"Got our waggons ready, examined the Ford & started over a little after 10—had to Wade the river & drive.  Mr. Hay’s team & mine—crossed first successfully.  Richardson’s team upset just as their waggon was going into the river.  The next trip my family waggon nearly upset.  Had to unload & place things on upper bottom & passed over safely."

"Went about 18 miles up the South Fork & camped on a fine spring by the side of a running stream.  Water quite cold.  Grass on the other side of the branch remarkably good."

"Remained in camp.  Women washed.  Wood on islands & made some use of Buffalo chips.  Made some repairs & changed in the waggons, aired provisions.  Sultry day."

"Continued in camp.  Bible class in the morning, Lesson Luke 3:1-18.  Preached in the afternoon from 1 Timothy 3:16.  Day warm but pleasant breeze & somewhat cloudy.  At night a heavy storm of lightning, thunder & rain."

"Rose a little after 3.  Left camp a few minutes before 6.  Kept up the bottom about 8 miles before ascending the bluffs.  Grass somewhat there.  Stopped at noon near a pond.  Camped at night in the bottom but quite a distance from the river.  A warm day & not much air stirring."

"Left camp about 6.  Passed over sandy road along the foot of bluff.  Moved a short distance from the river.  Mr. Hay’s & Richardson’s teams went a little ahead before stopping.  Another warm day.  Camped at night at Cedar Bluffs.  Fine Springs of water.  Cedar wood."

"Left at 6.  Passed over high hill—down to Ash Hollow, got some wood—drove on some 3 miles & nooned where cedar was plenty on the bluffs, took in some more wood.  Wind blew a perfect hurricane—filling air with clouds of sand & dust. striking the face at times severely.  Sandy road, very.  Camped near the river at Castle Bluffs."

"Did not rise till 4 o’clock, the guard having failed to rouse the camp at 3.  Did not leave camp till 7 o’clock.  Some long stretches of sand in the morning.  After a drive of about 8 miles stopped for noon—Camped on Platte on a Sandy knoll.  Sand not so bad in the afternoon.  Cool night.  Stood guard the latter part of the night.  No trouble from Mosquitos."

"Left camp about 6.  Road better.... Crossed Spring Creek & nooned.  Mosquitos quite troublesome in the morning after starting.  Spring Creek, cold water.  Camped in sight of Court House Rock."

"Started at 6 o’clock.  Passed Court House having crossed the creek.  A fine stream.  After a long tedious drive camped on the Platte River about 3 miles beyond Chimney Rock."

"Remained in camp.  Preached at 12 from Jno. 10:10.  Bible class Luke 3:21-23 & 4:1-13.  In the evening walked over to Chimney Rock."

"Remained in camp.  Preached at 12 from Jno. 10:10.  Bible class Luke 3:21-23 & 4:1-13.  In the evening walked over to Chimney Rock."

"Left camp at 6.  A long drive, stopped at noon on the bluffs soon after leaving the river.  At noon the wind rose & blew a perfect hurricane.  The air filled with sand in the afternoon, worse that previous day.  Camped at night in Chimney Valley near Scotts Bluffs.  Very cold night."

"Morning extremely cold—Remained in camp.  Washing day.  Coupled my waggons shorter & cut of [sic]  the beds.  Took wood."

"Started at 6.  First part of the road hilly & at the top of the highest caught a view of the Laramies Peak.  Saw a large body of smoke on the opposite side of the River, and at night.  Crossed Horse Creek.  A fine stream.  Camped about 3 miles from river."

"Left at 6.  Passed trading posts before noon, crossing gravelly hills & nooned in the bottom at some distance from the river.  Camped on a Sandy plain at the foot of the bluffs not far from Shaws trading post and about 4 miles from Laramies Creek."