on april 5, 1847, at 2 p.m., the wagon train moved west from winter quarters toward the great basin. with the afternoon start, they made three miles (5 km) and camped in a line a few hundred yards from a stand of timber. journal records show that young actively managed the journey, supervising details and occasionally giving reprimands when evening and sunday recreation became rowdy or group members failed to complete their tasks. on one occasion, he chastised the camp's hunters "for being wasteful of flesh ... killing more than was really needed." camp was awakened by a bugle at 5 a.m. and the company was expected to be prepared for travel by 7 a.m.. each day's travel ended at 8:30 p.m. and the camp was in bed by 9 p.m.. the company traveled six days during the week, but generally stayed in camp on sunday to observe the sabbath.