Following is a copy of the camp journal (with a few alterations) kept by Martin Zyderlaan, clerk of the Patterson Company:

Sunday, June 28 (1863). The company was organized with the following officers: Alvus Hueston Patterson, of Payson, Utah, captain; John Stock of G.S.L. City, chaplain; Warren Hancock of Payson, Utah, sergeant of the Guard, and Martin Zuderlaan [Zyderlaan] of G.S.L. City, clerk.

Monday, June 29. We started from Florence with 33 teams, traveled at Little Papilion; good feed, little wood, weather fair.

Tuesday, June 30. We had a severe thunder storm accompanied by much rain in the morning. Started in the afternoon, traveled 8 miles and camped at Ranche No. 1; good feed, no wood, weather damp.

Wednesday, July 1. Started, traveled 8 miles and camped half a mile beyond Elkhorn Bridge; good camping place.

Thursday, July 2. Traveled 14 miles and camped one mile beyond Fremont, along Platte River; a good camping place, weather warm; 17 more teams had joined us, which makes the total number 50. At this place I made out the required list which was sent out by mail to Pres. Feramorz Little to be sent to Pres. Brigham Young to be published in the "Deseret News," which was a follows: 50 teams as before mentioned and the officers; then the rest of the people belonging to the company which are as follows:

Joseph Zundell from Payson, Utah
F. M. Keel, from Payson, Utah
Wm. [William] Cloward, from Payson Utah
Ann Fotheringham and two children
David M. Taylor and two children
Margaret [Kirkman] Green and five children
James [Kirkham] Green, Emelia [Jane Stewart Legg] (his wife) and one child
Richard Legg
Ann [Toan] Swift and 8 children
Elizabeth [Curtis] Short and 4 children
David [Alexander] Mitchell [II], Christiana [Clignet] (his wife), and 3 children [blank space] from the Eastern Province, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Amasa Scovill, Sarah (his wife)
Leroy Scovill, Adeline (his wife) and 4 children from Washtenaw, <County,> Mich.
James [Kirkham] Grey, Sarah (his wife) and 2 children from Canada West, British America
John Woodhead, from Canada West, Brit. Am
Alfred Bennett, Lucy (his wife) and 2 children
Wm. Phipps, Lydia Ann (his wife) and 1 child.
Jefferson Copeland, Louisa (his wife) and 2 children
Elias Copeland
James Tidd
Andrew J. Hall, Nancy (his wife) and 5 children
Albert Brown, Sarah (his wife) and 6 children
Jane Howell, James (her son) and Rosina (his wife) and 3 children
J. W. Mikesell, Ruth (his wife) and 6 children
John Mikesell, Sarah (his wife) and 1 child from Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Joseph Taylor, Elizabeth (his wife) and 3 children from Johnson County, Iowa
Henry Greyham from Johnson County, Iowa
Wm. Oglesby, from Cook Co., Illionis [Illinois]
Wm. Brown, Mary (his wife) and 7 children
Charles Morgan, Ann (his wife) and 1 child from St. Louis, Mo.
John Burrows from Nottinghamshire, England.
Esther Delhay from St. Louis, Mo.
John R. King, Hannah (his wife) and 5 children from Portage Co., Ohio.
Azzirah Moss, from Pottawattamie, Co., Iowa.
John Williams, Arminta (his wife) and 1 child from Calhoun Co., Ill.
Adam Lightner, Mary E. (his wife) and 5 children from Dakota Co. Minn.
Edwin Bingham from Minersville, Bingham Co., Utah
Eliza Gilbert from Dakota Co., Minn.
Catherine Roberts from Calhoun Co., Ill.
Benjamin R. Houlse from Pinto Creek, Iron Co., Utah.
James Low, from Beaver Co, Utah.
Alexander Miller from American Fork, Utah
George Cunningham, from American Fork, Utah
Joseph Wrighley, from American Fork, Utah
James Brooks, Matilda (his wife) and 6 children from Story Co., Iowa.
Delorama Parish, Eletha J. (his wife) and one child from Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
Wm. Barnett, from Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
Rosinda Landon, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
Alfred Beebe from Farmington, Utah
Charlotte Evans, from Shropshire, England
A C. Dufrander, from Sweden
A Engström, from Sweden
A Lindberg, Bengta (his wife) and 2 children from Sweden.
A Tranström, (his wife)
A Bergren, Hannah (his wife) and 2 children from Sweden.
N Nilssen, Karina (his wife and 4 children from Sweden.
P Nilsson, Bengta (his wife and 4 children from Sweden
P Larsson, Luilja (his wife and 4 children from Sweden
George Frandsen, from Mount Pleasant, Utah.
A Hansen, from G.S.L City, Utah

Friday, July 3. We traveled 12 miles and camped for noon on the north bend of Platte River; started again and traveled 6 miles and camped on the Platte; good feed, little wood, weather fair.