each side of which, are high sandhills or bluffs,
from 2 to 10 ms. distant from the river, it is the same the whole way, &
you can see no father [sic] on either side than these miniature
mountains, for they present in many places a beautiful outline; [May
31--48th day] the scenery along the river is very monotonous & the
weather is quite warm, & the diarhia prevails to some extent among the
emigrants, we are all slightly affected it is no doubt owing to the
quality of the water, for most of it, is impregnated more or less with
alkali. [June 1--49th day] One of our company quite sick to-day. The
grass is very good along here, looks like a meadow. Saw four buffalo
feeding near the bluffs, some 3 ms. distant, 2 of our party, & another
man, went in persuit; this man killed one of them, & they brought what
they could to the waggons, & left the remainder of it to the wolves. We
came on & encamped to the right, on the west bank of a beautiful stream,
I think called Buffalo creek,[50] we made some soup from the marrow bone
of our fresh meat, which I think an epicure would have called good, and
eating this with boiled rice helped us very much. Here is signs of game
in abundance, elk, deer, buffalo, antelope, hare, &c,

[June 2--50th day] The bluffs in this place approach the river, & the
road passes over them for 6 ms, the sand is from 6 to 15 inches in
depth, it being very warm, & such hard pulling that our cattle lolled
their tounges out for breath; we stoped when we came down to the river,
& nooned. Passed on, saw a train which was stoped & digging a grave for
a woman, who had died this morning, having been taken sick only last
night; she leaves a husband & 2 small children, this is sad at any time,
but much more so here. On a little father [_sic_], an old man was
suddenly taken with the cholera, by drinking a draught of cold water
from a spring, the Dr. stoped with him an hour or two, but thought he
would not live; I never heard from him again.

[June 3--51st day] Had a fine shower of rain last night, which has laid
the dust, & the road is level, & it is fine traveling to-day, nooned
opposite Cedar Bluffs,[51] which are on the south side of the river, &
the little dwarf cedars which grow upon them, are all the trees that I
have seen for many mile, & shall see again very soon.

[June 4--52d day] Passed where they were burying a man; scarce a day but
some one is left on these plains, to return to their mother dust; may
the L