Tuesday, September 21

We have concluded to wait here until the balance of the company

arrives. Afternoon went over the river and had a good feast on buffalo

ribs with the Frenchmen. The victuals were cooked by a squaw but looked

much cleaner than our men cook it. Evening it became cloudy and soon

followed by cold rain which continued till two o'clock.

William Clayton's Journal A Daily Record of the Journey of the Original Company of "Mormon" Pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake · 第 449 / 481 题