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CORNER OF LLOYD STREET, AND RULED TO PATTERN PAGED, BY MACHINE, ON THE PREMISES Manchester. ----- new page (MSS_497_006.jpg) Lorenzo Brown Benjamin Brown Died 22 May 1878 Sarah Brown Died Jany 1 1879 ----- new page (MSS_497_007.jpg) January 1st 1856 Being the commencement of a new year I thought it a fit time to open a new Book: I will therefore begin with a short sketch or Biography of my life up to the time that I began my Journal or Diary which was in Nauvoo Illinois A.D. 1845 ——————————————————— I was born. February 2nd 1823. Township of Pomfret Chautauque County. State of New York———————— My parents were Benjamin and Sarah Brown My Father was born Township o Queensburg Washington County. State of New York Sept 30th 1794 and was the son of Asa, who was the son of Asa. Asa Brown Junior was the Father of 12 Children, six sons and as many Daughters Their names were as follows and according to age Anna. John, Daniel, Deborah Eleanor. Meribah Asa Robert, Felix Patty Benjamin and Sally——————— Sarah my Mother was born April 20th 1795. Town of Granby Hartford County. State of Connecticut She was the eldest daughter of Henry and Sarah Mumford whose family were 5 sons and 3 daughters. viz. Walter. Sarah. Henry. Sophia. Hannah. Manlyand Charles Henry was the son of Henry and Sarah. was born October Town of Simsbury Hartford County. State of Connecticut. 16th oct 1769 Died 28 July 1839 Sarah Thompson his consort born 6 aug 1779 Died 31 July 1839 Henry and Sarah Mumford They were both members of the Church of Latter day Saints. She joined June 17, 1838 He was baptized together with his son Charles the following Sabbath. They came to Nauvoo the ensuing spring and died soon after He died July 28. 1839. She survived him but two days———————— Henry Mumford senior was born in the state of Connecticut. His children were Henry. Sarah. Polly. Dorothy. Nancy. Eleanor. John. Of my Fathers family. There is no record that I know of that runs back any farther than the above. I heard them spoken of as being a family that often had things in the future made known to them and were singular in this respect. My Grandfather predicted the day hour and minute of his death. for some previous. A certain individual of veracity hase certified to the fact of standing by his bedside with a Time piece to compare time and found it exact. Also his son John was said to have great spiritual exercises in mind. He died before my recollection ----- new page (MSS_497_008.jpg) I was sent to school at an early age and progressed rapidly moreso then children of my age. For Example when first sent to school I knew nothing but the alphabet was asked by the Teacher where I read. I confidently told her in Baker which was words of two syllables I went to the head of the class directly. The next winter I was put in the first class in reading and spelling & continued there 1833 This was before my remembrance. The summer of 1833, I attended The Academy in the village of Fredonia two miles from home. I had previous to this been as far as vulgar Fractions in Arithmetic and nearly through them had a pretty good knowledge of Geography and writing whilst here I had the priviledge of book from the Library of the institution and improved a natural taste for reaching by 1835 acquiring a better knowledge of history. The winter of 33 & 34 I attended district school. It was sometime during this winter that I for the first time heard from Elder Edmund Fisher. A sermon on mormonism so called. After preaching his father an elderly man spoke in tongues. The next summer I worked at home on the farm driving team, hazing, harvesting, etc etc.——————————— 1835 May 10 1835 at conference held by the Twelve in the village of Westfield that my Father was baptized by William S McLellin one of the Twelve at that time. I need not nor can I describe the peculiar grief and mortification which was thus drawn upon the head of our family being as it were isolated and friendless. deserted by many that had been considered friends and subject frequently not only to contempt & scorn. but to insult mingled July with abuse. Shortly after he was ordained an Elder and began preaching in that immediate vicinity where his labors were blessed. This summer I atended the Academy the next summer winter the district school————————— 1837 Joseph Smith In the spring 1837 we were visited by Presidents Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon who on account of persecutions heaped upon them after staying three days and nights in the woods concealed had finally left Kirtland for a season were directed to our house They stayed with us for a days. I became acquainted with them but more particularly with the Prophet Joseph who was peculiarly adapted to the acquaintance of great and small My sister Cordelia was married August 1837 to Robert Melvin Brown 1838 He son of Felise Brown & my Fathers nephew. January 21st 1838. He R M Brown united with the church at Kirkland Ohio. and the 13th may following my sister also was confirmed a member During the summer of 1838 I was at the Academy and during the winter at the district school————————————— ———— June 19, My Mother Grandmother and two aunts were baptized Aunts Hannah and Clarissa were the wives of Edward and Charles Mumford The Sabbath following June 24 Grandfather Mumford and Uncle Charles and also Mrs Hannah Crosby and her son Jesse W and July 15 Chad Crosby on the 22. Edward Thompson Mumford. November 18 Charles Norwood Mumford and Robert Melvin Brown were ordained Elders During this summer and the ensuing winter the meeting of the Saints were held in our house nearly every week. I seldom attended them but was fairly convinced of the truth and when I could resist its impressions no longer I went forward with my cousin Henry in baptism Dec 2nd 1838 We were baptized by Elders Robert M. Brown my brother in law & his brother December 16 Miss Frances Crosby was added to our number. This was a very severe cold and stormy day and showed some fortitude on her part There were many more added to our number before this and after but I have not time nor room to write a history of our branch. But have noted a few names with whom I had previously and subsequently formed intimate associations.——————————————————— 1839 January 17 1839 Brother Obed Crosby was ordained to the office of Priest and myself as Teacher both offices pertaining to the lesser Aaronic Priesthood Tuesday January 22. R M Brown and Elder Henry More started for Lonewanta for the purpose of preaching to that tribe of Indians ----- new page (MSS_497_009.jpg) 1839 1839 On the 29th of the same month they returned bringing with them one of the Tribe. William Clute He was baptized the 31st and on the 4th of February was ordained an Elder and shortly after returned hom with instructions to preach to his Tribe. He has not been since heard of Our meetings were good. We were blessed spiritually with the gift of Tongues Through which and the interpretation we learned many things There were several Hymns given one of which was given through myself and interpreted by Sister Esther who had the gift the most perfect of any person I ever knew. These lines I cannot withold the impulse to subjoin as I then and still think them good. They were given several times until they were committed to memory Come every Saint and hearken now Advantage Satan then will take Did you not make a solemn vow And saints their covenant soon will break When the Saviors name ye took on you Hear what neglect will bring saint to With all your sins to bid adieu Twill bring them down to pain and In the eyes of all who did you see If the mysteries of Heaven theyve known your covenant was to follow me Alas forever theyre undone Thru vile report as well as good A Lake of fire compared to To live by faith and every word There they must dwell in <& wo> pain Think on the covenant you did mak your secret prayers do not forsake For when my saints neglect to pray Their faith grows weaker every day ——————————— April 21st Started on our westward journey to gather with the Saints but where to go we hardly knew as this winter past the brethren were expelled from Missouri and there was now no particular location Our company was composed of my Father with two teams Grandfather Mumford & Charles with one Enoch Crowell in one drawn by a single horse and John and Jesse Crosby who joined us two days after with a three hors team We were altogether fifteen in number. Had a first rate time on our journey laying still on sundays and attending prayers both morning and evening . One sunday while S in the State of Ohio there was a violent storm of rain The next morning we had gone but a little way when we were stopped by a stream swollen high by the rain Whilst consulting one of our number spoke in tongues which being interpreted was that if we attempted to cross some of us would drown This we afterward proved true. We stayed here all day the brethren killed game the sisters cooked. A pile of rails hard by made a very good table. and we had an excellent dinner. each one contributing something. Twas a fine family and was enjoyed by all present June 6 Arrived in Commerce Hancock County June 6th having been Nauvoo on the road six weeks and three days. This was the place of gathering and our destination. We found here the Presidency of the Church They had been here about two weeks having but lately escaped from prison in Missouri and the saints over gathering to this point as they could We lived in our wagons one week. Father then procured a house standing on the bank of the majestic Mississippi While living in our wagons planted about 10 acres of corn on new sandy 20 land which grew without cultivation. Finished planting June 20th The saints this season were afflicted a great deal with sickness occasioned by their previous hardships and exposures through which they had passed in Missouri ----- new page (MSS_497_010.jpg) July 1839 People living in wagons and tents before they could build a log House woud be taken sick and perhaps shake two or three months with ague or burn with fever. Some died among whom was Sister Crosby who came in with our company was highly respected dearly beloved and sincerely mourned by all her acquaintance After an Illness of 8 about one week she departed this life July 8th 1839. being the first of the saints that laid her down her body in Nauvoo then Called Commerce Our family were taken down with ague Mother first: then Melvin then Cordelia 12 I was taken with ague & had a hearty shake 13 Cordelias child born a son named Enos 21 Her child died its Father Mother and all hands being . It was buried by friends About the fifteenth of last month Grandfather Uncle Charles. Enoch Gowel and their families started off east being quite home sick. They stopped in Laharpe a small town 25 miles East. They lived but a short time after 28 Grandf died after an illness of about 2 weeks He had a short time before his death a view of his place of rest and told it to his friends 30 Grandmother died. after a short illness Both died in Laharpe 25 miles away September 9. Brother Obed Crosby died., Within three months four of the best members of the Pomfret branch have died and most of the others have suffered much from sickness and poverty He died at Laharpe December 12. Father removed about a mile and a half from the river where he had purchased a house with 16 or 18 acres of land of Mr Hiram Kimball on the road to Carthage the county seat 1840 February 12. My Sister died after a lingering of six months or more. There were none but Father to follow her remains to the grave. but Neighbors were kind May God bless them. Her husband left last July for Quincy and from there started back to New York state with his Brother in law Wood and family. He was sick when he left here and his sickness followed him and he died on the road but when or where I regret that I do not know May 1 About this time I quit shaking having been sick for ten consecutive months had the Diarhea with me all this time I do not recollect having a good night sleep during the time. From this time I recovered rapidly but felt effects of my sickness for a year or more During the summer of 1840 I worked at farming on some land belonging to Casto 1841 January 17. Coming across the prairie from Bear Creek with a load of Lumber I froze my feet so badly that I could not walk for six weeks This was the coldest day I ever experienced. Facing a North West wind so keen that my eyes would freeze together but for rubbing April Directly after the April Conference Father left home on a mission to the eastern part of New York and Vermont I worked a good part of the time this summer at Laharpe where I sowed five acres of oats and planted fifteen acres of corn, Besides this I had about 10 acres of corn at home This all had to be plowed 4 times after planting which kept me pretty tolerably busy. July In this month Fathers horses which I drove and which were our main dependence were killed by lightning while standing in the stable. 1842 At the April Conference President Joseph Smith requested all young men to come forward and be ordained Elders I went forward This season we raised some corn but the greater portion of our time was employed in building a house sixteen by 25 feet and 2 stories high A frame with good cellar under the whole 1843 July 31 Father started on a mission to Nova Scotia accompanied by Elder Jess W Crosby. But preached & baptised a number in Jefferson County NY ----- new page (MSS_497_011.jpg) March 24th 1844 Nauvoo This day I was married to Miss Frances Crosby whom I have noticed on a foregoing page as belonging to our branch of the Church in N York She came to this place in our company in 1838. Her Mother previous to her last sickness made a request of my mother that she Frances might have a home in our house and has most since lived in our family. We were married by President Joseph Smith for time and eternity (a thing uncommon) on sunday morning before meeting and started across the Prarie to Laharpe to Uncle Edward T Mumfords He married my wifes sister Hannah. and they had both taken very active measures in opposing our union. We did not tell them what had transpired but at bed time. I asked Mrs. M. where wee should sleep look at me for an instant to see if I was serious then replied in Nauvoo that bed thinking that I was in joke. We bundled off they starting in perfect amazement and apparent confusion. Not being invited to the wedding they were badly plagued This was one method I had taken for revenge My wife was the Daughter of Joshua & Hannah Crosby was born in the province of Nova Scotia October 31st 1817 being five years my Senior. Their family were Hannah Elisa, John, Obed, Frances, and Jisse They emigrated from their native land 1823 to Chautauque Co,. Their family joined the Church with the Eception of the Father. He at the time of their emigration remained at his old place and married again subsequent to the Mothers death June 27: Joseph and Hyrum. Shot in Carthage Jail. This was truly a gloomy time for all saints. The history of these times has so often been described x by abler pens than mine that I leave the task by saying that for most of the time this summer I was under arms doing military duty liable & expecting to be called on any day to repel an invasion from the mob who had assembled at Carthage in large numbers—————————————— July Harvested my wheat which was on ground rented of Mr Ezra Chase It was very heavy but owing to the heavy rains. all summer there was not so good a yield as was expected. During the after fall, and shortly after harvest there were a great many buildings burnt in the southern part of the County. belonging to the Brethren on Bear Creek and Morley settlements. I went on one or two expedetions to repel the burners To go through a thickly settled portion of Country and see where had stood houses barns. and stacks. but now burnt to the ground and some of them still smoking was suficient to make ones heart ache except it were of stone. Such were some of the tragedies enacted amongst a nation claiming to have attained to the height of civilization. I was not surprised nor grieved to hear that the mob had said that we must as a people leave the ensuing spring as soon as grass grew and water runs & that the authorities of our Church had assented to these proposals—————— October At the Conference in Otober the Quorums throughout the Church were reorganised as many things were in perfect disorder. Many were ordained to the different quorums. I was ordained to the Seventies which is an Apostle October 8 under the hands of President Harrison Burgess of the second Quorum which Quorum I joined Edson Barney was Senior President.————————— December Father returned in December having had a prosperous mission in NY and New Brunswick the latter a British Province and filled with hard customers Heere he and Brother Crosby built up a branch despite the opposition which raised a mob and left Father on the ground for dead The leader of this mob has since became a faithful member his name. Charles Shelton ----- new page (MSS_497_012.jpg) Nauvoo December 18454 Father remained at home about a month _____________ Jany 27. 1845. When he started again for New York on a mission to collect Tithing He returned May. having been prospered beyond his expectations The past winter I think in January. bmy business called me about a hundred miles north. Understanding that Wm E. McLellin was in the vicinity I gave him a call in order to collect a note given by him to Father in 1835. He did not pay it but gave me a severe lecture on Mormonism he having apostatized during the troubles in Far West Missouri being at that time one of the Twelve Apostles. He told me many things that were true and a great many that were absolutely false.and I had the independence of mind to tell him so and advised him to repent He lived at the little town of Hampton whose was also the abode of Laws and Fosters. The very atmosphere seemed impregnated with the powers of darkness so much so that for a long they seemed to be present in with me. From this lesson I determined never to get into the company of apostate Saints again when it was possible to avoid it —————— March 22 Benjamin was born He was named after his Grandfather —— May Father returned from his Tithing mission ————————— Nov. 5. Wednesday I left Nauvoo with Bro Dunford Atwood, James Tyler and Howard Perry for the purpose of finding employment for a few weeks on the opposite siete of the river. Found no work to day. Meeting with Brother Simon Baker & went home with him about 3 miles out from Montrose 6 Found a chance of going over the rapids on a flat boat or lighter to Keokuk 12 miles price one & a half dollars. Met with an another chance on unloading Lead and grain from the lighters and putting on the Steamboats. Worked till ten in the evening at 18¾ cents per hour. Next morning took a job of unloading Lead at fity cents per hundred pigs. Finished about noon received for my share two dollars Amounting to $4.06 in less than 24 hours. The next day went on foot to the head of the rabis Montrose. where we shipped as common hands on board the Steamer Cecilia bound for the upper trade 9 Was occupied taking in freight. After dark started for Galena During the night we Stopped at Madison in Iowa. This is a very pretty location and handsone Town 10 Early stopped at Burlington also in Iowa This a beautiful & a flourishing Town thirty two miles from Nauvoo. Leaving this place we landed at Oquawka. Bloomington then Rock Island & Davenport. These two last beautiful towns are situated nearly opposite each other. Rock Island being in Illinois a little below an Island of the same name The Island is 3 miles in length and properly named On its lower end is situate Fort Armstrong built in the Black Hawk war in Of this we had a fine view as also the former residence of the late General Davenport who was murdered on the 4th of July last. At the upper end but on main land is a small town of Molien Seven miles farther is Hampton the abode of Laws. Fosters McLellin Hickses and a great number of the Apostate crew and last but not least Dr John C. Bennett Their characters are so universally known in the Mormon calendar that I may pass them by without farther notice 11 After passing 7 miles up Fever river a very narrow stream but navigable at all times we arrived at Galena where the principal part of our freight was discharged which consisted mostly of Drs Goods Groceries and Liquors This a place of of a great deal of business. from its being in close proximity to the celebrated Lead Mines of [--] Left here the same day went on up the river passed Dubuque during the night Could not land on the main Shore but on a small Island between us and town 12 Before day arrived at Cassville Wisconsin Territory This quite a small place but a place of consederable business ----- new page (MSS_497_013.jpg) Nauvoo November 12 1845 This Town was built by a company from New York City with the expectation that it would become the seal of Government. But failing in this the place was likely to depopulate until mineral was discovered in the immediate 13 vicinity. Here our boat took on 1845 pigs of Lead and returned to Galena by about four P.M. here we took on 1600 pigs which comprised most of our lading together with a beautiful barge which was in tow. An eclipse of the Moon took place whilst here. We left here the same night after considerable trouble in turning round on account of the narrowness of the stream Boats run up to a Bridge & half a mile farther up I have been informed that a person can wade it not wetting his knees. 16 Landed at Nauvoo Montrose. Received for wages $5.05. The same day came across the river home, found the folks all well. Alexander Winchester the son of our nearest neighbor died whilst I was absent which was on the 7th. 18 Crossed the river again and continued at work on the rapids until 26 the 26 when I returned home. The ice was running very thick and the weather being the boys to whom the skiff belonged came near freezing After breaking the ice for some time we were finally obliged to leave the boat some forty rods from shore and make our way to land on the Ice The work on the rapids was loading and unloading lighters and steamboats and running them over the rapids. The water being so very low that Boats drawing ofer 98 inches of water could not cross. I had the pleasure of lying the greater part of one day very cold windy day on the rocks through the ignorance of our pilot in knowing the proper channel. My wages for most three weeks amounted to fifteen dollars which was quite a windfall in these hard times and it helped us materially in our fit out for the west 30 Met with my Quorum the first in four weeks at Br Hiram Gates We had a good meeting and recieved good instructions——————— Dec. 23 A States warrant having been issued for the arrest of President Brigham Young an Officer with a posse of eight men came into town. The President was in the Temple at the time whither they went in search They sent up word for him to come out. He having heard of their coming was at the time was in a room by himself and praying God to deliver him. On recieving the summons he went into the big where as if by accident he met Brother William Miller and asked him to take his cap and cloak and go out to the officer. He did so. On coming out the Officer steps up and said sir I have a warrant for your arrest and directed him to a seat in his the officers carriage and were instantly off on their way to Carthage toward Springfield their destination Once out of town they had great glee over their great good luck and in having outdone all contemporaries thinking they had acquired great honor to themselves. But their chagrin & mortification is more easy to be concevied than described when coming into Carthage the first man they met says how do you do Mr. Miller. He was immediately set at liberty and paid his expenses and passage home ——————— Jany.<8, 1846> This day A.M. whilst working on h a scaffold in the tower room of the Temple the Leaffold gave way and myself and five others were precipitated from a height of from 12 to 15 feet on to the floor beneath among tools timber plank etc I was the only one that escaped injury. Jesse Gaven fell by my side with a very heavy plank lying across him. I sprang to his relief thinking dead. He revived shortly after being taken into the air but was badly hurt. Br. Josiah Perry f struck on his feet and has never recovered his use ----- new page (MSS_497_014.jpg) Nauvoo 1846 May 30 <1844> Whilst working at the crane I came near being killed by a large stone stepping out of the sling. I was standing at the time directly under it but stepped three feet one side without knowing of danger and saved my life Feby <13> February 13, 1846 (Jany 12th 1846 Received my Endowments also my wife got Received my Patriarchal blessing from under the hands of Father Isaac Morley and my Father. It reads as follows Patriarchal The patriarchal Blessing of Lorenzo Brown who was born the son of Benjamin and Sarah Brown and was born Township of Pomfret Chautauque County State of New York February 2nd 1823 Brother Lorenzo in the name of the Lord Jesus we lay our hands upon your head and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood we seal this thy Fathers blessing upon thee. It shall be a seal and blessing resting upon thy mind so long, as thou shalt tarry upon the Earth. And thou wilt hear the Blessed plaudit in the morn of the first Resurrection come ye blessed of my Father and receive thine inheritane prepared for thee from before the foundation of the world. Thou art in the same everlasting covenant with the posterity of Abraham and thy posterity will be numbered with the seed of Abraham and become as numerous as the Stars of Heaven It will be thy blessing and calling to proclaim the gospel that that thy garments may be clean from the blood of this generation and thou wilt yet rejoice upon the Mountains of Israel and upon the Coast of the Pacific For thou hast a great work and calling to fill in the restoration and in gathering the tribes of Israel to the lands of their inheritance. Thou wilt be blest in pruning vineyards and in eating the fruit thereof and in cultivating the Earth. Thy graniries shall be filled to overflowing and thou wilt have an abundance of Flocks and herds. Thou wilt see Temples reared for Israel to receive their endowments and the winding up seene of this generation. This is thy Fathers blessing and we seal it upon thee together with the blessings of Eternal life in the Kingdom of God Even so Amen My Wife received hers also which is as follows Frances The Patriarchal blessing of Frances Brown who was the Daughter of Joshua and Hannah Crosby and was born in yarmouth Nova Scotia October 31st 1817. Sister Frances in the name of Jesus Christ I lay my hands upon you rhead and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood I seal the blessing of the Father upon thee and his seal shall cause thy heart to rejoice because it will rest upo thee and thy posterity after thee so long as thou shalt tarry upon the Earth and thou wilt be blest with thy Children and thy Childrens Children. Thy companion will confide in thy fidelity and thy children will praise the because of tender regard towards them. Thou hast the blessing of a name registered in Heaven and it shall never be blotted out if thou art faithful to keep the new and Everlasting Covenant And through the blessing and power of thine endowment thou wilt rejoice upon thrones and dominions principalities and powers and have power in common with thy Husband to bring forth thy posterity and thy progenitors in the morn of the first Resurrection. And in thy Basket thou shalt be blest with the fruits of the Earth. Thy granaries shalt be filled to an overflowing and thou wilt rejoice with the Daughters of Jacob and to thine increase there will be no end. It is the delight of thy heart to wak in obedience to the Truth and to support the principles of fidelity and virtue. It shall be thy blessing to rear thy offspring as tender plants by thy side and to decorate thy garments with the workmanship of thine own hands ----- new page (MSS_497_015.jpg) Frances Browns Patriarchal Blessings This is the seal and blessing of thy Father I seal it upon thee by virtue of the Holy Priesthood together with all thy former blessings And thou shalt come forth in the morn of the first Resurrection and receive thine everlasting blessings in the Mansions of thy father. I seal all these blessings upon thee in the name of Jesus Christ even so Amen Given under the hands of Isaac Morley Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints February 13th 1846 The Patriarchal Blessings of Frances Crosby Daughter of Joshua and Hannah Crosby born in yarmouth Nova Scotia October 31st 1819 Sister Frances, I lay my hands upon your head in the name of Jesus of Nazareth and bless you Behold thou shalt be blest in this life with light afflictions hereafter and in the world to come thou shalt have Eternal life and shall enter into your everlasting inheritance with your fathers and shall inherit the presence of your Father Mother Brothers and Sisters and again you shall be blest with an habitation, an house over which you shall preside according to the capacity of your calling and your station in the midst of your own, with comfort, with a blessing of consolation with prosperity in your upcomings and outgoings & with a field & with flocks & herds, as also the Communion and fellowship in the Kingdom of God as also the Communion of the Spirit & the fellowship of the Saints & I seal you with a seal of the new and Everlasting Covenant as touching the power to Seal on Earth & Seal in Heaven, although it is the days of your youth, yet you shall live & there is a reward in Heaven laid up for you & the Key is your Mother therefore you shall be blest & your mind shall be attentive & the memory of the past shall not be forgotten and again you shall also be blest with the knowledge of the mysteries of God as it shall be developed in its fulness & the desires of yours Heart shall be realised and your name shall be perpetuated with the blessings of the Priesthood when your Posterity from generation to generation the same is a blessing by promise unto the latest generation and again you are blessed in the lineage of the Covenant being a daughter of Abraham & an heir of promise & as to your days and years they shall be given unto you according to your faith & the desires of your Heart These blessings I seal upon your head even so Amen. Given by Hyrum Smith at Nauvoo Illinois July 18th 1843 Recorded Page 138 in Small Book James Alban Clerk Feby 16 Started from home to go for a few days & carry a load for Brother Theodore Turley who was in the first company that was leaving for the west 17 Crossed the river on the ice about noon & drove into camp about dark a distance of 7 miles from the river. The camp consisted of about 300 wagons and 90 or 100 tents in a very convenient place on Sugar Creek 18 On account of the sickness of my wife & child I returned home 25 Crossed the river on the ice and went to the Camp 28 I recrossed the river with my Team on the ice for the purpose of going for a load of coal for Father with the expectation of returning before the camp should move The coal was to pay for ironing a wagon that was to carry us away — March 2nd Stared for Coal staid at Macedonia with Br John Crosby with 2 teams 3 Went to the mines in Macdonough County 35 miles from home got our loads and back 6 miles. Stopped in a log house by the road side made a fire of coal ----- new page (MSS_497_016.jpg) Nauvoo March 4th 1846 Took dinner with John & about 10 at night put up within 10 miles of home About dark came to a house & asked to sleep on the floor as we had blankets of our own, but was refused on account of being Mormons & this by a man that had once been himself a Mormon & consequently had to drive some 8 or ten miles aross a prarie before we found anothr house. The roads were very bad & the snow just leaving 5 came home safe at noon with tired cattle at noon with 36 bushels of coal 6 There being no crossing the river at present & ascertaining that the camp had moved on I abandoned the idea of going at present 18 Left for Warsaw with a load of wheat for Amos Davis 10 bbls with 2 teams of one yoke each brought back next day a load of groceries 2410 20 Took 20 bushels of wheat to Williams Mill. Staid at the mill over night 21 Came home by way of Carthage. 29 Went over the river to find work but found none came about noon and started at 5 PM. for Warsaw. Stopped about 12 at night within four miles 30 of Warsaw. Started at day break drove into town got our loads & drove home same day with loads of dry goods for J Fields received for pay five dollars which bought cloth for our Tent. My brother Homer drove one of the team all the time It was by such means as this that we med[--]our fit out for the west––––––––– April 4 Sold corn to H Robbins gave him six bushels for a Tea kettle 13 Started with ox teams for McDonough Co. after loads for N Prentice staid in Macedonia the first night. Roads very bad indeed 14 Got our loads on. Stayed with Prentice over night 15 Drove home about 30 miles. This Nathan Prentice has bought our place for the paltry sum of $250 which was worth a year back over 1000. He gave teams & wagon at very high rate Found Father sick in bed with the Mumpse 16 Rumored to the Expositor office to stay a short time until we could fit up 25 Went to Laharpe for corn for uncl Edward 26 Came home with loads of corn 29 I was taken down with the mumpse Father was most of the time employed making ox yokes to sell thereby getting a little toward a fit out O but these were scrubby times & worse to look back upon than the reality itself none sold property for one fourth its value–––––––––– May 12. Crossed the river on our way west with 3 wagons 3 yoke of cattle 3 horses 4 cows and 7 sheep This cromprised our worldly wealth. Camped on the a mile from river 13 Had a tremendous thunder storm in which our tent blew down our wagon covers leaked profusely and all hands and almost every thing got well soaked The rain lasted most of the night 14 Rained quite hard in the morning but cleared away before noon and was quite pleasant the balance of the day 15 Crossed the river to Nauvoo to procure some necessaries 16 We started a little after noon & drove as far as Devils creek 3 miles on our way a wagon wheel ran over a sheep & broke a leg & sold it for 371/2 [---] 17 Sunday. This morning found one of our sheep dead Left here at 10 A. M took the Madison road which was wrong when within 4 miles of there we turned to the left and up the Bluff by doubling teams We here took a last look at the place that had been our home for 6 years After taking one long lingering look we drove on & in a few minutes were out of sight of the beloved Temple and every thing assairated with & pursued our sad & weary journey encamped for night on a small creek having drove about [--] miles. 18 Drove to West Point where we traded the gray horse for a heifer from those to little [---] creek in all 12 miles camped for night ----- new page (MSS_497_017.jpg) May 19 1846 Bonaparte Left little Sugar Creek and drove to Bonaparte a pleasant town on the Desmoines river. At this place there is a very large flouring Mill owned by Mr Meks a man friendly to the Saints & who has sold them flour cheaper than any other mill on the route. The proprietors of the ferry have also reduced the price of Ferryage thereby getting all the custom & what is much better for us befriending the Saints in saving of thousands of dollars. The brethren generally make calculations to get their flour etc. here. We had our woll carded procured our flour and done some trading at a store by disposing of some of our Bed clothes 20 Drove up to the Ferry about a mile but could not cross owing to the crowd of Teams which filled the road for near half a mile. Stayed in the street this night & all slept in our wagons Rained Hard during the night & day 21 The ferryman were corteous & accommodating as far as possible & the inhabitants were generally I believe very friendly which was a great blessing Crossed our wagons on the Boat & swam our cattle at the ford blow which all did Drove about 2 miles to the prarie & camped for night Lost our two remaing sheep and sold the chance of them for fifty cents Raing hard during the night. Encamped near Brother Barker → people the parents of one of Fathers wives. I had forgtten to notice in its proper place that Father took two wives last winter the one named Mary Ann Barker, the other Polly Thompson. The last named left in February with her brotherinlaw Ephraim Green the other was with us. They were both very fine good girls 22 Travelled in a North Westerly direction about 14 miles encamped near a little town called Hartford. Passed many teams to day. H Millers Mr Clarks, Mr Mowrys companies also met several teams returning from the head camp that been out carrying loads of goods & provisions for those that had not sufficient team They were bound for Nauvoo Brother L Hardy was with one team 23 Drove to day about 18 miles. passed the Farmers Inn at noon Camped with Thus far have had good roads considering the heavy rains. Br Huntington This is I think the most beautiful country that I ever saw The praries are rolling with streams of water plenty The inhabitants are mostly people from the Eastern States and generally kind to us. Occasionall find one raised in the southern or western states who appear about half civilised Passed chequest creek and took the dividing ridge between that and Fox river. There is little fear of losing our road as there is but one I had kept a regular journal during this portion of our journey but the mice have have got to it somehow or other and so mutilated it that but very little can be picked out 24 Sunday Today drove 16 miles encamped near Mr Hawleys, a very intelligent and forehanded farmer from Canada I have since learned that he has joined the Church To day passed the head of chequest creek & took the divide soap creek & Fox river Roads Tolerable bad on account of previous hard rains & so many passing teams 25 Left Hawleys and drove 5 miles ran one of our wagons against a stump & broke one of the forward houns. Stopped here for the rest of the day & repaired while the girls washed 26 Passed soap creek by descending a very steep long hill which made one think of descending to the lower regions. Stopped at a log house unfinished and untenanted in very pretty situation in company with Br Dimick B Huntington Roads very muddy & had ----- new page (MSS_497_018.jpg) Soap Creek May 27th 1846 Left the house and drove about 8 miles and encamped on the Prarie between soap & chequest timbers. Met to day Br. Danford Atwood son of near neighbor in Nauvoo. Brothers H and C.V. Spencer staid with us to night and slept in our Tent. They were from the forward Camp 28 Drove about 3 miles & came to a house the last one one on our route We thus leave the abodes of civilisation to forth as wanderers on the Earth without homes not knowing what part of the continent we might be permitted to stop some asserting our destination was Salt Lak valley some that we were going to some point on the upper Mississippi Etc & soon while I beleive it was thought by many that we should locate ourselves on Van Couvers Island at the mouth of Columbia river which is British Territory [Written sideways in left margin corresponding with previous paragraph] page 14 to here I have often laughed at an observation made to me by a settler whom I chanced to meet one day on the prarie. His inquiry was what part are you expecting to locate in I answered in all sincerity I really do not know sir. His reply was, when I leave with my family not knowing where I expect to stop any person is at liberty to call me a Damned Fool 30 Started in company with Br Cole & some other 5 wagons in all drove about a mile & half came to a wet marshy prarie where we were forced to double teams for a short distance which was no uncommon thing. Drove about six miles P.M We have no rains of account but have terrible bad muddy roads. the heavy rain being all the time just ahead —June 4th— Drove about 8 miles leaving the road to our right we followed a small wagon trail. crossed two small bridges across creeks Encamped on the prarie Br. James Allred stayed over night with us 5 Rolled into Camp about 3 P.M. The week past the roads have been frightful many people having to leave one wagon double teams drive on 40 or 50 miles then return and get their other wagon etc We passed many who were thus situated encamped by the road sid The first company have stopped here long enough to build houses & locate part of their company who are plowing & planting expecting to stay here until they can make a fit out of teams & provisions. The place is named Pisgah. The Twelve & company have been from here about a week 10 Left camp in company with John Pleason on our return to the settlements to exchange our Horses for oxen as they were found much better for travelling them Horses 14 About 100 miles from camp stopped with Br William Empy 17 Exchanged one horse & harness for a yoke of cattle & Sucker Harness and five dollars store pay in Keosauqua Iowa sold also 20 yds carpet good rag for 2.50. sold a bed 26 lbs. at 25 cts and several other article I now had 23.37 ½ which was no trifling sum in those days 20 Drove into the country & exchanged for another horse for anothr yoke 24 Drove into Bonaparte again where I sold some more articles and bought some necessaries such as flour groceries [--]th[--] etc Drove back to camp as soon as possible found the roads much improved being now very good. Do not know the time I arrived there Father had lost his best ox & bought another of [---] Crosby ----- new page (MSS_497_019.jpg) June 25th 1846 I have found some states that I had omitted I write on an extra sheet & place the same in its proper place To day drove as far as Mechaniesburg on my return ten miles Stopped with brother Barkers people who were returning to the settlements for some reason or other 26 Took dinner with Sister Chaffin camped on the Prarie alone 27 Took dinner with a Blacksmith, who was a strong believer in our faith got some work done He gave me a succinct account of some of our brethren who have been caught lately stealing Horses 28 Took dinner with sister Free gave her news of her [---]band whom I had seen on the road. She baked me some b[---] to carry along 30 Took breakfast with Father Rigby on the head of Chariton river and stopped with Eldridges Company ———————————— July 1st Drove 24 miles camped with some brethren met Brothers Mumford Crosby and Crowel going back to work through Harvest 2. Drove to the Camp 16 miles found our people some 3 miles from camp west and all well They had lost one ox the best and bought another. 7 Tuesday went to meeting Heard Presidents Young and Kimball They had come from Council Bluffs to enlist soldier for the war gave my name but circumstances prevented my going 13 Started once more on our journey westward. Drove through a beautiful well watered country with but little timber but vast rolling praries. The streams were often of size & were bridged by the Pioneers of the first company this was on Monday 18 On the Nishnabotana river was a large village of Potawatamie Indians They crowded about our wagons to trade skins etc for biscuit Our order from Father Cutter were not to trade at all He was the captain of company & quite arbitrary Along the streams we always foun plenty of cold living springs so that we generally had good water The streams were generally soft & miry & dangerous for cattle 20 we were within 9 miles of the camp where we stopped on Keg creek we have had exellent roads & a pleasant journey 28 Tuesday moved on about 15 miles and stopped on the big Missouri bottoms within 3 miles of the ferry on the banks of the river a very swift muddy stream unwholesome to look at but not bad tasting This water is drank by the inhabitants Indians and Indian traders in preference to any other and is considered much more healthy than the springs ————— August 1st Saturday crossed the river our wagons on the boat and cattle swimming and drove 4 miles to the big camp at the cold springs 4 Most of the company left The next day we went on 10 or 12 miles and came to the camp This was mamed Cutters park & was calculated to stop here for the winter but after cutting our hay camp removed about 4 miles east to the river This was called [---]tem Quarters & here we built our houses ----- new page (MSS_497_021.jpg) Mount Pisgah July 1846 Found Father removed to the west side of Grand river which run through the settlement. Whilst we were here President B Young came back to enlist volunteers to go to the Mexican war There had been a requisition made by government through Captain Allen for a battallion of 500 men to march forthwith to the seat of war. The understanding at Washington through said men was that the saints were going to rebel against government and the calculations were that if they did comply with the unheared of requisition it would be considered a testimony against them of treason. However the Lord raised up a mem in the person of Col. Thomas Kane of Philadelphia who knew of the plot to destroy us and came in person to President Young whom he found encamped at Council Bluffs on Missouri river. The President immediately took measures to comply by sending or going to all the different camps & and soon succeeded in getting the quota of men Thus through the instrumentality of a Divine Providence we were once more rescued from apparent Death & the designs of political demagogues who sought to build themselves up on the downfall of the Saints. I gave my name to the Clerk with the expectation of going as soon as we could get to the Bluffs but being hindered from one cause or another did not get there until they had been gone a day or two Left Mount Pisgah in Father Alpheus Cutters company and went with him to the Bluffs Found him a very arbitrary kind of man & since apostatised and left the Church We came safe to the Missouri river which we crossed & went out some 10 or 12 miles to the main camp at the cold springs. A day or two after this the camp removed to Cutters park some eight or nine miles. Expecting to stop here for the winter. They stopped here & cut hay for the winter and afterwards removed to the river which was called Winter Quarters They stayed here built Houses hauled wood for winter built a gust mill and took the best care they could of themselves and of the sisters whose Husbands were in the army Father was appointed Bishop over one of the wards of the Town. The Bishops had all of the principal business to do They were to look after the poor who were almost without number they had to build a Council House for meetings etc. Through the winter the weather was very severe the Thermometer fell to 23 below zero. To this add a cold north wind & you have the sum total Our cattle were driven away north where there were large beds of rushes where the cattle in ordinary times lived fat but ours owing to their leanness snow and frost died in great numbers The scurvy made its appearance in camp. many sickened and died whilst aged people & frequently middle aged were so affected that they never recovered their health. The young children & those born generally died; My Mother never recovered from an attack of the scurvy. The necessaries of life to say nothing of comforts and conveniences were hardly to be found and those that had them generally divided with those that had not. For want of comforts a great many died when their illness was not severe ----- new page (MSS_497_022.jpg) Winter Quarters 1847 In the month of January started for St Joseph Missouri 160 miles with an ox team in company with Benjamin T Mitchell with team Had very cold weather but slept in our wagons. Went as far as Oregon a little town near the Missouri lines. Got loads of provisions and groceries & came safely home & sold our loads & made some profit During the fall we done considerable work for the Resident on the Mill Etc for which I got some money This we saved & with it bought my load March 14 In the spring March 14 Left the Camp for Mo. to get work. 21 Arrived in St Joseph on Sunday being just one week travelling 160 miles most of the way with an ox team Put up with Br. Jacob Pert from Nauvoo. The Saints would always be together if possible & were always known 22. Began work for morland digging with spade at 50 cents per day which was little wages for hard work but work I was bound to have & engaged the first opportunity worked for him 2½ days 25 Worked ½ day framing for Mines and Nixon at 75 cts & boarded myself P.M. Began work for Middleton & Perry & Co. Merchants at 75 cts perday and 37½ extra for evening till 10 clock shelling corn Began board with brother Pert $1,25 per week which was kind in them 27 Received of M.P. & Co. $2,50————————————— April 3 Do " " 6,25 This is rather slow getting through the world 10 Have been at work for different ones through the week Received 4,4717 Saturday. Received for wages $4,12. This an honorable way of obtaining hoing 19 No work. The Gentiles are kind to those that acknoweledge to be Saints 20 Worked for M.P. & Co. They do not like those that deny their profession & sometimes sometimes Have been here 4 weeks & 3 days & have received for wages $19.78 My expenses out have been $7,20 for beard 21 Started for home on foot in company with Br Ira Allen who has been my laborer and lodger. I have enjoyed good company who were brethren 25 Sunday about 3 PM. came home safe & sound being on the road 4½ days on foot which was very hard for me being the first that I ever done all well Have been 6 weeks from home. Our cattle had come up minus two yoke of oxen & two cows & those the best we had. This breaks up all calculations for going west this season There has been in the camp this winter a half breed Indian negro who styled himself a prophet the ancient of days whose hair as wool &c. &c. He has induced some to follow him across the river to Mosquito Creek. He has since left his company taken his wife and gone south to his own tribe in consequence of a Sermon preached by Elder Orso Hyde against his doctrine. June 6 Have assisted Father in plowing & planting 10 acres of corn which is coming on nicely The fence is now made Yesterday the first company of saints started west following the track of the pioneers with whom were the Twelve. Who left here about the first or middle of March. Some of the company start to day Some tomorrow etc, It sometimes looks scaly but I should like to be along 26 Saturday. Left home for Mo. in horse wagon belonging to Jesse McCollin Drove some 15 miles camped on the prarie – had the hardest rain I ever experienced On account of high water were obliged to take the bluff road 27 Sunday drove about 30 miles 28 Crossed Nishnabotana river at Hunsakers ferry which is now 80 rods but not half as wide as it has been & is rapidly falling about noon ----- new page (MSS_497_023.jpg) Winter Quarters June 29 1847 Took Breakfast with old Mr Mathews and supper with Mr Welch 30 Left MacCaslin who bought a load of corn to take home & went on foot Took breakfast with father Lake passed through Savannah put up six miles below with a Missourian ——————— July 1st ———————— Took breakfast with a Frenchman one mile from St Joseph found Father but no work After paying for supper had ten cents left 2 Worked for Morland for 25 cents 3 Working for Fowler digging very hot Received 75 cts began board with
Tufts 4 Attended Church The preaching sounded very much like nonsense Sunday 5 Worked for Father on a House with him & Brother Tufts 7 Paid my board and left to go into the country harvesting but finding no work I took my way to Weston some 30 miles below on the river8 Stopped with a Farmer & hired to assist him in reaping but on rising in the morning he told me he did not want me as he had made different arrangements so I took my breakfast & sloped 9 Got into Weston but found no employment Went across the river to Fort Leavenworth about 3 miles below. They did not want to hire except teamsters for Santa Fe I did not want to go went 11 Worked for Turner carrying brick for 2 masons which I found afterward was two mens work At night very tired Received 75 cts 13 Monday Began work for P Meeks haying at $1,00 per day 1 mile from Father came to Weston to day. He did not know of my whereabouts Worked for Meeks all the week Paid me 5,25 20 Monday commenced work for Charles Kay haying stayed with him two weeks Had very good times not being expected to cut more than one acre of light timothy hay per day Mad in 3 weeks beside board 16.87 This I then thought doing pretty fair business—————————————— August 1 Sunday sent a letter home by Empy 5 Began work for Turner driving Team hauling brick sand etc at 75 25 Received of Turner $10,87 The weather most of the time has been very hot causing much sickness The Thermometer ranging from 88 to 106——— Sept 6 Sent home 2,00 by Burgess Having to send money for the use of family Etc——— October 1st Left Turner He paid me $26,62 Same day began work for Joseph Fisher on Owens & Estills new ware house at $1,00. Father was here 8 Sent home 2,50 very good place to work but very warm 28 Sent home by Gates. 3,50 From this I worked for Fisher & Owen & Estill Sometimes as carpenter sometimes in the Pork House always making it a rule to have work of some kind. The citizens were generally friendly——— December 30. Went across the river to work at the fort on Government works at framing a carpenters shop at 20,00 per month This was much better than I had been used to never going to work until after breakfast and quitting always before sun down 31 At noon to day had liberty all hands to stop work & go where we liked until Monday morning sunrise. Same day came over to Weston and purchased clothing & blankets as we were obliged to bed ourselves The hand with exception of the Mormons were a rough drinking rowdy set. There were 16 Mormons & some of them could put to shame the worst Jany 15 Received my discharge of Hillbush the head mechanic & also Fathers Received my pay & crossed over to Weston same night Saturday 17 Began work for Horace Rockwell & boarded worked for him five days 25 Tuesday Began work for Mr Lindsay at 1,25 per day worked 8¾ days——— Feby. 5 Saturday Attended Martins funeral a brother from the bluff who had died here ----- new page (MSS_497_024.jpg) Weston Missouri February 7th 1848 Monday took a job of Lindsay for my part of which I got 3,33 9 Took a small job of Dietz finished at 12 next day Received a letter from home dated Jany. 4 20 The week past has been so very warm that I have already put by my flannels &c the grass begins to start the wheat fields are quite green the river is on the rapid rise & every thing betokens an early spring Sent home most of my things by an ox team expecting to go soon Paid Mrs Benner for board since coming from the fort 6,00 27 The weather has been for the week past 2 days quite cold the rest of the week moderately warm worked ½ days for O & E the balance for Gilbert at 125 29 Tuesday Two men arrested for stealing money Horace Rockwell a professed Mormon & Jacob Ralls a youngster They were sent to prison for want of bail After their acknowledgement to stealing & showing where they hid the money. they stood trial twice———————————————————————— March 2. A fire was discovered about 3 this morning in T F Warners warehouse which was filled mostly with hemp some wheat 12 lbls Lard & Kegs powder &c. The Lard & most of the Hemp was burnt but the wheat & powder were got at before the fire reached them. It was the work of an incendiary During the fire the House of Mr L Waldron was entered a trunk opened & robbed of $1350, in cash. beside some other attempts in different places This week worked 2 days for Gilmore & 1½ days for Gilbert laid still 2½ days for Snow some think that the Mormons set the house on fire 11 Saturday This week have worked 4 days for Gilbert 1½ for Nobles ½ day fom gilmore first 7,50 Sent home by C. Foster 39¼ yds sheeting some dys stuff bench planes &c. 25 To day squared accounts with the people of Weston to leave for home having been in & about here for since the 7 of July last almost nine months. Weston is a place of a great deal of business on account of its proximity to the fort The town contains some 200 buildings one half are dwellings an abundance of Taverns and groceries two or three churches &c. So that Weston contains the usual supply of Loafers Clerks Drunkards and priests that is common to the towns of the Western States. I have cleared besides all expenses since entering Weston $66,00 The Whole amount received since leaving home 213,83. The people here are generally friendly to the saints and will give them employ in preference to their own people because they will do more work & better Monday Feb. 14 Nicholas Benner & his wife Martha were baptized by Father. They were the people with whom we have boarded & made our home in weston Made May God bless them for their kindness to us while we were strangers in a strange land They are Germans & good people. 26 Sunday Old Mrs Hubendahl Mrs. Benners mother was baptized by Father 27 Left Weston for home went to St Josephs. 30 miles feet very sore 28 To Savannah 12 miles put up with Br Mumfords people who have removed to this place to make a pit out for the mountains ——— April Reached home Saturday after an absence of nine months & six days Found a great many rigging their wagons for Salt Lake Valley as the pioneers had been there & mad a location. Many were leaving for the other side of the river not having sufficient fit out 13 Left home for Mo. once more with one yoke of cattle & wagon for wheat got my wheat ground into flour & returned on the 27th ----- new page (MSS_497_025.jpg) Winter Quarters May 25 1848 Thursday. Left Winter Quarters & bade adieu to the town [---] all its associations. Not forgetting the burial ground where hundreds of saints have found a final resting place. And to judge of its appearance is large enough for the town to have been settled for at least 20 years or more. Left about noon on our journey westward the weather was very hot & oppressing this afternoon [---] with H. C. Kimballs company on the prarie. 26 Drove to Brighams camp some 5 or 6 miles. His family camont 27 Drove to the Elk Horn about 18 miles. From the bluffs of this river had a view of the Big Platte river some 6 or 7 miles distant 28 Snday This morning considerable rain fall. There is now about 200 wagons on this side to cross which is done on a raft of logs one wagon at a time the cattle swimming. The stream is not wide 30 Crossed the river & moved into line. Thursday & Friday went Fishing with a seive in a small lake near by which in common with all of these small lakes had no outlet. Caught for my part some 20 or thirty mostly buffalo. These are small & the seive reaches from shore to shore to shore. They abound with fish of different kinds ________ June 3 Saturday Left the Elk Horn & drove about 11 miles to the big Platte. Before leaving the Horn we were organized into companies of 100 wagons. These were subdivided into fifties & again into tens Wm G Perkins was captain of 100 Eleaser Miller of 50 & George Alley of 10 One Company left yesterday one the day before 1 or Brighams & all of Hebers companies are in the rear. about midway between [--] Horn & here we were visited by a very severe hail storm with wind and rain from the west We turned the ends of our wagons to it and our cattle loose. It lasted for half an hour in which our called 4 Sunday Do not travel today. The Platte is nearly as wide & about the e[-]l[-]r of the Missouri river but very shallow & hard at the bottom Here as at the Horn there is a liberty pole raised by the Pioneers 5 Left and drove 13 1/4 miles encamped on Platte where it comes round an island 6 Late [---] Drove to Shell Creek stopped to feed saw some Buffalo grass. Drove 12 miles encamped by a lake near the loup Fork of Platte Rained hard all night & some through the day 8 Did not travel Rained in the forenoon found plenty of s[---]t [-]lag 9 One of the company killed an elk moved on to looking glass creek 10 Very hot travelled slow stopped about noon for the sisters to wash etc one brother killed 2 antelope. They appeared to be tolerably plenty 11 Sunday meeting at 9 A M 12 Passed the Missionary Station of 1846. Stopped at noon on Plumb creek P. M. Passed the remains of old pawnee village which burnt and plundered buy the Sioux in the summer of 1846 Lat. 41°.24'.29" al 1,090 crossed cedar river by doubling teams & caraled for night. This is near the old Pawnee corn fields in and around them are holes of various sises dug for the purpose of secreting their grain ale they keep it in this manner from damp. Ate for a long time. Found Chalk which appears plants 13 Passed the remains of another village camped at the fork of Loup Fork. 13 [--] miles 14 Crossed the river by doubling teams going up streams 3/4 mile sometimes in se[-]t[--] 3 feet & sometimes on dry sand bars. The bottom is sand and quick sand which caused the wagons to jolt very bad as on a rough road. ----- new page (MSS_497_026.jpg) Loup Fork June 15th 1848 President B Youngs Company came across A M. very hot PM heavy rain which lasted most of the night Caraled about a mile from the ford above 17 Saturday Pres. H. C Kimball & company came safe across 18 Meeting in Pres. Youngs company P. M. drove about 5 miles wet road Stopped near the Bluffs Snows Company ahead Perkins next then Pulsiphers B Youngs & last of all H.C. Kimballs 19 Drove to Prarie Creek very wet bad road in the morning then came sand hills as bad some heavy wagons had to have help a number stayed on the prarie some teams gave out One ox died Brought wood from Loup Fork This was a very hard days drive. & brought us all in confusion 20 Drove to Wood Creek in Br. Youngs company roads dry dusty & Level Platte river close by Grand Island opposite 21 Stopped on Platte noticed rushes in great quantities yesterday & today A guide board here put up by the pioneers of 1847 Buffalo grass plenty 22 Brought our wood no timber to day Drove our Cattle 1½ miles to the river to drink 23 Stopped half mile from Platte water & wood near crossed Buffalo Creek head Grand Is. 24 Encamped at some small Lakes no wood but plenty of Buffalo dung or chips 25 Sunday drove 4 or 5 miles & stopped on Platte some wood which is growing scarcer. every day Meeting 6 P.M. Have drove in the past week over 100 miles Road good & level Cool nights & tolerably cool days plenty of wind & dust Sometimes dig for water to drink which is cool & good some 5 or 6 feet deep Have been in the Buffalo Country for 2 or 3 days but not many in sight Game scarce. Plently of Prarie Dogs which are about the size of a squirrel and live in holes Not an has been seen or heard of. Took a wash in the river. which is 4 feet in places from that to nothing two men went across it is about 1½ miles I should think Brigham Co. has 200 wagons 26 and 27 Whilst waiting for Kimballs Co. to come up done some Blacksmithing etc 28 Drove on Brought some wood & used some chips which are first rate to burn 29 Saw Buffalo on the other side of the river one was killed 30 Saw several Buffalo lumbering about some were killed some heavy sandy road. Stopped at the sand springs which are cool & clear & boil up from the bottom. No wood but plenty of chips which make a hot fire July 1 Good road halted a little after noon on Platte. Plenty of wood on an Island close by willow & some Cotton Wood Plenty of Buffalo a number have been killed The feed has been nearly eaten up by them Distance from winter quarters 306 miles staid over Sunday Back of the Bluffs all is sand sand Hills in profusion which more resemble waves of the sea though not so regular Amongst these Hills are thousands of buffalo of all sizes A Bull killed yesterday from end of his rump to end of his nose measured 9 feet 9 Sunday During the week our road has been mostly on the banks of Platte. Having passed the junction of the North & South forks the bottom grows narrow At some points the Bluff comes directly to the river when we have to rise them and then find heavy sandy raods At one place it was 3 or 4 miles across. Friday saw no fresh signs of buffalo Just at night crossed a very heavy high point of land Bluff at wolf creek near ½ mile across Sal. came to the lone tree at noon the only tree on this side This week It is a low but large tree cedar On one of its branches is the body of an Indian child wrapped up in buffalo skins PM Drove three or four miles & stopped opposite to Ash Hollow On The other side are six teams 2 of them Indian traders & 1 from Salt Lake valley They tell us that the Sioux have watching us from the head of grand Island About 25 miles ahead they are encamped with 100 Lodges & a 1000 Horses ----- new page (MSS_497_027.jpg) Ash Hollow July 9 1848 The news from the valley is good as could be expected. Our wood has been drift wood pine and cedar picked up along the river and Chips Thurs. one of our company killed a fine cow & calf this detained us that we did not get into camp till dark Had a heavy shower during the night 12 Crossed Crab Creek from which we could discern Chimney rock 30 or 40 miles distant shortly after raised the Bluff had heavy sandy road for 2 or 3 miles several dry creeks to cross The bottom was sand and gravel very hard for teams. Last night about 11 three Brethren came into camp from the valley. Some 18 teams were waiting for us at Snows Co. 11 miles farther on. Came up with them to day at 4 P.M Found several of our old acquaintence 13 Did not travel. P M. Had the pleasure of going back to help Kimballs teams through the Sand. About 9 P. M. had a very heavy storm of wind & rain 14 Cool and cloudy. Considerable sand on the road. Caraled near the river. A singular bluff on the opposite side called the Court House & resembling a large round building with a conical roof Chimney rock in sight all day dead ahead. The greater part of the valley teams were left at the Ferry on Platte from being foot sore etc, 15 Drove till late. Encamped opposite Chimney Rock. This has the appearance in the distance of a Hay Stack with the pole in the top 16 Sunday. Remained in camp. Wrote a letter to the valley. Had no wood & but few chips About 1½ miles from the river Dug for water about 5 feet found springs which boiled up until the well was nearly full. Here the companies were divided into fifties. for the purpos of being better prepared to find feed for our teams. Brighams was divided in four we travel in his Company yet. Grass is getting scarce 17 Had good road all day drove about 15 miles High broken bluffs on the opposite side Encamped about ½ mile from the river had another shower & heavy dew There is seldom any dew 18 Kimballs C. crossed the river also some of Brighams Stopped opposite Scotts Bluffs at noon good road. Camped on the head of a spring creek. This morning 4 men left camp bound for the valley with the mail 19 Some sand but not very heavy Stopped by a creek water cold & clear. Heavy wind most of the night Some Cos. ahead and some opposite side. A few chips & a little drift wood Our cattle sun, loose tonight for the first time on our journey Our custom has been to tie them up after feeding outsid the caral each one having a rope & a stake This was very good 20 Met O. P. Rockwell & 4 or 5 others from Salt Lake prospects good Stopped for night by the river banks and 15 miles from Fort Laramie So far this week the land has been very barren no grass except in patches. The prickly pears are very thick indeed 21 Crossed the main river by doubling teams. Good crossing weater not so deep as to run into our wagons. Drove about a mile & encamped near the river. Plenty of wood. The men from the S. L. left to return to Platte ferry 150 miles above. We are now in the Oregon emigrant, road a little more than 500 miles from Winter Quarters being half the distance to the valley Heavy shower before day this morning ----- new page (MSS_497_028.jpg) Fort Laramie July 22, 1848 Saturday Drove 17 miles. About noon crossed Laramies Fork of Platte at the old Fort which is in ruins. Fort Laramie is 2 miles up this stream & in plain sight but did not go to it. Drove about 5 miles farthr & stoppd for night. Saw a few Indians at noon. Plenty of mills ahead & on both sides of us. River narrow & deep. Feed scarce. Drove our cattle across the river 23 Sunday. Did not travel remained in Camp all day 24 Drove About 10 miles, Ascended the bluffs & shortly descended a very steep hill by locking both wheels. This is our introduction to Black Hills Encamped for night near the river Tolerably good feed & plenty of choke cherries. Plenty of red yellow & black currants & Large Bear Tracks 25 Passed the warm spring. After leaving the river had very good road P. M. A shower passed which laid the dust & cooled the air 26 Our road is up a dry sandy hollow, over a hill 1/4 mile long & down another hollow or ravine. Crossed Horse creek & camped for night The timber consists of Cedar, pine, ash & narrow leaf Cottonwood all of them short and scrubby. On our left is Laramie Peak at some distance 27 Rain last night & this morning. Laid by all day. Feed short and scarce. Had an ox, etc. Plenty of choke cherries, gooseberries & currants Met 4 brethren from Calafornia via Salt Lake bound for the States They had charge of the mail & brought us Letters & Papers 28 Hail and rain before day in torrents. Started late stopped early Drove 5 miles. found some feed & water Heavy rain fore part of the night 29 Drove about 12 miles over a very hilly road. Cold & Cloudy. Coats and mittens were very acceptable stopped on La Bontes river The water is quite red 30 Drove to day 19 miles stopped about dark on A La Prele river Feed scarce For game there are Buffalo Bear Antelope & some Mountain Sheep About a mile above the stream comes through under an arch farming something of a curiosity while above it is a deep narrow kanyon 31 Monday Laid in camp to rest our teams found some very good & drove them to it an ox died last night This is the fifth in our company some 3 or 4 Buffalo have been killed to day August First Drove 8 miles camped on Four [-]he Boise river road hilly feed scarce Lat. 42° 51" 5". Distance from W. Q. 610 miles from S Lake 421 miles 2. and 3. Sat & Sun. Laid by to set wagon tire shoe cattle etc etc Several Mountain Sheep & one Bear have been killed & brought in from the Mountain some 6 or 8 miles off. The Valley teams have been waiting at this point about six weeks Monday Drove 7 or 8 miles forded Platte for the last time & without doubling Two miles from the ford stopped & drove our cattle across the river to the best grass we have seen this side Laramie. The company was divided this morning into tens. We here leave Platte altogether 8 Drove 23 miles some hills but not bad. passed the Alkah Springs & stopped at a small clear spring No wood but plenty of Sage little grass 9 Drove 13 miles passed willow spring in 3 miles camped on Grease wood creek. Grass short. No wood but plenty of sage which here grows very large. some stalks were 8 feet high 8 6 or 8 inches in diameter P. M had a light shower 10 Six miles brought us to the saleratus like near the road where we got what we wanted It is in cakes on the surface of a pond sometimes 3 inches thick saw other lakes at a distance looking like snow Dug down 18 inches & found it in large quantities which appeared like saltpetre ----- new page (MSS_497_029.jpg) Independence Rock August 10th 1848 Four miles farther brought us to sweet water river water clear & cold. One mile farther came to Independence Rock where we stopped for night. No wood nor sage & but few chips This rock is about 600 yds long by 120 composed of coarse hard granite. There are hundreds of names painted & cut on the S. side next the road. Our road from Grease Wood has been heavy and sandy 11 Drove 5 miles & stopped to kill some meat. Near this is the Devils Gate The river here has forced a channel through a mountain whose perpendicular rocks rise 400 feet & just wide enough for the river to run & is ¾ of a mile through. choked in many places by large rocks which have fallen from above. At high water this must be a grand sight. Some boy have ascend to the top by a rugged path & were seen from below with their feet hanging over the giddy precipice careless of danger and dropping stones into the abyss. below counting the second which each took in its fall. This was foolhardy but boys will be boys. 12 Sat. Moved our camp up the river 1 mile to the foot of a rocky mountain. We stayed here until wednesday. but through bad management we killed but one Buffalo & part of this was spoiled 15 This morning found one of our oxen dead. During the day another died the two best which as minus Br Free lost an ox the same day 16 Left & drove 11 miles camped on Platte Heavy sand most of way Saw several dead cattle near the road 4 sick oxen in our company Buffalo have all left the road but antelope Bear Mountain Sheep Elk. Wolves &c; &c.; are to be met every day 17 Drove 10 miles stopped on the river to doctor our sick ox 18 Eight miles to day stopped at a rocky pass with wood & water plenty Plenty of dead cattle by the road side yesterday & to day Dunn lost a cow 19 Drove 9 miles camped on sweet water no wood or sage & but few chips Ice froze 1/8 inch thick for two nights past 20 Son Drove 16 miles without water or grass. About midway one of our best oxen gave out from his shoulder being out of place. We were obliged to leave him. He followed for a little way gave a sad look & turned out of the road and lay down. This ox & one sick made us another yoke less but still drag along slowly wondering what will whappen next Brother Free lost a cow to day Encamped on sweet water plenty of wood & grass One of the boys killed an Antelope 21 Drove 9 miles & stopped on the river. Free lost an ox which had been sick some

resentatives for Fer. County officers &c 27 Went to see my wheat. Heavy winds have lodged it some. Sunday 28.29.30 Harvesting wheat for Father 31 making frames for Bundy —————— August 1 Went up Emigration for wood Homer upset his wagon which rolled over 2 or 3 times into a deep ravine breaking the tongue reach & some spokes. Got his wagon out & mended it some but left his load & camped for night Had a cucumber for dinner the firs this season 2 Picked about half bushel of service Berries. Started for home an hour before sunset having 10 or 12 miles to travel got out of the kanyon before dark 3 Sunday very warm. Went down to see my wheat 4 Today & thurday last made 3 door & 2 window frames for Bundy amounting to 8,00 & with it bought a very large kip skin at the church store 5 Done some running about finished hay rack & hauld a load of hay from Fathers 6 Went down to my lot cut some wheat & some hay. A little rain after dark 7. 8 Cutting wheat on my lot home each night Smart shower the 8th 9 Finished cutting wheat one piece about noon 50 Dozen & came home P.M attended court martial Got fined for delinquent $1,00 Light shower just at at night Bought half a pint of Brandy at Holladays store for Sickness price $1,00 Moderate 10 Sunday. 11 Got Homer to go down with me to cut my wheat 12 AM. Cut oats for Palmer to make me a pair of shoes PM haule a load hay for homer 13 AM. Done some business up town P.M Hauled a load of hay for Homer 14 This morning sold 1½ bush onions to H. Warners store PM Homer & I cut wheat for Mrs Terrill Her wheat is the largest I ever saw It is the seven headed Calafornia wheat as high as my nose We counted in one head 150 grains 15 Homer & I worked for Mrs. Terrill cutting wheat 16 Went with Homer for my wheat got 2 large loads & cut some more 17 Sunday 18 Hauled a load of wheat 22 doz large sheaves 18 P.M. My wife presented me with a fine healthy Daughter Weight 7lbs 1 oz Named . Sarah Hannah. 19 Puttering round home J E. Mumford came to help us 20 Threshed a small grist of wheat 21 cut a little more wheat 22 This morning exchanged a bush onions for salt Onions rating at 2,00 Salt 1,50 23 Cutting hay on my lot Hauled a small load J. E. M went home 24 Sunday wife very smart. She got up dressed herself & set up most of the day 25 Cut a little hay & brought home a small load of wheat Weather cooler 26 Cutting hay Very hard wind could not load 27 Father came from Iron Co. Cutting hay brought a small load home 28 A M Hewed deepers for Palmer PM Smoked an Elk skin for pants A light front last night but did no damage 29 Cut a little hay & brought home a good load Hard frost last night 30 Went to officer drill P.M. Tinkered about home 31 Sunday had a visit from Mrs. Terrill September 1 Homer & I hauled and stacked Mrs. Terrills wheat 2 Went to mill Creek kanyon to get shingle timber out 2 loads and get it down the mountain ready for loading ----- new page (MSS_497_044.jpg) September 3, 1851 Took a load to machine about 5 miles got back about noon During my absence, fire from somebodys camp had got out & was running over the mountains at a rapid rate on my return the wind blowing a perfect gale It had burned my box & dinner robe & wagon cover $15,00 My bed & dinner being gone I faced about & started for home taking an a load of slabs at Thompsons Mill & got home about dark 4 Tinkerd about home Sold 2 bush onions at 2,00 at Williams store 5.6 Father & I threshed my stock of wheat & cleaned 8½ bush 2 yoke & Horse 7 Sunday. Conference preaching by different ones 8 Conference. Judge Broechus M, S Judge sport of A M and got a combing over by Pres. Young The worst kind PM by different ones & some business 9 Reading by different ones PM The Bishops got a lecture from Pres Young a good deal on Tithing 10 Conference continued till noon Pres. Young put it to vote that all hands should obey the word of wisdom & pay up their Tithing by beginning anew & pay one tenth of all they possess & also all their produce & labor Tithing Conference adjourned til 7 Oct next P.M Cleaned up wheat 11 Tinkered around home 12 cleaned up my wheat had 35 bushels 13 Took up my tithing wheat 3½ bush & earned 3½ to the Mill 14 Sunday Been at home all day 15 16 Helped Father to thresh his wheat 17 Started about 2 in the mom for the kanyon Got home an hour before sunset with good land work 18. 19 Hauled 2 loads from Red Butte 3 loads made 3 cords 2 or 3 light showers to lay the dust 20 A.M. Officer drill PM Put in wagon tongue for Thos Jenkins Heavy rain in the night house 21 Sunday 22 AM. Fixed my wagon P M run around town etc 23.24 Hauled two loads from Red Butte good wood & cord loads 25 Hauled my straw home from Fathers very warm 26 A M Tinkered about home PM. The body of James Monson was buried. He was shot by Howard Egan whose wife had had a child by Monroe some time since Egan went east about 70 miles to meet Monroe who had charge of Reeses Merchant train took him aside & while in conversation cooly & deliberately drew a revolver & blew out his brains. The pistol not being more than six or eight inches from his head. Egan is at liberty as yet but will have a trial no doubt Heavy rain most of the night 27 General Co. training arrangement were made for 3 days muster to begin 7 of Oct. next P. M light showers 29 Pulled some onions & dug some potatoes etc 30 Began working tithing on Hutchinsons House Sold 3½ bush onions & potatoes & 150 lbs flour for 10,00 gold ——————————— October 1st ——————————— worked tithing on Hutchinsons Hous sheeting & shingling. This evening went up to a Jews store & bought a coat price $14,00 Ten $ in states gold bringing 11 in valley coin 2 Worked tithing on B youngs new born raising roof wedding at Mr Mumfords this evening. Mr. John Dilworth to Miss Josephine & Mumford by Pres B. Young Dancing till 12 or 1 3.4 Worked on Pres Youngs Barn raising roof. Cold rain with frost during the night 5 Sunday Pres Young advised all new comers to go south 6 Conference Dug some potatoes & cut some broom corn 7.8 Three days camp muster. came home 2nd day on account of rain 9.10.11 Slowed on Father Millers 5 acre lot for wheat to be sowed on shares to give him one third in the shock & I find seed Hard frost each night 13 Finished plowing 14 washed & limed seed wheat 15 Went up to shingle machine & engaged 1,600 shingles & 300 both price of shingles $10,00 per thousand Spent the evening at Mr Bundys 16.17 Sowed & harrowed 5 acres wheat 18 went for my shingles & got my table home price 12,00 19 Sunday Went to meeting A M preaching by Orson Pratt ----- new page (MSS_497_045.jpg) October 20th 1851 & 21 Tinkered around home 22 Went up north with horses & carriage to br. John Crosbys took my family & sister Hannah Crosby & family Pres B Young Started south for Pawan valley 23 This morning saw a large meteor in the west between day light & sunrise Got up my cattle went to mill & plowed furrows for water in my wheat which is up fine 24 Helped Father ½ day to dig my potatoes He has the job to dig them for every 8th bush 25 Digging potatoes ½ day for Father he has dug 93 bush 15. of them Meshanaes the rest blues all first rate potatoes. Making 150 bush this season 135 after paying for digging 26 Sunday. At home reading. About the first of this month A Cloud burst in mill Creek Kanyon on the mountain above Porters Mil Causing a perfect deluge A span of mules & wagon were carried away. The mules & a horse were killed & the wagon broke in pieces One man made a narrow escape by leaving his wagon which was carried down some distance on to a pit of 27 Puttered around & hauled a load of sand for Pendleton 28 Hauled another load of sand & got some shoes set on my cattle P.M. hauled a load 29 Took 14 bush potatoes & 10 of onions & 7 heads of Cabbage for my tithing. Traded an order on the Church store. got what I could put in my vest pocket Hauled a load of sand Evening took 2 bush. wheat to Bringhurst for grain Cradle 1 Bush onions & 3 ½ potatoes to Bird for balance on table & 2 bush onion to Mr. Crosby 30 Hauled a load of Clay & began lathing for plaster 31. Finished lathing November 1st. Went to Red Butte Kanyon for wood got home 3 PM One of my cattle very lame from a crack in his hoof Thomas Mosely & Benjamin finished cutting tops off onions making 130 bush raised this season 2 Sunday 3. Hauled a load of wood from Red Butte in company with Homer 4.5 Shingled Kitchen & Battery with Fathers help It took about 2,000 shingles 6 Hauled a load of wood 7. Took 10 bush potatoes & 1 of onions to amy for tin wire 8 Hauled a load of wood Snow & rain in the Kanyon Got home 2 P.M 9 Sunday Cool. 10 Knocking around town &c 11 Hauled a load of stone for Bird for Bedstead Pleasant but muddy 12 P.M. Hauled a load of stone for Bird 13 Got some hair for plastering Hauled a load of gravel etc 14 Bought a cow of Elias Smith & drove her my heifer & oxen onto the range near the Jordan Mill. Found a cow that I turned out more than a year since She was very fat & I was informed that she was claimed by George Grant & he had been trying to get some one to her in for him. She was branded with my flesh brand on her hip & Fathers horn brand & both visible. Got home 2 hours after dark. Forded Jordan after dark & ran the risk of drowning by missing the ford but did not know it till after I crossed 15 Began plastering. Froze in the shade all day. Rain during the night 16 Sunday Pleasant but stormy at night 17 Mr. Russell plastered AM Rainy PM. Pleasant 18 Finished plastering P.M. went up town the hardest wind I have ever seen here 19 Carried 1¼ bush onions to Ludington for city Tax $2.07. Pres B Young paid me $20,00 in gold toward 420 bush onions Done some trading at Reeses. Bought blue blanket coat 13.00 very fine pants 5.00 Clock at Lefferings 7.00 Sundries at williams 4.00 20 Workman killed my cow The quarters weighed 550 lbs. let half go to pay smith for his cow had 70 lbs rough Tallow 21 Secured my onions beets carrots cabbage & potatoes for winter. Cold with snow squalls Cut up & salted my beef in the evening snow 3 inches during the night 22 Officer drill Called the Roll & went home PM made shed for cow & calf 23 Sunday 24 Went to mill &c 25 worked on tithing on George Grants house warm & muddy 26 A M worked on Grantsho house PM on Grants A scaffold fell & I came near going to th cellar but did fall more than 8 or 10 feet & caught by a joist & hung by one arm some lame cold N W wind all day ----- new page (MSS_497_046.jpg) November 27 1851 Shingled on Carpenters shop on the north side cool N W wind 28 Helped to raise the fourth bent of Tabernacle & shingled some. Came home and went to school at the request of the Trustees. Mr Barker the teacher has been found fault with by most of the ward for his severity & incapacity ofor school teaching It appears that he has no rules & consequently no order but whips promiscuously as the fit takes him with a whip lash which he carries in his pocket A number of the smaller ones he has knocked down with his hand on their heads. The trustes appeared to think he was getting along first rate & that he would subject the school as by degrees & eventually have a good school I told them they would not have a good school because he did not know enough to teach one. Maill from U S 29 Worked half a day shingling came home & went to mill Cool & cloudy 30 Sunday Stormy toward night. During the night about 2 inches of snow December 1.2.3.4.5.6.8.9.10.11.12 Working Scoring & hewing timber for tabernacle on tithing 13 Sold 4 or 5 bushels of onions and secured some more 14 Sunday went down in the big field for my horse 15 Went t o look my cattle found them about 20 miles up Jordan all looking exceeding well & in good feed. Drove my heifer within 4 miles of home. Cold riding 16 Done some running about town & turned my Horse in the Big Field Lyesum at Jenkins 17.18.19 Worked on the tabernacle each day 20 Killed my hog He weighed 180 lbs. The last 2 weeks have been very cold cloudy The sun has scarcely been seen in the valley during this time 21 Sunday snowed most of the day & part of the night 22 Father & I began work on Georg Matsons house at $2.50 per day. Take our pay in wheat at 1.50 per bush showry with some sunshine 23 Worked for Matson Cool & Cloudy Received a ticket for Christmas Ball at the carpenters shop on Temple Block exclusively for public hands 24 Done some running about town severe head ache at night 25 Warm & pleasant during the day went to the Ball. More than 200 couple present & plenty of room. Sixteen cotillions dancing at once It went off in perfect good order commencing at 10 AM & broke up at 10 PM to begin again at 10 tomorrow B Young presiding Opened & closed by prayers 26 27. Working for Matson Cloudy with wind 28 Sunday Cloudy hunted my heifer 29. 30 Cased & hung 2 doors for myself, warm & pleasant 31 Pleasant Shingled on Tabernacle Tonight attend a party at Mumfords went off well January 1st 1852 Attended a party at Mr Mumfords last evening it being Mr Beaties 24th birth day the evening passed very agreeably with dancing till 2 A M To day Thanksgiving appointed by Governor Fine & fair at home all day 2 Shingled till 2 P.M when the shingles gave out & went into court to trial of Spaniards 3 Worked near half a day on tabernacle Cool with some rain 4 Sunday 5 worked on Matsons house 9.10 Shingling on Tabernacle 11 Sunny warm 12.13 Shingling The most of winter I have seen in the valley very little snow or rain 14 Worked on painters platform Cold day & very cold night 15 A M. Scoring & hewing sleepers for granary PM worked in the cellar of tithing store putting in granary. The store House is full to overflowing with grain & vegetables till they are obliged to store their wheat in the cellar 16.17 Worked in the Cellar 18 Sunday 19 in the Cellar make but 9 hours sinc 20 On partition in painters shop 21 half day on partition PM on waste gate for machine shop Bryce cut his knee with Broad axe 1½ snow fell last night The balance of the month working tithing quite pleasant most of the time went to some dancing schools Almanacks valley made worth 50 cts ----- new page (MSS_497_047.jpg) February 1st 1852 Sunday Fair warm & pleasant went up in the pasture & drove my cow home 2 Worked 7½ hours on Presidents barn Attended a picnic party of the Second Quorum at the 13th ward School house commencing at 4 P M. with singing & prayer & continued with music & dancing with some exhorting by the Presidents until 1 O clock when it broke in good order Everything went off in perfect harmony. This is my birth day I am now 29 years of age ——————— Thoughts of the Moment Time time how swiftly thou dost move. Throughout my life may I revere Fleeting as on wings of wind The power of Godliness Before one thinks a year rolls round And leaves a so comey behind And when my race on earth is run And I from time remove O that my time the coming year O may I with the righteous come May be spent in usefulness To dwell with Christ on Earth LB 3 Warm & pleasant Worked laying floor in Presidents barn 4 Warm but a little cloudy Laying floor My cow calved 5 Warm & pleasant Scoring & hewing sleepers Father quit work sick 6 Foggy & cloudy Hewing sleepers for the Lumber yard Light shower last night 7 Foggy with a little rain Scoring and hewing 8 Went to Quorum meeting this evening Sunday 9 Worked in Tabernacle cutting circles for arch. Evening attended a party at Sister Crosbys 10 Warm & pleasant. Worked in the Tabernacle cutting circles 11 Scoring & hewing sleepers for Machine Shop. 12 Scoring & hewing sleepers for another grain bin in cellar of Tithing Store 27 feet long by 17 wide & 6 high The pins in another part of the cellar will hold at least 3500 bushels & are full which is not half the grain on hand 13 Worked on bin in cellar Damp & Cloudy. County court has been in session for near a month. Plenty of business for Lawyers Several have been tried & found guilty of stealing. Five are now wearing ball & chain One Lance has one on each Leo Tis said there is a large band of cattle theives 14 Worked on grain bin warm & pleasant 15 Sunday Attended meeting at the Council House Sermon by Pres Young Fine & warm This evening Alexander Williams of Provo Utah Conty took to wife Mrs Eliza Terrill my wifes sister She has always opposed to plurality of wives but has finally become a second wife herself 16 Worked on wheat bin in the cellar 17 Half a day on bin P M on presidents barn 18 Getting sleepers into the machine shop & putting them down 19 Laying sleepers in machine shop Babe quite sick all night 20 Worked at home digging & boiling parsnips for molasses 21 Worked at home PM. went up to Mr Terrill to see her new man & took supper. They tried to get up a dance but could get no volunteers I came home & went to a trial at Fathers concerning a young cow that 2 men claimed One mom went away pleased the other greatly dissatisfied What honor To The Bishop 22 Sunday meeting at the council house sermon by B Young on mingling with Gentiles 23 Worked laying floor in machine shop 24 Half day laying floor & ½ day hewing sleepers 25 Hewing sleepers. Paid the balance of state tax at the Tithing office amounting to 6,18 26 AM Hewing sleepers PM at the Presidents barn 27 worked at a sawyers pit 28 Cool & windy worked half day in machine shop snow fall during the night 29 Sunday Had a visit from Mr Beatie & Lady windy with a light snow ----- new page (MSS_497_048.jpg) March 1st 1852 Cool & cloudy at the church barn 2 cool & cloudy at the church barn 3 Strong south wind went up Jordan 20 miles for my oxen found them & got home about 5 P. M. but very tired 4 Plowed half my Lot North wind most of the day 5 Wind from S. Plowed & harrowed some Planted a few potatoes & peas & sowed some onions 6 Plowed on my 10 acre Lot left my cattle in the field In the evening went to last dancing school S wind strong 7 Sunday meeting at Council House preaching by L Snow & AP Rockwood S wind snow at night 8 went up town PM cleaned Beets for Molasses warm & fair 9 Took 8 bush beets to Lamsons to work up on shares. PM hunted my oxen S wind 10 Went 6 or 7 miles over Jordan & found my oxen got home 10 AM P.M & evening snowed S wind 11 Went uptown cold & wet 12 cold & muddy read all day 13 Got my Molasses 6 qts from 8 bush. beets. The whole is not worth three cents Lamson Bought a wash Tub at church store price $6,00 14 Went to Quorum meeting this evening 15.16.17.18.19 Worked laying floor in the Tabernacle Cool weather & wet finished 20 Took my calf up in the pasture P.M. set out some Holly hocks weather fair 21 Sunday went to meeting in the forenoon 22 Went for my oxen found them up Jordan about 13 miles with my cow rode about 12 miles without a saddle or bridle Drove cow down to the pasture 23 Plowed on my 10 acre lot left my oxen in the field warm & pleasant 24 Went over Jordan for my oxen again took my yearling calf over sowed & harrowed oats finished came home & went to the tithing store for 7 bush potatoes 25 Made a gate and cut a bed cord of raw hide fair 26 Stormy & squally most of day 27 Went up to pasture for my cow that calved yesterday got home 10 AM went to training 28 Sunday Cold east wind got 150 lbs hay of Gregory paid 1,28 meeting in evening 29 Cool & Cloudy Pattering around home. Dancing school in the evening 30 Cool Planted a few peas & made some onion beds 31 Sowed some onion seed & set out 90 large onions for seed P. M . Went to a pic nic party at the Bath House Three dancing schools were present. It went off in tolerable order caught a chap pilfering my eatables After midnight April fools were made quite plenty April 1 Sowed some onion seed 2 Pleasant sowed some onions 3 Got my pay of George Matson for work done in January in wheat & took it to Mill AM Fair PM. heavy rain got caught in it & got wet U S mail came in Congress trying to have another Governor in stead of Brigham 4 Sunday. Reading by John Tippets Evening met with my Quorum very good meetings 5 Worked about home P.M. got a large wooden bowl from the Church Store Bought Mrs 6 To days begins the Church Conferenc 22 years to day since this Church was organized with but six members & has spread to the four quarters of Earth and now nubers near 80,000 & continues to spread rapidly in all countries where it has The Russian or Prussian Monarch I forget which has made a request of Pres. Young. through his embassador at Washington & Dr Bernhisel our delegate for all the Mormon publications as he wished to investigate our doctrine To day was dedicated to the Lord The Tabernacle which has been mostly built sinc last sept conference & will hold 2300 people & is very convenient for seeing & hearing There were people sufficient to fill two such houses. Dedication prayer read by Dr Willard Richards. Preaching by several One sermon by Pres Young Meeting at 2 & 6 PM. U S Judges have made their official report at congres with many falsehoods as I have read it It is reported that Poniphan of Ms is appointed Per 7 People assembled early & when the doors were opened the house filled to excess in less than half an hour A. M. was occupied in business ----- new page (MSS_497_049.jpg) April 7th 1852 P M .– a general manifesto was read being an account of the receipt & reimbursement of funds paid in Tithing since coming to here The cost public bublic buildings etc etc & showed that after paying all demands there would be between 30 & 40,000 of property on hand. But this property will command cash therefore it is requested that the brethren should contribute of their surplus cattle & Horses to pay those debts that have been contracted at the stores meeting at 6 P M 8 Meeting began at 9 A.M lectures on Education etc 9 Meeting as usual. Seventies Conference for business at 4 P M. 10 Meeting at 9 A.M. All male members met at 6 PM house Full Pres Young preached some new doctrine respecting Adam etc Excellent discourse I thought 11 Preaching by different ones. by A Corrignton on medicine etc followed by remarks from President Young Kimball & others 12 A M stayed at home & wife went P M both went. My wife has been at home most of conference on account of the children 13 Sowed onions all day Worked very hard 14 Worked for Father killing hog sowing parsneps harrowing etc 15 Today Homer started for Salt Creek about 100 miles south to make himself a farm Hunted most of the day for my horse found near Cotton Wood Creek south Father has two city lots. Bought a load of Daniel Miller $5,00 the first load of wood I ever bought 16 Carlos boy began herding 3 cows for having my horse to ride 17 Sowed Beets Carrots & parsnips. Got home Mrs Williams store to use & set it up In the evening went Vances a short time for a dance 18 Worked for the public on a house in 6th ward very warm indeed 19 Sunday Quorums meeting this evening Isaac Nash was dropped for going to Calafornia contrary to counsel Preaching at 10 by Pres Young Much good instructions were & good doctrine was advanced by him 20 Warm & pleasant worked most of the day on the roof of the Pres. office 21 A M worked on Wolleys house P. M on Presidents office. 