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beautiful day sky clear it would be delightful were it not for the snow lying so deep thaws but little on the south side of shanty saw no strangers today from any of the shantys

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Pleasant sunshine today wind about S.E bill Murp returned from the mountain party last evening Bealis died night before last Milt. & Noah went to Donnos 8 days since not returned yet, thinks they got lost in the snow. J Denton here to day

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Fair & pleasant froeze hard last night & the company started on snow shoes to cross the mountains wind S.E looks pleasant

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Still continues fine wind W:S:W

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Fine morning sunshine cleared off last night about 12 o clock wind E:S:E dont thaw much but fair for a continueance of fair weather

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Snows faster than any previous day wind N:W Stanton & Graves with several others makeing preparations to cross the Mountains on snow shoes, snow 8 feet deep on the level dull

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Continues to snow wind W weather mild freezing little

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snowing a little wind W sun vissible at times not freezeing

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Snowed fast all night with heavy squalls of wind Continues still to snow the sun peeping through the clouds once in about three hours very difficult to get wood today now about 2 o clock looks likely to continue snowing dont know the debth of the snow may be 7 feet

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Commenced snowing about 11o clock wind N:W snows fast took in Spitzer yesterday so weak that he cannot rise without help caused by starveation all in good health some having scant supply of beef Stanton trying to make a raise of some for his Indians & self not likely to get much

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