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We have been running North a good deal and up hill, which accounts I suppose for the cold wether. The Platt is the swiftest running stream I have seen, and is thick with sand, it is high now, runs unclear in many places, but the water runs in again soon, and makes little Island, the Banks in the highest places I have seen is not above 2 1/2 ft above the water The bottom as far as we have come is about 6 miles wide, and so level you can see a man any where on it, should the River rise 3 t higher it would overflow the whole Bottom, the Bluff is nothing round sand Hills, and just little higher than the bottom The River above the Island is said to be 3/4 of a mile wide, and from what I hear I should judge it runs about as swift as unclear saw mill

[ink stamp unclear Leavenworth June 14] [X stamp] Mrs Charles. S. Hinman Groveland unclear

I shall keep the Presents you and the rest sent me should be glad to here from you, I have received but are later unclear I left home and that one Hughes brought Give my love to your mother and sisters, be a good Boy and write by the first of July to your Affectionate Father, C.G. Hinman

About 3000 Teams have passed the Fort, about 500 are a few miles above recruiting their Teams which have run down from hard driving and poor feed. Our Team and Waggon is as good as the best we see and the Team is improving. but we bought mules? and have fed them nearly all the way, the Quarter Master at the fort says if we dont hurry, too fast, our Teams will go through, and 5 Teams is enough to protect themselves against the Indians