May.......
"May the 1st Resumed our Journey this morning nothing of consequence happened during this day camped on the Nodina
River
May the 2nd Resumed our Journey this morning nothing of consequence happened during the day
May the 3rd 4th nothing happened during these two days
May the fifth
Resumed our journey this morning and passed through Sidney and camped in the Missouri River bottom
May the 6th Resumed our journey this morning across the Bottom I will say by the way that the Bluffs are verry
abrupt and have a grand appearance at a distance But to resume my narritive we continued our Journey to the River which was
verry low we all crossed in about two hours on the steam Ferry and passed through the City of Nebraska and drove Two miles
and camped
May the 7th Remained in camp this day
May the 8th Resumed our journey this morning and passed over nice level parary a great many emigrants going to
Colorado and Pike's Peak. Traveled 16 miles and camped on the Nemaha after dinner organized into a company Elected a Waggon
Master
May the 9th Resumed our journey this morning after having a veaison hunt traveled 19 mils this day and camped on
a small creek
May the 10th Resumed our Journey Mother and J. Rigg (Bigg) smartly complaining traveled 15 miles and camped on
Salt Creek
May the 11th Resumed our Journey this morning the road was verry muddy and it being rainy during the day the country
being passed over being verry rolling parary traveled 15 miles and camped on a small creek
May the 12th Resumed our Journey this morning and about noon crossed the Big Blue River on this river we saw the
first parrary dogs and had a few shots at them we all passed the first mail station 3/4 of a mile from the River we drove
on a mile and Camp travel 8 miles this day
May the 13th Resumed our journey this morning and traveled over some of the lovliest Prairy I ever saw traveled
15 miles this day and camped on a small creek called Walnut Creek
May the 14th Resumed our journey this marning and had the misfortune to have a verry lame horse which I had to
walk and drive this day I saw the first antelope traveled 18 miles this day and camped on the Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Friday May the 15th Remained in camp until noon then resumed our journey and traveled up the Creek
8 miles and camped for the night
Beaver Creek Saturday May the 16th Continued our march up Beaver Creek and took dinner at the head of the Creek
and ther being no water from there to the Platte we left the road and drove to the Big Blue in a south western course from
the time we left the road we traveled about 8 miles camped on the Blue traveled 20 miles this day
Blue River Sunday May the 17th Continued our journey this morning and traveled up the Blue until noon and camped
for the day traveled about 8 miles this day and without a road
Blue River Monday May the 18th Resumed our journey this morning and traveled in a North Western course for 1? miles
the we struck the Road and continued a West course until we struck the Platte River drove down the River ?? miles and camped
traveled 18 or so miles this day
Platte River Tuesday May the 19th Resumed our journey this morning and traveled right up the river over intermediate
sand and level roads Went about 20 miles this day and camped on the Platte
Platte River Wednesday May the 20th Resumed our journey this morning on the Platte this day we pased through vally
citty Ft. Kearney and Kearney Citty and camped 2 1/2 miles ........of Ft. Kearney traveled about 21 miles this day
Platte River May the 21st remained in camp today for the purpose of getting some work done at the blacksmith shop
at Kearney Citty while there we sold our black mare for $70 she being lame while I have space I will say something of the
Platte it is verry wide the bed is sandy the current is swift and shallow the banks low with but little timber on them the
river is covered with nemeerous small islands we passed one of considerable size 75 miles long called Grand Island
Platte River May the 22nd After buying another Horse we resumed our Journey and traveled over pretty much the same
sort of Country as that of the preceeding days. this day Haley and Jones left our Train Two of their hands left them and went
with us Traveled 20 miles this day and camped on the Platt
Platte River Saturday the 23rd Resumed our journey this morning and traveled over fine gravel Roads "Passed several
ranches and crossed Plumb Creek and camped 20 miles from last camp
Platte River Sunday May the 24th Resumed our journey this morning traveled over level bottom land saw 7 antelope
Traveled until noon and camped after Camping we had a Meeting Peterson preached Traveled 11 miles this day
Platte River Monday the 25th Resumed our journey this morning this morning I took an Antelope hunt and after a
wearisome walk of 6 or 7 miles I caught up with the Train we saw the first Indians to day which were camped at a mail statin
we traveled 23 miles and camped on the Platte 15 miles from Cottonwood Springs
Platt River Tuesday May the 26th Resumed our journey tis morning passed an Indian camp and also one soldiers camp
also the Cottonwood Springs and camped 1 miles N.W. of an express office Traveled 25 miles this day
Platte River May the 27th Resumed our journey this morning and traveled 4 or 5 miles and camped for the purpose
of washing this dat we traded Dock for a mare
Platte River Thursday May the 28th Resumed our journey this morning Wood and Water scarce Land dry and sandy drove
20 miles and camped on Fremonts Slough which is a slough running nearly East 2 or 3 miles from the River Grass good at this
enampment no wood verry poor water
Fremonts Slough Friday May the 29th This days journal Commences with a verry serious accident While fixing to drive
the cattlle Cloumbus Thurlow Discharged a Shot Gun the shot passed through the rear end of our wagon and through Billy Pleges
Buggy just over his daughter Katy also just missing J Hodges, Bill Madison and Kitty Peterson, passed on through the Buggy
and three of the shot struck Joseph Kenedy killing him instantly two of the shot penetrating his skull and the other his leg
he was 41 years of age left a wife and 10 children 3 teams he was burried on a Knoll 300 yeards north of the road and about
the same distance from the camp and 5 miles East of Fremont Spring we Traveled about 8 miles in the afternoon and camped on
the Platt 2 miles from Trailton (?) Bluffs plenty of grass and water no wood
Platt River Saturday May the 30th Resumed our journey this morning Traveled up the South Platt the road was very
sandy and dry traveled 10 miles this day and camped on the Platt Grass and Water plenty wood none Appearance of a Storm but
no rain Heavy wind
Platt River Sunday May the 31st Traveld about 18 miles this day over sand and gravel roads to Day at noon we had
Peaching by M. Peterson Grass all dried up on the road but tolerable good at Camp no wood water plenty Weather dry and warm.
all in good health"
June of 1863