22 Worked on wooleys house Toward night cool with gusts of rain quit for rain a 4 23 A. M. worked on post & rails for Tabernacle P M on S Richard house night stormy 24 Sudden gusts of wind & rain through the day at times almost freezing cold at others uncomfortably warm worked at Richards 25 Sunday A M preaching by 2 or 3 Those Elders that received appointments to foreign missions were called to the stand to give their farewell addresses P. M S. A. Dunn late from a mission to the Society Islands gave a very interesting account of his travels & labors while absent Cool 26 Went down to repair the fence for my 10 acre lot Tolerably warm 27 Fair sowed some Beets & carrots planted a few potatoes etc etc 28 Squally snow & rain worked on Richards house 29 Sudden squalls of snow & wind worked at Richards 30 Cool with S wind worked at home made door frame etc very hard S wind through the night ——————— May 1st ————————— Strong south the fore part of the day but wore gradually round to north & began raining about 4 P.M. which exchanged to snow & covered the ground 2 inches Worked at home planting potatoes a few peas etc 2 Stormy & cold wrote some letters It has been a very warm open winter But an uncommon backward spring 3 Worked on Lime House. Cool & Cloudy 4 Worked on the Lime Hous Cool with some rain 5 AM worked on Beet drill PM on Lime House 6 shingling on Pres. Office very warm 9 Hunting my oxen warm wind & rainy 8½ day framing S Miller brought me a load of wood 9 Sunday 10 Worked framing in the bush for machine shop 11. 12 13 Worked framing each day very warm & threatening rain ----- new page (MSS_497_050.jpg) April 14th & 15th 1852 May Worked in the shop making myself a tool chest Rainy 16 Sunday Brother & Sister Crosby paid us a visit warm & pleasant 17.18.19 Worked each day framing for machine shop 20 AM Warm Framing P.M. A light shower worked at my chest 21 A M Hunted my cows that the herd boy had lost Bought sundries at Needhams Store to the amount of $5,00 P.M. worked framing Began to put my cows in 4th ward pasture 22 Worked half a day hoeing onions for Father P.M. hoed for myself 23 Sunday Hunted over Jordan for oxen found & drove to the pasture. Brother and Sister Bullen paid us a visit very warm toward night a light shower 24 A M Made 2 window frames for Allen P.M worked framing 25 Made 2 door frames for Allen & hoed some light shower just at night 26 Framing Kinkead & Cogswell came in from the states plenty of Calafornia emigrants 27.28 Very warm. Framing and raising 29 Hoed onions for Father in his garden 30 Sunday put my horse in the big pasture went to see my wheat it is wanting water 31 Worked on water ditch & dam in the big field very hot by spells June 1 Worked at home hoeing onions etc Hot Toward night a pleasant shower 2 Went to Red Butte for wood got home about sunset weather cooler 3 Homer got home from Salt Creek about 10 AM. P.M went & plowed water furrows in my 4 Hoed Onions Beets Carrots Parsnips &c Warm 5 Watering my wheat The ground is very badly parched the worst I have ever seen at this season If there is no rain there must be an immense amount of grain lost as there is not water enough in the creeks for irrigation 6 Sunday Reading most of the day 7 Very warm Hoeing potatoes etc Luce worked for me Drove of cattle came in from 8 Hoed some onions and cut a door through my kitchen Very warm 9 Worked for the public very warm A company of gold diggers came from States They report a large Calafornia emigration but think that very few will come this way as it is not considered safe 10 Scoring timber for Social Hall Three showers to day either would wet a mans shirt 11 Scoring timber some what cooler 12 Made a door cased & hung it for myself very warm 13 Sunday Attended meeting. At noon Quorum meeting. yesterday paid up my property & produce tithing but am a little more than 100 behind on Labor tithing 14 Hauled 3 loads of Adobes 700 for an addition to my house Warm 15 A. M Made a door frame P.M laid the foundation to my house 16 AM hauled a load of stone PM plowed my potatoes 17 Made a door & window frame Etc. 18 Mr Gallop (and up part of my house He is a follower of Gladden Bishop & he preached his doctrine to me very strong it is flat as dish water 19 Watered my wheat. Near 1½ acres have burned up. Watered all night & more 20 This morning went to see my oats they look rather slim 21 Finished laying Adobes 22 Hoed some of my onions P.M. helped Dr Parker about 4 hours to hoe his garden 23 Hoed my Beets Carrots Parsnips etc Just at sunset it commenced raining I think I never saw a heavier shower in the valley Hiram Clawsons house but just finished fell in consequnce of water running into the cellar being poor foundation There was no one injured His house cost $4000$ 24 Helped Father transplant onions PM spent a few hours among the Emigrants 25.26 Worked at the public Planing posts for the Social Hall 27 Sunday Preaching by Richard Cook of Eng on first principles Quorum meeting at noon Andrew Calhoon & Richard Cook spoke at some length. 28 29 Planning ports for Social Hall Tried hard to get cloth for pants of Hunter but gave up in despair 30 Took one Emigrant his wife & daughters to board at $2.25 per day Also Dr Lathrop an emigrant on 25 per meal ----- new page (MSS_497_051.jpg) July 1st 1852 Went over the first mountain for a cow but found her in the possession of Mr Lambs came home before night & got 70 lbs flour from Tithing store 2 Worked on the Church farm harvesting for Mr Dolten 3 Puttering around home hoeing onions etc. 4 Sunday AM preaching of Elder Gordon & Joseph Young PM by Orson Pratt 5 Celebration of Independence. Evening went to a small party at Br Vances 6 Mr White & family left this morning for Calafornia after paying $13.00 for board etc etc. Yesterday toward evening a heavy shower of rain & hail fell doing much damage to crops of wheat that were fully ripe & injuring corn, vines &c severely My wheat was about half threshed While some half a mile farther South was entirely destroyed On the Church farm the loss of grain was heavy 7. 8 Helping Homer to cut his wheat It is badly damaged 9 Cutting hay part of the day on Fathers lot on shares 10 Cutting my wheat, very poor sight It seems to be decreed that I shall never raise a good crop of wheat in this valley. I have sowed from 2 to 7 acres of wheat each year & have not raised enough for my bread. All right 11 Sunday PM preaching by W Woodruff & O Spener on the first principles of the Gospel The sixth day of July it being hot & dry For scarcity of rain But presently Hail from the sky Extract from Came and destroyed our grain Great Grandfathers Journal 12 Finished cutting my wheat Mr Gallop the Gladdenite has dome my cradling The Hail storm is an evidence to him in proof of his doctrine 13, 14 Helped Homer to cut Fathers wheat Tremendous hot 15 A M Hoed in my garden P M went to see some emigrants 16 Went over the mountain for wood PM heavy rain Camped with Bryce There is quite a little town of Traders Blacksmiths etc here 17 Stopped by the way & picked some service berries got home before night Emigrants report some cases of Small Pox not far back & coming on 18 Sunday went to see my oats 19 Mowing on Fathers lot shares Coal with light showers 20 Mowing Tolerably warm 21 Raking Hay. Day before yesterday the Small Pox came near town. They were turned off the road & forbade coming through town. To day all Emigrants were ordered to leave town forthwith I presume for fear of infection 22 Commenced cutting my oats Very Hot! Hot! HOT! 23 Finished cutting my oats 39 Doz very warm Got my horse from the Stray Pound where them have had him several days riding hard every day without letting me know of it. Great business for George Grant 24 Great Celebration etc, etc, &c. Awful Hot men & women all at the boiling point Evening attended a party of every thing & every body at school House in this ward 25 Sunday very hot 26 Helped to cut Fathers wheat Dreadful Hot Made bargain with Cuthbert to shoe my oxen tomorrow 27 Got up my cattle found one of them quite lame So bargained them to the Butcher for some over $100 cash Mr L Richardson formerly from N.Y state took dinner with us 28 Cutting hay sun very hot that could mow but little 29 Cooler Hay making 30 Cutting a little wheat for Father Very hot Toward night a smart shower 31 Raked some hay & hauled home a load Heavy shower just at night August 1 Sunday Stayed at home all day John Crosby took dinner with us 2 Bought a feather Bed of an Emigrant 40 cts per pound $8,00 Looking round to buy a yoke of oxen. Most of the day A number of horses & cattle have lately disappeared from the pastures supposed to have been stolen ----- new page (MSS_497_052.jpg) August 3rd 1852 Hauled home one load of hay & cut another 4 Hoed my onions & watered some 5 cut sone hay on Fathers Lot 6 Cut 2 decent loads of hay on my lot. Wife went fair service berries & got about a bushel 7 Trading off my horse for two poor ones by paying a little boot went down & raked my hay Looked in the pasture for my oxen could find but one 8 Sunday Hunted the pasture through for my oxen & found them both 9.10 Among the Emigrants to buy a yoke of oxen 11 Drove my oxen to Stringham for Beef got $1,00. Bought another yoke for $55,00 12 Windy & stormy could not haul hay 13 Hauled 2 loads of hay tremendous heavy wind just at night 14 Hauled 2 loads of wheat being my two thirds from five acres 15 Sunday stayed at home 16 Hauled a load of oats & cut some hay 17 Hauled a load of oats & raked some hay 18 Hauled a load of hay & cut some more 19 Do 20 Hauled a load of hay & raked some 21 Hauled a load of Hay 22 Sunday Took wife to Sister Crosbys P.M. meeting heard from foreign Elders 23 Went to Red Butte for wood Durl prospects 24 Tinkered at home 25 Went for wood got home about dark 9 o clock evening 25, 26 Worked at home 27 Went with my horses & one cow to the range Over Jordan 14 miles 28 Elders Conference 95 Elders called to missions in differents ports of the world 29 Sunday Conference AM Sermon by O Pratt on celestial marriage PM A revelation read concerning more wives etc given to Joseph Smith July 12. 1843 It was listened to with profound attention as it was supposed to have been destroyed by Emma Smith soon after it was given 30 Went for a load of wood about 12 miles & climbed the mountain & hauled it down 31 Done some business about town & fixed my wagon ————— September ——————————— 1 Got a load of wood. My loads average a cord good 2. 3 Worked poll tax on road 4 Hauled a load of wood 5 Sunday went to meeting PM Preaching by HC Kimball 3 The P.S. Fund Company came in to day bringing the bodies of some of the Elders who have died while preaching in England 6 Took 16 ¾ bush onions to Reese & Homer 10 ¾ bush to go to Calafornia price $2.00 per 7 Went up Red Butte for wood but a heavy rain falling a num ber of us left our wagons & came home minus our wood 8 Sold to Beese 11½ bush potatoes & to others for Cash 6½ bush at $1,00 9 Went for wood. Cattles feet getting sore bought it of Fleming for 2 dols hauled down 10 Made 2 door frames for one of my neighbors very warm 11 Went for another load of wood got home before sunset 12 Sunday PM preaching by O Pratt on Celestial Laws & Ordinances P.M by J M Grant. E T Benson John Taylor. & H C Kimball against whiskey makers & drinkers. Merchants etc. etc. Father & mother took supper with us 13 Made 2 window frames 14 Made 3 frames Took supper at Fathers 15 Puttering about. Father started for Europe. All of the eastern missionaryes went out x 16 Bought a stove of Mrs O Pratt got it home & set it up price $75,00 paid 37 8 down 17 Took 1½ bush onions to Holladays store $ 3,00 Took Mrs Williams home & her stove to the Blacksmiths She has very delicate health Quite cool 18 Gonera training Gen Wells trained all hands & officers for bad appearance no bones broke. My Captains head is swelled a very little Cold & winds 19 Sunday preaching by different ones Quorum meeting at noon E F Sheets elected Presidents Counsel in place of Bradford Eliott deceased 20 Went for a load of wood bought it of Fleming 21 This morning bargained to put on a roof for S M Blair PM ground my tools &c ----- new page (MSS_497_053.jpg) September 22nd 1852 Worked for Blair hewing sleepers & joists Cloudy & cold severe frost at night 23 At Blairs hewing & framing joists rafters Cold froze ice at night 24 Putting up rafters & putting on Frieze & roof boards Cold day Boy lost my cows 25 Finished sheeting & began shingling. Dr Phineas Richards worked with me 26 Sunday Hunted my cows all day found & got home at 4 P.M. Put on my flannel 27 At Blairs shingling. Quite warm. Bought 2 pigs of Allen to pay him in work 28 Half day for Blair & half day digging potatoes at home rather poor dug 20 bush 29 Dug some potatoes 30 Sold 25 bush potatoes at 50cts to Deshan a French mountaineer & let him have 3 bush onions for a rofe In all $13,50 Have worked for Blair 5½ days at $2,00. perday $11,00 wife bought domestic 30 yds ut 20cts The month of September has now passed away The tokens of winter begin to appear Tis time that our wood 11 was hauled & our hay If much longer we wait we,ll regret it severe October 1 Went this morning for my cows which the boy lost in the rain yesterday began to rain about 9. Took some onions up town PM took some 7 hens up to Deshan at 50 cts each amounting in all to 17,00 2 Began work for Jedediah M Grant laying floor He is a first rate man to work for Brought home a Rob Roy shawl to wife which pleased her much Boaght of Grant 3 Sunday preaching by O Hyde followed by Pres. Young who gave much good instruction PM partook of the sacrament as usual Cloudy. Rainy just at night 4 Worked for Grant. Exchanged 2 joints & elbow of stove pipe for 2 joints of larger pipe Evening paid Mrs Pratt 22,00 toward the stove I have now paid her $59,00. Went up to Luces for Match planes & moved out my stove which is quite an improvement The last rain in in the valley have fallen in snow in the mountains. The saints & their cattle have suffered severely from hunger & cold. J Taylors sugar Co. alone have lost 80 head of cattle mostly froze to death 5 Shingling most of the day for Grant. Began raining about 3 P.M. 6 Conference to day A M hunting my cows which the boys lost on Sunday P.M. worked for Blassard shingling on his roof very muddy 7 Woked for Blassard shingling tolerebly warm Seven ties meeting evening 8 Hunted my cows again – PM. went to conference Preaching by Uncle John Young 9 AM Preaching by L D Young & H C Kimball PM by Pres Young about the kanyons Merchants etc Cashing them severely & about the Temple which will soon be begun 10 Sunday House crowded Not more than half got in Preaching inside by John Taylor followed by Orson Hyde outside by GA Smith PM Sacrament & preaching outside by E T Benson Weather fine 11 Working for Grant on his wheat bin weather fair 12 Do " "quite warm Owens boy from Iron Co, is having his trial for shooting another 13 Do " Told my 10 acre lot in the big field to Alex. Wright for $25,00 cash down & 25,00 in adobes next summer I have had such bad luck in farming that I have given up in despair 14 Made a window frame for Allen PM done some little trading about home Bought at Cogs wells 15 lbs & pen nails at 35 cts a pound 1 lb coffee 40 cts. very few nails 15 Jointed & laid down floor for Mother 16 Finished the floor & mad 2 six light window Frames very warm Bought 36 lights 8 by 10 glass of sister crosby at 20 cts 17 Sunday Quite warm A.M. went to meeting 18 Half day for Grant & half dog for mother 19 AM Hewing sleepers & joists for mother Half of PM for P Allen Warm 20 Worked ¾ day for Allen quit early to go up to Father John Smiths with Homer & Sarah Ann Woolf who were married Came back & took supper at Mothers pleasant 22.23 Training Military law is to be enforced rigidly Heretofore delinquents have not been fined & as consequence there will be money plenty in the treasury ----- new page (MSS_497_054.jpg) October 24 1852 Sunday AM. preaching by P P Pratt just from Chili S America & John Taylor 25 AM done some business up town Began shingling on school House with Br Lane 26 AM Cool Hauled a few logs to Chases mill PM on school House shingling 27 Made a little more than half day shingling Quit at 4 pm. to go to a party at Daniel Millers given by Harrison sperry in honor of his new wife Mary Mosely who were married to day Dancing till 2 o clock mom all went off well Two more weddings came off near this & both met at our school House for supper <& dancing> 28 Half day puttering about AM on the school House 29 Half day for crowder hanging doors, 30. Do all day 1½ dols casy & 1¼ days in labor 31 Sunday Went up Jordan 15 miles to look for my Horses & cow found all right One Horse Sorrellf with right eye out both forward & one right hind foot white with white strip in his face & Roan spot on ribs on the off side The other is a dark bay or brown both hind feet white & poor. Both are branded on the left hip II. B and II. Brown on one or both forward feet ––––––––––––––––––– November ——————————— 1 Worked ½ day for mother on her Buttery 2nd all day quite warm Both day 3 Half day for mother & ½ day hunting my cattle very high NE wind hard frost 4 AM went to chases mill & hauled up some logs PM mad door frame for Allen Crowder dug my & took up 10 bush onions & 2 of carrots to the tithing of five being 1/10 5 A.M Done some trading up town with TD Brown an Englishman & skinner & is much worse than the Gentile merchants PM. hewed some ribs for my house 6 Went to chases mill. Scofield set me to work shingling on the new grist mill cool & cloudy quit at 3 P.M. Let Mr Brown have 10½ bush onions ½ beets 1 of carrots rain 7 Sunday Yesterday quite a Co of wagons came in supposed to be part of the Sugar Co. train. They must have had a very cold time; as considerable snow Snow has fallen in the mountains There are two wagons 40 miles back & very heavy laden. A M. Cool Cloudy & rainy the weather severe Which very plain that winter is near The kanyons soon will be filled with snow And those that want wood into it must go 8 Dug 2½ bush of Parsnips & took them & 10 bush of Beets to the Tithing store 9 Repaired Homers broken wagon. Cool with a drizzling rain 10 This morning found the snow 2 inches deep & falling fast In the Kanyon it is now two feet or more. Fixed up my cow yard Stormy all day 11 Went to the big field for my calves found 3 got them home Fixed my cow Law some of the machinery for the sugar works. It must have cost immense There are 10 large copper boilers or pans which would not weigh less than 10000 lbs & those are but a small part. One large boiler yet back weighs 4.000 lbs The first cost of it was $50,000 I learn Tolerably warm but muddy 12 Took 10 bush onions to the shingle machine on mill creek & got 2000 shingles Fair but muddy 13 Killed my Hog. He weighed 241 lbs. Weather damp & cloudy Drove oxen & 1 cow to the field 4 miles 14 Sunday Cool & Cloudy Mother & her folks came in this evening 15 Worked for Mrs Mcarthur. Evening at a party at Br Vances 16 Worked part of the day for Mrs Mc arther Weather quite unsettled 17 Made a door & window frame for Geo Allen Snow this morning 2 inches deep & more falling 18 Made a door & window frame for Allen uptown just at night Damp & rainy 19 A drizzling rain most of the day Did but little 20 Some rain Puttering about 21 Sunday Part of sugar works have stopped in town & part gone to Utah & part in the mountains in snow 22 Karded a load of lumber from Chases mill PM began to rain just at night turned to snow 23 This morning found snow 3 inches & continued falling all day with hard N W wind snow must be several feet in Kanyons & hundreds in town with little or no wood I predict a severe winter very few people left their fireside today 24 Took a tromp in the field for my calves weather more moderate my oxen cow & calves cow 25 Put the ribs & plates on my back room & put on sheeting in helf day. Moderate worked will cast off ----- new page (MSS_497_055.jpg) November 26 1852 Worked at B Youngs grist mill shingling 27 Laid 2000 shingles & did lots of other work for self got done by 4 P.M. 28 Sunday Drove my oxen & cow over Jordan Found some of the road very muddy 29 Began planing boards for my floor 30 Do .. laid one floor 8 feet by 11 cloudy <& stormy> 31 Made a door hung & cased it Weather quite moderate but very muddy December 3 Made 2 door frames for self & 1 for Boyuton Scotchman hauling manure 4 Hung a door & cut a door out of Buttery etc. 5 Sunday Cloudy & Stormy 6 Put down sleepers in bed room. Planed the floor jointed & laid it down 7 Cased 2 doors & one window & put down some base Sent Hutchinson 3 bush onions for 10 Worked at the public considerable snow but mild & thawing 11 Half day at the public. PM went to lot sale at our ward School House 12 Cool Sunday. Preaching by O Hyde – J Taylor. & E T Benson on plurality of wives its validity & consistency with the Bible & the doctrines of Christ Took supper at Crosbys 13 Over Jordan & up hunting my cattle & horses with Homer Found my cow in a mans yard six miles from her range which looked rather strange as she was on her range yesterday morning but the man said she came into his yard in the night & to accommodate him I beleived it. Homer found his heifer with another mans brand on top of his. All else correct Drove my cow & got home after dark very tired Oxen came home AM quite windy PM pleasant 14 Made a door for Gregory Quite warm 15 Cased & hung Go door Snowy & stormy all day 16 Windy. Went to PiciNic party at Dockstader hall first rate broke up at 2 in morning 17 Tremendous S Wind all day Took Wife & Mother to Sister Crosbys Made & hung Battery door 18 Worked for P Johnson part of the day South wind hard as ever TD Brown promised me a large book for Journal but did not fulfill The Devil help him. to keep his property 19 Sunday South wind abated just at night & turned to the North with snow 20 Hauled two loads of sand A little snow on the ground but thawing moderately 21 Hauled a load of clay for plastering Rather stormy just at night 22 Johnson plastered my kitchen & bed room Moved my stove into the Kitchen etc 23 Worked part of the day for Dixon Snow 14 or 15 inches that fell last night & yesterday. 24 Tinkering about home. Went to a Ball at Dockstader Hall got home at 4 morn 25 Christmas. Took supper with Mother which was first rate On tuesday last a Co. Started East to find the mail due since the first but came back on Friday On Monday CC Rich & P Lyman came in from San Barnardino Calafornia S route 26 Cool & plenty of snow on the ground 27 Spent the evening at Br Alley with wife & Mother 28 Began work at the school House S wind and thawing 29 Working at the school House The tax levied in this ward for building The School House bying and fencing the lot amounts to $1116,00 of this $108,00 has been paid for the Lot & fence Leaving $1008,00 as the cost of House which could have been built for $500.00 Easy & not half try Query to hat has become of the balance 30 worked at the school House South wind & snow fast leaving 31 Snow all gone which leaves the ground filled with water which makes mull ———— Thus ends the –––––––––––––– Year 1852 ----- new page (MSS_497_056.jpg) January 1st 1853 Poor time for sleigh riding in the mud To day begins the new year About this time there appears to be no end to Ball Parties Pic Nics etc etc The Mormon community beleive in & practice doctrine of wives & dancing & many other things that appear inconsistent with the religious doctrines of the present age. Mother & her family took supper with us 2 Sunday. This evening went to quorum meeting had a very good time E F Sheets received his ordination as presidents counsel in place of B W Elliot 3 Drove my oxen over Jordan & found a cow with a young calf & drove her home 4 Helped to kill mothers hog P.M. Worked 3 hours for Gregory for shoes & shoe making Fair but 5 A. M. for Gregory 4 hours. P M up town to collect some wheat cloud & warm 6 For Gregory 3 1/2 hours Cloudy with some rain 7 Quite warm for Gregory 5 hours Evening at a party in 3rd ward school House by Wakely & 8 Puttering around house 9 Wif sick occasioned by severe cold Sunday stayed at home to help the wife 16 Sunday The week past has been fair considering but some two or 5 light snows which soon disappeared making the ground very muddy the whole time I have been tinkering about home but not bringing much to pass On wednesday evening a meeting at our school House to hear the report of the building committee The report appeared to be satisfary to all. A party was also proposed to begin tomorrow 1 P M for the East half of the ward & the day after for the west half Picnic 20 Threshed my wheat with four borrowed horses 22 Cleaned my wheat Had just 13½ bush being 2/3 of what I raised on 5 acres 23 Went to Quorum meeting had a very good time 24 Helped Homer to thresh his wheat 25 Worked at the public on new store House & sugar factory 26 Do " " " " " " " Tithing does not come in very brisk. 27 Made a Coffin for a young girl that died at Br Allens 28 At the public store House 29 Helped Homer clean his wheat 40 bush 30 Sunday – Quorum meeting this evening 31 Tinkering about home Went to ward meeting this evening. The Teacher was dissatisfied & was discharged February 1 Made two Door frames, for Gregory 2 This day brings me to age of thirty which causes many reflection of a serious nature 3 Worked at home 4.5 Worked a little on a cup board for myself 6 Sunday Pres. Young gave the rise of the Temple as about 220 by 150 feet with a basement 8 feet below & 8 above ground The foundation to be sunk several feet deeper & of greater thickness The basement is for the baptismal Font or Fonts The digging will commence one week from tomorrow & the corner stone laid the sixth of April next. Quorum meeting this evening. The names of two were dropped & two cut off for apostasy. One was Thomas M Pierson of Chantanque Co. N Y 7.8 Began getting hooks from the State Library, Working at home Coldest Weather this winter 9. 10. 11. 12 Working on the news store House at the Public Weather Cold 13 Sunday Quorum meeting this evening at Andrew Cahoons. The four vacancies made last meeting were filled. My Brother Homer filled one. It is with feelings of exquisite pleasure to see my only Brother associated with the Saints in the Priesthood of the most High. & it is most earnest prayer that he may continue faithful in his calling that he may live to his privileges & magnify his office that his blessings may be great & his name be handed down to future generations will honor and without blot or tarnish Have spent most of to day reading the life of Frederic the Great King of Prussia his court & times by Robert Campbell It is very interesting & if ever I should chance to visit that region I shall endeavor to see some of the places where those scenes transpired ----- new page (MSS_497_057.jpg) February 14th 1853 Today about noon the ground was broke for the Temple Pres Young addressed the the people for a short time He gave all the promise that would be faithful that they should have all the trials & afflictions that they can endure He said he did that he did not know whether we should be permitted to stay here to finish the Temple or not but would begin & do our best Whilst breaking the ground a bright silver Dollar was thrown out from which Pres. Kimball augured that there would be plenty of money whilst building the Temple After Pres. Youngs address the dedication prayer was offered up by Pres. Kimball after which the ground was broken the congregation dispersed & laborers 150 I should judge continued the work 15 Seventies protracted meeting commenced at 11 AM Preaching AM & PM by several The evening was occupied in transacting business A great many were presented for ordination 16 At 8 A M those came together that were to be ordained Some Presidents were ordained Five, were taken from the 2nd Quorum to preside over the 35th just organised The remainder of the day was taken up in Preaching Teaching exhorting & instructing the seventies by different Presidents of different Quorums March 19 1853 This commences another book of my Journal which runs thius Journal on Deary. Being an account of wind weather, Circumstances and events as they transpire from day to day or from time to time Of things that I am knowing to & that are taking place in my day Also of Doctrines & principles that may be taught pertaining to Righteousness and the Kingdom of God It is my intention to keep this Journal while I live that when I am gone to another sphere my children who survive may see what I have been seeing & doing Weather cool with N.W. wind Finished shingling my house put on 1150. Wife very sick & has been confined to her bed several days Homer went after our Horse up Jordan & a fine fellow he is His mate did in one of the severe storms last winter 20 Sunday My wife is much better. but on her account I have been detained at home. Weather Cool with frosty nights The Gladdenites had a meeting to day in the street as they cannot get a house & but few hearers in the street 21 Quite warm went over Jordan for one of my oxen found him & got home a little after noon & plowed a little. Law all my cattle 22 Warm with light South wind. Ploughed Mrs Terrills lot 23 Warm with strong South wind Sowed & harrowed an acre of wheat on Mrs Terrills Lot The large frame Barn belonging to Homer & Egan & occupied by them as a Livery Stable was destroyed by fire. Several Horses bwere burned & the house near by was saved with difficulty on account of the wind The fire was accidental 24 Between 4 & 5 this morning the wind which had been blowing strong from South Suddenly changed to West & blew near a hurricane prostrating fences stacks. Back houses etc. My woll curb has left my han henhouse blown down my cowshed unroofed my stacks of Oats & Hay though of diminutive size are scattered to the east seeding my lot with oats. Nothing serious however Br Jenkins had started for the Kanyon The wind blew him down & took his hat Phils Johnsons new shop of single well had its North side blown out Cold N. W Wind all day with some snow Worked lathing my house 25 Tolerably pleasant Plowed a little & puttered around considerable very hard frost 26 Transplanted my apple trees about 20 some are 10 feet high The seed was was sown in the winter of 49 Quite pleasant Plowed a little & planted a few peas & potatoes ----- new page (MSS_497_058.jpg) March 27th 1853 Sunday My wife is some better & sits up some Did not go to meeting Weather fair 28 Plowed & harrowed an acre & quarter city lot in 6 ward Reed $6,00 cash in pay Strong South wind indreating a storm Evening reading W Irvings conquest of Grenada quite interesting 29 Plowed a little at home 30 Began raining about daybreak very hard Cleared up before noon PM worked in garden 31 Plowed 1¼ acre city lot got home before night & sowed some onions Got $6,00 ——————— April ———————— 1 All fools day went to Big Kanyon for wood Started at 3 A.M. & got home at 6PM Found the road very hilly the creek & the Mountains very high the snow gone the hills very steep & rough the wood very hard to get at my cattles feet very sore The day & the road very long & by night myself & cattle very very tired and take it all in all I consider it a very hard days work and the hardest Kanyon I ever got into 2 This morning took my wood to J Bird Cabinet maker & sold it for $8,00 Got my wife a large arm rocking chair $12,00 Rest of day sowing onions Clear with cold N wind 3 Sunday Last evening I heard that my yearling calves had ben driven across big cottonwood & went for them today This is three Salbaths in sucession that I have been kept from meeting 4 A M. Done some business up town at the Tithing office paid H Dayton $10,00 for shingles that I have put on my house PM sowed some onions & harrowed for some more Weather very fine Paid Hutchinson the balance of my tax & $229 on tax the coming year 5 Started at 4 for Parlays Kanyon got a load of green maple & home by 5 PM Had good luck and a fine day Hard driving this 28 in 13 hours with oxen. But 2 cows in Porters had at 2 cts 6 Begins the annual Conference of the Church At an early hour music was playing & colors flying Commenced at 10 A.M. after which the cornerstoned of the Temple were placed according to order beginning at the S.W. which was laid by th first President The crowd was so great that it was very difficult to see & hear I however got wher I could see those on the North side laid The Tabernacle was filled to over flowing early I did get in at all A very fine pleasant day indeed 7 I have stopped at home by request of the President so that brethren from the country could have a chance for instructions. Took my load of wood to Bird at $8,00 After plowed part of Baggs lot & turned my cattle to pasture very warm Homer has been quite sick for a few days but is getting better 8 Sowed onions on the west side of my lot The weather is getting warmer with some indications of rain Br & Sister Alley gavens a call after meeting had a agreeable chat The meetings or very interesting with some new ideas with regard to sealing 9 AM Sowed onions John Crosby & wife took dinner with us I went to meeting with them T Bullock read the statisties of the receipt expenditures & general transactions of the perpetual Emigrating fund Committee It states that nearly $19000 had already been paid over in this place Eng. U. States etc After this Pres Young spoke at some length on different subjects & was highly instructive warm & pleasant. It is thought by some that onions potatoes etc should be sowed about full moon I am sowing the most part of mine at new moon which was yesterday 10 Today finishes Conference A.M. Preaching by P P Pratt followed by Pres Young & after by FD Richards on the Emigrating fund To which he exhorted the Saints to contribute Weather very warm but cooler toward night with signs of rain 11 A M sowing onions P M firing a room for clothes Warm with a little rain through the 12 Plowed for Woolcott on the five acre lots Found the State road very bad the crack & Ploughs very deep for the time of year Mr Woolcott came in here last season an Emigrant to Calafornia also a methodist preacher He has joined the Church married him a wife built him a wife & mad lots of money off the Brethern Etc A damp day with 2 or 3 drizzling showers 13 Plowing for Woolcott Warm cool etc with signs of rain ----- new page (MSS_497_059.jpg) April 14 1853 Finished 3 acres & got home before noon Price $4.00 per acre PM Called on W to settle he had promised me money but would not pay it I verily believe the man will lie when the truth would serve him better Rather poor recommendation Weather cool with a drizzling rain I was surprised to see so little grain sowed in the field. Not one fourth of the spring grain is yet sown Last year the most part was sown in Feby Creeks in kanyon very high 15 Tinkered about home. Went to the Library for a book Just at night went up in Richards pasture for my cow & 2 yearlings got home about 8 Fair 16 Drove my calves up Jordan on the other side Found the feed good & my heifer in good order & will probably calve in Dec or Jany Jordan bridge in a bad fix river high but falling roads good & weather fair. Great complaint among people about their cattle being drove off the range as strays by different ones 17 Sunday obliged to hunt my cows that the boys lost yesterday from the herd 18 Found my cows in the field Planted some potatoes & set out some seed onions 19 Made a small cupboard 20 Rainy in the morn went up & got my tool chest from the public work <& fixed it up> 21 Went to Brighams mill Weather fair but threatning Rain & snow during the night 22 Snowing most of the day PM Barney worked on my cupboard 23 Pleasant but muddy Barney worked at my cupboard snow has disappeared Streams N very high the bridges are quite useless & the Calafornians will have to ferry 24 Sunday read most of the day 25 plowed part of my lot & part of Boggs Barney on my cupboard 26 Plowed harrowed & furrowed half lot of S A Dunny which I have rented weather fair 27 Harrowed & furrowed part of my lot & part of Mrs Terrills for potatoes etc Cool with N W wind 28 Planted my corn & potatoes at home & sowed a bed 2 rods by 10 to onions weather cool with hard frost at 29 Planted near 14 acres of Mrs Terrills lot with potatoes P M took my calf up in Richards pasture at 1 ct per day Found the sloughs & creeks very high was obliged to wade several times Cool S wind & very hard 30 Planted Dunns ½ lot 1/3 for him with potatoes my 2/3 with corn very cold with snow & rain severe frost last night Take it all in all it is a very cold backward spring Provisions of every kind are very scarce Many are now out of bread & many more or rations scarcely any one but is short of bread information from all the settlements says there is none with sufficient to last till harvest One or two have not enough for six weeks consumption Rather close work this And if our coming harvest should fail what then The Merchants are carrying off thousands & thousands of pounds of flour to Calafornia & driving off thousands of head of cattle to the same place Good work cattle rate from 60 to 100 per yoke & Horses from $100 to 250 each cash May 1 Sunday with a cold cloudy damp morning & continued through the day A mountaineer from Green river brings news of small pox among the snakes & crows the past winter That there are many Calafornia emigrants are encamped along the road. The Crows have taken some white prisoners they are very angry with the whites for bringing the sickness amongst them Governor Young & Co. Started the 20 for Iron Co. on the 27 a proclamation was received from him to the effect that the Spaniards had been among the Indians inciting them to hostilities against the Mormons & from the tone of it danger was apprehended as he requested a detachment of <30> men to sent forward to get as advance guard. The men were sent & more are held in readiness to march at a moment notice Yesterday volunteers were called for at the monster to be on hand tomorrow morning with ammunition & provisions for 30 days to assist the Governor 2 Sowed my parsnips Carrots & beets & a bed of onions The Governor & suit returned having it is hoped [-]layed the excitement among the Indians who thought that Brigham was coming to make war upon & kill them Walker the chief As for the Indians telling the truth I am doubtful & think it is no all over yet as Walker is very s[-]btle & crafty The boys left one of my cows out to night 3 Finished my cupboard Cool 4 Johnson began plastering PM hunted my cattlessand my cow came home very badly bitten with 5 Hauled a load of sand from Andersons Johnson plastered some Wet & Cold with light frost at night 6 Finished plastering. A little warmer but still very cool Carlos boy took my two cows to herd 7 Went to muster It is wanted that the men should turn out once a month for drill so as to be upon our guard against any difficulty that may occur U S mail in It is six months or more since There has been any mail from th S ----- new page (MSS_497_060.jpg) May 8th 1853 Sunday AM preaching by Pres Young on Indian affairs. He advises all to watch as well as pray & be upon their guard against Indians & thieves of all kinds He afterward spoke of general news of the day by mail. Franklin Pierce is Pres. of U.S & has made some liberal appropriations for this Territory. S[---] thousands for a Penetentiary pay for Territorial officers etc. He was followed by HC. Kimball. He said in Utah valley there was not grain enough to give each family one peck He wanted every man to keep his grain until he had Enough for seven years as a great famine was coming upon the earth & thousands would come to this place for sustenance & would give all they had & themselves for servants to the Saints for food 9 Helped my wife to clean the house set up beds etc Mother received five letters from Fathers one dated Kanesville Iowa one Fredonia NY & two from London Eng. He is pastor of several Conferences 93 branches He has been prospered with blessings on every hand since leaving home until recently he has been afflicted with a severe cold which terminated in Catarsh in the head Eryoapelas & chills & fever. At last. date he was leaving London for a time for Kent on the sea shore for the benefit of his health 10 Very warm indeed Went for a load of stone got home about 9 PM. Moon set about W N W which it is said indicates cold 11 Puttering about home some Cooler Sick cow very bad on account of flies 12 Puttering Cool & windy threatning rain 13. Cool with some showers Puttering. Barney had my cattle in Kanyon <2 days> 14 Hoeing onions Barney had my cattle to plow 15 Sunday reading. 16 choring about home 17 Was employed most of the on my tool chest 18. Hoeing onions Thomas Mosely was weeding for me 19 Hoed onions P.M. made a drawer to my tool chest. Cool cloudy & rainy Last night one of my hogs died It was 6 months old 20 Damp & cool with drizzling rain Cleaning dirt from around my house 21 Hauled a head of stone for Stable foundation 22 Sunday Preaching A M by L Pulsipher followed by H C Kimball and O Hyde 23 Started a 4½ for the Kanyon north for wood got safe home at 9 PM. A poor chance for wood some rain Kinkead & Cogswell merchants arrived from the States on friday last Kindreads train of merchandise is expected in about a week & Cogswells soon after The creeks in the kanyon are very high 24 About half sick Hoed some onions & repaired water ditch as the water was running over my lot yesterday which did considerable damage to my onions etc warm and cool with rain at night 25 Got Homer to go with me for stone for my stable Got two splendid loads Cool with some light showers Thomas mosely cast 26 At work most of the day on water ditch It has been overflowing considerably 27 Started early for wood Went above the hot Spring & turned up the mountain & after exploring several small kanyons found out loads & got safe home about dark with large loads of splendid wood Weather warm & pleasant until near night when it clouded up thicke & black with strong S wind The rain passed around to North where I should judge from the rolling thunder and forked lightning there must have been a heavy fall of rain. The water overflowed a portion of my lot 28 Made 2 Door frames for Standish & hoed some onions very warm with signs of rain The water in all the Creek is tremendous high the highest by far I have ever seen which may be considered a great blessing to this community but some individuals will lose this whole crop on low groun[-] It will be excellent for grass as that is cut on bottom lands 29 Sunday Warm & pleasant Had to attend to the ditch several times during the day Rain just at night 30 Hoed onions all day & Benjamin wed them Quite warm went for my cattle just at night 31 This morning between 12 & 1 I arose from bed & found my lot perfectly covered with water. I awake several of the neighbors but none could do anything but for themselves I did likewise after day by plowing a di ditch on two sides of my lot & do preserved it & my house from destruction ——————————— June ———————————————— 1 This morning Pres Young made a call for every man to turn out & make a ditch to carry the water or a part of it from City creek to the N W to prevent the general destraction of property Thre was a general turn out & I had the satisfaction before noon of seeing a portion of water flowing in another direction Cloudy with some rain PM began window frames for Standish Yesterday Mother had a letter from father He is getting well 2 Cloudy with rain heavy before night worked at Standishs frames 3 Finished Standish frames two door frames 3.50 & 3 window frames 5,25 making & 8.75 to pay in Blacksmithing & 1 door & 1 small window frame of inch lumber $2,00 Cash PM Hoed in my garden A great deal of thunder & lightning sharp flashes with considerable rain 4 Today is a general volunteer company drill AM went & got wet & took cold PM worked in in the water to prevent it from bursting its banks & got well Clear & cloudy Cold & warm ----- new page (MSS_497_061.jpg) June 5th 1853 Sunday AM Had an excellent discourse from P Pratt followed by a young man named Brown a missionary just returned from the Sandwich Islands He gave a short sketch of his labors while gone & of his persecutions & final expulsion by officers of the French government warm & pleasant 6 Hired 3 hands to hoe onions but had but just commenced till the cry of water was heard To save our lots & perhaps our houses we are frequently of late alarmed by this call & hasten with spades etc to raise embankments & have so far been successful in saving our houses though our lots & mine in particular has been seriously injured by being repeatedly overflowed To day I was almost constantly in the cold mountain water from half past nine until 4 P.M. which is not pleasant although as yet I have not experienced any inconvenience from it 7 Went for a load of wood. With Homer. Went to the top of the highest mountain we could find & hauled our wood up from the other side Got home about 11 P.M. very tired & cattle worse Warm through the day & after dark heavy thunder 8 Considerably fatigued with yesterdays work. Went to mill with my last wheat 5 bush which is to last till harvest Many are without bread & cannot get it The grasshoppers are committing fearful ravages on fields of wheat Spring grain is taken clean & the ground left bare & the fall crops that are heading have an insect to almost every head warm with very heavy showers just at night 9 Hoed potatoes & wed some wheat on Mrs Terrills wheat my wheat is coming on very well 10 Hung my gate repaired my fence hoed potatoes went to the Library & finished the day by working 3 hours in the water which is unusually cold & wet. Fair but cold 11 Saturday Today finished the work I had contemplated doing on Monday last viz hoeing my onions. It seems to be of very little use in my making any calculation on my work one day in advance but must take the first that comes Cool & cloudy with some rain It was once said there was no rain here. It now rains twice a week quite regular 12 Sunday This morning the water came down with increased profusion doing much damage to some but was secured before noon P M was occupied in reading 13 Plowed & hoed my potatoes at home 14 Plowed & hoed my potatoes & corn at Dunns very warm 15 Made a door for Standish 16 A.M. Hoed onions PM began another door for Standish very warm 167 Finished a double door for Standish & hung it. The warmest day yet vegetables grow fast 18 A.M Hoed onions P.M. finished Mrs. Terrills wheat. Weather very hot with some thunder 19 Sunday Had a visit from A Williams & second Lady He has just returned from Calafornia very hot 20 21 Hoed potatoes & onions at home 22 Plowed & potatoes on Mrs. Terrills lot 23 Got up my cattle Was obliged to wade waist deep in several places. The like for high water has not been seen before by the Saints Hauled a load of stone & 3 loads of sand 24 Started at 4 this morning for Br Crosbys 10 miles North with Mother wife & children Got home about dark Cattle tired & hungry. Weather warmish & pleasant 25 Worked half day for Gregory for half soleing a pair of shoes PM Dug a trench & began the foundation for my stable Saddles hauled 2 loads of clay 2 of sand & 1 of adobes 250 26 Sunday Preaching by O Hyde followed by Pres. Young PM staid at home with children & wife went to meeting Quorum meeting at 4 P.M very few present 27 Most of the day posting about town hunting lumber for A Williams 28 Keyses laid the foundation for my stable price $7.50 & poorly done at that. A.M. Went for a load of grass in the field. P.M. tended mason Saddles worked to day 29 Saddles hauled two loads of stone for me. Plowed & partly hoed potatoes on Dunns Lot 30 Standish shod my oxen $7.00 P M finished hoeing on Dunns lot for this season ————————— July —————————————— 1 Made 2 door frames for my stable Hauled & sold 200 adobes to Father Elsworth $2.10 hauling 2 A M Training PM made 3 window frames for self Borrowed 2. 2inch plank of Do Russel 14 ft by 15 ½ wide 3 Sunday Preaching by W Woodruff on the first principles of the Gospel followed by some very appropriate remarks illustrations & comparisions by O Hyde. P M. heard some remarks by a brother formerly a Jew from Poland. Comprising an account of his trials experience reverses of fortune conversion to Mormonism etc. etc. He appeared to be a sensible well informed & well educated man & although his leanguage was broken & imperfect. yet his narration was interesting ----- new page (MSS_497_062.jpg) July 4th 1853 Celebration of national independenc by firing of cannon marching of processions playing of music making of speeches reading of toasts Eating of dinners etc Took dinner at mothers. Watered corn & potatoes on Dunns Hoeing onions at home etc 5 Hoed in the garden Saddler adobes 1250 five loads 6 Keyser made ¾ day laying adobes & stone I tended him Saddler hauled 2 loads adobes 500 7 Keyser laid adobes Saddler hauled a load of clay & 2 of sand 8.9 Tinkered at Stable & hoed in garden Keyser & Saddler worked both days 10 Sunday. Preaching by P P Pratt. Took dinner with Alex. Williams & 2nd Lady 11 Hewed Homers sleepers. he hauled me 200 adobes which makes 2.200 from Hill &12.00 from Crowder Keyser made 1¼ days & finished Saddler tended him 12 Worked for Br Geo Alley Cut about 2 acres of wheat. It was light & the leaves are all eaten by the Grasshoppers but the heads seem to be but little injured 13 Worked for Alley. Very cool yesterday & to day with N W wind. Last came near a frost Standish paid me five dollars Cash 14 Hunted one of my oxen. put a tongue in my wagon & hoed a bed of onions 15 Had the Tooth ache quite bad Thinned my corn on Dunns lot Very warm 16 Made a new pen for my pig and hoed my potatoes at home 17 In bed most of the day with toothache Pon P tiend it at night & got better 18 A M. Puttering about P M went north 12 miles with Br Beeson Lewis to get work harvesting Stopped at night with H S D often & slept out door in his straw pile Had the tooth ache 19 Began work for Dolten at 2 bush of wheat per day raked & bound mostly. Slept in the straw again Suffered considerable pain with Toothache during the night 20 At Doltens We do not begin work until breakfast then work moderate through the day & at night sleep as best you can In the houses the bugs are bad much worse indeed than there is possible need of 21. 22 Worked for L W Roundy by the acre Made 5½ bush in 2 days Mail came ½ ton of papers 23 Worked for Dolten & followed a cradler alone D say I am the first he ever had do it & he gave me ½ bush wheat extra Finished work at 4 P M & came home Had a heavy storm of thunder & lightning wind & rain but being in a covered wagon did not get much The weather for the past week has been very hot 24 Sunday This is the anniversary of the Pioneers entering the valley & the first one since that has passed without celebration of some kind Quite sick with my teeth & head ache In bed most of the day Mother & her family took dinner with us Last tuesday an express came in from Peleetned south with intelligence that Walkes & his band had commenced hostilities at that place by an attack killing one man & driving off 25 or 30 horses. The minute men were called out next morning at daybreak for an expedition. They were however dismissed for the time being from hearing that Colonel Stephen Markham with 150 men from the southern settlements was in pursuit & had taken measures to capture the band. Walker is said to be the most rascally Indian out At all times professing the greatest friendship for the whites but in reality only seeking a convenient opportunity for cutting their throats It is hoped he will be made to suffer from his During my absence north I have suffered much with tooth ache both day & night but more nights when I have been obliged to rise & walk the room or streets as the cool might be I have also had considerable head ache occasioned by continual stooping which seemed to cause a rush of blood to my head Notwithstanding all this I have stood it first rate & have done more than any one I have worked with Going out among the Farmers makes one almost homesick Although they are not prudent they have plenty in many places wasteful yet they have an abundance to eat drink and wear & not live from hand to mouth as towns people do I could take some of their farms & make as good a living as heart could desire on what they needlessly waste The way things are destroyed amongst some is surely a veteran sin It is [---] there are to be a great number of Elders sent out this fell & that they are to be those that have been selling flour to their poor brethren at an exorbitant price It true there will be a great may sent ----- new page (MSS_497_063.jpg) July 25th 1853 Nearly sick but have been trying to crawl about a little An express came in last night from the seat of war They were fired upon near Summit Creek & 2 men wounded The Indians are scattered through the mountains in small bands & doing some mischief 26 Puttering about Thinned a few onions &c It is really astounding to see the almost innumerable droves of cattle that are passing through this season for Calafornia I had an better opportunity than usual last week of seeing them I think on an average there could not have been less than 2,000 head per day passing Add to these the long teams often 6 & 7 yoke to a wagon & the No. would be very little short of 3,000 per day 31 Have been quite under the weather for the past week Nearly all the work I have done was harvest about an acre of wheat on Mrs Lot & cut a little hay Sunday August 1 Commenced cutting hay on one of Br Vances lots Grass tolerably heavy Cut a little over ¾ acre by noon PM. Worked at Keysers frames The weather is a little cooler 2 Mowed some & put up what I cut yesterday PM worked at Keysers frames Cooler to day 3 Mowed most of the day Cut nearly an acre & half of very heavy grass & cane 4 Have had a racking pain in my teeth & Head Have kept my bed most of the day 5 Put up what hay I had cut & cut some more very hot just at night 6 Mowing pretty much finished & got home by 2 P.M Worked some at Keysers frames Another week has gone by with me in misery But I have done more work than any one else that I can see If business was not so pressing I would certainly hang up the Fiddle for a time but the work must be done & I have not the means to hire The Indian war continues but no news of interest. The surplus cattle from south are being driven in daily. The people there are moving into Forts as fast possible for the security of persons & property And for further security organize in companies of ten to do their harvesting & other work 7 Sunday Spent most of the day reading Sears pictorial history of China & India 8 Worked on the read Poll Tax 9 Hauled a load of hay & finished putting up 10 Hauled four loads of hay. Today I feel as if I had renewed my age 11 Hauled one load & cut another mostly weeds but very good feed 12 Hauled two loads of hay The weather is getting cooler with cool nights sometime this week a company driving cattle from Iron County San Pete were fired upon by Indians a willow creek in Juab Co. The contest last an hour & 20 minutes. They were not hurt as the Indians shot over them It was night & judging from appearances the Killed 3 indians 13 Today begins the Elders conference There were but four names presented for foreign missions & these were applicants & strangers Their appointment was England One of them after applying for a mission wished to take his wife but was advised not consequently abandoned the project The day was occupied in preaching to & instructing the people of their welfare both spiritual & temporal advising the brethren to keep their grain from Emigrants who feed it their Horses as a famine is anticipated O Hyde said that we should yet see the time in this valley that a barrel of wheat would command more labor than a barrel of Gold. It is currently reported & believed by many that Gold has been found on Sweetwater in several places & equal in richness to those of Calafornia If this be true provisions will soon be on the rise 14 Sunday Conference continues Evening went to Quorum meeting very few attended 15 Hoed the weeds out of my garden 16 Mowed some in the pasture very Hot 17 Cutting hay in the big pasture A M very hot P M cool wind To day four young men who started yesterday with Horse & Mule teams for Snyders Mill 30 miles distant & were on their return with lumber about ten miles from the mill were fired upon by four Indians whom they had seen the day before & given their dinners as they professed friendship & the first fire the two hindmost fell John Quayle & Dixon fell Quayle is thought to have been wounded & killed trying to escape Dixon was killed instantly The foremost teams driven by John Haagland & a young man Knight ----- new page (MSS_497_064.jpg) August 17th 1853 Who served their guns & started to the relief of the others & whilst looking for the enemy who were concealed another shot was fired hitting Hoag land in the arm when they mounted Hoag lands Horses & started home The Indians took possession of the remaining horses Samuel Snyder the owner of the mill who was behind and on horseback came up while they were unhitching them but by taking a circuit shunned them & came on to the city A company of men were instantly started in pursuit and some to bring in the bodies 18 Hauled a small load of hay from the pasture the ground is very soft & miry The bodies of the young men were brought in & buried Quail is supposed to have been wounded & after mounting a horse appears to have been killed by a blow on the head as he was found some distance from where he was first shot Dixon was shot with two balls in the breast. They were generally known & highly esteemed Several light showers This afternoon 19 Cleared of a threshing floor & repaired my cow yard very hot with several heavy showers with very hard 20 Hauled another load of hay from the pasture weather cooler The town is filled with varied reports of Indian aggressions Families murdered children carried off individuals fired on Etc The truth is uncertain 21 Sunday A M wife & the boys have gone to meeting weather warm & pleasant 22 Started for a load of wood over the big mountain East being one of 14 Teams & all armed as it is considered usafe to go otherwise Met two or three trains of Calafornia emigrants with doors went up the side of the mountain & found good maple & quaking asp Came back three miles to camp & no feed A Co. of cavalry stopped near bound for Fort Bridger as he has been aiding the Indians by supplying them with guns powder & lead to carry on the war 23 Started early & came & came up to the top of the mountain where we found a little feed Passed a merchant train coming down the Kanyon Got home by 2 P M. It is the hardest jaunt my cattle ever had. They are very very tired weather fair 24 One of my oxen is very sick I think from hard driving Dug a well & walled it 25 Hauled hay for Vance the soldiers that have been south returned bringing in large herd Yesterday Wm Kimball came in with four or five Indians Report says the whereabouts of walker is known & that a company starts tomorrow to capture him 26 Went up Red Butte for wood very Hot One of my cattle nearly gave out Bought my load of Mr Fleming for $1.50 had at least a cord got home about 9 in the evening US mail came 27 Made a window frame for Keyser & a door frame for Homer Cool & hot Dry & showery with People going for wood are advised to armed companies to guard against Indians It is rally a wonder that accidents do not happen from loaded fire arms in careless hands 28 Sunday A M Preaching by Orson Spencer who has been to Germany since September last he has travelled more than twenty thousand miles by land & water. He was rejected by the authorities who were apprised of his coming & the nature of his mission which was to preach. He was soon ordered to leave & returned home L Snow spoke after on consecration After this the names of two companies of Emigrating Saints were read 29 Puttering about town and home weather fair 30 A M Cut a small load of hay on Fathers lot PM started for the kanyon got there after dark 31 Cut our wood & hauled it off the mountain & got home about 4 PM. Some light showers coming home sufficient to wet one to the skin September 1 Raked up my hay & chored about home weather fair 2 Hauled my wheat from Mrs Williams lot two small loads Quite windy 3 Hauled my little load of hay P M helped Homer frame his rafters Heavy wind most of the day 4 Sunday Afternoon partook of the sacrament 5 Threshed my wheat with three yoke of oxen & farmers help 6 Started for Red Butte a 4 am & got home at 10 P. M rather long days for the fall of the year 7 Cleaned my wheat 22 1/2 bush. all mine but 6 bush O what lots of wheat 8 Went to mill 9 Helped Homer thresh his wheat Mrs Williams & lady came from Utah to stop with us 10 Helped Homer thresh & clean wheat weather fair but cool nights soldiers came in from the East ----- new page (MSS_497_065.jpg) September 11th 1853 X J.W. Crosby & his Father came in from states last evening. All hands have been at Mr Mumfords to day to see them my wife has not seen her Father for 15 years Jesse had been 3 years on a mission to Eng. & the British provines of N.A. 12 Cut my corn on Dunns lot. Had a visit from Father Crosby & Sister Mumford 13 Running about towne & as usual accomplished but little Weather fair 14 Helped Homer finish his threshing 15 Heavy wind A M helped Homer clean wheat. Took two bush onions to shoe & harness makers 16 Homer & Took 10 bush potatoes & 2½ of onions to Mr Hockaday from fort Bridger He paid us $15,00 each One dollar for potatoes & two for onions Cold nights 17 Took my wife to the store & expended my little money PM. helped Homer on his The County court has been in session How long I dont know & what they are doing I dont know but heard of one case to day A man is having trial for stealing 3 or 4000 $ in money from McDonnells & Addams store two or three weeks since 18 Sunday A M Preaching by S M Blair Esq P M Reading at home Frost last night 19 Keyses had team ½ day & Saddler to drive Done nothing at all myself Sharp frost last night 20 Went to Red Butte for wood bought it of Fleming for ½ bush onions Got home about 5 PM 21 Went with wife to Br Crosbys Took 3 bush onions to book store Took my pay in books Worked at Saddlers frames He paid me $3,80 on Goddards store 22 Started about noon for Emigration Kanyon for wood very hot & obliged to drive very slow Got to a cabin about dark & stopped for night Good sawing timber here & very plenty 23 Started at crack of day & went up a mile very steep & rough & found plenty of wood & scores of teams to get it. Got our loads & home about sunset Most of the road is good Distance from home 15 miles I should judge 24 Made 1 door & 2 window frames for Saddler weather warm & threatning a storm sent my oxen over Jordan made a bargain with Mr Riley for a set of chairs at $3.50 each 25 Sunday A drizzling rain most of the day & at home reading 26 Hauled my corn home from Dunns lot had 3 decent loads Damp & cloudy 27 Made a door frame for Saddler & shingled for Homer the rest of the day 28 Helped Homer to shingle part of the day Went up town just at night found some mountaineers from Green river They just got all their supplies 29 Spent most of the day finding & catching my horse What is more aggravating than to have a horse that is bad to catch weather Cool Bought Porters obligation for Lumber of Mr Hatch amount twenty two dollars 30 Started early for Mill Creek Kanyon Stopped at Pendletons & had 2 new shoes set on my horse price $1,50. Contacted 40 bush onions The roads are very good. The high water last spring & summer did a great deal of damage to them but have since been repaired Some time last week a cloud burst on the mountain south of Porters mill It did no material damage to property but washed out deep & large gallons as though a huge plough had been along & turned a tremendous furrow throwing out enormous stones logs & trees on either side It must have a grand & imposing sight. Arrived at home that best of all places about dark . tired & hungry Cool east wind in the morning but warm through the day October 1 Made a door frame for Conde & done considerable business up town 2 Went over Jordan to hunt my young cow. heifer & steer found my cow but no prospect of calving Got home before night. A very fine day indeed The Indians south are laying in winter supplies by digging potatoes beets & threshing wheat. nights 3 Made a door & window frame for Conde & Door frame for saddler mountaineae from 4 Homer & I sold to Livingston & Kinkead for mountaineerrs 10 bush potatoes & 11 of onions Took our pay out of theire store weather very fine indeed 5 Began work on the Arsenal for Wolcott at $2,50 per day in orders for taxes 6 Conference begins went with my wife to the store & traded our order P.M. made a door frame for Standish Paid a man 2 bush onions for 2 bush of salt ----- new page (MSS_497_066.jpg) October 7th 1853 Went to Red Butte Kanyon for wood with Homers oxen Started at 4 ½ A.M & get honest & in the evening Br S A Dunn & Daughter staid with us 8 Went to Mr Lewis Daguerrotype room to our profiles The boys on one plate & Sarahs on another were first rate but my own & wifes on another were miserably executed We had to sit 6 times to get it Got home about 3PM. Father Crosby took supper with us. Dug Dunns tithing potatoes Took into our employ an English girl aged 30 for the winter There has been several missions appointed to day mostly to the Indians Orson Hyde was appointed to Green river with 50 or 60 with him & L Snow with a no to Box Elder 60 miles north 9 Sunday AM Preaching by PP Pratt P.M. did not go to meeting Had a visit from John Crosby & wife To day closes the Conference. 10,11,12,13 Worked at the Arsenal for Wolcott 14 Working at the Arsenal Received an order of Wolcott for Taxes $12.84 15 Rose at 3 & started at 4 for Mill creek kanyon for a load of Lumber of Mr. Force who is a resident of Oregon Territory I took him 8 bush onions & got 600 feet of Lumber I am in his debt $3,50. I had to wait at the mill for it to be sawed & got home about 10 in the evening Rather long day. He describes Oregon as being the best country yet Every settler is entitled to one mile square or a section of land by law & plenty of unoccupied land in the different vallies Cattle of all kinds live & fatter the year together The Market excellent butter from 50cts to 100 per lb Hens 100 each eggs $100 per 100 & every thing in proportion which is mostly shipped to Calafornia He is taking through a drove of 300 sheep with some cattle & Horses but being late was obliged to winter here He has been there 11 years 16 Sunday A M. Attended meeting Preaching by John Taylor on trials etc etc 17 Working at the Arsenal weather quite cool. Paid City Tax to Bassett 18 Made a window frame for Conde P. M Helping C Lambert to shingle Rented our front and best room to Br John Harris late from at $4,00 per month 19 C Lambert put down hearth in Harris room Dug some potatoes 20 Due the remainder of my potatoes 37 bush to day & yesterday 21 Harris helped me mixing mortar preparing for a mason They came about 3PM & wanted $8,00 for $3,00 worth of work which they would have finished by dark I told them to go home as I was a Mason myself so I laid adobes the rest of the day Very hard frost at night 22 Cold N wind all day Harris dug my Beets & Carrots 32 bush Beets Worked on the road country tax $1.65. ½ day with team Brought home a load of sand very cold night Lee froze ¼ inch Got 4 chairs from Riley 23 Sunday very much engaged reading a book of voyages & travels Quite cold 24 Johnson finished laying adobes on my Stable making it. 6 courses higher Harris worked 25 Stormy snow & rain with cold wind Done some running about which took me all day 26 Dug my potatoes on Mrs Terrill Williams lot My two thirds of 1/8 of an acre was 18 bush rather light 27 Dug Dunns potatoes 26 bush some warmer (To night 15 yoke 28 Took Dunns potatoes to the Tithing office & put the rafters on my stable, Hockadays teams came down 29 A M Put the sheeting on one side of my stable. PM Sold Hockaday 11 bush onions & 5 of potatoes Received of him $22 for onions 5 for potatoes & $7,50 for keeping cattle amounting to $34.50 which Homer & I divided equally, Paid Hutchinson my State & county tax My whole tax State county, city, Road & Roll amounts to the moderate sum of $21.89 This evening went with my wife to Br J Crosbys & did some trading with them 16 yds domestic 11 lbs saleretus with some thread pens gloves etc, to be paid in potatoes & Beets Also a pair of shoes from mads 30 Sunday. Reading most of the day Went to quorum meeting in the evening About a dosen came together talked a little & went home 31 Started at six this morning for the shingle machine according to contract but the man had forgotten his bargain & no thanks to him that I did not lose my days work but I did some trading at Brighams mill for flour & at Pulsiphers for Lumber so that I had a decent lead home. Got home after dark Disposed today of 17½ bush onions & bargained 8 or 10 bush more Nov 1 Finished putting sheeting on my stable PM Took a load of onions 25 or 30 bush most of them were owing Had the good Fortune to trade some for 100 lbs fine salt at 4 etc Paid Mrs O Pratt $7,00 cash on the store 2 Keyser had my team I hewed some joists & put in my stable & laid a loose floor ----- new page (MSS_497_067.jpg) November 3rd 1853 Took 15½ bush onions & 3 bush beets for Tithing Took to Crosby 11 bush potatoes & 3 of Beets Paid Mrs Pratt $3,00 which balances our account 4 Took 8 bush onions to Lewis for our Pictures Drove my oxen over Jordan & brought in the horse 5 Commenced working Tithing on Pres. Youngs new house which will be a splendid co[---] 6 Sunday Reading all day & the evening 7.8 Making doors for Conde 9 worked shingling on Pres. new house Tithing 10.11 Made some frames for Standish to pay Blacksmithing 12 Went to work Tithing but being training day & not been warned came home & laid 2000 shingles on my stable in the afternoon My shingles were brought this morning very pleasant The Indians south are commiting serious depredations Not long since a party of Engineers in government employ were attacked by them & 9 men killed among whom was Lieut Gunnison the commander & who spent a year or more in this place in company with Capt Stansbury surveying & exploring 13 Sunday Preaching by E.T Benson Homer started for Salt Creek Nephi 14,15,16 Shingling on Governors new house weather cool 17 Framing Joists 18 Hired B Lewis team & went north to get wheat that I worked for in harvest Took my wife to John Crosbys. Got 8 bush of S Dolten in place of 13 which was my due Took supper with John & drove home about dark having had a very pleasant ride The mountains look white <& cool> 19 Worked for Lambert sheeting & shingling Tolerably fair There has been another old countryman employed in this ward as school Teacher. The one they had has been discharged There being general dissatisfaction 20 Sunday Went over Jordan & up about 10 miles to try to dispose of a young cow in order to procure clothing etc of which my family stand much in need 21,22,23,24.25 Worked on the Governors house raising roof etc Weather for the week past has been fine sot that I have been comfortable without my coat The Indians south are still hostile Not long since they burnt a saw mill in San Pete County beside other hostile acts 26 Killed my cow which made good beef PM Took some Beets to the molasses works 11 bush at 60 cts I got 2 gall molasses at 2.50 per gal. Evening cut up & salted my beef 27 Sunday Spent most of the day securing my Beef onions potatoes corn etc Tomorrow I have to go Pres Youngs new mill to work with Scofield framing etc For a few weeks past through hurry to to pay my arrears of Tithing I have allowed myself to labor Sundays 28 Began work at the Pres. Mill enclosing the saw mill came home at night 29 Worked at the mill staid at night Board with Br Isaac Chase 30 Do ' ' " came home Dec 1,2,3 Worked at the mill staying two nights The weather the past week has been as good as ever known for the time of year. Thursday night my cow got out her yard & went into Gregorys corn which has occasioned some excitement among a few 4 Sunday AM Preaching by Pres. B Young He lashed the murmurers pretty hard PM Reading Narrative of a residence in South Africa 5 Worked at the Mill Br Butler began work again having been sick for 2 week past 6 Framing timber for floors came home & spent the evening very agreeably at Mothers withe BrS Sister Alley H Maiben who sang several good songs both serious & comic also Alse A Woolf & several others which made a lively house full 7 Spent the day running about town Evening went with Homer to see Gregory about the cow scrape 8 Working at the mill Hard frost Mill pond froze over for the first time this season 9 At the Mill Weather fair but threatning Came home at night 10 Very cold last night Came home early 11 Sunday Preaching A.M. by John Taylor P.M. by Pres Young He rulled the sisters pretty hard as some of them want Gentile husbands &c. 12,13,14,15 At the mill putting doors floors etc Have very good times there both days & nights Good board & good merry sociable hands Legislature commenced session on Monday 16,17 Came home early from the mill Saturday 18 Sunday PM Preaching by Pres Young Evening at [-]ayer meeting in the ward schoolhouse ----- new page (MSS_497_068.jpg) December 19th 1853 Worked at the mill but came home at night 20 Killed my hog which weighed about 300 lbs PM went up to Sabins weather cooll & cloudy with about 2 inches of snow during the night 21 Worked at the mill About 3 this morning the Blacksmith shop near the mill was discovered to be on fire but was so near consumed that it could not be extinguished The shop & Tools were furnished by Pres Young but occupied by David Elliot The loss was considerable but will be replaced by Pres. Young Cool day & cold night 22 Bega planking floon Cold day & very hard frost at night 23 Planking floom, quite cold & severe frost at night Came home 24 Went up & settled my work account at the mill which was 21 days at $2,50 per day amounting to $52,50 Have had at the mill 1,12 & to day got 4 Theatre tickets $2,00 & the remainder $49.38 applied on my labor tithing & For work on Pres. House $18,33 which also applied amounting to $67.91 PM John Crosby & Wife paid us a visit from North & staid over night Evening went with Homer who was cited before a Bishop for tried on the Gregory cow scrape but accomplished nothing 25 Christmas Went to meeting with my wife. Preaching by Hosea Stout who has been to on a mission to China He gave an account of his travels character of the Chinese et He was followed by Pres. B Young on the subject of oppression Noon went home with Jesse Crosby took took dinner & came home Fine day 26 Working at the Mill Planking floom 27 28 29 Working at the Floom planking etc. 30 Working at the floom came home at night & went to a party at the 4th ward school House by H Sperry & went off well Got home at 1 in the morning 31 Up at 5 & off to the mill Finished planking floom & came home early Took supper at Mothers with Br & Sister Mumford & Beatie Maiben Harris with their Ladies. Time passed agreeably with music & dancing enlivened with serious & Comic songs by Maiben Got home between one & two in the morning Thus ended the Old Year and thus began ————— The new Year of ——————— 1854. ----- new page (MSS_497_069.jpg) January 1st 1854 Sunday At home all day Weather fair, but cold 2.3 Working at the mill very cold Came home at night 4 All hands but myself have gone to a Pic. Nic. party given to the public hands at the Social Hall at 2 P.M Done some running about town Afternoon & evening went to a ward party at our school House Paid do able price & danced 5 times I candidly think I never will go to another ward party Cold N wind all day & night 5 To bed at 2 up at 5 & off to the mill K sharp wind all day Hands came down before 6 I think this has been the coldest day this winter 7 The saw mill stopped for want of water & we for want of work Came home Very cold night 7 Gregory has commened a suit before Judge E Smith against Homer in which he claims $500 damages to his person Trial at 1 PM but adjourned 2 weeks for want of evidence. All our family children excepted went to the Theater this evening Play All is not Gold that glitters concluded with Boots at the Swan Not interesting 8 Sunday AM Preaching Loren Farr Ehorting people to mend their ways keep the word of wisdom 9 Working at the saw carriage Weather more moderate 12 This morning had a wet time getting to the mill Light rain & snow most of the day 13 Snow fell most of the night but went quickly before a strong S wind during the day .14 Strong S wind most of the day About 3 PM changed suddenly from S to NE began snowing very fast & continued most of the night was most of the day in removing into our little back room Our girl Charlotte left last Thursday & has since married a man 15 Sunday This morning have been employed at my usual morning work & in making roads about the house etc through the snow which has fallen from 4 to 6 inches & drifted. Went to meeting There were but few assembled O Hyde stated that ten of the Brethren from the settlement on Green river with teams had been caught among the mountains in snow That Friday they drove most of the night until the snow was so deep they could not proceed They stopped & turning their cattle loose retired O rising in the morning their cattle were gone coming on over the Big mountain They followed to 1½ miles this side the mountain when they stopped from fatigue one of their number came in here last night. Volunteers were soon obtained with horses to bring them in & were to start in one hour meeting was then dismissed The Teams were coming for seed grain There had been no snow at the settlement. The Snake Indians were friendly to the settlers but quite hostile to Mountaineers & traders one of them had taken a daughter of one of this Chiefs to wife & shortly after sent her back to her Father who caused her to he put to death to cover the disgrace Snow began falling at 2 P.M moderately 16 Dressing fender posts for the Saw Gate 17,18 Very cold came home to night Got 100 lbs flour at the mill 19 Putting down carriage track 20 Too cold to work Scofields hand went home early I made a mine light window frame & came home by noon Thermometer last evening 10 below zero this morning at 8 21 At Sunrise Thermometer 15º below zero the coldest weather ever known by us here Today the trial of Albert Gregory U.S. Homer Brown came before Elias Smith Juds of Probate Gregory claiming $500 damages. He introduced all the witnesses Jurys verdict no cause of action & plaintiff pay all costs which amounted to $45,00 not more than half the usual fees The jury was made of men of sound judgement & independent minds with W J Appleby as foreman Pres. B Young was present & said privately there has been one righteous verdict given in Utah Hon. A W Babbitt volunteered his counsel for defendant Plaintiff had none Pres. Willard Richards is quite sick 22 Sunday AM Preaching by W Woodruff. Meeting short & weather very cold Quorum meeting in th 23 Went down to the mill about noon Weather moderate 24 Putting down carriage track S wind in the evening which melted nearly all the snow Colder however before morning with some snow 25 Quite comfortable Finished carriage track ----- new page (MSS_497_070.jpg) January 26th 1854 Turning shaft for gig wheel very cold in the morning but warmer toward noon Came home at night Little Sarah has been very sick but is now better Dr Richards is no better His recovery is doubtful 27. 28 At the Mill very cold 29 Sunday. Reading most of the day Took supper & spent the evening at Mothers. with Br & Sisters Wiler Weather more moderate 30, 31 Working at the Mill More Moderate but still to cold for comfort Feburary 1st Working at the mill came home at night 2 Working at the mill This is my birth day anniversary being now Thirty one I was born 1823 have been a member of this church since Dec 2nd 1838 Fifteen years The 15 Jany following was ordained Teacher by my Father April conference 1842 in Nauvoo ordained an Elder by the hands of Orson Pratt of the Twelve At the Oct conference Harrison Burgess one of the counsel of that Quorum 3. 4. Working at the Mill Weather quite moderate considering 5 Sunday General meeting of the Seventies this evening I had but just seated my self when my name with four others were called upon to come into the vestry Our names were then presented to the conference as candidates for Presidents of the 39th Quorum with a request if any one knew anything against us as saints to make it known A there were no objections the three then present were ordained under the hands of of Presidents Jos Young Henry Herriman Jedediah M Grant Albert P Rockwood & Thomas Bullock Taccording to age First Daniel Mackintosh then Myself then Joseph W Young. This to me is something new & although my mind has been reflecting on this same subject for the past week yet so unexpected was it that it shocked me like a thunderbolt had fallen at my feet Although I have been willing to serve in the ministry in anything pertaining to righteousness & to do every thing which I should be called upon yet I can say in honesty that I never have sought an office in this Kingdom but have rather shunned it through a feeling of unworthiness. But I feel to night to do my best in the office to which I have been appointed praying God to uphold & direct me in all things That I may have Wisdom to guide me in the path of duty throughout life that I may finally be saved in the celestial Kingdom of God 6 Working at the mill Quite warm & pleasant but muddy came home at night 9. 10 Working at the mill Cold South wind 11 At the Mill About noon the wind which was blowing strong from S Suddenly changed to N. & blew a perfect gale accompanied by some snow which made it very bad coming home Went to Quorum meeting this evening Had an uncommon good time the best that I have attended in a long time There was a general attendance much better than I expected from the state of the weather The Brethren felt first rate Many of them spoke It rejoiced me much to have them take hold so well Pres Mackintosh spoke well & is I think welle calculated to preside over a quorum Adjourned for one week Coming home the ground was frozen hard & good walking 12 Sunday A M Preaching by John Taylor P M Pres B Young gave an excellent discourse at some length of spirit rappings Animal Magnetism Natural Philosophy etc was highly edifying & instructive Weather moderation in the morning but snowed, most of P M This evening attended a meeting of 2nd Quorum 13 AM very snowy & blustering PM cleared away. I went up town got my shoes mended etc went down to the mill just at night 14, 15 Working at the mill, came home to night walking tolerably good but a little muddy 16 Went to the mill early Cool & cloudy Morticing water wheel shaft ----- new page (MSS_497_071.jpg) February 17th 1854 Weather a good deal more moderate & appears like spring 18 A fine day Put in the water wheel & got home early Evening went to Quorum meeting A very good turn out & good meeting Mackintosh gave the brethren good instructions about paying tithing attending to family prayer etc 19 Sunday AM Preaching by Bishop E D Wooley on the resurrection He was followed by Pres B Young who gave much good instructions & new ideas on the subject It is rumored that some mediums of the Spirit rappers are in successful secret operation here They aspire it is said to revelation etc P M had a visit from Father Crosby & in the evening 20, 21, 22 Working at the mill Weather fair moderate clear cloudy snowy rainy dry muddy & in short all sorts that sudden changes & short turns can bring came home Rode with O E Bates He told me Orson Pratt is called home from Washington that next season I will go England to take the Presidency there Evening running about town 23, 24, 25 At the mill 25 Very pleasant Came home early & went to Quorum About 35 members present The time was spent agreeably & much of the Spirit of God was manifest by all that spok The time did not run to waste, but each one wished to improve on his talent A collection was taken to buy a record Book The brethren handed in their mites to the amount of $4,80 and $8,50 more subscribed This was liberal & generous as most of them are poor having mostly come in this season by the emigrating fond ten pond funds I was appointed Treasurer & the money placed in my hands May Genealogies & Biographies were brought to be inserted when procured Very dark & cloudy coming home 26 Sunday Very Stormy Snowy & blustering Spent the day reading & writing a short sketch of my life to be inscribed in the Quorum records 27 Working at Mill Warm but Muddy Rode home & brought 100 lbs flour to Mackenzie for goods 28 A th mill Came home & went to seventies meeting in the ward preaching by Joseph Young & Jacob Gates etc Rather dull meeting ———————— March ————————————. 2.3.4 At the mill All kinds of weather 4th came home early About 4 began snowing with strong N wind Quorum this evening but few present but a good meeting Mackintosh has procured two Books One costing $2,50 the other $8,00 which is large for Biographies of all the members 5 Sunday This morning found 4 or 5 inches snow & continued falling most of forenoon melted fast as it fell Evening a Mothers with Br Love 6, 7, 8 At the mill weather moderate but snow lays 8th came home & took 100 flour to 9. 10 At the mill – Weather fair but Muddy 11 Started the Mill Home early & went to Quorum Speaking on the word of wisdom by all that had time same subject next meeting Dr Willard Richards departed this life about 7 this morning His funeral sermon will be preached at the tabernacle tomorrow 12 Sunday Father Crosby stopped with us last night A 3 P M Dr Richards was interred in his own garden near this house Orson Hyde made some very appropriate remarks at the grave followed by Pres. H C Kimball 13 14 At the Mill very warm & pleasant 15 At the mill Home at night Work is done for this week 16 Took my potatoes from the hole One half were frozen had 13 bush left Dug my parsnips & bush Day fine & spring like ----- new page (MSS_497_072.jpg) March 17th 1854 Took a tramp over Jordan to hunt my cow. I had heard of but did not find her came tired being new business to me 18 Put a window in my stable chamber & puttered around considerable Evening went to Quorum Subject: The Word of Wisdom. Much good instruction by Pres. Mackintosh 19 Sunday A M Preaching H C Kimball Much good instruction Weather cloud & some rain 20. 21 At the mill weather very fine Some are plowing 22 At the Mill Fair came home at night This is Benjamins birth day being now 9 years Thoughts of the Moment [the following is left column of poem] Benjamin may you your Heavenly Father bless Enable you to shun all sins & wickedness Nor let your boyish feet in paths of evil stray Join not with the ungodly in your youthful day Attend your Prayers as Jesus says you must Maintain your candor be honest faithful just In everything thank God with rightous filial fear [the following is right column of poem] Nor think it hard His Holy name to bear Behold if this you do your Saviors face you,ll see Round your fair brows a glorious Crown there,ll be On Zions Mount in Latter Days you,ll stand With the Redeemed of God from ev,ry land No more to fall more from sorrow's withering hand From your Affectionate Father Lorenzo Brown [resume normal text format] 23, 24 Athe mill Very fair work gave out & came home Heard from my 10 or 12 miles up Jordan with a calf Very agreeable news 25 Went for my cow Found her with some difficulty & got home with her about 8 in the evening having 35 miles & quite tired weather pleasant 26 A M went to meeting but could not get in for the crowd & came home ————————— April 2nd ————————— Sunday PM went to meeting Partook of the Sacrament Preaching by J M Grant Of late have been puttering about repairing fence etc Been to Theater 3 evenings Last evening Quorum meeting Question what brings condemnation which brought forth many good ideas 3, 4, 5 At the mill working on carding machine frame Fine weather 6 Conference. Sermon A M by Pres B Young He spoke of the brethren going to Calafornia that they knew the trials they would have to endure They would stay at home. Many of them would inherit Celestial Glory but could not obtain principalities & powers but would be servants to those who obeyed counsel in all things & this for being willing to serve the Gentiles Told them all to go that wanted but first to pay their debts & steal nothing Also had been thinking of establishing a stake in Upper Calafornia also 2 or 3 in the States for those disaffected to go back to & stop at as they came along Remarks afterward by H C Kimball P M O Hyde spoke spoke on the parable of the sower & drew good inferences G A Smith spoke of Indian difficulties & the people being dissatisfied Thought they had no cause for complaint but had great reason to be thankful that such good policy had been adopted & Spoke of Florida wars as a comparison B Young thought Indian Walker had not been as much to blame as some of his tribe who were wicked & bloodthirsty They had nearly starved in the mountains this winter & were now humble & wanted to make a lasting peace Objected to any one killing an Indian –although found transgressing but demand him of his tribe & by that means bring him to punishment & concluded by telling those from the country that now while there is peace to finish their forts & their pastures & not stop until They were secure from white & Indian Thieves Evening by J M Grant W Woodruff B Clapp & R Cahoon T. The meeting was instructive entertaining & edifying having much of the Spirit of God ----- new page (MSS_497_073.jpg) April 7th 1854 Mostly business A number of Elders called to Eng on missions & U States Pres Young had thought of deeding all his property to the Church & inviting all that felt like it to join with him but wanted them to reflect & consider before they made the move He appointed Jedediah Morgan Grant his second councillor to take the place of Willard Richards 8 AM Sermon by Jos Young on being of one heart & one mind both spiritually & temporaly & explained the law of consecration P M Out of doors by PP Pratt The weather previous has been such that we were obliged to meet in doors. An immense congregation the largest I ever saw for worship A No of appointments Orson Pratt to Cincinnatti to establish a stake & Orson Spencer & several more to go with & assist him Evening Seventies meeting full house & good speaking by the first seven Presidents Some business 9 Sunday Sermon by Lorenzo Snow followed by H C Kimball P M Sacrament was administered Pres B Young spoke of T Hartley being appointed on a mission yesterday was associated with a gang of thieves &c in this city & a description of his person & a stolen horse had been forewarded from Oregon & did not want such man to go on a mission Since coming here had joined the Church & married a Mormon girl He came forward to justify himself but made a poor out Pres Young motioned He be cut off the Church O Hyde made some remarks respecting thieves & the fate they might expect Pres Young on the same & advised the sisters to keep their houses neat & above all to look to the government of their children in the absence of their Husband & Fathers Pres Kimball made motion that at the next conference Brethren from the country bring sufficient provisions etc to sustain the brethren with whom they stopped during their stay Clear vote 15 This week been making Garden Sowing onions etc Monday & tuesday rainy balane of the week fine weather Tonight had a good time at Quorum meeting 16 Sunday A M Sermon by John Taylor P M at home 17, 18 Shingling on Pres Youngs kitchen Weather warm 19 Rainy in the morning P M shingling 20 Rainy most of the day At home 21 Moderate Working on the Presidents new house 22 Worked half a day but quit for rain Evening went to Quorum Henry C Jackson & W. C Dunbar were ordained Presidents. Charles H Bassett was ordained by Mackintosh & myself on tuesday evening last & left next day on a mission to U. S. The new Presidents spoke well & also the old ones Joseph W Young spoke at some length He has not been with us but once before Plenty of rain to come home in & very dark Yesterday the Indians had a dance in front of the Governors office They were begging & the Pres gave them some shirts 23 Sunday A Cold N wind all day Have not been to meeting at all 24, 25, 26 Rainy wet & Cold & have been doing but little 27. 28 Working on Pres Youngs new house laying Deck roof Weather very warm 29 Training was elected orderly weather fine Eve Quorum all went off well 30 Sunday At home reading————————— ----- new page (MSS_497_074.jpg) May 1st 1854 A M At the Pres. new house P M Finished plowing my lot 2 Working at the Presidents Weather very fine 3 Over Jordan hunting my oxen found them looking fine My 2 year olds did not find very warm & I was very tired 4,5,6 Working on an ox frame at the Pres. mill Weather lowry & some rain Quorum meeting Continue our meetings at the same place & time 7 Sunday Lowry & stormy Did not go to meeting at all 8.9.10 At the mill on the ox frame Weather threatning with some rain 11 Finished the frame came home & planted some potatoes 12 Went up to Allens pasture & then up town & bought a pig Planted a few potatoes 13 Finished planting my lot & hoed some onions corn & potatoes. Did not go to Quorum meeting this evening 14 Sunday Sermon by David Pettigrew Pres. of High Priests followed by O Hyde who had recently come in from fort Supply Green River He represents the mission as flourishing & doing considerable farming They are going into the practice of intermarrying with the natives which has been recommended as one of the ways of securing their lasting friendship 15 Tinkering about home went up town etc 16 Over Jordan hunting cattle found a 2 year old heifer I have not seen for a year or mor Also one of my oxen Fine day & as usual got very tired 17 18, 19 At the Pres. House putting up Bolustrade around the deck roof 20 Worked 9 hours on Pres House Weather threatning with a little rain A little before midnight my wife presented me with a fine healthy boy weighing Eight pounds one ounce Lorenzo John 21 Sunday Have been at home all day Wife & child doing well 29 Have been at the Pres. House most of the week A storm has been gathering for some time About 5 this morning snow began to fall & continued most of the day Have not worked to day Lost some time last week Did not go to meeting yesterday There has been a collection made for 2 Sundays to buy wheat for the public works There has been 1400 bush bought at $2,00 & money is wanted to pay for it ——————— June 1st——————— 1.2 Working in the stable at Pres House weather cool & threatning 3 Worked ½ day Quorum meeting this evening Doc J Clinton & H Lunt met with us a good meeting Pres. J Young has lately ordained another President viz Jeremiah Hatch who lives in Utah Co. which fills up the Council The girl we had working with us went home to day after working 1½ weeks 11 At the Pres. Stable the past week Fair weather with a fine shower thursday night but since fine & fine Yesterday hoed onions with Benjamin to weed & evening Quorum meeting J W Young was in from Ogden He spoke at some length als Br Mackintosh & all went off well Friday 4 or 5 came in from Fort supply being dissatisfied left I suppose from what I learn 13 The heaviest storm known in the valley of rain & hail on the mountains A heavy Black cloud passed through the valley apparently 10 or 12 miles south & when it came to the mountains east took a north course until it came opposite the N E corner of town where it was met by another similar cloud from an opposite direction They both discharged their contents the water rising 2 & 3 feet in a very few minutes washing down portions of city wall & doing serious damage to gardens etc, etc. 17 Have worked this week 4 days at Pres House & 2 at home 19 Went to Red Butte Kanyon for wood & got home before sunset 20 21 Went over the mountain & got a load of wood 22 In the garden 23 At Oxes House 24 Garden 25 Sunday 26 27 Prer mountain for wood 28 Yesterday special Conference began I attended to day A no appointed on missions to States etc conference adjourned until April 29. 