Day in the Life

Sep 1, 1846

Journal Entry

September 01, 1846 ~ Tuesday

Sept 1st 1846
The first day of fall we arose washed, prayed
Breakfasted & started our journey down the river
to find the bluffs we came to a creek And had
to build a bridge before we could cross after
crossing the creek the Indian trail went up
the bluff which road we ought to have taken
but having no pilot we did not know the way. We
kept [to] the table land under the bluff we passed
through a flat about 2 miles across it with pea
vines grass woods & cane from 5 to 10 feet high
which we had to wallow through with our
horses & waggons 4 of us finally clumb the
bluff & traced the trail back to the bridge we
made & then returned to the horsman & waggons
we had three waggons & 10 Horsman we came
to another creek which we had to bridge
after crossing it we came onto another flat
of about 600 acres & here we found Council
bluffs at about sun down there was nothing
standing of the old barracks except the body
of the arsinal ^Magazine^ with one gable end composed
of brick arched over we walked to the edge
of the bluff before me on the bottom appeared
a small grove of willows beyound it a small
stream of muddy water & in the distance
a dens dbody of cotton wood & willow I started
up a deer a few rods from me we tried to get
a shot at him but could not. We also saw a
wolfe go into the forest before us we looked
about the premises of the old Council bluffs
about half an hour & seeing nothing inviting
we started for home having traveld about one
mile we found a good spring & camped for
the night we started up a deer near this
place & the Horsman chased it but lost him
both man & beast were vary weary going through
such heavy bottoms. We saw both signs of

Elk & deer vary plenty distance 10 miles

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Letter from Joseph Stratton, September 1846
Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
We arose washed prayed breakfasted and started down the river to find the Bluffs. We came to a creek and had to build a bridge before we could cross. The Indian trail went up the Bluff which was the road to be taken but as we didhad no guide we kept the table land under the bluff. We passed through a flat about two miles across covered with pea vines grass weeds and cane from five to ten feet high. We had to wallow through without ^our^ horses or waggons. Four of us finally climbed the bluff and traced the trail back to the bridge we made and then returned to the horsemen and waggons. There were 10 of the former and three of the latter. We came to another Creek which we had to bridge and after crossing it on to another flat of about 600 acres and here we found Council Bluffs at ^near^ sundown There was nothing standing of the old Barracks except the body of the Magazine with one gable end made of brick arched over. We walked to the edge of the bluff. Before us on the bottom appeared a small grove of willows beyond it a small stream of muddy water and in the distance a dense mass of cottonwood and Willow. I started up a deer a few rods of me and we tried to get a shot at him but could not. A woolf ^also^ went into the forest before us. W After looking about the premises of the old Council Bluffs about an hour and seeing nothing inviting we started on our return and after travelling about a mile we found a good spring and camped for the night. Near this place we started up a deer and the horsemen gave chase but lost him. There were signs of deer and elk very

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October 15, 1846
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Sep 1, 1846