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June 8
June 8
201" Friday 3rd  
201" Friday 3rd  
Myself with 2 others crossed the river twas cold  & windy & I never suffered more in my life in crossing one us Nate came near drowning - the south side of [[Platte?]] a hard looking hole [[alkali?]] & no [[feed?]] Uncle Sams boys looked quite spruce in their uniforms with their [[pop?]] guns a few cannon standing on wagons in the plaza was all I saw of note [[unclear]] [[unclear]] post office also - coming back had to throw away my [[unclear]] to keep from drowning lost my purse every cent I had in it & now I am straped & I am likely to be for months saw a dead squaw rolled up in a buffalo robe lying on the bank of Platte & lots of other curiosities camped on P- Distance 4 mi
Myself with 2 others crossed the river twas cold  & windy & I never suffered more in my life in crossing one of us Nate came near drowning - the south side of Platte a hard looking hole alkali & no feed   Uncle Sam's boys looked quite spruce in their uniforms with their [[pop?]] guns a few cannon on wagons standing in the plaza was all I saw of note   [[unclear]] [[unclear]] post office also - coming back had to throw away my coat to keep from drowning lost my purse every cent I had in it & now I am straped   I am likely to be for months saw a dead squaw rolled up in a buffalo robe lying on the bank of Platte & lots of other curiosities camped on P-     Distance 4 mi


211" Sat 4th
211" Sat 4th
Took my gun & started for the buffalo saw one killed & afterwards had the luck of killing one myself that had been wounded in the leg a bull 21 [[unclear]] on his horn took a piece out of the hind leg & carried it to camp
Took my gun & started for the buffalo saw one killed & afterwards had the luck of killing one myself that had been wounded in the leg a bull 21 [[unclear]] on his horn took a piece out of the hind leg & carried it to camp

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June 8 201" Friday 3rd Myself with 2 others crossed the river twas cold & windy & I never suffered more in my life in crossing one of us Nate came near drowning - the south side of Platte a hard looking hole alkali & no feed Uncle Sam's boys looked quite spruce in their uniforms with their pop? guns a few cannon on wagons standing in the plaza was all I saw of note unclear unclear post office also - coming back had to throw away my coat to keep from drowning lost my purse every cent I had in it & now I am straped I am likely to be for months saw a dead squaw rolled up in a buffalo robe lying on the bank of Platte & lots of other curiosities camped on P- Distance 4 mi

211" Sat 4th Took my gun & started for the buffalo saw one killed & afterwards had the luck of killing one myself that had been wounded in the leg a bull 21 unclear on his horn took a piece out of the hind leg & carried it to camp