30 working among my onions ----- new page (MSS_497_075.jpg) July 1st Hoeing in the garden 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Working at the Governors house & Puttering about home 9 Sermon by Father Gifford, Pres Young spoke about thieves calling some names telling them to stop their evil practices or they would have their throats 10 Went north to help Br Crosby make hay worked 5 days & came home saturday morning very badly poisoned by Ivy Received $10,00 15, 16, 17 Spent most of the time doctoring my poisoned Legs arms hands & face 18 Went North again The Grasshoppers have come down from the mountains in tremendous flocks & are likely to do a great deal of damage to crops 19 Br Crosby began cutting his oats very green to save them from the Grasshoppers as they are destroying them Very hard cradling 20 Cradling Grain very heavy & I very tired 21 Finished the oats by working hard 22 Hauling 6 loads hay in the barn 23 Sunday Up at day break & got home by 8 o clock 24 Great celebration by the children Good advice given by Pres Young 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Working for John Crosby haying Harvesting etc He paid me for haying $1,50 & cradling $2,00 I left the price altogether to his generosity August 6 The past week have cut some grass of my own & 2¼ acres for Father vance at $3,00 per acre 13 Have cut some hay for James Vance on shares & cut some more to be paid in 14 Cut some grass to pay for my hay & hauled & stacked my hay 15 Went up Red Butte Kanyon for wood & got the worst tired I ever did in getting wood off the mountain Did not start for home till dark & then drove 6 miles down the kanyon after dark with a heavy load something not often done Drove most of the night 16 Took my load to R Doft for $10,00 towards a U. S rifle price 1½ cords at $10,00 22 23 & part of 24 Working at a large chest for my tools 25, 26 Hauled two loads wood with John Wakely from a branch of Emigration known as Brighams Kanyon but some bad road 28 Got a load of wood & sold to Thomas the Blacksmith for $9,00 in his work 29 Began work for Royal Barney on Kimballs house at $2,00 per day cash mad ¾ 30 31 Shingling on Kimballs house Sold at Perrys store a bush onions at $2,00 September 1,2 Working at Kimballs dressing flooring Rec. of Barney $10.95 9 This week made 5½ days Spent ½ day up town. Sold Perry 6 bush potatoes at 75 cts & traded it out 16 Worked 6 days & received $2200 cash 23 Have worked 6 days & received $10,00 Quorum meeting this evening which are kept up once a week through the summer My journal has not been kept regular for some time from press of work Arrivals of large stocks of goods has lessened some of the enormous prices & some large merchant trains are yet back one of 100 wagons 24 Sermon A M by O Hyde on self preservation recoemending higher prices for produce to strangers & lower to the brethren as it has generally been the reverse Also spoke of not only improving the stock of cattle but our own species 25 26 27 28 29 30 Working at Kimballs for Barney Received $14 which balances our account He has paid me $57,00 cash which has been of essential benefit ----- new page (MSS_497_076.jpg) October 1st 1854 Sunday I went to meeting & wife to Br J Crosbys A M preaching by Dr D Richardson who has been on mission to West India Islands & H S Eldridge from a Mission to St Louis They gave an interesting account of their P.M Job Smith returned from Eng. was followed by Pres Young who gave some good instructions to new comers etc 2 Spent the day running about town etc 3, 4, 5 Worked for Mrs Carrigan on her house at $2,50 & took some tools in pay 6 Semi Annual Conference A M preaching by Phineas Young E. T. Benson O Hyde. & B Young, P M by G A Smith & H C Kimball Meeting in evening to obtain means for building the Bowery. I did not go 7 Wife quite sick was obliged to stay at home 8 Meeting of Seventies at 7. & Conference at 10. A M Sermon by O Hyde on the gathering of the Saints. P M Meeting out of doors preaching by B Young The largest collection of people I ever saw & I presume no other religious denomination in America could gather so large a congregation at one time & place 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Working at Kimballs on cup board 15 Sunday A request was made for teams to go back to meet 2 companies yet back that have lost many of their cattle 16 Part of the day at Kimball & finished receiving of them $11,00 cash 17 Working for Barney at Kimballs 18 A, M Went over Jordan found one ox & back by noon P, M, worked for Barney 19 Finished for Barney 2½ day & recived pay 5,00 cash 20 Started Br Pratt who lives in one of my rooms for Emigration Kanyon Dug 64 bush potatoes which the boys picked up 21 Finished my potatoes by noon have dug 106 bush & will have in all 130 bush Pratt brought a load of wood that I sold for 7,75 on my wall tax Quorum meeting 22 Sunday Have not been at meeting to day 23 Homer took my team & came near killing one of my oxen in Emigration 24 Worked most of the day for Homer threshing his wheat He brought me a cord of wood which I sold to Barkbeck to pay well tax Price $10,00 25 Did a $3,00 job for Brown the watchmaker weather cold & damp 26 Tinkering about covering potatoes & fixing for the kanyon Our babe has been very sick for 2 or 3 days. This evening Fathers Vance & Bird came & administered to him & he soon began to amend 27 Rose early for the kanyon put postponed for rain worked some on my shirt Let Harris have 15 bush potatoes to apply on my produce Tithing 28 Did some trading at Homers store on an order from Hyde & Price bought a vest & pants at $14,00 Quorum meeting this evening had a lecture by Jackson 29 Sunday Have been detained at home to day Yesterday subscribed for The Peoples Journal & N S Magazine one at $1,00 other 25 cts per year ––––––––––––––––––––November 4th–––––––––––––––––––––– The week past have been at work on the roof of the Seventies council Half on subscription This Hall is 25 feet by 53 & built by Pres. of Quorums by subscription or shares of $20,00 each This is for Presidents to meet in & will be a fine house Interesting Quorum meeting this evening subject for next evening The Law of Tithing in all its bearings 5 Sunday A M Preaching by James Works from an Eng Mission followed by A Carrington Ed. News on Tithing showed that we must obey that Law or suffer & showed how blessings would follow those that kept the commandments of God etc 6 Began work for A P Rockwood weather fair ----- new page (MSS_497_077.jpg) November 9th 1854 Worked ½ day PM Hauled a load of onions <30 bush> to Hyde & price on contract They take all of mine & Homers or 300 bush at $1,50 to be paid at Homers store now or in cash by the first of March 10 11 At Rockwoods. Weather fair but rather cold. Paid me 6$ at the store Quorum meeting this evening Lectures by bros. Allen Attwood & Margetts with remarks by Pres. Mackintosh This week have got [-]my beets & onions pulled & Sidwell hauled me a load of wood 12 Sunday Preaching by Bishop D Carnes lately from mission to Germany In his remarks spoke of seeing a bro. drink in the streets Pres Young made motion he be cut off the Church which was carried His name was Wm Covert & has had a long standing in church This morning paid W Car loss balance on harding $1.95 One of my oxen quite lame with fouls. Mr Mumford is a Married Man 13, 14, 15 Working a Rockwoods My work amounts to 8.87 more than I have received 16 Hauled 18 ½ bush onions to Hyde & Price making 48 ½ bush 72.75 I have received in orders on Homer & Co. 75,00 Leaving a balance due Homer of $2,25 P M went N with Father Crosby Got to Johns after dark by getting a ride 17 18 Working on Johns roof etc came home at night Saturday 19 Sunday Sermon by O Pratt. He has discovered a new rule for finding the rotary motion of the planets but would not tell what it was till he published a book Pres. Young said that a Latter Day Saint Bro. Pratt should be willing to hand over anything that he might chance to know that that is useful. After meeting rode N with Father Daly 25 Saturday have now worked 8 days for John amounting to $16,00 to be paid in wheat at $1,50 Got home about 9 this evening 26 Sunday. Turned my oxen over Jordan & lef them, ward meeting this evening 27 Tinkering about home School meeting this evening Resolution passed that the school House be repaired & the Lot fenced Also that a tax of $5,00,00 be raised for that purpose both were carried unanimous 28 About home choring Evening seventies meeting in ward sp[-]lling mostly 29 Summoned to sit on a jury the first in my life Blasard case 30 PM Hauled 6 loads manure on my Lot –––––––––––––––December 1st––––––––––––––––––– Hauled 12 loads manure by working tolerably hard 2 Tinkering about home, went to Quorum meeting this evening but finding the High Council convened there went home BJ Hatch was with us 3 Sunday Preaching by W Jolly returned from Texas & J Woodard from the Lake of Metta & Italy P M by B Young with many new ideas 13 Began work at the public Shingling on the endowment house 25 Christmas Festival at Seventies Hall. & Dedication Dance in evening I went to a danc at the ward school House 26 Meeting again at same place I attended & the dance in the evening All went off first rate. The soldiers & some of our people had a row in the street yesterday & some on both sides were severely hurt by throwing of stones etc 31 Have been working Tithing up to this Date ----- new page (MSS_497_078.jpg) January 1st 1855 New Year : Very windy & blustering wind fron South All the Policemen are on duty fearing a threatned outbreak of the soldiers No stir about town Almost every one at home Legislation party at Social Hall 2 Last night began snowing & continued through the day which maks it very bad getting around 3 This morning snow is over a foot deep south wind continues Hardly got out of doors exept to cut wood 4 This morning found the snow had disappeared considerably under a strong south wind which melted some & blowed some away 4,5,6 In the shop planing flooring for Pres. house 7.8 Making preparations for Quorum party 9 Quorum party festival & dance commencing at 3 PM with sing ing & prayer supper at 8 & dismissed at 12 M All went of first rate & could not be bettered A good spirit prevailed & all enjoyed themselves well At 10 appropriate remark were made by Presidents Joseph Young A P Rockwood & Levi Hancock 11,12,13 Working in the Tithing Office cellar putting up large wheat bins Produce Tithing is coming in so abundantly that there is no 13 storage Quorum meeting this evening which was good. J. Hatch the junior Pres. was with us for the first time & spoke well also P M Greene 25 Started last evening for Bis Cottonwood kanyon with 5 or 6 others to work on a saw mill Drove to sugar House This morning started bright & early & got safely to the end of wagon road 1 mile above Cooleys mill by noon From here our everything had to be packed on mules a distanc of 4 miles over a rough & hilly road with considerable snow Got into camp before night took a view of the mill timber Took supper took a game of Euchor took a bed on the floor & slept soundly 26 This morning began our daily labor. getting up timber framing etc Had our timber to dig out Snow 2 feet then threw in pine boughs to stand up P. M Fixed a bed of poles which was covered with pine boughs then with robes & blankets on which Scofield & myself slept comfortably The kanyon from where we left our wagons is very narrow & was thought for a long time impassable until a mule track was worked which cost at least $100, Of all places that I have ever been in for mountains Rocks cataracts precipices hills & hollows I have never seen 4 consecutive miles that could compare with this. The kanyon is well filled with timber The Cos. claim begins 2 miles below where they expect to build another mill This season Here the kanyon is little wider Hay 40 or 50 rods entire The mountain on the S side are very high & densely covered with Pine red & white Fir & spruce sufficient being in sight to keep the mill in operation 4 or 5 years Two miles above begins the basin where the kanyon widens out of 6 or 8 miles long & very heavy timbered This Kanyon & its branches is expected to employ 7 or 8 mills beside Lath shingle & Turning machines 27 At work framing Nights & mornings very cold middle of the day pleasant 28 Sunday Strolled out alone & went up the mountain where the boys are cutting timber. They cut a tree & run it down entire often 100 feet long They run down with a vengeance The remainder of the day for want of Book lonnging about camp Feb 6 ----- new page (MSS_497_079.jpg) February 2nd 1855 This my Thirty second Birth day Time flies oh how swiftly 4 Sunday After inquiry breakfast made inquiry who would accompany me to a high rocky summit of mountain very properly called sugar Loaf Bros Johnson & Bagley assented & we started & in about 2 hours of pretty hard climbing found ourselves at the foot of the Sugar Loaf some 12 or 15 feet above was a large hole about 8 feet in diameter we began clambering single file & were soon directly under it there being 5 or 6 feet of perpendicular rock with nothing to hold to I placed myself at the bottom supporting Johnson 5 he in turn assisting Bagley who soon gained the month when he found a cave 12 or 15 feet deep with a nearly level floor. After descending to the foot Started for the summit. I alone to the left the others went up in a zig zag direction & were soon out of sight. They followed a back bone by hard climbing & in one place were obliged to assist: the one behind boosting the other & he in turn pulling up his comrade. After this a larg tree stood in their path which they were obliged to climb then step from that to the rock & so on to the top I followed round the base of the hill or rock & started up the best plac I could find After climbing 100 feet or more the rock grew steeper I looked calmly around & then forward as it was my only chance. To attempt to descend was death I selected coolly & deliberately the last way & pushed on. I heard my comrades shouting from the top. I was not yet half way They said I must go back as it was impossible to get up I requested them not to speak to me My legs trembled from exertion but up I went and after 10 or 15 minutes of the hardest climbing I ever done found a place where I could sit I was safe but if during the time I had made one misstep a foot or hand slipped I should been thrown down at least 200 feet & been dashed in pieces Here I dislodged a huge rock which cleared the steep at a bound & went rolling & bounding down the mountain at a fearful rate for a mile sometimes clearing 20 rods at a jump I soon gained the top & laid down to rest while my companions rolled a large rock from its bed & marking its progress through a grove of cedars below tearing one up by the roots breaking another in two while a third withstood the shock the rock breaking in a dozen pieces & taking each a different way went crashing downward. Got back to camp about 2 P.M hungry & tired but well paid for my labor & toil 9 Friday. Started for home on foot 7 in company Walking very good but got very tired about 20 miles 14 Started early for the Kanyon Got there before night 20 Yesterday Kesler the millwright came up PM commenced raining The lower part of the mill but had work from snow falling some every day Cut my leg with a chisel but not serious snow during the night 25 Sunday. This morning started for home as the snow is accumulating very fast & good prospect for more Got to the settlement before noon Hired Robert Pierce to carry us home at $1,00 each very muddy & bad travelling ––––––––––––––––––March 11–––––––––––––––––– Have been at home 2 weeks with very little to do. The week past have been sowing onions etc To day has been good preaching by J M Grant & O Hyde Very strong 12 very heavy storm of wind & rain this morning supplied $22,60 on my tithing 13.14.15.16.17 Puttering about home & doing but little on account of bad weather & stormy ----- new page (MSS_497_080.jpg) March 18, 1855 Sunday A M Preaching by F Kesler followed by H. C Kimball giving good instructions predicting calamities on this people Thought the people of the U. S. were beginning to reap this reward for plundering & driving the Saints Said they would have to pay the uttermost farthing & that with interest P. M At home Evening at ward meetng 19 Working Tithing on the Gates to Temple Block They are of wood & temporary 20 At the gates Weather very fine Presidents of Seventies meeting this evening 21, 22, 23, 24 At the Gates Beautiful weather. 24 Evening went to Quorum meeting according to appointment but the school party for dancing had assembled & we adjourned I went to the meeting of the Universal Scientific Society Lecture by David Candland on the Origin of the present Russian war the present crisis at Sebastopol the probable effects upon the world & an enquiry into the character of the Russians An able discourse 26 Weather Cloudy with cool N wind Over Jordan hunting my oxen rode hard & got very tired Found one ox 27 Hunting my other ox but no success weather fair 28 Rode very hard & very tired & quite discouraged Weather fair 29 Hired a yoke of Father Jenkins & plowed part of my lot weather fair 30 Finished plowing & Harrowing my lot & sowed some onions 31 A. M Finished sowing 1lb 2 oz onion seed P. M. went to Pres. meeting at the Council Hall Bro. Cooleys case came up but was settled amicably cloudy all day with strong South wind which brought up a hard shower just at night which prevented my going to Quorum meeting Wife has had a severe pain in her side this week –––––––––––––April 1st––––––––––––––– Sunday A M Sermon by Orson Hyde P M Stormy & staid at home. 2 A. M went mill with my last wheat about 6 bush Got 25 lbs flour at the mill at the mill of Ensign P M Got 16 year old Locust trees of Vance at 12½ cts each set them on the east side of my lot. Divided some of my apple trees by cutting off a branch close down taking with it part of the root, by doing which I obtained 10 pretty trees & if they live will make a pretty good afternoons work Also transplanted a few young peach trees Evening went to Pres. Council Bro Snedakers who had been dropped from his quorum for writing a letter to the Quorum Clerk full of wit & sarcasm came forward with an appeal: Pres. B Young came in & took an active part He was reinstated with honor The trial was amusing & interesting. Weather fair 3 A M about town P M making a lid to my chest. Bought a card containing the Deseret Alphabet & in the evening trying to make some of the rum looking characters Looks some stormy with Cool N wind 4 Finished my tool chest Cool N wind most of the day 5 A M Working about my garden Took 5 bush potatoes to Greer P. M Took my potatoes out of the hole 36 bush 6 Conference at 10 A. M & the house densely crowded Twenty five years to day this Church was organised Thus began Pres B Young Sermon this morning & occupied most of the time & Rebuing it etc. Subject the rise of the church cause of many coming The Gentiles had rejected the truth & [-] we turn to Israel P. M. The mames of the authorities were presented for acceptance Some Bishops were dropped & others appointed to fill their places Pres Young said it was an old mes[---] Old men for counsel & young men for war. but now old men were so ful of tradition that they could not overcome that they would young men that were born & raised in the church & knew nothing but mormonism & were full of it if they could be brought to pray ----- new page (MSS_497_081.jpg) April 6th 1855 53 names were called & most of on missions to Lamanites some 5 or 6 to Eng. Instructions by J M Grant & O Hyde Weather very fine stopped after meeting to assist in making seats in the new Bowery for tomorrow Very uncomfortable in the Tabernacle from heat being so crowded 7 Conference in the Bowery Reports of Tithing office & PE Fund were read which occupied most of the forenoon P M Preaching by O Pratt & others Some more names for missions Some sisters names called & 8 or 10 cut off the church for misbehavior & unlawful intercourse with Gentiles. It seems some of our sisters have great sympathy with Gentile U.S. officers & suffer themselves to be led to destruction 8 A M Most of the Twelve spoke short, bearing testimony etc PM. C C Rich W Woodruff & L Snow spoke inside on account of rain & were followed by Pres. B Young with concluding remarks and conference adjourned till no 6th of Oct next 9 Getting out caring for Mothers windows weather fair. Pres meeting Eve 10 Fixing up my fence etc etc 11 Worked ½ day on Pres. new house PM, S wind blew so strong we could not work & so quit & went home Tried again to get a settlement 12 Sowed a few more onions & furrowed my lot for planting 13 Finished planting potatoes, corn, beets & peas 14 About home weather fine but some cloudy went to Quorum meeting evening 15 Sunday Preacing P M by Pres Grant, Pres Young on Natural Philosophy & of laying the foundation for healthy & long lived children & his preaching as ever was edifying & instructive Evening ward meeting 16 Left town about 8 this morning for Big Cottonwood kanyon again Left the Sugar House at 10 Rode to the kanyon mouth weather cloud & threatning Here began a drizzling rain which increased the farther up we went & by the time we go to the mill were quite wet. Got there about 9 P.M 17 This morning found snow 3 inches deep & still falling Most of the day cleaning our tools that were thickly covered with rust PM began raising 18 Snowed considerable through the night & most of the morning being 6 inches P M Raising etc Weather fair 19 Nearly finished raising. Beecher & myself were exempt on account of some framing weather fair The mill is large for this country being 30 by 50 feet with 6 bents above. There will be one upright & one circle sew above & shingle & lath machine below. Roof steep being square on half pitch 20.21 Framing on Bulkhead. There is 3 days work on each of the four posts Weather fair & last snow gone but plenty of the old in places 5 & 6 feet & more 22 Sunday Took a walk up the kanyon with Beecher about 2 miles. A good deal of snow & vast bodies of timber. PM There were 3 rebaptisms & confirmations Spent the time conversing on general principles etc. 278 Saturday Have been all the week at the Bulkhead & not finished yet Weather has been pleasant. After dinner started on foot & got home tired by dark Part of my onions appear to have been eaten by something in the earth 29 Sunday Sermon by O Pratt. PM by O Hyde 30 Put in Mothers window frames & cased them very warm ––––––––––––– May 1st –––––––––––––– Over Jordan hunting my cattle but did not find them Total eclipse of moon 2 Went to the point of the mountain to Lorenzo Youngs hert then south 3 miles to some more of his herd where I found my 3 year old heifer with his brand on top of mine but part of mine is visible Strong South wind & threatening said Walked at least 40 miles ----- new page (MSS_497_082.jpg) May 3rd 1855 Went down Jordan hunting my oxen, but no luck Got home by 3 P.M 4 Up Jordan & got completely tired out & should not have got home but for a team that luckly came along & brought me 7 or 8 miles Bad luck to the cattle. Hard post 5 A.M. Helping wife to whitewash P.M. Settled up my Tithing & after paying what was due me am $150, in debt Quorum meeting this evening 6 Sunday A M Preaching by Uncle John Young with remarks by O Hyde ––––––––––––––– June 18 ––––––––––––––– Have been at home a few days replanting my lot where the Grasshoppers have been at work Was the bearer of the following letter ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Great Salt Lake City June 18th 1855 To the Brethren at work in Big Cottonwood Kanyon observing 10 hours labor I am informed that you are in the habit of observing ten hour labor & making short time at that and do not perform faithful labor from morning till night. Now what I want is good faithful labor & no ten hour system about it for which I expect to pay & if there is any one among you who does not feel to give it I do not want to board him in the kanyon but want him to leave forthwith If a man cannot be as faithful and work as well for me when there is no one to watch over him as when there is I do not want him to work for me and I have directed that all or any such men be discharged unless they can do better I remain as ever your brother in the labor of the last days ––––––––––––––– Brigham Young What the above originated from I know not nor do I much care but came from some evil designing persons who wished to carry favor with Pres. Young & at the expense of others. But I can safely & honestly say that I have never worked with a more faithful set of hands & as for the 10 hour system it is all that has been required of us by Fredrick Kesler who had charge but instead of making short time have averaged 11 hours June 25. Began work on Mill B. which is 3 miles farther down the kanyon & framing July 3 Have nearly finished framing the mill worked till noon & went home rode 5 4 Celebration The Legion paraded but as I was not notified of course did not appear. PM. In the Bowery Some patriotic. Speeches & Toasts &c &c If all people enjoyed such celebrations as little as I there would be but few to attend them For verily I have no joy in them My Lot I have planted 3 time once mostly with onions which were eaten by Grasshoppers then to corn which the hens took & then potatoes that are just coming Now comes haying for about 3 weeks with other work 23 Went up the kanyon again framing rafters braces etc 24 No celebration at all in G S L City August 6 Scofield went home very sick with flux & Beecher came up 9.10 Raising & worked very hard there being but few hands 10 AM went home 13 Went up again. 31 PM went home September 2 Sunday, Preaching by Erastus Snow just from H Louis 3 Deepened my well P.M Father came in from a 3 year mission to England & very much reduced by sickness while crossing the plains He did not know me 4.5 Tinkering about home 6 went up the kanyon The Mill Wrights have come down to mill B. B Well has been thrown out of superintendenc as mill wright & superceded by George Zaggart mean works & doings somewhere by somebody 7 Sunday very long day & no books 8.9.10.11.& ½ 12 About the mill 12 PM went home Rode most of the way ----- new page (MSS_497_083.jpg) September 13 1855 Most of the day doing 2 hours business viz in trading a $35,00 order at the Church store Last evening an English people came into one of my rooms woman very sick. Thermometer some of hottest days 130 degrees in the sun 14 Sunday Did not go to meeting B Young in debt in St Louis $49,000 15 Went up the Kanyon, Rainy going up & during the night 16 Heavy frost at night very cold in the morning Mittens & coats agreeable. Began work on the 2nd bulk head at mill A. Bros Beecher Sinclair & myself constitute the frames 17 18 19 20 Weather warm during during the day but freezing every night Mill crank broke & undergoing repairs 21 Sunday very dull & stupid & mearly sick with Diarhea Raining most of the day. The cook got supper in the mill 22.23.24.25 Framing bulkhead Nights a little warmer 26 At work on an ox frame for Mill B. A big crowd here consisting of carpenters sawyers choppers teamsters diggers & Bosses 27 Sunday Part of the day making a box for my tools Toward night walked down to Mill B 3 miles & took supper a good deal better. than we have at Mill A I am perfectly disgusted with our fare & am sometimes quite sick & cannot eat at all There are 25 or 30 men & but one boy to cook and every thing is nasty & greasy enough to [---] sicken a Hottentot Oct Sept 1,2,3 Finished the ox frame 4 Half day laying floor. in the new Log House First Presidency came up PM came home on foot. Hard frost at night. Family in my house the woan has & man & child sick the man selling off everything to leave 5 Doing business about town. Hard frost at night 6 Conference A.M. Preaching by B Young on faith etc He wanted every one to do right & not do wrong because he or some else did so but every one to live up to their privileges PM P.M. N.V. Jones gave an account of his mission to Colcutta & East Indies. He seemed heartily glad to get home He was followed by Patriarch John Young & Pres J M Grant Seventies business meeting in the evening 7 Sunday A.M. P.P Pratt on evidences for the Book of Mormon P.M. by O Pratt on insufficiency of present revelation A great wonder My wife has actually been out to meeting PM Her work & her children keep her rigidly at home 8 General Training was to have been to day but is postponed until Monday Conference a 9 E Ludington gave an account of his mission to Siam He has evidently hardest time of any missionary ever sent out by this Church Followed by H. C Kimball & then business Brigham Young was voted to be Prophet Seer & Revelator Brigham the people if they placed him in that Station to up hold him by their prayers & forth PM Humorous preaching H C Kimball on marriage and wanted all the girls 14 & boys 16 [writing faded] married or rather get married [writing faded] Pres Young said there were spirits of a nobler class waiting to take bodies & it was the duty of every man to be taking to himself more wives Also scolded the brethren for not paying tithing & for hoarding up their money & the Church have accumulated a debt this season in the states of $52,000 to be paid forth with He dismissed by prayer then blessed the people telling them the hour of their redemption was nearer then they expected 9 AM Running about town PM Dug & bush potatoes 10 Dug 9 bush 11,12,13 Digging potatoes Have 60 bush good & 20 of small ones They are more than an average crop as many are not worth digging. Wife has a girl of 2 years as her own ----- new page (MSS_497_084.jpg) October 14th 1855 Sunday P. M. Preaching by E Snow of the Twelve 15 Training T General praised thanked & praised the men when I could see nothing to praise them for exept disorder & confusion 16 Made out company returns & got my boots & shoes mended 17 Started about 11 for the kanyon got as far as mill B & stopped for night 18 Started early & walked to Mill A with Peter Sinclair which sharpened our appetites. Making pins & jointing plank 19, 20 Peter jointing plank & I putting down in the bulkhead But together bents for the floom weather fair but frosty nights. The bulkhead or fore bay is about 20 feet high & 6 feet square inside made water tight by pinning on 2½ plank with 1¼ pins. The plank are jointed & grooved for a tongue Posts 16 inches square and morticed through to admit swords which are dovetailed & keyed in The mill broke its crank again last monday the journal breaking close to the shaft Beecher has left & gone north which reduces our crowd to 2 Peter Amidais and The Co. have let the cutting & hauling Logs for the three mills at $7.50 per Mr. L Johnson & his hands are working the road up the kanyon expecting soon to get ant timber for another mill about 3 miles up in t Jos. S Scofield the head framer has been sent to Eng. on a mission I think through an undue influence exercised by some person or persons supposed to be F. Kesler who finds fault with almost every man in the kanyon behind his back but has not sufficient moral courage to talk to a man face to face. 21 Sunday Done some writing In the evening Nethercott got up what he called a testimony 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Got the plank all pinned on by noon of 26 & started for home Took dinner at mill B. Came from there with P Wells & W Elliott Got home about dark sick & Tired had ague chill with fever most of the night wife tired out with hard work 27 Sunday A M Preaching by Wm Glover & Jno S Fullmer PM by J Barlow and M Andrus the last one from the states the others from Eng missions followed by B Young 28 Running about town doing but little however weather warm All the saints coming for the future by P.S.F. Co will be on foot with handcarts 29 Began work for A P Rockwood 5 miles South in the big field making door 8 window frames at $2,00 per day & board weather fair but threatening 30 Working all day came home for tools Last night slept in a pile of straw 31 Went down early & worked most of the way Nov. 2 Snow falling on the mountains this morning very blustering which fills my eyes with dust. Finished & went home had a chilly & dusty ride 3 Tinkering up my house etc Evening at Fathers with Br Barkers people from north 4 Sunday Did not go to meeting at all 5 This morning sent Pug ho little girl to her Grandparents at Ogden city Started at 10 AM & rode to the mouth of the kanyon then walked to mill B and took supper & rode to mill A. Did not feel well & was tired weather cold & chilly Had a light fever most of the night 6 This morning felt like I had the ague yesterday Eat a few mouthsful at breakfast felt some better & went to work Eat no dinner Took a rest on the bed Made a strong tea of Kinnakanick bark etc Weather cold & threatning all day A very little snow in the morning PM a drizzling rain 7 Worked ¾ day but felt bad Mill wrights came from Mill B Weather more moderate 8 Got a chance to ride home on a load of Lumber & got home before night Met the Governor going up the kanyon Quite sick in the evening 9 During the day felt some better but in the evening had a high fever Raining most of the day with snow on the mountains Father went west to point of mountain to look at herd ground Got home very cold & [-]hilly 10 Worse Kept in the House all day 11 Sunday Do. ' Somewhat stormy The ground well covered with snow & on the big mountain 18 inches & 1 merchant train 40 or 50 miles back ----- new page (MSS_497_085.jpg) November 13th 1855 Feel some better with a little appetite sent my oxen & one cow to point of mountain in Lewis herd 12 or 14 miles west 14,15, Feel considerably better with some increase of appetite 16,17 Getting better slowly weather more moderate & snow pretty much left 25 Sunday A M Sermon by P P Pratt getting better quite fast P M had a visit from Sister Mumford & Father Crosby 26 Calculated to start for the Kanyon this morning but did not go saving wood 27 This evening joined a weekly prayer meeting which gave me satisfaction 29 Started at 5 walked to F. Littles & rode from there. Got to Mill & by 2 P M & worked ¼ day snow about a foot deep 30 Working at floom & Bulk head was very tired at night & quite nervous After supper felt much better & slept soundly through the night December 1 Dressing thick plank for circular saw frame Last night snow 3 inches 2 Sunday Staid in doors most of the day having no boots & snow deep 3, 4, 5, 6 Working mostly inside very cold nights but can keep warm at work 7 This morning packed up my tools & blankets & left for home Rod to Mill & Walked from there with Br Gardner. About a mile from Kanyons mouth met a snow storm went 3 miles farther & stopped at Br Chas, Hales He was out but the girls got us a good dinner. Home before dark The reason of my leaving I do not fully know but George Taggert who came down last friday said Kesler sent word up by him for me to pack up my tools & leave the kanyon forth with I felt to accomodate him as soon as possible & left next morning 8 Knocking about town Trying to get some work. Got my Tools home etc Have bid Adieu to the kanyon where I should never have gone but at the urgent request of Kesler & Wells & would gladly have left now but that I have no visible way of getting employ & provisions to subsist upon 9 Quorum meeting this evening 9 Sunday Wife has been quite unwell for some time through weakness owing to this I have not been to meeting to day 10. 11 Quite pleasant very little to do Tinkering about home & town 12,13 Do " " " 14 Killed my hog which weighed 164 lbs A M snowed briskly but cleared up before noon 15 Borrowed a shot gun & went hunting ducks but had no luck came home by George Allens & took dinner & a look at my serubby calves. A heavy storm of snow came on me 2 miles cut with heavy west wind about the hardest I ever experienced. Got home by sunsent & found wife sick having overworked John Crosby & wife paid us a visit & staid over night Staid home from Quorum meeting though evening is pleasant 16 Wife confined to her bed. Our girl is gone to meeting & I at home 17 Having inquired for work all about town without prospect gave up in despair As I set ruminating on the turn that had taken place in my working & living affairs being turned out of employ without notice or any fault found I heard a rap at the door & Bishop A O Smoot came He was hunting a hand to help put up an oil press at the Sugar House & hearing that I was idle had given me a call which was on Thursday last This was no more than justice in him as he is one of the B. C. Lumber Co. I readily asserted to go Started at 6½ this morning for the Sugar House A. M worked ½ day on blacksmith shop. P M worked on the hammers It is to be a wedge press Board at Smoots & lodge in his house weather threatning with light rain & snow in the evening 18 Weather fair working at the hammers, Fisher does little but oversee my work Come home at 9 Wife sick in bed & girl not good to go ahead went to weekly meeting which was good much faith & works also. Got home & found my wife much better & had a good nights rest ----- new page (MSS_497_086.jpg) December 19th 1855 Started at 5 & before breakfast Got to my work early Fine day 20. 21 Working at the press which is a stick of timber 12 feet long & 18 by 22 inches dressed up square & true on side & edge with 2 large mortices 8 inches by 22 & 16 deep which makes some work 22 A M On the last mortice but not finished PM casing & hanging a door for the Bishop Weather very cold with N wind Last night very cold with strong N wind & good deal of snow Got 3 quarts molasses & home early– Quorum meeting Subject who is our Father & Got which was ably discussed 2 weeks since To night the Presidents had a turn at it Much good instructions were brought & gladly received by the members An individual is of ten started at the ideas he has himself produced 23 Sunday very cold & all at home but the girl she must spin her street yarn rain or shine cold or hot 24 Started at six for the Sugar House but finding it so very cold turned arbout & came home Did some business up town & going into the Governors office met Mr F Kesler He was very sociable & agreeable giving me $300 in money which was acceptable He appears somewhat ashamed of his former conduct toward myself 25 A. M working at my stable. P M Sawing firewoods at 4 partook of a grand supper at Fathers of Roast Turkey roast with pies. puddings etc etc Going to prayer meeting this evening found my other ox & drove him home Spent the evening at Fathers but lost my meeting. Weather more moderate but still very cold This is Christmas 26 Got to the Sugar Works before breakfast Had 2 new hands Brs Bullen & Boynton Worked on of the big mortices weather warmer than yesterday 27 Morticed the two large hammas etc Strong S wind all day & most of the night Toward morning began snowing with N. W. wind 28 Laid out & morticed the two small hammas etc etc Weather very cold 29 Last night was the coldest on record in this place The Thermometer had fallen this morning to 15° below zero weather too cold to work & after breakfast went home The frost made our noses sing Done some business up town My other cow came hom tonight The weather is very severe on cattle running out. Evening went to Quorum meeting but nobody there I suppose from being so cold 30 Sunday. Writing transcribing my Journal into this book which I began at date Jany. 1st 1856 31 At the Sugar House Came home to attend ward party & staid till 9 oclock Liked as I generally have all our ward parties not very well. The managers managed to introduce 5 or 6 gents each evening from other wards which added to the general jam. Twas so long between between dances that one was sure to get sleepy & cold if not actually take a nap ----- new page (MSS_497_087.jpg) January 1st 1856 About home all day. Father and Mother took supper and spent the evening I went to prayer meeting 2 Went down to the sugar House to work 3.4.5 At work at the Sugar House 5 Came home early I went to Quorum meeting 7 Work at the oil mill & Came home early at noon & went to prayer meeting 9.10.11.12 At the oil mill 15.16.17.18 & 19 & " 20 Writing in my new journal 21.22.23.24.25.26 Working at the oil mill 27 Sunday Sermon by Pres. B. Young He predicts a plentiful harvest if the saints will do right Hewas followed by President Kimball & Grant In the evening writing in my Journal 28 Running about & cutting wood Evening at Mr Mumfords with wife 29,30,31 Working at the sugar House at the oil mill & finished but could not start as the water wheel is loaded with ice The weather this winter has been the severest cold we have on record in Utah Provisions are very scarce & many are suffering The hardest pinch appears to be in this city as in the country there is generally enough & not much to spare The cold has been very hard on cattle & many poor ones have died February 1 Running about town evening writing in my Journal wif ha very poor health Quite moderate to day & yesterday. snow wet & sloppy 2 This is my birth day I am now 33. Thus time passes swiftly by & like a night dream leaves an indistinct remembrance of the past & while looking to the picture we feast our mind on anticipation Evening at ward Quorum meeting 3 Sunday sermon by HC Kimball at some length 4.5.6 About home helping wife some about washing etc 10 Sunday Sermon by O Pratt on progression & Education Left evening Quorum meeting. Mackintosh gave a lecture on Bookkeeping which is one of a series The idea of a quorum party was also agitated I did not feel much like it as my means are very limited indeed & stopping has thrown me out of getting provisions from the tithing office where I have had them from all the season & makes times look rather squally for me However I had a due built on them for $9 which DH Wells cashed & having $5, more makes the matter a little better & not much better either either as money will not buy provisions yesterday I succeed in getting 100 lbs of flour but there are scores of people with money in their pocket that cannot get a pound besides hundreds that have no money at all & are entirely destitute of provision I have talked with many & have not seen one that had enough to last till harvest. To look at & think about it seems a hard case & what the result will be I cannot conjecture as from inquiry I do not think there is sufficient grain in the Territory for bread to say nothing of seed I realize more & more my dependence & the dependence of this people upon the Lord for support as we are in a situation here where if we do not keep his commands we shall be sorely chastened That this people have not obeyed counsel in saving their grain is fully evident but I imagine for the future. The present lesson will suffice. ----- new page (MSS_497_088.jpg) February 11th 1856 The committee for our quorum party met & took into consideration the necessities of the brethren & concluded to hire our own music & find picnic for such as had none as some are very poor 12, 13 About town in pursuit of flour but cannot buy for money 16 Quorum meeting this evening Party on Thurday next at 2 P M. 17 Sunday Sermon by Pres. B. Young & gave valuable instruction He said this people to S or Central America but where they would go from here he did not say but would enter Jackson Co from the west Not doing anything at all nowadays as almost every one is idle The public hands that can find their own provisions are at work but most of them cannot & have to do as best they can 18 Evening went to 37 Quorums party & was very good 19 Sold 533 feet of Lumber to Mr Winder got for pay a side of sole Leather at 45cts per lb. & a kip skin $6,50 Lumber $300 per hund & cost at mill $4.00 20 Making preparations for our party tomorrow The Presidents of the Quorum find everything at their own expense 21 A M At Br Jacksons making ready for the party PM Self & wife walked up but very muddy & had an excellent party much better than any I ever went to before Broke up at 2 M in good spirits 22 Our youngest child is very sick I think coming down with measles 23 Quorum meeting this evening & quite lively Child quite sick 24 Sunday Preaching by J. S Hovey followed by Pres. Young who gave Lawyers Jurors Witnesses etc particular thunder H.C Kimball follwed him After them came a long list of names for missions viz to Las Vegas Fort Supply Salmon river England & Australia My name was called for Los Vegas It appears to be a hard case in hard times but suppose it cant be helped & must be endured. I have been in the church 17 years last December & this is the first mission but I feel perfectly willing to go any where that I can be of service Some sick men are called & told to take their families or part of them 25. 26 About town etc Tolerably warm 27 P. M. Helped Homer make a gate for Wagstaff 28 Working for Wagstaff on his fence Toward night quite cold 29 Finished for Wagstaff took my pay in garden seeds Cold N wind all day March 1 Writing most of the day Cool weather Evening quorum meeting 2 Sunday A.M Preaching by A Lyman & was followed by Pres Young He whips the saints severely P.M by H.C Kimball & J M Grant This last is down on Gentiles & Gentile Judges heavy. Cold weather continues Snow at Ogden 40 miles North is 1½ feet South there is trouble among Indians They are killing & driving off cattle & the country is in arms & after them 3 Cool all day with very hard frost at night Evening Presidents meeting John Pack tried for selling Flour to Gentiles which he stoutly denies 4 Attended prayer meeting at the endowment House very hard frost at night 5 Puttering about home Took supper with Mrs Mumford at night 6 Fast day Carried in some potatoes for the poor & went up to Dec forenoon He told me not take my family on my mission Sold some onion seed at Stewarts store at $2,00 a pound to get flour in Iron County to save harding got at the church store 2 Buckskins for pants $4,50 and 1 butcher knife 1,25 7 Bought 50 lbs flour at 6cts & paid in hay at 75cts per hund This a kind of God send Hyde & Price are selling flour without bolting at 7 & corn meal 8 Weather very fine & snow gone but at Ogden is 18 inches Evening Quorum meeting & very good spirit ----- new page (MSS_497_089.jpg) March 9th 1856 Sunday Preaching by HC Kimball P.M. by W Woodruff & J M Grant They all speak of much harder times than we have seen & seemed to speak by the spirit of Prophecy. 10 Benjamin took my cow to the big field stoned up my wall 11 Went over Jordan after on of my oxen Found & drove him home He is poor weak & sick Saw my other ox looking well 12 Dug a few parsnips & tinkered at the boys little wagon 13 Get my gun from the shop where it has been repairing A little snow last night & night before 14 Puttering about home 15 Made a door for Hague The Gunsmith 16 Sunday A M Sermon by J V Vernon of Sugar House ward Gave his testimony of the truth Also a history of of the present state of nations etc Followed by Pres. Young. He wanted the Bishops to search peoples houses & see whether they had provisions as there are many imposition practiced by people begging & having plenty at home 17 Monday Went to the Sugar House to get an account of my time & got home by 10 A M & went up town There is a great deal firing of cannon Bands playing & flags flying On enquiry I found that the delegates meet to frame a constitution for Utah or Deseret P M Hauled a load of manure from my stable weather pleasant but a cold N wind most of the day Evening Presidents of seventies meeting. Simon Baker preferred a charge against Francis M Romeroy for not paying his debts etc which was amieably adjusted at a late hour 18 Hauled two loads of manure with Fathers cattle & got out my potatoes & bush weather very fine Frank Madison came & played chess in the evening The Indian fuss has died away & the parties have returned bringing 60 head of cattle & 20 or 25 horses There were more than 200 head of cattle & many horses they did not recover which were the chest 19 Hauled 3 loads manure & began a cheese press sold Bundy 200 lbs hay cloudy with indications of rain Tried to get some store pay of wells but he gave me a flat denial. This seems the last & only chance to get clothing to take with me but if I cannot get them I must & shall go without. At Las Vegas there is land enough for no more than 20 or 30 families & when the farming land is occupied there is no range for stock. The creek comes from 2 larger springs 20 Finished cheese press Got from Church store two Buckins for the boys $5,00 & 3 yds damaged moleskin at 1,25 Wife sick in bed most of the day 21 Wife some better Bird turned a windlass for my cheese press working on my lot plowing a small piece for peas, beets, lettuce, Turnips & onions Weather very warm but looks a little threatning 22 Sowed some peas beets lettuce Turnips & onions Got an order of $14. on tithing on Mackintosh 23 Sunday A M by Burr Frost followed by Br Young He said this people would certainly go back to Jackson County & in peace but when he did not know & did not care 24 Dug my parsnips & sowed a beet with onions 25 Plowed & sowed a bed to onions very warm evening went to prayer meeting 26 Over Jordan & got my ox & Homers very warm grass beginning to start 27 Got at church store 2 pair shoes at 3.50 per pair & sundries to amount of 8,00 28 Plowed & sowed some more onions weather threatning Father works my oc 29 Plowed & sowed down more onions some wind & rain squalls Evening quorum meeting Sarah sick with the measles ----- new page (MSS_497_090.jpg) March 30th 1856 Sunday Preaching by Patrick Lynch an Irishman & educated for a catholic priest He gave some new ideas of Catholicism Followed by Pres Kimball He was down on all who were creeping into other peoples houses & turning away or stealing other mens wives P. M. Pres Young took a text viz Obedience is better than sacrifice & to harken than the fat of rams. He said we should obey the living Head rather than deadsmens testimony as the last could not save men & if they did not obey counsel all others were of little or no avail 31 Plowed a little & levelled the ground in front of my house High S wind April 1 A. M. Sowed my Beets & Parsnips P M Helped Father run water forrows Evening went to prayer meeting 2 Settled my tithing to Jany. last & am owing $152.84 which is the result of of being thrown out of work the past winter but have credit on the books for 430, 64 in this place PM Father helped me to sow carrots onions & repair my fence, quite cool 3 Helped Homer haul manure Fast day Carried 7 lbs meat to the Bishops for the poor which is customary in all wards the 1st thursday of each month Father Crosby worked in the garden 4 Puttering about home 5 Planing boards for the Bowery roof worked late Quorum meeting Turned my 6 Conference AM Preaching by G A Smith P M. by by Orso Pratt Pres Young wanted all children that came early & got seats not to be driven from them as when they are they naturally go into the street to play when they would rather be in meeting. The missionaries for Las Vegas Fort Supply & Salmon river were calle upon to start one week from Tomorrow morning Over 100 names were called for Carson valley & mostly wealthy people to locate to start as soon as they can My wife was at meeting this morning but came hom & went To work Pres Kimball said those that had not teams to take their packs & go as they used to in the early days of the church 7 Preaching by the Twelve, Pres. Young at meeting but nearly sick 8 Conference adjourned at noon when the Vegas Co. met & appointed another meeting on Saturday at 4 P. M 9 Went up to George Allens pasture & took breakfast I have a yearling heifer & 2 year old steer in his pasture for which he is to give me a young Done a little trading at snows & bought some tin ware of Amy for tithing 10 Wored some at home & done considerable running about saw Thomas it was by Pres. Kimballs orders. Saw Turnbow & made some arrangements for going He furnishes 1 yoke cattle & two cows I one yoke 2 wagon etc Cool weather with strong winds My wife is sick & in bed from hard work sister Harris is helping to sew etc 11 Fixed my house & hen house cold wind 12 Fixing my things to start at 4 P M met with the company but was vexed & astonished to see how tardy some were A few would start next week but most want to put off till the first of may One man said he could not & would not start till he had hauled a years supply of wood meet again in 1 week Evening quorum meeting Presidents gave views of Prexistence of Spirits Neighbors are very kind Father & Mother in particular in helping me to get away It is very hard times & without some help could not well leave John Crosby will let me have 100 lbs His flour for some apple trees ----- new page (MSS_497_091.jpg) April 12th 1856 Bro Newel Bullen pays me $5.00 for a jointer cash & a little now helps materially but ways open better than I had expected & for which I feel extremely thankful. I am provided with clothing for a year or more & provisions to last till harvest but my family are not so well provided but I have friends that will not see them suffer although I had much rather not be dependent but I cannot always have my own way I take a few tools to do my own work of every kind Cool & dry It is rumored that we stop on muddy 50 miles this side vegas 13 Sunday A M Preaching by O Pratt PM Had a fine rain J Crosby took dinner The horse came up to day & I sold my half of him to Homer for a years wood 14 Went over Jordan on horse back & found my oxen Quite cool wore my overcoat & mittens all day some rain 15 About home 16 Hunting Father heifer but could not find her 17 Tinkering my wagon weather warm 18 Turnbow helped put the bows & cover on my wagon P. M. Planted a few peas & went to Longs for my blessing 19 Hunting my oxen on foot very warm & got very thirsty & was obliged to the west mountain for water. Found & got them home an hour after dark walked at least 40 miles & was very very tired 20 Sunday Sermon by Tullmer followed by Pres. Young. He doubted whether Enoch & his band made as much progress in 25 years as this church had done & they had not the tradition to overcome as this people Noon met with the Vegas Company There were but thirteen names given in out of thirty that were first called & they are to start from Provo 2 weeks from tomorrow morning Tis hard to wait 21 Had a long hunt for my oxen that broke from the yard last night Found them near Jordan bridge Finished plowing my Lot Quite cool 22 Harrowed & furrowed my ground PM sent my cattle north to John Crosby Planted some potatoes. A bad cold has settled in my face & made nearly sick but went to prayer meeting this evening 23 Finished planting corn & potatoes About sick weather cool 24 Very cold north wind with some snow Puttering about home Took suppr at Mr Beaties with Father & Mr Mumfords & Homer etc Frost 25 Very cold N wind Puttering about home Got some matches of Thomas started for Allens for a cow but heard he was away & came back 26 Quite pleasant Put shingles on hen house settled at the public & had $3.62 my due & with it got an axe from the public store The church has bought Snow & Cas & Howards goods and S Beatie has charge. Evening had a good meeting with the quorum but few were present. The brethren laid their hands on my head & blessed me. They also gave me $1.75 of money which I held as Treasurer of the Quorum May God Almighty bless them for their kindness to me Took a parting supper at Fathers with Homer & his wife 27 Sunday A. M Sermon by B Snow on obedience followed by Pres Young P M was at home arranging matters Benjamin went for my steers that I traded my old cattle for to John Crosby 28 Charles White done some grafting Team started about noon & went to the big field Father gave me 50 cts & I bought some sugar Took supper at Fathers very cold south wind with some rain through the This evening took a game of chess with wife ----- new page (MSS_497_092.jpg) Blessing Upon the head of Lorenzo Brown Letting him a part for the Los Vegas Mission. Given in G. S. L. City April 7. 1856 under the hands of Orson Pratt & Lera Pulsipher Pronounced by Pulsipher Brother Lorenzo in the name of Jesus Christ we lay our hands upon your head to set you apart for the Los Vegas mission that you may go with your brethren and be a comfort and support to them – and we pray that you submit to all things through which you may be called to pass and be preserved to do all things which may be required of you in connection with your brethren. And we ask God the Eternal Father to qualify you by this spirit and to give you health & strength of body & all blessings that you may require to magnify this mission with dignity and honor before God We bless you with these qualifications and we also ask God that he may seal every blessing upon you which is necessary for you that you may magnify every department of this mission in a manner acceptable before the Lord We pray that you may have power to perform all the duties incumbent upon you and the means of bringing many to an understanding of the principles of salvation and have every qualification necessary for redeeming your Fathers house & your own family We pray that you may return again in peace to the to the bosom of your church and your friends in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen J. V. Long Reporter This blessing was given at the Tabernacle where all the missionaries assembled to receive their blessings before leaving for their several fields of labor———————————————— ----- new page (MSS_497_093.jpg) April 29th 1856 A M Very stormy with wind rain & snow Left home at 9 The teams that drove to the big field yesterday went on in spite of storm Sister Waters was going passenger with me to Provo. We had to walk to Little Cottonwood 8 miles through mud where the teams had stopped for noon No feed of account P M Drove to the warm springs at the point of the mountain at Evan M Greenes Slept on the ground first rate very hard frost Feed very short Drove 23 miles walked all day & very tired. Father & Mother each gave me half a dollar at parting. They have been very kind indeed in assisting me to fit out also by John Crosby May God bless them who have been thus generous 30 Before noon passed Lehi to our right which looked quite respectable Stopped at noon near Lake City American Fork & about the poorest Lot of houses I ever saw huddled together P. M Passed pleasant grove on Battle Creek a very fine place, with a large meeting house Encamped to the right of the road by a slough with good feed Good Road Drove 20 May 1 Norman & I walked on to find a sight to work at some Seini & thereby got some fish in Provo river Found Br Ivins at the mouth & said four of you come & help & have a share P M Five of us helped & had good luck in the Lake taking Got back to the wagons after dark very high S wind toward morning threatning rain Good grass for cattle Had some fish for supper which relished exceedingly This is a very bad time for fishing as many that work constant make little but their board from cold 2 A M very windy & could not fish we went down & dressed those caught yesterday They gave us all 400 lbs which was generous indeed P M went up to Provo City which is a pretty place looking much better than I had expected to see Took supper with Elisa Williams. She gave me 1st Vol. Millennial star & back to camp Br Ivins said he had been waiting about 2 hours he knew not what for until we came when he started for th with Some Danes gave us 15 lbs of very fine trout 3 Some of us worth with Allreds & some with Dallens big Seime which last is over 200 yards long Had for our part 100 lbs weather fine 4 Sunday A M A cold drizzling rain Made a few hauls in the month of the river & caught a few trout P M Thomsons company made a few hauls expressly for us & done well Cool all day 5 Assisted Dallan in making a few <4> hauls & caught 2 barrells Got our share & those of Thompson dressed got them to the wagons & setted down Turnbow & myself sent a barrel home by Wm Hendricks started from here by 3 PM Teams drove 3 miles past Provo I stopped with Elisa Williams & took supper & breakfast Bought a ten gallon iron found oak cask of Harlow Redfield for which he emerged me $4,00 & Br Williams agreed to see it paid 6 Started after an early breakfast walked on & overtook the teams just beyond Springville on Hobble Creek a flourishing plan with two Grist Mills etc spek with Wm Weeks & Br Biggs ----- new page (MSS_497_094.jpg) May 6th 1856 Drove to Spanish Fork & came up with some more of the co, Went past Payson on Petestnect creek about 2 miles & stopped on good grass Here the company organized by choosing Wm Covert Captain. George Mayers G Saml Thompson Capts of ten & AL Fullmer Capt of guard & JL Workman Clerk 7 Drove a few miles past summit creek & stopped for noon PM. Workman & I walked on to Nephi Salt Creek Teams on 8 Willow creek I stopped with Br Woolf. He gave me a bushel of corn which I exchanged for 52 lbs of meat which was a perfect Godsend as I am short of provisions eating much more than I expected Teams came up by noon & stopped till tomorrow I got a couple of thin boards & fixed my wagon box. Saw many of my old neighbors & acquaintances who are all very kind to us I do not like the settlements as I expected I have yet to see the place for which I would exchange my quiet little home in Salt Lake City although people in the country have some privileges & advantages that city folks do not yet are they denied others & to my mind greater ones that we enjoy yet we cannot all think alike weather fair 9 Drove 18 miles to chicken creek without water Indifferent grass & some sage for wood Road tolerable weather cool & threatning Just at night began raining but did last long Hood gaurd for the first time Toward morning very cool 10 A.M. Drove to severe river a stream fully as large as Jordan's big ed Feed pour & had a drizzling rain P.M. Drove to spring farther side of round valley being full 20 miles & very heavy travelling from rain & some hills Teams very tired One my oxen has been lame since leaving Provo having been hurt by a large bow & did not yoke them to day Turnbows cattle nearly gave out Had good grass. Encamped near a company from Iron county Cedar city loaded with wheat for Pres. Young & going up for their endowments 11 Sunday & laid by AM short meeting broke up by rain PM The deputy Sheriff of Lehi Utah Co. came up with a warrant for the arrest of E K Fuller on charge of driving off sheep The camp heard testimony of 3 witnesses & admired the sheriff to go back without their prisoner which they concluded to take. Farr had a sick ox 12 A M Drove up a dry Kanyon 4 miles & came into Damran valley then down 2 1/2 miles & nooned P.M Passed Cedar fast where we met a small company from San Barnadino. They say corn was a foot at Vegas. Drove 4 miles to a small creek & camped Our company is 15 wagons about 25 men 5 or 6 boys 3 or 4 girls & a dozen women with about 80 head of cattle & 7 horses weather fair Our course is west of south My ox some better & drove him 13 The women washed & some men went six miles to Filmore To buy provisions etc. Drove from here Pioneer creek 4 1/2 miles & stopped on a small creek in sight of town A great many Cedars in this valley which make it very bad to hunt or drive loose cattle 14 were hindered till noon hunting cattle but drove through town 7 miles to meadow creek Fillmore is the seat of Government & a fine state House is built of red sand stone The town looks the least like a civilized place of any I have soon being a few housed in fort fern & filled with cattle yard etc Saw some Lead are from the Vegas mines lately found & is thought to be abundant ----- new page (MSS_497_095.jpg) May 14th 1856 Turnbow bought 50 lbs flour at 6 cts & 3 bush wheat at $2,00 Several brethren laid in supplies This 169½ miles from home saw many acquaintances & was treated kindly Road rough from being travelled when muddy Turnbow bought a cow of E H Fuller 3 days since for 35,00 15 A cow of Mayers gone he found her back at our last camp ground She probably been driven away as she had never left before & in the road after her were horse tracks started by noon and drove 8 miles to a small creek which when we came up was running but in ½ hour was dry for 2 miles up & had to drive our cattle there Shall look out for the creeks in future The rocks are quite black indicative of Iron Road good & weather warm 16 Thompsons horses gone but were found on Curn creek 3 miles back Got a late start Very hot & drove quite slow stopped at noon in an open kanyon without water Before starting this morning the water came down within a mile & drove our cattle to it P. M Drove up a very gradual rise to the summit then gently down into & through dog valley a small round valley 1½ miles across so called from the Prarie Dogs Saw several of these dogs. From here up a pretty steep long hill then down again to cove creek & stopped Have drove 18 miles with good road but very hot & no water sinc morning About noon lost sight of Fillmore also of Mount Nebo which is several miles the other side of Nephi. We progress slow indeed We expected to have been through in four weeks & have been out 3 already & about 200 miles 17 Found our cattle with some trouble as they were scattered in the Cedar which are very thick throughout the Pahvante valley Started at 8 & drove 5 miles to Pine creek Turnbow & I went 2½ miles to the left to see the sulphur spring which is under ground & open in but one place through a kind of porous stone which seems formed by the setion of thewater This stone is encrusted with sulphur or brimstone. Took some specimens & caught up with the camp just at stopping at noon & tired 18 Sunday Of a sudden at 8 A. M Capt Covert gave orders to yoke up & roll & in an hour were under way Drove 15 miles without water & stopped on Indian creek Feed indifferent Road rough A heavy gaurd to keep the cattle from rambling. This morning took a wash in pine creek which was very cold Beaver Valley & County 19 Started early & before breakfast & drove 5 miles to Beaver creek where there is a settlement just commencing but looks like a poor plain Creek high Forded without much difficulty & stopped till 4 P M then drove 7 or 8 miles & stopped about 9 without water or much feed Met the mail & sent a letter home On guard till 12. took cold This is Iron Co & Little Salt Lake Valley 20 Drove 8 miles to Buckhorn springs had to water in pails My cattle drank none Drove 5 miles & stopped on little creek This is 6 miles from Parowan The county seat 9 is in sight Walked into town PM with workman & Stopped with N.V Stewart This is a pretty valley & town The Town is neat & clean with a good mill & plenty of first rate people 21 Teams came in by noon Turnbow bought 6 bush wheat which makes him 375 lbs of flour in all I got 50 lbs of stewart The Co laid in most of their bread stuff here The flour alone is 4000 lbs & but 25 bush wheat raised last year the other is a year old workman quite sick but better after being administered to ----- new page (MSS_497_096.jpg) May 22nd 1856 Got a board of Br Howel & made a provision box The brethren are busy getting their wheat ground trading for provisions etc A very heavy wind has been constantly blowing since we came into this valley a thing quite common I blowed down part of the picket fence around the public square & I thought it would unroof houses 23 Started at 9 & drove to summit creek by noon This is said to be the highest point on the rout & is a bleak cold place From this gradually down to Johnsons fort containing 5 or 6 houses & families Saw Joel Johnson. Laban Morrell & took supper with Thomas Smith This has been granted as a herd ground for Iron County Drove 13 miles Windy 24 Sister Smith baked me some bread Some of the brethren asked pay for our cattle running here over night which we promptly declined doing not being congenial with our feelings as that privilege was ours to let our stock run Drove 2 miles beyond Cedar City being 8 miles This a much larger place than Parowan situated on Coal Creek & like all the towns built in fort form It is not as neat as Parowan being filled with cattle yards etc a thing very essential but easily be put a little back instead of occupying the center of town Took dinner with Joshua Arthur Found good feed very windy P M Laying about camp Pres. J. C. Haight paid us a visit 25 Sunday Drove 14 miles to sulphur spring Plenty of wood & grass but water for cattle rather scarce A young Pide Indian came with us from Cedar & says he is going 3 or 4 days with us to the Santa Clara We have seen but few Indians yet & those were about the settlements & sometimes employed to work & are said to be honest & faithful 26 Met Bishop N V Jones at 10 AM 4 days from Las Vegas with packs He reports great quantities of lead are in that vicinty The grain looks Drove 9 miles to little Painter creek Good feed & plent of warm water One of Turnbows oxen lame but mine is getting better 27 Drove to big Painter 6 miles Splendid grass PM 4 miles to Mountain Meadows good road & excellent feed This is pretty place for a small settlement 28 Lay by to set wagon tire bake & wash cattle fared well on the best of fur 29 Started at 8 & drove 7 miles to cane springs & stopped for noon Then to the head of Santa Clara 7 miles which is crossing the rim of the basin over rough & hilly road & by night had reached another & warmer Altitude climate Had a visit from two Indians who said they were very hungry which no one could dispute after seeing them eat enough for Six hungry men & then for dessert eat 2 large hares & four large lizzards eating both feathers & guts Cool wind all day 30 Drove 10 miles & stopped for night At noon passed Armstrong the Indian sub agent & company on their return from making presents to the natives on the Rio Virgin With him were some men from Calafornia with a drove of horses for Salt Lake Had a number of Indians with their chief Jim to smoke & eat with us They are the worst beggars I ever saw Drove 10 miles to where the road leaves Santa Clara Had very heavy sand weather very warm, Passed several fields of corn & squashes & beans I have is little game & the Indians are obliged to farm Their irrigating ditches are sometimes 5 & 6 feet deep & dry with much labor for want of tools Some corn is 2 & 3 feet high Here is a log cabin built by the missionaries whose station is 12 miles blow the stream is lined with large Cottonwood willow & some ash ----- new page (MSS_497_097.jpg) June 1st 1856 Started at 1 P M after filling our water vessels for ourselves & cattle being a long drive Drove to the summit & stopped on the best of bunch grass The Indian who came from Cedar left us at Santa Clara. His business was to talk good to the chief Jim who came to our camp with some of his men without arms & now sends 3 of his men with us to the Rio Virgin or Muddy to talk to that chief Cool wind & hard rough road 2 Drove to the Cottonwood spring as Beaver dams nee[-] the Rio si[-]g in Good feed Had some good road & some stony & sandy This is a very hard drive cattle suffering some we have a good shade which is not to be dispised saw many Joshua Pear Trees which are an odd looking contrivance also a great variety of cactus or Prickly Pear saw many natives who are friendly & brought some berries to trade 3 Got a late start from losing some cattle in the brush Doubled teams at starting up a send hill for half a mile Drve 2 1/2 miles to Virgin which is quite a stream for This country then down about 4 miles some good road & some heavy sand picked some missionary berries which are abundant & very sweet Bought a very good straw hat of an Indian for a little ammunition The agent has been walking presents of Hats shirts & pants The shirts & pants they seem to price highly but hats they care but little about There is little timber but small cottonwood & Musket The soil is so full of salt or saleratus that the water is brackish There are no opening or small streams & our only resource is the rivers 4 Drove 8 miles over some very heavy sand No feed but cane & salt grass weather very warm with little wind 5 AM Drove 7 miles very hot & no air stirring one of my oxen nearly gave out very heavy sand PM better road and a cool breezeThe three Indians leave here & so [---] giving their instructions to two more to go with us to the muddy They were very good fellows one of them is son of a chief & [--]ite z[--] from the Santa Clara Mission At noon brought a good many b[--]ries for flour & powder Br Jur[-]bow & J got about a peek they are [--]ly as good as the dried current [---] Samuel Thompson has been ill several days & confinded to his bed from [---] 6 The 3 Indians left telling the others to tell the muddys not to steal from us as we were friends AM shoving some cattle PM Drove 4 or 5 miles & stopped at sunset cool wind with To[--]e read 7 Started early to drive while cool Drove 5 miles wi[--] sand Camped at the last crossing having being the 14th time. During The night the only dog gave the Alarm as the Indians were abroad & the horses seat[--]ed but soon gathered up in the morning early several Indians came [---] driving our cattle stating They had taken them from other Indians who stolen them they wanted us to give them an [--] for pay [-]te 8 The water is so bad that we have to drink milk & coffee. Drove up & found the Indians a yearling steer with which they seemed well pleased They helped drive u our cattle & fetch water & milk to carry with us The steer was bought of [not legible] Hawk for $15,00 and one to pay their share ----- new page (MSS_497_098.jpg) June 8th 1856 At 4 P M Started up the hill 2 miles long by doubling & is the steepest & worst hill I ever saw Sometimes we had 10 & 12 yoke to a wagon & hard work at that The last team got by midnight Thompson broke a wagon wheel which had to be left [-] & two young men with it Drove on till day break & stopped on a little bunch grass A little after sunrise & an early breakfast stoued & drove to Monday where we found a generation of Indians waiting for our coming Weather very hot & many cattle were nearly exhausted for want of water. & one ox did actually drop down from heat One of mine would have been as bad had it not been for half a bucket of water which I had kept for emergencies The other had half a pint of blood pass him & blood run from their mouths & noses The greater distress the harder they would press on for water which they could smell 6 or 7 miles The loose herd at that distance took a line for water & paid no attention to the road Many of them were near crazy & when unyoked run to the creek & plunged in regardless of depth & stop till cool Tolerable good feed An Indian named Tosho came to camp & wanted some of us to go & administer to his Father who was very sick I went along Their camp was down the creek 4 miles & I should think there were 100 souls It was like a bee hive & they appeared to live in one family They were eating some boiled wheat sone had bread from un botted flour & some were grinding wheat by rubbing it between two stones The Indians & squaws wore many of them nearly nude They are quite fat & unlike the Santa Claras who were very lean & nearly starved & when begging would show their skeleton arms legs & bodyies & cry very hungry. Some 60 or 70 of these with their chief who was mamed Isaac at that time were baptized last spring B Cluff our interpreter told them to pray for their sick ones, We laid our hands on the sick man & asked God to heal him Saw corn & inches high & their of an excellent quality is already cut It takes a great deal of labor to make their irrigating ditches but they have some good land but no timber to justify a settlement 10 A horse team went for Thompsons wagon & came back by 4 PM Very little done in camp till just at night when 7 of us went up to the ford to hunt a cache of tools etc mad by Pomeroy 6 years ago in 3 wagon boxes Found where a great deal of wagon tire had been dug up but not the one in question 11 Wrote a letter home & helped repair Thompsons wagon wheel very hot I never knew what hot weather was before being the hottest day I ever experienced & I sweat liberally sitting in the shade 12 Calafornia mail came in early & we sent our letters home ward At 4 P.M started on foot with P Colton to dig a well in dry lake about the middle of the desert We had five gallons of water which with our tools & blankets were brought by Thompson & Fuller with horse teams Walked till 2 A M & lay down to sleep & the teams went 13 on In the morning found our water had been spilled all but 1 gallon After sunrise went to lark, 1½ miles & dug 5 feet & no signs of water We started on to make the best of our water & started for Vegas 25 miles with 2 quarts of water which soon became scalding hot & by the time we had got 10 miles was drank & we nearly exhausted I stopped from fatigue being weak & trembling & laid down At my request Colton went on. In ½ hour I felt better & went & in 3 miles found him laying by the roadside with shade of a hill & badly parched with thirst ----- new page (MSS_497_099.jpg) June 13th 1856 I could no speak distinct but laid my hands upon him & asked God to bless & strengthen him He revived immediately & after laying an hour in the shade started on From this we could not walk more than ½ mile at a time then lie down half an hour or more then up & on until we were met by a wagon loaded with water & surplus team going to help our company We could not speak above our breath but recovered after drinking freely of water. They also gave us bread & milk & filled a canteen for each of us one more resumed our journey & walked 10 miles to the Fort without once stopping feeling thankful to God for delivering us from what seemed to us almost certain death as we could never have reached water without help 14 Got into the Fort about 6 AM quite worn out & was glad of a cup of coffee for breakfast with Br Bleasard Two teams here from Calafornia for Salt Lake loaded with Groceries etc The brethren here have made great progress having been here just one year to day They have fenced 150 acres of land & cultivated it built a Fort of Adobes 160 feet square 2 feet thick & 12 high 8.2 story houses a coral with spanish wall etc which considering that building timber has to be brought 30 miles & all the inconveniences which have to be surmounted in a new settlement I think cannot be beat The brethren under the Presidency of John Steele from Parowan are kind indeed & take an active interest with their teams to assist our company across the desert. The teams we met last night having over 100 gallons of water & 10 yoke of oxen There is a pretty stream of water coming from springs 3 miles above with a small spring near for drinking The crops look tolerably exept potatoes They are being badly eaten by large worms The soil is more or less tinctured with saleratus which injures grain in some places Took supper with Bleasard had beans & potatoes which were a rare treat During the night the wagon that went out with water was brought in by mule team & our empty casks which were filled & returned as soon as possible the oxen having been left to assist our teams & had it not been for the kindness of the brethren no doubt but some of our cattle would have perished for want of water slept in the middle of the Fort with Colton 15 Sunday. Before noon all the teams got in without losing an animal as the road is hard to travel. I feel to thank the brethren from my heart for their generous liberality in assisting us If they had not there would have been two mens bones left to bleach by the road side to say nothing of cattle P M Shared & had my hair cut for the first time since leaving home Meeting at 4 P M The brethren manifest a good spirit Feet sore from blisters but otherwise I do not feel any inconvenience from my severe walk across the desert 16 A committee of 3 have been appointed to select some land for farming but have not satisfied themselves I have been doing very little to day There is a pretty place in the creek for bathing where it is customery to wash at least once are twice a week The people rise early & work night morning & lay by in the heat in the middle of the day 17 The Committee have selected about 12 acres of land for gardens giving each person ½ acre The prospet for land looks slim Most of the wheat is badly blasted & a great deal of sunt potatoes & corn eaten by worms The land is filled with saleratus To all appearance there will not be ½ enough grain to support the mission Things look rather disheartning ----- new page (MSS_497_100.jpg) June 18th 1856 Run out the land 40 rods by 48 made a ditch & turned the water on as it needs water before plowing PM very hot 19 All hands clearing off the ground of brush etc 3 men stocking press They have stocked mine for the public use Cool wind most of the day 20 Most of the cattle have been drove 3 miles up the creek for feed Finished grubbing & began plowing Cool wind & comfortable working This at first seems a pretty location & after crossing a 50 mile Desert seems almost a paradise but after looking around & seeing so little prospect of making a living seems disheartning & if some of the boys should get homesick I could not blame them much I have kept up pretty good courage yet hoping all things will work together for good if we do our duty 21 Holding plough Where the water has been the ground works well but where it has not is perfect dust which nearly suffocates us Cool S wind all day We work in a company There is a little shirking but as little as I ever saw 22 Sunday A M Preaching by Wm Riley at Coverts on the Rabnarchat order & necessity of obeying counsel PM by Thos. Hall on the prospect of crop & of writing home a true statement of the affairs here He was followed by Covert Pres. Pro Tenn advising To build up this place regardless of consequences Hot wind Most of the day 23 Cutting Mesquite brush for fence with Barney. This is a sorry job but did very well by having a thick shirt with buckskin pants & mittens it being very thorny We dig a trench about a foot deep & set the brush in then fill the ditch which makes a fence that would turn lightning to say nothing of cattle & Indians 24 AM Cutting brush PM helped Riley to get a load of wood Finished plowing & divided the land each having a little more than ½ acre & drawn by lot cool wind 25 Turnbows lot & mine join AM We replowed a small piece for potatoes etc PM worked for Wm Vance on wheat bin. This morning went to the springs near three miles west for our cattle Feed good Cool wind & quite heavy through the night Aaron Farr has not been able to work for a few days but is getting better The hot climate does not agree with him Turnbow complains of rheumatism & erysipelas Thompson gains slowly 26 Suffered from Head ache worked some for Vance Turnbow worked on our lots Weather comfortable Heavy wind all night 27 AM Very heavy South wind worked for Vance PM watering After the furrows were made the water was run in & planted yesterday Today it wants water again 28 This morning saw in the field several Indians & one of the brethren driving them out by pushing them & pulling by the hair which caused some excitement & they went away mad threatning to kill our cattle Covert sent for the cattle up the creek & at night put a double guard P M washing being my first essay since leaving home Toward night watered a little corn to make it come up Cool Several bright fires were seen at the Indians camp the fore part of the night I was on guard the latter part 29 Sunday This morning the chief came in to talk He did not want to hurt the Mormons & did not want his people to steal but they were very hungry The squaws & children would cry & he could not keep them out of the fields but did not want the squaws hurt nor their hair pulled & went feeling better but said some of his men were mad enough to die AM Sermon by P Colton on forth & works Covert read a letter from Pres B Young received last fall requesting us to to bear with the Indians be on our guard that they do not steal & if they did to put up with it as such were their custom PM Herding 30 AM. Raking & binding wheat for Hulse at 1 bush per acre bound an acre PM with Turnbow on Cuthberts land grabbing a place to sow wheat Evening a meeting about about a new field The old comittee viz Covert Fullmer & Turnbow were appointed to look & run out the sane ----- new page (MSS_497_101.jpg) July 1st 1856 AM Grubbing PM watering Part of the day very hot Evening very hot drew for our lots of 1 acre & 8 feet each & 35 acre lots beside I would not give my old hat for all the land in this field if fenced & broke 2 AM Finished grubbing PM Binding wheat for Vance Part of the time very sultry In this (old) field there is about 75 acres of which one third is good for nothing & only one third of the whole is good land There is here now 103 souls to eat & at an estimate of 10 bush per acre which is high there will be 1000 bush wanting & there is more coming 3 AM Finished binding for Vance P M Cuthbert hardened my axe which I ground Had a very light drizzling rain but not enough to wet ones shirt The Indians & Squaws have had good times gleaning wheat for Since Monday. They turn out en masse. both old & young They need some watching as their is to steal Cool & cloudy Some of the boys are fitting up for home for a visit & some to bring their families Fourth, AM Bound wheat for Foster PM helped Turnbow haul brush Evening had a dance I daned once & went to bed Weather uncommon hot & threatning rain with distant thunder Turnbow most sick with hard work which makes him 5 Very hot PM Cooler Hauling brush & making fence I have not much strength as two or three hours hard work brings a weakness & trembling hitherto unknown to me Threatning rain with low distant thunder Toothache through the night. Cool 6 Sunday A M Preaching by A L Fullmer Four brethren started home a little after sunset I sent some berries by Foster Bleasard said he had 7½ lbs coffee stolen The fort was searched & the Indians bear the blame some think now was wrote some letters 7 Very hot indeed A M Hauling brush & finished our fence 246 feet PM binding wheat Pres Bringhurst came in with 3 wagons about dusk Teams with water started immediately to meet 3 ox teams on the desert 8 Very hot Thermometer 150 in sun & 130 in the shade worked most of the day for in from the range dripping <& perfectly wet> with sweat The Fort is well filled with wagons 9 Cradling for Bleazard Ther 110 in shade Covert & family sick from accidentally using Colomel some time for saleratus They are getting better Eat corn for breakfast The first this season 10 AM Cradling for Bleasard. PM Too hot to work Ther 150 shade Some Coete Indians in camp They live in a SW direction from here Corn & Beets for dinner Barney was stung on the neck by a scorpion but nothing serious 11 Down early & finished binding wheat for Covert PM Watering corn in garden 12 Clearing weeds off Geo. Beans land to plant Ther in shade 110 Two Indians started with the boys on sunday for S Lake One came back to night 13 Sunday AM Preaching by Pres. Bringhurst He thinks there has been too much lying in the shade this season, etc etc The amount of our provisions has been taken & there is now 35 lbs to the person which has been represented to the Pres for consideration PM Preaching by Thos. Hall followed by Pres. Calafornia mail & they say the hottest weather they ever saw on the route They lay by somedays of hot weather Between meetings 5 of us went to the springs at the head of the creek about 2½ miles Went into one apparently 2 or 3 feet deep with clay bottom but really there has no bottom been found & white sand continually boiling In this we could not sink when in a standing posture lower than the breast & without care would topple over I could lay on my back & float till I got tired There is another about the same rise a short distance off Cool wind most of the day 14 Hoeing in my garden PM Mail went north & 2 of our boys with them clearing off weeds & stuck a stub in my foot & quite sore Cool wind ----- new page (MSS_497_102.jpg) July 15th 1856 Working for Thompson framing the husk for stones Cool wind all day & blew very hard all night S L Mail came in about noon coming in 9 days Had no letter nor news of any kind I was somewhat disappointed as I have not heard from home since leaving They are at least I think ungenerous 16 Working for Thompson weather warmer My foot in flamed & very painful P M Turnbow plowing Mail went out. The simple natives stand around us while at work & enquire what we are making & then how long before the mill will start 17 Ther. 130 in sun not working on account of my foot Turnbow finished plowing Mended my shoes & baked a loaf of bread Heard an Indian explain how their arrows are poisoned. They first make a rattlesnake mad & make it bite the liver of a deer or some other animal which is then hung up to rot The head of the arrow head is then stuck into it He said if the flesh is broken by one of those arrows it was certain death Their arrows are not all poisoned 18 A M Planted our corn one acre for 3 of us PM watering corn in garden which looks but middlong Weather cool & cloudy 19 At a meeting last Thursday evening a new fort was talked of & a building committee of three were appointed of which I was one Today have been looking about. Some brethren have been up the creek looking land that was recommended by Pres. Bringhurst but no go. The land is there but no soil The corn here is near half destroyed by worms 20 Sunday Sent our cattle to the herd AM Preaching by Father Wm Moss He was followed by Pres Bringhurst on our duties & what we were sent here to do He gave some quite a raking for not attending meeting & not taking building lots in the new fort Covert spoke highly of the Vegas to day in public while but a few days since he was undisseting the same in private to the lowest notch Evening Preaching by George Bean & Edson Barney Had a light shower before noon & a tolerably heavy rain through the night whcih wet me the skin through two thick quilts as I slept out of doors Several Muddy Indians are here on a visit to get something to eat 21 A M very hot worked some for Thompson on the ditch PM some cooler Have been looking a location for a fort with the committee & Pres. 22 A M Helped Barney make gate to the water ditch PM Assisting to make calculation for the rise of the fort & drawing a plan of it which was not perfect 23 Helping makea a ditch to water our gardens PM Helped Cuthbert about his coal pit & drew another plan of the new fort This morning 11 started for the mines 30 miles to explore The Indians are moving east to gather mesquite pods for food near the Colorado or that way 24 Very warm Have done but little Except to set the corner stakes to my farming & garden lots The Indians are somewhat troublesome for 2 or 3 nights part taking squashes & melons from the field & corn & some wheat has been threshed by them A guard in the field to night I imagine these Indians are influenced by the muddies to thieve several of whom are here on a visit They seldom steal but what they can eat & in one case they took a sack of flour or meal they sent the sack back a few days after When horses or cattle are taken it is only to eat them as they have no other use for them All their effects they can carry with ease & of clothing they need but little & generally go naked or nearly so The Indians bring word of whites south supposed to be U S surveyors 25 Went to the mesquite for timber for Thompson Saw trees two or more feet through but would not hold their size more than 4 or 5 feet. Brethren came in from the mine report unfavorable 26 Grubbing in mine & Turnbows lots PM helped to clear out the fort 27 Sunday Preaching by Anderson & Cuthbert with some remarks by Pres. PM by Covert remarks by Rhe Fuller & Mayer also partook of the sacrament Eve meeting to arrange about going to the mines 28 Working on Thompsons water wheel my name is down for the mines 29 For Thompson Turnbow plowing for buckwheat Evening meeting & names called for the Lead none objected but called 30 Worked some for Thompson Turnbow sowed buckwheat There at 158 in sun The hottest day yet Evening meeting Pres preferred a charge against E Cuthbert for insulting language to him & tried by himself Cuthbert acknowledged his fault & promised to amend ----- new page (MSS_497_103.jpg) July 31st 1856 Ther 110 in shade some warmer than yesterday Evening charge preferred against Wm Burston by Covert for not obeying orders while on the road Burston was cut off the church for lying although there was no evidence of the fact During the day the Teachers had to settle some difficulties between two sisters Getting ready for mins Los Vegas August 1st 1856 Ther. 108 in shade Some thunder & toward night a heavy wind 2 Packing up & putting away our trunks which with some other things we have lift in care of Br Hulett Ther. 108 in shade & threatning rain 3 Sunday AM. Preaching by Hulse & Fuller Pres gave counsel to the sisters etc About 3 PM Started for the mines Drove to the springs 3 miles where we took supper of mush & milk the mush was made in large kettle for all hands 14 men & 3 Indians who go along to take care of our cattle nights They are good herdsmen their only fault is guarding them too close Have 3 wagons 6 yoke oxen & 5 cows Started just before dark on a drive of 20 miles to the Cottonwood springs Very rough hard road & got through about day break & a long tedious night Weather through the night cloudy & threatning with thunder & lightning I walked all the way & was glad to stop A Merrian drove all night divested of evrything but pants <& hat> 4 After sleeping ½ hour milked our cows & took breakfast chatted awhile & lay in the Shad till noon water here is cold & good but hardly enough for our cattle PM Drove 12 miles & stopped without water except what we brought I think I was as tired to night as ever I was & only keeping pace with ox teams Quite Cool & had a cool shower Cool night we now feel the mountain air 5 Started early & drove 4 miles Had to cut our road some of the through s[--]lby cedar & pinion pine as we leave the Calafornia road Got to the spring about 9 AM & three brethren that came on this morning early had cleared the spring so that we have plenty of water Felt very tired being affected with trembling Had dinner & felt better P.M Some of the brethren went up to examine the mines I took a walk over the rocky hills with Wilkerson & found 2 small caves Weather much cooler than at Vegas Toward night had a light shower 6 I was one of three to look out a road to the mines It was our judgement that it would cost $1,000 to make a peck trail from the springs to the Load 7 Came to the conclusion that it would not be wisdom with our present means to undertake the road & the Lead Cut some wood & made a tar kiln A good many Indians gathering in to get something to eat 8 Started back & came to Cottonwood A good deal warmer Turnbow sick 9 Started early & drove to the fort N V Jones came in yesterday to take charge of digging the lead Our company business is done & for any man to start a company to dig lead & smelt it when there was not a man in it that ever saw a lead mine or smelting furnace & hardly knew lead are when they saw was perfect nonsense & I so expressed my mind before starting 10 Sunday Jones told the people his business & read this papers from Pres Young anthorizing him to call on such of the Southern missionaries as his judgement might dictate to assist him in getting the lead He was opposed by Pres Bringhurst who said Jones should have neither men or means & if any went with him such should be cut off the mission 11 Jones called the brethren of this springs mission together as he said Pres Young gave him exclusive jurisdiction over them & wished most of them to go with him & he would stand between them & all harm Most of us responded readily although opposed by Bringhurst who manifested anything but kindness Have been nearly sick but worked some on the mill There will but few go to the mines till the mill runs ----- new page (MSS_497_104.jpg) Lead Mines August 12th 1856 AM Bringhurst tried to reconcile matters with Jones as he did not the difficulty to go to Pres Young knowing that Jones had written to Pres Young about his treatment from the time Jones arrived They compromised & Jones did not send his letter but read it to Bringhurst Working PM Jones & his miners started & Turnbow went with them working some for Thompson very hot wrote a letter for Turnbow 13 Working for Thompson PM Looked through my garden & it is a dull prospect for a crop there is not strength of soil to bring corn to maturity & the worms have riddled it 15 Working for Thompson PM Jones came back H[-]report very favorable of the Lead 16 Working at the raze which is difficult to make tight from looseness of the soil 17 Sunday Cole Mail working at the mill Jones started one team to the mines PM went over to the Indian camp with George Bean 18 Wrote a short letter to Homer PM Mail went out 19 Salt Lake Mail about noon but nothing for me My folks must have forgotten me 20 Reading the news most of the day 21 Started for the mines & drove to the springs by sunset cold night but some mosquitoes <& toothache> There for a few days has been less than 100 in the morning from 50 to 60 22 Drove to Cottonwood springs Teams weak & tired Grass about vegas is very scarce & Cattle are getting poor Fore part of night had a severe toothache Cool night 23 Drove to the Lead springs some of on teams gave out & were turned loose Melons for dinner Bread beef & tea with cheese for supper Night severe toothache till 12 Miners report not so favorable as at first 24 Sunday been fixing our campsite as there is hurry to load some teams for SL Jones hired the Indians to bring down 10,000 lbs of ore for 10 shirts They brought one load & left Put on my underclothes which I put off on the Rio Virgin June 1st from excessive heat Did not go to bed from Toothache nor sleep 25 Working the road unwell night slept about an hour from toothache 26 Dr " Slept most of the night Four yoke of cattle hauling rock for the furnace 27 Cutting wood for Coal Timber is scrubby pinion pine & cedar Did not close my eyes 28 Working pack trail to the mines At noon workman pulled my tooth partly out & I pressed it into its place again Slept soundly the first night for near two weeks Jones started to vegas from a letter recived yesterday from Binghurst stating we could have no beef cattle according to Jones arrangement nor a blacksmith at present Our work will have to stand without a smith & would progress but slowly without provision Song Do they miss me at home do they miss me Twould be an assurance most dear To know at this moment some loved one Was saving I wish He was here To feel that the group at the fireside Was thinking of me as I roam Oh yes twould be joy beyond measure To know that they miss me at home When twilight approaches the season That ever is sacred to song Does some one repeat my name over And sigh that I tarry so long And is there a chord in the music Thats missed when my voice is away [The following is written sideways in right margin] A cord in each heart that awakens Regret at my wearisome stay ----- new page (MSS_497_105.jpg) Lead Mines August 28th 1856 Do they sit me a chair at the table When evening home pleasures are nigh When the candles are lit in the parlor And the stars in the bright azure sky And when the good nights are repeated And all lay them down to their sleep Do they think of the absent & waft me And whisper good nigt while they weep Do they miss me at home do they miss me At morning at noon or at or night Or linger one gloomy shade round them Which only my presence can light Or joys less invitingly welcome Or pleasure less bold than before Because one is missed from their number Because I am with them no more I have seen fit to copy these lines but know no the author but suppose them to emanate from the pen of some homesick chap or whose friends would not write him 29. 