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Friday, 13th. Traveled about 10 miles in a southerly direction. It was the intention of the company to stop and hunt in Cash valley, which is on Bear river 3 or 4 days’ travel from its mouth. He means Cache … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 11th. Having traveled about 6 miles this morning the Company came to a halt — The Oregon company was now going to leave Bear river for Ft. Hall, which is situated on Lewis river, a branch of the Columbia. … Continue reading →

Tuesday, 10th. The day was fine and pleasant; a soft and cheerful breeze and the sky bedimmed by smoke brought to mind the tranquil season of autumn. A distance of 10 miles took us to the Soda Fountain, where we … Continue reading →

Monday, 9th. Distance 18 miles. Jimmy John tells us a little bit more. 9th. Traveled 16 miles on the bank of the river except in the afternoon we left the river and returned to it at night and camped. Killed … Continue reading →

Sunday, 8th. Started about noon and went ten miles; scenery grand. I have never traveled through the Bear River Valley, so I don’t have any pictures of my own. But here are a few gathered from around the web to … Continue reading →

John Bidwell waxes poetical in the Bear River Valley: Saturday, 7th. This morning we were obliged to make an inland circuit from the river, the bluffs approaching so near the river as to rend it impossible to continue along its … Continue reading →

Friday, 6th. Had a fine road down the valley of the Bear river and made about 25 miles during the day. Found many kinds of wild currants, red, black, yellow, &c., some of which were of excellent quality. John Bidwell … Continue reading →

Thursday, 5th. Proceeded down stream about 18 miles. “Downstream” in this case means northward. They are about to cross, or have already crossed, over into Idaho, but of course this was not yet a state. The only reason they know … Continue reading →