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page 9 By J.A. Wilkinson

Wednesday mar 30th day cool and clear. passed through Walaga, and while crossing the Rail Road 4 miles beyond, about noon. we broke our wagon Axle, this Axle had been broken before in mich and badly welded. A Black Smith shop was close by and we spent 3 hours getting it welded again We started again and after going 2 miles one of Mr Hungerfords oxen got scared while crossing a culvert, gave a jump and fell dead, we supposed from a Ruptured Blood Vessel. We took of the Hide, went one mile farther and camped at a very fine Farm House owned by a man by the name of Farnham, within a mile of Galesburg. Traveled 9 miles