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179 an empty wagon even is as much as their teams could get along with. so steep it would take some of the teams all day to cross this plain. here in this hollow we saw some men digging gold, and were doing very well averaging "as they said" $16 a day. not wishing to try our luck at it we started on, and camped about 6 Pm, here we find not much "if any" grass for our animals so are obliged to fell trees that they may eat the leaves etc - this; what the Missourians call Browsing their cattle. distance traveled today 28 miles. Thursday Sept 13th. Pleasant. Dr Kinsley & friend, that have been traveling with us some time stop here in tho mines a few days. we left camp about 8 Am & have seen several places today where they were mining, this Pm we picked up two mules they "no doubt", were left behind by some of tho trains, as they had given out. we thought also past a traders camp today bought more flour today- camped about 5 Pm- distance traveled today 25 miles. | |||
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179 an empty wagon even is as much as their teams could get along with. so steep it would take some of the teams all day to cross this plain. here in this hollow we saw some men digging gold, and were doing very well averaging "as they said" $16 a day. not wishing to try our luck at it we started on, and camped about 6 Pm, here we find not much "if any" grass for our animals so are obliged to fell trees that they may eat the leaves etc - this; what the Missourians call Browsing their cattle. distance traveled today 28 miles. Thursday Sept 13th. Pleasant. Dr Kinsley & friend, that have been traveling with us some time stop here in tho mines a few days. we left camp about 8 Am & have seen several places today where they were mining, this Pm we picked up two mules they "no doubt", were left behind by some of tho trains, as they had given out. we thought also past a traders camp today bought more flour today- camped about 5 Pm- distance traveled today 25 miles.