Two of the oxen belonging to the first Fifty died, one of them the property of Parley P. Pratt.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aug. 2, 1847, 3]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Monday, August 16. Capt. Session’s Fifty traveled 15 miles over “the Black Hills” and camped early on the south bank of the Platte river, where they found a bed of coal. Bro. Parley P. Pratt’s little wagon broke down.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aug. 16, 1847, 3]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Sunday, August 22. Capt. Session’s Fifty traveled 15 miles stopped at noon to bait the cattle and camped for the night where the feed was scarce, but the water good. One ox was sick. Parley P. Pratt killed a buffalo which the brethren dressed.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aug. 22, 1847, 3]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Monday, August 30. Capt. Session’s company traveled 10 miles and camped on a river where there was some of the saleratus; Bro. Parley P. Pratt went upon the mountains and got a black birch stick.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aug. 30, 1847, 2]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Tuesday, September 14. The respective companies of emigrating saints pursued their journey westward….Parley P. Pratt did not get into camp till nearly dark.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sept. 14, 1847, 1]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Tuesday, September 21. The company remained in camp till noon to mend Parley P. Pratt’s wagon.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sept. 21, 1847, 1]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Saturday, September 25. Parley P. Pratt arrived in Great Salt Lake City. Among those who arrived the same day were John Smith and family.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sept. 25, 1847, 1]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]
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Friday, October 29. The returning pioneers traveled about twenty-five miles over a burned prairie and encamped near the Platte River at 5 o’clock p.m., near the point where a “liberty pole” had been raised by Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor on their way out.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oct. 29, 1847, 1]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, July 2006]