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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 howlFrid 26th froze hard last night to day 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
Local Call Number:
Banc MSS C-E 176:29
From:
Patrick Breen Diary
Contributing Institution:
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library