30 Digging out the foundation & hauling rock for the furnace 31 Sunday About noon Jones came in also G Dolten H Pender with two 4 mule teams direct from Salt Lake for lead hinging each a load of of stone from the quarry for cutting & Wm Vane and & Cuthbert blacksmith from Vegas They drove a beef ox Pender brought me a letter from home which came very very un[--]tdely in the fact I had nearly abandoned all hope of hearing from home Our company now numbers 24 men Seven brethren have gone from Vegas some wholly released from their mission & some for the present Dull prospect for crops September 1st Hauling rock & mortar weather cool & comfortable 2 Hauling timber for furnace with Turnbow 3 Do P M Another mule team came for lead Got a hat 300 & knife .75 of Jones 4 Making a box of split cedar to wash mineral in 5 A M Cutting poles for scaffold It is hard to find poles or timber of any kind 12 & 14 feet long P. M Tending mason etc Cold E wind 6 Helping make mortar Moving & evening coats are agreeable 7 Sunday Framing timber to gripe the Furnace Barney went to the Fort 8, 9 Do " 10 Helping the Blacksmith P M Put fire in the furnace It draws well & is made like a pearling oven but cracks very bad with heat It is made of sand stone Blowed out before day as the ore did not melt 11 A M Helping blacksmith P. M. Helping make adobes some are burning time on a log heap to smelt The lead Vance came from Vegas 12 A M Hauling rock for a house which is to be 42 feet long & 16 wide of stone & think & 8 high PM Hauled two loads wood for coal 13 Mixing mortar for adobes to build a new furnac yesterday another trial was made to smelt without success Dolten started home with one mule on account of a felon on his finger workman is laid up with one Bringhurst sent by Vanc to have 3 brethren that came from the fort to return forthwith ----- new page (MSS_497_106.jpg) September 14th 1856 Sunday writing a saucy letter home being vexed at them for not writing Some are working at the new furnace & some have killed a beef The teams for lead expected to start home to day but have concluded to stop 3 days The last 3 days have been much warmer than common 15 Making a door frame which are posts hewed & set in the ground Mail came in this morning & left toward evening 16 Jones started home to rig a blast furnace Joe. L Workman & Jos Stewart also & A Merriam to Parowan for flour 17 Hauled poles & made scaffold for the masons Turnbow has charge till Jones return about six weeks 18 A M Cutting timber for lintels PM wheeling mud for masons weather 19 Wheeling mud Rainy most of night slept in the wagon 20 AM Cloudy with a little rain Finished laying rock before noon After dinner A Cahoon A L Fullmer & P Colton left for home E Barney goes with them from Vegas Benj Cluff went to Vegas which reduces our company to 10, 21 Sunday Took a tramp over the mountains with Wilkerson Found several small caves was overtaken by rain & surrounded by clouds thunder & lightning Got wet but made a fire under some rocks & dried ourselves Came back by the diggings Heavy rain The Indians all left some days since taking a coat some dishes provisions etc They are probably not far off as they have Since taken some things from the mines & Close by camp have taken an axe & ox hide Ira Hatchs horse was taken last night Turnbow & Lewis found some good timber 4 or 5 miles of but had to 22 AM Cutting timber for roof PM on the roof 23 Do Finished covering one room The miners have been helping yesterday & to day as the weather is rather bilious sleeping out PM went down to the junction of this & the Cal. road The mail has not passed weather fair 24 Working at the house Mail about noon Bringhurst did not send our letters & papers as he agreed Indians on Rio Virgin rather saucy to both mails They have been mad since their chef Jim was killed last summer by the Muddies when caught stealing some squares & chicken from the latter Vance started home 25 Hauling timber for house roof etc Vance came back just at night bringing some tools that were sent by an Indian to Vegas last week which he left 1 1/2 miles weather fair but cool 26 Over the mountain for timber for horse power to blast furnace Had a hard road but some first rate timber some 4 & 5 feet through Elder Amasa Lyman with 6 wagons came in to day bound for San Barnadino Also B Cluff & W Fuller from Vegas with provision Amasa Merriam & Elder Barney have been dropped from the Vegas mission There has been quite a stir at Vegas to make a division between Bringhurst & Jones as Breems jealous of his authority Cluff brought letters I had one from my wife She has written some that I have not received 27 Turnbow & 2 men went for a log to make a shaft I worked on the roof Elder Lyman & Co. lefft about 1 PM He expressed satisfaction the way work progresses Evening played chess with Wilkerson surveying 28 Sunday AM Writing some for Turnbow PM Reading history of Deltic & studying 29 Turnbow Wilkerson & myself went for poles P M finished putting poles on the roof 30 Went with Turnbow for log to make arms to shaft left one load as an ox gave out ----- new page (MSS_497_107.jpg) October 1st 1856 AM Helped level the floor which is earth & make a hearth of clay PM moved our wagons up to the house & put our things inside Thos. Sanders has been quite sick for a few days During the night a wolf was shot & another caught in a trap E Lindsay killed a beef ox 2 AM cutting coal wood PM preparing beef for drying which is cut from the bond dipped in hot bunc & hung out to dry weather fair 3 AM Cutting wood The trees are first trimmed & then cut down being 64 or 8 feet high PM caught the mules & hauled one load from over the mountain & 3 large loads of wood Quite cool all day 4 Cutting & hauling wood for coal 5 Sunday A M Half soled my shoes & mended my pants PM started for Vegas with Wilkerson Had a horse between us Went to lower Cottonwood spring & camped near the Indians slept warm with one blanket Threatning rain 6 Started ealrly & got to Vegas by noon Most of the brethren were at the springs trying to let down more water so as to send for more missionaries Jas Bean treated us to watermelons The Indians steal from the field every night Sunday night they drove off a calf for Bringhurst & one for Covert Yesterday they took Bringhursts best ox 7 Wilkerson is repairing his wagon PM helped him cut corn Preaching Sunday last by Covert stating they had cast most of the devils out of the fort meaning those that went with Jones S Thompson was ordered to leave but has not Weather cool 8 Very windy Wilkerson got his tire set We got in our load & with 2 yoke one his & the other mine started about 9 in the evening & drove to the springs There seems to be as little union in that fort as there could be with the number about 20 men Wind through the night from north 9 Started after a breakfast of pancakes & boiled corn & drove to lower Cottonwood Cool & wore our coats all day Not a soul at Vegas asked me to eat No thanks for hospitality 10 Started early & came to the upper spring which was dry after breakfast I went about two miles west to a spring to fill our canteens Got to the mines before sunset B Cluffs cow was driven off Wednesday night also Jones 2 mules but they got away & came back Last Sunday PM E Lindsay went down into a hole or cave near by & when down 60 feet at the end of his rope had to let go & fall in the dark about 12 feet & stopped on a small place from which two other holes started & went to a great depth He was got out with difficulty Hard frost 11 Putting Sand board & reach to my wagon hauled a load of timber etc Turnbow & others digging trench for stockad cattle yard During the night was kept awake by wolves An axe taken from the mines last night & provisions taken an indication of Indians 12 Sunday Reading & writing home but took time to mend my pants Night on guard 13 AM Putting up gate posts & finished the corral & put our cattle in 14 Turnbow & self hewing & dressing shaft 10 feet long & 15 inches 8 square Summe & Grundy one a smith & one a smelter from San Bernardino came in 15 Morticed the shaft which is new business The rest of the boys are making a new furnace on a new plan 16 Working at the furnace AM Hall & Summe started for Vegas to do some Black smithing & carry our letters finished the furnace before night 17 Hauled two large logs for log furnace PM charging the furnace & cutting wood Some Calafornia emigrants came just at night ----- new page (MSS_497_108.jpg) October 17th 1856 They say the mail went the other road Cloudy threatning rain The Brethren from south brought a supply of Coffee & Golden syrup which were a rare treat. Fired furnace about 2 PM & run it out by 2M making only 12 pigs from 4000 lbs of ore 18 Over the mountain after logs for furnace with Turnbow & Wilkerson Got back about dark with two large logs had bad luck & upset once & very hard road on cattles feet Bought of an Irish N S deserter a flannel shirt for 10 lbs flour also sold five lbs for 75 cts cash which is the first money I have had since leaving home Ice thick as glass 19 AM Acting the tailor PM assisting to charge the furnace Cool all day & froze through the night Sunday The furnace is built on the sidehill & is a wall built up in front with 2 places for fire [rough sketch of fire places] each 3½ feet square & 5 high with the back open with each a small hole in front for the Road to run out The back is open into which we roll logs as large as we gcan get On those logs we put the ore about 2000 lbs in ceach space & cover with wood & set it on fire Grundy & Lewis kept moderate fire all night 20 Very cold wind all day snow on a high mountain AM hunting through the mountains for logs for furnace Oar cattle are badly pinched with cold & hunger Flannel shirt very comfortable PM Making mortices in a long stick for horse power From 4500 lbs of mineral they got but 8 pigs of 50 lbs each Grundy is confident there is a large per cent of silver as there is a ring with it unknown to lead Began to snow just at night & continued till morning Evening melted some scraps of lead 12 or 14 lbs & cast them in the bottom of a pig mould of 3 lbs each to carry to my boys 21 A M Snowing most of the time P M clear Hall & Summe came back from Vegas & A Merriam from Cedar City with a load of flour & some teams going to San Barnardino from Cedar The Indians are daily stealing corn potatoes etc Hall says they got their work done with difficulty a Bringhurst expressed himself that he did not much want to help Jones any more in the lead work Mending Shoes & stockings Put on stockings the first time this season The snow melted fast when falling but was 2 inches deep Some brethren at Vegas are out of bread 22 Fixing saw pit P M Northern mail came & went & the other teams John Hunt says all brethren of Vegas Mission now at home are advised not to return Peart Summe Grundy Lewis Lindsay & Hatch started exploring mineral at the north mines & expect to be absent 8 or 10 days Cold night 23 Helping A Merriam to saw Hard work The mine is not productive Ice 3/8 of inch at night Last night & to night slept in the house with Amasa Merriam We are but 8 in no. Wilkerson started to Vegas for our letters 24 Sawing slowly P M Wilkerson returned with our letters I had one from my family Father & Mother Grain scarce but has been sold at $1,00 All the women were set free who wished to be at Conference from their Husbands 25 Finished sawing Cool wind & hard frost at night 26 I extract the following from the Deserat News of Sept 10th The article refers to a letter written by myself from Rio Virgin in June last 3 & directed to Daniel McIntosh my senior President which he published without my knoweldge as it did not design it for that "From Johnsons Fort, Iron Co., Aug 16, b[--] Thomas Smith William Dally, James Dally & James W Bay write that they never asked, nor thought of asking pay from any traveller for grass & water at their Fort Every one is aware of the general liberality in all our settlements & especially towards Elders passing on their journeys Still it is quite possible that Elder Brown as stated in his letter printed in the 20 . of the current volume, met with some one at Johnsons Fort,, who politely asked pay fo grass & water ----- new page (MSS_497_109.jpg) for the above named persons are not all who live at that place & they enter a disclaimer only for themselves But what matters it brethren? If any are illiberal, let them have liberality & the liberal are sure of their reward, if they continue Most of the day writing letters home Sunday 27.28 Sawing Turnbow put up & first a coal pit 29 sawing P M getting wood & putting up tar 30 Sawing P M Miners returned having found some rich specimens but 3 miles - from a small springs The powder expected from Cal was carried by Mr Thorpe 31 AM chopping PM Preparing logs to saw _______________November_________________ 1 Sawing weather fine but cool with frosty nights 2 Sunday Rambling with Amasa on the mountains north saw the mountain spring where Col Reese lost his money Got back by 2 PM 3 AM cutting wood PM Helping charge the furnace 4 AM cutting wood PM fitting it for the furnace Got from 2000 lbs of mineral 7 pigs of 50 lbs each 5 With Amasa hunting timber 6 Cutting wood AM for furnace PM for coal Killed out last beef 7 A M went with Amas for wood PM charged the furnace 8 Framed post for horse power put up a board position in house W & M cut up & 9 Sunday Done some washing etc 10 Finished sawing when within a few strokes of finishing the log full on my head & shoulders laming my arm 11 Not working Our foreman about discouraged not having powder to blast & the miners can do but little 12 PM Fixing an ox frame to shoe our cattle as some are getting so lame they will not go to feed 13 At the ox frame X 14 started for vegas with B Cluff Got very lame Got to the fort about dark & took supper with Jas Bean & slept with Moss, 15 Fair washed my wheat & put it out to dry Indians are very troublesome stealing every thing they can . Evening went to seventies meeting Heard much talk about the Liars & Devils in & around the fort meaning I suppose those that do not favor Bringhurst Covert talked the loudest & meanest Bringhurst has heard that he is dropped from his office & samuel Thompson is or will be in his place They abused Thompson so that he left the house 16 Sunday watching my wheat went to meeting long enough to hear Bringhurst & Covert defend themselves when there has been no charge Evening loud but not powerful preaching 17 Finished drying my wheat Cal mail came in just at night 18 Reading Mail went about noon High wind from North 19 Doing but little but visit about the fort Helping Thompson 20 SL mail came before day & had a very cold time crossing the Desert Had a letter from home wifes health poor but getting better Br John Crosby has been helping her to sell her beef cow God bless him Mail stopped to repair wagon There is a school house began here of 2 stories The upper story for administering ordinances to the natives to build it there is a tax of 38 dollars each man if not paid property to be sold etc 21 Started at 10 1/2 AM with the mail cool wind with some rain Got to Upper Cottonwood by dark They took their animals two miles to grass I slept on the ground & very cold with a Dutchman 22 Took breakfast with the boys & came to the forks of road with them & got to the mines by noon All hands anxious for the Cutters & papers that I brought but much discouraged having nothing to do Evening all hands reading the news ----- new page (MSS_497_110.jpg) November 23rd 1856 Reading most of the day Sunday snowing most of last night & to day with cold wind 24 Doing almost nothing which appears to be the order of the day Amasa started for Vegas this morning snow during the night 25 Snowing most of the day Washing & mending some 26 Snow this morning about 8 inches went down the kanyon 2½ miles & found our cattle on good feed & no snow PM Got the box on my wagon to start homeward Cold night Doing nothing makes me homesick 27 A M Mending my clothes PM Reading snow gradually leaving very cold 28 Reading P M went dow [-] looked at our cattle Moderate Turnbow has been ailing for two weeks with Erysipelas He is better Got of Grundy some Pie Melon seeds 29 Reading most of the day Took a walk down to the cattle High S wind all day Just at night Indian John came 4 days from Vegas Preparing to leave 30 Sunday Reading & studying Trigonometry PM Walked to the top of kanyon Snow 8 inches some more to day Another Indian this morning came in December 1st A M B Lewis went to Vegas to see if Jones had come Drove the cattle up to water & back & went up to the mines Weather moderate 2 Puttering about B Lewis came back by dark but no news from Jones Cattle drove in to get an early start in the morning 3 Started at 9 AM and drove to Cottonwood springs near the mountain Found good feed without the rocks The two Indians came with us barefoot through the snow Weather fine being much warmer than at the mines <& no snow> 4 This morning went down to the road Saw Thos Hall pass He merely spoke He appeared in ill humor PM about camp reading After sunset which comes early from a tall mountain west I took a scramble among the rugged sand stones Our company is six viz J Peart B Lewis W Wilkersen J Hatch Mitton Turnbow & myself & the two natives Our fare is simple last night for supper had pancakes & tea for dinner Tea & Pancakes so that have a variety Our tea is made of the desert rush which makes a not unpleasant beverage Our cattle are doing fine & are busy filling up their mity carcasses 5 A M Tinkering my wagon PM Took a stroll up the kanyon 2 miles which is a very rough place & full of stones frome the size of a mountain down to nothing 6 About camp all day & tedious work it is I hardly know what I should do had I not a few books such as Algebra Geometry & Surveying with which I can while away the otherwise tedious hours Another fine day but cold night but we sleep in our wagons & keep warm After sunrise we need no fire nor coats 7 Sunday After breakfast A Merriam came to camp stating that Jones was at Cottonwood Lower springs & wanted us to hitch up & drive back to the mines It was noon before we started but got there after dark passing 4 of Jones teams at the quarry Jones had gone on with one team having a wife with him Summe & Grundy started for home Saturday night B Lewis started to night on a mule to bring them back The 4 teams stopped back Thus after 12 weeks instead of 6 as weeks as was expected has Jones come to light having been 24 days from Cedar City 250 miles A fine day My cattle travelled well after being 3 days on good feed & their feet much better Had a letter from my wife & one from Homer He has moved to Salt Creek & married another Wooly My garden the sole dependence of my family is almost a told failure Received also a bundle of clothing Books & papers 8 Putting up a partition & making door Teams came in about noon J Williams brought 4000 lbs flour PM Teamsters weighing their loads All hands were weighed 172 Jones new wife weighs 204.0 himself 167 2nite warm 9 Making Horse power for blast furnace warm A Beef killed Have beef pork butter & head Summe & Grundy returned ----- new page (MSS_497_111.jpg) Lead Mines December 10th 1856 Working at the horse power All the animals drove back to Cottonwood springs Sent my cattle The miners began work yesterday PM J Bean & J Turner came from Vegas A Merriam went for a stick to make another shaft Quite cool most of the day L Roundy had a splendid mare driven off last night by Indians 11 Hewing & dressing shaft for trundle head 12.13 Working at the horse power & alone Evenings been writing home & to D Mackintosh 14 Sunday John Louder took our letters & a pair of mules to Cottonwood PM reading some books from home that I had not found before One Copy of Graham was tastefully ornamented with pink ribbons on one of which were tastefully arranged the words From Your Wife which I accepted as a token of affection & esteem Got of Jones one flannel shirt 2 hanks linen thread 1 warn & 1 fine comb one bar soap & two pair socks 15 A Merriam at horse power Other hands making a new pack trail to the 16 At the horse power Jones has charged me with full board at $4,00 per week when for two weeks we had nothing but bread Have been a little out of humor having heard that Jones has taken the contract to get the lead at 4 cts & then had men appointed as missionaries to work for him Is it fair 17 Making a frame to set the bellows in. This bellows is a pentagonal box which stands on one of its five sides & in each corner there is a bellows connected by an iron rod to a crank in the center This crank when turned acts upon each bellows sepearately & itn its turn One side of the box is open but has partition by which an air tight chamber is formed into which the air is compressed from the bellows & then conducted by a pipe to the fire. Jones gave us a lecture at supper occasioned by some insinuating remarks that had been made about provisions cooking etc Weather cool & cloudy Work progresses slow, Got two pasteboard shirts of Jones price $2,00 18, 19 Working at the machinery PM Raised the big shaft Four natives have been packing down mineral for 2 or 3 days to buy pants 20 Put the big wheel together & put up Counter shaf with trundle head which runs first rate, The Four Pak Utes left this morning to bring ore from another mine they know of They walk bare foot through the snow & carry their moccasins which to them are valuable 7 or 8 came in from Parowan bound for Calafornia They report from Vegas difficulties between Riley & Father Hulett The latter an aged harmless man was pitched into by Riley & would have used him roughly but by the timely intervention of third party who put an end to the quarrel by breaking several adobes over Rileys head 21 Sunday AM Reading John Taylors discussion in France P.M mending my shirt Weather very fine & warm 22 Tinkering about the machinery Turner & Roundy came from the herd with five mules for packing down ore Masons began the furnace 23 Puttering about Pack trail finished & the mules brought each three loads 24 Adjusting seales for weighing mineral Lead etc Indians have been packing Some bring over 100 lbs at a load Killed a beef An ox lasts near 2 weeks 25 Cutting wood for coal PM Furnace began but works slow cast three pigs This I suppose would be Christmas in another country but this 26 Started the furnace at 10 AM & cast 6 pigs The ore yields 30 per cent PM S Thompson & Hulett came from Vegas bringing Letters & papers & the mournful intelligence of the death of President Jedediah M Grant my Family are well Evening reading the news 27 Breaking ore for the furnace A Cold raw wind Smelted 8 pigs which took from 8 AM till sunset Lead very hard Indians drove one of Turnbows oxen from herd at midday when not more than 50 rods from camp They soon missed him & followed but did not overtake them ----- new page (MSS_497_112.jpg) Lead Mines December 28th 1856 Sunday Most of the day reading PM Wrote a short letter to Homer Fair 29 Washing Cool & Cloudy & snow falling most of the night (short time Smelted 10 pigs The cast hearths are burning out fast & will last but a 30 Snowing most of the day Mending my shoes & put iron heels This is the pair of half soles on a pair of shoes I put on new at the Mountain Meadows & have worn them mostly since Got my soles of Jones 31 Fair Cutting wood for furnace & breaking mineral Got of Jones a liney Indian shirt price $1,50 Smelted 11 pigs at 56 lbs each which is the common January 1st 1857 AM Breaking mineral PM Went went with Amasa up the mountain for mineral A good pack trail which zig zigs around considerable reminding me of views of pictures in S America This morning took one of the bellows to pieces to put in a new hinges as they were broken 2 Breaking mineral PM Williams & Roundy came from the herd to get their animals shod & take what lead there is 3 Driving mule on the horse power This is bad work from the smoke which is strongly impregnated with arsenic & Sulphur Roundy takes 29 pigs weighing 1625 lbs, Williams 46 & weighing 2396 Jones calculates sending for those brethren who went home last fall to return by the first of March 4 Sunday went to the herd with Williams & Roundy Cattle all safe but the boys watching them close Cool west wind 5 Came back with my two & Turnbows one ox & Pearts 4 mules Rode old gray & came home by 1 PM Did not work Smelted 10 pigs 6 AM Put a sweep into the horse power which soon broke the put in another Breaking mineral which I weighed to find the per cent which was 25 Jones said it would average 40 at least smelted 10 pigs 7 Driving mule team & hauled 3 loads wood smelted 12 pigs but one hearth nearly burned out Jones is preparing fire brick which he is burning to day One mule very lame from running & jumping down the mountain when loaded with lead ore yesterday He rolled over several times & came from the herd bringing a beef ox from Vegas. Where the Indians are very hostile & request the brethren to leave They have drove away their chief Pats,aar,am who opposed their killing cattle He has gone to the Jaats Not a night but they try to drive off cattle A few days since they drove away a young steer from near the fort in open day The Indians are not naturally warlike nor Bloodthirsty but steal to satisfy hunger & would resort to force rather than starve Their reliable crops have failed & their supplies limited 8 Turner & Bean took a load to Cottonwood AM Helped Atwood kill a beef ox PM breaking mineral Had my cattle shod 9 Cutting wood & breaking mineral This morning when standing near the spring noticed a singular commotion of the water swashing back & forth & thought there must be some convulsion of nature PM Turnbow & Peart started home Evening writing home & to Homer at Nephi Williams came over for the last load A cold raw day. 10 Cutting wood with Atwood Clear but cool Williams started just at night with 3000 lbs & 53 pigs John Allen & George Reed from Vegas bringing the animals from Cottonwood ----- new page (MSS_497_113.jpg) January 10th 1857 They report a smart shock of an earthquake yesterday morning Indians have taken a horse from Hulett & poisened an ox of Coverts Furnace did not work 11 Sunday This morning an axe & beef hide were missing & two Shirts that were washed yesterday The Indians took them in the night & left This comes from allowing them to sleep in the house Reading most of the day Pleasant Received of Jones an order on the bishop at Fillmore & sent to Turnbow by Wilkerson's carry to my family Had a chance of selling my tools to Roundy for wheat at home but Jones forbid it & so took an order at Fillmore 12 Had a violent attack of bloody flux A Merriam is Cook in place of B Cluff Smelted 11 pigs Did not go to bed having to run every few minutes 13 Kept the house only as necessity drove me out but have felt some better drinking freely of spice tea etc About 10 AM. David Savage & 3 or 4. others came in going to San Barnardino Had with him a Muddy Indian named Tosha see June 7 They left at 10 at night & with him John Lowder having a load of lead <14 pigs> for Jones to exchange for supplies smelted but 7 pigs with faithful work 14 Mending my clothes Better to day Hall is fiddling to the same time as myself 15 Cleaning my gun mending my shoes etc Pleasant 16 Chopping for Atwood to haul Feel better but weak J Turner B Wilkerson & A A Lemmon came with a team from Vegas 17 Driving mule team to haul wood for coal Lemmon started & I sent by him Vances whip saw <& Thompsons tools> which I hail as an omen of leaving This place The brethren at Vegas most of them want to leave but cannot as some of their teams are gone to Calafornia for supplies when they leave we had better not be far behind Jones seems satisfied there is no lead of account here & the miners have stopped work & are cleaning up what they have out & I guess Jones calculates on leaving soon Two armed men are with the animals by day but the guard at night with no gate but an empty wagon in the gap which I expet to find removed some morning & some of our animals taken by Indians There was lumber sawed for a gate before Jones came back but is not used also for doors but was put to other uses. There is one inside door leading to Jones room but the outside doors for our sleeping rooms are open & some have taken violent colds & it is a wonder that we are not all sick 18 Sunday Reading & studying etc Weather fair 19 Breaking mineral Smelted 7 pigs Fair day Evening had a long & interesting chat with Jones on general principles signs of the times etc 20 Smelted 8 pigs very warm & pleasant Cutting wood & breaking mineral The Indians are watching every opportunity to steal Jones is fixing his wagons as if for travelling 21 Very wam & pleasant Cutting wood & breaking mineral There Indians came from Vegas & say the Indians are in council & determined to kill the Mormons there Some of them stole our last beef during the evening which was but a few pounds Began standing guard 22 At the Same old business Jones had the miners come down & bring their tools concluding to give up the concern as danger threatens To smelt what ore is down & go to Vegas PM helping fit up wagons Evening talking with Jones & told I could make lead easier & cheaper to go to Galena & work by the day & that it would break the second richest man in Utah to work these mines as he always says there is plenty of mineral contrary to all other miners The Indians are watching our every movement Weather very warm 23 Handling some picks for the alleged purpose of prospecting on the way home on Santa Clara Smelted 4 pigs Turner Cluff & Wilkerson started at day break for Vegas with 40 pigs & 600 flour six mules weather very fine & warm On guard from 7½ till 10 ----- new page (MSS_497_114.jpg) Leed Mines January 24th 1857 Helping summa set wagon tire Finished something AM that was done yesterday & to day has been east in small bars in the bottom of pig moulds of about 5 lbs each Our fare is now chiefly bread & something a little stewed squash or boiled beans Capt Jones has butter & pork in his sanctum of which he partakes every day Geundy has been sick several days & eats nothing as he loathed the fare & Jones does not give the sick any better what business has a man to be sick in such a place The chief of these parts came in talked a long time He conjoins all the Indians reports & that he had opposed them in stealing & want us to stay get lead etc & manifests a friendly disposition The Vegas chief has told his men to steal all they can from the Mormons 25 Sunday Reading most of the day Jones busy packing up etc The boys came back from Vegas at 8PM I had a hard trip as the mules were very weak from hard work & almost no feed at all Two mules turned out to day that had not tasted grass before for 7 days & each one having but 3 quarts of oats per day He is equally hard on men as animals 26 After breakfast had orders to teas the bellows to pieces & save the s[-]rows some leather & Iron Others got the gudgeons from the horse power etc I worked with a will feeling anxious to leave where I am doing no good Then packed up my things in a sack & put them in Wm Wilkersons wagon who has brought his cattle from Vegas & started about 3 PM & drove 4 miles & stopped for the night with the mail from S.L. Jones had a letter from the Bishop at Cedar city saying he was instructed by Pres Young to forward 8 or 10 beeves & several hands to Jones which he should send immediately Isaac Grundy Gilburd Summe & Amasa, Merriam started about noon Jordan Barnardino so that the mines are vacated or abandoned Slept with Wilkerson under a large cedar by the road side Jones with as much dignity as can take[-] his meals in his wagon with his Cara Spusa very warm & pleasant Southern news repost a shock of earthquake on the 9th inst which I noticed as being felt here & at Vegas. 27 Started after bread & drove to upper Cottonwood springs & stopped then to lower springs Jones has an Odometer on his wheel which I keep the reckoning on To upper spring from the mines 10 miles & 120 rods between springs 1 mile 255 rods Weather warm Gave an Indian a poor shirt for a good bow 28 Started early & drove to vegas I stopped behind with Wilkersons team & did not get in till after dark Stopped with B[-] Sylvester Hulett Distance 19 2/3 miles Warm Took a wash in Vegas spring as we came past This is singular to drive 30 miles from snow & hard frost & find warm water to bathe in & frogs croaking at this season Brethren here all well & building the fort wall 3 feet higher 29 Herding with Atwood stock is not over abundant but requires 2 or 3 men with them day & night The Indians came & had a talk & seem well disposed Jones made them presents of tobacco & clothing 30 Started about noon for the north mines & drove 11 miles to a spring of poor water Found several families of Indians very warm Our company consist of 10 viz H & Jones J Turner B Cluff W Wilkerson E Lindsay Wm Mitchell J Saunders Jos. Hatch B Lewis & myself Jones condescends to eat with the hireling & menial 31 Drove 14 miles to a small spring of good coldwater Had a rough road & up hill did not stop till after dark Found several families of Indians who are hunting They set traps & catch some mountain rats which seems to be the only game They seemed very friendly ----- new page (MSS_497_115.jpg) Lead Mines February 1st 1857 Sunday started PM & drove to the mines 2 3/4 miles of very hard rough road being very much up hill & the mules very tired our team is 4 mules & wagon weather warm 2 This is my birth day I am now 34 years of age & been a member of the church 18 years the 2nd of Dec last Proved the mine & got out near 3000 of ore which was all that can be found We find snow that we melt snow for our animals & selves We have beef now which the boys had intended buying themselves thinking themselves insulted & ill treated but applying to the Capt. he fell in a passion & bought it himself of B Lewis It was a yearling bull & poor 3 Put up a temporary furnace packed the mineral down from the high steep mountain & tried to smelt it but failed The lead burning up as fast melted weather yesterday & to day cloudy thrashing rain 4 Started for Vegas & drove to the 11 mile spring & took a bite to eat & went on about an hour by sun Got to the fort by 8 PM Jones had supper in his room but the boys went to bed without I should have had some or some turns but every body were in bed Jones expects to start home as soon a Louder returns from Cal. Covert & Riley with their families started from here on Monday for the upper country The same night a calf of Hulse was shot thro with an arrow while in the Coral & died today To night the stock are all in the fort 5 Taking a broken axle from Jones wagons A cool wind all day At 11 PM B Lewis E Lindsay & T Sanders started across the desert for Cedar wanting to get there before the N mail to stop out letters there They have two animals one to pack & one for the three to ride 6 Tremendous high wind all day that filled everything with dust & we did not work very cold night after the wind fell 7 Assisting to make a furnace to melt what mineral we brought in It is an experiment Cold day & thought to be the coldest night known here 8 Sunday Herding Rather cool but pleasant Evening meeting at Thompsons tho only one to day Preaching by Atwood & Jones on reformation etc very cold night 9 Working at the furnace 10 Finished it & put fire & ore in it before noon Had a tremendous heat which I think burst what lead there was in the ore so that from 200 or 300 lbs of ore we got but 5 or 6 lbs of lead the brethren here made a small furnace last fall & from the same kind of ore got 40 or 50 per cent weather fine & warm 11 AM Putting bows to one of Jones wagons Before noon started the furnace again & with a similar result as before Sister Allred 2nd gave birth to a daughter Hall sick with flux & through the night all hands troubled with diarhea from eating 12 Doing little or nothing weather fair 13 Doing but little About 10 am two men & 5 yoke of cattle came in from Cedar for Jones Isaac the Rio virgin chief came with them & kept the Indians from stealing their cattle They met our boys half way up the virgin & well weather fair 14 Herding Had a fine wash in the spring 15 Sunday no meeting high wind 16 Doing but little After dark Cal. mail came in John Lowder for whom we are waiting is in Cal. at work & had not dispered of his leave & will not come for some time & the brethren that are expected daily area work for permission & will not be here for 2 or 3 weeks High wind 19 This morning made his mind to start home tomorrow & is getting ready Helping wilkerson as he takes my things mail wating for us meeting this evening ----- new page (MSS_497_116.jpg) On the Road February 18th 1857 Started about noon & drove 14¾ miles to the top of the hill by dark being in advance of Jones teams drove till we found grass & turned out our teams & turned in ourselves about midnight Wilkersons wagon & Benj Hulse & two wagons are all Jones & his wagons passed before day Cold N wind & after dark more moderate which made comfortable Our direction is E of N 19 Started at day break drove 3 miles & took breakfast with Br Hulse Then took an east course till noon then E of N. to muddy from Vegas 46 miles & 47 rods Good day for travelling. Jones teams are very heavy loaded & badly jaded Got in by dark & camped with the mail Indians guarded the stock went to bed early & slept soundly 20 Drove to where we leave muddy 2¾ miles Mail left this morning Sent a short letter home Indians guarded our cattle again 21 Drove on to the hill 3½ miles through heavy sand Doubled up hill & drove 5 miles & stopped very little fact A very strong cold N wind all night Most of the boys sleep on the ground & had a very cold bedroom 22 Found all the stock but Wilkersons cow that is nearly blind The two Indians that herded had gone taking some blankets that were lent them to sleep on & the cow The Chief Thomas was in camp & knew all about it & when questioned said they had not killed the cow & went after her Two Indians soon came back with her while Thomas stood at a distance till assured he would not be hurt The cow had been shot through with an arrow just at the top of the lights When near the virgin hill met the mail & Got a letter with it there were 4 men who were fired at when on the Santa Clara & one man severely wounded in the nose To the top of hill 7 miles then to the 4th crossing of the Rio Virgin 4½ miles Jones had difficult crossing his heavy loads from quick sand. Trusted our stock to the Indians again as they are disposed to be troublesome & judging it best to trust their honor than their honesty for were we to guard our own cattle the could steal them in spite of us but by letting them take all they return them safe The two that herded last night were strangers & some distance down the Virgin Evening reading the news etc 23 Drove 11¾ miles to the 8th crossing had some very heavy sand Teams very tired very Gnats & Butterflies buzzing around After stopping Isaac the chief who came from Vegas with us & who lives farther up came up bringing the blanket & wife that those indians took with the cow Two young Indians Herded Evening Reading from the news of Jany 11th an excellent discourse of HC Kimballs 24 After starting went back after the kind cow about a mile She had been left Isaac went with me & staid till found fearing lest the Indians had her He talks of going to Salt Lake from Jones invitation vegetation is starting and Cottonwood trees budding Jones feed 7 or 8 natives all the time Drove 10¼ miles to the 11th crossing had a good deal of heavy sand 25 Drove to Cottonwood springs on beaver dam 7½ miles by 2 PM Warm Indians herded I notice the Indians this side are not as faithful as those at Vegas There our greatest was they gaurded the cattle so well they could not eat 26 One of Ws oxen was down & could not get up this morning He gave him to the Indians Isaac has concluded to stop saying he was afraid he might rest get back safe & that the Indians might steal from travellers & he wanted to see that they planted lots of corn which would not be attended to if he was away He thinks a great deal of his honor & good name and is I believe a pretty good Indian Got an early start & drove across the bench 12½ miles then up the kanyon 2½ miles & camped without water & without Indians except the two boys that Benj Cluff & J Turner are bringing home to Provo They are about 12 or 13 years & were given them ----- new page (MSS_497_117.jpg) Santa Clara February 27th 1857 Calculated on starting before day & the mule teams did but the cattle could not be found till light some of them took the road & came on to near Santa Clara [---]se & I followed & he took them back & I came on with the mule teams to santa clara 11¼ miles by 9½ AM Ox teams came in before night Jones started an Indian town to the mission 10 miles below & came back before night & Brs Knight & Haskell on horseback The Indians have been telling those two boys they would kill them which frightens them very much & indeed it is enough to frighten older people to see the savage scowls & malicious glances of the untutored savages Ira Hatch our interpreter & the best in the mountains has been talking to them He is much respected by them wherever he goes He leaves us here to go to the Santa Clara mission where he belongs which I much regret as he is a quiet harmless boy This morning Jones brought a small mouldy chase that he said Hamblin brought up [The following is continued sideways in right margin] but has one he got going down last fall & he kept till now for his own use & judged this to be a proper time to bring it forward If some of us could have had some of it when we were sick or our of provision we would have thanked him but to keep it till Monday & near where provision wise plenty grinds on ones feelings amazingly 28 Drove 4 miles up to an Indian camp where there were two dead a boy & girl. Most of them we met moving away & they asked us to stop & bury their friends as they felt very bad. At the camp they asked us again as they did not know how & it being a custom introduced by the Mormons to do away with burning their dead which they formerly did some of the boys did so Passed the [-]ock that the Indians shot from & wounded one man in Reeses train & also the place where Tobin was wounded a few days The Indians have many more guns than formerly & seem much more [---]ed They have raised considerable grain & are all very fat contrasting strongly with the lank & meager frames of [--]gas Indians —March 1st 1857— This morning two mules were missing & an indian who went for failed to find them & we went on to the upper water without them 6¼ miles got there early & soon after two tribe [---] from Paiutes creek came bringing our mules was quite agreeable 2 Started early & drove to cane springs 6½ miles then to mountain meadows 7 miles weather fine but getting cooler Road has been very bad & muddy but it is now tolerable we seem to breathe a more healthy atmosphere & it really looks beautiful to once more get into a country where we can see vegetation on the hills & in the vallies & plenty of grass for our tired & dispirited animals once more & it does ones soul good to see them filling up their emty carcasses Thos. Hart got the privelege of going on to Cedar & start with teams from these He went on to Paiutes Creek tonight also Atwood Cool night The road to day seemed good to what it did May 29th of 1856 see Journal Have crossed the rim of the basin 3 Drove to Paiutes Creek 4 miles some missionaries under president Rufus Allen are making a location for farming & rasing for which it is admirably adapted saw one thing I did not like among missionaries vis a sign Brewery Then little 5⅛ miles to sulphur spring after [---]k 9 miles Road rough from late [---] 4 Drove 13 miles to Cedar city a little after noon Many are going to Salt Lake with Tithing [---] & bring back an engine for smelting Iron Stopped at Samuel Whites a brotherinlaw of Jones Turned our stock on shirts creek 6 miles south for a few days PM went with [--] to see the Iron work everything is in ruins & thousands of dollars has been laid out with no profit. Cool N wind took a severe cold in head & fever & had a miserable ----- new page (MSS_497_118.jpg) Cedar City March 5th 1857 Doing little Took dinner with Eleazer Edwards a Welch brother that came up with us This is fast day. Those that are going up take their loads from Parowan mostly Evening went to prayer meeting & had an opportunity of seeing some of the reformation But have concluded that if the people there have the spirit of reform I have not Last night the Brass band were out till 2.M. & with others went tolerably drunk for there is a distillery of which President Isaac C Haight is one of the proprietors & a great many citizens breath smell very strong of whisky Yet there appears to be a great deal of praying & preaching for a city of but 700 inhabitants. Wilkerson & Cluff went to Parowan 6 Helping shoe two yoke of Jone. oxen Took dinner with Br Ira Allen whom I have not seen since leaving winter quarters & with whom I worked for some time in St. Joseph Mo, Had an agreeable interview & pleasant chat He seems full of reformation etc The iron works have not succeeded from the creek failing summer & winter. 7 AM Tinkering PM Went to shirts creek for an ox Rode with Whites team Took supper with John Hamilton who came with us from Vegas John Turner went down & will hunt mules tomorrow Got back after dark with Saml. Atwood who has been to Harmony Seventies quarterly meeting which I wished to attend but could not This place is 190¼ miles from Vegas & 270 from S Lake City Cool 8 Sunday Ox team started as they were getting little to eat here Evening went meeting & a very dull one to me Jones gets a hand to drive ox team from here. Moderate 9 Walking around Atwood & myself took dinner with father Morris a Welshman & Bishops first counsellor Just at night went with Atwood to shirts creek to hunt mules tomorrow as Turner has not found them Got there after dark & found the mules all safe in the yard. slept with White & Turner Traded some lead to an Indian for two buckskins 10 Got to Cedar by day our mules shod & under way by 2 PM Got to Parowan by 7 PM Took supper with Judge James Lewis 19 miles There was a watering 11 here yesterday two to day & one tomorrow Kept with Wilkerson Cold N wind all day & very cold night 11 Took breakfast with Bishop J Lewis Done some little business took dinner with N V Stewart at started at 11 A M & drove 15 miles to Buckhorn springs The roads are excellent & weather fine Jones being minus an ox driver has given the preferment The people are as kind & hospitable as usual at Parowan but are not near as forward in plowing as at Cedar from Cold weather This is usual 12 The mules were gone this morning they back to Red Creek settlement 9½ miles so that they did not start till noon I drove ahead with ox team to Beaver, Creek 20 miles a little after dark & Jones an hour later 13 To pine creek 21 miles Road good except in crossing the mountains between Indian & Pine creeks found snow in the roads 3 & 7 feet & had to drive on the mountain side Had to drive our stock up a mile for water John Turners two mule went back last night & he has gone for them Good feed Bought 4 good buckskins of Ammon at Beaver. giving two lbs of lead for a skin Weather cool with N wind. 14 Drove a little beyond day valley & took supper in the kanyon mule horns drove to corn creek 28 miles Cattle got very tired & we stopped 4 miles back about 9 PM on Poor feed Cool N wind & excellent road Turner came up 15 Started at day break & came to corn creek & took breakfast Sunday. Kanosh lives above about 2 miles He & some of his band came down to see us He farms some & dresses like the whites Does not allow his man to steal or buy ----- new page (MSS_497_119.jpg) Parowan March 15th 1857 He says his men are well & the reason the Pah Utes are sick is they steal He beleives what Brigham says He is chief of the Pah Vantes is young & has the name of being as good as he knows how to be Came to Fillmore the mules stopped Jones takes several 100 of flour as supplies for his family Ox team came on 2½ miles 16 Started at daybreak & came to Pioneer creek & took breakfast & let one cattle feed two hours, Drove past Cedar fort to near the summit & turned out again but short feed A[-]med on the east side of round valley 22 miles Squally with very little rain On the mountains to our loft has been Storming heavy since leaving Cedar the hands have eat with Jones but he gives us no dinner so that we often go from daybreak till late at night with nothing to eat He has plenty in his wagon & has his dinner as he rides along Good feed but no water 17 Drove 2½ miles up the valley for water Then to the last water on Chicken creek by 9 P M Past severe river about 3 PM Came into camp tired hungry & mad Told Jones I never was used so mean in my life before & would not stand it to go so long without food & but for the boys would have started home on foot in the morning Good road 22¾ 18 Walked into Nephi Salt Creek 16½ miles & stayed all night with Homer my brother Teams drove 4 miles farther. 19 Took breakfast with Homer. Found the mules near the fort & drove them to camp Then to spring creek 3 miles beyond summit 21 miles from Nephi PM very high wind Homers wife made me a present of a fine pair of buckskin gloves, 20 To Provo 23¼ miles Took dinner. with Br Boygs a spring ville & supper with Benj Cluff at Provo. Spent the evening Eliza Williams 21 Took breakfast with John Turner Drove to the point of the mountain 23¼ Cold South wind which turned to north & cold Drove the 6 mule team Road good Jones gave me a piece of bread & butter for dinner without being asked 22 Drove home by 3 P. M 28 miles Sunday Found all well & much better than I expected Two cows giving milk plenty of wood etc. & I feel truly thankful to my Father in Heaven that He has blessed & prospered my family during my absence with means of subsistence & when I went I left them really destitute of the comforts of life & had no other resource than to leave them in His kind care & truly He has opened the way where by they have never suffered during the times of starvation for neither food nor raiment Father & Mother took supper with us They are well It seems is a source of much joy once more to be associated once more with wife children & friends 23 A M Went up & brought some of my things from Jones P M at Fathers & took supper there 24 Plowed a small piece of ground for garden One half of my lot was sowed to wheat last full by John Crosby & looks well 25 Making bed & sowing some onions etc 26 Finished sowing onions planted some peas Evening went with wifes to ward meeting 27 Plowed another small piece & repaired yard fence 28 Looked over my account with Jones He took another wife yesterday which seems to be the spirit of the times so much so that there are no marriageable girls in the community All right P M sowed Beets & Parsnips & set out top & seed onions weather the week past cloud & threatning There is immense quantities of snow in the mountains so there will be no lack of water this season ----- new page (MSS_497_120.jpg) March 29th 1857 Sunday A M Preaching by J L Heywood which I could not hear & Capt Wm Hooper on obedience & faith then Robt. J Burton followed by Pres. B Young. He says we need not fear U S. troops coming here as we shall have nothing worse than we have had in crickets and Grasshoppers He feels well & says the people have been doing their duty in helping the brethren out of the snow last fall & they are now blest in having plenty of provisions while at harvest most people thought there would be as hard or harder times for bread than lastseason P M Preaching by O Hyde & JD Brown followed by Pres Kimball who testifies that grain has increased in the brethrens bins etc through their desire to work righteousness Heavy showed this afternoon 30 Made out a consecration deed of my property took it to E Smith for acknowledgement then to the Recorders office 31 Went down to see my grass lot which I have forgot to name [--] Went up town saw Pres B Young. He expresed himself glad that I was here & kept me with a hearty God bless you -------April 1st------- This morning had the privilege of renewing my covenants by rebaptism R N Allred officiating The saints have the privilege of their sins being forgiven by making restitution to those we have injured & then renew our covenants before God That our sins are looked upon as the sins of ignorance & the God of Heaven in his infinite goodness is pleased to pass by them without further atonement But from the time all sins must be atoned for 2 Fast day went to prayer meeting Confirmations & the blessing of children were attended. I had blessings confirmed on me that for which I have long prayed with a humble heart This a testimony that our Bishop is a man of God & doing this duty May the God of Heaven assist him & me in our endeavors t[--] serve him in meekness some days since I was catechised by Bishop Willie & council 3 AM Went with George then to get a transfer of some pasture land PM Helped Father make fence in 4th ward 4 Went with wife north to John Crosbys Rode with George Allen Had a cole north wind Found John plowing for corn 5 Came down early to meeting with John & his wife To day & yesterday the road has been a perfect thoroughfare of teams of all kinds & sorts men & women on foot etc etc all coming to conference 6 Conference at 10 am Much good instruction by the Presidency Evening Presidents of seventies meeting at the Council Hall Pres. Jos Young wanted some Presidents of Quorums to come & & give up their license as they were not doing their duty in their Quorums etc 7 At meeting all day the bowery has been very much crowded for 3 days 8 Had a good seat where I could see & hear well Good instructions from the Presidency & they feel first rate 9 Conference adjourned at noon after hearing from several boys that are starting on foreign missions 10 Helping Father on picket fence & window wants me to go out & makes ----- new page (MSS_497_121.jpg) April 11th 18587 Helping Father most of the day Toward night went up town Joh Crosby & wife stayed over night with us 12 Sunday went north to hunt my oxen found & got them home 13 Left home at 10 A.M. with Bro S Turnbow & A L Fulmer with each a son to seek a location on weber we have one wagon with 3 yoke & mess together Took dinner at Fulmers & drove up Parleys kanyon to Alexanders & stoped with J Johnson & Ludington who are bound for the same place Cold night 14 After crossing the summit toward Snyders mill found snow & very deep for 3 or 4 miles but passed on the crust without difficulty Stopped for night on silver creek Some of the boys killed some ducks & large sage hens so that we fared sumptuously Road poor as the snow has but just left Hard frost at night 15 Drove 1½ miles to summit then down a kanyon in a NE course 8 miles to weber then up weber 4 miles & crossed then up 6 miles to Isaac Roads Camp who is trapping for Beaver that are very abundant having made dams across Weber till it is spread very wide & many streams Good bunch grass on the bench Our company is 3 wagons & 12 men we are at the N side of the Valley Weber comes out of the mountains runs west & near here turns directly North Froze Ice to night 16 This morning went south 6 or 7 miles wading the ice cold streams to look at the land which is first rate & lies on both sides of a branch of Weber that runs N. E. & affords plenty of water for mill & irrigating purposes Got back by noon PM went down to look at a place selected by Isaac Roads which is preferred by some but after consulting concluded to go above 17 Drove to the upper stream by 10 A M & after dedicating the Land grass wood water & seed in prayer by A L Fullmer proceeded to measure the land & after dinner began plowing 18 Began snowing before day & fell 3 inches but went beofre noon Plowed part of the day Have good feed for cattle 19 Sunday A.M. Took a stroll 3 or 4 miles up the kanyon Beaver have dammed the creek from one side to the other of the kanyon in several places The kanyon is wide & open & but for beaver dams would be easy of access to timber wood & poles There are other smaller kanyons filled with dry & green timber P M Reading Lambs boys killed an Elk. 20 Plowing most of the day Cattle are weak & can do but little Hard frost One brother killed an antelope We have meat plenty & fare first rate 21 Plowing & Harrowing 22 AM Fullmer sowed & Harrowed some wheat I took a stroll up to Provo River 4 miles Found lots of Poles This river runs through the South end of this valley PM plowing for garden 23 AM Made water ditch & finished plowing garden & made furrows for watering & planted some garden The creek has been rising fast since our coming 24 Finished our garden by planting potatoes corn squash beets cabbage & onions yoked up & by 10 am started for home due west up an open kanyon over a divide & down steep hills in to Provo hollows then up another kanyon & over a divide to silver creek & stopped for night with but one wagon we have put in 3 acres of wheat & 12 acre in garden Ice ½ inch thick 25 Came over the summit took dinner I then started alone for home & got there ½ hour after sunset The team stopped back Found all well Met 3 teams on the little mountain for Bridger Road here hard & has been travelled by a great may teams going cast ----- new page (MSS_497_122.jpg) April 26th 1857 Sunday Reading & writing Froze ice at night Team came in at night 27 Finished planting my lot Cool Boys took my cattle north 28 Trimming my trees etc Evening prayer meeting 29 Working tithing on one of John Taylors houses laying floors 30 Do ,, , , ,, ,, ,, ,, Evening ward meeting Bishop Willie appointed me teacher on the block on which I live as there one on every block in each ward --------May 1st--------- Most of the children in town have been walking PM They went to the tabernacle where they were addressed by Elder W Woodruff They were escorted there by the band Worked 3/4 at Taylors PM went around the block as Teacher & Evening to teachers meeting which is a good place to learn what is going forward in the ward 2 Home disappointed [-]ome in lumber & nearly spoiled my day 3 Sunday A M Preaching by Dav. Candland & Dav. Fullmer Heard from my small farm at Weber There has been a fine rain 4 AM at Taylors PM got my deeds & handed over my consecration deed at the Presidents office Prophets amounting to about $200[-] gave my for recording $4,35 being 3 deeds PM Tinkering at home 5 Made a small gate for Father Evening Prayer Meeting 6 Making fence posts for Bishop Willie very hard 3 wind 7 Fast day the offerings on the block were brought to me which I delivered to the Bishop very few at meeting very windy 8 Watering our lot Fathers & Homers Am water master on this Block Not 9 Very cold all day & night Ice froze 18 inch Eliza Williams paid us a Planting corn for Father on his 5 acre lot Cool with ice at night Evening visiting Bishop Willies & B Lewis families as Teacher on the block west of this The teachers have been all changed to different blocks 10 Sunday A M Preaching by W. G. Mills T H Bassett & Father Morley Evening at ward meeting 11 Working for Bishop but stopped for rain Found my wife sick in bed 12 AM about home PM Visiting some & helping Father pack his plow Had a fine rain last night & some to day Bought of Bishop Hardy a pint of very weak whiskey for sickness & paid for it $1,00 wife sick 13 At home Evening Visiting John Crosby called Had some rain 14 At home Special meeting for the carrying company Rainy 15 Cold damp & rainy Evening Teachers meeting 16 Very pleasant At Willies Evening at quorum meeting wife has been confined to her bed all the week & I have been obliged to be about to take care of her 17 Sunday At home all day Eliza came half sick 18 Began work for Royal Barney framing on the Presidents new barn Cloudy with a little rain just at night 19 At the Presidents barn some little rain 20 For Barney Fair Got 60 lbs flour wife hired a girl 21 About home wife some better & sits up a little 22 P M. Helped Father plow & harrow a piece for potatoes in street 4th ward 23 Planted 3 1/2 bush potatoes went up town with Father & called at Mumfords Bleasard & Frank Pullin fined for selling [--]er the first $34,25 & cost 24 Sunday Wife some better went to ward meeting at 6 P M 25 For Barney Evening paid Willie for road tax $4,45 26 For Barney Evening at prayer meeting in endowment house company came in from north just at night warm ----- new page (MSS_497_123.jpg) May 27th 1857 Working for Barney saw & measured a cucumber from the Presidents garden 16 inches long Plenty of water coming down city creek Evening visiting 28 For Barney Framing braces Evening visiting 29 Making pins Evening Teachers meeting 30 Framing in the barn. Evening Quorum meeting Weather getting very warm indeed 31 Sunday AM Preaching by Pres. B Young who gave a brief account of his journey north He thinks it a very poor country He was followed by Geo A Smith who came with the mail on tuesday last from Washington Homer came this morning with his wife & children from Salt creek —————June 1st————— Had another settlement with Jones & saved $39. by it PM worked for Barney Benjamin brought my cattle from sessions 2 AM About home visiting etc At noon Homer started home PM Worked for Barney 3 hours 3 Began Raising 4 Raising 5 Raising & very hard work Our school house is to be raised 2 feet higher & 10 feet added to the east end with new roof, floor, doors, windows, etc, etc, for which a tax of $700, will be raised in the ward I wonder when they will get it done 6 Sunday John Crosby & wife stayed with us last night AM Preaching by A Lyman H C Kimball & B Young William Smith wants to be Governor here, After meeting called on Br Bullen who has been sick a long time Benjamin quite sick Eve ward meeting Hired another girl Yesterday some rain & a wind that blew down my wheat Fair to 7 A moderate rain most of the day which is not common at this season PM around the block Evening at seventies Hall heard Proverbs 8. 9. 10. 11 Raising & finished very warm & very hard work as we had very few hands & I am near tired out 12 In the garden A Woolf came from Nephi & my wife went north with him Evening Teachers meeting very warm 13 O Armstrongs fence Evening Quorum meeting 14 Sunday Meeting at 8 A M & heard the scandalous stories read from States papers which took till 12, Ward meeting at 6PM 15 At Armstrongs Evening meeting at Seventies Hall 16 A M Making fence around potatoe patch in 4th ward. P M Hoeing for father Evening prayer meeting at Endowment House 17 Running about Turnbow came in from Kamas prarie with my team but brought me no wood as he agreed He reports the wheat looking well & my part of the fort made 18 Started early for the Kanyon over the mountain for wood Got my load & back to the foot of the mountain by dark very warm but frost during the night 19 Came over the mountain & home by 2 PM warm 20 Fixed my yoke & wagon etc very hot & sultry 21 Sunday PM remarks by Hon J M Bernhisel late delegate to congress followed by Pres. D H Wells & B Young. who spoke first rate & spoke as well as I ever heard him 22 PM Went over the mountain for wood warm 23 Went toward the foot of big mountain & took a right hand fork in company with Charles Corley Got a good load & back to foot of big mountain by 4 PM & took one wagon up US mail came in ----- new page (MSS_497_124.jpg) June 24th 1857 Took the other load up & got home by noon with a cord good P.M. Got my cattle shod & over the mountain before dark 25 Helped Frank Madison up & went up the same kanyon again & alone Got down before night Frank helped me up & I stopped on top of mountain 26 Got home by 9 A.M. with 1¼ cord of good wood PM visiting 27 Training from 7 A M till sundown Organising etc 28 Sunday went early & carried bread for sacrament Saw the new organ in the Tabernacle which was brought from Australia & cost <$>2000 A M Preaching by Chislett Pres. Young & J Cummins P.M by S Clements 29 A M Hoeing potatoes in 4th vard P M Went over the mountains for wood 30 Got my load with Frank in a bad place & back ——————July 1st—————— Home by 10 A. M. with a good load of wood then back over the mountain 2 A.M Raining. Got very wet on the mountain while getting wood but got over a cord & back early 3 Got home by 11. P M Took a look at my grass which is good Evening went to Teachers meeting 4 General training under a new organization of Captains of 10s 50s 100s etc Got home by 2 pPM Fixing my hay rack hurt my nose 5 Sunday At home all day my nose not fit to be seen Edward got his under lip hurt with an axe cool 6 A M Hoeing & watched my potatoes Benjamin helped PM went over the mountain. Frost at night 7 Frank helped to get my load. One of his oxen was lame & he left him Got over a cord of large dry maple & back by 1 P.M. 8 Came up the mountain early with 3 yoke to my wagon & got home by 10 AM with very heavy load P.M went back with Benjamin 9 Got my load mostly maple came over the Mountain & half down kanyon 10 Home by 8. P.M. Helped Bishop Hunter fix road to hay land 11 Mowed & brought some hay for my cattle. 7 PM Company training at School house Bishop Jo G Millie Captain of 50, 12 Sunday 13 AM Tinkering. P M. Started for wood 14 Went up Lambs Kanyon & got a good load 15 Broke my wagon tongue & reach in emigration but got my load home & took it to the tithing office a cord price $10.00 PM Fixing my wagon 16 Fixing wagon Cattle ran off I went over Jordan to hunt but found them in Spencers 17 A M cutting Hay Evening Teachers Meeting 18 Cut some hay & hauled 2 small loads Training at 4 P. M. 19 Sunday Preaching Thomas Smith of Salmon river Mission & E Elsworth followed by Pres. B Young PM About home 20 Mowing Threatning rain Got some ware for Homer 21 A M Working for Palmer. P M Raking hay 22 Started at 9 for Big Cottonwood Kanyon on an invitation from Pres. B Young to a Pic Nic. Drove 3 miles up the kanyon & stopped 23 Started early & drove 13 miles to the top of kanyon by 3 P M. Weather very hot & a great crowd of teams not less than 500 wagons It is wonderful to see the quantity of timber The kanyon wide & filled with with white & red pine Fir. Quaking asp a proportion of it of very large size & immense quantities enough to last for years There are 4 saw mills in operation & another near by ready to operate Evening dancing on 3 large flours made of plank for the purpose & went off in good order ----- new page (MSS_497_125.jpg) July 24th 1857 Was awaked this morning by music from five different bands playing alternately This is the 10th Anniversary since the Pioneers entered the valley & Pres. Young has given about 2000 invitations to all parts of the Territory to meet here, for recreation Here is a small open prarie surrounded by lofty pines without under brush & back of this again are seen the lofty mountain ridges. on whose at different floats conspicuously the flags of our nation. The self same banner that has been at different times unfurled by our enemies of Illinois & Missouri when they came in Martial array to drive the saints from their hard earned homes & peaceful firesides. In or near the center of this small prarie is a lake of of 12 or 15 acres abounding with fish on whose glossy surfact floats a boat of primitive construction laden at all hours with some party of both sexes. whose joyful countenances are radiant with pleasure Within the recess of the wood, Suspended to two lofty pines may seen a swing of no ordinary dimension but suitable to carry 3 or 4 persons that have sufficient nerve to be carried thereby several yards upward & with astonishing velocity back & forward This added to the different amusements of walking in the shade of forest trees dancing. Feasting on the finest productions of the vall[-]er served to while away the pleasant hours. While meeting continually the smiling face of some old <&> valued friend caused me to exclaim what can come nearer to perfect felicity But in the midst of this joyful scene there comes a mounted messenger with news. Those happy faces benign with radiant joy now gather around but alas! a cloud comes oer the spirit of their dreams News. News of vital importance to citizens of Utah is quickly but quietly communicated. The mail that was expected was refused to be delivered by the Post Master at Independence & an army is actually advancing on Utah. For what purpose is enquir[-]ed by one & all as no one knows each countenance seems to resume to former cheerfulnes the doubts & cares are thrown aside as a vain thing & the amusements & sports are continued with redoubled interest At a late hour all retired to rest after asking the blessing of the Supreme Ruler & thanking him for past favors & we sank into a tranquil & quiet repose 25 Started early though cold & a hard frost & drove home about 30 miles before sunset teams of all kinds Cattle Mules & horse were put in use for the trip All went off well & all appeared satisfied No serious accidents occurred to make the pleasure & seemed under the direction of a Superior Power 26 Sunday A M Preaching by S.A. Smith then by Bishop A [-] Smoot from the states by last mail He was followed by Pres. B Young P M at home Eve. at ward meeting A store house is to be built in the ward for grain 27. 28 Helping Father harvesting 29 Mowing Made my arm lame. Hauled a load of hay 30 Haying Hauled one load very hot 31 Trying to water & hauled a load of hay ---------August-------- 1 A M Helped Father plow & sow some turnips by schoo house P M hauled 2 loads hay very hot indeed Ira Hatch took breakfast with me 2 Sunday Preaching by Judge E Smith H.C. Kimball & B Young P M at home 3 A M binding wheat for Father PM mowing ----- new page (MSS_497_126.jpg) August 4th 1857 Mowing Father finished sowing turnips 5 Hauled 2 loads of hay & cut some 6 Fast day Teachers met at 9 The Bishop is requested to take charge of all property in the ward so that there be no selling to Gentiles especially provisions as they are to be stored for the future Fast Meeting at 11 AM. & 6 P.M. Hauled a load of hay wife went to mee 7 A M Mowing PM took a load for tithing 12 20 lbs Wagon weighed 1120 Just at night hauled a load of wheat for Father. Watered some of my lot 8 A.M. Helped Father haul a load of wheat from below Chases Mill PM mowing my wheat which to lodged very bad Evening Quorum meeting Large Emigrant trains coming down the bench daily 9 Sunday AM AM At meeting with wife sermons by John Taylor from US last Friday & by Pres. B Young very hot PM At home Evening at ward meeting Preaching by Mathews Pond & Snyder Then Teachers meeting 10 AM. Mowing wheat P M Hauling 4 loads wheat for Father 11 AM Hauled 4 loads wheat & 1 of oats for Father PM Mowed a little wheat but quit for rain Evening Meeting of Company of 10 at my house 12 Rainy in morning P M sowed turnips in pea patch 14 AM Mowing for Father PM About town & watering 15 AM Went to mill had 184 lbs flour from 5 bush that I got Fathers PM Handed 1500 hay to Beatie to pay taxes at 12 [-] per ton Training at 6 P.M. Cold night. Edward began herding 16 Sunday Preaching by HC Kimball & Pres. B Young 17 Got my pay of Beatie & paid 3 or County tax & had 4,50 of city serip Hauled a load of hay to Bishop Hunter 18 AM Went with Father for hay P.M Hauled & stacked my wheat 4 large load from 1/2 acre 19 Working for Barney Framing plates on Pres Young barn 20 & 21 Do " " "" " " " " 22 -Rainy Tinkering around home Paid city tax Eve Quorum meeting 23 Sunday At home all day 24, 25. 26. 27. 28. Working for Barney 29 AM went over Jordan P.M. Took a load of wood to sister Atwood being 30 Sunday A M Preaching by A Carrington & Pres, Kimball & Young Evening ward meeting at six 31 Got a yoke of Townshend & split it Price $1,50 3/4 of day for Barney -----------September------------ 1 Working for Barney very hot 2 A M Rainy PM for Barney Thos. brought another load wood Put yoke & bows 3 Fast day Meeting in ward at 11 & 5 4&5 For Barney slight frost & weather cooler 6 Sunday AM Preaching by H.C Kimball followed by Thos B Marsh formerly Pres. of the Twelve & left the Church 19 years since & now wants to come back He was followed. Pres Young who gave the latest new etc 7&8 Working for Barney 9 & 10 for G Allen on wagon wheels 11 for Barney 12 Training at 7 am at Jordan bridge all day & night. 13 Came home toward night Evening at ward meeting Sunday 14 Running about town Got my shoes of Barney & leather pants 15 Started at 10 for Weber Kamas prairie Rain all night 17 miles 16 Nooned on silver creek camped near Weber Boys had chase after a bear ----- new page (MSS_497_127.jpg) September 17th 1857 Drove up Weber 12 miles by 1 P.M. some drizzling rain stopped 2 hours & drove 5 miles toward home by another route The frost having killed the that I came to cut when in the milk Ice 1/2 an inch 18 Started early Drove 18 miles coming past Snyders mill got 62 feet of Lumber & gave my due bill for 2,00 weather cool 19x Drove 16 miles & got home by noon Sarah is quite sick with cold & fever 5 PM. Co. Training Received a letter from Homer 20 Sunday Preaching by President Young & Kimball. Three of the express station companies came in yesterday. The advance troops of 500 men were passed on sweetwater 21 Plowed an acre for Father on Jenkins lot Fair 22 Shingling for Barney on Pres. Youngs Barn 23 A. M. Sowed & harrowed my wheat one acre P M went north with 24 Began work with A Farnham on Meeting house in city Bountiful 25 Framing PM. 50 men were called to go out on the road to be in the city tommorrow by sunrise John Crosby was one of the number 26 Framing 4 P.M. started for home & got there by dark 27 Sunday at home all day. 28 Began plowing on Fathers five acre lot with his oxen & mine Benjamin driving worked till noon then had orders to come home & start by 7 tomorrow came home directly & had to start by 3 PM with 10 days rations arms & ammunition & Blankets all to be carried on our backs Three teams were however procured for our Battalion I got 50 lbs of crackers from Turbots that were just out of the oven & warm I took 20. & lent Wm Vance 20. After many preliminaries & many useless parad to satisfy the vanity of Maj. Pugmire Countermarching before Brig Gen. FD Richards house & hearing a good word from him thence Pres. Youngs office we heard from Pres. Kimball who told us to obey in all things & all should come back without harm. Had to get some arms & ammunition as some men were deficient & left at 7 P.M. & Travelled 8 miles up Emigration Kanyon & stopped at 2. M. & slept till daybreak We are bound for Echo Kanyon to intercept the soldiers & prevent them from coming in This looks like desperate measures to confront an U S army but such is the truth & we are now actually guilty of treason in the winds of some 29 Started early went over the little mountain. Some boys getting wood helped our <3> teams up the big mountain & we nooned in East kanyon where the Maj. distributed ammunition to those that wanted P M. Drove 3 miles from East Kanyon took supper then some 4 miles farther to a station & stopped for night at Rockwoods Felt near sick from increasing cold by wading the creek so many times Slept as last night with Beecher 30 Had rations of Beef onions & tea & after breakfast & a good cup of tea felt quite well Left the 2 ox teams & got a 4 horse team in lieu Drov four miles up Echo to camp commanded by Col. N.V. Jones where we expect to make a stand After dinner was one of party to explore & examine the mountain on the north side of the kanyon & select suitable place for batteries for rifles to fire on the enemy as they come down the kanyon We found several excellent places being on high points are quite secure from fire of all kinds from below Came down by sunset A very deplorable accident occured One of the Ogden Brethren named Simmons was shot through the brain by one of his own mass & his best friend The ball entered just above the left eye The men is nearly distracted Maj Sharpes battalion came ----- new page (MSS_497_128.jpg) October 1st 1857 Doing little except resting some are very foot sore Blaire command came in 2 Working on batteries south side of the kanyon Sharp & others working on the North. The brethren came past from Fort Supply that place is evacuated Brs E T Mumford & T. Jenkins Evening went to their camp a mile before Had an agreeable chat Isaac Bullock the President of that mission 3 A.M. Went down to their camp for shovels & picks got 4 shovels Finished on north Slept with Daft & Thom. & cold as most of our bedding was left at Rockwoods camp taking nothing but what could be carried expecting soon to be in action but the news was not corret several sick with colds. Several companies of horse & foot came in from the city & North & South now numbering 500 men Soldiers are on Hams fork 4 Sunday Making a wall across the mouth of a small kanyon on the south. The ox teams came up with our provisions & blankets Had some meat & onions 5 at the wall 56 Gen D H Wells & escort came having been as far as Bridges to have a communication or interview with the troops but did not succeed Lot Smith & Company took 6 wagons loaded with corn burned the loads & wagons but saved the cattle 60 head & subsequently 51 mores loaded with whiskey all of which shared the same fate The cattle are being drove down Green river but may be retaken The Gen. went back to his quarters at Cache Cave Some teams passed going home 7 Doing but little. With permission took a stroll with Beeches & Hilliard over the mountains north Saw a rugged country & came back tired A wagon came in from 7th ward with provisions clothing Had a sack with change of clothes & some provisions with a line from wife & letters from Homer Company had some Tea, sugar, soap, potatoes, onions etc so that the fare well A light rain last night which was far from comfortable without tents 8 Our company worked from 9 till 12. on a ditch of which there are to be, 3 across the road & filled with water to multiply difficulties in face of the batteries Had another heavier shower lasted that lasted till day break 9 A.M. cutting willows & clearing for another ditch About noon Gen Wells & escort came down & stopped over night. Evening he spoke to us a short time Maj Lott Smith had burned 22 more wagons & secured 700 head of cattle He with some others are burning grass destroying supplies etc etc 10 From 9 till. 12. Working at a dam which is thrown across the creek at the ford One horse company started East also the General Toward night a 4 mule team with provision & camp equipage came in for our Battalion bringing 6 tents cooking utensils etc Pleasant 11 Sunday This morning were addressed by Col. Jones showing his plan of operations etc giving good salutary counsel About noon went up to our several batteries & went through some evolutions from signals by the Col on the opposite mountain across the kanyon Toward night 150 head of cattle were drove past that belonged to the last wagons with them was deserter soldier He gives some information working from 6 to 9 P.M. & took cold C Lambert went home with team by which we sent our dirty clothes Letters etc 12 On north mountain assisting to erect batteries An account is kept of of each mens time & rations Our ten have now the benefit of Ed. Calisters tent which is comfortable as the nights are getting posts Each morning every Capt of ten is expected to call his men together at his convenience for prayer & at evening each major calls his man for the same purpose. Our time of rising is at break of day which is sounded by a horn from the Cols tent after this breakfast call them prayer no more till 4 PM wich is officers call at 5 guard mount 7½ prayers 8½ Tattoo a bed ----- new page (MSS_497_129.jpg) October 13th 1857 Doing nothing in particular just at night R T Burtons command came down from East saw many friends also John & Jesse Crosby John had charge of 2 sick men The troops are 125 miles from here During the night an express came down Troops had moved 10 miles up Blacks fork some soldiers were shot trying to desert some teamsters & women had left the camp Description of our Tent In our tent are 2 companies vis Edward Calister 85 men & Capt Wm Thome with 6 men all total The tent is round 13 or 14 feet in diametr as many in height coming to a point in the center where it is supported by a single pole then spreading out [--] in conical form till within 3 feet of the ground when a wall descends perpendiculer to the ground At the begginning of the wall are 10 strong descending at the same angle as the main tent to the ground where they are made fast Thus bracing the tent in every direction Here we make our beds at night with our feet to the center being pretty near a focus. after which one must necessarily be very careful coming in or going out lest he tread on some unfortunate being who instead of giving vent to a series of oaths or torrent of abuse mildly requests his tormenter to desist. On rising our beds are carefully rolled back to the wall & furnish convenient seats while partaking of those luxuries which our cook brings forward to satisfy our voracious appetites Around the center pole are lashed firmly two sticks in cross form to which are suspend our belts & knif scabbards bayonets revolvers flasks & powder horns & cartridge boxes which is not only convenient but in absence of other furniture is highly ornamental It is now noon & what charming scene for a painter One company have had their dinner & reclining on the straw that covers the floor of our tent with their beds for pillows or bolsters Each one has resigned himself to the God of sleep The different postures that each has assumed with now & then a distorted more from one that seems determined to enjoy himself above his fellows compels me despite myself to give [---] to an easy laugh at their expense So much for one side Let us now take a retrospect of the other or door side of which company I am an unfortunate member Five of us are already seated on our beds & the floor while the cook who has just entered by the low door is ejecting from a steaming camp kettle a huge dumpling or English pudding which is filled with nice pieces of fresh beef & been boiled for three hours & is by some considered a luxury see us now, with each a plate upon his knee flourishing a butcher knife of no ordinary dimensions commencing their depredations A solemn silence prevails interrupted only by the occasional snore of the opposite sleeper or of some one reaching his plate & in an unearthly whisper calling, more. Our repast concluded each without rising throws himself into a position for sleep & are soon overcome by the same propensity that our neigbors opposite have given way to While I sit myself down to write & muse upon the seem 14 Worked from 9 till 12. News from soldiers Two Hickmans went into camp & are there detained Called on guard at 6 PM Letter from home & sent one 15 On guard till 6 PM troubled some with toothache Express came past at night One Hickman sent with dispatches to Gen Wells the other still kept close O P. Rockwell & company have taken 700 head of cattle Troop are moving about 8 miles a day up Hams fork Officers have written to Pres B Young [The following is written sideways in right margin] abba Caldwalader Married in the fall of 1857 to Benjamin Brown my Father ----- new page (MSS_497_130.jpg) October 16th 1857 Working from 3 to 6 PM on the upper dam the ditch is filled with water Express came past from the city Gov Young sends to the army that they must leave the territory forthwith or they will be helped 17 After breakfast went up the mountain Started at 4 for Weber bottom several companies are here from the South Lost my clothes sack 18 Sunday Doing nothing Got some clean clothes from home & a letter Wm Hickman came in with a prisoner named yates He has sold 3 or 400 lbs powder & some lead etc to the troops which he had promised to us 19 A M went up to the old camp in search of my sack quite cool PM Drill Soldiers have taken Maj Joseph Taylor & his Adjutant prisoners They went into their camp by mistake not knowing of any scouting parties but their own 20 Stormy & Squally PM 2 hours drill In the night an expres passed from Gen Wells. The troops received Gov. Young letter & treated it with contempt & said they should come to the city in spite Brigham Young or Jesus Christ Are on their return down Hams Fork & stop to night at their first encampment on that stream 21 Drill from 10 till 12 & from 2 till four weather very fine Soldiers have one foot deep of snow & it appears to lay for good 22 Drill in companies of 10. from 10 to 12 & 2 to 4 Very cold 23 AM Officers drill Gen Wells & staff came just at night on their way home Troops moving slowly down Hams fork They Had a severe writer already 24 Started at 8 for our old quarters in Echo as a guard. A company of 10 being there all the time Slept with Beecher in a lodge 25 Sunday Fine day On guard from 12 till 3 Cloudy through the night 26 Relief came up early & we came back to Weber. & drove 4 head of oxen that we found in the brush Our boys have taken one of the wagon masters Gen Well & escort have gon home The 300 from south have gone under Jones to make defences in East kanyon Maj Jonathan Pugmire now has command here We now draw regular rations of Flour, beef, &, coffee, some, onions, potatoes, tea, sugar, soap, etc Maj Gen. Geo. Grant & co. passed out Soldiers 15 miles up Ham's Fork 27 On guard from 8 A M Have to mount guard oftenes now The wagon master named Trip,Toe has been set at Liberty 28 Working some on a log house near by Several came from east [--] accompanied by several US teamsters 1 deserter & 1 prisoner weather moderate Received a letter from home All well & crops secured 29 Working most of the day on the Log Houses Evening reading Hasper About 9 PM A wagon with Mrs Mago passed going to the soldiers bearing Also Letters from Gov. Young enquiring what they intend to do 30 Had a ramble with Beecher after some sheep that some one saw but they proved to have been Antelope Gen Wells & escort passed out He says we are needed here now as much as ever. have been We had expected to have been home soon But all right 31 Working at the houses ————————————————— Nov. 1 On guard Meeting at 10. Last night after prayers Bishop Willie. Our Majors Adjutant spoke to us accusing the brethren of being dissatisfied & trying to get home blaming all hands very much His accusations were without foundation & caused in the boys amore disatisfaction to day doubly than was ever before manifested. The subject was introduced again to night & most that were interested spoke their minds freely & candid & produced a good effect ----- new page (MSS_497_131.jpg) November 2nd 1857 Part of the day on the houses "Smith a brother of Maj Lott Smith came out last night taking animals to the boys While saddling his pack mule reecived a severe kick on the left side on his lower rib. Through the day & all night he has been in excruciating groaning at nearly every breath 3 About 10 A M. Dr D Richardson came from the city & administered to the sick man who is not dangerous Some rain during the night Got a parcel from home & letter by Pond Benjamin has taken a load of onions to Salt Creek to exchange for wheat He went with Homer. They have secured the crops & supplied themselves with shoes Battallion Received per Team a supply of cooking utensils some Leather, Boots, & shoes whiskey & 3 drums, so the now we create our own 4 Sent home my dirty clothes & a letter A Drizzling rain most of the day & snow fell 3 inches through the night My Mc Allister came in to day in charge of 130 head of cattle mules & horses taken from Yates Our boys capt have been shot at by the soldiers several times but have not yet been permitted to return the compliment 5&6 Stormy & doing nothing & time drags Night of 6th Nicholas Groesbeck & George Knowlton came in direct from States, Col. Johnson has joined the troops 7 Express passed en route for city Maj Taylor has made his escape from the soldiers Troops are moving slowly toward Bridger Taylor escaped from a double guard by running into a herd of cattle in the night very cold night 8 Sunday. Maj Taylor came in on his way home 9 Morning saw Taylor He says the officers men are very hostile to Mormons Johnsons orders are to come in & he intends comy & expects to take Brigham Young assoon as he can get him & all that have more than one wife PM Set a pair of coarse boots at our Majors quarters Price $6,00 10 This morning Jos. A Young passed out with dispatches to Gen Wells He says 1350, men are on their way from the city On guard Jones came out from Eas Kanyon with his command & we moved up Echo to our old station A cold wind all night 11 Went to Weber ford to help make a foot bridge for our people to come across Yong Hickman passed in having been released C Wheelock came down with orders from Gen Wells. All our horsemen are sent out with orders to throw lead as soon as the troops pass Bridges Cold day & very cold night 2½ feet snow on the little & 5 on the big mountain J D Richards & John Taylor went out Saw A Woolf on his way home 240 head of cattle went in 12 Doing nothing several companies passed up Echo. Col Ross came out with part of his command We had orders to leave for Echo tomorrow morning & give place to Ross 13 Started about noon & moved up Echo to our old encampment under Col Jones again A very cold night & many slep cold but I did not There is a pile of men here now & more coming. Pres Young said last Sunday that this expedition was costing the territory $2000 a day Query what does it cost now with 1300 more men from the city & a fair proportion from the settlements Met several teams many worn out horses going home 14 Had to rise early to attend roll call Jones is some what rigid & not very well liked by the men in fact he is universally disliked He caused 50 men to stand guard when ½ would have done just as well Last Sunday saw several missionaries direct from U.S. Nomore preaching in the states at present ----- new page (MSS_497_132.jpg) November 14th 1857 All the Elders are coming home as soon as they can They had copies of the last Mormon as that paper is stopped They left N York city the 18 or 19th of sept. last They think there will be a good many Mormon emigrants next season in fact all are expected that desire to come & from the old countries Doing nothing to day but cut some grass for our bed Some companies came in Three of F Littles teams went out with supplies 15 Sunday some of the boys cited before Jones for neglecting to attend roll call this morning He abused them severely PM mending my pants 16 A. M. Went to the mountain south to make a trail soldiers have moved east 5 miles 17 Went over the mountain to weber to make a pack trail from the batteries in case of an attack. Found the snow a foot deep in places Came back by our old encampment on Weber where there is about 600 men including one company of silver Grays under the command of Jose P Harmon Saw many neighbors & took dinner with Philo Johnson Got to camp before night with wet feet 18 Excused from work to day from having been of the party yesterday sent a letter home 19 Our battallion moved some distance down the creek where the regiment is camped under Adj Ralieah Pleasant yesterday & to day 20 A. M. Playing checkers with Robert Eastson said to be the best player in Utah The 7th game was drawn The 8th he took which gave him one the best PM cutting willows Troops some are moving toward fort supply 21 Cutting wood for the regiment 22 Cutting grass to cover a comissary store 23 Last night had a severe attack of diarhea but am quite well at noon Capt Wm Thom of our Ten has been appointed & is now acting as comissary for the regiment Reading Milton 24 PM helping at the Colonels Callisters house 25 AM Cutting wood for Reg. <2> PM Meeting Preaching by John Taylor and J.D Richards on the occasion of our being here & the necessity of obedience Saw D McArthur & P Linelais 26 A M Making a bench for comissary & went to Weber for some things After coming back found some clean clothes from home & a letter by wood team wrote a line & sent home with my dirty clothing Weather mild & has been for some time some complaint among some of the men from shortness of provision 27 Doing little or nothing Got another parcel from home. Flannel shirt & drawers & aroll of butter wrote home 28 Sent my letter home An express came in with despatches from the so called Gov. Cummings to Ex Gov. Young & to all encamped here to disband & return home etc. He says he should have been in the city ere now but for the loss of animals & deep snow but expects soon to be in with a Posse Comitatus to assume the governors office 29 An guard over a prisoner at guard quarters He is accused of Bestiality Our [--]y of 50 is appointed as captain & a jackass from over Jordan is appointed as adj The company take it as an insult feeling that they are not considered capable of acting. 