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Mon 13 clear + cloudy warm windy Wind S. W.

struck tent at 7 A.M. traveled over first prararie low unclear Wood timber river 10 m bad crossing 40 ft wide mudy banks. traveled about 10 miles camped near Platte river good camping Tue 14 cloudy cool windy Wind S.W. struck tent at 6 1/2 A.M. traveled over level pararie bad road sloughs to cross, [?] of Alkali camped on pararie near P. R. about 18 miles from where we started from A.M. rained in P.M. passed by two trains Wed 15 cloudy warm wind N.E. struck tent at 6 1/2 A.M. traveled over level pararie hard road crossed two deep ravines good crossind & a small creek 3 1/2 miles from R road ?near? river camped 5 1/2 P.M. on the west bank of Elm creek good grass + timber Thur 16 cloudy + clear warm Wind N.W. struck tent 7 1/2 A.M. traveled ove [sic] level bottom Land hard road crossed several