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Diary OF PatRIcK BREEN. 15
greater part on the way _ to day clear & warm for this region
some of the men are gone to day to Donnos Camp will start
back on Monday. [27]
Saturd. 20th Pleasant weather.
Sund 21st Thawey warm day.
Mond 22nd The Californians started this morning 24 in
number some in a very weak state fine morning wind
S. W. for the 3 last days . Mrs Keyburg started & left Keysburg here unable to go I burried Pikes child this moring
in the snow it died 2 days ago, Paddy Reid & Thos. came
back Messrs[{ ?] Graves & Mutry[ ?].
Tuesd. 23 Froze hard last night to day fine & thawey
has the appearance of spring all but the deep snow wind
S:S.E. — shot Towser to day & dressed his flesh Mrs Graves
came here this morning to borrow meat dog or ox they think I
have meat to spare but I know to the contrary they have plenty
hides I live principally on the same.
Wend. 24th Froze hard last night to day cloudy
looks like a storm wind blows hard from the W. Commenced thawing there has not any more returned from those
who started to cross the mts. [28]
Thursd. 25th Froze hard last night fine & sunshiny
to day wind W. Mrs Murphy says the wolves are about
to dig up the dead bodies at her shanty, the nights are too cold
to watch them, we hear them howl.
Frid 26th Froze hard last night today clear & warm
Wind S: E: blowing briskly -Marthas jaw swelled with the
toothache ; hungry times in camp, plenty hides but the folks
will not eat them we eat them with a tolerable good apetite.
Thanks be to Almighty God. Amen Mrs Murphy said here
yesterday that thought she would commence on Milt. & eat him.
I dont that she has done so yet, it is distressing The Donnos
told the California folks that they commence to eat the dead
people 4 days ago, if they did not succeed that day or next in
finding their cattle then under ten or twelve feet of snow &
did not know the spot or near it, I suppose they have done so
ere this time. [29]
Satd. 27th Beautiful morning sun shineing brilliantly,
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