30 Little to do. Beat the best checker player from Ogden who came on purpose Express went out from Gov Young stating that he has received a letter from [-] Cumming claiming to be Gov Utah but says he does not know [---] Heard to night that we were to start home as soon as we could get ready most are discharged ----- new page (MSS_497_133.jpg) December 1st 1857 Last evening received the welcome tidings that we were dismissed from farther service & would start home soon This morning early some went for teams on Weber & every where is seen bustle & active preparations Every one seems desirous of making up to day what time he may have misspent or called for near 10 week Gen Well has come down from his camp & in A M called a meeting & spoke at some length Among other things he dwelt on the subject of young Drake from north Willow creek commuting the sin of Sodomy or Bestiality one of the most heinous crimes He was tried by court martial & sentenced to be shot publicly & also the mare,. He was called out & the congregation were called upon to approve or disapprove the sentence of the court & all their favor of the sentence were requested to uncover their heads & raise their right hand to High Heaven in token of their assent Every head was made bare & every hand raised. This was one of the severest trials I have encountered in my checkered pathway of life & do not wish to meet another & nothing I think can make make a person feel their own littleness more than to raise his hand consenting to the death even the vilest criminal but my hand raised despite my nature feeling that justice should have its perfect sway. But had I known the business of the meeting I should I presume I should have absented myself altogether Our regiment started about noon & came to Littles camp before dark 10 miles pitched our tents that had them cut some grass to put under our beds got some supper attended prayer & went bed & slept soundly Fine day Fine road & good feed 2 Started at 5 took a moderate jog keeping pace with ox teams but they moved lively very Frost Our hair beard & coats were white as snow Some were nearly tired out before they mad the summit of big mountain where the snow was 2 feet deep Came to the foot at a station & camped on the snow I did not get very tired but suffered from rheumatism in my shoulder made worse by carrying my gun Made 22 miles before night 3 By 4 The teams were all on the move as they had no grass & but very little corn from the station I rod with Neriah Lewis to the foot of little mountain & drove his 4 mules up & 2 down & not yet day stopped a short time at the mouth of the Kanyon formed the companies & came in town by 10. stopped a little by council house & longer at the Majors & got home by noon Found Father & Mother there & a good dinner waiting & the family well AM chatting & reading Warmer than yesterday 4 Securing some of my potatoes cool & took cold 5 Moving some more of my potatoes 6 Sunday Preaching by J Taylor & Pres. DH Wells, PM by W Woodruff and A Carrington Evening ward meeting 7 Helping wife make sheets at Fathers & bush beets A Raw day & snow at night 8 Running about Got my tools from Pres Youngs barn Eve writing 9 Helping Father make pig pen PM hauling manure Eve writing in Journal 10 Fathers helped me haul manure 8 loads 11 Helped Father haul manure & finish 12 Husked corn part of the day for Father Cold south wind ----- new page (MSS_497_134.jpg) December 13th 1857 Sunday A M Preaching by HC Kimball PM at home have had the toothache to day & yesterday The young men sentenced to be shot at Echo was reprieved by Governor 14 Puttering about went to Chases Mills up town Eve. Presidents meeting 15 Boys Began going to school at 4th ward AM running about PM hauled home some potatoes that grew in 4th ward Fine weather 16 Began threshing with Father to help & 2 yoke oxen 17 Finished threshing mow toward night Eve Reading Hamlet 18 Bannell helped clean my wheat 18 1/2 bush A.M putting up my wheat 19 Paid 2 bush tithing OK bush for whip 1 of Beets 1 of Parsnips & some debts in onions 20 Sunday sermon by E Snow Long & dry 21 Took 515 feet of lumber & my tools to sessions settlemens for the meeting house 5 Gets a hand for hauling John Crosby works my cattle for keeping 22 Began work on wheel for a threshing machine 23,24,25 Ditto weather very fair Bishop stores & family took supper with John 26 Came home Found Homer who came yesterday He took supper with us 27 Sunday Preaching by W Woodruff & followed Pres. Young Noon went to Jesse Crosbys & took dinner then home 28 About home exchanged a bush wheat for 1/2 bush flaxseed at tithing office some wind & snow 29 Started north at 6. Made 3/4 day on steam box 30&31 Working on steam box very pleasant January 1st 1858 At work on steam box for boiling beets which made of two inch blank Dovetailed & flaring & width of 3 plank Board with John Bishop Stokes & his 3 wives took supper & spent the evening at Johns 2 Worked 1/2 day & brought 35 bush wheat to stringham for John tonigh Evening Quorum meeting & Concluded to have a party 2 weeks from 3 Sunday Reading Eve. Went to B'Bullen He is very low 4 Got to my work by noon and made half a day 5&6 Getting out Cornice Evening of 6 came home 8 AM Around home Evening at Battalion part in Bellos Hall Got him 9 Puttering & Runnin about Evening settle with Barney 10 Sunday Preaching by from Australia & J Taylor PM & Evening reading 11 Settled tithing with Bisop Willie Got 12,40 of Barney 45,96 of Jones lead mines & 8,25 of other which overpaid this years tithing but still leaves me 73.83 in debt instead of 144.99 as last year my labor tithing since April in 25.45 Deducting 10 weeks on the road etc Ev Pres. meeting 12 Went north and worked 1/2 day 13.14.15 Made 3 days & came home snow there is 6 inches & here about 2, 16 Meeting at Taber made at 10M at which petitions to the US Presindent & one to congress were read also pramble & resolutions Pres Young looks for peace 5 PM Quorum party but few there but had a good dance without being crowded Broke at 12. 17 Sunday Did not go to meeting 18 Went north & did half days work 19.20.21.22. & 1/2 of 23 Working on cornice Saturday PM came home 24 Sunday AM Preeching by E J Benson Took supper at Fathers with Homer who came yesterday Evening at Fathers ----- new page (MSS_497_135.jpg) January 25th 1858 About town took some buckskins to the Tanner. Father Mother & Homer took supper with me 26 Went north & died 1/2 days work for John Crosby 27, 28, 29, 30 Working for John getting out flooring Rode home with N Empy 31 Sunday At home all day with bad head ache (Eve meeting Feby 1 Rigging up flax wheel Rod north just at night with Bishop Stoker 2 Working for John Evening seventies Mass meeting. This is my 35th birth day 3.4,5 1/2 of 6. Making sink & fence for John Saturday came home with John & wife who staid all night with us 7 Sunday A M At meeting with wife Preaching by E Partridge & silas Smith late from Sandwich Islands & excellen discourse by Pres. B Young Evening at ward meeting Bishop read his communication with Pres. B Young concerning the standing 8 About home PM Went north 9.10.11.22. & 1/2 of 13 Working in the shop My companions in the shop are John Standiford from Texas last summer Geo. W. Lincoln from 5th Joseph Mo. last summer & Thos. Fisher from the city of London Augustus Farnham has charg but does not work PM came home Evening Quorum meeting, B' Rice from sandwich Islands was ordained a member to fill a vacancy Good meeting During the night Edward was taken very sick with an influenza that but few escape 14 Sunday 15 Running about town Evening Pres. Meeting 16 Fixing up work bench 19. 18 Made flour boxes for Daft 19. 20 About home we have all been sick this week 21 Sunday At home . All getting better 22 PM Rode north Got badly chilled & severe head ache all night Looked over accounts have made at the shop 79. 7 2 1/2 have got 20.56 27 Went down to the five acre lots to see my wheat & took 5 acres of of Father Evening Quorum Meeting 28 Sunday Sunday Preaching by A Lyman O Hyde F Little H.C. Kimball & B Young who told of Duet Osborne who proved to be Col Kane from Philadelphia 40 days since with dispatches from Washington & settle if possible the Utah difficulties PM At home Evening at ward meeting March 1 Benj went north after my oxen & I harrowed wheat 2.3 Finished putting in wheat etc. 4 Went North & helped John 1/2 of P.M 5 Harrowing for John very cold east wind 6 Got 14 bush wheat & brought home 24 7 Sunday could not get in to meeting soldiers at Bridger have hired the Indians to fight us & are hiring more 8 Rented a city Lot of Hoskins & sold 14.40 of hay for [-]eather at 12 per ton 9 Dug my parsnips & took Jones 1400 of hay 10 Plowed an acre on Hoskins lot Took supper ar Fathers 11 AM plowed some for Father PM washed & himed some 100 lbs wheat that I got of crowther plowed some for oinons cloudy 12 Sowed & harrowed my wheat wife & boys making molasses Drinking rain 13 Sunday 15 About town traded for a case of mathematical instruments of Taylos PM north & took my [--] stormy snow ----- new page (MSS_497_136.jpg) March 15th 1858 16.17.18.19.20 Working in shop stormy & snowy Evenings making Loom 21 Sunday Last night Elisa Willaims stayed with us Today preaching about leaving soon as the soldiers are determined to come in & 500 families are to start in 8 or 10 days Evening at ward meeting 20 men out of the ward are ready to start 22 Got a side of sole Leather of Jones toward the hay PM went North 23 Work has stopped from the excitement of yesterday went to their mass meeting P.M settled up Got 4 bush wheat Took my team & tools & came home by 9 1/2 PM There is not a yoke of cattle on a horse to be bought in the whole country So quick has the word gone out for moving 24 Tinkering around home Evening at Bishops meeting 25. 26. 27 About home repairing my wagon etc No more grain to be put in here but to move south with all our effects as fast as possible & stop at the different settlements beginning at Provo 28 Sunday Preaching by G A Smith & LD Young & Pres. Kimball with advice to those that are leaving 29 About home fixing my wagon 30 Working for Pendleton & he worked at my wagon blacksmithing At noon had orders to start tomorrow 8 for Echo Worked late 31 Started from the school house at 10. & left the Quartermaster at 2 P.M. Went to the foot of the big mountain by dark There is 20 men from our ward & 20 from 6th Todd has charge & Wm Thorne capt of our ten E Eldridge capt of fifty_______________________ April 1 Two men sick & went back with the wagon that brought our luggage. From here we have to carry our own guns, ammunition provision bedding etc Hard work for two miles climbing the mount & I often thought I should give out long before noon to say nothing of night. Arrived at the summit after resting a short time started down which went much better snow very deep but passable for men & animals Made 12 miles & stopped about noon at second cottonwood grove In the night had hard wind & toward morning had rain & snow 2 Started at 6 Snow falling moderately till we left East kanyon Took dinner at Little station & got to Echo before night 24 miles A Weber station passed Wm. H Kimball & company going out escort in the new Governor from Bridger 3 Resting & walking about Evening I was made Capt of 10 in place of Wm Thom who is our comissary to the regiment Cold raw wind all day. some more companies came in 4 Sunday Fine day Fixing a house to move into PM meeting Bishop Raliegh who is our acting Col. made appropriate remarks on our duties prayer etc, A little before night a fire broke out that burned 3 wicke ups on the west line & for a time bid fair to consume the entire north line Two or three guns some clothing ammunition. & bedding were destroyed so sudden was the action that after one took fire there little chance to remove effects The camp is square with 12 houses on each side built in Indian style with poles set up coming to a point in the center & round covered with willows & then straw or cedar bark & so close that they touch each other at the ground one ten occupies a house McArthurs Lott Smiths Battalions passed out 5 PM Running bullets for four tens as some are deficient Pleasant 6 Finished running balls, PM made a trough or tray to mixing bread in Evening rainy & snow before morning ----- new page (MSS_497_137.jpg) [left column] WOMAN'S EXPONENT. the Twentieth Century" Miss Hattie Knowl- ton; Tableau, Utah; Speech, G. W. Palmer; Song, Mr. and Mrs. Froiseth; Recitation, Miss Alice Clark; Song, Sadie Compton and Rebecca Steed; Speech Mrs Emily S. Richards; Tableau, Ballot Box of the Past, Present and Future. SECRETARY W. S. A. Farmington. MRS. EMMA G. BULL. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. RESOLUTIONS of respect, adopted by the of- ficers and members of the 17th Ward Relief Society, to the memory of the late Emma G. Bull who died, Oct. 24, 1895, at her residence, after a short illness. Whereas, our Heavenly Father has removed from this sphere of action our beloved secretary, Sister Bull. Resolved, that we do recognize in the death of Sister Bull the loss of a faithful, energetic, reliable secretary, a friend to the needy a comforter in the hour of trouble, a devoted wife and mother and true Latter-day saint that we esteem her faithful labors and devotions to [page torn] interests of Zion as worthy the emulation [page torn] society. [right column] so it may be said she died of old age as she had no disease and was sick only a few weeks. She died in the presences of her husband, two sons and her daughter, and all was done that loving hands could do for her. She died firm in the faith of a glorious resurrection with the just. G. H. C. IT becomes our painful duty to record the death of one of our dear sisters of the Relief Society. Sister Ingri Peterson Meyer was born Nov. 16, 1840 in Fru Alstad, Malino, Hus-Legn, Sweden. She cane to Vandrup, Denmark, in the year 1867, where she met and married Christian Meyer, Nov. 22nd, 1874. She, with her husband, was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the 27th, of February, 1877, in Vandrup, Den- mark. They emigrated to Utah in June of the same year. Resided in and around Nephi, Juab Co., for two years, then moved to Vermillion Ward, Sevier Co. She was a teacher in the Relief Society, which office she held at the time of her death. She al- so held the position of first Counselor in the Y. L. M. I. A. for many years; both positions she honorably filled. Sister Meyer was a Latter-day Saint in very deed; she, was an earnest worker for the cause of truth, was kind and benevolent to all around her; and though she was sick for a long time she was never heard to complain, but ----- new page (MSS_497_138.jpg) WOMAN'S EXPONENT. [left column] going on from time to time. Ir. 1887 six- teen senators on the floor of the Senate of the United States, voted in favor of the sub- mission of a separate amendment in favor of Woman Suffrage, but oh dear, I don't know how many voted "no." Sometimes our friends are pleased to tell us in private, they aim to have business to be absent when the vote is taken. Now in the different states of the union in which the women have been making de- mands on the floor of the different legisla- tures of their states for submitting the proposition, ten different states from time to time have submitted that proposition. Kansas was the first. In 1867 at the close of the best campaign that was made in the state 9,070 men voted "yes" and 18,000 voted "no." In 1874 Michigan submitted the question, and after we had sent all the speakers we could to help Michigan make a great educational campaign 40,000 of the best men in the state voted "yes" and 80,000 voted "no." We have made a hard fight and kept up [text obscured by page tear] [right column] ter their financial condition and they con- sider if they can vote and earn money themselves that the women must not share with them. In 1893 Colorado submitted the question again whether women should be entitled to the right to vote, and the women of Col- orado made a most heroic struggle, the re- sult of which was that the Republican par- ty, the Democratic party and the Populist party, put a Woman Suffrage plank in their platforms, and my good friends the result was that every meeting throughout that campaign of 1893, the Woman Suffrage question was discussed, and when election day came and when the vote was taken 7,000 more of the Colorado men voted in favor of woman's enfranchisement than against it. For the first time in the his- tory of the world a majority of the class holding absolute power over another class went to the ballot box and voted "yes" to share that power equally with the less fortunate class of [---]orado which turned the tide for th[-] [text obscured by page tear] to be carried to the example for ----- new page (MSS_497_139.jpg) April 7th 1858 Doing nothing till near night when some of us went into the vacant houses to make fires & some up to the batteries as Mr Gilbert from the states by last southern mail was passing to Bridger The guns were all stacked & men posted in positions to make as much show as possible In the evening went up to the batteries to make fires & fire guns to salute the New Governor as he came past The camp was lighted conspicuously with a fire in each but so that every thing seemed alivewith men The Gove. seemed awe struck. He stopped a fewmoments & made a short speech was some what excited not expecting our honors In fact it seems to me that he is a man of no little courage to venture & trust his life in the hands of such outlaws as the Mormons are reported to be Col. Thos. L Kane gave him the invitation & pledged his word to him for safe protection I had charge of the upper battery & fire. We had no small amount of trouble coming down among rock brush & prceipices & had some hair breadth escapes but came safely down 8 Doing nothing, Stormy. The Gov. Stopped at weber. & is troubled diarrhea from last evenings excitement such is rumor It is designed to keep him on the road <& from Bridger> as long as possiblethat our people may have time to leave before the troops come in Salt in Soldiers camp is $2.50 per pound 9 Stormy & nothing to do Cummings went on 10 Our ten on guard from 6 A.M till 6 P.M. & drilled with inspection of arms Thos, McLellin our Capt of 50 & others of 7th ward cam out The Indians have been hired by U S officers to wage war on us They offer $150. for every Mormon & $1000. for Lott Smith The Indians have shot one that was coming from Salmon river with express 11 Sunday PM Meeting Bishop Raliegh gave good advice A Beef killed 12 P.M. Had charge of ten men to throw wood off the mountainover a precipice of 300 or 400 feet perpendicular Our 10 on guard at night 13 Sent a letter home 14 Moving out of our house to give it Capt. Thos. McLellin we have now two one for eating & one for sleeping 15 Drilling in 10s 50s & 100s Night on guard Had a letter from home all well & getting away as fast as possible 16 Doing nothing Had orders to move to weber Drizzling rain through the night 17 AM Our ten moved down to Weber Packed Met Br R Allred who gave me a letter from home & Homer Got into a good house sent a letter home Drizzling rain most of the day & all night 18 Sunday Several U S Teamsters who have been here several days started in with a guard of 6 men John Kimball came out at night for Bridger with despatches to Col Johnson 19 Started at 1½ P M for home & went as far as first cotton wood growe 20 miles from 2 to 8½ PM. Plenty of meat but very little bread 20 Started at 5 Had ½ mile of snow on big mountain & over the little mountain by noon Found a sack of hard bread & Some potatoes which with a little meat that we had smade a splendid dinner for us, Got home by 5 P.M. quite tired of peaking 21 AM Plowing & planting potatoes 3 PM went up & got discharged came home & plowed for Father 22 Helped Father plant potatoes 23 Making hen coop going to mill etc. ----- new page (MSS_497_140.jpg) April 24th 1858 Nearly finished loading my wagon wife has sent away one load from the house & the wheat etc 25 Sunday A.M. Gov Cumming on the stand & made some remarks which caused some excitement P M Pres. Young spoke on the present state of affairs also H. C. Kimball Eve finished Coachy 26 Took breakfast with Father & Mother who felt very bad at parting Started at 9 A.M Drove 4 miles & run over my pig with wagon stopped & dressed it. Stopped for night in the lane about 10 miles from the city Made our beds on the ground but slept little as teams were passing & repassing all night 27 Started at crack of day & drove to willow creek for breakfast Took dinner in Utah valley & stopped for night near battle creek & turned my cattle into the field of grass the same as last night wife slept in the wagon & sick most of the night Threatning rain The road is a perfect thoroughfare of teams going with loads & coming empty 28 Very hard south wind all day stopped 3 hours at Provo with Elisa & wind went down Took dinner with her wife some better & sits up a little stopped within 2 miles of spring field ville Night a light shower 29 Drove through spring vill to Spanish Fork Saw Jesse Crosby He did not make us welcome or ask us to stop came down to the creek in a tremendous wind made a fire, took dinner & mended a home to my wagon wind abated before starting stopped 1½ hours at Payson & pertook of a supper that the generous hospitality of Br & sister Colvin provided for us then to summit by dark Most of PM had a light rain Drove 20 miles & stopped with Isaac Morley & slept in the house heavy rain through the night Ours is now a lone wagon being being beyond the general emigration 30 A cold threatning morning but cleared up gradually Br Morley would not accept any compensation for our trouble but A felt to thank him kindly for releiving our pinching wants more especially considering the illness of wife & the inclement weather for our children to sleep out of doors as they had done before Nooned at Willow creek & from there 6 miles to Nephi before night 18 miles A hard shower to day & our road very muddy indeed stopped at Homers & slept on his floor —————————— May 1 Put my oxen with Homers & went up salt creek Kanyon for wood Found a wide open kanyon good road & cedars on both sides of kanyon saw plenty plester paris & the salt caves, Got a big load dry cotton wood & got home a little after dark 2 Sunday Took a walk in the fields read some & wrote to Father Got a room in S.W. corner of the fort in a clean out of the way place of Wm sperry 3 Moved to our room, white washed set up a bed & got quite tidy wife sick with hard work Have neither door or window bu excellen places to 4 Began plowing Homer finds land Plowed over an acre 5 Sowed & harrowed what I plowed yesterday & plowed some more 6 Rainy cold & gloomy mending my boots etc 7 Cold N wind Herded for Homer & went to mill 8 Plowed 1½ acre, Cool 9 Sunday PM Called on Andrews 10 Sowing Harrowing & making furrows & planting peas Fine day Leave my cattle in the field nights on good grass 11 Finished 5 acres wheat ½ bush flax seed & some beets parsnips & potatoes 12 Plowed in acre & got home before night ----- new page (MSS_497_141.jpg) May 13th 1858 Plowed 1 1/2 acres. 14 Plowed 1 1/2 acres, 15 Harrowed Teams passing daily moving down 16 Sunday Had a letter from Home or Father & Mother wrote them also Pres Jos. Young 17 sowed harrowed & furrowed 2 acres wheat Had Homers cattle 18 Benjamin started for the city with Homer PM Planted in Homers garden 19 PM Helped Wm Sperry plant corn 20 Doing very little 21 Furrowed 2 acres corn & planted some. Had wm team saw John Young from Islands 22 Am Letting water to put put on some wheat where the ground is very dry PM Planting corn & watering 23 Sunday PM At meeting several bore testimony 24 Finished watering & planting my corn & some potatoes 25 Plowed harrowed & furrowed part of a garden lot that I have of John Barrowman Cool & cloudy threatning rain Evening mass quorum meeting 26 Planted my garden with sugar cane, corn, potatoes pumpkins beans & melons 27 Worked at the north gate repairing for the public28 Doing but little being disappointed in a team 29 Working for Andrews repairing saw mill P M Benjamin came with the last of my effects She has a small room near ours load of their effects She has a small room near ours 30 Sunday AM Meeting News from states & soldiers favorable 31 Went to work on water switch in field but nobody came PM finished plowing garden lot James & Benjamin went for cottonwood with Fathers June 1 Harrowed & rolled then harrowed & rolled again & furrowed & partly planted 2 Finished planting & watered the whole lot 3 Hunting my cattle that I have not seen since Monday 4 Hunting cattle night onguard from 3 oclock Boys went to the kanyon & broke an axletree Got a letter from Father 5 Watering in Homers garden PM watering<& all night> in the field 3 Danes killed in 6 Did not get home from watering till past noon sunday corn coming Tired & sleepy did not go to meeting Found my cattle 7 Fixing up a bench at Andrews shed Bot. of Andrews 237 feet of Lumber at 4 cts per foot Got a maple stick of Homer for an axle 8 Began an axle, Weather is getting very warm 9 Have been hindered by the blacksmith 10 Finished my axle & worked some on my loom 11 Went 12 mills up salt creek for poles, Home by 7 P.M. Ha a letter fom Father 12 AM Fishing bolstes to my wagon & sled back of the house P.M Training was elected & apt. of<2nd> Ten or 2nd Lieutenant 13 Sunday A.M. Meeting 141 Went for poles & got above 40 15 Watering all day & night 16.17.18.19 On Loom most of the time 20 Sunday writing 21 Hauled over 40 good poles 22 Around home 23 Started to Provo after my whear. & Jones Fathers hired boy with me going to the city Drove to spring creek beyond summit No f[-]d the grasshoppers have eaten most of the grass Thus far 21 miles 24 Drove to Provo 21 miles before night & loaded my wheat & appeal Elisas 25 Left Provo at 11 & drove within 2 miles of spanish Fork 16 miles Bought at Provo a harrell or 200 lbs fish at 5 cts paid in wheat at 150 soldiers are expected to[-] daily & many are preparing to move home as soon as they locate peacably 26 Drove home 26 miles by dusk All well 27 AM unloading & repacking my fish PM Went down watering & stopped all night Corn looks well but wh[-] backward 28 Finished & came home before might [-]30 for andrews [--] [--] g[-] 29 Working for Andrews on head block to saw mill ----- new page (MSS_497_142.jpg) July 1st 1858 Herding. A truly lamentable circumstance transpired to day Thomas Mosely was killed by his own while herding The particular are not known as he was some distance from the rest of us & was not found till some hours after His Mother & sisters have his very herd The mother being nearly distracted with grief Night set up with the corpse & company with Charles Foote 2 AM Helped make the coffin PM Attended the funeral. 3 Puttering about home Break 4 Sunday at meeting PM At home 5 Making hay rack for Pexton Absalon Woolfe whipped some mans bay & had a fight about it but was up held by the Bishop 6 Helped Andrews mak hay rack 7 Made up my mind to move back to the city as I have a home there & permission is given & people are moving north as fast as possible sold 80 poles at 25 cts each & take wheat at $2,00 after harvest Let Wm Sperry have 30 poles & Less thos for a pair of shoes Let Homer have my wheat on the ground Bought a pig 8 About home Most of the people here began haying 9 Went down watering for Homer & all night very hot 10 Finished watering for myself & home by 6 P.M. doing 67 hours watering in 33 as we have 3 hours to the acre People moving back from 11 Sunday Getting ready to move to Salt Lake City 12 Finished packing & loading my wagon About sunset Fathers team & wagon came very unexpectedly 13 Loaded Fathers wagon & got started by 10 a.m & drove to pungen springs <12 miles> Bringing mother & her family & my family but leaving many things Toward night threatning rain & toward morning strong north wind 14 Got an early start & drove to springville 24 miles Cold north wind all day Nooned on creek below Pond Town. 15 Drove 20 miles Came 1 1/2 miles past Battle creek came by way of Provo bottom for feed & nooned there Put cattle in Seelys pasture over night 16 Drove to warm springs 12 by noon Then to little Cottonwood 26 miles 17 Started at break of day & went to our old homes, for breakfast Found Father hard at work but did not seem very glad to see us Watering some & tinkering a good deal weeds are very thick & dank around my house nearly hiding it from sight Father has kept the weeds out of the potatoes & onions & pulled my flax which is a good crop John Turner from Provo &stopped with me Little rain 18 Sunday Took a walk about town Saw a great many Gentiles but saw very few citizens in fact the town generally looks gloomy & at first sight appears to be entirely deserted so close does every one keep but on closer observation each tenement proves to be inhabited very 19 Cut half a load of hay on my grass lot which is all, the cattle having eaten the rest Quite hot 20 Raked my hay etc. Fathers team went to Provo H Sperry came from Hop[-] 21 Hauled my hay etc that he would not out 22 Plowed a small patch for turnips AM cut some hay on Fathers lot 23 Began Harvest strong south wind cut but little Father bound 24 AM Watering part of P.M. cut & bound 1/2 acre of wheat 25 Sunday writing Ama Crosby came in No meetings in town at all 26 Beeches cradling James & I bound Hard shower Toward night & several light ones through day 27 Finished 5 acre lot 8 acre Haskins lot 28 Binding for Father in 4th ward PM on cradle 29 Beecher helped me make cradle used it some [-] 30 Cutting & binding on Hoskins lot PM cut some for Father & some for self 31 Wrote to Homer PM watering potatoes & onions Late cut some on Hoskins lot ----- new page (MSS_497_143.jpg) August 1st 1858 Sunday Early bound a little wheat but writing most of the day Toward night went up to Mr Mumfords with wife 2 Election for Legislative & county officers Gentiles got up an opposite ticket though but few voted it as their principal men came out with a remonstrance & protested against having their names used. Declaring they they were put there without their knowledge or consent PM Cut some wheat 3 Began hauling wheat for Father He stacks 4 Hauled one load for Father & 3 for myself 5 Hauled 4 loads for Father & myself 6 Finished cutting on my lot Father & Mother took supper with us 7 Cut some for Father in 4th ward & hauled off my lot 25doz. Thomas fixed my wagon 8 Sunday AM Went for Father paper & read it 5 PM Met three presidents of 39th quorumn a Jacksons viz D Mackintosh. H.C. Jackson & J.T.Caine Had a friendly interview 9 After some fussing & fixing started for wood Drov to spring in Alexanders kanyon. over the mountain The best of feed every where 10 Went 1½ miles up the kanyon got my load & back to foot of mountain by 1 PM doubled over then home by dark with niddling load 11 Fixed my boots & run about town 12 Began cutting cane on Bishop Hoaglands land with bush scythe Slow & hard work South wind 13 Cutting cane Father put up what was cut NW wind 14 Early cut some wheat for Father. Finished cutting cane & hauled 2 loads with Fathers help Strong East wind ealy then hot 15 Sunday Morning cut a little wheat for Father Got at letter at P6 from Homer 5 PM Medt Presidents of Quorum on business of importance 16 Finished hauling hay 17 Early took a small load to Hoagland Then went to the spring in Alest Kanyon before night Met a detachment of US soldiers & train on the bench & a freight train on the mountain 18 Went 1½ miles up the kanyon got my load & home before dark Doubling with Theodore Smith 19 Tinkering around home 20 Put in a fellue set a tire & went to the kanyon 21 Got my load & back over the mountain before night Camped near a U.S. freight train They report 60 trains yet back U.S. Pays 22 cents per lb, for freighing from Mo. here 22 Sunday Came home early Found John Crosby & wife from north went with them to Jesse,s with my wife & spent the day 23 Working for E T Mumford at Townshends putting up partition of cloth in large upper room dividing it into smaller for beds AS Beatie has charge of the house & is doing a big business boarding Gamblers <&> blacklys of all sorts & sizes Worked all the week exept Sat, PM for Townshend on a shed 29 Sunday reading 30 Fixing up my wagon 31 Putting & axletree Sept 1& 2. Hauled a load of wood 4 & 5 Hauled another load 8 Started at 4 for Salt Creek Drove to warm springs by noon Drove across Jordan to go on the west side the Lake Drove 20 miles Saw some US freight trains They used the most blasphemous language I have heard for years Stopped without feed ----- new page (MSS_497_144.jpg) September 9th 1858 Rose early & drove 4 miles to feed them to C Webbs herd house Stopped on good feed saw several U.S. herds U S officers have made most of this side the Lake & Cedar & Rush vallies government reservations Travelled alone & had good & soft road 10 Drove 4 miles to Goshen on Salt Creek before creek before day This place is but a year old but a large farm & lots of grain From here there is a road direct through the mountains made by soldiers but rough & hilly Got through the mountain & stopped before noon by soldiers but rough & hilly Got through the mountain & stopped before noon on good feed Then through to Nephi, by 2. P.M 11 Early went to see my wheat some is cut & some is too green yet Bought a maple stick of Charles Cummins for an axle as I have been bru[--] 12 Helping Homer thresh his fall wheat with my 2 & his yoke of cattle 13 Sunday Finished theshing & worked some on my wagon 14 Finished theshing & my wagon Cleaned 100 bush by noon P M Loaded my 15 Started for home at 9 A M Drove to the Pungent springs for noon Came near summit & turned to the left Drove past stewards herd hous & stopped about 9 in evening 16 Started before & drove to Goshen Stopped to feed & tar stopped for night 4 or 5 miles above Pelican point on good feed. A Mexican stopped with me that lives there with a herd of over 3000 mexican sheep sold him two melons for 2 sheep skins with wool on at 50cts each 17 Started at day break & drove to warm springs at point of mountain camped with Wm M Thompson 18 Started early & got home by 2 P. M very heavy south wind & little rain Unloaded & went up town. Folks well except wife she is lame from the kick of a cow 19 Sunday Started at 4½ A M on foot for Camp Floyd Cedar valley met with a chance to ride from dry creek with Nixons team The driver was very sick with cholic & I had to drive Got some medicine at Jordan crossing that helped him Got to camp about sunset over the dustiest road I ever saw Dust often more than a foot deep Stopped at Nixons store & slept with the driver in his wagon Found a dime. a chain & tin cup 20 Worked for L Randall on Livingtons store a $2,50 per day Store pay Mr Mumford came in & I slept with him at Randalls tent 21 Began work for U. S. Under M. Katz. Framing studs & braces for a granary 100 feet long by 24, Sent a note home by Wm H Kimball 22 At the same job Got my pay of Randall but got 2,00 instead of 2,50 23 Had a few minutes rain that laid the top of the dust it being so deep that one cannot cross the road without going over shoe 24 Got Ready for raising 25 Raised the frame & was found fault with for quitting ½ hour early when we had done 2 good days work by Capt Paige the Depot Quarter Master 26 Sunday Reading most of the day 27 Raised rafters & made a bench 28 Began jointing boards with Stephen Maloney for partners & kept at it till saturday night Oct 2 At night all carpenters called to Capt Paiges office to see about pay due as many are bound to quit if they did not get it Some had been to Col. Crossman the Sep. 2. M. General but he abused them & declared that "we have come out here to whip the Mormons & I will be damned if we dont do it yet Paige talked fair a thing uncommon but if he had not many would have left He promised to pay soon which he did not fulfil Sept 25 Saw Leml. He Rode from Spanish fork hunting 3 Indians that had committed a rape on a girl of 9 years They used their knives before they could accomplish their purpose It rains her if shoveovers The Indians came here direct & were seen yesterday ----- new page (MSS_497_145.jpg) September 30th 1858 This morning 150 Dragoons $100 infantry started after the Indians Dr Hurt was with them Got $5,00 of Mr Mumford to buy a coat at, 10 Oct. 3 Sunday Col Cross man wanted all hands to shingle & would allow them an extra day which he never did News from Spanish Fork 15 Indians taken & 1 or 2 killed I have kept no Journal much of the time here. I see & hear & great deal but nothing that I would like to appear in this book Nov 21 Sunday began boarding with George Wood head I furnish my rations & they cook them for $1,00 per week The reason of this is all the messes are broken up & all hands Teamsters Laborers Carpenters Blacksmiths etc etc are expected to go into the mess house where one man has contracted to cook & furnish extras at $6, per month for each man & five. Extra for the first month I with many more carpenters concluded we would not stand it so drawed our rations separate & went elsewhere 28 started at 12 for home Came to warm spring & slept with T. Hall Cold night 29 Started before day & got home by noon Family well except Ed ward 30 Running about town etc, Dec 1 Bought an iron axle wagon of Rad ford Cabot & Co. for 85. to be paid when I get my money 2 Tremendous cold with east wind 2 or 3 men perished 2 Harrison Sperry buried his boy of 3 years, C Foote staid with us 3 Edward is very sick Evening called in the Elders 10AM meeting at the school house. Paid Beecher 10 bush wheat 4 Edward worse has not rested at all, Nearly all the mills frozen up 5 Edward better Much sickness among children now Wife is teaching school in room Court is in session The Judge appears very mobocratic but things are quiet generally Sunday 6 Started about noon for Camp Floyd Got a ride from little cottonwood to Jordan Light snow & cold night Slept very cold 7 Started at 9 crossed Jordan on the ice Cold N wind for 2 hours Got to camp by 3 P. M. Joseph Foreman is Master Carpenter in place of Kats who is discharged & home F Has increased wonderfully in his supposed dignity I E that is stiffness & foppishness of dress & seems try ing to create a favorable impression with Gentiles at the expense of good men or would think well calculated to pray Good Lord or good Devil according to his circumstances very cold night 8 Went to the Pay Masters office & was agreeably surprised in getting my money $185.34 Seeking for a passage hom but found work & hired to C Gavin at $4,00 per day Borrowed some tools of Mallery 9 Began work & worked 3 hours in evening Began board a seatts at 5. per week 10 Working Bought new dragoon pants of George at $7 11 Worked one hour Got $10,00 for what I have done Done a good deal of running Bought 60 lbs tallow at 12 cts & sent home $ 11.00 in mony cloudy For the first time in my life went into gambling house saw them play at Monte bets from $5. to $120. I have since seen so much of it that is an every day affair Almost every house this side the creek is a gambling & drinking shop Fitted a sesh 75 cts Lent Mormon 2,50 & he gambled it 12 Sunday made a wash stand for Clark $2,00 Wrote a letter to Homer 13 P M Working for Hutchinson evening on Butlers table 14 For H who keeps a gambling house & hair saloon Eveningg finished Butters table price 5,00 & 2 stools for Drum 2,00. Worked till 12 at night 15 For H Evening on table for Thomas & Dunn 16 A M For H. PM & evening on Thomas & Dunns table Finished it ----- new page (MSS_497_146.jpg) December 17th 1858 Finished for Hutchinson sent home 100$ by John Whitney & overcoat 18 Got my pay of H 16$ it should have been 20. but he cheated me of one day or rather would not pay it Got a letter from home Evening began 3 tables for J & D Woodhead left but I stop with Bosnell yet 19 Sunday Got out 3 setts table legs & read some weather fair 20 Finished J & Ds 3 Tables, 10,50 Night ball at J & [-] with 3 knocks down 21 Put up 2 shelves & sink for J & D 4,00 Eve. fixing box for myself 22 Doing 2 or 3 small jobs in all 2,50 Did not work much James W Bosnell left this morning & went to the mess house Mallery stops with me Evening went to see Foreman He has been discharged wrote letters to send home by him G.W. Lincoln takes his place very fine weather Evening a private in C Co. 2nd Dragoons Thos. Flavel tried & came near putting an end to his life by taking a quantity of Laudamum but was restored with difficulty Cause unrequited love of a Morris girl He was boarding with me at Mrs Scotts 23 PM working for Laub Evening for Mallery on a seat Got my pay of Clark $2,00 & of Thomas & Drum 22,25., for making tables etc 24 Helping Lamb to move etc & began a table for him Eve worked a little 25 Christmas Doing some on my table A General row of Drunkenness Fighting spewing etc I kept very quiet & am led to exclaim against the corruption & demoralization of civilization 26 Finished table & made 3 benches Sunday 27 Made a bench & helped Lamb on table drawers. etc Eve made a bunk or cot had $6,25 for making For helping Lamb get $,50 28 Began work for steward at Hotel Evening made table for D. Morgan 29 D[-] Got a letter from home 30 For steward 31 Do sent a letter $ 15$ to Homer to buy sheep January 1st 1859 working for steward Not so much now as at christmas Got a letter some clothes & tools from home 2 Working for steward & evening sunday 3&4 For steward 5 worked 1/4 day for steward & made table for D Morgan 6 3/4 for steward cold night Got parcel by Thompson 7 At little jobs Began boarding self Extremely cold night 8 Sent Letter & things home by Kippen Mending chairs for Butler & Camera stand for mills Cold day Cohoon & Lamb moved over the creek 9.10 Doing a little made table for Morgan 12 Made instant for Babcock & helped Mallery on a table 13.14 Made a Lignor case for Lieut Thompson of 10th infantry Got for pay $,50 15 Doing but little 16 Sunday PM Worked for steward 17 3/4 for steward 18 1/2 day for steward & 1/2 day for Cahoon 19 sent home by Kippen coat & paints 50 lbs Tallow cheese box with sundris Sheeting for Cahoon & Lamb on billiard room PM cold n wind 20 Finished sheeting warm day & cold night 21 Began Liquor case for May Montgomery 22 Morning & Evening on Liquor case Middle of day shingling 23 Shingled some Sunday 24 Finished shingling & Liquor case Got my pay for case 17.25 Shingling came to 16,00 at 38 per square 25 no work Mallery son came for him with team 26 Doing but little Took dinner with Scott & slept with J Bird at Cahoons tent [--] wk house given up our house for shool Mallery went home sent all my things by him Sent Wm Elliott 1 [-] caught him a the gambling table ----- new page (MSS_497_147.jpg) January 27th 1859 Cahoon offered me $200 per day with board & tools I did not like the price & started home with Gurnsy Brown of Willow Creek Snow falling fast till we got to Jordan being the deepest of any this winter in Cedar valley say 6 or 8 inches on the summit No snow this side the warm spring walked from there to big Cottonwood the snow then increased from there home Rode from there home in the stage or Calafornia mail home a little after dark & found Mallery there Folks all well & has been very stormy here 28 About town Paid .850 money tithing on what I have made at Camp Evening settled Tithing with Bishop Willie My 850 receipt. paid my labor tithing. 29 Running about town 30 Sunday 11 Meeting at Tabernacle Preaching by John Taylor 3 P.M. Quorum meeting Evening went to Presidents meeting 31 Went to Chases Mill Bought a hat 3.00 Eve writing Feby 1 Fixed well work bench Pig pen some tools Etc 2 AM Took 6½ bush wheat to Chases. & got chopped for pigs PM. Writing & filing saws, This is my 36. birth day 3 Evening writing. Chas. Toote looked in 5 Did a small job for Robt Daft 6 Sunday Preaching by O Hyde & good Evening went to H Sperrys to see Charles Foote fastened to a woman. Hannah Mosley 7 & 8 Doing nothing Got $14.80 of Cahoon 9 Sold my new Dragoon overcoat to Wm Chamberlain for 14.00 it cost me 10,00 Robt. Burton took the assessment of property 19 Have been confined to the house since my last entry by a singular complaint my ebows knees & legs are lame with sore spots as if they had been bruised or beaten together with loss of appetite legs & ancles sometimes swelling etc I am much better to day the swelling has gone & much of the soreness & lameness Weather has been very stormy. Snow falling some almost every day The cold is not severe but occasional thaws 22 Weather moderate went up town first time in 2 weeks Sister Mumford one of the upper Ten paid us a visit the first in six months as she lives near half a mile from us President Joseph Young also called a few moments & Father & Mother Tuesday March 1st 1859 Heavy snow yesterday but moderate to day Mr Mumford called last evening the first hard time for wood & hay. Wood sells readily at $15,00 per cord & hay at $1,50 per hund (& no signs of spring) & none to be got at that Many fences are being & have been burnt: the kanyons blockaded with snow & no teams suitable to go, 3 Sunday Evening at ward meeting Preaching by Bishop Willie 4 Tinkering about home The Const that has been in sessions at Provo for about 4 weeks under Judge John Cradle baugh has adjourned. The soldiers of whom he had about 1,000 have gone to Camp Floyd taking with them 4 prisoners Of the enormities that they have committed & the grossness with which he has outraged the laws will be found in the Deseret News Benj began herding 6 The 29th anniversary of the organization of the church and beginning of the annual Conference Preaching by Jos. Young & H.C. Kimball Bro. Kimball was filled to overflowing & could hardly find a stopping place PM by G.A. Smith & Patriarch John Young 7 Meeting at 10 A.M. The sustaining of Church authorities was presented & Sermon by S Taylor PM Preaching by Pres. B. Young who has not been on the stand before this winter He gave an excellent discourse touching on many subjects A smile of joy beamed in the face of all when he made his appearance & while he spok there was profound silence & every one seemed to listen with breathless anxiety A Gentile who was present said it was the greatest discourse he ever heard & was for the general good of mankind Conference adjourned weather favorable Bought a city lot of T Austin at $1.50 Paid <$> 50 down 8 Mailed a letter & paper to Charles Mumford Worked part of the day for Robt. Daft Strong South wind 9 Tinkering about home Drizzling showers through the day Bro. Job Green Called on us It has been the constant drift of Judges, Sinclair and Cradlebaugh to kick up a row with the Mormons but have so far been disappointed for the saints realize & put in practice the old adage that where one wont two cannot fight & as a natural consequence peace prevails throug out our Territory Gov Cumming is in for law & order He issued his proclamation protesting against the presence of troops at Provo during Court but was ridiculed & treated with contempt by the Judge As the Grand Jury did not bring in indictments to suit him he most insultingly discharged them & for some time sat as a committing magistrate He publicly abused every one connected with the church & his utmost stretch of cude auor has been to find evidence against Pres B Young but has bailed in every instance snow through the night 10 Sunday Snow squalls through the day 3 P M Quorum meeting came home & found my wife sick with chills Flour is getting very scarce & many are out & nothing to buy with ----- new page (MSS_497_150.jpg) April 11th 1859 Working for Fathers making fence posts snow squalls with north wind through the day Sarah & John began school in 4th ward 12 Snowing most of the day & looks dubious 13 Doing but little went to mill with Father Snow going fast 14 AM Running about P.M working on my lot Homer came 15 Working in the garden This is the first spring day this season 16 In the garden very warm sowed a few peas Put out some currants 17 Sunday The ground is drying very fast & everything is coming in a hurry Went over Jordan hunting cattle. found one of mine (november Scott & one of Fathers & home by sunset very warm <(the rest to be paid next fell in now, 18 Began plowing on Fathers five acre lot Team weak & plowed but little 19 Plowed half day & made harrow Father got another ox cooler 20 Sowed & harrowed 1 acre <2 yoke> & plowed some more cool north wind & toward night quite cold Br J. B. Foote took supper with us & staid A general drive of cattle at whites fort Father found two 21 Finished plowing sowing & harrowing 22 Plowed my water ditches by noon Came sowed & harrowed some on Jenkins lot & plowed some on my own General cattle drive at whites 23 Plowing & harrowing on my lot Another drive at Deckers Homer & James Woolfe staid with us 24 Sunday After dark several southern brethren started home 25 Plowed some for onions P.M Began on Homers lot Cold night 26 Finished plowing sowing etc an acre on Homers lot & borrowed 40 poles & ten posts of corn Homers lot. to fence the last lot that I bought Father sold a yoke of oxen Thorne notified me to be ready 27 Plowed an acre on my other lots Traded my yauger to Saml Laes for a good rifle & paid him $3.00 difference 28 Harrowed some for Fathers on Jenkins lot & sowed & harrowed an acre of wheat on my own 1½ bush to the acre 29 Plowing for Father in street in fourth ward plowed over an acre 30 Finished plowing in street & furrowed my lot for planting PM Fathers helped me plant potatoes I furrowed half of school house lot in 4th ward for Father & cleaned off Geo Allens lot which I have rented Just at night went 3 miles in the big field for a man to look at my cow that is still sick came home very dark & threatning & steady rain through the night —————————May—————————— 1 Sunday Rainy most of the day No meeting Filled my box with cartridges as it yet uncertain what movement the troops will make & every one is expected to hold himself in readiness for emergencies 2 Too wet to plow Dug some in my garden & put in a few peas Done some running around Took my pig to Thomas Had a doctor to my sick cow but he could do nothing for her She is too weak to get up without help A general drive to Jordan Bridge Father found all his but one and I got my other 3 Plowed most of sister Allens lot & went to mill Got my last wheat ground and bought 60 lbs bean at 2 cts Heavy rain through the night 4 Rainy most of the day Traded with Robe Daft for a while for Benjamin Price $ 14. Gave him some gun trimmings & barrell at $6 5 Go Worked on other lot till noon ----- new page (MSS_497_151.jpg) May 5th 1859 Benjamin came home saying one of my oxen had put his leg out of joint & I went over Jordan with him to see Found the ox well his stifle joint had been out but had shipped in again Cow child to day 6 Moved an old foundation from the Austin lot and put up some fence wather hot & cold threatning rain My heifer two years old came home this morning from Tooele with a splendid bull calf six weeks old 7 Finished plowing harrowing and furrowing on Allens lot PM finished on my own lot and some on Austen lot 8 Sunday AM Preaching by Orson Pratt on the diferent Glories PM by W Woodruff. At four Quorum meeting but five members Sent yearling heifer to Bates to herd in Tooele 9 Finished planting my own lot with corn, potatoes & some beans and planted corn and peas on allens lot. Took my cowhide to Jennings for $2. cash Froze ice at 10 Finished plowing on my other lots A cool day 11 Father & William Avery put in some parsnips carrots & beets I harrowed & furrowed what I plowed yesterday & harrowed wheat for Father in 4th ward 12 Planted corn & finished sowing beets Heavy wind through the 13 very strong east wind all day. Plowed, harrowed furrowed etc for Father all day 14 Plowing for father etc more moderate The wind has done considerable damage to fences unroofing house barns etc. Avery boards with us Have put up fence on the Harris lot between times by odd spells 15 Sunday. Quite warm There seems but small chance for crops to vegetate the weather being so very cold. There is an over abundance of water and the time of high water is not yet come along the stale road where is little but water and seemingly no bottom in some places so I am told AM Preaching by O Hyde P.M at home 16 A M Tinkering about home PM went to sessions settlement to get some wheat that has been my due since March of 1858 but could get none 17 AM came home PM working on my lot 18 Left home at 8 AM for Camp Floyd walked to Gardners mill on Big Cottonwood found the water on state road impassable for teams Left the mill at 1PM with Thos Ewins horse team Road good weather threatning with a couple of light showers Got to camp at 11 PM slept at Ewins in the stone fort 19 Began work for Royal Barney on ten pin alley at 3.50 per day Dressing off & levelling the alleys 4 in number 70 feet long and 2 feet 10 inches wide 20 Laying floor between alleys. Began board with Patterson Griffeths at $1,00 21 Laying floor planing & putting down base weather fine 22 Sending Got perfectly tired with doing nothing The soldiers are down on the Mormons and manifest their antipathy by taking from them all kinds of government property no matter how honestly they came by it while teamsters & gamblers are not molested at all A short time since a pair of old patched pants were forced off a man who owned to being a Mormon in the streets They were good for nothing & immediately torn in pieces Miller Rusell & Waddell have contracted to furnish flour for US at 28 cts per lb ----- new page (MSS_497_152.jpg) Camp Floyd May 23rd 1859 Cold & windy with tremendous dust Got $4. of Barney to pay Ewin Several Gamblers have married Mormon Girls supposed to be for the season 24 Planing shelves for Walkers store cold north wind 25 Dressing shelves etc Lee froze at night pretty severe at this season 26 Made batten doors, etc Froze ice again at night Evening at Lincolns Got a letter from home 27 Casing doors for alley weather fair 28 Dressed off pinned up, fitted, & hung 3 doors & put on locks to the alley 29 Sunday working on some sash for Rollins with Wm Chamberlain made 32 lights at 25 cts a little after noon had lumber found $4. for my part 30 Dressing window casing for alleys Lee froze at night 31 Working for Hunter Dressing stuff for alleys in camp windy & dusty ---------June 1st ---------- AM on Dyers frames in camp PM Laying Walkers stone floor 2 Dressing shelves & frieze for walkers settled with Griffeths for 14 days board at $1, 3 AM sheeted walkers store P.M. Dressing off an alley Began board with Alvin N Monteith at 75 cts per day 4 AM finished Dyers 3 frames P.M on walkers roof 5 Sunday. Hanging walkers doors Got a parcel & letters from home Two new drinking saloons opened here to day & free A great many drunken soldiers and several fights 15 or 20 soliders and some citizens (not Mormons) taken to the guard house 6 On alley fixing runway shelves etc 7 AM Made 2 benches for alley PM on walkers shelves Barney went home He has just a contract job of Bill Martin at $2500,00 8 Worked with Wm Chamberlain making & hanging 2 pencil doors at $1400. of which I have half made them for [-] P Rollins 9 Hanging & trimmings walkers doors 10 Putting down strip between alley etc Benjamin came down with Griffeth 11 on Martins frames & made window frame for Nixon 12 Made two frames for Bessy $4,00 & batten door & 2 frames for Clarke $6. in all <$>10,00 I do not like the idea of working on the sabbath & will not except I can make good wages Sunday 13 Shingling on walkers store PM very high wind 14 Half of A.M shingling The balance of day for Goodale making benches Saw some piles of 18 inch morter shells of 84 lbs weight 15 AM making box for drinking glasses for Goodale PM finished shingling Benjamin went home with Mr Mumford 16 A.M putting up freize PM making stage for walkers very hot 17 Am helping put up walkers cornice P.M. on Martins window frames very hot saw more drunken people soldiers & citizens than I ever saw before in my life ten fold Drunkenness is on the rapid increase 18 Framing on Martin very hot A continual scene of drunkenness from daybreak till late at night & all hours of night 19 Sunday Worked 4 hours on Martins framing & putting up joists & visited at B Bosnells shaved & cut my hair 20 Made 8 hours one wellness & 4 on Martins 21 Made 12 1/2 hours on Martins 22 12 1/2 hours on Martins 23 Made half day on Martins PM Came to Lehi on my way home [-] with horse team slept with the driver out doors saw mosquitos for [-] 24 Started at 4 in the morning & walked most of the way home by 16 cm PM hoeing onions 25 hoeing onions & disliking on other lot that is drowned out hot part of the day PM cooler ----- new page (MSS_497_153.jpg) June 26th 1859 Sunday At home all day resting as I was pretty well tired out Jesse W Crosby wives & families gave us a call C Fuller brought my tools from camp Weather cooler 27 Hoeing fr. Allens potatoes & peas Finished the day on the other lots There has been no lack for water yet There is plenty for all 28 AM Plowing corn with Thos. Jenkins horse & the boys hoed PM hoeing 29 AM Hoeing on other lot Boys watered corn on allens PM watered wheat on other lot & boys hoed potatoes corn beets & sugar cane 30 Hoeing corn on other lot some of it very small from too wet --------July 1st ----------- Hoeing corn again very hot & hard work the ground is overgrown 2 Benjamin finished hoeing beets carrots & parsnips Went with Edward & watered wheat on Fathers five acre lot very hot Plowed home 3 Sunday The heat seems to increase & is much the hottest weather I ever expereinced here AM Preaching by Orson Pratt mostly to unbelievers who paid strict attention M Preaching by Pres. B Young At 4 P M went to Quorum meeting very hot 4 Some celebration by the minute men & artillery with considerable firing music etc Hoeing potatoes at home Boys at play 5 Finished hoeing the potatoes & watered them Edward watered allens peas Benjamin took my ox & two for Father up Jordan 4 or 5 miles & the other side Threatning with some thunder 6 Hoeing corn etc and weeding wheat on other lot PM strong wind and threatning rain but seemed to pass to the west & north 7 Hoeing potatoes corn sugar cane beans beets carrots & parsnips on other lot Just at night set out some cabbages Threatning 8 Set out cabbage and transplanted beets on other lot and made some posts Late in PM had a heavy rain with wind that threw heavy wheat 9 Some light showers a thing hertofore unknown at this season Made 4 lengths fence for pasture Cattle came up last night PM about town and the boys hoed onions There is a general complaint of the failure of potatoes that look thrifty & seem doing well but no fruit set Rain through the night A great many emigrants from Pikes Peak are coming in and passing through town daily That expedition is total failure & thousand of men are ruined by it The miners averaged but 75ct per day which would not pay their board Hundreds were abliged to start back on foot without a cent or a bit of food depending on the charity of such people they would meet & many have died from actual want 10 Sunday At home reading weather cooler David McKenzie on of our 11 new neighbors & an engraver was arrested yesterday on charge of forgery or cutting engraving a plate for US drafts He was handcuffed and taken to Camp Floyd this morning Myron Brewer was arrested the day before at Camp detected in passing counterfeit drafts They were perfect Col Crossman admitted the signature of his own name but a closer observation found no pri[--]t[-] mark 11 Hoeing onions 12 finished & hoed some corn on other lot 13 Hoeing corn on other lot wife began weaving her carpet 14 Running about town etc Boys finished the corn 15 AM Washing wheat on Fathers five acre lot PM Hoeing allens potatoes 16 AM Fixing hay rack PM weeding wheat with boys 17 Sunday AM Preaching by Orson Pratt PM reading ----- new page (MSS_497_154.jpg) July 18th 1859 Cutting some weeds on Fathers five acre Lot. Boys wed 19 Cut some weeds and raked some Boys wed wheat I had toothache 20 Cut some of my grass which is pretty good 21 Cutting hay PM Helping Bishop Hunter make a bridge 22. Cutting and putting up hay Thunder & Threatning with wind 23 Cutting and putting up hay some rain in the night 24 Sunday At home all day reading and resting etc Threatning & some rain 25 Cutting hay Boys came home with 1 1/2 bush berries 26 A. M. knowing P. M Bought a good yoke of ^good^ cattle of John Mercer Paid him $70,00 cash Got a load of weeds from fathers lot 27 Mowed some & hauled two loads 28 Hauled two loads for Father & helped him rake 29. 30 Hauled two loads each day & cut some 31 Sunday Preaching by President young and Kimball Aug 1 Working at my hay 2. Holpe Cradled for Father in fourth ward 1 1/4 any 3 Hauled two loads hay home & one for Tithing weight 13,00 & over Took it to Beecher 4 Fast day out the tabernacle but could not go Hauled 3 loads hay 5 Went up Little Cottonwood Kanyon with E Green & N Davis got to the upper mill by 2 1/2 P.M. Got some dinner then took a walk up the kanyon Slept in the mill with Green 6 After breakfast went up the kanyon about a mile then up the very steep mountain half a mile to see the prospect for timber for saw logs which is good but have to be run down the mountain that distance Got back to the mill by 3 P M took dinner & drove home by 10 PM The company have the it is said the smartest saw mill in Utah with shingle mill & their slabs are out into lath picktes &c, The road is the worst I ever saw The kanyon appears filled with large boulders of granite so much so that there is not dirt enough to cover them & if one is removed it lays bare four or fine more The creek is also filled with them the kanyon is very steep and Ido not recollect of seeing a pool of still water 7 Sunday A M Preaching by Gibson a seotenman Took dinner at Greens PM by David Spencer and pres. H. C. Kimball After meeting saw Wooley and Davis They Green & my self to cut logs for 200,000 feet of lumber run them down and pile them for 50 cts per hundred would pay one fourth each and the balance they could not tell how 8 Cutting wheat on Fathers five acre lot Cut it & found one third Father bound the balance Benj. went for wood 9 Finished cutting & binding came home & cut some for Father on Jenkins lot 10 Finished on Jenkins & shocked that on Fathers lot by noon part of PM watering Benj came with small load of wood 11 Doing nothing but run about bought an axe of an emigrant for $1,50 Benj went the kanyon with Thos, Jenkins wagon 12 Raining about town [-]enting a wagon to buy Yesterday a U S a Sergeant was shot while standing in a crowd by some personare known who deliberately made his escape although pursued by a host & strange to say although seen by hundreds no one knew him and no two give the description of him Last night Deloss Gibson unde arrest for murder made his escape from the county jail while taking their supper [--] Wm Mumford made us a visit & Wm Mumford took supper with two ----- new page (MSS_497_155.jpg) August 13th 1859 A M Cut half acre of oats for Father in fourth ward P M Cutting on Homers lot which is heavy and lodged bad Benjamin came home with a big load of wood Children at a party in 4 The wheat crop is light this season generally John Crosby tells me his will average about ten bush per acre and he always has the best of crops In sessions settlement he says crops are uncommon light 14 Sunday A M Preaching by Orson Pratt P M by John Taylor very Hot 15 Cut one and quarter acres of wheat for Bundy Father helped him bind Benj went for wood with a new wagon & rather heavy bought of Guthrie & Mitchell for $40,00 Paid $25,00 that I got of Fred Walker Sergeant Pike who was shot last friday died last night and was taken to camp Floyd this morning He was Orderly of J. Co. 10th Infantry The grandest company of reseals in the command and have gained for themselves very justly the title of the Forty Thieves that bring their number To night they went to Cedar Fort about five miles & set fire to stacks etc. The inhabitants coming to extinguish it were fired upon some sixty shots which did no harm except one horse was killed The families soon left Danl Chfts store was set on fire but did no serious damage Walkers and Nixons Stores have been threatned and all Mormons as the soldiers and army hangers on are highly exasperated 16 Cutting some wheat on Homers lot & some on my upper lot weather hot 17 Cutting my wheat & Father bound Night had the water Bery came 18 Finished my cutting wheat on Homers lot & most of mine which is down very bad very hot 19 Finished binding & shocking 20 A M Finished lodged wheat PM bound on Homers lot finished Took Benjamins large load of wood that he brought to day & gave it for a very large. freight wagon box very hot 21 Sunday did not go to meeting Homer came this morning 22 Tinkering about home PM uptown Bought sheet iron of Amy 23 Cut wheat for Father in 4th ward 24 Finished hauling & stacking my wheat Br Bundy stacks Sister Mery sperry Died about 11 A. M. of Consumption 26 A M Got a big wagon box from Miller & Russell for wheat bin Gave a load of wood for it valued at $10,00 PM went to funeral 27 A M Cut some grass on other lot P.M. about town bought 3 gallon keg Saw a new paper called the Mountaineer published here by Blair Ferguson and Stout three Lawyers About 10 this evening a man was shot & one or two wounded the particular I have not learned Ann Crosby staid with us 28 Sunday A M at meeting 29.30.31 Cut some grass on Bishop Hoaglands lot I deliver him one third September 1 Fast day meeting at tabernacle I went with the boy 2 Sold Benjamins load of wood to Mackintosh PM hauled Hoagland two loads of hay to tithing office 3 Hauled 4 loads hay to Walker boys at $15 00 per ton 4 Sunday A M meeting . P M at home saw hand carts some 5. Cut corn at home & some on Allens lot ----- new page (MSS_497_156.jpg) September 1859 6 Went up Park[-] right hand kanyon for wood cut a load 7 Got out loads< of [--]> some 2 miles down & worked the road some 8 worked road some and and Homer came home with Benjamin who met me with team I took his team & went back for poles 9 Got my load & home by sunset with good poles 10 Cut some corn on Allens lot & cut and hauled was ripe on my other lot 11 sunday AM Preaching by an old gentleman from 6th ward 12 Went with two teams up Parleys expecting to stop all the week 13 Took a look at the road that is to be made but I did not like the looks of it came back with Father & got our three loads on 14 Heavy rain during the night 14 Was all day getting home The road down the kanyon was bad 15 Went up city crack for Lumber 427 feet and 7 posts 16 Loaded up 26 bush onions and drove to dry creek very dark night very hard wind. and some rain Stopped at Bells and slept in his house Edward was with me 17 Started before day drove to Jordan by sunrise out to Camp Floyd before night Stopped at Bonnells & took supper with him 18 Sunday Did but little toward selling my load Wakely and Jenkins came in and sold their onions at $1,50 per bush 19 Drove on to the market ground and by noon sold all out at $2,00 per bush Paid Wm Scott $3500 toward my lot started about 3 PM Drove to near the bluffs stopped for an hour then drove within miles of Jordan by 11 oclock & stopped for night 20 Drove home before night Cool 21 Drinking rain Made fence for yard P.M Hauled adobes Rainy 22 Running about town Hauled two loads hay to Walker $22,50 23 cut & hauled some corn from other Lot 24 Puttering about 25 Sunday not at meeting 26 AM uptown <&> got some peaches of Cannon & Woodruff At two PM started for Camp Floyd with onions and peaches Drove to warm springs by midnight Edward went with me 27 Started tolerably early & drove to camp early before night 28 Sold most of my load & stopped at Bosnells 29 Sold all out by noon my load of onions came to 115$ bought 150lb of rough tallow of a butcher at 10 cts, Came 12 miles & stopped for night Also bought 10 s[--] skins at 25 cts each 30 October Drove to point of mountain by noon and bated to Little Cottonwood by sunset and bated then home by 10 in the eve Oct 1 AM running about town P.M. made a hog pen Carried Bro. Daniel Mackintosh a letter that he was disfellowshipped by the council of his Quorum 2 At home all day At 4 PM Quorum meeting Quorum approved of the action taken by the council and he was unanimously disfellowshipped by the quorum for repeated drunkenness This has been to me a time of serious trial and source of much reflection as he beloved by many if not all not more by others by then by myself yet there was no other course to be taken 3 Finished Cutting & hauling corn Homer came 4 Finished cutting & hauling and made a threshing flour and threshed one flooring PM went to the fair 5 Threshing all day Father helped me with his 2 yoke & my 2 yoke 6 conference Threshed all day Hannah Crosby Died Daughter [--] John ----- new page (MSS_497_157.jpg) October 7th 1859 Started at 7 for John Crosbys with my wife in company with Mr Mumfords and Lady Got Here about 11 am The procession started about 1 PM Came to the city burial ground and home by dark The deceased was about 17 years of age Geo W Boswell and wife stopped with us 8 Cleaned my wheat very warm weather 9 Sunday This morning put my wheat in the bin had sixty seven bushels Then went to meeting Preaching by President Brigham Young P. M. by Erastus Snow E D Wooley Pres. H. C. Kimball and benediction by Pres. young while the people were seated 10 Boys loaded 50 bush onions P M I took 4 bush onions to Taylor & bought a bushel of peaches of Levi Richards 11 Bought of Thomas woodbury a bushel of peaches for four dollars each at 1 1/2 pm started for camp Floyd in company with H. sperry both loaded with onions I had two yoke and 50 bush he one yok & 26 bush Benjamin was with us He has been sick of late 12 Stopped at the corner of the field about 10 miles out and turned our cattle in the field on good grass 12 Started by day break Drove to point of mountain Let our cattle graze an hour & drove to near the Summit and stopped on good feed Warm day 13 Started about one a.m I rode to camp 12 miles before day stopped and fed an hour or more & slept a little went on to the market ground early The market was crowded with teams and poor sale but we went among the Orderly sergeants & made our sales and got away before night came past the slaughter yard and bought 190 lbs. Tallow at 10 cts Did not sell all my peaches but got for my load 97$ Drove out 12 miles and stopped where we did last night warm day again the soilders are building at prison at Camp 14 Drove to Jordan <6 miles> before day then to warm springs 4 miles fed and took breakfast then home 22 miles before sunset I have had on this trip and both others the best of luck 15 Handed a load of sand and one of clay Tinkered about and helped wif and sister Beecher about the tallow some 16 Sunday A. M. Preaching by Geo B Wallace P M at home Rainy morn 17 Early went after the cows that have lain out two nights A M up town & got my calves from the stray pound that Righteous old Father Bird had put there P M puttering 18 aM cutting onion tops PM Took fifteen bush for tithing 1 1/2 bush for stray pound 1 to R Daft threats mountaineer office two to C Taylor 3/4 to Bell 1/4 to whip makes and 11 1/4 to F B Wooley all making 35 bush 19 Tending mason Laying adobes to back of buttery & stone foundation 20 Am plastered the battery etc Boys finished cutting onion tops P M Trimmed and cut my sugar cane warm weather 21 Edward to cane to sugar mill at Jw Crosbys He sent us two gallons very poor molasses Digging potatoes 22 A M Finished digging Paid Elsworth 12 bush onions for Lumber Dig P M Digging Carrrots and Beets warm and pleasant consederable sickness mostly among childeren ----- new page (MSS_497_158.jpg) October 23rd 1859 Blessing of Lorenzo John Brown by his Grandfather Benjamin Brown————————————— Lorenzo John in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I lay my hands upon your head to impart a Grandfather blessing and I bless you with long life and with great faith and with great wisdom and you shall live and not die until the coming of the Lord For you shall have great faith and for whatsoever you ask your Father in Heaven it shall be given you to nation from Kingdom. You shall go forth from nation to nation from Kingdom to Kingdom and from Planet to Planet and shall behold the Lord coming with power and great Glory and shall Zion built up and established in the Holy City the New Jerusalem and you shall have an inheritance therein your seed shall be numerous and continue to increase forever. You shall have power over your enemies by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost and they shall fall before you Prison walls shall not hold you but you shall go forth with the power of God and the Holy Priesthood which I confer upon you which you will receive hereafter by ordination you shall receive great treasures even hidden treasures shall be shown to you and committed to your charge. All these blessings I seal upon you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the authority of the Holy Priesthood Amen————————— Given October 12th 1859 Lorenzo John was 5 years old the 20th day of may last 23 Sunday A. M Preaching Saml Richards Danl Spencer and H C Kimball John Crosby & family came to dinner with us Evening at ward meeting which was poorly attended 24 Finished digging & hauling beets P M Paid 2½ bushles Potatoes 13 of Beets and 3½ of carrots on tithing and $1.20 cash Evening husking some Cows lay in my lot 25 Helping Father thresh with my two yoke Boys husked corn etc 26 Helping thresh Boys choring Fine weather wife quilted 27 Heavy east wind all night threatnin a storm 27 Began threshing at day break finished & swept up before noon P.M. Plowing some on other lot 28 Helping Father clean wheat Finished about 9 P M 29 A. M. Took 28 bush, onions up town to different ones P. M. Went 10 miles north with wife to visit John Crosby Got there after dark with ox team Johns folks sick with bad colds Races over Jordan to day 30 Sunday Looked at Johns sheep this morning He has just bought six from the states which he sold to me for $25,00 also a pig three weeks old $2,50 Left there for home about four P,M Got home about 7 31 A. M. Running about town P. M. covered potatoes, beets & went with McLellan to look at his grass lot Had to wide November Stardted at day break for south mill creek kanyon for wood went 9 miles up & cut our loads & put one one Benjamin & I camped alone Freeses very hard Road froze solid in places 2 Drove safe home by sunset Evening at Seventies Hall Threatning rain in night ----- new page (MSS_497_159.jpg) November 3rd 1859 Tinkering about home & town P.M. Put up board fence for shed south wind and threatning rain saw Pres. Jos. Young and received of him some council about quorum business Since Br Mackintosh was dis fellowshipped the seniority of the Council has fallen on me and of course the many responsibilities are thrown upon my shoulders which causes my feelings of weakness to almost at times to overpower me But the brethren of the council are kind and willing to do and assist with their might and where such union exists we are almost sure to accomplish the desired good and my constant prayer and the desire of my heart is to be found faithful over the few things entrusted to my charge that eventually I may be found capable and worthy of ruling in righteousness over many When I look about & see many old associates leaving the country having denied in a manner the faith which for years they have practised and preached and when I reflect upon what a Saint of God should be and what changes must wrought upon our natures before these bodies can endure Celestial Glories the greatness of the future overcomes me and I exclaim to myself Can I f am I capable of enduring to the End Triumph over all the imperfections of fallen nature and finally recive a fullness of Glory and inherit thrones principalities and powers in the Celestial Kingdom of God 4 AM Doing Some business about town PM Plowing While at breakfast Bro. Mackintosh brought me the following letter Great Salt Lake City Oct 24th 1859 To The Council of the 39th Quorum of Seventies Beloved Brethren Yours of the 25th ult I received with much regret not for your action but for my conduct which led there to As soon as I received your noti I immediately repaired to Bros. Joseph Young & Rockwood and asked my true position, to which Bro. Rockwood answered, you are merely suspended until you make reparation for the injury done and that is that you heal the wound by an orderly and upright constuit that will warrant your brethren to fellowship you again as their president There I remarked would I go to the Quorum or Council and see them, he said no is the reason why I did not attend your last meeting I cherish no coldness or much difference against any of the Council or members of the quorum to the contrary I have had no reason neither do I cherish but the best of feeling toward this I assure you, and hope eer long to have the privilige of being associated ----- new page (MSS_497_160.jpg) as usual, at least so soon as the breach is mad whole I have no other object in view than the interest and up building of the Kingdom of God, and though I have stepped aside through weakness I hope not that the Lord will make me strong and that I shall overcome. From the date of this I more than ever resolved not to taste ardent sp[-]rits & I have no craving for it and I trust through the Lord strengthening me whether I crave for it or not that you will never hear of me being the worse of drink again been captivated It is an evil I hate, though I have been captivated by it and ensnared, yet I am determined in the strength of Israels God [-] never to be so again Words are but wind promises are sometimes made to be broken but action speak louder than either and that is what is required on my part May God bless you. May his spirit remain with you is my earnest desire Your Brother in the Gospel Daniel Mackintosh Saturday Oct 29/59 PS I commenced this on the 24th finished at date The above was written in answer to the following ----- new page (MSS_497_161.jpg) November 5th 1859 Tinkering around home Boys husking corn 6 Sunday AM Preaching by J W Cummings and Pres D.H. Wells PM by J [-] Long & John Taylor Evening quorum meeting but few came and adjourned without business Robert Keys was present from Beaver He gave a history of Cedar City Simeon A Dunn from Box Elder Took dinner with us 7 Rainy last night and this morning AM Running about PM Plowing some on other Lot Dunn took dinner Paid $2.40 in onions to Joins for City Tax The mountains are white white snow very lawn down 8 Tinkering about home 9 Started at daybreak for Alexander mill over the mountain. Benjamin went with me for wood I did not get my lumber but cut a load of green alder and put it on the wagon by dark The clouds were threatning and we went to Ephraim Hanks and slept under his shed on corn fodder Rainy the last half of the night The shed leaked & we got a little wet 10 Rainy most of the day stopped at Hanks till 2 1/2 PM When I put the one load on two wagons and started coming down Parley Kanyon to avoid crossing the mountain, which was almost impossible for mud Got to the mouth of kanyon by dark or a little after when near the sugar House the wind that had been blowing 24 hours from south suddenly changed to N.W. bringing rain and blowing a gale We got however safe home by 9 P. M. wet and cold [-] 11 Squally with rain and snow. Began a loom PM took my wood 3/4 of a cord to Thomas the smith for cual Had a severe frost 12 Went one yoke of cattle away by Jesses boy over the sand ridge PM working on loom Received a letter from Beecher north willow creek There are two or three farms to rent and he wishes me to come and take one 13 Sunday A.M Preaching by John Taylor very cold day Evening at ward meeting 14 Pleasant Hauling manure got out 8 loads 15 Boys went to Gardners mill Hauled manure Toward night began raining wife had quilting 16 Wife lame from cold Finished hauling manure and Imade a manger Evening at seventies Hall at meeting 17 Running about town Boys got the grist from mill 18 Began work for DH Wells on nail factory a little above the sugar House He took me down in his carriage himself Framing on bulk lead pests Exchanged four bush onions with moon for two gallons whiskey this morning movin mountains 19 cloudy with snow on mountains but warm Framing bulk head Slept in sugar house last night Quit work at four took supper and came home and went to Quorum meeting Four Presidents and T[--] members present some rain during the night Boys have taken two loads beets to Jesse to make up and have worked first rate ----- new page (MSS_497_162.jpg) November 20th 1859 Sunday, cold day and did not go to meeting till evening then went to Seventies council meeting at Council Hall Desk night with about an inch of snow 21 Paid Turnbow two bush onions towards a grindstone Morning plowed onion beds then worked on cow shed wet and muddy with a little snow Received a letter from S.a. Dunn at Box Elder about a farm 22 Running about town some snow and more in the mountains Threatning more snow 23 Started at 8 am for Box Elder with Br Morris a welchman we rode Jesse Crosbys mules Took dinner and fed 1 1/2 miles above Farmington Took the upper or mountain road and got to Ogden city about sunset. Came past east weber fort near the mouth of Weber Kanyon where a strong current of wind is blowing out of the kanyon almost constant Found Ogden city a very muddy place but good land in and around town Put up with Morris, Father in Law 24 Rainy through the night 24 Rained some in the morning started about 9 AM Rode to willow creek and took dinner at Beechers and then to Box Elder or Brigham City (7 miles snowing very fast with strong north wind which was direct in my face and I was little less than a snow bank Got to box Elder by dusk and stopped with Br Simeon A Dunn A cold night Morris mule was lame and he left it at willow creek 25 After a late breakfast went Br saml Hodgskinson (who lives 3/4 of a mile north from the town on his farm of 50 acres) about buying his farm we did not come to terms and I came back to Dunn took supper & came back to willow creek by dark and stopped at Beechers rained some in the 26 Started about ten and rode to Geo, Barkers at mound fort within a mile of Ogden city and took dinner found snow some of the way six inches deep or more Came past Ogden Hole PM Came to Kays creek by 7 1/2 o clock & stopped with Geo Allen Had rain some of the way & bad snowy and muddy road 27 Started late & came to John Crosby and took dinner then came home after dark Had tolerable road being gravelly This is Sunday From observations I have come to the conclusion that country people are not as well off taken together as those living in this city 28 Started at 10 for Nail Factory P.M Framing on bulk head Foggy Rode down in the squires team of mules 29 Framing on Posts to bulk head weather lowry Have not seen the sums for two days 30 a m Framing PM PM Idle for a drissling rain. Sleep in sugar house Dec 1 Fair and warm Framing PM scoring for Ezra Thompson to hew 2 Framing Our company consists of seven carpenters including w mace the Foreman There is also 7 or 8 laborers & teamsters 3 Framing fair weather quit at 4 PM and came home and went to quorum Toward morning began snowing briskly with n wind s quir wells sent me a a Tore and half a hind quarter of beef weighing <22> Mad five days this week 4 A stormy cold day Sunday At home Just at night wind This lot to the north suddenly and blew hard & cold night 5 very cold with cutting north wind went up town & some night 6 Thermometer this morning 22° below zero some six degrees lower than any record in Utah ----- new page (MSS_497_163.jpg) December 7th 1859 Working on a loom for myself very cold 8 On my loom 9 Do, 10 Do, more moderate but cold 11 Sunday cold at home all day one of my oxen came home Evening at seventies council12 Doing but little went ot the 15 ward & got my other ox I have now eight head of cattle to feed & but little hay 13 Tinkering at my Loom some Three Teachers have been appointed to visit through the war They paid their first visit to me to day and spent an hour or two and seemed well pleased Robert took dinner and five games at checkers two each & one drawn The streets are full of cattle that have come up from the range over Jordan and many poorones are dying 14 Tinkering on the loom Evening at seventies hall 15.16 At my loom weather more moderate but snow still hangs on 17 A M. Finished my loom PM went to seventies council Evening quorum meeting but only one member came Weather more moderate but still cold I beleive there is for once a good school in the 7th ward our children are much engaged in their lessons which is a good omen People in town are determined to improve on what snow there is and sleighing parties are in [---]vogue every night till a late hour and happy are they who from limited supplies can secure a string of bells which seem necessary to complete their hilarity 18 Sunday Meetings now commence at 11 am and have but one preaching by Pres. B Young followed by J Taylor 19 About town most of the day visited Pres. Joseph Young and paid him $3.50 that was donated by the quorum for the Seventies Council Hall weather moderate but cold last night 20 A cold morning started before day for the nail factory cold on the feet standing while framing Slept in the Sugar House on wool in carding machine with Geo Lamb, cold night our mess has moved inot a small house near by which is far more comfortable than being out Last Friday week a man calling himself Thompson came To my house about dark and asked permission to sleep in my stable I took him in the house and made him a bed on the floor. It seems that in the morning he went direct to the Sugar house and told that I had sent him for my bedding but instead of getting mine took Br Lambs consisting of a heavy blanket a quilt and Robe which he made off with 21. 22. 23 Made three days and came home Tolerably cold all the time 24 AM tinkering about home PM At Seventies Council meeting Pres Jos Young said the 39th quorum had done just right in disfellowshiping their senior president John Crosby and family came and staid with us 25 Sunday Preaching by Amasa Lymen on the duties of seventies and others advising them to exercise their callings at home in their families by teaching them the principles of truth etc. ----- new page (MSS_497_164.jpg) December 25th 1859 Coming from meeting heard the report of 30 or 40 pistol shots fired in rapid succession in the space of five or ten minutes. William A Hickman and Lot Huntington were both wounded in the thigh. The first is considered dangerous The shot struck his watch and glanced down and lodged against the bone in two peices. One of the peices has been extracted and a piece of thigh bone. Several splinters of bone are sticking in the flesh Huntingtons is not serious but the ball is not extracted They are both desperate characters and are reputed horse thieves of some notoriety and have gathered each a large band about them from different settlements so says rumor 26 About home making some fence posts and running about town 27 Went down to work Cold and disagreeable as usual 28 Came home after work was done Ward party began yesterday and lasts three days This block has its turn tomorrow 29. 30 Working each Threatning snow 31 Worked till noon We are now framing for the buildingP.M Came home and went to the Seventies Council W Earl and McDonnell from Springville were present Evening at Quorum meeting Two brothers Mitten wer ordained members This ends the year 1859 January 1st 1860 Sunday The doors were closed before I got to meeting Took dinner at Fathers At three P.M. went to Seventies Council that was adjourned from yesterday. McDonnell and Earl were received in full and good fellowship after explanations Many cases of drunkenness were enquired into and William H Kimball a President in one of the quorums and oldest son of Pres. H.C. Kimball was disfellowshipped from The Seventies for drunkenness 2 Running about town Took supper at spent the evening at Sister Allens in company with Br Bundy and Father and Mother The weather is more moderate 3 Went down to work before breakfast Framing 4 Framing Came home before supper wife has hired a girl Bertha 5 Fast day went to ward meeting 6 Killed my hog It weighed 320 lbs PM Got a barrell from Donalson made of green timber price only six dollars 7 Salted my park etc P M Went to Council meeting Business mostly was dealing with cases of drunkenness Several were disfellowshipped ----- new page (MSS_497_165.jpg) January 8th 1860 Sunday Preaching by John Taylor Council meeting at 3 P.M. which held till 7 This is a good place to learn and to feel of the Spirits of men and study human nature. Among the seventies are as great a variety as possibly could exist among the number 9 AM Up town Got a pair of boots at Tithing office price eight dollars PM about home Evening a six attended a lecture at Council Hall by Capt Walter M Gibson of S. C. on his travels in India principally in the Island of Sumatra of the climate animal and vegetable productions etc etc concluding with a brief account of his long imprisonment in Batavia his sentence of death and final escape 10 Went down early to work weather moderate. 11 Very cold this morning Did not work till PM 12 Made 3/4 of clay. Cold 13 Cold day and exceeding cold night 14 Quit at 4 P.M. & came home & went to quorum meeting Had a very good time though but few John T Caine was with us He has has been to the High Council and ordained a High Priest also Joseph W. Young which will leave two vacancies in our Council 15 Sunday morning visited Br Abram Taylor Br DA Dunn and his two wives paid us a visit At three P.M. went to Seventies Council James Ferguson was there on charge of drunkenness He however made all straight 16 This morning while up town one of my oxen got cast and was nearly dead before I found him I got help and raised him but he could not stand 17 Got my ox up and with difficulty made him stand He eats well but has hurt himself Made a hand sled 18 Tinkering Have to help the ox up 19 Ox gets up alone Evening at Bishops meeting weather still cold Through the night and till 7 or 8 in the morning the air is filled thickly with frost 20 Tinkering about home 21 P M At Seventies Council 22 Sunday At home Took my wife and children sleigh riding Called at Jesse Crosbys Evening at ward meeting 23 A. M. Settled tithing P.M. worked at Nail Factory 24 Made a whole day 25 Worked all day and came home at night 26 Finished settling tithing paid an order of $25,00 leaving a balance of $90.85 standing against me P.M. worked 27 and 28 working at nail Factory Evening of 28th" came home and went to quorum meeting had a very good time 29 Sunday Confession by Orson Pratt pertaining to certain erroneous points of doctrine published in the Seer which he maintained for a time in contradiction to higher authority Also remarks by E T. Benson 30. 31 Working at nail factory very cold weather ----- new page (MSS_497_166.jpg) February 1st 1860 working at the nail factory cold but still 2 Do " " " " " This is my thirty seventh birth day As Time passes with rapid flight I can but reflect on the past ; reflections on the past brings the present to mind; and mindful of the present carries me on to the future In taking a retrospect of my past life and after minutely considering every thing as it really is and all the ills that flesh is heir to surrounding me having for the last twenty one years been a member of of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Realising as I do the blessings that accrue to those that are faithful and seek first the Kingdom of God" and contemplating what I am at the present and what I might have been had I lived my religion fully and sought God "with full purpose of heart" I realize that greater things would have been added And for the future yes! and what of the future, My Hopes my joys fears all come rushing to my mind, and all seem concentrated at this one grand point My fears for the Future That I may not be able to end are faithfully unto the end: my hopes that I may be instrumental in doing good and through those good works be capable of enduring and come off triumphant and inherit all the joys and blessings pertaining to the Celestial Kingdom of God 3 Working at the nail Factory still cold came home 4 Bought a five acre vis Lot 5, Block 5, of sidney A Knowlton Paid $126,00 in money and gave my note for $74,00 papable in two years or sooner bearing ten per cent interest 5 PM At council Bro, Mackintosh has been drunk again 5 Sunday Reading Evening at ward meeting 6 About town At six P,M, Quorum party which did not dismiss till 3 in the morning all seemed to enjoy themselves will and [-]oke up in good order Bro, Mackintosh was with us and without invitation took the head of the Hall the first sett 7 AM Called on Doc. J Clinton with regard to Br Mackintoshs case He informed me that last wednesday morning [-]he was a worse state than he had ever before seen him being in a worse state than he had ever before seen him being perfectly crazy I made this enquiry from the fact that mack told me yesterday that he had not been drunk, but sick 8 called at Mr Mumfords Toward night went down to work 8.9.10 & half of 11 working at nail factory The work is now progressing faster than heretofore the weather being more moderate and we have now a house to work in 11 PM came home and went to council Bro. Mackintosh was disfellowshipped from the Seventies and my unworthy self was appointed to act in his place it being mine by succession Evening Quorum meeting. The actions tkaken in council to day were sanctioned this evening Adjourned at 9 for two weeks Got an order on tithing $1500 ----- new page (MSS_497_167.jpg) February 12th 1860 Sunday Preaching by Orson Hyde Evening ward meeting by the same 13 AM Went to City Election and got merchandise of Pres. Wells $20,80 PM Went to work Roads muddy 14.15.16.17 Framing hush for roblers to stand upon Came home Road muddy Got an order for shoes $500 18 AM Helping the boys husk corn on Allens lot PM at Council Geo Hales Foreman in Valley Ian Printing office was present and answered to charge brougt last week vis of setting tape etc to publish lies detrimental to the interest of the Church 19 Sunday. Reading most of the day Took supper at Fathers Evening at ward meeting 20 After breakfast went down to work Made a day 21.22.23.24 and 25 working 25 Came home at night and went to quorum meeting Abram Taylor came the first for some time He has been subject for some time past to the spirit of apostacy but now seems to feel better came home late 26 Sunday Preaching by John H Hart ofice president at St Louis Took Hoskins city lott to farm this season eve at ward meeting 27.28.29.30 Planking bulk head Moderate work out comfortably March 1. 2 Working at bulk head 3. Worked half day PM came home and went to seventies council An interesting meeting several topics discussed Last week there was considerable dissatisfaction among the hands about board The meat was hurt so that we could not eat it and often we went to work hungry Last Saturday we formed a resolution to quit on monday noon if matters did not change But monday noon we had good food an a good new cook Evening at home reading Boys went to hear Capt Gibson 4 Sunday Preaching by Pres. B Young on fault finding etc 5 Went down to work after breakfast Boys went to school party Evening 6 Boys took away the oxen and calves Snow storm toward night feed six or seven miles out very good 7 A.M. snowy and squally Boys came home in it 8.9. Pleasant old snow is leaving fast 10 AM working PM came home and went to council Richard H Atwood was ordained as junior member of of our council to fill the place of Br Daniel Mackintosh Evening at Quorum meeting 11 Sunday. Preaching by Phineas young and Pres. B young He touched on the duties of Saints their relations to couch others etc Evening at home wrote a letter to Jeremiah Hatch San Pete on quorum business and one to Father Crosby N york 12 After breakfast went down to work 13. 14. 15. Working came home thursday and went to hear Capt Gibson lecture concerning the Island of New Guinea 16 Went down to work Heavy rain through the night 17 Working Quit at 4 and came home Evening reading Gleasons pictorial 18 Sunday Preaching by John Taylor Long and dry 19 Went to work early 20. working 21 worked half day and came home went up town. and done some business ----- new page (MSS_497_168.jpg) March 22nd 1860 Hired Baxters cattle and sowed and harrowed 2 1/2 acres of wheat on five acre lot Benjamin hunting cattle Benjamins hi[-] day 23 Hunting cattle started early and walked all day but found but one 24 Setting up loom and sowed some onions Benjamin went for cattle. Evening at Quorum meeting Mother spent the evening with us and Br. Harris stopped over night Hard frost Spring is here and work is driving fast 25 Sunday Preaching by O Hyde and Pres. B young Pres young at the conclusion said not more than ten years will elapse before the word will be bake your cakes and in the morning we will rise up and cross over , ox ! Jordan Evening at ward meeting Preaching by Jos. G Willie our former Bishop who resigned and went to Cache Valley last spring since which time there has been no Bishop in the 7th ward Benjamin came with one yoke 26 Began plowing on five acre lot AM I worked on the water ditch and the boys plowed PM I plowed and boys burnt stubble 27 Benjamin went for other yoke of oxen and came home before sunset He must have walked more than thirty miles I plowed slowly Eduard drove 28 Plowing with two yoke and finished the 2 1/2 acres 29 Sowing Harrowing and making water furrows Benjamin helped me and finished windy 30 The boys plowed Hoskins lot using one yoke at a time I sowed onions Drizzling rain in showers 31 A.M. sowed & boys harrowed Hoskins lot I plowed two land in front of my house PM boys went to mill I went late to seventies Council & branded my oxen Light showers two or three or more April 1st 1860 Sunday Preaching by Wandell Mace on faith & belief and being born of water and the spirit followed by Orson Pratt and Pres. young on the same. Boys took away the oxen 2 Running about town P.M. sowing carrots and Beets 3 Went down to work some rain Toward night snowed fast 4 cold with some snow working at water wheel and putting up housing for the rollers came home at night 5 Fast day meeting at Tabernacle. Testimony borne by many conclusion by Pres. B Young. He commended the saints for faithfulness and diligence thought they were steadily but gradually improving and promised them great blessings 6 Conference began Testimony by the twelve Presidents of seventies etc, short sermons of from ten to fifteen minutes 7 Some preaching some business and some missionaries called Pres, young spoke some Evening at Seventies Hall 8 Sunday AM Preaching by Orson Hyde & Pres B Young PM by Orson Pratt Dismissed early ----- new page (MSS_497_169.jpg) April 8th 1860 The Conference went off first rate and I have never Seen the President so full of blessings to bestow on the people which satisfies me that the peo

