Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
31. We arose this Morning with a Heavy snow storm upon us
I felt that it was time for me to get out of the Mountains
Lest we be snowed in with an Alpine Winter so we
could not get out with our teams so we got our breakfast
had our prayers and hitched our Horses to our waggons &
with the Help of the Brethren & two more Horses we wallowed
through the Snow out of the Gulch and reached the [Leveled]
country above I mounted my Horse, and sat in the saddle
some 8 hours with the Northern Blast blowing the snow into
to my face and I reached the shepherds tent at 4 oclok ^20 M[iles]^
the Team did not arri[v]e for more than an hour after I did
