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31 July Springs but saw some of the tar from them it is a very good lubricator for wagons - drove through a small cañon camped on a small creek - Dis 12 980 Fri 22d Drove over the mountain crossed Echo Creek entered Echo Cañon which is rightly named took sketches one of Cave rock the other of the Urn & Cave Castle both see in one view Camped right in the cañon & went hunting saw lots of deer tracks but killed nothing currents & whortleberries by the bushel Dis. 18 - Sat 23d

Laid over to hunt deer & gather berries saw some deer but killed none had a grand time climbing mountains & eating berries Wrote a long letter to Dear Sister Mattie Water & feed good - had a grand supper - "999"- Sun 24th

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Passed through the most fearful part of the cañon - here are fortifications