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Eliza Roxcy Snow Journals
June 20, 1847
Location: North Bend, Nebraska - Location: 41:27:43N 96:46:46W
Elevation: 1272 feet
Summary: Sunday - Learn of fight between several men and
a band of Indian braves.
Journal entry: This mor. heard the painful news of a combat
between Jacob Weatherbee & another br. & three Indians. Br. W. was
shot by one of the Indians, thro' the body, while endeavoring to
prevent them robbing his wagon. Those 2 brethren had been sent back
to Winter Quarters on business & were at the time of the encontre
about 7 1/2 ms. on the other side the Horn. My health ill today
not able to attend the general meeting, but Sis. Chase, Sessions
&c, met with us at br. Peirce's wagons & we had a rejoicing time.
Our manner of encampment, which we commenc'd last night is by joining
the wagons in a circle so as to form a yard for the herd; each hundred
by itself.
Source: Eliza Roxcy Snow:
Personal Writings
- © edited by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher 1995. All rights
reserved. Rights were granted by Ms. Beecher (editor), the University
of Utah Press (publisher), and Huntington
Library in Pasadena, California (owners of the original diary)
to publish the transcribed contents of Eliza R. Snow's diaries
for educational use.
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