le are living their religion and lighting pretty near right The congregation seemed to enjoy a great deal of the good spirit and the exercise of faith that they were enabled to call forth the blessings to which they were entitled The weather has been stormy wind snow and rain 9 Done some trading. got ten dollars of dry goods from the Church store P M plowed some Benjamin began at the Union Academy which is free and seems well pleased 10 Got Benjamin Kirkhams grammar at Kimballs Sowing carrots with Edward to help 11 Went down to nail factory 12. 13 Working at center vent water wheel 14 Came home at noon P M at Council meeting Isaac B Nash cut off from the seventies for adultery 15 Sunday AM Preaching by David Fulmer and O Hyde P M at home Sister Mumford called once more Evening at ward meeting Pugmire wants all to come to meeting next sunday at six P.M, A cool day and cool weather most of the time colder than is usual at this season There has been several convicted of crime by by the Probate court and sent to the penetintiary but have been set at liberty by habeas, corpus issued by Chief Justice Eckles and without any investigation whatever by him There were five taken to Camp Floyd on the 2nd inst and there set free since which they are running at large, ——————————— 16 Sowing Beets and Carrots making ditch Put up Hoskins fence went to see pasture fence and took the names of Seventies in 4th ward Evening at pasture field meeting 17 Went down to work Fine day 18 19 Working Cold with some snow 20 Mace came down was very cross Abused and insulted Br. Geo Lamb and myself I told him of his meanness after which he said there was no work for us I thanked him and left Came home made some Screens fire place some fence posts and went up town 21 Finished posts and tinkered up little things around house P.M. Seventies Council Oliver B Huntingdons troubles with wife were investigated Evening at Quorum meeting Squally and in the night hail and rain 22 Sunday At home all day reading and evening also 23. 24 About home making fence posts etc etc 25 Took some post and poles down to five acre lot & put them up 26 Levelled some Harrowed all furrowed some on other city lot 27 Finished furrowing Took some more poles down and went to nail factory for my things Mace quarelled with me but came off second best 28 Making ditch for five acre lot and put up some fence In the morning planted half of other lot to sugar cane ----- new page (MSS_497_170.jpg) April 29th 1860 Sunday At home all day reading Cold weather as yet with severe frosts occasionally Last night froze ice 30 Planting for Father on his five acre lot warm May 1st Working at bedstead Toward night planted some potaoes on the other Lot 2, 3. 4 Fixing bedstead and various jobs about the house 5 Boys planted broomcorn sweet corn and early corn I was tinkering 6 Sunday AM Preaching by Geo B Wallace and the driest sermon I ever heard Evening at ward meeting 7 Snow this morning was six inches deep and more fell through the day Toward night got our tea from F B Granger 5 1/4 lbs. and $3.60 in money finished my bedstead 8 AM Puttering PM Putting cover on wheat bin 9 Finished bin Took my sofa bedstead <& took> to Davies to paint Got some potatoes ready and planted some 10 Finished potatoes on other Lot planted a little corn and some beets PM Cleaning out my stable Benjamin began school at the union academy april 9th He is well pleased and is progressing in Arithmitic Geography and Grammar John and sarah began at the ward school 22nd Whitmer They both spell in the first class and are the most forward in school for their age John Crosby and wife staid with us last Saturday and went to meeting with us on Sunday He brought out wool from six sheep which weighed five pounds when ready for the machine Sheep have done poorly this winter in sessions settlement Paid $15,00, for wintering a Rays Autematic for Benj J[--] $125 11 Planted some beans at home and cleaned out my stable Bought 12 Shelling corn with the boys shelled 9 1/2 bush At 5 1/2 a.m. the snow was 3 1/4 inches deep at 8 am 6 inches and by 10 o clock was over 12 inches. The trees & bushes are so heavy laden that we shook the snow from them for fear of their breaking It is indeed deary and before night began freezing Sent our wool to the machine 13 Sunday Cold weather did not go to meeting Reading some snow 14 Finished fixing my wheat bin etc Bought arithmetic Rays third part for Benjamin price $1,25 15 Edward went over Jordan and found three of my oxen 16 I went over and found the other 17 Fixing up my wagon etc, etc 18 Started for salt Creek on Nephi with two yoke of cattle and wagon after my wheat. Father goes after his and mother with him Fanny goes as far as Provo, Drove to Jordan beyond the point of mountain south wind strong all day but shifted to north in the night Drove 24 miles started at 7 1/2 AM 19 Cold north wind all day Left Fanny with Eliza at Provo and stopped for night two miles above springville Drove 28 miles frost 20 Nooned on the bottom between Spanish Fork and Payson camped four miles beyond summit Froze ice 22 miles 21 Drove to Nephi by noon Put our cattle south toward the hills PM visiting etc. ----- new page (MSS_497_171.jpg) Nephi May 22nd 1860 Settled up with Homer and found sixty one & half bushels of wheat my due from him & ten bush, from Keinkie Loaded up forty bush, Toward night looking for cattle 23 Got my sheep sheared four one half of the wool and increase is mine I have one nice lamb for my part this year & two fleeces Homer keeps them Of about 15 bush. wheat left in my bin at Wm Sperrys there is not a grain left and no one can give me any information about it Let Homer have a short linked chain at $2,50 Started at 2 P.M. for home and drove to Panyon springs 12 miles cold with some rain Passed a large government train that was camped a little east of the road at willow creek, Froze ice A large train went up salt creek kanyon this morning 24 Drove 4 miles and stopped for breakfast came ½ mile past Pond town for dinner and two mils through springville & camped <28 miles> frost 25 Took breakfast with Eliza at Provo, Got wife & came most to battle creek and bated came two miles this side battle creek & stopped again on good feed came most to point of mountain & camped 28 miles 26 Took breakfast at warm springs & came home by 4 P.M. 24 miles making the 90 miles in two hours over three days Took supper at Fathers then hoed some potatoes in the garden 27 Sunday. Reading and writing Congress is in trouble about the Mormons The House have passed a bill to prohibit polygamy and later mr. morris of Ill. has introduced a resolution for three commissioners to be appointed on behalf of U.S. and instructed and authorised to buy out the Mormons possessions in Utah with the express understanding that they leave the U S dominions 28 Homer wheat falls short 130 lbs. in 40 bush or 3¼ lbs per bush Unloading my wheat Father took 12 bush for me to the mill PM up town 29 Hoeing on my lot went to plant my sugar cane that was planted the 28th of last month pbut found on close examination that it was coming up 30 Hoeing etc Got my chains & wagon rigged for the kanyon P M Plowed half lot for Hurst & went after my grist 31 After breakfast went after my oxen & started for wood about noon Stopped over the little mountain on good feed, June 1 Went toward the big mountain and took the right hand fork went over the Summit and got a load of maple Doubled up the hill with Br Thorne & came down to camp in good season Thorne broke his bolster which hindered some time 2 brought one load up the mountain 2 Got home before noon P.M. Hoeing, Benj & wife went to carding machine Evening at Quorum meeting Jere. Hatch came home with me 3 Sunday AM Preaching by Geo. Holaday Presidents Kimball & Young PM at home Evening at ward meeting 4 Started at noon for wood, rained some and did not go over the mountain Heavy shower in town 5 Started early went over the mountain up the right hand fork got our loads coming down worked the road some Took one wagon up 6 Came home before noon PM Hoeing in garden 7 Hoeing and replanting sugar cane both boys helping Finished by 4 P.M. Boys got up the cattle both and started for wood Drove pretty well up the kanyon and stopped Good feed every where 8 Drove over and got one load last up and first out Got a load of green alder for Thomas on the big creek Took one wagon up the, ----- new page (MSS_497_172.jpg) June 9th 1860 Was first up the mountain and first down emigration There was more than 50 teams up the right hand fork yesterday Came home before eleven AM Took my green load to Thomas the blacksmith for coal price $8.00, PM. At the seventies council Peter Van Vottenberg was tried for the attempted seduction of Alice Doane at Union and was dis- fellowshipped. Toward night John Crosby & wife came & stopped with us 10 Sunday. AM Preaching by Orson Pratt Junr, and Orson Hyde PM at home 11 went up north kanyon with two yoke over the summit & dragged my wood up hill out of mill kanyon made four drags for a small load stopped on the summit with four others A little rain 12 Put my load on my forward wheels then put my hind wheels on top of my wood & in this plight came down the kanyon The road some of the way was very muddy when near the mouth of Kanyon reloaded & came home by 3 PM There has been a hard shower in town Took supper at Fathers with Chas, Foote & Lady. 13 Started about noon up emigration for wood stopped at the usual place Cold night 14 Went up & got my load and back by 3 PM Doubled up Fathers and Jesses teame Three trains tooo bound for Calafornia camped near us Had 1 1/4 cards with 2 yoke 15 Came home by noon PM Edward went after rock for Hurst PM hoeing potatoes on other lot 16 Benjamin hoeing potatoes on other lot Edward with me watering five acre lot water running all night 17 Sunday went down early and watered till noon and lef the water running PM at home resting Took supper at Fathers with Br and sister Woolfe from Nephi 18 Hoeing with Edward on other lot very warm Potatoes & Beets 19 Hoeing carrots and beets at home Turned in water toward night 20 Hoed onions and watered some Got $13,50 of Walker due me for hay 21 AM. Hoeing onions After dinner went through the pasture to find one ox Started at 1/4 past three for wood drove over the little mountain and camped alone Paid SA Knowlton $14,00 on note 22 Started early but did not get back till near sunset my partner upset his load etc, etc, Took one load up the mountain 23 Came home by noon with 1 1/2 cords, PM at seventies council Toward night Ditching on other lot , watering above has filled my lot to overflowing in places 24 Sunday After breakfast went up to Jesses. His second wife Ann, is very sick, and died at 1/4 past 11. A.M after three days illness AM Preaching Jos. Young Sen, and HC Kimball 25 AM. went to the funeral PM Hoeing 26 Making a shovel plow Paid $1,50 for steel Toward night plowed potatoes on other lot Had N Murdocks horse 27 AM Hoeing Plowed sugar cane with Vances horse & hoed some 28 Hoeing cane & potatoes PM Father helped me for Edward Hoed some for Murdock 29 Watering, wheat on five acre lot 30 AM Puttering PM at Council Evening Quorum & adjourned to first saturday in September Thomas set wagon tire on two wheels ----- new page (MSS_497_173.jpg) July 1st 1860 Sunday A M Preaching by Pres B Young on Eternal life that the principles of eternal life are within us P M by H. C. Kimball and sacrament was administered Boys started for wood so as to be back before the fourth ward meeting 2 Hoeing on other lot beans etc at home 3 AM On ditch for Hoskins PM at home & watering other lot 4 Celebration etc very little that was attracting to me 5 Boys went for wood Hoeing carrot Hot 6 Hoeing onions 7 Finished onions Boys came with good load Benj sick with Moved my wood pile & went about town 8 Sunday A.M. Preaching in the bowery by Joseph Young 9 Hoed sugar cane 10 watered some on other lot and some at home PM rainy fixing rakes 11 Hoed and wed beets Toward night watering Homer took supper with us He came in this morning 12 AM Puttering PM About town with Homer bought shovel 13 went to carding machine etc 14 went to Gardners mill Cottonwood with 11 bushels wheat Got from it 430 lbs flour Got home at 10pm 15 Sunday settled with Hart for work at nail factory It all amounted to 185.62 There was a balance in my favor of $28 which in tithing and store pay 15 Sunday at home all day wife and Edward went A.M. 16 AM Hoeing At noon started for wood Camped over the mountain 17 went up the right hand fork & back in good time Some rain & could not get up the mountain In company with sperry 18 Got home by noon PM hoeing 19. 20 Hoeing and weeding very hot Got beams cut of Leonard $8 one for Benj $4 21 AM working on ditch for Bishop Hoagland PM pattering 22 Sunday Preaching by John Moody David Candland and Pres. B Young very hot indeed P M Started at 3 1/2 for Big Cottonwood Kanyon Father, Mother wife and Benjamin in an ox wagon Drove within two miles of the mouth of the Kanyon and camped warm PM and night 23 Started early drove two miles and took breakfast then on and up, up, up Above the third mill stopped for noon When near the fifth mill bated again then up again for a mile Found a large number of wagon and over a thousand souls Got our tent pitched where the rain came down intorrents for two hours Slept in the tent with Father and Benjamin Bothe were sick through the night also mother 24 A M Cloudy and threatning with little rain Went down to mill & with Br Phippen and had a game at checkers PM Rambling around the camp which is composed mostly of strangers Dancing began this morning at nine and was kept up with little cessation till late at night Every thing looks dreary and time drags in fact tis a dull time 25 Took an early breakfast and drove to 18 miles to the mouth and took dinner then home by six Had a cloudy & cool day Took supper at Fathers ----- new page (MSS_497_174.jpg) July 26th 1860 Mowing some rain and cloudy Boys hoeing on other lot 27 Mowing Grass tolerable Boys hoeing 28 Putting up my hay & cut some Boys helped me 29 Sunday A M. Preaching by N H Felt and W Woodruff President D H Wells gave a short exhortation to save all the grain and have the fields gleaned P M Threatning rain Put up some hay and looked at my wheat Grain is promising 30 Mowing Cut over 1½ acres 31 Cut half acre and put up that Tent yesterday August 1st A M Watering and fixing hay rack P M hauled Three loads of hay Father helped me with his team 2 Hauled two loads before breakfast with Fathers help & 3 P. M. 3 Hauled one load home and one for tithing which weighed 1590 lbs. Rack weighed 1160 about 3 P M went down to help Father rake and bend Had a heavy shower to come home in 4 A M Helping make fridge Had a heavy shower to come home in on five acre lot. Father and Benjamin bound Heavy thundr some rain 5 Sunday At home reading 6 A. M. Cut wheat on Hoskins lot and some for Father Father. Benjamin and John Richens bound P. M. Cutting Fathers club head very heavy Father & Bery bound 7 Cutting on my five acre lot Father Benj and Edward bound 8 Cutting do. " " " " " " " " " 9 Cutting club head for Father boys helped 10 Finished mine Fort is good some middling and about one acre is weeds The weeds I have cut 11 A. M. Helping Father. P M Boys had a play. I mowed some on Bishop Hoaglands lot the hottest day that I have felt this season John Crosby and wife stopped over night 12 Sunday. A M Preaching by J. V. Long P. M. by Stenhouse and Pres. B Young went round by Jesses for wife 13 Moving. Benj put up what I cut saturday brought a load home <15 cooks> 14 A M Went down to Shirtliffs came back and mowed Brought home a load of hay 16 cooks 15 Cut but little my scythe got out of order Brought a load '17 cork 16 Helped Father hand wheat 17 BMowing. Brought home 16 cocks Father helped Bundy for me 18 Mowing Brought home 16 cocks Got salt of Turnbow 66 lbs 19 Sunday A M Preaching by Andrew Moffit. W A Hooper H S. Eldredge and Pres B Young. P.M. by Geo. Q Cannon and Pres. Young 6 P. M. at ward meeting was invited to the stand etc 20 Put up some hay and hauled two loads home & two to Hoagland 21 Hauled two small loads to Hoagland and myself a load of weeds and a load of wheat from five acre 22 Hauled and stacked four loads from five acre lot Bundy stacks Father and Benjamin helped me 23 Hauled one load from five acre, which finishes that 121 shocks 16 in P M Hauled wheat from Hoskins lot 32 Shock 16 in shock 24 A. M. Helping Father Haul wheat P M up town 25 A M Running about town Bought chain of Randall $3, P M Helping boys hoe potatoes on other lot The weather for the past week has been the hottest ever expressed in the valley Thicker has been up to 120 m shade. ----- new page (MSS_497_175.jpg) August 26th 1860 Sunday A M Preaching by Pres. B Young and W Woodruff P M by Erastus Snow and Pres Young very hot 27 Benjamin <& Edward> went to the Kanyon with two yoke oxen A M Running about town P M on other Lot Just at night Hand Cart Company came in Some rain in the night 28 A.M. Watering on other lot P.M. Hoeing there 29 A. M Watering at home P.M. Boys came home with broken wheel Running about to get it repaired 30 Fixing up my old wagon some 31 Pulled & took to Calisher 11 bush onions at $2,25 store pay $4,50 cash September Boys hoed beets and came on others lot I put tongue in old wagon After 4 PM We pulled and cut the tops of 11 bush onions The weather is much cooler. Evening at Quorum meeting Adjourned till first Saturday October 2 Sunday A M Preaching by Bishop A O Smoot and Pres. Young 3 P.M. by Pres. Young Evening at ward meeting 3 Early took 14 bush onions to Brown at $2,00 store pay After took 7½ to Crisman $10,00 cash & $5,00 at Needhams Took wagon from Brimalls to Thomas & got the one tire set and started a little after 12. for mill creek Kanyon Drove to Angells, shingle shanty about 10 miles up the kanyon step inside Benjamin went with one team 4 Went 3 miles up and got the load that Benjamin left last week. Came down to the shanty and got a load of pine by noon and came within two miles of mouth of Kanyon Poor field 5 Came home by 10 a.m. PM about town. 6 Started at 12 a. m. for Salt Lake got there by 7½ got a big load of salt and out of the Lake and started home by noon the home 20 miles by dark Benjamin & Edward went with me Cool and cloudy with some rain 7 A.M. Took my load to Pres. B. Young on Tithing had 3900, lbs, P.M. about town Paid Knowlton $17.50 17.50 8 Started before noon for John Crosbys Sessions Settlement Got there about 3 P.M. Three of their girls quite sick but getting better Cool & cloudy threatning rain 9 Sunday Staid at Johns till near night but got home by dark Took all our family Had a very good visit 10 Started about 10 AM for Salt went over put on my load and back off the lake two miles by dark fed my cattle two yoke and went to bed slept till about midnight watered and started home Got home by 8 a. m. with 25. or 30 00 Benjamin went with me Running about town R T. Burton summoned me on jury at court house tomorrow 11 Benjamin went for wood over big mountain I sat on jury case of Banks negro for stealing money fined him $150,00 P M about home 12 Case of Henry E Gibson for passing a saw to some prisoners in escaping He was fined $283. Part of P.M. about home 13 Another Jury appeared this morning The sat on the Case of Jason Luce assault & Battery and was fined $50. P.M I was on again in the case of Isaac Neibaur guilty of riot and was fined $100 we were then discharged from farther service Benjamin came with wood but broke one yoke ----- new page (MSS_497_176.jpg) September 14th 1860 AM Took Benjamins load of wood to school mistress 1 1/4 cords fixed wagon etc. Took 36 lbs o[--] to Calisher and one bushel to Tatton Got Benjamin pair of shoes of soft 350 P.M. Took two loads manure to five acre lot warm 15 Sunday A.M. Preaching by Orson [--] sen being his fare- -well previous to leaving for the States He was followed by Pres. B Young .H wants a donation from the people through the Bishops to defray expenses of the missionaries to their fields of labor and for the support of their families during their absence the God of this P.M. By W.H Hooper. on serving the God of this world i.e. Gold and silver He was followed by Pres. Kimball. D,H, Wells and B Young I think I never heard Pres. Young speak with so much confidence and power as to day He says the United States people shall not have power over this people for the boy is bigger and stronger them the Father and consequently not subject to his chastisement etc. Evening at ward meeting Preaching by N H Felt. and J Pugmire etc, wife hired a Swede girl at $1,50 per, week 17 Hauled four loads manure to five acre lot I drove two teams Eve, meeting at school house for donations I gave $1,50 18 Levelling threshing floor Had a slight attack of Cholera Mor bus Benjamin exchanged some wheat for whiskey at moons which helped me directly 19 Finished threshing floor and put down one flooring wheat Have not felt well to day 20 Threshed four floorings about 800 or 900 sheaves with my two and Fathers one yoke Father and his boy helped me 21 Threshed five floorings 12,00 or 1400 sheaves 22 AM Done two floors, and finished by noon PM Helped Father do 23 Sunday AM Preaching by Orson Hyde and Willard Snow PM By three missionaries and a .calkins late President of the English Mission followed by Pres. B Young wife went to meeting Evening at ward meeting 24 Before breakfast drove up one of my cows to tithing office as donation to missionaries Helping Father there 25 Hired John Ostler to help me clean wheat Benjamins school has adjourned for three weeks Father threshing with my cattle 26 Finished cleaning large stack by noon. P.M. Esther helped Father clean the boys helped put up min 84 bush. Father had my cattle 27 A.M. Helping Father clean with Esther. P.M. Esther helped me finish 28 I put up with the boys 14 bush for myself and 8 1/2 for Hoskins that being his half P.M running about town met by accident Danford Atwood are old Nauvoo acquaintance and associate He has left the church and was on his way san. Barnardino Cal. 29 Helping Father clean wheat 3/4 of day Fixed strawstack & chaff 31 Sunday AM Preaching by Bish F Kesler John Taylor, and Pres. B Young PM reading Evening ward meeting 30 Running about town --------------------stable October 2 AM Hauling sand and clay PM tearing down one side of 3 Rock laid up adobes for me on stable 4 Went to the state fair Bought a large box wagon box of Peter Sinclair for 12,50 to be paid in wood 5 Helped Father dig potatoes ----- new page (MSS_497_177.jpg) October 6th 1860 AM About home PM at Conference Preaching by Bishop ED Wooley and Jos. W Young They have been to the States and back with teams Eve. Quorum meeting 7 Sunday AM Preaching by Orson Hyde. on the political affairs of this nation and its consequent downfall He preached his best sermon He was followed Pres. B Young PM by HC Kimball Jno Taylor and Pres. Young John Turney and wife from Provo stopped with us Evening at the Tabernacle Preaching by Lorenzo Snow E. T. Bensons and Orson Hyde 8 The business of the Conference A report of moneys received from the various wards for four years past was read It all amounted to 14,693, dollars while the disbursements for the same time were over 84,000 $ Dismissed at noon This has been decidedly the best Conference I have ever attended Toward night started for camp Floyd with fifty bush onions in company with H. Sperry with about 30 bush Benj went with me Drove 12 miles 9 Drove about 20 miles and turned out and slept a few hours then drove to camp 12 miles two hours before day slept some two hours 10 Took breakfast with Bosnell Peddled around camp till noon Took dinner with Bosnell and disposed of my load by sunset Took supper with Bosnell and started after dark for home drove 12 miles slept till near day 11 Drove to Jordan and took breakfast and came home by dusk with pretty good luck I took $15, cash $60. store pay 20 lbs coffee. 12 of bacon 1pr shoes 2 barrels etc, 12 AM Running about Paid $15 cash and $15 store pay on note Bargained with Winehester to make molasses, PM Digging potatoes wife went sister Armstrong funeral Fine weather 13 Digging potatoes 26 bush. on other lot 14 Sunday A,M Preaching by John Taylor and Pres. B Young PM at home reading (Benj began school again 15 Father helped me dig potatoes and finished on other lot 16 Edward and I working at sugar cane warm 17 Working at the cane Danish man Digging ditch on other Lot 18.19 Finished the cane and hauling it to the mill Mr Crosbys had five loads and some fodder 20 Benjamin went to mill with 15 bush wheat 4 of corn & [-] of salt Edward and I hauled blades tops and poor came from other lot 21 Sunday A.M. Preaching by O Hyde & Pres Young PM by , , Ross and Pres Young I have never heard Pres Young so plain and powerful as to day regarding our enemies their downfall and destruction predicted and pointed out 22 Began work for Pres. B. Young on Jordan Bridge with Grow 23 Worked half day and came home sick with b[--] on my face and severe cold that I took yesterday which brought a sore throat so that most of PM could speak loud 24 Better to day but have kept mostly in doors Benj started at 3. This morning for wood with sperry ----- new page (MSS_497_178.jpg) October 25th 1860 Puttering about home. Put T on cows horns cleaned onion carrot and beet seed and went up town Bejamin, with 1 1/2 cords . A cold N.W. wind thru the middle of the day Threatning with snow on the west mountains Edward finished topping onions 26. 27 Digging and hauling beets to Jesse Crosbys to be made into molasses, Had about 120 bush. A Danish brother & the boys helped me Paid Mountaineer carrier three bush onions for paper $6. 28 Sunday at home reading Took supper at Fathers Tremendous wind about dusk During the night a little snow 29 Snowed considerable with hard frost at night Tinkering at home 30 On Jordan bridge which is a lattice 130 feet long put together at Pres. youngs and will then be hauled to the spot and put up 31 On the bridge weather fair __________________ November 1st A.M. Took Onions up town 3 bus, to Taylor 1 to Dove one to wells. 4 to Attwood 6 to Lutz 1 to Best 1 to A D of t 3 to Wooley 1 to J.W. Young & 13 for tithing. P.M. Working at my carrots with the boys 2 On that Bridge 3 Do, Danish man digging carrots Edward helped and Benj. got a horse from Thos. Jenkins & hunted one of the yearling Evening quorum but few met There is but 12 members in town 4 Sunday Morning took my <4> oxen & one cow up town to Mr Kearl from Grantsville Tooele, He takes them home to herd at one cent a head per day, At home reading snow has pas pretty much gone 5 On the bridge Boys hauled corn from other lot Danish man digging carrots Traded $25. at Golbert & Seirish o store Got coat $14, Dress 8. etc 6 At the Bridge. Boys finished carrots and husked corn 7 At the bridge Boys took 26 1/2 bush carrots & 1 of corn for tithing and took two loads beets to Jesse for father Got 300 feet of Lumber for <$1500> work Homer 8. 9 At the Bridge Boys at school Let Homer have salt & took 80 lbs flour 10 At the Bridge Boys husking covering carrots etc, The bridge is being built by Pres. B Young on contrast Evening settled with Bates for Herding $11,00 his due Oct. 10th 11 Sunday A M Preaching by H S Elridge & Pres. B. Young P. M. Baptism in the ward Sarah. was one Evening ward meeting After meeting confirmation A heavy south wind all day 12 Boys Began school in the ward by Thos Browing At the bridge 13. 14 At the bridge P M. Snowed lively 14 Clear and warm snow left and looks like fine weather 15 At the bridge P M snowing again 16 A. M sold to Wm Morrison of San Pete 2100 lbs salt at $1 per hund took 250 lbs of bran at 2 cts & his note due July next for 8 bush wheat P M at the bridge strong East wind 17 through the night it blew tremendous At Ogden Farmington and other places north doing much damage in unroofing 17 buildings etc etc Paid Hiums news bill $600 17 Hauling manure with Benjamin Hauled 4 loads and one to the other lot Evening at Quorum meeting 18 Sunday Fair A. M. Peaching by J L Hey wood & E D Wooley P. M. by Capt Walter M Gibson & Pres B Young Bro Gibson is about starting west on a mission to the East Indies Japan etc Eve at home 19. 20 21 22 At the bridge 22 Went down to Jordan 23 Went to funeral of Jesses Crosbys youngest child May. John Turner stopped with me 24 A M writing P. M. seventies council Pleasant ----- new page (MSS_497_179.jpg) November 25th 1860 Sunday A M Preaching by Phineas Young & Pres B Young P M by E D Wooley, & Pres. H C Kimball Evening ward meeting Dec. 1st Have worked the past week on Jordan bridge very pleasant and people are plowing 2 Sunday A M by Wm Budge D. H. Wells and Pres. B Young P. M. at home Evening at ward meeting Br. & Sister Mumford passed the evening here and John Crosby & family staid the night 3. 4. 5 Working at the bridge tearing it to pieces and sending to Jordan 6 At home. Plowed my onion bed with Hokensens cattle and got beet molasses from

Jesses 3/4 gallons Paid Bates five gallons $12,50 7 Framing at Jordan Muddy & cold feet but fine overhead 8 Working at the barn by myself making mauls, sledge handles pins and wedges Got Domestic hickory & calico $9,57 threatning North Wind with rain 9 Sunday At home all day Cold Raw wind 10 Working at the bridge toward night began putting together 11 Began laising Staid over night on guard half the night we are obliged to watch the bridge all the time 12 Worked all day and came home got produce order $25, Tithing 13 Running about town Bought shoes for George Wakely Got some meat and butter from tithing office 14. 15. At the bridge Evening of 15, quorum meeting Ordained three members 16 Sunday At the bridge all day and half the night 17 AM Rainy AM at the bridge trying to work P M at the barn making wedges Got produce order $15,00 tithing 18 At the barn making wedges Rainy Got $20.00. Tithing order 19 At the bridge Tip half the night very windy through the night 20, 21. Working at the bridge worked very hard 22 Do " " " Got across with the lower string pieces and Lattice and got all the lower beams placed worked very hard Staid all night very cold hardest freeze that has been this winter 23 Sunday At the bridge all day guarding cold south wind all day came home at night 24 At the bridge, cool came home by the office & got some beef 25 Doing but little but run about as it is Christmas 26 Settled my tithing Paid all arrcars and had $8.68 in my favor Evening at ward party Staid till 10 and came home in a snow storm27 Snowed most of last night not doing much 28 Killed my hogs Evening cut them up One weighed 2.50 lbs & other 200 being the lightest that I ever killed severely cold at night 29 Salting meat. Cutting lard & sausage meat P M Seventies Council Evening Quorum made arrangements for party two week from to day Night exceeding cold 30 Sunday Reading very cold 31 very cold at home Good sleighing & very many are enjoying themselves in riding dancing etc etc while humble I am at home quietly enjoying my comfortable fireside made cheerful by the faces of wife children and friends ----- new page (MSS_497_180.jpg) January 1st 1861 About town some Nothing of importance going on Got some shoes for John but being too large took them back 2 Weather more moderate working at the bridge 3 Eliza Williams came from Provo, by Mail 3. 4. 5 At the bridge which is progressing very fast Quite warm 6 Sunday A. M. Preaching by Phineas Young followed by Pres. B Young. P. M by Pres. Kimball & was then given to thecongregation, Several spoke. Snow is leaving fast 7. A. M. Running about Got Edward and John back a pair of shoes from the Presidents store $2, pr. pair P M stormy making door 8. 9. 10. 11 Working at the bridge, weather fair 12. A M. At home P M at 3 P M Quorum party which lasted till 12. m, and went off quite well I extended invitations to Father and Mother Bro J W Crosby and E J Mumford 13 Sunday At home reading snowing considerably 14 At the bridge 15 At the bridge Finished south side so that Pres. Young with Legislative Members and city council crossed over about three P M. We finished before noon and came home for snow snowing most of the day. P. M. At home by the fire 16 Very cold north wind all day but worked at the bridge 17. 18. 19. At the bridge very cold Saturday severe blustering south me 20 Sunday Cold A. M. Preaching by E. J. Bensen P. M. by Pres. B Young on Taxation Tithing etc etc Saying that this people are the owners of nothing; that all is the Lords and we must learn to so consider it. Friday evening was at Mr Mumfords with wife, Elisa, Jesse & Hannah, Beatie & Lady Father & Mother etc etc The great and all important subject, The secession of some of the southern states and the consequent dismemberment of the union forms the principal news by express and otherwise That the constitution will be broken up there seems at present, to be littl doubt, judging from from hearsay This is in fulfilment or accordance with prophecy and has been looked for by the saints for yars 21 Cold south wind most of the day & snowing fast Toward night changed to north and very cold worked at the bridge22 At the barn making pins, wedges, and keys for Weber bridge 23. 24 At Jordan bridge and finished. Evening at Br Mumfords with wife Bros. John & Jesse crosby & wives and sister Beatie were there and Elisa 25 Tinkering about home Hands began weber bridge which is 108 feet long and 16 wide built the same as Jordan bridge 26 A M at Weber bridge P. M. A Seventies Council Israel Evans had charge prefaced against him by John Murdock both of Lehi Pres. B. Young and H. C. Kimball were present and gave much good instruction. Evening at Quorum meeting had a very good time yesterday Benj had a fuss with his teacher & was expelled the school 27 Sunday A M Preaching by J. S. Long on Tithing, P M by John Taylor on taxation Evening ward meeting Preaching by Dev. Candland Bought of Bates 40 lbs wool at 5 cts paid But molasses at [--].50 28 Benjamin Began school with Miles in fourth ward At the bridge 29. 30 At the bridge fine weather Evening at meeting in seventies Hall 31 A M at the bridge P M at home Evening at Bishops meeting Brigham [-]ants 50 teams from this city to go for the poor this summer & gov from the territory ----- new page (MSS_497_181.jpg) February 1st 1861 Working at the bridge Fine weather Yesterday P. M was at Fathers Pres. B Young and his wife Tina. Sister Buell & Huntington took supper there Pres. Young on entering said peace be to this house and asked a blessing at the table on the food, the habitation inmates etc, He stopped about an hour 2 At the bridge weather still continues fair but snow goes slow 3 Sunday Preaching by Jones A bible sermon P, M by Pres. B Young on privileges and duties in conclusion wished to know if the people would send the fifty teams from the city this season He met with a much heartier response than at the Bishops meeting being sustained by an unanimous show of hands Yesterday was my Thirty Eigth birth day and while I look back for one year bringing to mind my good works and bad acts endeavor to strike a balance in my own favor but my mind becomes confused: it ba[---]s decomes a heterageneous mass and I for bear hopeing one year from date to be able to give a better account of myself & doing 4.5.6 At the bridge weather moderate Evening of 5th a meeting of male members of 7th ward to consider the practicability of building a meeting house in the ward Resolved by unanimous vote to build a chouse which will cost $6,000 7 Fast day and meeting, But few turned out. Evening another business meeting for house and building committee appointed Moses. Thurston Jonathan Pugmire and Thos. McLelan I was not present 8 At the bridge Cold raw wind 9 A M. Sold to winder 50 bush carrots and 27 to Beatie at 50cts per bush, to be paid in Leather P. M Seventies Council Leonard J Smith was dropped from his presidency in 41 Quo. Evening Quorum meeting mostly business 10 A. M at home Sunday P M Preaching by A Carrington & Pres B Young Evening ward meeting. Four meeting house sermons were dryly delivered 11. 12 13. 14. 15. 16 Working on the weber bridge Fine weather but snow Homer came Saturday evening 17 Sunday A. M. Preaching by Pres. B Young on the subject of taking men as you find them P. M. by Jos. W. Young H. C Kimball and Pres. B Young Evening at ward meeting 18 At the bridge Took supper at Fathers Char Foote called in eve 19 At the bridge Evening at Harrison Sperrys wedding party 4th ward school 20 At the bridge. P. M. and evening at dance in assembly room 13th ward 21 At the bridge Finished work Chas Foote called six inches snow through the night 22 Hauled 100 feet lumber from the Presidents & began work bench 23 A M Running about Homer started home P M at Seventies council 24 Sunday A M Preaching by Jos. W Cummings P M by Doc. J Clinton and John Taylor 26 Tuesday evening at a dance in seventies Hall of 28 quorum ----- new page (MSS_497_182.jpg) March 1st 1861 Have been tinering about home making work bench wagon box etc, Fixing doors & house generally beside a good deal of running around 2 A M About home P M at Seventies Council A note was read "Questions to be answered by the seventies proposed by Bishop Reuben Miller of Union Fort Fist Can a seventy ordain a High Priest if so when the occasion 2nd Why do seventies Preach that a Bishop has no jurisdiction over them when Pres B Young says contrary 4th 3d what is the powers of a Bishop" Presidents B Young and H. C. Kimball came in and introduced the building of Seventies Hall and invited Presidents, the Twelve, Bishops, Highh- Priests, Seventies, Elders, Priests, Teachers, Deacons, and no one was to be excepted who wished to be a shareholder ungrudgingly He put his name down for 40 shares of $25, each expecting to increase to 100 Spoke of the benefit and uses of the Hall at some length H. C. Kimball took twelve shares then followed a long list of names from 5 shares down. The house is to be built by means of our own The nails can be made here and it is expected that oil & paint also so that all the outlay in money will be for glass and recommends that at each meeting a book be opened for contribution of small sums in money from five cts. upward for that purpose and agreed that if begun to day would give a treat, which proved to be on the question Have any but Celestial Beings power to propagate their own species In the Celestial Kingdom there are angels who are beings that have had no companions on the earth that to which they once belonged and having neglected their priveliges there cannot have the. power of being sealed to women after He asked, what is a God? A King: What is a King. Priest. whatis a Priest; A Father, which is the highest power that can be confered on any: Hence if any have power to propegate in another world they are already in the Celestial Kingdom 3 Sunday A M Snowing P. M. At meeting Eve Ward meeting 6 Benjamin started for Grantsville for my cattle went through the 40 miles on foot 8 Edward started for Bates, in Tooele for cow&9 I was repairing my wagon & plow Eve at Quorum 10 Sunday A M Preaching by Orson Hyde and Pres B Young Pres. Young says the time will come when it will be fashionable to do right 11 A M Handling Plow Benj came at noon with one yoke out of five head which I put in the herd having been gone 6 days. P M went down plowing on five acre lot with my own & Fathers cattle one of my oxen is so poor that he can do but little Benj drove 12 Plowing Had Danish mans cattle 13 Do Had Horlicks oxen nearly finished 2½ acres 14 Do " " " Sowed wheat & harrowed it in 15 This morning Edward came with cow & calf from Bates, being the one I put in carls herd at Grantsville being gone one entire week such are the beauties and realities of getting cattle herded Dug Parsnips & took 10 bush to Thomas to make into molasses 16 Plowing and sowing some wheat in front of house and harrowing ground for onions ----- new page (MSS_497_183.jpg) March 16th 1861 P.M At Seventies council Presidents B Young & H.C. Kimball were persent. John M. Browne . and Gilbert Clements preferred a charge against David Candland for circulating Slanderous of and false reports against them. It all amounted to near nothing but elicited much good instructions from Pres, By Young and others. The house was crowded. Presidents Young and Kimball attend the Seventies council quite regular. The Council Hall is being given up to the building committee of the new Hall for an office and is to be opened on wednesday next to receive donations of flour, wood, etc etc and to begin labor, hauling, etc, Tooth ache till 5 in morning John Crosby wife and family came and stopped over night 17 Sunday preaching by B Young & H.C. Kimball P.M. by S Clements Evening at home 18 Made an iron tooth rake made bed and sowed onions 19 Finished sowing onions at home bought ½ lb seed of Father and ¾ lb of sperry 20 Hauled a load of manure on other lot and plowed strip for onions 20 Harrowed, made beds, and sowed onions, on other lot Planted peas, cabbage, and seed onions, at home. Orson Bates came 21 Made fence between my grass lot and Gregorys PM Snowed hard Bates had a sick horse Toward night went uptown 22 Cold and stormy made saw horse Had Tooth ache Got Tooth drops of Dr 23 Bates went home Bought of him 37 lbs of wool at 50cts, most to be paid in produce next fall. Got $8,50 in ware at cannons pottery which is the best ever made in Utah. Put in wasgon tongue for P.M. At Seventies Council Evening at quorum meeting. Made up subscription for new Hall I took 3 shares of $25 each Benjamin went home with Bates after my ox 24 Sunday stormy and did not go to meeting Reading 25 Running about town Snowing severely most of the day 26 Let Cannon have some hay for ware. Put up Leech and cow yard Began Line fence next Vance 27 Finished line fence my part Benjamin came with ox 28 Squally A.M. Making ditch to drain other Lot Got 10 lbs nails of Hokenson for straw at tithing office and a book from the Library 29 A.M. Levelling other lot P.M. about home Benj made 3 posts 30 Went to Brigham tamury got side sole leather 21 lbs at 56cts and one side upper $8,50 amounting to 22.15 leaving 10.85 my due Pleasant most of day but Rained toward night Road very muddy 31 Sunday AM Preaching by GA Smith PM by W Woodruff and Pres, B Young who closed the meeting by the most powerful prayer I ever heard Evening at ward meeting Dave Candland preached April 1 Wm Poulter plastered some patches in other room Levelling some other lot 2 Levelling till noon PM Rainy 3.4 Rainy knocking about home Davis painted kitchen Paid hay 3,50 5 Benjamin bought double barrelled shot gun of his uncle Jesse 15.00 and 2.15 worth of powder and shot PM Finished levelling 6 Annual Conference A.M. at meeting Preaching by E T Benson Pres. D H Wells. H C Kimball and B Young P.M. at home Evening at Bishop and High Priests meeting Pres B Young said the Bishops must put a stop to the thieving or put an end to the thieves For tis time to have the benefit of the range ----- new page (MSS_497_184.jpg) April 7th 1861 Sunday. Conference finished Did not go Reading 8 Finished levelling other lot some rain 9 Levelling on five acre lot 10 Benj hauled two loads manure to five acre lot I sowed some carrots and beets 11 Hauled two loads manure to five acre lot Benj went to whites fort to general stock drive Horlick and Jesse Crosby spoiled their seed wheat by soaking to long in brine and have to re sow 12 Went over Jordan to general drive Thousands of head of horses and cattle came up but were claimed with few exceptions I found two two year old steers that were gone a year Benj hauled two loads manure. Got out beets and parsnips 13 Got out potatoes and planted a few Bought of wakely 11 loads manure at 50 cts paid 2.00 lbs hay and two bush wheat He started with family for his farm at north willow creek 14 Sunday A M preaching by DH Wells. SA Smith and B Young PM by Pres. Kimball and Young 15 Hauled load manure home from wakelys and two to other lot plowed little at home for Beets and carrots Boy began at ward school to browning 16 Plowed on other lot for Beets and carrots and Harrowed sowed some at home 17 sowed some Beets and carrots on other lot 18 Finished Beets and carrots Bought 1/2 carrots seed 8 1/4 <[--]> of beet of <25> A Taylors Hauled three loads manure to other lot for cane 19 Plowed half acre for sugar cane Fixed wagon for states, Carl brough other ox 20 Planted sugar cane Got cattle and wagon ready for states Planted sweet corn Bates folks have quartered on us for two days 21 Sunday AM Preaching by John Taylor then an Extra News was read of the <(turned away steers> taking of Fort sumter by the seceders etc etc then boy Pres B Young Rained 22 Tinkering about home Fixed wagon yoke etc 23 Till noon seeing teams start from the ward P.M. Hauled load of manure to and plowed on five acre lot 24 Hauled load manure and plowed south wind 25 AM. Hauled load manure and plowed PM Got book from Library and hauled a load manure North wind, Exciting news from U.S 26 Hauled load and nearly finished plowing 27 A.M. about home etc At 3P.M. at seventies council Pres B Young gave some instruction relative to the office and duties of seventies and Bishops Cold south wind 28 Sunday AM Reading P.M at meeting Preaching by LD Young ED Wooley & Pres B Young. Pres Young says the curses of Lord shall rest upon those that have sold and are selling grain to our enemies & those that came here to kill us. Evening at ward meeting 29 Hauled load of manure night and morning to other lot Fixing my yard. Cattle in herd 30 Hauled two small loads to other lot Dug out foundation to old hen house May 1 Got a load of rock for cellar Br Boynton helped me 2 Quarried two loads and hauled one Boys helped me 3 Hauled two loads Boynton quarried Get my rock near the mouth of Emigration kanyon and get very good [-] Cold & cloudy. Heavy rain through the night 4 Rainy in the morning PM At seventies council cold Evening at Quorum meeting but few present Had a good time ----- new page (MSS_497_185.jpg) May 5th 1861 Sunday AM Preaching by John Taylor and WW Phelps the the latter spoke on the rise of the Church and of peace being taken from the earth said Noah ark was built near this that its length was a half mile and a half quarter its breadth about 40 rods three stories high the upper for family and grain the second for animals with a projection to catch water for the animals and the lower for the the offal as dung etc, PM. by Budge and Pres B Young Evening at ward The rest of Bates family came to night One woman and three children have been living on us most of the since the 18th ult. Remarks on Priesthood By Pres, Brigham Young Seventies Council Hall,. April 27th 1861 From Deseret News In regard to authority that can cut a person off from the church and Kingdom of God, there is no tribunal that can or will do so, provided that person is innocent of crime, or, if guilty, repents and is determined to forsake his sins and serve God; but if he does not repent, and action is taken upon him by a Bishop for immoral or any other wrong conduct, he is cut off so far as pertains to such conduct. But a Bishop has no rights to try and cut off a person for error in doctrine; such cases pertain to the High Priesthood and cannot be tried and adjudicated, except by the spirit of revelation The Seventies are not called to be a local body, but are ordained Apostles to travel, ordain local officers, and build up and set in order the whole Kingdom of God upon the earth, wherever it is necessary, as taught in Book Doctrine and Covenants, sec, 3, Por. 11. page 76 A Bishop is empowered to superintend all temporal matters in his ward, Any brother, no matter what his calling in the Church, who steals, commits adultery or any other breach of moral law, a Bishop can deal with him. But it does not come under the province of a Bishop to correct doctrine and principles that may be advanced by the seventies or Twelve, no matter how erroneous those doctrines may be; they should be referred to the First Presidency of the Church Bishops are not appointed to judge in spiritual matters, When the brethren cherish doctrines they beleive to be correct, I do not wish them to preach those doctrines in chimney corners and other bye places, but I want them to come forward and proclaim their cherished doctrines in the Tabernacle, that I may have an opportunity to correct whatever may be erroneous, I exhort the brethern to pray when they feel to contend about authority 6 Finished plowing and harrowed on five acre lot Cool 7 Furrowed and planted most of two & half acres corn 8 Boys finished planting corn and made water ditches Boynton and self got a load of rock near mouth of Red Butte Kanyon and quarried several loads (Got Lumber from [--] to machine 9 Had Fathers Team Edward went and drove Hauled two loads Took wool 10 Hauled two loads from Red Butte & one from emigration 12 Sunday Preaching by Pres B Young P.M. at home Evening at ward meeting 13 Made Door frame and dug out foundation 14 A[-] Masons laying cellar wall Benj got cattle and hauled a load of clay ----- new page (MSS_497_186.jpg) May 15th 1861 Boys hauled load sand Masons laid what rock I had AM P.M. Plowed and planted some at home potatoes, broom corn corn, squash, and melons 16 Hauled a load of rock from Emigration 17 Fathers helped me plant half acre potatoes on five acre lot 18 Hauled another load rock and load of clay Evening quorum 19 Sunday Reading all day 20 Hauled load of rock from Red Butte <&> boys a load of sand 21 Finished plowing on other lot harrowed furrowed & planted some potatoes Benj Drove oxen over Jordan <22 Printed most of potatoes and other lot.> 23 Masons finished laying rock in cellar Two P. M started for Gardners in mill creek kanyon 16 miles Got there about dark 24 Edward worked on water ditch I helped Bryce on pitman to saw mill 25 Cold wind up the kanyon to day and yesterday Jointing plank and dressing stuff for friction head 26 Finished jointing plank and dressed box for pitman Bryce and Gardners wife came down this morning I started about two P. M. and got home by dark Rode most of way with Robt Scholes snow fell fast for two hours this morning in the kanyon and some rain in the valley 27 Went down early to water wheat Got home by noon left the water running Benjamin went over Jordan after the oxen but came back without them tired and sick Both he and Edward have severe colds Sunday 28 Planting potatoes and hoeing beets for Father most of day Lent Arson Call have ten bush of wheat to be paid with 2 1/2 bush interest in the fall John Crosby borrowed 16 bush some time since Toward night I helped him hoe beets and Carrots 29 A.M. Benjamin went over Jordan and got the oxen Edward and I hoed etc P. M. Went up mill Creek Got there before sunset 30.31 Getting out stuff for carriage sides for truck to run upon June 1.2 At the runway ___________________________ 3 Sunday. Being tired of setting around toward noon took an axe went and cut some logs for lumber 4 5 6 7 Working at the mill 8 Bryce went home yesterday Planking floom Rainy toward night 9 Finished floom and came home before sunset and hoed some Rainy most of day Had shower coming down Rode from the mouth of kanyon Considerable rain in the valley. Sunday Through some oversight I have made an error of a day how I can hardly tell A M. At meeting Preaching by Pres. B Young He came home yesterday He gave an account of his drive through the extreme south of Utah having done about 800 miles in a little more than three weeks PM At home Father and Mother came home from Nephi 10 bringing back me[-]y Homers oldest boy They brought him up over a year ago have clothed and sent him to school They always seem delighted to do for Homer 10 Helped Boys hoe onions & cane Edward is near sick with cold 11 AM About town Two members of 39th quorum were dropped at last meeting for apostasy in joining the new prophet who calls himself Moses and have removed to weber At 2PM started for mill creek Turned water on to wheat as I went by ----- new page (MSS_497_187.jpg) June 11th 1861 After dark when I Got to the mill Nobody there Got some supper and went to bed Benj hauling adobes for Watson 12 Got my breakfast & knocked around till noon went up to Alexanders Come back and found Bryce and others P M made waste gate 13 14, 15 Tinkering at the mill Bryce went home to day 16 Sunday. Very lonesome nothing to read not a book in the house Cut two saw logs worked some at the mill and took a stroll over the mountains etc etc All gone but June & two little girls 17 working Planking floor18 Finished planking floom Four men four yoke of oxen and two cows came up to day 19 20 Tinkering at the mill 21 Caulking floom Benj and John came with team22 Mom turned water into floom Benj and John came with team a thousand shingles at Alexanders put on lumber at Gardners and started home about 10. Came 1/2 mile broke an axle tree left lumber but brought sleepers and shingles Got home before sunset Team about dark Edward has met with a sad misfortune in getting the fingers of his left hand severely jammed by a wagon wheel on friday week They are getting slowly better 23 Sunday At home all day reading. Very warm 24 A M Running about town for an axletree Got one by chance of R B Marge to price $2,50 Harlick puts it in P. M. plowed out corn & potatoes at home & cane, beet & carrots on other lot 25 Hoeing cane on upper part of other lot at 4 began watering cane Got through and watered at home till midnight 26 Finished cane A. M. P M Plowed and hoed potatoes on other lot 27 Plowed half of corn on five acre lot and hoed half of that Benjamin hauled two loads adobes for watson & 250 home 28 Finished plowing corn and hoeing corn & potatoes 29 Benj went to mill I hoed onions Edward & John wed 30 Sunday A M Preaching by J V Long and W. Woodruff P M At home July 1. A M Running about town Got Edward a pair of shoes P M hoed onions on other lot Benj went to mill _____________________________________ 2 I went up mill creek with Thos Jenkins unbroke cattle Got the lumber that I had left when I broke down Came down the kanyon on the run Got two thousand shingles of Osgothorpe at the mouth of the kanyon Home a little after dark Benj and Edward have been watering some Benj plowed corn for Thorne most of the day Betes folks have come to see us again to the amount of six 3 Benj hauled two loads and I made ditch and turned under some red top with spade on other lot 4 Great Celebration Children (ours) all gone in the procession I have three invitations one from the Carpenters one from the farmers and from bridge builders to join it but did not 5 Benj hunted most of day for the oxen I hoed cane Edward & John wed beets and carrots 6 Benj hauled four loads sand I finished cane boys wed onions Bought a pig of C Richens price $4. paid wheat 1.50 The prophet Moses is baptising 25 to 30 a week on an average John Banks for one ----- new page (MSS_497_188.jpg) July 7th 1861 Sunday A M at meeting Pres B Young preached 8 Made door frame and hewed sleepers for granary Benj hauled 9 Mason laying adobes on cellar Ben hauling adobes 10 Put on sleepers made window frame & framed bond timbers for granary over cellar My building is 15. by 18 feet 2 1/2 feet in ground 11.12.13 Mason laying adobes & finished Their bill is <$>4 & for 6 1/2 days I have tended masn myself 14 Sunday watering wheat small stream <15> Benj went for wood with Thomas the blacksmiths team on shares Trimming beets <& carrots> 16 Finished beets & carrots Got shovel plow made & fixed Edward & John been weeding wheat on five acre Sale commenced at camp 17 Plow[-]ing corn with Thos. Jenkins horse Benj brought wood for Thomas 18 Benj went back Edward & I hoed corn 19 Plowed potatoes, beets, Carrots & Cane on other lot & hoed tem 20 Benj got wood for Jesse Crosby $10,00 Began mowing 21 Sunday Most of day watering part of corn on five acre Benj started for wood very hot for two weeks past in fact the hottest I have ever seen in Salt Lake U S Troops are preparing to leave They are selling to the highest bidder every thing that they do not carry Things are selling at very low rates They are now paying tithing Pres Young has bought a large quantity of flour for 2 cts. per hund which cost them $27 22 Cutting hay very hot Benj went to wood and took to Thomas 23 Took a walk up mill creek kanyon to see about my Lumber 24. 25. 26. 27. haying some weather severely hot Benj brought home wood 28 Sunday A M. Preaching by Presidents Young and Kimball P. M. Took a walk to five acre lot wheat is ripe 29 Began cutting wheat Boys helped to bind 30 Watered 2 1/2 acres corn Finished 2 1/2 acres wheat & shocked it 100 [-]oz Came home & watered at home & other lot 31 Cut some wheat at home P. M Cutting hay August 1 Cradling most of day for Father Put up some hay Boys went to 2 Mowing Pleasant shower [--] about noon 3 Finished mowing and put up some Benj brought 1 1/2 cords for wells Edward [--]> 4 Sunday A M Preaching by L snow & w woodruff P M at home wife sick since monday and confined most of the time to her bed On Wednesday Robt Brown was shot dead by a neighbor They had sounds dificulty about watering two shots were fired Friday a man was stabbed over Jordan and expected to die Severe battle at Bulls ran va. between North and South several thousand men killed on each side and north was decidedly and badly beaten 6 P M ward meeting5 A. M. Cut some wheat for Father and some for self P. M hauled load of hay but came in the rain Rained very hard A Cloud burst in the mountains that did immense damage to roads bridges and mills in big & little Cottonwood and mill creek kanyons Benj went for wood He has taken webbs team and get $5. per end for hauling to be paid in stock The Bates tribe came again 6 Cutting wheat for father P M put up some hay some rain 7 Finished Fathers wheat in town 8 Cutting and binding wheat for Father on five acre lot Benj brought 1 3/4 cords for well At night hauled a load of hay rather wet 9 Opened my hay and hauled one load Light rain toward night 10 Boys went for wind opened hay bound some wheat went to five acre lot & tinkered about ----- new page (MSS_497_189.jpg) August 11th 1861 Sunday AM preaching by Pres. B Young Evening at ward meeting This week finished hauling my hay & wheat and helped Father some about his hauling and stacking 18 Sunday at home resting and reading19. 20. Weeding on other lot made two door frames for Joseph Arton 21 saw Knowlton etc Bought sibley tent of Pascoe $20, PM Thos Woodbury done some budding I helped H Sperry to thrash wheat 22 AM Helping sperry and widow Wilkins thresh PM. Threshing at home After the machine was set my stack of 73 1/2 bush was threshed and put in the bin in about three hours Finished before night 23 Helping Father to thresh, Done before night 24 Running about town doing but little Benj brought Two cord & 17 feet thursday a big load 25 At night brought up a budge from hay land 25 Sunday AM Preaching by JW CummingsD. H. Wells and Pres B Young P.M by SD Watt and Pres. Young several names were read and cut off the church for a postacy in joining Mooris Also names to make a [-]eation in Uintah valley which lies 100 miles south of Bridger 26 Benj went for wood I went to Gardners in mill creek for lumber The water made sad havoc destroying road & bridges 27 Picked a peck of service berries got lumber and came home before night Good road 28 Went to look at Hoaglands came P.M. framing afters Benj brot <1 3/4 cords> 29 Boys went for wood working at roof of granary 30 At my roof and tinkering Father came to help me but fell and hurt himself I am afraid seriously 31 Finished shingling Benj brought 2 c[--] Edward a small load Sept 1 Sunday AM Preaching N.W. Jones CV Spencer & Jac. Gates returned missionarise Pres. Young on fashions etc and Jos. Young sen 2 Went to mill Gardners cottonwood Got home at 1 m. 18 bush 3 Repairing well etc etc up town toward night Hired to Pres B Young to work on theater4 At the new theater on water wheel which is to hoist rock etc The building is to be 80 feet by 144 and 40 feet above the basement Benj Brot 1 3/4 cords to well Edward a load with fathers team 5 Boys for wood I worked at the theater 6 At the water - wheel weather very hot through the day but cool nights 7 80 " " 1/2 day A.M. at home wore Boys did not get home 8 Sunday A.M. Preaching by [-] W Young & Erastus Snow PM at home 9 Benj went to mill creek for lumber I worked at Theater 10. 11 At theater Benj brought wood instead of lumber 12. 13. 14 At Theater Boys hauled corn two loads Saturday 15 Sunday PM Preaching by Homer Duncan Wm Martindale and Milo Andrus returned missionaries & Pres B Young A.M. By President Wells. Kimball & Young, They have just returned from a trip north to Cache 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. At theater Boys finished hauling corn saturday at onions Have been raising some this week ----- new page (MSS_497_190.jpg) September 22nd 1861 Sunday A M Preaching by Gilbert Clemens merchant on the benefit of home manfactures a long dry and uninteresting sermon that occupied all the morning P M at home 23 At home putting in joists to grenary etc etc P. M. The last church teams came My oxen & wagon came all right 24 25 at Theater 26 At Theater 1/2 day Toward night went to Knowltons Raleighs Crosbys etc etc, 27 At Theater 28 AM Working P, M Took onions 3 1/2 bush to Burton 2 to Jackson 3 to Picknill 1 1/2 to Raliegh 40 to Knowlton & 5 to Tithing Brought home three bush peaches 29 Sunday Started early for John Crosbys with Thos. Jenkins team got there to breakfast. Eat peaches and melons to our fill Bought four bushels peaches of John Got home about dusk after a pleasant ride 30 At the theater Boys went to mill creek _____________ Oct. 1 At the theater 2 Boys brought two loads stripping sugar cane Had a man to help rain toward night 3. 4. Rainy doing but little 5 Hauled two load cane to Crosbys Men plastered granery 6 Sunday Conference, At home all day Tracted my two yoke of oxen for the small horses with good hamers 7 This morning traded my heavy wagon To Thos. Jenkins for a yoke of oxen Conference all day The subject of consecration of property was preached P M Wife went boys hauled Two loads cane Bess came home sick High fever all night 8 A. M. Hauled a load of cane P M rainy with north wind at conference which finished 9 Hauled two loads cane which finished Bought double trees of Geo. Crisman 2 1/2 bush onions 10 Went to Gardners mill in mill creek Go there about 1 PM got my lumber saved and loaded Roads first rate 600 feet & slabs 11 Came to Neffs mill got 5 fence posts and 5 long slabs got home about 4, worked some at pig pen 12 A M running about town P. M took load onions about town 25 bush. 13 Sunday Got my molasses from Jesses in two barrells 60 gallons for my part A M preaching by Geo A Smith & when a government ceases to protect its citizens from that time they were free from that government showed that U S had several times failed to protect us from mobs and finally sent an armed mob to Utah to kill all Mormons and h[---]se war were free and independent of that government while they were now reaping their reward by mobbing and destroying themselves A long list of names were called as missionaries to the south to raise cotton tobacco etc that we can be independent as far as possible in our own services Pres Young made some remarks on Elders Once when called to missions they could not get bread for families but now the great trouble was they were over burdend with property that it was hard to go ----- new page (MSS_497_191.jpg) October 13th 1861 PM. Preaching by Bishop E D Wooley & Pres. B Young. wife went 14 Finished my pig pen etc. John Turner from Provo stopped with us 15 About town Got two small pigs of J C Little paid 4 bush onions PM. Took a very sudden start for Camp in company with J Turner with 1879 lbs barley & oats Left home at 5pm I drove to dry creek by 9 1/2, eat supper fed horses and went to I had a severe tooth ache 16 Started early & drove to warm springs to breakfast Found Brighams teams that had been out with telegraph poles 16 Drove through to camp by dusk got unloaded & put up with David Savage Got my money hauling $9.40 bough bunch yarn17 Late breakfast went over and got 1000 lbs. flour of Livingston as freight home at [---]. Got home about 2 in morning18 Took my flour to Livingstons took wool and got it carded got beef and bundle from Pres. B Youngs store of $43.00 19 P.M Digging potatoes on other lot myself & 3 boys dug about two bush 19 Digging potatoes in field with boys brought home 20 bush, 20 Sunday AM Preaching by GA smith P.M. by E, D, Wooley & Pres. B Young. 21 Working at theater boys dug 8 1/2 bush potatoes 22 Boys dug 9 bush and finished in field At Theater 23 Benj went up mill creek for wood At Theater 24 At Theater Benj came without his load and broken wagon 25 Benj went back for his wood and I took two loads 46 bus onions [---] to[--]n gave 8 bush for harness 8 bush for halters chains etc. 26 At theater Boys dug potatoes on other lot 2 1/2 bush in all day My potatoes are near an entire failue I get about 30 bus off an acre 27 Sunday drove up to John Crosbys with wife and two children got home about dark a pleasant day 28 At the theater29 Went to see Jesse about his land but as usual could do no business He kept me dallying till called to dinner I cocluded when he wanted to do business with me he might call P.M. at home 30. 31 At Theater weather very fine _____________ Nov, 1.2 At Theater 3 . Sunday PM at meeting sermon by E. D. Wooley and very appropriety remarks by Pres B Young 4 T[--] wagon box that I got of Thos. Jenkins etc. etc. 5 Boys started early for salt creek I worked at Theater 6.7 At Theater at my usual job [-] [-] taking Timber out of [-]nd and h[-]ing it 8 shingling for Wm Rose to pay Donnvill to make fly shuttle and lathe to my loom 9 working with Donnvile at lathe P.M. running about Bought some school books for children John Crosby, wife and two children stopped over night squally through the night 10 Sunday N.W. wind & light squalls AM Preaching by Bishop A. H Raleigh. Presidents Wells and B Young P.M at home 11 Made my appearance at the regular term of District court in answer to a summons t[--]. Grand Juror Judge Kinney presiding no business was done as the US marshal had not arrived with the necssary means for defraying the consequentexpenses Adjourned till fourth monday in January very high wind ----- new page (MSS_497_192.jpg) November 12th 1861 At the Theater 13 Boys came home from Nephi with 24 bush wheat most of which has been my due since 1858 being what I worked for at time of general move Homer is doing me 21 1/2 bus yet Eliza Williams came with them AF Theater Eve unloaded 14 Benj went to Session settlement for seed wheat that was my chic 10 bush I worked at theater Threatening 15 AM washed limed and sowed 2 1/2 [--] wheat on five acre PM stormy and did not work boys harrowed 16 Edward drove oxen away Benj and sq[-]ws finished husking I worked at theater 17 Sunday AM Sermon long and dry by Geo. B Wallace PM by Pres. B young 18. 19. At Theater have been for some day on the walls packing timber framing etc, 20 Working Cattle came home [-]f and Eliza went to Mr Mumfords I called and spent the evening 21, 22, Working Edward took oxen to point of mountain west 23 Edward took 14 bush carrots and 9 squash for tithing & 6 bush onions to J.C. Little for chairs At theater 24 Sunday A.M. Preaching by a and John Taylor on domestic economy and home manufacture PM by Pres B Young on whiskey drinking etc commanding. Bishops in particular to abstain Entirely from intoxicating drinks and by example to become fathers to The people etc, etc, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 At the theater, Weather warm but threatning some showers and a little snow fell nights Friday night rained steady and most of day saturday Ward school commenced on monday wednesday <27> paid Knowlton 6 1/2 dol. ____________ Dec. 1 Sunday AM [---] John Taloy has been quite sick for two days with a [---] attack but is much better 2 Part of AM Pointing gables to granary shingled half day for Wm Rose. At noon went with boys to Chives to get coats out & made 3 worked 3/4 day for wm Rose Got 12 apple trees of Hammen way at 50 cts to be paid in flour at 4 4 At Theater 3/4 of day 5.6.7 At Theater weather is favorable but stormy C Foote has called on us 8 Sunday AM went to meeting with wife preaching by Hosea Stout Bishop Wm Crosby from washington Co, and John Taylor Subject the independence of church of Christ in domestic manufacture PM by O. V. Long 9 AM setting trees etc, Plowed the ground PM at theater 10.11.12 13 14 At theater weather variable but mild 15 Sunday Preaching by Orson Hyde on the beasts that John saw and Pres. B Young on the state of nation etc, PM by L. Snow and orson Hyde 16 17, 18 At the theeter 19 am at Theater At 4 PM at party at social Hall for the hands of Pres B young etc, Pres young and Wells were present and party went of well Rain through the night 20. 21 At Theeter some storm Evening of 21st at Jesses, with wife and Eliza and John and Jane { wife took 42 yards from loom 22 Sunday at home all day { She has sp[-] and corn 62 yds before ----- new page (MSS_497_193.jpg) SOCIAL PARTY. ————— Mr. Lorenzo Brown and Ladies are respectfully invited to attend a Pic'=Nic' Party', at the Social Hall, on Thursday the 19th, at 4 o'clock, p.m. ———— $1,50 Per Couple. Additional Lady 50c. ———— Committee of Arrangements: HENRY GROW, JOS. S. SCOFIELD, WM. H. FOLSOM, JON. PUGMIRE, JR., H. G. PARK. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Floor Manager, . . . . . . . .HENRY MAIBEN, G. S. L. City, Dec. 13, 1861. ----- new page (MSS_497_194.jpg) Mr Lorenzo Brown Present ----- new page (MSS_497_195.jpg) December 23 1861 2.3. 24 At the theater The building is temporarily enclosed We now make but 9 homs 23 Benj at party at Dafts 25 Christmas Not working At home all day Severe south wind from South which veered and blew a gale from north but calmed down before night Father and Mother took supper with us Benj went to party at S Ensigns 26.27,28 At theater Weather open but some mud 29 Saturday evening at Quorum meeting The 23r quorum met with us and expect to meet every Saturday 29 Sunday A.M. preaching by Bish Thos. Calister and Geo D Watt PM By Pres, B Young Eve at home Notice read for a mass meeting to vote for delegates to a convention to create a state constitution the new Governor having vetoed an act of Legislature relating thereto 30 At the Theater. His excellency Gov. Dawson has been reported seriously ill for several days. and unable to leave his bed He has made his will Some circumstances have transpired that has showed the hon., man in his true colors It would appear that some days since he went to the house of a respectable citizen of this city and made certain infamous proposals to the Lady which were promptly met by shower of blows from the fire shovel and abuse of tongue She has since deficit all attempts at reconciliation and been proof against $2000,00 offer of hush money but has boldly proclaimed the villain & unmasked him 31 At the Theater Evening at a Party at Seventies Hall given M & M Atwood sociable and agreeable, Governor Dawson this morning suddenly recovered and took his departure for Indiana by Eastern Mail stage Deeming prudent no doubt to flee from the wrath to come, At Hanks, station twelve mills cast He was assaulted by the stage driver during the temporary absence of the guard that he had taken care to provide and before assistance came was nearly used up. The driver was a boarder of Mrs Williams the insulted Lady and deemed himself the avenger of his wrongs ————————— ----- new page (MSS_497_196.jpg) January 1st 1869 It had usually been my habit of making some comments of Past, Present or Future at the commence —ment of a new year There are so many striving political events through the entire earth (Utah excepted) and so public and the future being so big withe events. that endeavoring to contemplate; so many important events come crowding through that narrow aperture of my cranium that they cannot formed in any definite shape but rather a confused chaotic mass that require time and mature reflection to assume a tangible form Utah Seems at present to be the only peacable patron of the earth. How long it is to remain so, or rather how long. the inhabitants of the United States will have enough of serious matters to engross their military capacities in the shape of civil war, time will develop But that they do cherish and nourish animosities, so far that they have been are yet willing to bring a war of extermination in our midst is a matter that cannot for an instant be doubted How far the Supreme Ruler of the Universe will allow them to carry their unhallowed persecutions I do not know but feel assured that come what may it will be for the advancement of the Saints, and the Kingdom of God will increase & shine To conclude and cut the matter short I may say that I devoutly wish the saints (myself included) a happy New, Year. and Many of them At home working some on Edwards chest Took supper and spent the evening at Fathers 2 Fast day At home working some on Edwards chest 3. At Theater, Stormy. Snowing most of day but melted mostly 4 At Theater, Stormy last night and Some to day Evening Quorum but no members came, 5 Sunday AM At home PM Not understanding the hour which has been changed got too late and found the doors closed but managed to hear some of Pres. B Youngs discourse Evening at ward meeting 6 AM. at Theater PM. at meeting <9 males> at tabernacle I consider this the greatest day that mormonism ever saw and hope I may never regret being present The meeting, appointed a committee of five to draft the feelings of the meeting Viz Daniel H Wells, Wm H. Hoopr John Taylor Nine members were appointed to a convention to form a state constitution The intention is to organize a state government two Senators and ask admission into the union and if not admitted no difference as it is a state any way the voice of the people having made it so 7 At theater 8 AM. Settling Tithing with Bishop which this ward has now ----- new page (MSS_497_197.jpg) January 8th 1862 My Increase, produce, and Labor, tithing for the past year amounts to $164.05, Last year had $8.68 my due this time have $24.30, They allowed me, 78.12. for my oxen and wagon to the states and back 9.10.11 At the theater Evening of 9th at 4th ward party in. Davis hall Had a very good party but rainy and muddy 12. Sunday John Turner & James Turner stopped with me on B Young, Evening at ward meeting 13 At Theater John Turner stopped with me 14 Snowed smartly At Theater 15 At the theater 16 At the theater . yesterday Left Huntingdon was shot in rush valley while resisting the officers of law He was brought last night also morom Clawson and John Smith charged with robbing the mail. They were shot dead while trying to escape the officers after coming in town The three bodies were lying at the Court House to day and were seen by thousands. There are several more under arrest for the same crime and are in the court house cells awaiting trial 17.18 At theater weather moderate & snow leaving 19 sunday A.M, Four sermons preached in less than an hour PM by ED Wooley A Meibaur S. M Blair and Pres. B Young and Pres Kimball Evening Orson Bates [--] 20, 21. 22 At the theater getting out stuff for stairs 23 AM running about town 1 P.M at the conventions which adjourned having drawn up and signed a state Constitution and memorial to Congress Judge Kinney made a splendid speech in which he asserted the position which this people are taking to be perfectly constitutional etc etc They also appointed the first monday in March next, for the election of state officers, and have nominated Brigham Young Govenor and Heber C. Kimball Lieutenant Governor for the State of Deseret 24 A.M. at Theeter P.M. at home Took supper and spent the evening at Thos. Jenkins 25 AM at theater P.M. at seventies Council Wm Empy was dropped ofrom his Presidency for neglect of duty Evening at Quorum meeting a general attendance 26 Sunday A.M. Preaching by and WH Folsom P.M. by Pres. B Young a very rambling discourse Evening at ward meeting 27 At the Theater. To day the grave digger was arrested on charge of robbing dead ladies of their clothing It appears that Moroni Clawsons body was being removed to hollow creek south when it was asertained that the corpse was naked suspicion fell on this man who after some severe threats acknowledged his crime and produced a large amount of clothing which he had been about two years in obtaining from dead bodies ----- new page (MSS_497_198.jpg) January 27th 1862 This affair is the worst the lowest the meanest blackes crime that I ever heard, and language fails me in bestowing epithets suitable to the crime neither can I think of punishment degrading enough for so unhallowed a crime ------------------------------ 28. 29. 30. 31 At Theater Weather moderate Feby. 1 Sat Went to Bates ranch Tooele Co. after the boys They have been gone 8 days I did not expect more than 3 days at the farthest Rode about 6 miles Got to Bates about dusk No snow till the point of mountain from there kept increasing & found it about 2 inches at Bates weather has been squally & stormy so the boys stayed stopped with Orson Cold night 2 Sunday Cold morning. Started between 8 and 9 and got home late driving cow and calf I got very tired & lame stopped at Isaac Hunters to rest and had supper after which it was very hard work to get home about 3 miles This is my 39th birth day 3 At home resting 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 At Theater Weather still continues cold 9 Sunday. A. M. Pres. B Young delivered four sermons in an hour 10. 11. 12 .13. 14. 15. At the Theater. Still cold 16 Sunday At home reading Boys at meeting Evening ward meeting. I was appointed a teacher on this block which I politely decline 17. 18. 19. 20 21 Working at Theater which now begins to show as the painters are working at the scenes some of which are finished It is expected to be in operation in two or three weeks though incomplete 22 A. M. at Theater P. M. At Seventies Council Evening quorum yesterday cannon took mine and wifes likeness 23 Sunday A M Reading P.M. Sermons by Presidents Kimbal & young Homer came 24. 25. 26 Running about town 26 Took Father and Homer to look at the Theater. We went from stage to cellar, from cellar to galleries, out on the roof, paint shop, etc in fact they saw it all, and were pleased Father thought he should attend when finished 27. 28 29 Working Homer went home 29 Quorum Benj got his likeness 2 sunday PM at meeting eve ward meeting (elected 3. 4 At Theater, 3 A M at state election Deseret has declared herself a state & officers 5 Let have hay lbs and Fulson 2 bush potatoes, 150 worked 1/2 day 6 At Theater. Evening the Theater was dedicated and opened by the play [-]irede of the market House full all invited guests I was honored with a ticket for self & family Father and Mother went 7 Running about town 8 Thos. Jenkins helped me kill my hog 9 Sunday Reading Eve Ward meeting was called to the stand 10 was sworn as Grand Juror for third Judicial district on Territorial business Foreman John J Caine. Jos Wood mansee-Eph Green. Chas. B Robbins. John M Wooley Heber P Kimball. John R Clawson. Royal Barney. Lorenzo Brown. Moses Thurston Dov Sessions Albert Maill. Stevenson. Jesse Murphy. Jas Needham. Chas. Crisman. Sam A Atwood Mcllure Atwood. Eluathan Eldredge Thos. E Browning. Peter Nebeker L.S. Hemenway. Thos. Fenton. Jacob Weiler. ----- new page (MSS_497_199.jpg) March 16 1862 Sunday A.M. Preaching by DH Wells and John Taylor PM stormy at home. Have been occupied most of time the past week on jury Weather very stormy snow falling 5 or 6 inches every 2 or 3 days there melting which fills the earth with water which is 2 or 3 inches in my cellar. The roads are almost impassable On Tuesday last was at a trial. The Carlos family have been circulating slanderous reports about Father and he preferreda charge to Bishop Hunter, and He appointed 3 Bishops vis Hoagland, Hickenlooper & Pugmire to investigate and report to him. The Carloss family attempted to prove their changesthe principal was that Father was a thief and a liar but she'd not bust in the first point trial began at 2 PM and lasted till 8 oclock. Boys went to theater last night and I to quorum very muddy 23 Sunday: A.M. Preaching by President Wells and Kimball. P.M. by Pres B Morrig John Crosby and wife staid with us last night.During the week have him puttering made 2 clothes chests handle some manure set some apple trees etc etc Cobvins from Payson stopped. Grand jury finished business and court adjourned on Tuesday Monday Pres. B Young was took his oath of office as Governor of the state of Deseret. From Judge Smith, and issued aproclamation for a sesssion of legislature on the 14 of April next to elect senators to Congress. 24 Paid Knowlton $2.75 and am owing him yet $10.43. by my figuringBenj went for and got the horses thinned & washed wheat 25 Benj hutning cattle did not find them [---]ned Trees saved may sprouts with roots & set them[---] at Mr. Mumfords with wife & Elisa [---] went home by stage I paid her passage 2 bush wheat[---]hunting cattle formed ox Running about[---] very little doing [---]nowing sold Mumford 600. hay at 75cts store & weight $ 200 worth cash[---]t council (??) evening quorum & a chill time cold night[---]fected with rheumatism in meek Sarah went to theater At home evening at ward meeting [---] on water ditch PM killed my hog weight 200 lbs squally [---]ew have done anthing above plowing being so very wet ______ [---]ing about town [---]el a little stormy [---]d over accounts at the office (Presidents) [---]t little repairing fence put up some next to barn[---] meet Homer He is moving up from Nephi [---] was at seventies council Case of Lewis Robinson [---] [---]S Sterrit both of Battle Creek for paying the [---] was not sustained Homer & ... of his family came [---] quorum since the tehater has opened the quorum [---] are not so well attended stormy through the night [---] Conference but people in the city have been [---] to give way for people from a distance [---] all day House not full evening high paid [---] to all I went ----- new page (MSS_497_200.jpg) STATE OF DESERET --- FIRST GENERAL ELECTION. --- "FOR" THE CONSTITUTION. --- FOR GOVERNOR. BRIGHAM YOUNG. --- FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. HEBER C. KIMBALL. --- FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS JOHN M. BERNHISEL. --- For Senators from Great Salt Lake, Tooele, Summit, and Green River Counties ALBERT CARRINGTON, WILFORD WOODRUFF, JOHN TAYLOR, ELIJAH F. SHEETS. --- For Representatives from Great Salt Lake County: ALBERT P. ROCKWOOD. FRANKLIN D. RICHARDS, REUBEN MILLER, HIRAM B. CLAWSON, JOSEPH A. YOUNG, EDWIN D. WOOLLEY. ----- new page (MSS_497_201.jpg) March 16 1862 Sunday A.M. Preaching by DH Wells and John Taylor P.M stormy at home Have been occupied most of time the past week on Jury Weather very stormy snow falling 5 & 6 inches every 2 or 3 days there melting which fills the earth with water which is 2 or 3 inches in my cellar The roads are almost impassable On Tuesday last was at a trial The Carlos family have been circulatory slanderous reports about Father and he preferred a charge to Bishop Hunter. and He appointed 3 Bishops viz Hoagland. Hicken Cooper & Pugmire to investigate and report t[-] a him. The Corloss family attemped to prov their charges the principal was that Father was a thief and a Liar but did not sustain the first point Trial began at 2PM and lasted till 8 oclock Boys went to Theater last night and I to quorum very muddy 23 Sunday A.M Preaching by President. Wells and Kimball PM. by Pres B Young John Crosby and wife staid with us last night During the week have been puttering made 2 clothes chests hauled some manure set some apple trees etc etc Cobvins from Payson stopped Grand Jury finished business and court adjourned on Tuesday, Monday Pres. B Young was took his oath of office as Governor of the state of Deseret: from Judge Smith, and issued a proclamation for a session of Legislature on the 14 of April next to elect senators to Congress 24 Paid Knowlton $2.75 and am owing him yet $10.43 by my figuring Benj went for and got the horses, I lined & washed wheat 25 Benj hunting cattle did not find them 26 Trimmed Trees. saved may sprouts with roots & set them Evening at Mr Mumfords with wife & Eliza 27 Eliza went home by stage I paid her passage 2 bush wheat Boys hunting cattle found one ox Running about 28 Stormy very little doing 29 A.M snowing sold Mumford 600. hay at 75 cts store & weight $200 worth cash PM at council Evening Quorum & a dull time cold night Wife affected with rheumatism in neck Sarah went to Theater 30 Sunday At home Evening at ward meeting 31 A.M. on water ditch PM killed my hog weight 200lbs squally ___ very few have done anything abou plowing being so very wet _______ April 1. Running about town 2 Plowed a little stormy 3 Looked over accounts at the office (Presidents) 4 Doing but Little repairing fence put up some next to vance 5 Edward went with my ox & Fathers three & wagon to near dry creek to meet Homer He is moving up from Nephi PM I was at seventies Council Case of Lewis Robinson against Wm S sterrit both of Battle Creek for paying The charge was not sustained Homer & part of his family came Evening quorum since the theater has opened the quorum meetings are not so well attended Stormy through the night 6 Sunday Conference but people in the City have been requested to give way for people from a distance Reading all day House not full Evening High Paints meeting open to all I went ----- new page (MSS_497_202.jpg) April 7th 1862 At Conference Preaching. Much good instruction Evening Bishops 8 Most of the business transacted Evening Theater I did not go 9 A. M. Conference adjourned P.M. Running about 10 Running about town etc, etc, 11 A. M. Hauling manure P.M. Sold half of the Austin city Lot to Stephen Hunter for $100,00 cash and [-] $35.00. in boots and shoes Bought at Jennings store 125 bush wheat at 80 cts per bush delivered 50 bush to Hooper at $1,00. Homer started for Nephi 12 A. M Delivered the remainder of the wheat to Hooper making in one day $.25, cash P.M. Sold my oxen one yoke to Hooper for $75,00, thus paying him $200,00, for Jesse Crosby. which pays him for a five acre lot in big field south of city. P. M. running around Evening at home For some nights past have been troubled with tooth ache considerable 13 Sunday Stormy with snow At home all day & evening 14. 15 Tinkering about home 167 Went to Library Settled with Jesse Had to, or did pay interest on his note since oct, Last and to $8,28 He then wanted me to pay him for repairs that he had done on Fence etc which I declined doing P.M Plowed some on east half of Lot 18 Fixed fence on five acre lot 19 Plowed some on five acre and split the corn rows before sowing wheat which is to be dragged in Ground wet20 Sunday A. M. Preaching by Orson Hyde & several appointed missionaries, PM by Orson Pratt on the Last Chapter of revelations 21 Benjamin plowing with Fathers team on south lot I sowed and Edward harrowed 2 acres on north Lot 22 Benjamin began school to S W Mousley Plowed some Sowed and Edward harrowed 1½ acres wheat & oats 23 Edward Finished harrowing Homer came with his last load Plowed onion bed and made it 24 Sowed onions 25 Plowed some & sowed to onions on other Lot 26 Finished plowing my half of other lot & sowed some flax Evening quorum meeting poor attendance Benj sick 27 Sunday Preaching mostly by departing missionaries PM By Pres Young & Kimball. Jesse Crosby and wife Father and Mother took supper with us also Br & Sister Mumford Rented a five acre lot of Jesse to sow with wheat & oats to give him one third threshed 28 Hired Homer cattle Plowed with them and horses 2½ acres 29 Do " " " " " " 30 Sowed 2 ½ acres with 4 bush wheat Edward harrowed it May 1 PM Sowed 2½ acres with 5½ bush oats harrowed once Paid 6 bush wheat for 5½ of oats 2 AM Finished harrowdy plowed ditches & furrows PM Sowing carrots 3 Sowed carrots Planted peas potatoes cabbage madder parsnips Benj hauled 4 loads manure to 5 acre Lot Tooth ache some 4 Sunday at home reading 5 Plowed & harrowd some for cane in field Hauled a load manure 6 Furrowed & planted about an acre of Cane with Edward to help 7 Sowed carrots on Austins lot Edward helped Bought 1½ the seed of of B[---] 8 Plowed & harrowed an acre for corn ----- new page (MSS_497_203.jpg) May 8th 1862 Plowing and harrowing Boys went may walking several schools joined and went up dry kanyon with their Teachers 10 Plowed and furrowed 1/2 acre furrowed and planted 2 1/2 acres with the boys to help Threatning rain 11 Sunday Threatning rain at home reading Evening at ward meeting 12 Took 18 1/2 bush wheat to Gardners mill big Cottonwood Every where there is unusual activity and busstle: all are more or less engaged in sending teams east for the poor for goods, machinery etc, etc Some sends a yoke of cattle one an ox, some a wagon others furnish a teamster flower meat molasses clothing etc, etc. Each ward has a its alottment of teams and equipments to furnish This. the 7th ward has 3 teams of four yoke each to furnish 13 Benj went west to Black Rock to assist in gathering up preparatory to a general drive tomorrow I took a tramp three miles down Jordan to a drive Found a three year old steer and brought home 14 Part of A.M. planting corn at home then went to snyders over Jordan the see the cattle come in Found three, three year old steers, & brought them home Benj fortunate in sending Benj as one steer was claimed by Spencer at the point of mountain and but for him would have been lost 15 Got my grist from the mill PM Puttering about Rains 16 Getting seed ready for potatoe planting (Considerable rain) 17 Plowed in about half an acre of potatoes and made several water ditches Homers hired boy helped me 18 A.M. At meeting sermons by John Taylor & S.A. Smith PM went with wife to Jesses He starts tomorrow with his family south on a cotton mission Boys took in field 19 Planting potatoes for Father or Homer dont know which 20 Planting potatoes for Father and Homer in 4th ward 21 Fixing wagon tongue & began a chest 22 A.M. Making ditch on other lot P.M. on chest Boys took calves over 23 Finished my chest which has been tedious for poor lumber 24 Boys hoed out onions at home and other lot I puttered 25 Sunday PM at home reading etc 26 Began work a Theatre at $3.00 per day 27. 28. 29. 30 At Theater 31 Hoeing and weeding onions with the boys Cyrus Avery brought horses <& load of adobes> June 1 Sunday At meeting 2 Plowed a small peice on other lot for corn & hauled load of rock 3 Planted corn and hauled a load of sand & adobes bought 400 adobes of crowther at 1.00 bought of Hurst at 1.00 per load 4 A.M. Hauled load of rock from month of Emigration kanyon P.M. at Theater 5.6.7 At Theater 8 Sunday at meeting 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. At Theater A Number of hands belonging to the artillery etc were called ----- new page (MSS_497_204.jpg) June 12th 1862 out to go to Weber fort 30 miles. to assist in exaenting several writs against Joseph Morris and others. The writs were attempted to be served by Judson Stoddard some weeks since but were resisted by the Morrisites with loaded arms The call for men is made by Judge Kinney through the acting Governor by direct dispatch from President Lincoln The force called on was 300 men with rifles cannon horseman etc 13 They arrived at the fort on Friday 13th and after some attempt at terms began seige by firing cannon into the fort the first shot killing two women and a child. While Morris was reading a revelation that God would appear in the Heavens for this relief and the destruction of our people One of our men was killed by a rifle shot. 14 It was raining very hard all day the boys were without tents to shelter them. But two shots were fired just at night 15 Sunday. The attack went on with vigor The brethren were exposed and have been to a continual fire of small arms many minnie rifles as the fort is well supplied with munitions Another young man killed to day by ball through his head Near sunset the fort hung out a Flag & terms were agred of unconditional surrender. and arms were stacked after which Morris excited them to farther resistance and in their attempt to regain their arms a melee ensued in which both Morris & John Banks the leaders were shot Morris was killed dead by a ball through heart Banks was shot in the throat and died during the night After the fall of their Prophet they gave themselves up & were marched to camp The infatuation was byond imagination of sensible people. Theire threats to destroy the people of that and other settlements were expeted to be enforced at any day and some that had attempted to leave were confined and 16 sentenced to death  At Theater Edward has quit his school 17 P M lost half day to see the prisoners 97 in number com in. they were taken to the court house & kept under a strong guard A portion only were brought the women & children were left  Those brought in were a miserable looking set of beings Their hair and beards were so long that I did not recognise but two. I have no sympathy with them 18 Morrisites were trust before Judge Kinney all but three and bound over till March term in the sum of $1500 each and were permitted to be each others surety of Theater Benj grant schooll 19 Richard Cook was fined $5,000 and imprisoned three months then to give bail for $1500,00. Peter Klengaard and Christian Nielsen were remanded to prison to be tried for murder At Theater Judge Kinney talked very serious to the prisoners of their crime and gave good advice Boys hoeing onions A M Tinkering at homemade door frame & fiscal Bates, chest for which he paid me 18 lbs wool or $9,00 20.21 At Theater Boys hoeing onions & carrots 22 Sunday A. M at meeting in Bow[-]y. Preaching by H C Kimball P.M. at home. Eve. at ward meeting Thorne presiding 23 Benj went over Jordan for Asbridges cattle had to swim before coming to the bridge Edward and I hoed & wed carrots Heavy rain in some parts of field 24 AM Hoeing and weeding carrots with Edward P M plowing corn in 25 Finished plowing corn and came in field Benj went Kanyon Bought him coat of John Kimball $ 12.00 Ground yesterday very wet ----- new page (MSS_497_205.jpg) June 26th 1862 26 Edward finished carrots & some onions I hoed for Murdock to pay for horse to plow Bates folks stopped with us 27 Benj brought a cord of wood for Kimball $8,00 Edward & I hoed cane in field Hard slow work 28 Finished cane & came home early to train J Pugmire was promoted to colonel Thos. McLellin to major Wm Thorne to Capt of 50 Thorne chose me as his adjutant but General F D Richards said he did not know that I was just as good a man as could be put there but another had been suggested asked Thorne if he was willing his superior should choose for him and Chas. Lambert was appointed John Crosby's folks called Bates folks stopped with us Benj went for wood 29 Sunday AM Preaching by Pres B Young subject his views of death in which he spoke at length of the Morrisites their apostasy: their consenting to our death their principles and the final result PM at home Rainy with hard east wind 30. Hoeing corn with Edward Running about town July 1 Hoeing onions at home with Edward to Hoed onions on other lot 2 Hoeing onions with Benj & Edward to weed. yesterday brought back for team 3 Hoeing onions potatoes & corn in field with boys water and wheat 4 Watered some and went to celebration some Got up Horses At 2 PM went to muster finished organising I was created captain of Ten with John Twigg as sergeant 5 Watering on the wayman 5 acre lot with Benjamin 6 Sunday Finished that lot with Edward the crop on it has been poorly but is now coming on My crop generally looks well 7 Watering wheat on middle lot and some on north lot came home early Benj went for wood8 Boynton helped me hoe carrots & onions on other lot with Edward & John to weed Benj brought load wood 9 Hoed cane in field with Edward Had water on north lot at night 10 Edward & Jacob wed carrots A.M. down at field went to library P.M. plowed carrots at home & watered at home & on Austin lot 11 AM Runinng about made fence posts PM made fence in field and wed wheat wheat looks well 12 Repairing fence in field cattle are breaking through every day Came home early & went to muster at school house Benj. came with weather is very warm water is falling swept in garden 13 Sunday A.M. Sermon by JV Long on first principles PM by Pres B Young on the Kingdom of God that is to be established & that all kingdoms should be subject to it 14 Started for wood expecting to be gone all the week went toward big mountain Homer & his boy: George Pugmire with two yoke Benjamin with Asbridges one yoke & with horses, good [--]d 15 Went over Snyders Summit to three mile kanyon Got our loads & out two miles to good feed in a small field this very had 16 Boys brought their load to fist house & unloaded & came on home they went back to haul out this week Came near snyders summit broke both hind houns took off my load tinkered up & came to near foot of little mountain broke an aspen tree left load & came home by sunset being the worst breakdown I ever had in one day 17 A.M. Plowing some cane in field PM pulling flax 18 Plowing cane & corn PM pulling flax ----- new page (MSS_497_206.jpg) July 19th 1862 Went down to plow but a heavy rain & hail storm with Strong south wind yesterday. P M. had tossed my corn about so bad that I could do nothing with it. At home finished pulling flax and made shuttle etc etc. A great many emigrants for Calafornia Carson valley and Salmon river are daily coming and going, Girl went home 20 Sunday A M At home 21. 