Mrs.Pike's child all but dead; Milton is at Murphy's, not able to get out of bed; Mrs.Eddy and child buried today; wind southeast.
"Feb.

10.

Beautiful morning; thawing in the sun; Milton Elliott died last night at Murphy's cabin, and Mrs.Reed went there this morning to see about his effects.

John Denton trying to borrow meat for Graves; had none to give; they had nothing but hides; all are entirely out of meat, but a little we have; our hides are nearly all eat up, but with God's help spring will soon smile upon us." There was one survivor of the camp at Donner Lake, a man named Lewis Keseberg, of German descent.

That he was guilty of repeated cannibalism cannot be doubted.