"the next Sunday we all crossed over on a raft and camped on the other side"
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Horace Kimball Whitney journal:
The Elkhorn River was their first hardship as they had to get across it. From there they would eventually find the Platte and as they needed to stay close to water, they will follow this river for about the next 600-700 miles.
They spent this day getting the wagons and animals across to camp on the other side of the Elkhorn. Even though this was Sunday and the pioneers still wanted to observe the Sabbath, they had to get this done. In late afternoon when most of the hard work was done, they then settled down so each could spend the rest of the day in private musings and activities.
Horace Kimball Whitney journal:
"Sunday the 11th. [ ] Fair day travelled on and arrived at the “Horn” about 2 P.M. and crossed the river on a raft, drawn on the opposite sides by cattle with the assistance of ropes on either end [ ] Bro Bullock, Dr. Richards clerk, took down the number of wagon as they crossed which amounted to seventy-two [ ] went about a mile after crossing down the stream and encamped for the night [ ] the wagons formed in a line our horses being hitched to stakes and fed on cotton-wood trees beside their allowance of corn [ ] Bro. H told the brethren this morning that he hoped that they would not go hunting or fishing for if they did as they should not be prospered as this was a day set apart for the service of the Lord not for trivial amusements [ ] stood on guard to night"
