848; Captains E. Reese, L. Clark, President Perkins, the clerk of hundred and several others went back about two miles, called a meeting and arranged the affair to satisfy some of the parties at least.

Captain E. Reese's company corralled (sic) their stock, some not having ropes to tie them, all had to follow suit.  About 2 o'clock a.m., the cattle took fright and rushed from the corral, breaking two wagon wheels and one axel tree killing and injuring seven head of sheep, and breaking the horn off of one cow.

Tuesday, July 17 - Repaired the wagons during the day and moved a short distance, and formed a new corral and put the cattle into it; all seemed quiet once more until about 11 o'clock at night, when they took another stampede in the corral, but the guard stopped them and only a part of the cattle got out.  Some of the men got out of their beds and drove back the cattle into the corral again.  But the cattle were not more than safely enclosed before a dog ran at one of the animals and all took fright again rushing out of the other opening of the corral hurting some more of the cattle.  They were then herded on the prairie until morning.

Wednesday, July 13 - The cattle were drove in and yoked up and some of them hitched together and taken out of the corral when some sheep took fright at a dog and ran among some of the cattle which started them off on a stampede again, running over three men, George Snider, a man named Dye; and a negro called Old Frank, Dye's back was nearly broken, the other two was only slightly injured.  The cattle were brought to a stand on the prairie when it was found that several of them were injured, one steer having his leg broken.

A council of the Captains was called by Captain Reese, and after some consultation it was decided to separate the companies of tens and travel separate for a while until the cattle was over their fright.  My ten being ready to travel Captain Reese gave his order for us to move on which we did.  The other tens following suit.  Captain Perkins ten stayed a short time behind to fix for carrying Mr. Dye in a more comfortable position (this Mr. Dye was an emigrant on his way to California) at night.

The camps of tens were scattered from near Looking Glass Creek to Beaver River.  Captain Lorenzo Clark had much trouble with the cattle of his company on account of the dogs in his camp frightening the cattle continually, so much so that he had to kill the dogs after losing four cows, which ran off so far that the Indians got them, as was supposed.  The 19 and 20 was passed without much progress.

Saturday, July 21 - R.N.. Allred's Co., 6 tens and a part of Reese's Co. arrived on the bank of Loop Fork, found four graves, two were deaths by Colera, one killed by Indians, and one drowned.  One of the men that was buried here was named McCarty, a member of the L.D.S. Church.  During the afternoon search was made for a ford, none found.

Sunday, July 22 - Search was made again today for a ford which was found and staked.

Monday, July 23 - Captain R.N, Allred's company all crossed over but two or three wagons.

Tuesday, July 24 - Captain E. Reese's company of 50 wagons commenced crossing and were all on the opposite bank by two o'clock p.m.

In the evening a general meeting was called of all the camps at 7:30 p.m.  Prayer by President A.H. Perkins.  Captain Taylor then addressed the meeting, said as Captain Reese's company had been traveling in separate tens on account of the wild condition of their cattle from the recent stampedes, but as many of them seemed quiet at present he thought it best to unite again as we were in an Indian country and liable to an attack from theme.

Captain Reese said that he had been consulting with some of the Captains of tens on the subject and found that they were not in favor of uniting again as they were much hindered in travel by being in such large companies, and that the cattle would soon be stampeding again if we got so many together, for some of the cattle was still wild and showed signs of being easily frightened. 

Captain L. Clark said that he would rather stand his chance among the Indians than to have another stampede.  Captain Samuel Snider said his views were with Captain Clark, that it was more dangerous traveling among stampedes than among Indians.  Said that as an Irishman in his company had remarked that cattle in a stampede had no respect of persons and would run over a Captain as quick as any one else.  Captain Absalom Perkins said he was thankful that we had come thus far as safe as we had, after so much stampeding.  The camps than separated and traveled in companies of ten until the cattle became quite tame and easily handled.

Arrived in Salt Lake City, Saturday, October 20, l849.