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180 Friday Sept 14h, Pleasant, we left camp about 9 Am, came in sight of the Sacramento Valley about 11 Am, when we gave three good hearty Cheers- have past several persons on their way to the mines this Am- a unclear horse came in with our mules, as we were driving along- and would keep with them, all we could do. We arrived at Johnsons Ranch about noon. Where we stopped a few moments, and bought some fresh beef, "this is the first settlement since we left Sr. Joseph's Mo- started again went on some 6 miles, and camped about 2 Pm, after taking care of our animals we prepared dinner of fresh beef, which to us was a great rarity, tough as it was- we feel now, as if we were almost through, having arrived in the valley, of the Sacramento- this valley breaks in upon our views all at once, as we wind round among the bluffs here. but never-the-less, a most welcome and happy, as were as splendid sight to us- the course of the River marked by a row of trees, winding round & round through the valley in the distance, as seen by us, was splendid. Yes!