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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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half miles when w^e were opposite tothe Devils Gate, which is a little west of the road. We traveleda quarter of a mile further, where the road passes between twohigh ridses of granite rocks, leavino: a surface of about tworods of level ground on each side of the road. The road thenbends to the west, and a quarter of a mile further we passedover a small creek about two feet wide, but very bad to cross,\t being deep and muddy. We proceeded on a short distance and found our encamp- 82 PIONEERING THE WEST ment at 6:35 on the banks of the river, having traveled sevenand three-quarters miles this afternoon and during- the day fif-teen and one-quarter miles. The feed is very good here, but woodis scare. I went to view the Devils Gate, and while ascendingthe rocks I fell in with some of the brethren, and we went up incompany. Where we arrived at the top of the east rock wefound it perpendicular. The river runs between two high rockyridges, which were measured by Brother Pratt and found to be
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Ready to Move From Camp on Platte River. 309 feet 6^2 inches high and about 200 yards long. The riverhas a channel of about three rods in width through the pass,which increases its swiftness, and it dashes furiously against thehuge fragments of rocks, which has fell from the mountains,and the roaring can be heard a long distance. It has truly aromantic appearance, and the view over the surrounding countryis very sublime. The Sweet Water mountains shoAv high andappear spotted with snow. Mountains can be seen from twentyto thirty miles distant. West of us, covered v/ith snow, thehigh barren rocky ridges on the north side of the river, seemto continue for many miles. Tuesday, June 22nd.—The morning was fine, and at 7:20we continued our journey, and when about 200 yards from Avherewe camped we crossed a very crooked creek, about six feetwide, descending from the southwest. After traveling aboutthree miles over a very heavy sandy road, we crossed another PIONEERING THE WEST 83 creek, abo

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