63-06-07 June 7th 1863  Dear Grand Mother & grandfather (A & E Damrell)
 from Eliza E. Norton (parents are L.F. & R. Canterbury)

I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know how I was geting a 
long.  Well we have has finiel(?) roads sins we stared we had a storm last 
wednesday night.  We had to stake our wagon down to the ground.  We are now a 
bout 50 miles from Fort laramy.  we have not seen vary many indians yet but 
dont know how soon we may.  seen several herds of buffalos and antelopes.  I 
see a train agoing up the south side of the river now while I am writing.  
There twenty two wagons in our train.  there was thirty but they fell out and 
left us.   Ben Damerell and Shanhigh Brown has gone in a train that is going 
to Oregon.  We had one accident in our train.  our wagon runs over Persey 
Hulel but did not brake his leg.  in a nother train below us one night the 
cattle tuck a stampead and run over a woman.  we had one stampead. all of the 
horses got scared at some indians one evening and run about 6 miles before 
they stoped.
                              
June 10th (same paper)
We have soped to wash and rest for the last three or four days.  We have had 
some vary heard storms.  it raind and hailed last sunday.  the hail was as big 
as hen eggs.  the children have got the houpen cough.
I want you all to remember us.  excuse any bad pelling and writeing as I have 
not got a good place sit.  Tell Lizzie Damerell that I will write to her when 
I get to salt lake.  we will get to fort laramy day after morrow.  milch cows 
is worth from $25 to $70 dollar a head.  I want you to write as soon as you 
get this so I can get it at Salt lake.  Tell Mary beall I will write to her.  
I will bring my letter to a close.  Eliza E. Norton