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for our | for our teams in the city Hannibal altho we offerd 20p [[per/ea?]] bale they say that 2p for small bales is the price when there is any in the city. about 9 o'clock a Thunder Storm came up and a little Rainfall for about 60 miles of the way. Weather all day often fairly hot the party all well | ||
May 27 Thursday | May 27 Thursday! we arrived here this morning all well. Most of the party formed their Beds on the floor of the [[unclear]] Cars [[all?]] last night and slept well. the weather here today is very oppressive, altho there is quite a breeze and plenty of dust and it is [[amazing?]] to see the yellow sand of the Missouri River banks rising up in clouds and looking almost like cloud of gold and flying to the west. We are [[disappointed?]] in the [[appearance?]] of the Missouri it has not the Majestic appearance we expected to find. the Mississippi from Quincy to Hannibal is much better. Still we thought the Father of Waters was rather smaller than represented generally. | ||
28 Monday Today we are very bussy getting our things packed | 28 Monday Today we are very bussy getting our things packed on the wagons for a [[path?]] across the Missouri. The weather a little better but warm and dreadful windy so much so that the ferry boat was blown on a sand bar this evening and we were unable to get across. Party all well. [[Thirteen?]] 89 | ||
29 Tuesday we crossed the River this morning with difficulty, being to heavy loaded we met a little accident with our [[unclear]] waggon [[unclear]] wheat detain us fr a day the Roads are excelent nothing can be [[unclear]] Thursday 71 30 Wednesday We [[unclear]] last night some 12 miles west of the river today [[unclear unclear]] we [[unclear]] heavy loaded. Road good food plenty. at 12 today we are oblige to have some 800 of our luggage [[unclear]]. | 29 Tuesday we crossed the River this morning with difficulty, being to heavy loaded we met a little accident with our [[unclear]] waggon [[unclear]] wheat detain us fr a day the Roads are excelent nothing can be [[unclear]] Thursday 71 30 Wednesday We [[unclear]] last night some 12 miles west of the river today [[unclear unclear]] we [[unclear]] heavy loaded. Road good food plenty. at 12 today we are oblige to have some 800 of our luggage [[unclear]]. | ||
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for our teams in the city Hannibal altho we offerd 20p per/ea? bale they say that 2p for small bales is the price when there is any in the city. about 9 o'clock a Thunder Storm came up and a little Rainfall for about 60 miles of the way. Weather all day often fairly hot the party all well May 27 Thursday! we arrived here this morning all well. Most of the party formed their Beds on the floor of the unclear Cars all? last night and slept well. the weather here today is very oppressive, altho there is quite a breeze and plenty of dust and it is amazing? to see the yellow sand of the Missouri River banks rising up in clouds and looking almost like cloud of gold and flying to the west. We are disappointed? in the appearance? of the Missouri it has not the Majestic appearance we expected to find. the Mississippi from Quincy to Hannibal is much better. Still we thought the Father of Waters was rather smaller than represented generally. 28 Monday Today we are very bussy getting our things packed on the wagons for a path? across the Missouri. The weather a little better but warm and dreadful windy so much so that the ferry boat was blown on a sand bar this evening and we were unable to get across. Party all well. Thirteen? 89 29 Tuesday we crossed the River this morning with difficulty, being to heavy loaded we met a little accident with our unclear waggon unclear wheat detain us fr a day the Roads are excelent nothing can be unclear Thursday 71 30 Wednesday We unclear last night some 12 miles west of the river today unclear unclear we unclear heavy loaded. Road good food plenty. at 12 today we are oblige to have some 800 of our luggage unclear.