Day in the Life

Jul 17, 1886

Journal Entry

July 17, 1886 ~ Saturday

17. Saturday The Horses went back 4 miles this morning
An arrow Asahel went Back & got them we highted up &
started for Grand Park On the way Clara was taken
Deadly sick we had to travel over vary rough ground
vary rocky roads and one Mile of vary rough cord-
ia roy road Built By government it was vary severe


on Clara we had to stop & make a fire heat water &
soak her feet and gave her hot composition tea we
then went on to Big Park & camped we had a hard
thunder storm most of us soaked with water & vary
cold. it was a gloomy time distance of the day 8 miles
I was Near sick & Clara was quite sick all night

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
708 mentions
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Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
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Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
Saturday We the Horses went back 4 miles Asahel & Owen went & got them we thn Broak camp & started for Grand Park Clara was taken very sick we had to travel over very rough Ground a mile of Cordaroy & stony Gr[ou]nd it seamed as though it would kill Clara she took a severe cold as I did in visiting the Deap cave we had to stop by the way side & Heat watr & wash her feet & give her w[ar]m tea we then Drove to Big Park Distance of the Day 8 miles we had a thundr storm
Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
& we got Wet I was var[y] sick & Clara was sick all night

Jul 17, 1886