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T H E JOURNAL OF ROBERT S. BLISS, WITH THE MORMON BATTALION (Concluded) Frid 2d July Spent in making preparations to go home; Laot Evening saw a sail to the windard this morning She entered port She proves to be a small Schooner Sat 3d July 1847 Last night Rode to the Drove 12 miles & this morning came in to Sandiego before breakfast got my horse Shod for our Journey Sun 4th 1847 To day was a Scene of Joy in celebrating our Independence; the firing of Cannon & Small arms with Suitable Toasts the day was spent, the Inhabitants partisepated with us most cordially & on the whole it ended with no accident but with the best of feeling both with Soldiers & people We now have received orders to march forthwith to the City of Angels on the Purbelo to be there on the 16th to receive our discharge 1
A few days more & we shall go To see our Wives & Children too And friends so dear we've left below To save the Church from Overthrow 2 Our absence from them has been long But Oh the time will soon be gone When we shall meet once more on Earth And praise the God that gave us Birth Mon 5th & Tues 6th Spent in making preparations to March Wed 7th & Thur 8th July also Spent in preparations for a march to Pueblo San Delos Angelos or the City of Angels to be discharged Fri 9th July 1847 Again took up the line of March traveled about 12 miles & encamped where our boys herded our mules &c Sat 10th Started Early; on our way near the Sea Serjt Rainey & myself Saw Something verry white our curiosity was such we let our Animals Graze & went to see what it was; when we came to it there was laying before us I suppose 100 Acres of Salt about y2 an Inch deep over the Surface many places \y2 Inches we could Gathered barrels of it I took about a pint for my use as beautiful as I ever saw traveled about 30 m & to San Luis Rey