22. Doing but little 23 Plowing corn John rode and Edward hoed 24 Fifteenth anniversary of Pioneers coming to the vallies 25 Watering wheat & hoeing cane 26 Do " " " " Benj brought load of wood for Asbirdge 27 Sunday A M Preaching by John Taylor P M by W Woodruff and H C Kimball 28 Cut some Oats & wheat 29 Do " " " Edward watered lot 30 Bound some oats P. M. fixed yard fence etc Benjamin brought a splendid load of large wood and white and went back 31 A. M Cut a little hay about half of my grass lot is under water ____ but the grass is good P. M. Fixing up my wagon etc Etc Frost last night August 1. Watering corn and late wheat Hired woman from Payson Mrs Gardner 2 AM Watering wheat PM raked hay etc Benj brought wood for Ash[-]ye 3 Sunday AM Preaching by Findlay and Pres. B Young PM at home Weather cool and nights cooler 4 Haying. 5 cut some wheat raked some hay etc. 6 Cut some hay in water. 7 Dor Benj brought wood & went back 8 Cut some wheat Edward helps me Thos Jenkins traded one horse and mule harness for three oxen for me 9 P. M. Went to Farmington with oxen 18 miles for wool rolls got there by dark wife went as far as John Crosbys Benj brought wood 10 Sunday. was detained most of day at Carding machine Got to Johns by dark stopped over night 11 Started before day & got home before noon Benj took my team for wood Raked hay 12 Harvesting wheat. 13 Do. 14 Cutting oats with Boyd Steward. Boynton self & Edward cut 2 1/2 acres 15 Cutting wheat 30 Doz very heavy Rain toward night of 2 or 3 hours 16 A M. Cut an acre for Godsall P M Rainy toward night very heavy 17 Sunday A. M at meeting Preaching by and Jos Young son P. M. At home resting sleeping & reading 18 Cutting wheat with boys & Boynton to help Finished two north lots 19 Benj helped Murdock harvesting part of day I opened my hay & put it up. 20 Hauled four loads hay with boys 21. 22 Cut & put up 2 1/2 acres of light wheat 78 doz on way mans lot which finishes my harvest Boys helped On north lot had 85 doz wheat on south lot 115 doz wheat at 11 doz oats on waymans lot 78 doz oats wheat and 83 doz of oats 178 doz wheat & 94 of oats I have two thirds of way mans lot 23 Benj went over Jordan & got his steers I cut hay at [--] pm drill at school house 24 Sunday A M Sermons by B[-] Young & Kimball John Crosby & wife took dinner with us PM at home ----- new page (MSS_497_207.jpg) August 25th 1862 During the week have been cutting and hauling hay which has been tedious owing to being mostly in the water Benj went for one load and Edward brought the load that I left the 16th of last month Boys helped me with hay the remainder of the week 4 days ______________ September 3 Sunday A M Preaching by Pres B Young P. M. At home 1 Finished hauling hay two loads. Benj went for wood One load wheat 2 Hauled 2 loads wheat 3 Hauled 3 loads wheat Benj came with wood Rainy toward night 4 Too wet to haul Tinkering at home Heavy rain at night 5 Too wet for hauling Fixing yard etc etc 6 Hauled four loads by starting early and driving late Benj came with wood by noon and helped me with one 7 10 Sunday A M at meeting Weather continues warm News from states seat of war. The Federal troops have retired to Washington (those under McLellan and Pope) before the dr[--]y of Condederates under Jackson Jackson is now on the way to Baltimore while most of the Confederates are within 12 or 15 miles of Washington Jackson has so far proved superior to the northern generals <85> 252[-] 8 Hauling one load wheat and three of oats and finishedBenj helped me with one load and went for wood 12<9> Tinkering about home P M running about town 10 Helping Barnet Rigby to threash wheat with machine Benj Bought 11 Fixing for threshing Fixing yard etc Machine came at night 12 Threshing had eight horses and 13 men had 182 bush wheat and 58 1/2 of oats Got through by 4 P. M. Two loads wood 13 Part of A. M. at home then helping Thorne to thresh Benj Brought corn hops are injured materially by the frost last wednesday 14 Sunday A M. at meeting P M at home 15 Benj went for wood with our team I helped sidwell and Father to thresh Father had 103 bush. 16 Tinkering about Fixing chaff straw etc17 Cutting corn with Edward Benj brought a load of poles 18 Boys hauled two loads corn I threshed flax 19 Boys hauled two loads corn I pulled beans etc 20 Boys hauled two loads P. M. I helped Boyd steward thresh Just at night helped Father raise rafters was quite sick My Lady was covered with blotches that were very itchy I washed & went to bed They had entirely gone before morning On the 15. 16, 17, severe battles were fought near Hagerstown Penn, The confederate forces were beaten The loss was from 10. 12,000 on each side The last day the fight began at five A M and lasted till 7 P M. without cessation The armies were commanded by McLellan and Lee with the big armies21 Sunday At home all day feeling quite unwell from last nights sickness Returned Missionaries preached 22 Boys hauled corn Edward quite sick from canker & is taking medicine Horlick finished my wagon wheels 23 Boys finished the corn 2 loads Thomas set my tire Hired a girl 24 Benj went for wood wife & I went to John Crosbys with J Hopkins under John & wife had come to town [---] got 5 bush peaches He left 2 1/2 bush ----- new page (MSS_497_208.jpg) September 25th 1862 Helped Horlick thresh very hard & was uncommon tired 26 Working for Domville at NH. Fells House Benj came with 1 1/2 cords wood with my team Edward & wife drying peaches 27 At Felts Benj took 1/2 cord wood to Browning & a cord & 20 feet to JB Kimball. He put the flax to rot Evening at the peaches 28 Sunday A.M. Preaching by Amasa Lyman & Pres B Young P.M. by Geo. A Smith & JV Long giving description of travel south Evening ward meeting Fred Mitchell lie traded for Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing society wishing all to join by paying their dollar ward meetings were discontinued early in summer this is the first. Our girl is from Denmark and can talk but little English 29 Working for Domville at Felts at $2.50 per day 30 Began working at Theater putting up brackets in front third tier October 1 At Theater 2 Working for M Katz on Stevensons & Lewis tin shop framing 3 working for Katz 4 AM Went to the fair which closes to day PM took 6 1/2 bush onions to Knowlton & exchanged for the same quantity of peacehes Benj brought 1 1/4 cord wood wife had a piece of Kersey at fair wich was marked 2nd prise 5 Sunday at home reading Evening ward meeting Pugmire & McLellin 6 Conference worked part of day 3/4 for Katz went to meeting some 7 Do " " " " 1/2 " " " " " 8 AM at meeting which closed to day PM running about 9 10 Working for Katz 12 Sunday AM sermon by Mr - a campbellite preacher with the good old tone with 3 or short ones one by H S Ellridge P M by G A Smith Eve ward meeting McLellin & Thorne 13. 14. 15. Working for Katz raising sheeting & shingling 16 For Katz Heard to day that my name was on the hot for a southern mission 17. 18. For Katz19 Sunday went to meeting with wife Preaching by Danl Spencer & H.C Kimball The names of 250 were called as missionaries to Washington Co. to raise cotton tobacco etc, etc, to provide for the future necessities of the people My name was there Evening missionaries met at Tabernacle most are going but some requested to be excused & were P.M. Haigh to compay came in wife & I went up to the square 20 Running about towen doing a great deal of business & doing much more Preparing to move south Benj went for wood col Conn[-] with five companies of third infantry and two companies of 2nd Cavalry Calafornia volunteers came in to day They halted in front of Gov Hardings residence. His Excellency made a brief address to them They gave several hearty cheers and pursued their way to camp at the foot of the mountain east Benj came with wood 21 Benj morning about all day hunting a wagon to buy I find them very scarce and nothing but money will fetch them and a big price Toward night took flax to M[-]Master to dress. Quite accidentally found a good wagon at $104 which I seemed by promising money which I do not [-]ow I am to get but trust In providence ----- new page (MSS_497_209.jpg) October 22nd 1862 Bargained my hay to Wm Jennings merchant at $15.00 per ton half cask & half store pay. He has contracted to supply the soldiers Watsons teams hauled two loads 23 Benj went for wood Teams took two loads hay 24 Benj came at night with wood from Gates two load hay which finished being 10320 pounds which amounts to $77,40 Traded my horse to Hen Brizzee: gave him and 25 Delivered two and half cords wood for a yoke of cattle 25 Delivered Brizzee 1 1/2 cords wood Hoslick 1/2 cord and Townshend 1 1/2 cords . Got my wagon from Wm Johnsons & got 13 bush. potatoes from the field. Traded $38,70 at Jennings Sold Jennings Clerk 350 lbs hay at $1,00 per d and a good deal of running about Edward has been two days this week hunting cattle one he cant find I have had about 200 bus carrots due by one man & 75 or 80 by another Norton Jacobs stopped with us26 Sunday AM at home PM Preaching by FD Richards HC Kimball and DH Wells mostly to outsiders Benj has been hunting the steer but did not find him Thos. Jenkins made me an offer for my lot 27 Took Townshend a large load wood Benj went for wood Running about 28 Running about town Edward Took 3 bus. potatoes & 40 bush carrots to R Daft for yarn 29 AM Running PM took 16 or 18 bush onions up town & distributed them Benj came home past the soldiers camp and sold his wood for $14.00 on Walkers store Tho Jenkins took 4 loads wheat to tithing office for me 30 Benj took 40 bush carrots to Meredith for making molasses 31 Boys took 40 bush carrots to Tithing office & got ox shod at Jacksons, ___ P.M Rainy. Homer & his two wives spent the evening with us. He has not been in Nov, 1. Bought a cow of Alex Daft for 100 bush carrots & took them at 2 loads Bought a 4 year old steer of A Taylor the Morrisite for $40.00. 20 bush carrots. $15 in onions $10 in corn & $5 in molasses or potatoes John Crosby & wife came to see us Br. & Sister Mumford and Father & Mother, took supper with us This is the first time that Rather has been in since I was called to go south Traded wagons & 2 Sunday A.M. went to meeting with John Preaching by Jim McKnight and awful tedious sermon it was P.M. at home John & wife bade us good bye with regret on both sides. John Crosby has been the best and truest friend I have ever known and may the God of Heaven bless him & his forever [-]His daughter Mary has been with us several days Benj has been over Jordan hunting the steer FridayFriday evening had a pleasant interview with President Brigham Young He advised me to sell my property and take my means & interest with me south Also had an agreeable chat Pres. Heber Kimball since I have commenced making are preparations to move I have been prospered beyond my expectations and nothing that I have undertaken but has been accomplished 3 Sold Straw & Chaff to Peter Sinclair Beecher & wife stopped with us 4 Pres. Young sent for me & proffered me two yoke of cattle & take his pay whin I sold I could not think of taking them. On my way home traded for a famous yoke of Tuttle. gave him the half lot I bought of austin that I rached at $150.00 cash ----- new page (MSS_497_210.jpg) November 5th 1862 Settled with Townshend. He did not pay for wood as per agreement. I went to his Bishop & he acknowledged a mistake and paid me more Evening called on J W Young 6 Jos. W Young called and looked at my farm & gras lots I went to look at some property of his. He gives me $500,00 for two farm lots & 200, far grass lot. He pays me one span Horses 300.00, one wagon 100, one yoke 4 year old cattle 90 one cow , andyearling heifer 55, boot between wagons 60, the balance in cash & store pay. I am now rigged for team & wagons all I need and can take every thing I have. 7 Made out & signed my deeds got my pay etc.8 Edward Mumford came to help me load & pack9 Sunday working all day Got two wagons loaded & most of the third with Br Mumfords help. He has been very kind & his assistance has been valuable He has packed up and put things I had not expected to take but he thinks will be useful & can take as well as not I have one very large wagon capable of carrying 6 or 1000 lbs, and will fill its bigbag completely. Got my horses home 10 AM Getting my horses shod PM doing business gettingreceipts & ordered from Tithing & printing offices. Got home after dark got supper & finished loading nearly went to bed near morning & slept some 11 Got the two ox teams one of four yoke the other with three started by noon. Rented my house to Mrs. Roberts for five months at $10.00 per month in advance at Kimballs store went with wife & traded that amount took dinner with Br Mumford. Sister M. was sobbing like a child when we left. Came home hitched up the horses &bade adieu to all & started by 4 PM. and drove 10 miles & camped in the lane with the boys Homer is going to Nephi with us his boy Jacob drives the cow 12 Slept comfortably though a cold night & rose early drove to Rockwells by noon thence to Greenes near americanfork early on good feed 13 I drove ahead with horse team & got to Provo by noon & stopped over night with with Elisa ox teams took dinner & drove 2 or 3 miles farther on good feed. Called on John Turner 14 Got a cow at Payson & left their heifer to accommodate a man in Dixie at Fort Clara, came two miles past summit & made a dry camp 22 miles 15 Threatning had a cold month wind all day with a flurry of snow Got to Nephi in good season & stopped with Charles Foote turned our cattle in the field cold night 16 Sunday very cold, laid by killed one of my sheep that I have here wife done some cooking etc17 Hunted till noon for the cow that I got at Payson but failedto find & drove on fearful of cold & cold storms started by noon & drove to chicken creek after [--]k very cold night 18 miles 18 This morning the ice would bear an a[--]t warm and comfortable after sunrise awhile pa[---] severe about by miles & into round valley by camp stopped with saml, miles also last night ----- new page (MSS_497_211.jpg) November 19th 1862 Late start came 7 miles to brakfast at water , Benj pick I drove his big team of five yoke Came to Creek stopped with Miles Good feed all the way 20 Came past Cedar springs stopped for dinner at Fillmore then to meadow creek 21 miles had a soldier & an indian to stop with us 21 At corn creek bought some cheese made a dry camp. 22 Nooned at Cove creek where we met Orson Preatt sen. and Franklin Wooley stopped at pine creek made 12 miles 23 Came to Beaver 20 miles stopped in the meeting house which the people have given up to the emigration to stop in and generously furnish them with wood by the load Sunday 24 Ox teams started about 11 wife & I stopped with horses to cook wash & go to mill as I have orders for wheat from Tithing office wife had an ague chill from severe cold which she has taken on the road & in fact all of the children are suffering from the same 25 Came to little creek 30 miles where we came up with the boys. Bro Eddards is living here 26 Nooned at Parowan came on to summit & stopped early saw Bro. Thos. smith 27 I drove to Cedar City by noon thinking to get some grinding done but could get no wheat but 100 lbs. of Bishop Lunt Done some cooking at Br Lunts Though a stranger he made me welcome & treated me as brother & friend Came to Shirts Creek by dark Camped alone but was Joined by John Nebeker & 3 or more going to Parowan for flour Good feed on the hills 28 Came 2 miles past Fort Harmony & stopped at Bro Hills had ground He keeps a dairy here. I leave my three cows a yearling steer & last springs heifer with him which is a great relief to little John who has has them to drive most of the time I think the weather is getting milder as we have been going down, all day29 Came over the black ridge 4 miles of very rough rocky road then some pretty good road then rough again etc along Nashcreek crossed south ash creeek then to Sandy at junction of roads to Tocquerville and St. George had poor feed horses started back 30 Bro. M Cannon took breakfast [---] us had some very heavy Sand Came past Cottonwood creek 3 miles & stopped with Bro. Cannon Poor feed. We have drove a yoke of oxen & two ____ cows & a call for him He takes them to day & John rides Sunday______December 1 Came to Washington by noon thence 6 miles to St George before night some Sandy road Had some drissling rain the first we have seen which lasted some in the night This storm reached north & south snow a foot d[---] the black ridge & six inches to a foot from then to Parowan Thus on the first day of winter came into the city of St George when I expect to make my future residence stopped with sister Hannah Crosby. Jesse was gone to Salt Lake. We met him at Nephi 2 Looking around It seems a pleasant place Called on Br Walter Dodge saw a rose in bloom standing in his garden Bought a pound of sweet potatoes of him at 50 cts etc etc Called on Sister Orson Pratt Orson Pratt June saw many old friends & those who seemed glad to see me as I was them ----- new page (MSS_497_212.jpg) December 3rd 1862 Running about went down to the bottom to help Chas. Smith pull an ox out of the mire but he was out and gone took a look at the country a little. PM Boys went forward 4 Moved onto a lot in the lower part of town I have got a lot for myself & one for Benjamin laying together which the city Council charge $75,00 f[--] I do not feel satisfied with my choice 5 Boys came early with a big load of wood Looked at some lots glove and made choice of one in the NW. corner block of the city 6 Moved my wagons on to my lot for which I have to pay the round sum of $50,00 I told Angus Cannon that I could see neither justice or propriety in selling inimproved lots at exorbitant prices an unheard of thing to me though I get a lot and half fronting <& rods> east & running back to the mountain 25 rods I have the privelege of building a coral against the mountain across the street on the west that follows the mountains on the west of town My lot is very sandy A great deal of the is too strong of mineral all has some 7 Sunday Unloading my wagons. Getting off the big box that sets back of the tent & makes a nice bed room etc I am in haste to star my team back to Cedar for wheat or flour 8 Boys hunted cattle Found all but three I fixed wagons 9 A.M. Went over to the Clara with the boys found all the cattle & got home by noon Benj started for cedar city Had an arbitration with Wm Perkins He claims an ox that I bought of Jos. W Young I had to give him up 10 Running about but seem to accomplish little went with 11 Ivins down to the Virgen bottom to land & his cattle Threatning & rained a little this morning 11 Went to the Clara to see some land Rained considerable Edward got up the horses Rainy got quite wet coming home So I am in the sunny land of Dixie; in the city of St[-] George far removed from all connexion and among comparitive strangers but every one I meet has a smile of welcome; and a warm greeting from previous acquaintance gives a satisfied feeling that reconciles me perfectly to my situation 12 Rainy drissling PM went to the Clara with team & took B H Pendleton Got a load of willows off my own land 13 went up Clara 4 miles above the settlement for some cottonwood poles. A severe north wind beyond the town Edward went with me Got home after dark with a good load for horses No wind at home 14 Sunday went with Br Ivins to hunt the stakes to farm of 5 acres Took a long walk down the Clara. Evening called on Br Dodge 15 Brought a load of willows from the Clara off my lot 16 Tinkering around home 17 A little before noon started with horses for John D Lees place on the head of north ash creek four miles from old fort Harmony Drove to grape vine springs & stopped with Ellis M Sanders Rufus Allen etc. etc. 20 miles 18 Drove to Lemuel Redds house at Lees settlement & stopped for night A very pretty place & good for stock & farming purposes There has been heavy snow lately but has mostly gone now Took dinner with Br Hill four miles back ----- new page (MSS_497_213.jpg) December 19th 1862 Got seven bush potatoes of Redd and four bush of Pace and two bush wheat of Lee on an order from Deseret News office Started 1. for home abou 11 a m Drove to foot black ridge. Met Bryce and others going to Parowan sent provision by him to Benjamin Fed and came over black ridge & on to sand where the Toequers road leaves Drove the three last miles after dark. Twas here I camped the 29th ult & jumped out of bed and drove my cattle away 1/2 mile or more waked and bare foot without inconvenience from cold Tis colder now 20 Came home 26 miles Pretty hard drive over hills & through sand wife has been sick with tooth ache since I left & is still My potatoes kept well did not freeze 21 Sunday went meeting my first in St George Snow scolded which is a common occurence I think I termed it a snow squall I sat still I got exceeding tired Jesse came 22 Benj came at night with flour from 40 bush that he got at Cedar and took to Parowan as the Cedar mill was broke 23 Went to Clara settlement and brought home a load of cane stalks 24 Running about 25 Christmas a m over to farming land At 2 P M a general dance which lasted till 12, children went but I did not 26 Boys went for wood I went to see Bryce Robt. Gardner & others 27 Boys brought a big load Cotton wood from Santa Clara stocking plow 2 PM at seventies meeting at tithing office 28 Sunday at home all day giving wife a sweat for her teeth She is better to day 29 Benj went for wood I went with Edward hauling rock for field fence hauled 7 loads Came home over the highest mountain On top found a large level plain 30 Hauling rock 8 loads Edward hunting an ox most of day [-] Benj brought a load of cedars 31 Benj and Edward hauled 10 loads rock I worked for Wm Lang with Bryce on Robt Gardners cotton gin [-] January 1st 1863 Working 1/2 day for Lang During last night quite stormy with half an inch of snow This morning Good for work Evening at Jesses had a small dance for the children Br Snow invited his pets to a dance 2 Working for Lang 3/4 day 3 Working for Lang Boys hunting cattle 4 Sunday Staid at meeting till I was tired came home & wrote to Mr Mumford & Beecher Evening reading 5 Working at cotton gin fine weather Boys got up their cattle 6 Finished the gin which works tolerably well This is the first water power that has been put in operation in St George and is but temporary Boys went for wood Had an application to go to pine valley on mill 7 Laying up rock for fence Benj came with wood 8 Finished laying up the rock that is hauled 9 Benj & Edward hauled rock I unloaded and laid up 10 Stacking plow the first in my life sent 3 oxen & 2 horses to Burgess herd ----- new page (MSS_497_214.jpg) January 11th 1863 Sunday At meeting Lengthy and tedious 12 A M About home Jesse and wife came up I went with him to Clara settlement Did not get home till after dark Evening at seventies meeting at the new tithing office 13 Benj went for wood got of W Dodge 100 <$5.> grape eatings and two fig <50> cuttings Got of Jesse 10 peach trees $2,00, 34 apple trees $6,80 & six budded apple trees $1,50 Running about 14 Went with Ivins to Clara to six stakes to my land15 Benj came with big load of Cedar Edward & I plowed a land 16 Benj went for Cottonwood down the virgen to Heberville I tinkered about home put up fence etc Sister Preatt and 17 Hannah paid us a visit went to Clara with Jesse to see Hamblin Br Dodge & Lady spent the evening with us 17 Boys bought two load cottonwood from Heberville I tinkered about Let Dodge have 120 lbs of flour very hard wind at night 18 Sunday At meeting shorter than common Jacob Hamblin spake of his travel south to moquis country He gave a very flattering account 19 Edward Hunted cattle Benj & I mad fence on Lot Hamblin gave me <(an order for an ox> 20 Boys went for wood came home after dark & very dark it was 21 Hauled four loads rock I laid them up Rain broke us off 22 Boys hauled 9 loads rock I helped unload & laid them up Finished fence 23 Boys hauled a load of willows. I went to washington to see about a location for a saw mill as Br S Bryce & myself think of building one called on John Berry at Middleton half way on new proposed Found reports adverse to mill building Took dinner with Mrs Pace one mile beyond. Came home about dark. This has been the first right stormy day this winter Began snowing about 10 a m. & continued pretty steady till near night but was not more than an inch deep Br Berry tells me the snow at Hunts herd 20 miles north is three feet deep on the land 24 Boys at play Tinkered about home 25 Sunday wrote letters to Josephine Dilworth & Chas. H Bassett Sent for Horse from Burgess herd 26 Tinkering about helping Benjamin to start for Calafornia He is going with his uncle Jesse. I send by them forty dollars to bring nails sheep or cattle etc etc. They went out two miles 27 Edward hunted cattled I grubbed willows 1 vally given to [-] Edward sick 28 Went to Washington with Bryce to see grant for mill in pine all day 29 Found the oxen & hauled two large loads willows I was grubbing 30 Edward hauled two large loads willows I grubbed 31 Edward hauled two large loads willows I grubbed ________________ Feby 1 Sunday At home reading Sister Orson Pratt Sen. called & Ben Geog 2 At Willow fence. Edward hunted cattle for George Crosby To makes me forty years on this planet 3 Edward hunted ox for George I went to Clara settlement to see about Iron 4. [-] At willow fence at home saw Cyrus Avery farm the city 5. 6 Hauled each day a load of willows Bryce and I are making calculations to build a mill in pine valley Have bargained for the claim & some improvements some iron etc of Thos. Forsyth who lives at the Clara 8 Sunday at meeting Evening ward meeting at Hosea Stouts 9. 10 Edward went for wood I hunted & found an[-] ox for George Presby ----- new page (MSS_497_215.jpg) February 11th 1863 Went with Bryce to Clara. Bought of Thos. Forsyth his claim in Pine valley consisting of a log house a half acre garden lot some hewn timber for mill and a grant for mill site for which Ebenezer Bryce & myself gave our joint note for "$ 150.00, in stock at a fair price or its equivalent" The second time that I have given a note promissory 12. 13. Working poll tax at $1.50 per day Traded Bryces wagon to Ox borought of a heavy iron axle to tear up for iron 14 Puttering around Br Branch moved on to his lot near 15 Sunday at meeting long & tedious as usual 16 Edward hunted cattle I mad fence posts 17 Made fence on west end of my lot Edward went for 18 Edward came with small load I finished south fence and made some garden Edward went back By mail yesterday received the Dollar Newspaper from Philadelphia & Ballons dollar monthly magazine from Boston Both of them on subscription It really make home seem comfortable to have plenty of reading matter around 19 Making garden toward evening helped Bryce tear our wagon down some 20 A. M. Went with Br Wilson to show him my land He is sowing it with my seed P M went with Bryce to Clara for Iron got 264 lbs & pay in lumber after our mill starts Our Iron from our wagon weighs 606 lbs wrote Thomas Jenkins Wif stayed with the sick at Dan McArthurs He buried one child one week to day one died yesterday and one to day & two more dangerous 21 Plowing At 10 am went to the funeral 22 Sunday At home reading the sunday meetings are so tedious that I dread going J Alger & Chas. Pulsipher called to see about their mill 23 Tinkering at home some running around most of the day Bryce & myself went Alger & Pulsipher at their request to see Br. Snow to see about timber as they have built a shingle machine on the claim that we bought of Forsyth At Snows suggestion They proposed certain bonnd which we accepted although we had never seen the place Bargained with M Burgess to forge mill irons 24 Finished fence on the west street & some on the north line Bryce got my wagon to move to Pine valley Took iron to Burgess 25 Bryce started but his team gave out & J Edward & Bryce went and found a yoke of my oxen He took them & started made some fence Butter brought another yoke 26 Sowed 1/2 bush oats of a pound of Lucane & harrowed most of my lot P.M. Let out trees Edward & John went for willows 27 Finished setting fruit trees. grape cuttings plaings apple, peach plum cherries Black walnut etc Edward & John hauled a load of willows28 A M went to Clara got an ox & two cows of Jno R Young which he is to drive in next saturday P.M. sowing Beets & carrots Edward made willow fence which finishes my part ----- new page (MSS_497_216.jpg) March February 1st 1863 Sunday At meeting Sermon by 6AM Allen on Tobacco & Indian culture & manufacture Quite a reformation in our meeting which broke at one PM instead of four Br and Sister Dodge took supper with us 2 Started early for Pine valley to look out our site & locate it went to Ranchers 20 miles 3 Rode five miles Got to Bryces about 2 PM 15 miles worked some at their mill Bryce is trying to start it 4 At the mill which 50 feet by 26 A very nice affair if it would ever do any good It is to run by belts altogether but they all ship & cannot start the saw 5 At the mill Got it to start by helping the saw sash Cut wire through 6 The mill cut 3 times through a 10 inch log I went with Bryce down the creek to see the timber & shingle machine of John Alger He basely misrepresented things Ground our axes & put handle in mine Got a six light sash& put window in our house which one story of 4 inch plank 15 feet square with floor & board roof 7 Went over The mountain north into grass valley Had a hard time climbing over rock & through snow often to our waists but did not find timber to meet our expectations 8 Sunday At home reading rob roy It is customary here as 9 many other settlements at meeting To ask strangers to do Their preaching PM called on Br Slade 9 Came home Br Freme came with me to Diamond valley Had strong East wind all day & cold with mittens 10 A M Running about to see about the timber etc wrote to Bryce P M at the water ditch 11 A M Tinkering about PM Taken sick severely with bloody flux 12 Sick a bed all day but feel some better 13. 14 A little better but confined to the house or tent 15 Sunday. Reading16 Down town Saw Robt. Gardner He advises to go on with the mill & Bryce sent down to have me come on Edward went for cow 17 Trying to water Took supper & spent the evening at Br cannons saw John Alger At Robt Gardners request I (site proposed a compromise as Br Alger is on the grant of our mill John was not only crank but mean 18 A General drive for all cattle I had one yoke brought up 19 Took balance of Iron to Burgess Done, 20 Had notice to meet Alger & Pulsipher & Robt . Gardner at the Tithing office at * AM to settle about their shingle machine Alger made 4 different proposals none of which I could accept But offered to have his improvement appraised & We would lose one half & they the other They would not consent Concluded to arbritrate on the spot next week P.M. Went to see about cattle got one young cow. Evening at Branchs with Br Cannon & Lady and Br Townshend & Lady 21 Conference. AM running about. P.M at meeting Br Snow preached mostly 22 Found too more cattle in the yard At meeting saw many acquaintance from other places John Hawley from pine valley took supper with us Sunday 23 Tinkering about went over to Clara saw my wheat & stopped with JR Young 24 Got of Young an ox to replace the one that was taken from me in December last ----- new page (MSS_497_217.jpg) March 25th 1863 Got 3 head of oxen at Burgess, fixed up big wagon & team with some land & started them for pine valley by Frank Davis I fixed posts for a shade over wagon box Evening at ward meeting making arrangements for getting things for teamsters to go to the state 26 Started early on foot for pine valley Got there 35 miles after dark having stopped by the way Passed my team Rain & snow through the night 27 AM Stormy Team came in PM went with Bryce to look at mill site very good with long head racer 28 Began work for the mill company Mortieing shaft for water wheel fine clay 29 Sunday no meeting Most of people hunting cattle to fit up their states team 30. 31 At the mill They are putting a temporary flutter wheel till ___the gearing etc for the machinery can be sawed & put in _________ April 1. 2. At the mill Got it started 3. 4 Bryce & I levelling head race for our own mill 2 John Alger came & had an arbitration by John & George Hawley about Algers shingle machine they throwed us $50,00 in costs while their wanted about $200,00. At the mill 5 Sunday At home reading I board with Bryce 6 AM Hung our grindstone P.M. Exploring for timber went up Forsyth Kanyon All the timber cut Went up the main Kanyon & found a place to get our timber for mill 7 L[-]ing & hewing with Bryce Benj came with cattle & horse 8 Bryces back is very lame he hewed some PM I went up a lower kanyon to see the prospect for logs There was none Bryce got up his horses. Men came to dig but did not set them to work 9 Bryce & I started on horseback for St George to see Rebt Gardner met him about half way and Bryce went back I got home about sunset Edward has been very sick but is now around a little very tired 10 Doing but little watered some 11 Tinkering Grus Avery took dinner with us very few that go to Calafornia this winter that makes little or no profit some lose considerable 12 Sunday Gabriel Butler brought my mare with young colt from Burgess herd 13 Started for pine valley on Burgess house & leading my mare stopped with Bracken 14 Started at day break & got to Bryces to breakfast colt very tired we are both quite discouraged as the mill company have thrown cold water on our operation we would sell out now if we could 15 Began work for mill company throwing our own work aside for the present 16 At the mill Benjamin started for Cedar mill snow at night 17 At the mill 18 Bryce & I explored Forsyth Kanyon found plenty of timber 19 Sunday At meeting People here trying for Prest office 20 Benjamin came from mill working at the mill 21 At the mill Benj hauled a log 22 At the mill Bery getting timber for tar 23 Do 24 At mill Bery hauled two small logs 25 At mill Benj did not get his log 26 Sunday A M at meeting PM strolled up the kanyon looking Timber etc found timber enough to build two saw mills ----- new page (MSS_497_218.jpg) April 27th 1863 Benj hauled two small logs & cut more I was at Gardners flour box 28 Geo Hauley came from St George sick Edward came with him & brought a box of tools etc He has been sick since I left home Benj failed getting his log 29 At the mill Benj mad two loads & cut some Evening at meeting Angus Cannon gave some interesting items of news from Conference & court most snow has sent to have all hands work the road as Pres. B Young & Company are expected to come down this way A Tabernacle will be built in Salt Lake 160 by this season fifty teams to haul rock for the Temple Grand jury found no bill against Brigham Young for Polygamy. The Morrisites have a special grant from U S for land to settle on Bear river & troops for protection Col now General Connor is quite hostile to the Mormons His men have been beaten by the Indians at battle creek & a howrtser taken from them and also beaten again at spanish fork Kanyon 30 On the road as all hands turned out: went down eight miles and worked back This is pretty rough road and has been much worse Warm day May 1. Stocked my plow. 2 Bryce & I cut some layer Boy hauled some lumber to Bryce 3 Sunday A M walked with Forsyth up the kanyon P M at meeting Boy hunted horses 4 At the mill Boy hauled two dry logs Bryce started for St George 5 At the mill Benj hauled logs. 6 Went up Forsyth kanyon for a large red pine log 30 inches at $22 feet long Got it loaded with very hard work & down half mile upset into a hollow & left cut a small red pine & came tired & hungry Sent our crank to Parowan by 7 Benj <&> I started early for St George with horses & 253 feet lumber Got home by sunset Pres. Young got about 10 a. m. 8 Meeting at Clara went with wife Preaching by Pres. Young. Kimball Hyde G A Smith L Snow They seemed to & did feel first rate & spoke feelingly9 Meeting at St George Two meetings 10 At meeting P. M. Loading up & packing to move to pine valley as Pres young told me to go on with the mill Geo Hawley took some things Bryce some & I took a load with horses Benj drove the cow Sarah & John ash Started two hours before sunset drove to diamond valley & camped part of night 11 Started early & drove in by 1 PM stopped at Geo Hauleys Bryce & wife did not even ask us to stop then although I own one half the house Pres Young & company came in just at night wife came with Jas to young who was quite sick with head ache Pres Young spoke short also Kimball smith & Hyde Had a public supper 12 Jos. W. Better Pres Young started before breakfast He told me to build a mill close by here instead 1 1/2 miles below as we intended P M Looking a mill seat 13 Watered my lot 14 Plowing & planting potatoes wife & Edward started for St George with horses Lent our mill saw to Robt. Gardner to be replaced by 14 Finished plowing & planting potatoes got plenty of seed on the ground 15 Getting out timber with Benj & Meeks Had proposals found Gardner 16 Working at my lot planted cucumbers Benj & meeks showing & seeing wife & Edward came with a load Albert Tyler bought big wagon box & some load 17 Sunday A. M. at meeting P. M. at home A Gardner went to St George yesterday to bring the big mill 18 Putting up tent etc boys hauled 3 loads wood P M planted, peas, beets pea nuts & sweet corn Meeks hewing alone Gardner did not buy the mill 19 Benj Bryce & I sowing timber for meeks to hew Edward hunted cattle A Gardner 20 Do " " " " " " " " Drissling rain by spells 21 Hauling timber with Benj two loads Two forty feet sticks one 12 by 14 other 14 by 16 Bry. 8 meeks hewing J W Crosby stopped with us Ice at night 1/8 inch thick ----- new page (MSS_497_219.jpg) May 22nd 1863 Benjamin hauled two loads two <40 ft 8 by 10> plates & 27 foot stick 10 x12 & 2 penstock posts 28 feet 14x14 Helping Bryce & meeks get out carraige sides 23 Benjamin hauled 1 pen stock post, 1 stick 24 feet12x12, 1.10 foot post 10x12 Fender beam 16ft 14x14 Fender sill 16x18 one load slabs & one of lumber for house AM puttering wrote a letter to Father etc PM helped Brycelived the mill race So at the close of this week things look more prosperous than they have done about the mill How long they will, continue, remains to be seen Archibald Gardner sent to St George last Saturday to buy out the mill company who offered to sell but did not do it He had made proposals to Bryce & I to go in with him & take each a fourth & him one half but on his return proposed & was accepted by us as partner for one third in our mill He started immediately for salt Lake & will be back as soon as he can make make the necessary arrangements with means to go on with I 24 Sunday AM Reading sleeping & resting PM Took a walk up to the ponies with wife 25 Began my house on shanty made by setting posts in the ground & putting boards between etc Benj <& Edward> made two loads timber 26 Finished my house & moved into it Benj & Edward hauled timber from Bryces & the mill J. Crosby came & brought a few things for us yesterday Br M Cannon brought a few things 27 Began framing Bryce & Meeks began Monday Benjamin broke his cart tongue & did not bring his load 28 Framing Boys hauled two loads lumber from the mill & one load 29 Framing Boys tinkering Br Snow stopped & gave us quite a long talk 30 Framing Boys hauled one load timber 31 Sunday AM Put window in my house etc PM Took a walk with Bryce up the timber Our mill is framed in except the plates ___& braces Our work prospers George Hawley <& wife> took supper with us _____ June 1 Working at the mill Benjamin hauled one load plate & two long sticks 2 went to Harmony horseback Rode to Little Pinto with George Hawley from there struck up the knayon <5 miles> then down through a very rough kanyon to J D Lees 5 miles then 4 miles farther to Hills & stopped for night 3 Got my two cows & calves two year old steer & yearling heifer together & started home abou 11 A.M. Came to J D Lees and took dinner with him in company with J L Haywood Got one of Lees boys to help me up the kanyon and paid him 1/2 bush wheat. Coming down Little Pinto Kanyon which is wide & has plenty of mowing grass my horse got away from me and joined a band, and ran away I got to Br Ritchies after dark and found my horse tied up in his yard He had been caught at the house Slept with young Moody in his wagon very tired Benj hauled two loads Hiram Church began work 4 Started early and came 4 miles to Big Pinto took breakfast with Br Isaac Riddell then home 12 miles by 3 P.M finished the day on the mill 5 At the mill Beecham finished the pit. Raised bent to lower story Jesse came 6 Hewed sleepers put them on raised one bent to upper story etc etc 7 Sunday Edward started for St George with Jesse A.M. at home writing etc. Had Letter this week from Father & one from GW Mo[-]sly 8.9 At the mill & Finished raising the frame & began penstock 10 AM at the mill PM wife very sick headache & vomiting at home 11.12 at the mill Br Ivins came up brought papers 13 A.M helping Riddall mill beef Got half of a young steer which amounts 52.10 PM Hiram started to mill Benj & I worked at the mill ----- new page (MSS_497_220.jpg) June 13th 1863 Sunday A.M. at home Jesse & J Ivins took dinner with us P.M, Jesse took Bro Ivins myself & wife to Ranchers in Grass valley Had a pleasant ride Rancher milks 70 cows & has several hundred head of sheep and goats. He lives here during warm weather and makes butter and cheese but during winter moves 18 miles down to a warmer climate where he keeps stock without feeding. He has a large stock but a very small poor house 14 Framing Commenced raising penstock R Gibbins helped us Our penstock posts are 28 feet between shoulders making nearly 30 feet in all 15 Finished raising penstock & hewed some thing pieces for floom Gibbins helped half day 16 Finished string pieces Benj brought a load with two yoke17 Framing bents for floom 3. feet high by 4 wide sills 4 in by 5 caps 3 by 5 & posts 4 by 4 18 Framing for floom boys brought a load of timber 19 Bryce & I levelling most of day Expect to have quite a pond Boys brought a load 20 Sunday at home reading all day 21 At the mill Benjamin brought a load Hiram went home 22 At mill Benjamin brought a load 23 At mill Benjamin worked at the mill Carr big on work 24 At mill Benjamin brought a load timber Toward night was taken quite sick with Cholera Morbus went to this house found John had come from school sick wife had been so Sarah came from Burgess, mill & had an attack with vomiting & cramp in the stomach the cramp went down into one leg very painful & distressing but finally left About 10 at night Edward was taken vomiting had to get up & be doctored but all passed off without anything serious & a few dozes of composition put all right again I got to bed about midnight This happened yesterday 25 To day Benjamin did not work 26 Benjamin brought two large sticks each 50 feet long a tremendous load, brought four sawed sticks from big mill of D Rogers I worked at the mill meeks went with them 27 At the mill Benj & his mother started about 9 a m for St George 28 Sunday A M took a walk up to Burgess mill for the first time it runs slowly with but 16 inches of water under 26 feet head Burgess is going to let me have a thousand feet of floom plank on Beachams beet, The other mill is owing us but could let us have no lumber without we could haul the logs we hauled the logs & they would not saw them for us but Did saw them & sold the lumber to other people in spite of my remonstrance ____ P M went to meeting but there was none only 7 persons there____ July 4 Worked all day up town all hands had a game at ball with dance in evening Have worked six days on mill this week wife came home on tuesday She had a pleasant time & good visit 11 Wilson began work 16 At the mill put in water wheel shaft About 5 1/2 P M began to rain & I think the hardest rain I ever saw In one hour the creek raised under our mill 9 feet but did no damage except to fill up our race that is finished Eight miles down it took away Br Alfins house destroying everything and drowned 4 children on its way destroyed Alger & Pulsiphers dam & race The water drove the beavers before it killing many of them & destroying their dams & houses There was no rain at Alfins and five minutes from the waters touching was at its height Benj Gray came in the rain yesterday Jas. Craigham came with his family He will work for us ----- new page (MSS_497_221.jpg) July 17th 1863 Craighan & Gray began work on the mill 19 Sunday At meeting G A Smith & Judge Kinney came in last evening & spoke at the school house. I did not know they were 20 hen till morning D Mustard bg an work 25 The week past have been every day at the mill Benjamin Ed ward and Sarah went to St George on thursday to enjoy themselves at yesterdays celebration of the 24th Beecham quit his job 26 At home wrote a letter to Father & Mother Sunday Wilson went home 27 <2> At the mill Boys came at night They brought a lot of melons cucumbers, squashes, beetes, onions, etc They were welcome around their many friends at St George 29 Benjamin started for Parowan to mill 30 Wm Meeks began work again _______________________________ July August 2 Sunday A. M Took a walk down the kanyon at the lower end of the valley some trees that were cut were carried bodily down among trees & rocks for half a mile P M reading & writing I think another week will set the mill in operation if there is no drawback 3 A. M. Clerking for the election P M at the mill 4. 5 At the mill Did not feel well had ague sweat all night 6 Quite unwell Felt very much like having an ague fit did not work 7 Started about 10 a m with wife & John for St George stopped at Barneys for noon Got to St George after dark stopped at Jesses felt better 8 A M Felt poorly P M running about town 9 Sunday Started home about 9 a. m. & got there about 9 in the evening Found John Vance & family there His wife sick with tooth aches 10 Felt unable to work 11 Some better & working to day John Vance left He is going to Salt Lake on a visit 12. 13. 14 At work Feet tolerably well but weak 15 A M Turning around grinding & handling axes etc P M went with the boys up Forsyth kanyon looking timber cut two trees for logs Had expected to [-] started the mill before this but having to wait for irons & then a great deal of puttering causes things to move slowly Sarah Gardner a daughter of Bishop Robt. Gardner has been working for us this week. The weather is materially cooler 16 Sunday Bryce & Meeks started the mill went very slow 17. 18 19 In the kanyon cutting timber Benj hauling Got a cross cut saw sent 20 Worked at mill with Benj & Edward 21. 22 Cutting Logs Benj Got one small load & broke an axletree 22 Tinkering around mill saws tolerably Benj worked on water ditch & I half day 23 Sunday Tried my hand at sawing on a couple of small logs 24 Benjamin & Wm Foster cutting logs Edward worked on ditch I tinkered about 25 Sowing P M. Making new Fender hooks 26 Started about 9 1/2 am & sawed 300 feet by 12 m sawed latter part of night cut 2122 feet 27 At the mill sawed half of night Jacob Crandall begant sawing at noon 28 Do " most John & George Ha wley put on half or roof to mill 29 Running about most of day Saw lacked water Benj hauling logs every day 30 Sunday About home no meeting Boys hunting horses but did not find all but one 31 John & George finished putting on roof Paid them 30, for about 3 1/2 days work ___ Tinkering about Boys hunting Byces mare ___________________________________ Sept 1. Getting horses shod by Mc Quarrie at Whapples shop Edward found the 2 Boys hunting the mare that run off last night & found about noon ----- new page (MSS_497_222.jpg) September 2nd 1863 After a great deal of trouble packing up & securing things in our shanty & getting my horses & Bryces together & harnessed & our load in the wagon consisting of all the family dog included, & one passenger started on a visiting trip to our former home in Salt Lake City with a four horse team all in good plight we made the wheels home for a mile then in crossing the creek broke a stretcher stopped 1/2 hour to refit drove past Renchers in Grass valley Bought of him two cheese one of 26 other 24 lbs, then to Pinto before night Going down the kanyon broke wagon reach which detained us an hour there by escaping a heavy rain that had just fallen the water coming from the mountain cast in a torrent had deluged the little town doing however no damage of consequence except alarming the the good citizens They were all on the alert on our arrival being so deeply interested in heavy shower that had just fallen on the same hills that they were in dread of another flood so that I could scarce get an answer to questions of can I get hay or pasture But soon the roar of water was heard & in 20 or 30 minutes the stream itself appeared coming directly along the road muddy of course & soon filled all irrigating ditches which carried it away without ceremony or damage we stopped at the school house which being in an un- -exposed place was filled full of women & children who came for refuge Heavy rain through the night 3 Started early & drove to Cedar by noon 24 miles overtook bw. M Cannon Then to Parowan 18 miles & stopped with Wm Mitchell had heavy road all day P. M. had rain just ahead with cold wind Bated at Summit with Thomas Smith 4 Started at crack of day & drove to red creek 4 miles for breakfast Here overtook Sister Orson Pratt & family her son in the law, Wm Branch & Wm Carter we now have quite a pleasant company Drove to Beaver before night Bishop Farnsworth fed our teams to hay free of charge Sister Pratt took supper with Amasa Lyman the rest of us took possession of the school house which is always open <& free> to travellers Got two bush wheat chopped from the Tithing office 5 Drove to Cove Creek for noon soon after leaving there met a very heavy rain stopped & took it for half an hour on getting to dog vally found dry roads again stopped in the kanyon for night had a very heavy thunder storm with rain The lightning kindled a fire on a hill about 20 rods distant my wife was looking in that direction when the fire struck The crash was heavy. The horses were frightened & came neighing around the wagons were all stowed uncomfortably away in our wagons 6 Drove to Meadow creek for breakfast provisions getting low in the company Then to Fillmore before noon tried to get some provision but failed & I drove on to Cedar springs 12 miles got some bread & took supper then to round valley 12 miles & stopped The rest of company stopped at Fillmore Sunday 7 Bought half of a burnt loaf which a woman sold me for fifty cents Drove to sevier & eat a bit passed John Nebeker then to Cheecken creek & eat a bit. then to salt creek to Chas. Footes about 40 miles on leaving chicken creek my mare was very lame having some how strained her stifle but was quite well when we cane to Nephi 8 Started after noon & drove near Summit & camped with John Nebeker had heavy rain Foundered one of my horses lightly at Salt Creek ----- new page (MSS_497_223.jpg) September 9th 1863 Drove to Provo by a little past noon stopped a couple of hours with Eliza. found her poor & working very hard Then drove beyond Battle creek & camped in the lane 10 Early start & drove to Greenes. to breakfast then to the city by 2 P. M. found Fathers at dinner They were very glad to see us After dinner went up town & looked around 11 Took a walk to about town to day with Father for 2 or 3 hours he came home quite sick 13 At meeting ——————————— L John was baptized by Father October 13 Have been in and about the city doing some business working some for Pres. Young on his mill to get theater tickets have been twice to sessions settlement to see John Crosby twice to Kays ward etc etc Found time very lively trade very brisk Never saw money so plenty in the city before as now all paper Picked up $8.25 in bills in the street one day Father paid me $34 . for apples & 5 for rent so that I have had some money Attended Conference heard the President speak so bold & fearless that it did my soul good Father bought my house & lot for $800, & paid me $204.00 in money mostly Done considerable trading at the stores something over $150. yesterday Edward did not come with me Wife started early to day & came to Provo with John. Hamah & her Father I did not start till noon then drove to Greones after dark Harriet White our passenger lost her sack of clothes very warm 14 Came to Provo by noon Took my horses to John Turners Took a ride down toward the Lake very warm 15 Took a kind farewell of all our connexion they took their road home & we took ours. It seems that my lot at present is cast in loneliness far from family & all former friends in land of entire strangers But no difference the God of Heaven blesses me & mine & so far he has prospered me greater than I could have asked May He grant that I may be useful & spend my time & means in His service in making to myself friends with the unrighteous Mammon, that hereafter I may be able to enter everlasting habitations with the just Drove to the big springs in Juab Valley very warm early after that had a cool breeze slept on the ground all of us 16 Rose early but could find no horses Benjamin & I hunted all day but failed to find them 17 Hunting all day Toward night got in the mail carriage & went to Nephi The driver ran his mules most of the way Got in at dusk No tidings of horses 17 Tried to get some Indians to hunt but failed. Got back toward night 12 miles 18 Sunday Hunted most of day & became satisfied that they were not about here Hired Cheney to hunt with his horse Sister Pratt & company passed Toward night got on to a passing wagon and took the road back went to Payson Slept with the driver under his wagon 19 Went to Springville got some breakfast with Jos. Allen by advice saw Sanderson the Astrologer who gave me tidings of my horses by his craft By his advice started back went through Payson & struck off directly west & stopped at sheep herd house Got supper with David Fairbanks near Payson People treat me kindly in consideration of my lost animals ----- new page (MSS_497_224.jpg) October 20th 1863 On the road went to a house near by The man described my horses & told me when they were I followed down the creek about two miles found them and got back to same house to breakfast Then to Cheneys 12 miles by noon. Hitched up & drove to Salt Creek right glad at having found my stopped with Saml. Linton who fed us & our horses while stopping I am safe in saying that at least 100 teams daily loaded with wheat mostly from San Pete passed There is a great demand for wheat more than there is wheat to supply The demand is from soldiers and gold miner North, East, & West & flour is thought by all be not less than $10, per hund. before harvest & without doubt more than that 21 Got a set of Blacksmith tools of Saml Adams from a previous contract Gave him an order to Father for a yoke of oxen $100 a steer 40 & cow 40 Paid him $10,00 paper & two sheep at 5 each amounting to $200, Late start but fat horses Got 3 bush oats on Homers and Drove to chicken creek for noon then to round valley 40 miles very light snow at salt creek & 4 or 5 inches here last night stopped at school house fed my horses to hay $1,00 for 2 spans 22 Started early & drove to Fillmore then to corn creek foundered my mare stopped in a vacant house Feed is very scarce & grain too Fillmore people have to go to San Pete & Beaver for wheat from present appearance many in utah will suffer for bread 23 Drove slow stopped at cove creek Mare very bad & in much pain but bled her in the feet which eased her in a moment They could not let us have a houseto sleep in nor but little accommodation here of any kind except for big pay made our bed on the ground 24 Late start Left the mare by paying $5,00 to have her brought to Beaver by some one passing. I have since got the mare but minus a halter of $3,00 Drove to Beaver with 3 horses Stopped at school house 25 Sunday Laid by. After meeting disposed of a few goods (necessaries that wre bought for immediate use) for wheat at $1,00 per bush excitement is beginning here about wheat money silver would not buy it for less than 1,50 Paper not wanted Bought 74 bush & 36 from Tithing office will make my bread this season Stored it at A M Farnsworths & Simeon Howels & 19 at sheltons People here seem in a manner quite destitute of clothing & will sell grain for that when money would not be looked at 26 Drove to red Creek & stopped with John Toppin fed my horses straw & chaff 27 Came to Cedar & stopped in school house Looked in at Hanks cotton worksParowan 240 or 250 spindles in operation with cotton carding machine etc This is truly commendable 22 miles 28 Started before day & drove home 36 miles before dark Took supper with Bryce children at George Hawleys. Mill doing but little for want of legs 29 Knocking about home unloading fixing house etc. etc. etc. 30 Digging Potatoes 15 bush 3 bus of them frozen code weather here as every where has set in early 31 Bro Carr helped us dig 28 bush of good ones cold & some snow _______ Nov. 1 Sunday very cold Geo Burgess started for Salt Lake sent a letter by him 2 Sunday worked with Bryce on the road 3 Sawing Benj hunted horses 4 sawing some P.M. Benj started for Beaver for wheat with Bryce hares & my one 12 Benj came with flour from 30 bush Edward came with him he helped Homer Duncan Drive cattle to near Buckhorn springs his health ----- new page (MSS_497_225.jpg) November 13th 1863 Edward unwell I am trying hard to get lumber together for a house Bryce helped me to make a flour box 14 Bryce started about noon for Parowan with his 2 & my one horse to mill 15 I was tinkering around 15 Sawing some George & John Hawley working at my house cold & raw Dec 1 Have got into my house About the 1st ult. I fell & hurt my hip badly but by applying powerful liniment got around in 2 or 3 days Edward was taken very sick with influenza & canker A few days after Benjamin was taken seriously ill with the same He had several ague shakes. Sarah had a slight touch but was about most of the time John had a severe cold & for 10 or 12 days could not speak loud but kept running about all the time & all this in our open cold shanty so that when we moved into our new house all were sick but wife & I The sick soon began to mend after getting into a warm house where we could nurse & doctor them Our house is made of 3 inch plank built like a log house & doweled in the middle shingled roof matched flour below & [--]ose above good fireplace & stove in one corner 5 Started about noon for St George with whipple Got in about 7 o,clock Took supper with Cameron & slept at Jesses Boys cut wood 6 Sunday At meeting McArthur gave made some exellent remarks on temporal matters P M running about stopped at Jesses 7 Running about Looked in at the county court Slept at Camerons 8 Took a late breakfast at Camerons & Drove home by 7 or 8 in the eve Benj hauling wood to day & yesterday 9 Helping Meeks seale his logs that he has cut for Br Slade Benj hauled two loads wood Meeks & I cut them 10 A M Tinkering about home P M hauled a load wood 11 Benj got up 3 yoke oxen hauled 2 logs from the old dam & two from Forsyth kanyon of Forsyth's logs. He has sent us word to haul what is left 12 Sawing cut 310 feet Benj. hauled 2 loads 13 Sunday At meeting Evening at meeting wife went up to Br Hawleys P M there was a meeting to consider a new meeting house Conclusion to build one 18 lbs. 24 feet 14 Benj went to Pinto with John. Hawley for tithing hay but found it belonged to Br Snow & did not get any He took some lumber over for Br Slade feet at $1,00 per hund. Saving 563 feet 15 Benj came with small load hay for Br Hawley I sawed 364 16 Benjamin Hauled two loads logs I served 306 feet 17 Benjamin hauled one load Evening at a good party at Geo Hawleys 18 Benjamin brought two loads I sawed 94.0 feet 19 Boys resting they are not fairly over their sickness & are weak I sawed 630 feet Br M Cannon took dinner with usBryce has gone to St George also several from the settlement Harrison Burgess has preferred a charge against John M Moody for unchristian like conduct & speaking disrespectfully of the church authorities in St George & Pine vally He does it at the request of Br Snow the trial comes off tomorrow I am sawing but very slow but 10 or $20,00 a day helps pay debts to that is better than nothing sent a letter on friday to Father by Eph Covert ----- new page (MSS_497_226.jpg) December 20th 1863 Sunday At meeting home Evening at meeting at Harrisons Burgess 21 Sawing Jammed the nail on the fore fingers of left hand I shall lose the nail. McLane a gentile came from St George to haul logs for us 22 Sawing some. Benj got up 3 yoke 23 Benjamin hauled a load of logs McLane hauled a load I sawed 24 Benjamin hauled 2 loads I sawed 1036 feet 25 Sawing Evening at a dance at George Hawleys very good one Christmas 26 Sawing 27 Sunday at home Evening at meeting at Geo. Hawleys 28 Sawing Edward hunted a beef ox Settled up with Slade squally 29 John Hawley helped me kill a beef Benj hauled a load of wood for Bryce Cold day Got on a log & cut a little 30 Too cold to do any sawing 31 Very cold Began putting up a blacksmith shop that I have bought of the mill Brye has lived in it this summer January 1st 1864 New Year, Mild but could not work went with Benj down the gulch at the lower end of the valley to look at some logs P M Took dinner at Br. Carrs Evening at a dance at George Hawleys came home about nine 2 Trying to saw but water is very low quite mild Worked some on blacksmith shop 3 Sunday At home all day & evening 4 Sawing lightly, sawed 300 feet 5 Broke the real for hoisting the gate. Making a new one 6 Started sawed about a 100 feet 7 Cold Did not saw at all. Settled with Whipple 8 Yesterday thought to saw no more But to play cut 400 feet 9 Sawed 200. hund. before noon turned the water off as I am doing more injury to the mill than I am doing good to community Settling with Bryce Brother & Sister Birch called on us 10 Sunday Birch called this morning & gave me an order on Birch & Stubbs at Provo for $123.00 for a yoke of oxen At meeting & evening 11 Tinkering about home 12 Had an interview with John Hawley by President I found from indirect expressions that he was considerably predjudiced against me. P. M started for G, S, L. City with Bryce stopped at Pinto Slept in the school house spelling school I beat them all 13 Drove to Cedar in Company with Hiram Burgess He had a keg of whiskey Bryce & Jake Crandall got pretty drunk I was much ashamed of their company. Stopped with Hunter cold 24 miles 14 Drove to Little Creek Stopped a little time at Parowan some Gentiles stopped with us 24 miles 15 Drove to Beaver 30 miles in good time Stopped with George Hales 16 Late start & in a snow squall from north which lasted to Indian Creek. A company of N[-] soldiers came from Beaver ahead of us & stopped here We drove to Cove creek & stopped at Weldons 27 miles 17 Drove to Fillmore 37 miles stopped at Robisons sunday 18 Took a look at Crofts water wheel & drove to the summit beyond round valley & camped 25 miles ----- new page (MSS_497_227.jpg) January 19th 1864 Started at crack of day & drove to Chicken creek for <15 miles> breakfast very cold indeed. Then 18 miles to Salt Creek Nephi The snow has been increasing in depth gradually since leaving Beaver where we found the first snow Stopped with Chas. Foote. Got 2 bush oats of Sam Linton on Homers acct 20 Drove to Spaish Fork 30 miles & stopped with Bisop A Gardners family very cold night Before reaching summit creek found the deepest snow yet 21 Late start Drove to Provo took dinner with Eliza Bryce traded $30,60 at Birch & Stubbs store on an order I had expected to have traded & made a big bill but their prices were 20 per cent above Salt Lake & I would not trade went on to Greens near Lehi Met N Murdock He has lost two children & feels very bad 28 mils 22 Bryce left me at dry creek going to Jordan mills I went on foot to the city Took Father & Mother altogether by surprise But found them well & hearty. Evening called on Br Mumford He has frozen his feet badly & is otherwise complaning & unwell 23 Running about town P. M At the Deseret state Legislature Heard the Governor Brigham Young Message etc Found Bryce at Fathers He has been to Geo A Smith & made complaint of Br Erastus Snows regarding timber & the cutting of it in Pine Vally 24 Sunday At 10 A.M. Bryce & I met Bro Snow at the Historians office Previous to his coming had a long chat with G A Smith he made much fun of the big mill in Pine Valley & used many sarcasms severe about it At his request W Woodruff also of the Twelve stopped from meeting. They took us up stairs into a prayer room. & there was a long talk Bryce did most of the talking on our side I had but little to say for a long time Br Snow assured us that he had no intention to keep us from having what timber we could saw & when what was apportioned to us had been used in reason, that is, what can be got at in reason we should have more Bro Smith went to dinner & Br Woodruff. It then seemed to fall to my lot to talk & the way I did it surprised myself by my boldness & plain talk I felt as talking to a brother & felt to meet him on the square & deal plainly & he did the same & after a time came to an understanding & evnentually parted friends & I believe with the best of feelings on both sides Bro. Snow came to me & took my hand & said,, Br Brown for the future I think we shall understand each other better and betwixt us there shall not be so many go betweens (meaning tale bearers) This was voluntary. I thanked him kindly reiterating and sanctioning what he had said inviting him to call & see me when he came to pine valley He said he would do so & further said that wherever he had used an influence against me would do all in his power to remove it 25 About town with Bryce thinking to have an interview with President Young Br Snow invited us to go in with him but we did not see him Br Snow proposes to sell out the big mill 26 Bryce went back to Gardners mill I was running about town —————— Feby 1 Bryc came in town but went directly back Father & Mother got their ambrotype likenesses for me at Sauages & Ithryers He is going to start home wednesday ----- new page (MSS_497_228.jpg) February 3rd 1864 This morning got all ready to start home got my provisions cooked & my things packed expecting to go with Dr Whitmore. but he was taken sick while loading his wagon this morning & I am compelled to wait snow 15 inches deep on the level 15 This morning start for home The Doctor Whitmore has now got barely able to travel I had expected to have stopped not more than three days at the farthest but have been compelled to stay 23. days Father has paid me near $100.00 Mr Mumford $19,00 most of it I have expanded at the stores for clothing etc I have been to theater 3 times Now for a start & having bidden all a good bye I started we drove to american Fork. & stopped at an acquaintence of the Drs Sleep in wagon 16 Started early & drove to Provo Took dinner with Eliza then to Spanish Fork stopped at A Gardners took supper with them very cold & snow plenty 17 Started at daylight & drove to Nephi stopped at Andrew Loves He fed our horses & ourselves theater Br Snow stopped at Bryants but I did not see him 18 Late start I had some business to attend to and hindred Found must in eight or nine miles & heavy travelling Fed a chicken creek I furnished two bush oats at Nephi Came over the summit from sevier & camped 19 Early start & came to round valley <4 miles> & stopped for breakfast Got some hay for our miles The people here have got a name for extravagant prices for accommodations Drove to cedar springs fed & then to Fillmore stopped with Br Robinson again He is very hospitable & never makes me and charge but I pay him well 20 To corn creek & fed them over the summit near cove creek & camped turned our mules loose for a few minutes & could not find them had a fine walk to cove creek & back but no mules 21 Rose early & went Weldens found the mules & came back and took breakfast to Indian creek & fed then to Beaver early Had good road stopped with Howd He has used my wheat that I deposited with him 12 bush I sold Shelton Paint & oil back & due bill for six bushels after harvest 22 Got my luggage on John Moodys wagon & started on late The Dr has to go to Minersville for wheat He seems a fine man & is an agreeable travelling companion came about 4 miles an empty wagon with horse team passed & I got in & came to Red Creek & stopped with a Welshman Slept in the house for the first time 23 Stopped awhile in Parowan then came to Cedar early Evening at Theater after which had an entertainment of song singing & musical on an organ of some kind I do not remember the name but splendid music & as played by Br Raymond was equal to a full band slept at Bishop Lunts 24 Late start about 8 on foot for home Got dinner with sister Richie at Little Pinto Then home by about 12 oclock at night & tired 25 Doing but little 26 Part of day on floom etc. 26. 27. At floom boys went to Pinto 27 Sunday Evening at meeting was asked to speak. Bryce went to St George yesterday 28 Went to Pinto with wife horse team to get some things that I bought from a Lake Took dinner with Riddal Cold north wind <9 came home with 1025 lbs flour from 25 29 At upper floom sawing some but slowly 1 Benj started for mill B[---] > 7 Raised upper floor so that we can get a good head: a thing we never had before 14 Went to St George with wife horse team Have traded my best wagon & a young cow for a light two horse wagon with spring seat & break complete wm slade rode with us Got there before night stopped at Jesses ----- new page (MSS_497_229.jpg) March 15th 1864 Running about town doing some business etc. etc. County Court is in session 16 Started at 9 & came home about dark. Bryce has put a new gate to the mill & it now works first rate better than ever before considering the amount of water 18. 19 Sawing water is very low indeed but I can cut on average 1000 feet a day which is more than both the other mills can do. & no boasting Let Carr have a cow $40.00 21 At meeting There seeems now a good feeling here toward me since my return from north Before, there was very bad feelings by some but what they were I know not, nor care but little I have injured no one but have been about my business & have not get altered my hand nor do not expect as my feelings are to do right 29 Bryce & family started on a trip north He expects to work this summer & next winter & leaves me to manage the mill pay the debts etc etc I have now paid in about $500.00 more than he has Commenced on one of Slades big logs near 4 feet through it is dry 30 Finished the big log it made 1600 feet 16 feet long 31 Rolled on & began Sawing the butt cut & mate to the other log 16 feet April 1 Sawing on the big log Ran the saw on iron & had to repair Edward went to st George 2 Finished the log & made of it just 1600 feet Dry & clear of knots Sawed two small logs for myself For the last two weeks there has been considerable storms of wind & snow squalls wind cold & piercing was at Burgess mill a few days since They are sawing from 200 to 300 feet per day & Whipple at the big mill is doing but little better I have cut 1200 feet & from that down to 600. & 700 feet There has been a call made for two teams of 4 yoke each & drivers for the states to bring the poor 3 Sunday At meeting but very few present The cow that I sold to Robt Carr. was one that I bought of Harriet White a girl that lost her ——clothes last fall coming down I let her have cloth & clothing for it—— June 4. Went to St George & Benjamin with horse team in company with Geo Hawley and Sisters Carr & Jane Slade Got in about 4 o clock Did some business with Birch Bought back the yoke of oxen that I sold him last winter & another ox at 64.00 Took supper with him & slept at Crosbys 5 Sunday Went early to Clara to see Jac. Hamblin & took breakfast with him and bargained with him for a yoke of young cattle Took a look at his vineyard and orchard Everything here looks prosperous and flourishing measured one plum bud of 3½ feet growth this season Came back by 10 A.M Took dinner with sister Crosby I ate peas for the first this season 6 Done some running about Got a late start but got home at dusk Got some potatoes & seed corn of Jesse 7 Went down the creek with Geo & John Hawley & Bro. Carr Looked some moist land on the creek & began making brush fence 8 Fencing Toward night propping & fixing up floom that came near washing off while I was away Boys hauling 9 Plowing & planting corn & potatoes about an acre Boys hauling 10. 11 At the mill sawing etc 12th Hard frost Hurt potatoes 17. Have been sawing to this date 18. Hoeing potatoes with Edward Benj hauled poles for swing 19 Sun day About home Most of the men have gone to explore some vallies near meadow valley wrote to Father Since writing before there has been several families called from here to locate in meadow valley They have taken Br Slade & William his son that were going to haul logs for me which throws me on my own team for logs ----- new page (MSS_497_230.jpg) June 25th 1864 The past week the boys have made one load a day & I have been sawing except monday when I hoed potatoes 23 & 24 These two nights had several freezing Ice came more than 1/4 of an inch thick and still it has not killed all the corn and potatoes but has damaged them materially Have paid Birch for his ox and Edward went to Harmony for the other yoke last week Have sold James Ritchie at Washin- -gton over 2000 feet to be paid in peaches cotton etc 26 Sunday At meeting Took dinner at Bro. Carrs with wife 28 Sawed about 800 feet Boys hauling logs Peter Hanson worked on the road July 1 Went to the Mountain Meadows to see Jacob Hamblin but he was away Bargained with Dudley Leavitt for a load of hay & Taylor Crosby for a three year old steer went past the monument that was erected in commemoration of the Massacre that was committed at that place Company of M Calafornia volunteers May 27th & 28th 1864 It is built of cobble stone at the bottom and about 3 feet high then rounded up with earth & surmounted by a rough wooden cross the whole 6 or 7 feet high & perhaps 10 feet square On one side of the cross is inscribed Mountain Meadow Massacre and over that in smaller letters is vengeance is mine & I will repay saith the Lord. On the other side Done by officers & men of Co. M Cal Vol. May 27th & 28th 1864. Some one has written blow this in pencil. Remember Hauns Mill and Carthage Jail. Came home over the mountain tired & sore with riding Benj helped burn him 2 Boys worked on the road & Peter Hanson Poll tax I sawed a little The water is getting very low indeed. so that I can saw no more them about 3000 feet a week 3 Sunday At meeting A Child of Wilsons was brought from Grass Valley to be buried here Edward brought up a heifer & branded it that we had lost since last fall 4 Independence Doing but little settled up & balanced accounts with Thos. Forsyth This was the first of our indebtedness on the mill our joint note being given Feby 11th 1863 for $150,00 which was due the first day of last July, He has built a mill with a muley saw on ash creek costing over $4000,00 but has no water at present to run it Bought of Jefferson Slade a yoke of 3 year old steers & a yoke of 6 year old stags at $200,00 to be paid in stock between now & next spring 5. 6 Each night had frost that produced ice but did not damage vegetation watering potatoes they look very bad from the severe freeze of 24th inst, but I hope they may make something yet many were killed down to the ground 7 Wife & John went to St George with horse team. Jesse came up with teams & hands to peel bark in grass valley 8 Jesse took supper & stopped with me 9 Jesse came over from Grass valley with teams He has not yet found bark 10 Sunday At home reading etc, Jesse & John Hawley have gone over the mountains hunting bark 11 Wife came from St George much refreshed with her ride & visit 17 Jesse started home Sunday He has had a serious time getting bark & has not got but little 22 Benj & William Gardner went to Pinto with team Edward hauled a load 23 Doings of some kind going on & dance in the evening The dance was interrupted <& closed> between 9 and 10 by the death of one of Bishop Robert Gardner Daughter about 9 years old ----- new page (MSS_497_231.jpg) July 23rd 1864 Her death was sudden having been sick but two days & not considered dangerous I did not know of the sickness till I heard of his death 24 Sunday . My folks away making grave clothes most of the material for which we here have furnished At meeting about noon The burial took place at dark This is the third child Bro. Gardner has buried since coming to St George25 William Moodys daughters from Meadow Valley stopped with us 25 Benjamin started for Beaver to mill Edward hoeing and I sawing 28 Sam Crosby came with two teams Brought 3 pr shoes to me from Oston. Jesse brought me 3 pair from Hendricks & I bought 2 pr of Frank moss Jesses man Benj has but just got a pair from Alphin making 9 pair new shoes for self & boys sam went home 29 Benj came from Beaver. 30 Ran saw onto a dry & have been all day gunning it Boys chopping 31 Sunday Benj gone to Mountain Meadows wif & I took a walk to the gulch at the lower end of the valley she came home ——very tired ————————— Aug 15 The week past have been very busy repairing wagon making boxes collecting butter & cheese for wife to start on a trip to Salt Lake Bought of Rencher 323 lbs cheese at 25 cts and butter of R Gardner and others some 50 or 60 lbs at 25cts Team started before noon stopped a few moments at Renchers bought 4½ lbs butter and drove to Pinto stopped near Richard Sitting Had our Horses in fine pasture My mare is quite thin but the horse is fine 16 After an early breakfast started I for home in Pine Valley and wife with John for Salt Lake in company with James Bracken I bought of Prime Coleman a small stack of hay He thought there was 14 tons and would sell it for $60,00 I told him I would have it weighed and then he would have $20,00 per ton Came home by noon found the boys digging a grave for Emma Whipple the youngest of the family about 12 years who died last night of Diptheria She had been sick but 4 or 5 days A Good deal of sickness here mostly children and —— of sore throat ————————————————— Monday Aug 1st A party at Geo Hawleys to finish up the 24th ult Boys brought Moodys girls from Mountain Meadows & danced all night. 2 Boys have gone to Renchers for another dance then on to the Meadows 3 Began a Cattle drive under the direction of Eli Whipple Boys came at night 4 Cattle driving mostly young people I have been sawing The boys do not pay much respect to Whipple 5 All cattle that do not belong here are being drove away They stopped at Renchers for him to take what he claimed While there the boys rebelled & voted Geo Burgess their captain Whipple did not like this & they went as they came from there to Pinto Many cattle & horses were claimed there ----- new page (MSS_497_232.jpg) August 6th 1864 From Pinto they drove to the Meadows To day on the road the boys being much disgusted with Whipple rode away and left [---] Whipple to drive some 200 head of cattle alone which made him very angry On coming to the Coral a Br. Dix was driving his cattle cattle out & Whipple stuck him on the arm with a rope Whipples hat falling off at this moment Dix returned the blow over his head witha raw hide lariat Such cattle as were not claimed were put in the hands of D D McArthur who sent them to Eagle Valley in charge of M Hatch so ends a big drive got up in order to clear Pine Valley of an overabundance of cattle as feed has been very scarce& parched up Cows giving but very little milk so that from eight that we milk we get no more butter than we use 17 Last night an express came by from Meadow Valley with word that the Indians were very bad & stealing & killing beef 18 Benjamin . Jeff Slade & W Earl left here for Meadow Valley on an Indian hunt which leaves me pretty much alone Edward managed to fetch a log 19.20 Edward hoeing potatoes I am sewing slowly from 300 to 500 feet per day Have bargained & mostly paid McArthur for a big wagon price $150,00 or 5000, feet of lumber 28 Sunday Have sewed the week past near 3000, feet Edward has hoed & wed the potatoes &c Yesterday took a walk up Forsyth Kanyon & find it quite detitute of timber There is a great deal of sickness for the number of people here but none dangerous mostly diptheria or sore throat a dangerous complaint which generally carries off the patient in from four to six days if nothing is done for them by forming white ulcers in the throat which strangles The remedy used here and effectually is Alum & salt dissolved in vinegar & gargled in the the throat once in 10 or 15 minutes A plaster of salt mixed with the yolk of an egg is applied to the neck and throat and renewed occasionally this when taken in _____ time has helped all that have used it ______________________ Sept 4 Sunday At meeting There has been no meeting for weeks before to day Benjamin came at night 11 The water in Pine Valley grows beautifully less every week The week past have not cut quite 300 feet per day Boys have been hauling logs They have hauled 3 loads for a stack y[---] yesterday & last night had a pleasant rain Sunday but no meeting An express has come in stating that President Brigham Young will be here tomorrow & speak at 7PM 12 Company came from Pinto a little after noon 21 wagons with some over a hundred souls Thos. Jenkins, Seymour Young, David McKenzie Geo. D Watt Phil Margetto & two or three more took supper with me The company was divided among 9 families The President feels first rate and is full of blessings Meeting at 5P.M. The Company had a dance at Geo Hawlers in the evening The President and Twelve enjoyed themselves highly They have brought the Nephi Brass band also a quadrille band from salt Lake At about 9<1/2> o clock The President called order saying twas time to dismiss Kneeled down & offered prayer in which he asked God to bless this settlement and all pertaining to it in the most fervent manner The party then broke The Pres. stated in private that O Pratt senior was at heart an infidel ----- new page (MSS_497_233.jpg) September 13th 1864 Thomas Jenkins is quite poorly from an attack at Pinto of Cholera Morbus After breakfast the company were all under way by Eight o clock George Hawley & I hunted his horses to go but did get away till 4 P. M. Got to St George Just before day Slept a little Our load was George & John Hawley Bro. Carr Whipple and myself with sister pulse from Pinto weather grew sensibly women as we went down Hard frost last night 14 Preaching by the Twelve mostly President young does not speak a great deal He however spoke to day at some length of those that were called to come on this mission and failed Thought them unworthy his society & thought to take an action on them at the Oct Conference at Salt Lake Spoke of raising cotton advised growing our bread and that his cotten spinner was in successful operation making all sizes from No 8 to No 40 and this he would exchange for raw cotton delivered at the machine at the rate of 5 lbs yam for lbs of cotton He blessed the people of the mission with future promises wanted them to settle all the nooks and corners up and down the virgen and Bye and bye would go beyond the Colorado Stepped at JW Crosbys 15 At meeting Took dinner with Br Green and went to Washingtonwith Br Ritchie to see about my wool meeting very instructive and Edifying Pres. Young reproved the people for carelessness; in time of Prayer said the land should be blessed and the sterile barren places should become productive, praised them for what had been done & exhorted them to continue 16 Started back before day Got to St George long before breakfast Took breakfast at Jesses, then to the Clara walked in company with Br. Carr Had a trial of peaches at Jacob Hamblins Took a walk through is and Dodges peach orchards Abundance of ripe fruit After meeting A general dinner was served in the meeting house walked back with Carr Slept at Jesses part of the night in the house I part out doors the the boys taking possesion of my bed Jesse & wif went to a party at the Hall The company has been dancing for two nights 17 Took Breakfast at Jesses with Elders Orson Hyde & John Taylor Br Taylor gave a lucid description of the Bear river Lake county Rode to Washington. Got 7 1/2 bush peaches of J. D. Lee After something took supper with Br James Ritchies with Elder G A Smith & others After supper started home Came back to Middleton there got a supply of melons then up the hill homewards Near midnight one of our horses failed we stopped for two hours & slept the horse no better put in a mul that Wm Gardner was riding & drove the horse loose till about day when the mule fell down in a fit & was thought to die Stopped for two hours we drove the mule slowly but every few minutes would take a fit & fall then up & on for 4 or 5 miles at the big hill he pitched headlong down for 20 rods before he could be brought to stand we finally left him but was brought in next day 18 Had expected to be he home to breakfast but was brought in next day supper had to turn the horse loose & let one horse pull the wagon one of us held the end of neck yoke quite a time 19 Sewed a little Boys hauled 11 logs out of the gulch & one to the mill 20 Went with the Boys Hauled up 9 & one to the mill nearly sick Hawley boys started for Beaver Br Snow came He expected to meet the Pres at Cedar but 21 Tinkering Benj getting ready for mill Br Snow (was too late & he gave chase ----- new page (MSS_497_234.jpg) September 22nd 1864 Benjamin started for Beaver mill with two yoke cattle frost 23. 24 Have been fixing a log wagon making some road Blacksmithing 25 Sunday At home all day Father Burgess and Harrison started yesterday for Salt Lake Whipple the day before & Alphin starts tomorrow Jos Hatfield moved back from Meadow Valley Jeff Slade came in last night from there Those there have to stand guard Every two nights and think hard of leaving some have already moved away Threatning rain some frosty nights. I think an early winter Heavy rain just 26 Hauled a log with Edward from the mouth of the gulch on a wagon All our log hauling heretofore has been done on carts 27 Hauled two loads one of two & one of three logs 28. 29. Hauled two loads each day 30 Hauled one load Edward went Eight miles down for McArthurs big wagon that I have bought for $150.00 in lumber October 1 Sawing a little. Edward hauled a load of wood for Br Carr The mill has been doing nothing the past week Toward night went up to Burgess, mill Took supper with Sister Carr 2 Sunday Took dinner with Sister Carr Benjamin Came from mill He got but 28 bushels where I expected 40. Good luck otherwise 3 Boys hauled 3 logs from the gulch & brought them home 4 Boys hauled 8 logs from the gulch & brought 3 home I helped them some 5 10 Logs out & 3 home I worked with them 6 12 " " I was with them all day 7 10 " " & 5 home Jeff Slade worked with the boys & I made him some 8 Boys & I making hay racks, Sawing some each day 9 Sunday is a lonesome day no meeting in fact no people to go to meeting and it seems like a city of the dead 10 Went with Benjamin to Pinto for hay He drove 3 yoke & I 2 got one load on 11 Put the other load on early and came home by 2 P. M. 13<12> Boys went for hay. I sawed 14 Boys came about noon unloaded & I went back with one yoke Got there about 8 in the evening and put on my load alone 15 Started before day & came home by noon Boys two loads logs 16 Sunday William helped me fix my saw I could get him no other time Have worked sawing & fixing saw three days 17 Digging potatoes Benj Edward & Carr helping 18 Do — — — — Potatoes light crop had but 40 bush 19. 20. Boys hauling logs I sewed etc 21 Boys hauling logs I sewed Wife and John came from the Salt Lak City She has been away almost 10 weeks Her Father came with her 22 Benjamin about sick and laying by worked three days at the mill 23 Sunday John and George Hawley and their wives took dinner with us 24 Rainy with some snow Benj bought a cheese & 3 bush turnips from Renchers 25 Doing but little Fixed the dam 26 Benjamin started for Meadow Valley with horses one of them Geo Hawleys 28 Edward hauled a load cedar Dudley Leavitt Brought me a small load hay $15,00 29 Edward & John hauled two loads pine Have made six days at the mill & dam 30 Sunday 31 Edward Got a small load of maple I sawed —————— Nov. 1 Tinkering about home 2 Edward started for Salt Lake to stay with his Grand Father & go to school this winter he goes to Beaver with Geo Burgess to Salt Creek with Wm Mitchell Threatning a storm ----- new page (MSS_497_235.jpg) November 3rd 1864 Benjamin came from Meadow Valley He has been married to Jane a step daughter of Br. Wm R Slade who moved from here last spring 4 Gave invitations to all the families in Pine Valley to supper at four P. M. Over 40 persons took supper and then had a fine dance till one. M. when a potion left but dancing was kept up till four. A M. All expressed pleasure that they had enjoyed themselves exceeding well Renchers family from Grass Valley were present and Richard Gibbens from Pinto for music Several were away from home 5 At the mill Benjamin hauled wood Carr cut & helped load 6 Sunday All went to meeting Snow through the night 7. 8 Sawing Benj fixing Bryces house to live in 9 Went to St George with wife and Father Crosby He expects to make his home with Jesse this winter this is too cold for him Got there about sunset Cold wind but in our backs Bishop Bunkers company part way 10 Went to Washington Got 9 1/4 lbs of cotton yarn at $2,00 and 60 lbs cotton at 50 cts of Ritchie $48,50 11 started early for Clara Got 25 lbs peaches of Jac. Hamblin $12,50 Rode back with him Dodge took supper with us at Jesses 12 Drove home by dark found all well Benjamin has been hauling wood for himself 13 Sunday All hands of us at meeting snowing most of night 14 Snowing most of day abou 8 inches at night 15. 16. 17 Doing but little cold and stormy Benj moved to his house 18. 19 Benj & I hauling wood Each four loads 20 Sunday Fair At home all day 21 Benjamin Drove away 7 oxen & 1 cow 8 miles below sawed little 22 Fixing Race & sawed some 23. 24 sawing some & fixing for addition to house Benj a load cedar 25. 