"cool [ ] got all the wagons & teams over safe and went on down the river 3 miles where we camped"
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They are being besieged by mosquitoes where they are now. As William Clayton wrote, the camp was...."in the midst of an army of mosquitos" and "are more numerous here than I ever saw them anywhere. Everything is covered with them making the teams restive."
They were forced to stay inside the wagons which probably would only have given them a moments rest, and the heat inside must have been very uncomfortable to say the least. Also, this sickness was still going through the camp in numbers now.
Norton Jacob says:
"Satturday 3rd [ ] I sufferd excessively with pain in the Spine Joints & head with a high fever through the night [ ] Charles annointed my head & back & rubed it hard which caused the pain to cease in my back but the fever still continued [ ] I kept in my wagon through the day [ ] the remainder of Waggons were brought over & we moved down the river 3 miles & camped on its banks [ ] the musketos here are verry troubelsom here during the sunshine of the day but the nights are to cool for them & they leave us to rest quietly [ ] after arriving in camp Br. Heber came to visit me & avised me to be baptised so went down to the water & Charles Harper baptised me for the restoration of my health which was confirmed upon me by Brethren Kimbal, Doct Richards, Markum Barney & Charles [ ] (the administration) had the desired effect & broke my fever [ ] the camp was called together at dusk when arrangements were made to send five men back to meet the camp coming up from Winter Quarters & help them along [ ] I had forgot to notice the Bro Glines came from the ferry on the Platte & overtook us at the last crossing of the Sweet-water [ ] those that were selcted were Phineas Young, George Woodard, Aaron Farr, Rodney Badger, Errick Glines"
As Norton Jacob stated, at this campsite Brigham selected five men to go back on the trail to meet the next company of saints that were on their way from Winter Quarters. Those that were chosen were those who had families that were in the train headed west. Those going back traveled two hundred miles before meeting up with the second Winter Quarters wagon train. As expected, their families were in this group.
