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Title: Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 : Major Howard Egan's diary, also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Egan, Howard, 1815-1878 Egan, Howard R. (Howard Ransom), 1840-1916 Egan, Wm. M. (William Monroe), b. 1851, ed. edt
Subjects: Egan, Howard, 1815-1878 Frontier and pioneer life Mormons Mormon Church
Publisher: Richmond, Utah : Howard R. Egan Estate
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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im, a dose of Lobelia and some alcohol and vvater. Heis suffering much from pain. Brother 0. Pratt said the highest bluff was 235 feet abovethe surface of the river. At 12 oclock the horses were all tiedup and the brethren called together for meeting. After sing-ing and prayer, Brother E. Snow made some remarks, followedby President Young. We had a first-rate meeting. BrotherYoung gave us some glorious instructions, which done .ny soulgood. He said he was perfectly well satisfied with the con-duct of the camp and the spirit which thev m.anifested towardhim and toward one another and all tlni)gs were going right.Brother George A. Smith and others made some remarks.Brother Young notified the four Bishons present to prept-reto administer the sacrament on next Sunday at 11 oclock.Soon after the meeting tlie wind blew up verj cold from the PIONEERING T H E W EST 49 two and a half miles and stopped to feed at 11:15, several smallponds of water being- tliere. We continned our journey at 1:30
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p. m., liavino- come four and three-qunrters miles over a low,soft prairie bottom. By tlie appearance of it there must have 50 PIONEERING THE WEST been very heavy rains ahead of us. The traveling was veryheavy for our teams, but at 3 p. m. we started on again andtraveled until 5:45, having come four and three-quarters miles,and twelve miles during the day. We encamped about twomiles from the river. The brethren dug a number of wells andfound very good water. Our camp ground is very low and wet,which makes it very disagieeable. The evening was very pleas-ant and the brethren were in good spirits. Wednesday, May 26th.—This morning was calm and pleas-ant, and at 8 a. m. we proceeded on our journey. After travel-ing between four and five miles we came to a point directlyopposite Chimney Rock. We had traveled forty-one and a halfmiles since it was first seen with the naked eye. At 12 oclockwe stopped to feed, having come seven and a quarter miles in anorth-northwest course. This forenoon

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