26 Put up house & shingled it Geo Hawley helped me. Threatning 27 Sunday stormy At home all day Rainy night ----- new page (MSS_497_236.jpg) February 2nd 1865 Wednesday Thursday This day in the year 1823 I was born some 3000 miles east of this which brings me to my 42nd birth day This has been a very cold day There has been very little business or work of any kind for near two months and from present appearances there will not be for a month to come I have been twice in St George since writing once about the 25th Dec and once about the 16th of Jany. Evening writing some letters 3 Cold north wind all day wife went up town Bishop Gardner came from St George 4 Severe cold all day Could not work spent part of the day up town 5 Sunday Started on foot for St. George in company with Bishop Robt Gardner. Went to Renchers 12 miles & stopped with Jeff Slade Cold day 6 Moderate Got to St George by 4 P. M. 20 miles Legs very sore stopped with Gardner 7 Got a bush of corn from the Perkins & took to Washington, rode with Saml Adams. got my corn ground. did some business & came back to St George stopped with Gardner People here generally living very poor Some on build carrots 8 Started about 9 a.m for home. Gardner coming with mule team very slow Stopped in upper end of Diamond Valley under a big cedar 9 Drove to Renchers & took breakfast then home by 4 P. M. Drove a yoke of oxen for Gardner as his mules gave out very muddy for 6 miles 10 About home Tinkering JW Crosby I hear is going to keep hotel in St George 11 Went up to Nays and tinkering around home Evening reading 12 Sunday At meeting but very few there 14 Wrote a letter to Father & sent via St George two hours after received one from Father & Edward. Took dinner at sister Jane Gardners with Br & Sister Carr and Br & Sister George Hawley 16 Wrote another letter to Father & sent by bishop R Gardner Sent by him to St George 105 lbs cotton for Frank Wooley to exchange for wheat at Cedar five lbs cotton for a bush of wheat 18 Doing but very little About dark was asked to Br John Hawley to consult with others about his little boy that was badly scalded 9 weeks to night and other disease has set in His Father wished the advice of others in regard to sending for a physician to St George All were unanimous for advice of a doctor & George Hawley proffered to start for Dr Higgins in the morning Spent the evening with wife at br Carrs Came home in a severe snow storm that has been threatning some time 19 Sunday Has been snowing all night with strong south wind so that the snow has blown into drifts quite deep I think about the deepest snow this winter 23 I do not ecollect seeing the sun till do day since saturday Has been snowing every day some in the vally & pretty constant in the mountains Monday I do not think there was an hours cessation A cold north wind most of time that throws the snow in drifts Doing almost nothing The wort storm by far this winter 24 Started for St George John Hawley is taking his boy, down that was burned so badly All hands went two miles with him to help through drifts went about a mile below Renchers 25 Got to St George early Slept at Gardners 26 Sunday About town One of Johns oxen lame 27 Started home in company with Rencher Came to Renchers hard house 28 Came home Snow very deep in Pine Valley _____________________ March 6 Benjamin went for 2 yoke of oxen to start for mill Came toward night with the cattle but so nearly give out that he could walk only as he was supported by Jos Hatfield & Foreman by putting an arm around the shoulder of each He came that way for more than two miles He was very sick 7 He started for mill 8 He came home having to leave his wagon in Pinto kanyon 1/2 mile down ----- new page (MSS_497_237.jpg) March 20th 1865 Benjamin brought up 2 yoke cattle & span of horses 21 I started for mill & a peddling trip with horses Benj went with me with the oxen to Pinto Kanyon to pull the wagon out of the snow drift Found grass valley one sheet of water Got to Pinto before night supper with Haskell 22 Breakfast with Thornton Got 100 lbs hay of Robison sold 4 plugs of tobacco for 200 paper money. Called on Wm slade at Little Pinto Fed at Leech springs to cedar early Bought of the miller a bush of bran by measure for $120 in Tobacco 23 Running around trying to sell molasses & tobacco Bought 1/2 bush corn of Jos. Hunter for a gallon of molasses Drove to Parowan sold 1 1/2 gallons to Fish at 3 pecks to the gallon Took supper with Fish Drove to Little creek by 11 at night Tied horses to wagon as there is no grass At Cedar. Parowan & Red Creek there is no feed not straw even. as this has been an unusually severe winter. At Parowan there has been 2 1/2 feet of snow at one fall over 7 feet has fell there this winter24 To Beaver Cold wind all day No luck peddling stopped with simeon Andrews Snowed all night the deepest this winter being over 6 inches 25 Snowy sold my molasses to Geo. Hales 10 gallons for 9 bush wheat stopped with Andrews Hales took most of my tobacco 26 Late start homeward in company with Jas McCarty For load had 11 1/2 bush wheat & 3 of oats Got hay of Andrews Came 3 miles past the summit 27 Early start came to Parowan mill bad road horses very tired as they are quite poor Took supper with Fish Got my wheat ground 28 Late start came to Cedar Horses very tired stopped at Hunters Got a ride of good sole Leather from Adams at the new town that he has tanned on shares Bought of him a pair of shoes for tobacco Wm Slade slept with me 29 Leech springs by noon road very good Wm Slade came with me From there found the road very muddy Drove 1 1/2 miles & was obliged to turn 30 Started before day came to little Pinto & got breakfast at Wm Slades then to Pinto before it had thawed much Left my load at Thorntons & rod home Found Crosby & Hiram Church Hiram is going to work for me this sumer 31 Hiram hauled a load wood I tinkered around _____________________ April 1 Hiram 2 loads wood Benj came from drive with 3 cows 2 Sunday At meeting Fair but snow storm at night 3 Mending break in race Have been 12 days getting [-]2 bush wheat from mill 4 To Pinto for wagon & back to Renchers very cold all day & night 5 Came home by 2P.M. Boys chopping 6 Boys chopping <& sliding> I tinkered 7 Cutting logs with the boys found some very good ones 8 Dr [-] 9 Sunday at meeting 10 Boys chopped some I went to Canfield to see about a cow that Harrison Burgess dog hurt so bad that she has since died mowed all day 11 P.M. worked with boys on break in the race 12 On rising found snow 6 inches deep at 10 am 10 inches doing nothing 13 A.M. Cut a big tree at mouth of Forsyth P.M. finished race 14 Chopping Bryce came Benj has been living in his house He now moves in with us 15 Benj hunted cattle Hiram with carr I sawed some 16 Sunday no meeting 17 Fixing floom with Bryce sawed some 18 Finished righting up the floom Fixed Penstock etc Hiram helped us Benj hauled logs 19 Boys hauled 2 loads I sowed 20 Do. 21 Sawing Benj plowing for Carr Hiram hauled fence posts Race broke 22 Helping Carr with Benj & 4 yoke & plow Hiram hauled cedar 23 Sunday at meeting Wife sick with severe toothache ----- new page (MSS_497_238.jpg) April 24th 1865 Sawed over a thousand feet P.M. Boys plowing on my land Land was run out again Bryce gets five acres 25 Boys plowing John & I sowed some onions in the little field 26 Sowed some & plowed some Edward came with Geo Hawley we were very glad to see him After dark Br Crosby came with his wife Father & 5 children came Had a happy houseful 27 Edward harrowed Benj & Hiram plowed 28 Plowed with two teams 2 yoke & 3 yoke 29 Benj went to grass valley with Jesse Finished sowing & harrowing Dam went 30 Jesse went Leaving his Father & one girl Father Crosby will stay here this summer ____ sunday at meeting _____________________________________________ May 1 Plowing for John Hawley with 2 teams 2 Plowing for Geo Hawley with 1 team Edward & I put in some carrots 3 sowed oats 2 1/2 bush & some wheat Finished harrowing & crossed it & furrowed out Edward got up the horses 4 started about 10 am for St George with & John Hawley Got to Crosbys about 10 in the evening Benj went to cedar mill 5 A Conference begins to day A.M. running around P.M. at meeting Evening Convention to regulate prices very warm 6 At meeting all day & evening priesthood 7 Sunday Conference adjourned After meeting drove to diamond valley by moonlight Had a pleasant ride John Hawley & Bisop Robert Gardner came witih us stopped about in the morning 8 Came to Renchers place for breakfast then home by noon P at work in the field Benj came from mill 9 Edward & I put in some carrots B & H Got up team & hauled 2 loads 10 Boys hauled 3 loads I watered some 11 " " 4 " Edward & John plowed I worked with Bryce on upper floom 12 Edward & fixing for planting B & H helped Bryce race & floom 13 B&A fixing read Edward & I planted an acre of corn etc 14 Sunday at home 15 I sawed some Edward watered for plowing Benj & Hiram hauling logs 16 sawing Edward & John plowing Boys logging Edward & I planted an acre of corn 17 looked on north ditch Edward & John plowed Br Snow came 18 Planting potatoes in little field Evening Br Snow preached I had a long talk with after meeting 19 Boys watering Benj went to meadows to cattle drive Edward & I planted potatoes 20 Planted potatoes <& corn> with Edward Boys hauled 2 loads 21 Sunday at meeting PM A meeting to consider a house for Br snow which is to be built forth with I contribute 500 feet of lumber 22 Sawing Boys hauling 23 Do, 24 Edward went to cornfields for a cow Benj Hiram & I at fence 25. 26. 27 Putting up fence with the boys Slade came 28 Sunday At meeting Br John Chidester took dinner with us 29. 30. 31 Finished the fence of 100 rods & 8 feet Br Carr helped 1 1/2 days ___Hiram went home Monday ______________________________________ June 1 Geo Hawley & Br Carr worked on Benjamins house I sawed some Edwatered wheat Duncan came & stopped with us Hiram came at night 2 Repairing race sawed a very little Edward finished watering Benjamin & Hiram hauled 2 large logs of 800 feet each 3 Benj & Hiram went to Meadows John & I planted plowed in potatoes and sowed some corn 4 Sunday at home reading & resting worms have been very bad below and have destroyed most of the gardens But they are getting scarce now ----- new page (MSS_497_239.jpg) June 5th 1865 5 & 6 Sawing Boys hauling logs Edward hoeing in little field 7 Bryce began sawing 1405 feet About the mill Boys hauling 8 Hauling & putting up fence for snow with Edward Boys hauling 9 Finished snows fence Edward hunted cattle 10 Edward went with the boys AM repairing fence at the little field PM. Getting away lumber Have drawn 4099 feet of lumber $122,97 Amount for hauling the same 17.50 per M 89.07 Due mill 33.90 11 Sunday At meeting 12 Benj & Hiram hauling 13 Benj fixing for meadow valley Jeff slade started for meadow 14 Edward & Hiram brought a log I worked on dam Benj & Jane with 15 On the dam with the boys 16. 17 On the dam & ditch 18 Sunday Drove to Pinto with wife very warm 19 Working Poll tax Edward & Hiram watering 20 Edward on road Hiram & I on ditch 21 Hiram watering Edward and I on road 22 Carr Geo & J Hawley on Benjamins house I started for St George with two yoke stopped part of night Diamond valley 23 Started before day and got into St George between 8 & 9 am 24 Started home Came to Canfields with big wagon that I bought of John M Moody stopped with Chas Pulsipher 25 Sunday Early start and came home by 10 am Benj came also 26 Benj & Hiram got one load setting up loom Edward & John hoi[--] in little 27 Benj & Hiram both sick Edward & Hiram got one load Benj went to the Meadows I tinkered around home28 Boys sick Edward watering I doing but little At night had an attack of Cholera Morbus that lasted till near morning29 Edward watering with a small stream Benj Hiram & Jeff for logs working road etc I have been about sick from last nights operation 30 Benj & Jeff each a load Edward & Hiram on the dam I have been doing but little July 1 Went with the boys to work a road in kanyon brought 2 loads home early2 Sunday No meeting Reading writing & resting Edward away hunting cattle PM quite a rain the first this season John Hawley and Sam Burgess started for St George with 2 sticks for a liberty pole one 55 feet the smaller one 60 feet in length 9 Have worked one day on mill and been sawing 5 Have cut 7181 feet at 1/2 ct the hauling of 3550 feet at 1 3/4 cts the whole amount including work is 104.02 for the week & have drawn 3530 feet 105.90 Boys had a small party on the 4th There has been some rain Sunday at home. ----- new page (MSS_497_240.jpg) August 27th 1865 Once again the long neglected journal comes around There has been a great deal going on with plenty of hard work There was a big celebration or rather a grand pic nic on the 24th of July. A grand turn out from st George Santa Clara Washington Pinto & Cedar with some from Parowan & Beaver On Saturday the 22nd The teams began to come in from below & went about two miles above in the kanyon where a large dancing floor had been constructed under the shade of some lofty pines, where there was a large encampment Jesse & family came & stopped with us & William Moodys young folks stopped at Benjamins Sunday morning services commenced with singing & prays & after ward preaching by different ones I could not get these till afternoon Monday about 10 a.m. Geo. A Smith Amasa Lyman with some others drove into camp on an electioneering tour through Dixie Capt Hooper came with them to San Pete but had to return home from sickness They gave us a good preach Bro Silas Smith came home with us & Bro Geo. A. came down from Whipples next morning after breakfast & dictated a letter for Silas to write He took a ride in our skiff on the mill race & went to meeting Evening He came down again bringing Bros Lyman & Dame from Beaver & Parowan & stopped again There was a dance at Benjamins among the young Bro George & sister Lyman led the first set He said twas the first dance for him for four years & enjoyed himself very much & all that werethere In the morning had 30 to breakfast & comers till past noon when ____ all had left wife was down sick with over work __________ Sept 13th Started toward night for S George with wife Father Crosby & Edward Stopped at Canfields The frost that was about the 5th did some damage here, in fact was all over the country except about Fillmore The cane a Heberville below St George was injured materially Our corn had to be cut as it froze very hard some late wheat was hurt 14 Started early drove to Renchers herd house for breakfast then to St George by noon PM went to the fair found my name for one of the committees to award prises for Ladies department also one for Implements Machinery etc stopped at Jesses Fanny sick 15 Early at work awarding prises Toward Evening Pres B Young and company came in from north Evening a dance for the company 16.17 Meeting Preaching & much good instruction by the Presand Twelve apostles most of whom were present also several Bishops The Pres. locates his cotton factory at Washington 18 Started early for home Grandfather came back got home before dark very hot Intended to start last night but rain prevented 19. 20 Tinkering around home Fixing up wagon &c 21 About 10 a.m. started for Salt lake with Sarah and Sarah Garner stopped at Williams and got 27lbs butter and at Pinto got of George Day 15 lbs butter and 117 lb cheese Then to Ritchies. Took two kegs of Butter for him 200 lbs at 10cts per lb stopped with him for the night. Bro G Snow & family came up after dark Girls slept in the wagon I slept on the ground with Snows boys 22 Started at day break and drove to Parowan by dark stopped with Bro Allen Meeting Preaching by some of Pres. youngs company 42 miles 23 Drove to Beaver part of way in the Presidents company 36 miles ----- new page (MSS_497_241.jpg) September 24th 1865 Sunday The President stops here to day I drove on with Homer Duncan & Br Allen past dog valley and stopped in kanyon 25 Stopped some time in Fillmore then 15 miles to dry camp <41 miles> 26 Round valley to breakfast severe to dinner then chicken creek and 10 miles to dry camp 27 Salt creek Nephi Breakfast with Chas. Foote Big springs dinner Then to Payson stopped with Philo Johnson started before day to Spanish Fork took breakfast with A Gardners family then to Provo took dinner with Elisa then to Greens 28 very early Sarah Gardner left us at Big Cottonwood Got home to Fathers about noon The President came in about 4 P.M. Father health is very poor he is troubled with an affection of the spine Mothers health is tolerably good The old neighborhood looks natural 29 This morning early took a walk over my old lot now Fathers It is a very forest of fruit trees all heavy laden with fruit mostly apples of choice varieties in fact I could not find an apple whether grafted or natural fruit but what was No poor apples. The place would now bring $3000<00> I sold for $800<00> and am now getting the last of my poly. Helped Father some & he paid me a dollar for a couple of hours 30 Went town with Father. The place has improved very much since I was here Large & commodious stores well filled with a great amount of merchandise much more than there is money to pay for The merchants are generally hard run for money to pay freight, to say nothing of their other habilities. Goods can be bought at very small advance on cost and freight and before spring I think good will bought for less than in N York city There is a general dirth for money ___The northern mines are not very productive this season ___________ Oct 1 Sunday Preaching in the Bowery by some of the Twelve mostly their subject was Dixie & their visit thereto called at Mr Mumford 2, 3. 4. 5 Running about town sold my butter at 65 cts & cheese at 42 1/2 cts pr lb Gave Mother 2 cheese and Sidney Beatie one have Father a little Homer came home from the mines the same day that I came in He has made two trips this summer his family are well and numerous Have had one day hard rain Father goes around but is not able to work but manages to get along and accom plish more than most any one else Thomas Jenkins is buildng a fine house across the street from my old home that will cost $8000, Fred Walker merchant has a splendid mansion one block above & magnificently furnished and a windmill to carry water to the top of the house where there is a cistern with pipes to convey it to all parts for use and to guard against fires Robert Walker on the same block is building another which when finished and furnished is estimated to cost $40,000 Sharpe is building another on the same lot with Rob but not so expensive as the others Went to Theatre one evening with Sarah and Sarah Crosby Poor play There are several large new buildings among the prominent are Jennings. Godbe City Hall etc The good are pled from the top to the bottom of almost every store in town 6 Semi Annual Conference began to day Ver large congregation 7 Conference again the bowery is full & very dense Pres Young wants all to stay till he says they have been together long enough 8 Sunday A good meeting Rain through the night ----- new page (MSS_497_242.jpg) October 9th 1865 Conference again PM. by request of Pres Young Every one came to hear him preach The mysteries which was on home manufactures Meeting in tabernacle Adjourned for six month 10 At 10 to day the convention met to regulate The price of grain much good instruction from the President Young I considered it the best part of Conference Rainy 11. 12 Heavy rain for three days and nights in sucession At the time of severe frost in Pine Valley the snow fell 8 or 10 inches deep here which very destructive on the already heavy laden fruit trees 14 Got a carriage of John Varneigh & went with Father and Mothers to John Crosbys session settlement They are well now but John has suffered much from an abscess on his right arm which nearly cost him his life but he can use it some now but his his health is poor Came back at night Had a good visit 15 Sunday Preparing to start for home Got some currant plum and apple trees from Father they are some of my own planting the apple trees Father has budded expressly for me I have packed a large box full with two large boxes of apples 7 or 8 bushels a box merchandise all for home consumption Got my load ready for a start Father and Mother have made me a good many present some dried fruit a dress & bonnet for Sarah Shoes for Fanny & Jane a pair of boots, coat, plow hoe with many other notions. They were offered with such apparent good feeling and sincere regard That I could not refrain from taking them I helped to gather apples one day 25 bush I suppose 60 or 70 bush there must have been on the trees this season I have also one of Ballards breech loading rifles cost $35,00 cartridges 100 for $5,00 My load when all in is worth $400<00> 16 Had to go up town to get my plow which costs 41,50 & hoe 175 which hindered me from starting till noon Our adieus were said with heavy hearts but choking down the bad a good feeling & cheer ful countenance was asumed I left them after being earnestly requested to come again next fall Father said I shall be alive & youst not fail Drove to spring at point of mountain a little after dark Found some loads of hay that feeling horses for 50cts Sarah slept in the wagon [-]on the ground 17 Started at crack of day stopped at dry creek for breakfast then to Provo stopped with Eliza over night She seems very poor 18 Drove to Spanish Fork by noon then to 2 miles past summit & camped. Got some hay of Philo Johnson Made my hed in wagon 19 Drove to Salt Creek by noon Expected to have went farther but recent Indian difficulties forbade my venturing on Tuesday about noon 17 indians rode into fort Sprain a large place and killed 5 men and two women then drove off what stock they could find the decamped unmolested I stop till tomorrow for company20 Stopped with Saml Linton spent the evening with Br Andrew Love formerly a neighbor in salt Lake 20 started early with John Boyer from Springville going to Dixie for Hout[-] to buy cotton loaded with dry goods Fed at chicken creek and sevier then to round valley before dark 21 Drove to meadow creek There was military drill at Fillmore 22 Came up with Hank & Allen & 3 other wagons & drove with them to Cove Creek Sundy Found two wagons John Young & Terry had a good camp & good company 23 Came to Beaver Roads are good Stopped with Br Andrews Boyer stops here 24 Early start & came to Parowan stopped with Hanks Cloudy ----- new page (MSS_497_243.jpg) October 25th 1865 Am alone again started early & drove to Cedar by noon them to Leech springs when leaving Cedar weather was very threatning and to appearance I was driving into the thickest part of of a heavy storm Drove about two miles and met it but it went mostly to the south of me and followed the hills to Cedar and Parowan where it appeared to rain very heavy but after driving a couple of miles I found good dry road Met George Burgess the other side Cedar and heard from home and that my wife was sick which added to the melancholy gloom that has been preying upon me all my trip camped alone 26 Came to Pinto by noon then home early my wife about & all else well while friends crowded around with cordial feeling I really felt at home save the presence of parents for I must say it was hard very hard to part with them much harder than ever before 27 Threshing my wheat The machine has been here at work for some and mine is the last. I have 120 bush wheat & 35 of oats the boys have dug the potatoes and done all the work beside making lumber enough for $50,00 in gold for Whitmore they have done first rate The people of Pine Valley have this season since a late spring fenced a large field and raised 2000 bush of small grain beside potatoes & turnips and have built a house for Br Snow and stocked and run three mills beside the Pinto settlement have raised 700 bush grain & some home had more help than we had their field fenced before which has drove them nearly to death with work we have done more than three times the work that they have and with less hands we have been greatly blessed 28 wife and I took Edward to Pinto on his way to Salt Lake but at parting he seemed so unreconciled to going and we all felt so gloomy that he came back with us 29 At home Sunday _______________________________ Nov 3 Have been sawing a little today went to St George with Bryces team to take Father Crosby down to winter Bryce & Sam Burgess went Got in after dark found all well conference began today Convention Eve 4 Conference Meeting in St George Hall very good preaching was at a social party at the Hall to mgiht with sister Crosby Jesse is at Heberville making molasses but came home to night 5 Sunday meeting in the bowery evening in the hall 6 Late start came to cornfields stopped for night 7 Started early & came home all well 8 Find that I must set earnestly to work and so drive away the heavy feeling that prvade mysel & family if I do not I shall not be able to live long for they weigh heavily and I must get reconicled to my lot to commence work in earnest the boys have hauled me a good lot of good logs since I have been below 20 Benj took a load lumber to St George for six gone 4 days amt t[-] hauling 51<00> & inward went to Cedar mill with horses 27 Benj went to Cedar mill gone ten days Got 20 bush wheat and 25.<00> money for lumber 32 bush. 16 bush at 2<00> & 16 bush 3<00> Benj sold 12 1/2 for money 28 wife started for St George with Jesse I am still sowing slowly Dec 1 left to this time have hade fine nice weather & able to plow Today has been stormy with snow 2 some stormy at night more snow Benj came from mill ----- new page (MSS_497_244.jpg) December 3rd 1865 Sunday at home all day no meeting very stormy writing all day 4. 5 Doing very little about 3 inches snow with severe freezing at night 6 Started at 9 am for St George cold north wind I suffered with cold went by Clara settlement got there by sunset stopped an hour at Hamblins then to St George in the evening - Whitmore rode over with me. Had an agreeable chat stopped at Jesses found wife there but she has taken a severe cold at party at the hall two or three evenings since 7 Running around doing business with several Evening at party at St George Hall did not enjoy myself. very well. 8 About town Bought of Joseph Johnson 40 apple trees at 1.00 each and $5<00> more for strawberry, blackberry, raspberry like Rose currant and gooseberries with one apricot Evening a merehauts meeting at Jesses to consider the propriety of sending to California for merchandise Either as a mercantile firm or to raise means and There were 25 men present and - something over 1500<00> were subscribed for a permanent mercantile firm Letters were sent to different settlements inviting citizens to invent with company Adjourned for one week 9 Early start & drove home by dark pleasant day wife sick with cold 10 Sunday Meeting at 2 PM A few brethren present and resolved into a council to consider the most practible method of doing our share of the telegraph line our allotment being to furnish and set posts for four miles (100 posts) and fifty dollars money to bug wise and other material Poles to be 22 feet long 5 inches at the top & 8 in at th but Evening a general meeting of brethren Decided to resolved into <5> companies of six men in each with a young man as captain or foreman to each company Wm Gardner. Bennett Bracken. Benj Brown Geo. Burgess and Wilbur Earl were selected. Each company to furnish & set 20 poles and furnish five dollars in money A mercantile association like the one in St George was considered and property to the value of 2,500 was subscribed as a basis to be paid in property. Said property to be put in to traded and shifted for money as soon as practicable and the money to be sent to Calafornia or elser where for the purchase of goods and such articles as be for benefit the money was subseribed Benj & wife went to St George 12 Evening at Whipples with Sam Burgess to draft a constitution and by laws fir tge merchants association 17 Sunday Have been doing very little this week being very cold and stormy, Benj came home 24 Sunday. Been most of the week settling with Bryce. He owes me 614.13 most of it should have been on interest some of it more than two years Tuesday evening merchants meeting constitution was adopted and $1000,<00> subscribed. Thursday evening another meeting President. vice President. Treasurer. and secretary, were elected I do not think much of it JW Crosby was there stopped over night with us and came back & stopped with us friday night to burnt a [---]. Saturday Benj & Edward cutting cedar for fence Benj cut Friday. Weather severely cold In St George the water ditches freeze up & overflow a thing unknown heretofore 25 Christmas, Party at our house in the evening Doing but little through the week 29 For St George with John R Young stopped in diamond valley 30 came to St George about noon found letters from Father & Mother Evening rode to washington stopepd with Br Matthews 31 Sunday About Washington Took dinner with John Chidester to St George by dark found Benjamin and Edward there with team Thus ends the year ----- new page (MSS_497_245.jpg) January 1st 1866 I commence the year in St George. Where will I end it? A very cold time it is here. The coldest known to the oldest citizens Thermometer this morning four degrees above zero Pretty good sleighing and has been for a week the air very chilly and I feel the cold worse here than at home Good skating on the ponds Meeting of the Merchants association at 10 a,m and by the board at 4.P.M I invested two hundred dollars in gold very little done by way of celebration except a few private parties Br Solon Foster oldest daughter died about midnight. He lost a younger one four days since Their only girls Snow in Salt Lake 17th ult two feet The comissary store at Camp Douglass was burned on the morning of 19th ult, Loss estimated at a million & a half 2 Started about ten for home with the boys Thermometer at 9 this morn stood at zero. Drove to upper end of diamond. valley Snow grows less as our alititude increases very little here The sandy road so much dreaded by teams is frozen hard and is a good road 3 Came home by 3 P.M. Weather pleasant Benjamin took down 1500 feet of lumber for John R Young the hauling of which brings him a cow and yearling There has been 2 or 3 parties during my absence 4.5 About home and doing but little weather mild Jesses team came infor yesterday He reports cold much the same when he left St George 6 with Benjamin cedar for fencing 7 Sunday meeting at 2 P.M. and at 6 small attendance 8 A.M. with Benjamin cutting cedar P.M. we went down the gulch looking for telegraph poles South wind has been blowing for several days 9 Began storming about 5 this morning A sleet which continued all day and night 14 Sunday storming almost without cessation since Tuesday morning Snowing with a south wind The snow melted a great deal as it fell. is now about two & a half feet deep and drifted much Had all lain that fell The snow would now have been as much as four or five feet The brethren have been breaking a road out of the valley to day with ox teams There is a team here from St George for several days anxious to get home and others wanting to come up or go down The sun came out toward night the first time for seven days There has been very little work done since the storm began Sent several letters some to Salt Lake some to the States for papers etc, etc, 15 Two teams went down Whipple and Geo. Hawley went to Renchers 6 miles Took two days to go and come 17 Benjamin started on horseback to hunt our horses but did not get a mile The road was drifted full of snow & wind toward night a severe snow storm 20 Went with Benjamin for the horses Drove a yoke of oxen single before us to the top of the ridge out of the valley to make a trait Did not get them PM went with wife to a school examination so called. Our school is decidly a success The scholars all seem to be improving Lehi Dykes at $350/cts per scholar we are now almost completely shut in to the valley by deep snow much depper than last winter No mail no compay and no work Cannot hunt cattle Either on foot or horseback the snow is so deep ----- new page (MSS_497_246.jpg) January 21st 1866 Sunday Thawing with south wind and appearance of more storm 28 Sunday The week has been spent on my part with but little doing Benjamin and Edward have been hunting horses and cattle mill but have found nothing several boys out yesterday and would not have got in but for a team that went out Small meeting to day. weather warm and snow leaving very fast not more than a foot deep Edward got up his colt 29 Started early with G Hawley for St George with his team Found very bad roads Broke a wagon tire four miles this side town Stopped at M Burgess 30 Early Went for our wagon and got back about 10 am P M running about town About noon the brethren that have been hunting Indians came in They have been out twenty days Early in the month Dr J. M Whitmore went up the virgen to his herd at the Pipe springs where he had two men. He went with one Robert McIntyre to hunt a beef both well mounted but were killed by Indians about four miles from the house They were missing two or three days before the alarm was raised and a dispatch sent to St George for help some fifty miles Forty mounted men started immediately It was some days after their arrival before the bodies were found, two feet & half of snow having fallen on them They were found by the help an Indian prisoner Whitmore had seven arrows in his body and McIntyre seventeen Each body had a gun shot. The particulars have not as yet transpired the snow being so deep the Indians could not be followed Eight valuable horses Including those they rode were driven off and some 300 or 400 head of cattle and a quantity of sheep Six Indians wer found and killed and one taken prisoners and given over to the civil authorities at GraftonDr Whitmore was one of our most prominent citizens and highly esteemed by all Robert McIntyre was a young man of years universally esteemed by a numerous circle of relatives and acquaintances Their loss is deeply lamented and threw a gloom over the whole southern country, not easily dispelled Stopped with Jesse Two of their boy were out 31 Running about town. Got twenty five dollars gold of sister Whitmore for which she is to have one thousand feet lumber The Dr was to have let me have sixty Took dinner at Br Empys. Jesse starts for Calafornia in two days I send by him $155.00 gold to buy goods Feby 1 Started early for home roads better came to Earls slept in wagon 2 Came home by noon snow very soft A Calkin came with us My birth day again. Forty three years old and but little done 3 Tinkering about home but not oftner 4 Sunday no meeting 8th evening Teachers visited us. They come around once a year 11 Sunday small turn out to meeting Evening all hands were requested to come to meeting John Hawley spoke to some length and requested the abolishing of card playing 12 Benjamin went hunting cattle with Geo Burgess a three day trip I hauled two loads of cedar for coal very muddy coming down the mountain 13 Put up coal pit and fired it up with it part of night 14 Finished a four paned door William slad & Cooper came from Meadow Valley they report 15 Raked out the coal and made some harrow teeth 16 Tinkering in blacksmith shop Benjamin went to St George with Cooper 17 In the shop P. M. At school This is the last day The different classes have made considerable progress Took supper and spent the evening a Geo Hawleys Had a couple games chess with Lehi Dykes at Geo Burgess Weather has been very fine till the last two days. The wind hsa been north with cold nights ----- new page (MSS_497_247.jpg) February 18th 1866 Sunday At meeting Doing but little through the week 24 Started at 10½ A.M. for St George on foot went to Canfields. He lives at Renchers old place 12 miles down took supper with him 25 Sunday Went to St George by 4 PM with Canfield Meeks and Hancock Peter Hanson started with us stopped at Jesses 26 Running about town 27 P.M. Had an interview with Brs. Snow and Wooley They have been talking of buying my interest in the mill and the bargain was made January 1st but not closed. After some hours of deliberation and talk Br Snow begged to withdraw but proposed to sell his interest in the timber in Pine Valley which I declined purchasing Took supper with Frank Wooley Br G Snow & Lady. Sisters Wooley Ivins, Grant <&> Townshend were guests and shared the hospitality of Br Wooley after called on Br M Cannon with John Hawley 28 Called on F B Wooley and told him I would consider Br G Snows proposition of timber Started for home with John Hawley on foot at nine A M . Got to Earls at 7 P.M took supper and left there at 8 and home by 11. not very tired March 1st Took a walk up through the timber on snows claim looked at the road to be made etc. Took dinner with J HawleyBoys came home from a cattle hunt Found some Consulted with them Sarah went to St George with Calkins 2 Started at six am for St George on horseback got half way my mere refused to Eat Isent her home by a passing team and went to St George on foot before night nearly sick 3 Saw Wooley, Snow went to Washington 4 Sunday Rode to Washington with Bishop R Gardner preaching by E Snow, G.A. Smith gave a Historical sermon on the church persecution He was followed by Hosea Stout Did some business Came back after dark. Had a talk with Br Snow till near 11 5 Election Saw Br Snow but could not finish my business G. A. Smith continued his lecture commenced yesterday evening 6 Just at night saw snow, but could not finish 7 After dinner called on Br Snow and unexpectedly finished my business. He had an article of agreement drawn which was signed and a few minutes after I was on the road home Left town at three P.M. and came to Canfields by nine. Thus I have been five days doing what could have easily been accomplished in thirty minutes. I must give Br Snow creidt for being the slowest business man I ever had deal sith 8 Started at three and came home to breakfast. Saw Bryce Tinkering in shop I 9 Stormy all day and night worked some in shop mending chairs 10 Up town Stormy most of day Geo Hawly came & helped mend skeins 11 Sunday, At meeting stormy 12 Working at head gate 13 Do Boys worked with me 14th finished head gate boys chopping 15 Began sawing. 16.19 Sawing slowly Edward went to St George sarah came home Benjamin hunted cattle I am to pay E Snow thirty thousand fat of lumber for his claim on the timber on or before the 7th of December next ----- new page (MSS_497_248.jpg) March 18th 1866 Sunday, Meeting at two P.M. 19 Sawing. Calkins mill turned a flood of water down that broke our race 20 About the mill mending the race etc sawed some Made contract with Wm Snow to run the mill this season went down to the field with him He is going to have my land and I am to have more here about my house and mill I am to have the use of part of my land in the field 21 Snowed considerable sawed some 22 Began fence between the mill and my house Benjamin hauled slabs and cedar for stakes, Edward came from St George been gone a week 23 Boys hauled fencing PM Benj went for cattle but did not get them I made some fence PM Edward helped me Wm Snow came to help Bryce look over mill books worked till 12 at night 24 Boys hauling fencing and helped to put up I settled Tithing I pay this year the most tithing of any one in Pine Valley Settled with Rencher 25 Sunday At home Had an interview with Bryce. Br Slade and Saml Burgess at my house Bryce says that he sold his interest in the mill to Burgess thus giving me a partnership with another man and contrary to my feelings which I expressed freely After considerable chat I made an offer to give or take. and he let me take the mill I pay $1900.00. $150,00 <15000> down and $150,00 pr month in lumber till october first no more to be paid till sowing begins next spring Drew writings and notes till october This makes me sole owner of the mill: and by other purchase have the best and biggest chance to timber of any other mill but owe for timber to round $1000,00 in lumber for the mill $1700.00 in lumber to individuals about $500<00> <& about 1040 mile [--] my share> making an aggregate of 3,300,00 for assets have my due from Bryce 60000 from individuals about $200,0 making a balance of $2,50000 indebtedness most of which is to be paid this season This is enough to frighten one especially me who never in my life till I came here owed any one time mor than 75,00 But tis done and now to meet payments 26 Began plowing by the house broke plow twice about ½ acre 27 Began plowing in the field plowed an acre & quarter Benj brought more cattle 28 Working two teams Bryces boy drove one, plowed 2½ acres Benjamin went to <(cattle drive at meadows> 29 Finished in the field & sowed the 4 acres boys harrowed Snow came to look over book 30 Edward & John finished the wheat I set some trees & mad garden planted apple seeds transplanted pic plant & various other chores 31 Plowing & sowing wheat by house 1½ acres I am chore boy and manage to keep very busy Have had a severe head ache Storm threatning Have engaged Saml Burgess to haul logs with two teams this season and Br William snow to saw which with my team and Benjamin and two hands that I have engaged will perhaps do some business April 1 Sunday Morning went up to look at the road to be made found plenty of snow PM at meeting Most of people at work on the grist mill of Asa Calkins They want bread Israel Ivins took dinner with us 6 Wife went to St George with Br Ivins He has been surveying some & plotting 8 Sunday Have been plowing & sowing oats & barley below the mill 3 acres Ivins has run me out some more land. about 25 acres around the house & 13 acres below the mill <2 days> acres in the little on Hawley field ----- new page (MSS_497_249.jpg) April 9th 1866 Plowed & sowed most of my part of little field with wheat and barley cold wind all day Boys hauled a log 10 Went to St. George with Brackens team ahead Had whipples horse John went with me Got there before sunset 11 Running about the town Evening settling with Jesse I have got by him [--] things from Calafornia I got them for less than half what the merchants charge 12 Hunting for hands to work but can find none 13 Came home but did not get the stove I sent for for Benjamin as the team had not got in with it 14 Isawed what logs there was on the yard Boys made fence 15 Sunday Meeting at 2 PM After meeting went with Bishop Gardner up the creek to look at the road. He talked of making it but wanted $300 00 16 with Wm Snow most of the day trying to fix mill books to suit Bryce 17. 18 with the Boys & Lehi Dykes on the road, 18, Ed Meredith helped 19 Boys Dykes & Meredith on the road I was with Snow all day trying to get Bryce to settle finally went to Bryces house and by perseverence on our part brought about an amicable adjustment Bryce saluted snow and agreed with him to look over the books but was not willing to take his opinion when done 21 PM went with the boys & Dykes on the road 22 Sunday At meeting school house has three families in it which leaves but small room for a congregation 23 Went with the boys for a load of logs chopped some Had late start 24 Took a ramble through the timber with Benjamin 24 with the boys Benjamin hauled two loads Edward & I sawed some 25 Bishop Gardner brought Benjamin brought Benjamin a stove form St George one that I sent to Calafornia for 25 wife had a singular dream last night she saw five snakes One very large ran from her then turned toward her and buried itself in mud and water that was under the bed that she was in so that nothing but its tail could be seen In going to my work I met Bryce who commenced on me about business matters and insulted & abused me and called me harder names than any man did before which I did not resent for a long time but finally found my tongue enough to call him a liar when he struck me or rather at me three times I then caught him by both arms In jerking from me he tore one of his shirt sleeves nearly off I then stooped to pick up a stick thinking to intimidate him he still came crowding on me I then got him around the neck & arms and held him so that he could not strike until others came. He then went before the Magistrate and [--]plained of himself and was fined $1,00 Toward night Allphin the constable came for me and I was fined $2,50 & costs Helped Ed Meredith to blast a couple of rocks that were in the road Boys hauled two loads 26 Sowing Boys hauled some rocks out the road & one load logs 27 Sawing Boys hauled one load one long stack 28 Morning had got 10 or 12 hands to help me raise a long stick against my penstock Boys sowed carrots I sawed some 29 sunday John Hawley preached about me took dinner with wife at Whipples 30 stormy no hauling I sowed ----- new page (MSS_497_250.jpg) May 1st 1866 A stormy day finished sawing what log I had Boys got some 2 Boys hauled two loads three large logs. hunted horses & cattle 3 Boys hauled 2 loads three large logs I worked some on the road Jesses two boys came with two teams for lumber & brought Grandfather day before yesterday Sister Whitmores team got a load of 500 feet 4 Edward went hunting cattle a three day trip Benjamin & I hauled a load whipple & others went to St George with my horse yesterday Conference begins to day I sawed some 5 Stormy day Finished sawing my logs again Benj sick with hard lifting 6 Sunday Stormy no meeting. There is very much to do I have now the whole mill in my possession having bought Bryce out for which I am to pay him $120000 in lumber at $300 pr hundred $15000 pr month 9 feet $125,00 which I pay down in a wagon & one three year old steer The contract with Sam Burgess has been thrown up The bargain was concluded the second inst and signed 7 Cutting logs helped [-] Bullard to cut up some that he fell last winter Edward came found one 3 year old curly wild steer as ugly as may be 8 With Boys cutting logs I worked 1/2 day on road 9 Boys all day getting up team I tinkered about home 10 Edward & I hauled two loads logs had 7 yoke in team but 3 yoke were 3 year old steers, one very wild & vicious I worked some on the road Benj sick with boil and lame breast Br 11 I sawed near 1200 feet Edward brought two logs Benj some better 12 Boys had bad luck brough but one load small two small logs I tinkered about & helped them with one load Br Freems from washington came with a sick boy. He was taken throwing up blood an internal bleeding from an injury some time past He came to Br Slades two days since 13 Sunday Sick boy died about 8 PM was with the teachers talking over our different matters which were reconciled 14 Benjamin started for shoal creek to a cattle drive Edward brought a log I worked around home At 3 PM Br Treams boy was buried an only child 15 Edward John & I plowed & planted 1/2 acre potatoes & some land for corn 16 Edward & John brought two large loads I planted some corn B Snow commenced sawing 19 Worked with Edward & team on bridge 18 Finished bridge nearly 19 Edward hunted his colt I did but very little Toward night Benj came 20 Sunday about home Took a ride with wife up the creek as far as the new road goes Toward night went with her to little field This is Johns Birth day 12 years old 21 Cutting logs Boys hauled two loads They have 3 yoke unbroke steers some very wild 22 Cutting logs Edward helped me some Benjamin hauled two loads 23 Working at upper floom with Br Snow righting it up 24 Stormy I tinkered around the mill 25 Boys made a little fence 26 I helped snow saw Boys broke an axletree News of an interesting nature has transpired. Pres Young has written to instruct people of small settlements to consolidate that is to move together till there is 150 families in each settlement. Pinto, Little Pinto, Mountain Meadows Renchers Shoal Creek etc are to come here. It is supposed that this is in consequence of the reported accession of troops from the states said to be 5000 reinforcement ----- new page (MSS_497_251.jpg) May 26th 1866 27 Sunday At meeting at 2.P.M Copy of Pres. B youngs letter was read After meeting walked down to the gulch with Geo Burgess 28 Edward went below to a cattle drive Benjamin with John & I plowed & planted 29 Planted potatoes. 30 Plowed & sowed some barley 1½ bush Ed came He bought a 3 year old steer for $50.00 in lumber Froze ice at night 31 Georg Forsyth began work with Benjamin I worked at upper floom Ed helped ½ day I sawed half of night Froze, wheat looks well generally June George & Benjamin hauled two loads Edward hauled fencing I sawed & half of night 2 Edward helped me saw part of day Boys brought three loads logs Sawed in 2 days 3131 feet About ten at night had a serenade & Br JW Crosby came in 3 Sunday At meeting Preaching by J W Crosby & Chas. Pulsipher 4 Benjamin & George hauled logs 2 loads Edward Made fence I helped some Sawed at night 5 Sawed some. Set some posts Edward hunted cattle started two teams Sawed at night boys brought each a load) 2 night & 1 day 6.7 Mad headblock Sawed all night Boys 4 loads severe freezing 8 Sawed ½ night Boys brought 4 loads Ice at night 9 Sawed some & tinkered around the mill & upper floom Boys cut and hauled 4 large loads over 2000 feet by seale Edward worked on water ditch 10 Sunday Cold & stormy 11 Tinkering about Sawed a little & at night Beacken & family had a family row Geo Forsyth hurt his leg by falling a tree on it quite serious 12 Sawing most of day Bracken had a trial before bishop Gardner He was disfellowshiped and then restored Wm Bracken began work yesterday 13 Sick with the piles caused I suppose by heavy work & hard lifting Boys hauling 2 loads Boys hauled 4 loads. I had a long friendly talk with Whipple about my business matters He informed that he had thought some time since that I had kept our mill books so as to cheat Bryce but is now satisfied to the contrary I find the prevailing opinion has been that I was a rascal 14.15.16. Doing nothing 14th Drove to Canfields and got a fat sheep 15 Drove to Renchers 16 In bed most of tiem I can ride on a spring seat the only thing I can do Boys hauled ten loads logs Edward watering 17 Sunday Helped Edward some to water Feel much better John Chidester Came to see me He will haul a few logs for me 18 Edward watering Benjamin and two hands on the road John Chidester getting logs Ranson Alphin began work 19 Benjamin William & Ranson Chopping Chidester hauled one load 20 Chidester helped me make fiction head Wm Bracken quit for a few days Boys chopping Edward watering him 21 Benj. & Ranson making fence Chidester helped me about the mill 22 Part of floom gave way chidester Brought a load & broke his wagon tongue Benj & Ranson chopped & made road. Edward finished watering & helped snow and I about the floom 23 Benjamin Ranson Snow & myself on floom most of day sawed till 12 night Chidester brought 3 small loads 24 Sunday Chidester went home about home all day wife has sore eyes 30 About home all the week sawing some Edward has been to St George on his colt Benjamin & George hauling logs 26 Ranson Alphin quit work ----- new page (MSS_497_252.jpg) July 1st 1866 Sunday At home all day writing posting books etc Settled with Jefferson Slade 2 Edward came home from below He has bought two cows <& calves> of sand Adams for 90.<00> in lumber I hauled one load logs with Bill Benjamin has a serious hurt in one eye 3 Watering some Edward & William hauling logs 4 Sawing most of day Celebration and doings most of day & dance 5.6 Doing but little Boys working hard William Bracken went to help his 7 Sawing a little wife sick confined to her bed Have paid G Bryce 450<00> in lumber toward the mill $575.<00> in all which wants but $25. of being half his pay E Snow is nearly half paid 8 Sunday At home Reading and writing wife still sick but some little better but not able to sit up Father Crosbys health is feeble Has had a very lame foot 9 AM Sawing PM About home Boys hauling Edward watering 10 Meeting at 10 am Pres. G snow & company Preached in whipples mill They are en route for Meadow Valley F. B Wooley Took dinner with us 11 Sawed ½ day PM on road Boys & team on road all day Geo at Pinto yesterday & to day 12 On the road with the boys Geo hauled 1 log 13 Do " 9 " 14 Geo Hauled two logs I worked road half day Benjamin & Edward about home Snow tightned crank to water wheel 15 Edward watering Sunday At home reading writing etc 16 At the road & chopping with the boys 17.18.19 Cutting Logs. Boys hauling some Evening of 19th President Snow and company came in Preached in Whipples Mill 20 Tinkering at the mill <½ days> Boys hauled two loads some rain at night 21 Snow fixing the mill I burnt some coal & set tire on little wagon M Burgess helped Rained from 2 P.M. very constant till night & some through the night 22 Sunday Finished setting tire and started for St George at noon with Bishop Gardner. He furnished mules & I wagon Got through about 11 at night Expected to have started yesterday but could not for rain 23 Started at 4 for Washington Took breakfast with Sister John Chidester Came back to St George before noon Dinner at Jesses Saw Pres. Snow for an hour 24 Quite a lively time in celebration Pres. Snow & a company of 60 or more went to Washington to dedicate Pres. B Youngs new factory and have a dance in it commencing at 4 P.M. Bought a spencer rifle of John Eddins for $60.00 in lumber Had a pleasant rain 25 Came home by 12 at night People here have been celebrating all the week 26 About home Benjamin starts tomorrow for Salt Lake with his wife 27 Benjamin Started, Edward went to Diamond valley Geo & William hauled a load Rainy P.M. I tinkered Bo[-] Remington Revolver of J Eddins for $40.<00> He goes with Benj 28 Boys brought 1 load Robt. Forsyth & I chopped a little some rain &several others 29 Sunday At. home Considerable rain Geo Forsyth went to M Meadows with Rob[-] 30 About home Edward & William hauled two loads logs 31 Puttering about Boys brought each one load Geo has lost two days Sr Spenser washed August 1 In the timber ½ day PM Doing nothing Geo & William brought each two loads 2 Boys brought 4 loads AM Sawing some boys about mill P.M. Went up the kanyon with Lufkin 3 Lufkin brought two load Boys 4 loads I worked with Edward ½ day on bridge Considerable rain 4 Up kanyon on the road with Edward Boys brought 4 loads Lufkin 2 loads Rainy toward night Wm Bracken quit work ----- new page (MSS_497_253.jpg) August 5th 1866 Sunday meeting at 11. PM at home Geo Forsyth quit work 6 Election school house was sold for $72.00 at auction also some volunteer wheat in a street in the field for 30 dollars cash The avails of both to be appropriated to a new school house Edward and John hauled two load logs Recd a letter 7 Frank Walker & Edward hauled each two loads 8 Frank & Edward brought each two loads Rained no hauling 9 10 Boys brought each day two load each 11 Rainy no hauling I worker some in Blacksmith shop 12 Sunday Meeting at the new settlement but very few attended Meeting at 7 PM at Bishop Gardners Pres. E Snow came in from Cedar and spoke quite lengthy He was preceeded by several of his company They all spoke with effect 13 Meeting at the new settlement at 10 a.m. Preaching by Jacob Gates and Harrison Burgess: PM. Wm Swap cut some wheat & barley for me Edward and Frank bound PM I helped Bryce put in little wheel of his invention. to run a twenty inch circular saw 14th Cut Some Oats & Barly I worked in shop some 15 16 Cradling in big field Cut 4 acres Edward & Frank bound Cut a little barly in Hawley field Rainy toward night Received a list of premiums to be awarded at the coming fair by the Southern Utah Agricultural Association of which I have been appointed assistant Treasurer 17 Cut some wheat by the house P.M. Rainy Boys cut some slabs for lath 18 Rainy Cut a little barley but did not bind it So much rain is falling that I am afraid that wheat will grow in the shock Got the little saw to operate It runs very well & cuts lath fast Boys fixed fence around yard Sam Crosby came up 19 Sunday Meeting at new town at 11 Very few Bargained with George Hawly for a twelve inch circular saw 20 Harvesting Finished barley Edward & Frank bound 21 Boys brought each a load logs Geo Lufkin began hauling again I worked on tail block 22 " " " dones some blacksmithing boy brought each two loads Benjamin came from Salt Lake much sooner than was expected He was nine day going staid nine days and was nine days coming 23 Finished tail block Boys hauled each two loads Cut some lath 24 Morning early cut lath 23,00 Boys brought each a load. Heavy rain toward night that washed my race full in two short places 25 Rainy most of day but managed to clear out the race & sawed some P.M Boys cut slabs for lath Toward night bolted some for Lath 26 Sunday About home most of day Susan Gilespie a young widow and Edward Meredith a discharged US soldier but since a mormon were married to day 27 Began work early, before day thinking to do a great deal for three weeks to come & to run the mill 12 hours each day I had not worked more than fifteen minutes till I hurt two fingers of the left hand seriously so that I have but one hand to work with at present So we get disappointed in our expectations boys hauling 28 Pres. E Snow came from below Father Crosby came with him 31 Started at noon for St George with horses in company with Geo Hawley & Peter Hauson My fingers are very painful stopped in Diamond valley Slept but little ----- new page (MSS_497_254.jpg) September 1st 1866 Started at 3 a. m. and drove to St George to breakfast Peter drove for me as I was quite sick and high fever all day Did a little running about town toward night 2 Sunday Started at 8 1/2 a. m for home Robert Gardners 4th wife rode with one Feel much better to day Fingers do not pain me Got home at 8 P. M 3 Edward & I sawing Benjamin & John hauling logs two teams 4 Do " " " " 5 I sawed alone with one hand Edward bound oats Peter Hanson cut Benjamin & John hauling 6 Snow sowing again he has been to St George since friday 7 & 8 Boys hauling logs I do nothing 9 Sunday George Burgess shod a horse for me & started at 3 1/2 P.M. for St George via Washington with wife stopped at McLanes place in diamond valley about 12 m slept in wagon 10 Started before day & drove to Washington by 9 am stopped a J. Chidester Evening drove to St George to Jesses Got of chidester 2 bunches cotton yarn & 2 1/2 yds satinett some peaches & melons Slept in wagon 11 Done some running around Took dinner with Sister Footes started home at 3 P. M called at several places Got grapes & peaches of Dodge and melons of Cunningham Left town at 5 Drove slow stopt at 11 in diamond valley 12 Started early came home by 1. P M Helped boys fix hay rack & stack bottom 13 Hauling & stacking 5 loads wheat & 1 of oats 1 yoke 14 " " 4 " " from big field finished wheat 15 Tinkering around home My sawyer was making such miserable work that I told him we had better saw no more till his saw was 16 Sunday Filing and hanging another saw 17 Began sawing cut 500 feet by dinner P M Doing but little but 18 Cut 1500 feet This is more then my sawyer has ever done when there was water plenty. and If late from 400 to 500 per day was all that he could possibly turn out I have but one hand to work with my left hand is wholly useless 19. 20 21 Sawing at the rate of 1000 feet per day of inch stuff 22 Started at 11 a m for Salt Lake with wife Father Crosby Edward & John Sarah is there now. Left Benjamin sawing He has no one to help him stopped an hour at Pinto then to Leech spring by 10 p. m good noon G Hawley, P Hanson. C Westover & J Alphin from Pine Valley were along Froze ice23 Early start and Drove to Parowan before sunset. then to red creek 24 To little creek to breakfast then to Beaver early stopped with Simeon Andrews 25 To Pine creek to dinner then to Bakers Kanyon Dry camp some 47 wagons 26 Drove 4 miles past Filmore camped with some dozen wagons 27 To Sevier another general camp of about 50 wagons mostly from Dixie with Erastus snow for head Father Crosby has been with Jesse since Parowan 28 Twelve miles past Nephi to big spring quite a camp again 29 My horses were gone Company all went. I found horses & started at dusk Drove to spring Lake Villa by 11 night & stopped with Benjamin Johnson wife was sick with nuralgia after supper went to bed in our wagon but wife did not sleep 30 Started at 4 1/2 & drove to Provo by 9 took breakfast with John Turner then to Greens to supper Met Homer. Then to point of mountain ----- new page (MSS_497_255.jpg) October 1st 1866 Started at 4 & drove to the city to breakfast by 8 am found all well and glad to see us They had expected and got dinner fore us yesterday it being Fathers birth day Helped Father fix bins in his new granary 2 Went around town with Geo Hawley visited Rob Walkers new dwelling house unfinished which will cost when complete $50,000,00. went to the new tabernacle unfinished The frame work of arched lattice is partly raised and part of the roof an 3 About town with Father visited the new City Hall which is completeor nearly so and cost $40,000 an elegant building and well finished in one room on the second floor there is a full length finished in one room on the second floor there is a full length portrait of Pres. B Young standing portion remarkably natural and cost by $1000, It was painted by an artist from New York city went over the Temple block. Saw the new organ of Mammoth size but lately commenced which will have about 1000 pipes and estimated cost of $2000 [---] for the new Tabernacle I clambered to the top of the tabernacle on ladders about 60 feet high Had here a magnificent view of the town North and south East and west lay like a map with its beautiful shade trees and fine orchards and splendid buildings, While viewing the same mind reverted a few years back to the fall and winter of 1848. When for the first time I passed over[-]nd around this town plot then a comparative wild with not a house on the whole town plot except a few log buildings that constituted The Old Fort on the extreme south west. A handful of Pilgrims, cast out and rejected by the world in poverty having barely sufficient teams to bring their scanty substance across the plains Now a great a wealthy and a mighty people with a Territorial government and for several years applied for admission as a state and con- -templating the government of not only the United States but of the whole world in time Found an ox & sold to Thos. Jenkins for $50, storepay. One that Isent to states & was lost 4 About town doing but little Toward night Drove to sessions settlement with wife to John Crosby. Had Thomas Jenkins carnage 5 went with John up Mill Kanyon to see Jos A Youngs Steam saw Mill of 15 horse power that cuts from 5000 to 7000, pr day of 12 It is one of the portable kind Brs Mumford & Jesse Crosby with their families were at Johns in our return Had a lively time a good supper then back to Salt Lake Father has been with splendid new machine and seperator which works with ten horses, Edward helped 6 A.M Helped Father finish his threshing Icould do but little having but little use of left hand P.M. at Conference 7 Sunday At Conference an immense assemblage of people the largest I ever saw The Bowery was filled to a jam and more outside than in 8 At meeting all day Conference closed There has preaching mostly testimony of the rise and progress of the progress of the church & of Joseph Smith the Prophet and his sayings and teachings 9 & 10 Finished my business & got my wagon packed for starting Father has lent me $27, and made me and my wife presents of things to the amount of at least $100, Edward stays with Father this winter to go to school Father has resigned his Bishoprick with honor from age and infirmity His health is better than a year ago and is exceedingly blest in his old age being now 72 years May he continue to be ----- new page (MSS_497_256.jpg) October 11th 1866 After making our adieus and saying good bye to all we started on our 300 mile journey homeward, leaving Father & Mother in tears They cannot be reconciled yet to our separation started about 9 a m Drove to dry creek for dinner then nearly to American Fork Eliza Terrill is with us to Provo she has been up on a long visit A little rain before day 12 Drove to Provo to dinner then to Payson stopped with Philo Johnson 13 Rainy before morning and all day Drove three miles Johnsons spring Lake Villa, were welcome Got our horses in stable plenty of hay and everything comfortable Found Bishop H Lunt of Cedar and Jesse Smith of Parowan here weather bound also several more teams Johnson appears to keep open house & to make all welcome Got 80 F[--]ls of Johnson mostly apple some plum walnut rock mapl 14 A Cold morning & after breakfast drove to Nephi cool all day road not bad commenced snowing before night stopped with C Foote 15 Snowing considerable through the day A very unpleasant time A great deal of hay here is not yet hauled some lying as cut and considerable yet to out Every where people are behind with work and general complaint is scarcity of hands Too much to do This storm will do immense damage to cane crops and some to late peaches There is but little cane & no potatoes dug 16 very unpleasant but started in company with Bros. Dame & Smith of Parowan Road heavy but not as bad as I expected made the sevier by dark Turned our horses loose & went to bed I slept out with Br Miller of Cedar snowed a very little 17 Got into Fillmore late Road the last ten miles very bad the snow fell here 16 inches. Stopped with Chandler Holbrook 18 Picked some peaches all we wanted to carry as they were badly frozen Late start Took dinner at Freemans Corn Creek Camped in Baker Kanyon travelled alone and stopped alone and thought to stay alone but about 8 Brs Smith & Dame came 19 Late start & drove to Beaver. Got in late stopped with Isaacc Riddall good road 20 Drove to Parowan. 35 miles before sunset good road stopped with Br Dame He is the President here and made me welcome He is a good man 21 Sunday Started at 8 & drove to Leech springs very cold camped alone Met Sister Green & son on their back track from their Dixie mission to Battle Creek. 22 Came to little Pinto 9 miles by sunrise very cold before day Took breakfast with sister Ritchie then home by 1 1/2 PM All well Benjamin has done remarkably well in business He has kept the mill going pretty steady and. hauled logs hired help paid them Paid debts etc. etc. I do not know any one with the same experience could have done any better. He has just broken a saw but there is a smith here by luck to mend it which he does to day 23 Borrowed wheat of Geo Burgess & took to mill PM began sawing Br Slade has been sawing some Benj & Geo Forsyth got their teams together & brough each a load of logs 24 Sawing Boys helping earl to thresh hauling logs 25 Do " Helping Eal thresh Machine came & set 26 Do " " " Machine cane 27 Threshing 28 Sunday no stop threshed all day & finished Had 105 bush wheat 64 of oats & 65 of barley & 150 bush potatoes 28 Sawing most of day Boys hauling logs, 29 Do Hauled 4 loads 30 31 Sawing Boys bring each two load a day Sam Burges hauling some ----- new page (MSS_497_257.jpg) November 1st 1866 Sawing Boys brought each two loads logs 2 sawed till noon Broke saw again an imperfect weld Boys 4 loads 3 Gunning another saw PM Got McInelly to help me finised gunning Boys brought 1 load logs & 3 loads logs for wood 4 Sunday Been writing and pasting books very busy coverd wheat and potatoes P M considerable rain Several have gone to St George to Conference. So there is no meeting There is such a crowd for work that I think there is little regard for Sabbath All are for seewing their crops before a storm Benjamin has gone to St George to day 11 Have been sawing slowly through the week Benjamin & Geo Forsyth have been hauling with two teams Two loads each day Except tuesday when it raneed 8 Frank Walker began work Benjamin hurt himself lifting 9 Father Crosby came up from St George 11 Sunday At meeting very few present People mostly at work very cold Began snowing toward night and squally through night In looking back in my journal for a year I find that then I was filled with gloom and a sittled melancholy pervaded my entire spirit in spite of all my efforts to the contrary. This was so severe upon me at times that it nearly took my life Then add to this the desertion of supposed friends; those that I had strove to respect and love, dies but add gall to my bitterness and my soul yearned to leave this tenement of clay. and soar to realms where friendship is pure & lasting. where melancholy and gloom are dispersed by genial rays light and truth But now my circumstances are changed: my desires and feelings are different: a different spirit pervades my house and my surroundings. that deathly gloom is gone. the sttled melancholy has given place to cheerfulness and life seems now desirable 18 Sunday Have been sawing most of the time. Benjamin has not been able to work all the time But he with Frank Walker & Wm Bracken have brought four loads each day Wm Bracken began work the 15th Weather fine 19 John W Young began sawing I was tinkering around Wm Bracken 25 Sunday At home all day Snow squalls Have been puttering around keeping very busy & seeming to do but little Benjamin & Frank hauled each two loads but took the oxen all away on friday when Benjamin brought up & killed a beef Have a letter from Edward at Salt Lake Dec 2 Sunday at home all day J Young has finished sawing & gone Benj has been to St George to take Grand Father Crosby Weather continues fine 9 Sunday Bro Whipple called & chatted an hour or two At home all day George & Jesse Crosby came up tuesday George had to stay from sore eyes Frank drove his team homer George went home this morning Benj has been to Pinto to a drive & Harmony He collected some money I have been saving but was sick one day Sister Burgess has been helping us Bought of Jeff Slade a new style Colts Revolver army size no 98135 which I gave to Benjamin Had a letter from Edward Mail comes twice a week. ----- new page (MSS_497_258.jpg) December 23rd 1866 Sunday At home all day Bro J W Crosby came up yesterday Starte home to day since my last I have been sawing steadily. Benj & Frank Walker have been chopping and Geo Burgess has been hauling some. Most of my debts are paid I have more outstanding than will offset to what I am owing 24 Sawed 1100 feet. 25 Christmas Br E Whipple wife & daughter & Sister Slade took dinner with us Had a good visit 26,27 sawing28 Went to St George with Whipple Started at 10am & got in at dusk About 2 PM Cyrus Hancock who lives at the meadows went out on horseback to hunt a horse When abot 1 1/2 miles S.W from the new town he saw three Indians skulking in the brush to keep out of sight He rode boldly up to them & shook hands. While trying to talk with them (they were strangers, one walked away toward the settlement thirty or forty yards and stopped The other two made signs that they would kill him & bury him in the sand One caught his horse by the bit. he knocked him away with his hand and the other caught his horse on the other side. When the one who had first caught drew his bow. Seeing him determined to shoot Hancock threw himself off his horse the arrow passing close to his head and run for life The Indians behind shooting their arrows as fast as they could ply them He passed near the Indian who was posted away who closed in on and shot an arrow through his left arm near the wrist a flesh wound They followed him within half a mile of the town before they turned back taking his horse & saddle and other horses. The boys rallied & were in the saddle & off in twenty minutes They followed the trail till dark some came home & others stopped with Canfield 29 The boys were on the trail as soon as they could see to follow it and followed it to near St George A meeting was called & a company to follow on early in the morning. The trail crossed the road at Middleton between St George & Washington taking a horse from there & cattle from the Washington field apparently 30 or 40 animals crossed the road. On top of the mountain between Pine Valley & Diamond Valley was a rendesvous where animals had been kept for 2 or 3 days. Our boys had no blankets on food I worked provisions for them & saw them supplied pretty well Benjamin was with them 30 Sunday Boys under Copland to the number of 33 started at 8 am and followed the trail A company with John Pierce had started on another trip East friday night at 12. A dispatch to them via of Toquier to head the Indians at Pipe springs which they did on the evening of 31 Monday finding them camped for the first time before night cooking supper seeing their smoke. They put their luggage in charge of 4 friendly indians who were with them & charged on the thieves and succeeded in killing 11 eleven, Two escaped one very badly wounded The stock was all seccured except three horses that were killed in the fight They were Navjoes. Hancock was unarmed Whipple & I went to Washington 1867 Jany 1 The boys came into St George just at night Those with Copland did Take part in the fight being eight miles back Whipple & Icame home at midnight Frank Walker came with me 2 Mending a break in the race with Frank Benj came home 3 Sewing Jesse came Little wheel for making lath broke ----- new page (MSS_497_259.jpg) January 4th 1867 Rose Broke again. Frank & I worked at it most of day 5 Frank worked at the break all day I run about the lower town 6 Sunday 4 & 5 Sewing 5th went to Pinto 6 Sunday At home reading and writing came from Pinto 7 Cutting up slabs to make slabs Frank sowing 8.9.10. Making. Lath with Frank sowing The little water wheel broke just at night & sawed some 11 Rose broke again Frank & worked on it most of day 9 Benjamin with his wife & sarah went to St Gorge I sent $50<00> by him to David Cannon for goods in Calafornia 12 Frank at the break all day I run around the lower town 13 Sunday At home 14 Turned water into Rose about noon but it broke again PM Mending again 15 AM Got repaired & water turned in PM sewed some 16 Sewing a little 17 sewing Benjamin Came home. he has bought and brought home 3 yoke of cattle frome J E Johnson $350.<00> in lumber to day & yesterday Frank has been clopping 18 Sewing Benj hauled log from lower town 19 Benj drove away his cattle I sewed 1000 feet Frank cutting logs 20 Sunday at M at meeting. Business meeting at 2.PM. Then meeting in the evening 21 Sawed 1200 feet. Benj Frank with Geo & Robert Forsyth chopping weather so far very warm with little almost no snow at all To day threatning with strong South wind The telegraph wires are through from Salt Lake to St George Benj saw it finished & the first message that came 22 Cold raw wind all day started on horseback with Whipple for Grass valley but went only to the new settlement and spent most of the day running around Benj sawed some 30 Have been sawing moderately Weather yesterday & to day very fine & spring like Started at 2 P.M. for St George with John Hawleys & his team very muddy for 5 or 6 miles Stopped in diamond valley 31 started at 2 M. and drove into St George 12 miles by day break Took breakfast with Jesse Running around & all the evening Feby 1 Running around. Made bargain with Branch to set my lot to grape roots. & with Starr to level it etc 2 Came home with Jesse his mule team Got home at 8.PM. very fine 3 Sunday at meeting and in the evening yesterday was my 4 Birth day Forty four years old & no better than a year back 4 Sawed Frank o hopping 5 Do Benj & Frank chopping some Brethren from St George came to give us a preach I went in the evenig 6 Sawing Did but little Benj got up 3 yoke cattle 7 " " " " Benj hauled one load & broke a wheel smash Geo Burgess is hauling some every day wrote several letters one to Father & mother & Edward 8.9.10 Sawing Benjamin hauling 2 loads every day 10 Frank walker settled up He has been chopping at 3 pr m Making af[--] 5. to $6<00> pr day Sunday at meeting 17 Sunday Fine weather Turned out team friday & great sawing thursday Started at 9 for St George Had Whipples horse & took wife & Sarah Sarah has been home a week during vacation Got in before sunset ----- new page (MSS_497_260.jpg) February 18th 1867 Running about St George doing a little business here and and a little there Evening at meeting in St George Hall There being a Series of Lectures. each monday evening under the direction of the Seventies Br Crosby has the management Br Chas Smith had for subject the career of Napoleon Bonaparte 19 Came home Had snow storm most of day Got in by 8 P.M. 20 Doing but little 21 at the mill 22 at the mill Heavy snow at night 23 Looking over accounts a disagreeable day Took a sleigh ride Benjamin has got his colt up & works well Debate coldest night this 24 Sunday Meeting at 11 Pres. Hawley has gone to Salt Lakee 25 About home and went to lower settlement Edward came home toward He came with a team to Parowan From there he came on foot the first day to Cedar Next day aimed at making Pinto but finding snow deep got lost trying to find H Demeans place and stayed in the Cedars all in company with Nephi Green Next day came to Pinto & next day home 26 Benjamin & Edward went to grass valley to get a cow I did but little 27 Edward went out for his colt Benjamin helped me making gripes for penstock John W Young came from Pinto to work Evening down town 28 At work with John young levelling the ways under the carriage march Benj. Edward and George Forsyth cutting Cedars in Grass Valley for fence 29 At the mill Boys cutting Cedars again 2 Raining all day working at the mill. Heavy rain toward night which raised the creek very high I never saw it so high but once before. It took away the bridge below the mill & made a break in the race 3 Sunday snowing in the morning About 9 am Edward & I started for St George on horseback got there about sunset Cold day 4 Probate Court in session I and other mill owners have been cited to appear & show cause if any why timber grants should not be thrown aside After some little Conference with the court Pres Snow made some very interesting remarks in which he sided with the mill owners and wanted them to make all the lumber possible He said Harrison Burgess was George Grants old ram that had got to big for his business: he quit the sheep & run with the cows 5 About town, Done some little business 6 Came home before night 7 At 3 PM started for St George with load lumber went to herd h[-] 8 Got in about 1 P.M. Hauled load posts from Jesses Rain at night 9 Got some hands & put up 8 rods fence, & set out 60 trees & 50 grape roots Jesse helped me Rained most of night 10 Sunday Jesse went with me early & set 20 white museat & 20 Bla[-] Hamburgh Grape roots before breakfast Started at 10½ am & came home by 9. Have expended $150.00 on my lot this spring in trees & fence 11 Snowy Did but very little 12 Do 13 Boys cutting cedars for fence Chas. Nye began a months work Whipple came in & had a long chat Tinkere at the mill some 14 Mending break in race with the three boys fair day second Candlemes recording to weather prophets we are to hear 20 days more of cold weather a great deal snow hes full in the mountains 2 or 3 weeks back so that there will be no lack of water The heavy rain & consequent high water has swept the channel of the Clara clear of sand beaver & other dams so there will be more water below them usual I think ----- new page (MSS_497_261.jpg) March 15 1867 Benjamin & Charles Nye clearing out race Edward & I fixed upper floom 16 Nye cutting slabs for Latch Tinkered at the mill Edward helped 1/2 day & 1/2 day cut slabs 17 Jesse came last night running around with him some Sunday No meeting as the school house chimney has fell down 18 Sawed one small log that made 200 feet Nye & Edward cutting slabs 19 Sawed a small log stormy Nye cut slabs half day PM Snowing 20 Sewing Boys helped me some PM snowing 21. 22. 23 sawing slowly Boys have got up the horses snowing Every day a great quantity of snow has fallen in the mountains & still falling Edward has been suffering a great deal with his ankle since he has been home Chas Nye went away wednesday morning & has not been heard form since. James Bickley was married thursday night to Jane Hall a divorced wife of Job Hall. They were married by her former husband a few were invited to the wedding with supper and dance till late This was my first dance this winter Edward had a letter from his grand mother 24 Sunday Snowing from early morn and lasted all night I scarcely ventured out of doors all day Frank Walker called 25 Snowing in the morning and most of night Began sewing at 2 PM and cut 437 feet before dark Boys to a dance at Geo Hawleys. Made by Buckley & had a jolly time I guess 26 Growing by squalls through the day & night Sawing 27 Some snow fall Jesse Crosby came at night bringing Sarah and Grandfather Their mules were near given out They report very bad road all the way Boys did some trading with Geo Burgess Bought 13 feet of inch sea grass rope for 4.50 Snowing A company is starting to explore the Colorado. Jesse W. [---] 28 Heavy snow squalls sawing 29 Very little snow in the valley but plenty falling on the Mountain There has been few if any days the month past but snow has fallen in the mountain Jesse started home 30 Saturday Doing little or nothing G & John Hawley came in from S L. 31 Sunday. At home Boys at meeting April 6. Sawing slowly. Cut in week 3364 feet water plenty water but logs scarce 7 Sunday No meeting several have gone to St George to a two day meeting weather cool 8 A.M. Down town P.M put in new spur post to mill 9 Down town all day. Took dinner with Nay. & again at Gardners with wife Boys have been cutting cedars for fencing 10 Boys went hunting cattle several have gone from the settlement sawing Crosbys boys came for lumber. Jesse is going to work for me 11 Finished sawing the last log Jesse cutting slabs for Lath 12 Raining all day Boys came toward night very wet Edward suffered very much from his ankle snow about 3 inches through the night 17 Hiram Church began work at 50,00 pr month Bought light wagon <175000 with cow> & con[-]d harness of S Burgess <6000 neck[-]> 30 Have been putting in crop 11 1/4 acres wheat 2 1/2 oats & 2 3/4 barley seed cost 93,<00> Team & labor for putting in 16 acres 223,00 Total for team seed & labor 316,00 May 1 Finished my barley Last sunday was at Pinto at the dedication of their new meetinghouse Pres. E Snow was there. I donated about 16.00 toward the house that was owing me for lumber 2 Tinkering around wife sick. Grandfather Jesse & Edward are very nearly so Boys hauling wood 3 Drove to St George with wife she has been sick in bed for some days till yesterday she was very tired Jesse & Hiram went with us President B Young & a small company came in toward night several teams went down from here to day and yesterday ----- new page (MSS_497_262.jpg) May 4th 1867 Conference commenced yesterday was the appointment but was deferred for the President who seems in excellent health & good spirits but somewhat tired from his journey He made some excellent remarks at the opening on the word of wisdom advising all to abstain from hot and intoxicating drinks and tobacco and to live by every word that proceeds from the Mouth of The Lord Good instruction from all who spoke Evening at a concert PM Pres. young not present but resting from his journey 5 Sunday Conference finished to day Amasa M Lyman was spoken of as being likely to be dropped from his of the 12 apostles by preaching false doctrines Weather cool & fine. At the closeing of the meeting President Young blessed the congregation and all their interests with a Fathers blessing which was truly affecting and caused many moist eyes. 6 Started home about 8 in the morning and got home by 8 in the evening very hot and horses very poor & weak Roads better than they were once 7 Began putting up fence 11 Have put up about 100 rods fence 6 <60> of posts & slabs & 40 of hedge hog or pitch pole 12 Sunday. Cousins & wife came up from st George He is work for me blacksmith wife & Edward went to meeting. Wife & I took dinner with Harrison Burgess Benjamin & others started for a drive below which comes of tomorrow & next 13 Edward & Jesse hauling wood for coal. I watered for corn 1½ acres 14 James Cunningham began work. Edward & Jesse plowed 1½ acres Cousins & I tinkered Hiram went to drive to day & yesterday 15. Boys harrowing furrowing picking up brush & cutting slabs I planted my corn 16 Worked road with Jesse, Hiram, & James mad quite a show Edward has been two days to drive at the Meadows Benjamin came home with him sick They brought some of our cattle. Very cool. 17 On the road half day with three hands Benj & Hiram hauled one load logs Had quite a snow storm which will moisten the earth a little 18 Benjamin sick Hiram hauled two loads logs On the road with Jesse & James Edward went to Pinto to a drive. Rain & snow most of the night Weather continues cold with frosty nights. I see ice nearly every morning Father Crosby has been quite poorly for a week past but is better 19 Sunday At meeting Took dinner with Br Carr Pres E Snow preached Business meeting at 4 P.M. Most of the brethren came from drive 20 Boys hauled two loads Pres. E Snow & first wife took dinner with us Br Snow preached in the evening Edward & Jesse went to drive Pine Valley drive came off to day much stock came up Most of the other drives were pretty much failures 21 Two, loads logs by James & Jesse Hiram I was down town all day with Benjamin & Edward at cattle & horse sales but made no purchase Evening Bennet Bracken had his trial for continued profanity He was very stubborn and was cut off the church I was not present 22 Started with wife for St George in compay with Br E Snow. At the forks of the road below the herd house took to the left on foot with Brs. Snow Gardner Westover Piczee & Meredith went in a South East direction about 3½ miles up hill & on the side & very near the top a mountain cane to a hole that a strong current of air was continually rushing out of & termed a blow hole was found by Truman & Westover some mouths since. Meredith is called a water witch & up to this found several streams of underground water by means of a forked stick working in bush hands He says at the blow hole there is a stream about 3½ rods wide & 200 feet from the surface Two or three rods above he said it was 106 feet There being a fall of near 100 feet which causes the rush of air ----- new page (MSS_497_263.jpg) May 22st 1867 On exploring the cavity twas followed down pretty steep for 38 steps & then stopped the current of air being still strong as at the mouth probably coming through crevices in the earth Meredith followed the stream for three miles or more to Diamond valley springs where he pronounced the water fifteen below the surface Bro snow engaged him to dig a well He has followed this same stream to neat St George & says it runs near the road most of the way Drove to near the sand where there is two more: blow holes: which Meredith says are on the same stream and occasioned by another waterfall stopped for night near Br Chaffin who is taking a new patent mill to Cedar city. This mill he tells me is the first shipment from the states via CapeHorn & up the Colorado to Callville & weighs about 3000 lbs 23 Drove to St George to breakfast. Did my business & started for home by sunset Came back to the sand & stopped with John Hawley 24 Came to the Clara to breakfast then home by 2PM Benj & Hiram still sick 25 Rainy most of day McInelly fixing a cart trucks for hauling logs Geo Crosby came. The prices of telegrams to Salt Lake are reduced 26 Sunday worked at axletree McInelly finished cart 27 Finished axletree 28th repaired upper floom put timber under it Rainy most of day 29 P.M. began sewing water is about 12 inches under the water wheel Boys hauling 30. 31 Sawing slowly Boys hauling (first in a year or more June 1 Sawed some Boys brought 4 loads logs Teachers paid me a visit The 2 Sunday Two meetings & a business meeting about grass valley field 6 very cold with north wind. Ice half an inch thick at night sawing 7 Sawing, & putting spur post Ice around the floom all day Froze had at night Cold no frost at night Benjamin moved up in the pines to be near his work James Cunningham <& wife> has gone with him also Hiram 5 Jesse & Hiram cut cedars in grass valley. 7 & 8 Jesse Hiram & Edward making fence in grass valley 6th Sarah started for Salt Lake with Peter Hanson 9 Sunday went up in the pines to see Benjamin with wife 15 Jesse Hiram & Edward all the week in grass valley making fence with two yoke oxen Edward with horses Boys hauling logs I have been sawing. Edward gone 3 days for a beef 16 Sunday at home killed a beef as we could not keep him in th yard 22 Boys working road most of week Edward has been to Parowan for an ox that has been gone 15 months & turned up there as a stray Edward & Jesse began watering repairing mill McQuarrie helped. Blacksmith Have let $150<00> of road making to James Dean Benj & the hands have made the week past $74.<00> worth of road 20 John Hawley began sawing worked 2 1/2 days 22 McInelly has worked five days carpenter & wagon making this week and 5.50 pr day .50 pr day more than any other man has done 23 Sunday At home all day. Wife has been quite sick for several says but is some better. John Chidester came yesterday & brought me about 100.<00> in cloths from B Youngs factory. I have about 800,<00> worth of lumber to furnish him George Crosby came last Monday. He is deputy sheriff and had an execution against Atha Meeks. for returning 3000,<00> in money from his Nephew for whom he had been guardian & administrator George attacked & took most of his property, but next morning Meeks went to his Nephew and settled by turning over property at a high rate & now goes around boasting that by the settlement he has mad 1200<00> in gold ----- new page (MSS_497_264.jpg) June 23rd 1867 Repairing the mill with John Hawley & McInelly. I sawed at night till twelve. Hawley came then & sawed till noon McInelly came then & sawed till midnight Edward & Jesse watering Benjamin went to St George yesterday James & Hiram made two loads Hiram hunted cattle 25 I have been running around to day. but busy settling with water master & others. Jesse watering Edward laid up with his ankle Teams hauled 4 loads Benjamin came from St George Mill running 26 Geo Hawley & Br Carr helped me on a waste gate John & Jesse watering Teams mad four loads Edward hunted cattle in grass valley The weather for some days has been very sultry & appressive more than I have ever known here before and I am afraid will produce sicknessCrops of every kind as promising 27 Carr helped me finish waste gate. 28 On the road with Benjamin, Edward. Jesse, Ed Meredith, Robt Forsyth James Dean M & Wm Burgess Each 3/4 day Made a good show R Carr gave 1/2 day 29 On the road with the same hand except the Bros. Burgess but had W G Bickley 30 Sunday about home all day went up to Benjamins toward night July 1 Jesse went back to work with his Father. Benjamin toward night on the road <& finished> Benjamin helped cousens set some tire He is nearly sick I puttered around Have got a log wagon rigged the wheels are 36 inches diameter 2 Edward worked some on the road I did very little 3 Teams not at work Toward night Cousens by carelessness let my shop get on fire which destroyed the hind wheels to two wagons Carpenters shop and some tools were destroyed. The blacksmith shop was pretty much burned up The damage to me was from 200 to 300 dollars Father Crosby lost about twenty dollars in paints oils etc Up most of night with coal pit 4 Independence day considerable doings and the young folks were some of them drunk and got into a general row and fight I got among them & while trying to preserve peace was threatened pretty hard by some of the rowdies but came of unhurt Benjamin was along & rendered me much service by the influence he had with the boys A. M Measured out several thousand feet lumber to John P Chidester & got to meeting late 5 The belligerent boys were tried at 10 a.m before Harrison Burgess the Magistrate and fined from 2,50 to $40,00 There were six in all No work to day 6 At the mill repairing water wheel & making head block with J Hawley & McInelly Got two pigs 4 weeks old from Carr 5<00> each The weather is some cooler 7 Sunday A M at meeting P M at home & Drove up to Benjamin in the pines 8 At the repairs again on water wheel etc Mill runs better 9 Hawley sawed 1/2 day P M I sawed a little Jesse & wife with <2 children> W S Dodge wife & babies came from St George I went with my team & took them up to the pines & had a fish we caught a few10 Hawley served 1/2 day Meeting at 4 P. M Preaching by Saml Miles. W. S Black to S Dodge & J W Crosby Pres. E Snow came to day with more company His appointment was yesterday but he was delayed by the sickness & death of one of his children Threatning rain 11 Meeting at 8 a. m Pres John Hawley tendered his resignation which was accepted & William Snow was ordained Bishop & John Hawley first counsellor The company left for Pinto en route for meadow & Eagle valley [-] PM Hawley sawed till 12 at night I sawed for 12 hours Edward sawing some rain at night ----- new page (MSS_497_265.jpg) July 12th 1867 Had a heavy rain Hawley came at noon & sawed till midnight I sawed till next noon 13 Hawley sawed from noon till 12 at night 14 Sunday John P Chidester brought me over 200<00> worth cloths & blankets He has paid me 420<00> on his bill & the bill for B Youngs cotton house The two bills being about 17000 feet At home all day 21 The week past have been around the mill sawing. Jesse came & commenced work on the 19th He sawing mostly I have sawed nights Sunday at meeting am with others was appointed Teacher Programme for the celebration of the 24th was read PM at home 22 am about home After dinner started for St George with 308 ft lumber being a commencement for a house there on my city lot Drove nearly to Diamond valley & camped with Copland, Nixon, & Duncan Took Crosbys girl 23 Drove via springs to St George by noon PM Running around very hot 24 Big Celebration with Marching speeches wants songs recitations etc & wound up with a dance at the St George Hall in the evening Hot 25 Finished my business & Drove half way home Camped with Woodard & Hammond 26 Came home by noon all well PM about the mill boys hauling logs 27 Around the mill repairing some & sawing some Eve Drove ox team up with Benj 28 Sunday A M at home PM When going to meeting met a party of 3 going to be baptised a quantity of spectators present. and 26 were baptized mostly rebaptisms and some for health Confirmations at the meeting 30 Started for St George with horses took 428 feet sheeting camped with Duncan Into St George via springs by 11 P M. Went to look at my peaches etc 2 miles below town on a pice of land of Crosby last spring 3 acres for $250 Trees look bad for want of cultivation but a good many peaches Got a horse shod & run around a good deal Very hot indeed Left town about sunset & came to diamond valley springs & camped with McLane 31 Started early came home by noon John Hawley sick. Jesse sawing alone Brought a Danish man with me to work Boys are hauling logs lively very hot Aug 4 Sunday am at home has been some rain At the mill some sick two days Boys on the road one day 18 Sunday at meeting Took dinner with Wm Snow He is now Bishop PM after meeting business about telegraph line those that have paid in are entitled to amount on shares. I bought the interest of several amt $167.00 beside my own and Benjamins Have been busy at the mill Boys hauling 25 Sunday Benj & Edward have gone to St George They are both tired out Mill sowing moderately 26 About home. Boys came from St George 27 about home about sunset 28 Started for St George with horse team wife with me Drove to Canfields 28 Started before day Drove to diamond valley springs for breakfast Got into St George by noon tolerably cool PM running around 29 Running around got some clothes cut Drove to Tonaquint & got some peaches off my own trees & some <2 bush> from Br Church. Got some in <2 bush> town at Jesses borrowed 5 bush wheat of Jesse Started at dusk for home Drove through the sand very warm all day & at night 30 Drove to the Clara for breakfast & home before night 31 About home all day A Meeks wants to run the mill PM shower Have cost 7000 feet this week September 1 Sunday A M at meeting Sunday school organized 17 Started with wife for salt Lake went past Renchers Broke a wagon wheel in Pinto Kanyon Got it repaired at Pinto Hard freeze 18 Got wagon finished took us some cheese & Drove to Leech springs after dark ----- new page (MSS_497_266.jpg) September 19th 1867 Drove to Parowan stopped with Wm Mitchell Jesse Crosby stopped with us He has Sarah Clark with him & is going to salt Lake to get married 20 To Beaver stopped with Br Simeon Andrews 21 To Cove creek Severe wagons in company one of my horses lame shoulder 22 To Fillmore stopped with Father Joseph Robison Sunday 23 started before day Breakfast at Pioneer creek Stopped early at Round Valley 24 " " " " " Sevier Then to Salt Creek stopped with Andrews 25 Late stars Got to Spanish Fork by dark My horse cannot go out of the walk 26 Early start Dinner at Provo. Then to point of mountain warm spring 27 " " " Fathers by 10 a m Found all well 30 Fathers birth day. About town with Homer Visited the new Tabernacle Took a look at the new organ which is not yet complete It will have over 1000 pipes the largest to be 34 feet long and two feet 3 went up to the roof from which there is a fine view of the town The birth day Dinner was well got up. Father & Mother. Myself and family. Homer and his family all partook of the feast and fared sumptuous It is a source of satisfaction to see that my parents now 74 years of age have so many of the comforts of life For they are now in the enjoyment of more means them ever before in their life. And while they rejoice in the midst of plenty my petition ascends in their behalf continually Yesterday was Sunday At meeting in the Rdway which will be torn down before Conference President B Young spoke and of other things of the increase continually of the streams of water throughout the Territory. the streams aford more and new streams are forming which did not exist years past springs are breaking out in hard dry land where there were no signs of water formerly. This an established fact October 2 Went with wife to President B Youngs Mansion to receive our blessings or second anointings. Which is a fullness of our endowments. President E Snow. presided assisted by Robert Gardner John M Moody. F.B. Wooley & J W Crosby assisting 6 Conference commenced in the new tabernacle. An immense dome like structure and capable of convening persons the stand alone for the priesthood will hold as many people as the old 9 Conference closed. Never before in Utah was such a multitude convened for public worship In the house a sea of faces. outside a moving living mass of humans: all saints; all strangers or nearly so: Now & then a familiar face too distant to speak; a friendly bow a nod of recognition was all and past Where but a few years and every was an acquaintance and friend and now all are strange. How vast the change 19 years have passed in Deseret Many that Imeet have been reared here more have come from distant lands from every clime a motley mass that have been gathered here by the truths of the gospel & every one that is met is titled brother How strange How vast How great How marvellous and sublime I love to contemplate the great plan of salvation as revealed to men in this our day 13 Sunday let meeting in the tabernacle The big crowd from distant pents has dispersed & instead of a crowded house one see now but few in comparison & gazes measurely on vacancy & vacant seats ----- new page (MSS_497_267.jpg) October 14th 1867 Have been running about town Made one trip to John Crosbys 10 miles north with Father & Mother wife & Sarah. Staid over night and had a good visit with John and family Started for home about 11 a.m. Loaded with some goods that I sent east for by C H Bassett A new parlor cook store 2½ kegs nails 2 cans Lead 1 can of oil 5 gal 2 boxes glass 1 of 8 x 10 & 1 of 10 x 10 1 mill saw with paints Door trimmings etc Together with some presents from Father & Mother Sarah remains She is much engaged in her studies & at school to Franklin S Richards in 7th ward. Fell in company with Frank Townshend & drove to American Fork after dark 15 Got in company with Bishop Robt Gardner & family M Burgess & Wm McIntyre which with Frank & myself make quite an outfit Came to Provo by noon Took dinner with Eliza She is poor enough and sickly too Drove to Spanish Fork & stopped at Sam Thompsons. His wife has been confined to her bed for some years 16 Started early and drove to Nephi stopped with Saml Linton 17 To round Vally after dark stopped with Jesse Martin 18 To Meadow creek Thereby avoiding the cold shouldered hospitality of Fillmore 29 To Cove creek stopped at the new fort Turned my horses out for th first time They asked $100 pr hund per hay or 1.00 pr span & that in money 20 To Beaver. