The pioneers had killed 12 buffalo the day before, so taking care of the meat replaced worship this Sunday, May 2, 1847.

Levi Jackman:

"OUR CAMP THIS MORNING HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A MEAT MARKET. ALL HANDS WERE FIXING THEIR (BUFFALO) FOR COOKING OR DRYING AND MAKING ROPES OF THE HIDES."

Many in camp worried all night about Joseph Hancock. He hadn't returned from the hunt. But at 6 a.m. he wandered in with a piece of Buffalo meat. It seems he killed an animal so far away from camp he had to spend the night, alone on the prairie, fending off wolves who tried to get to the meat.

Late afternoon, the pioneer camp moved two miles along the river bank to a spot with more grass.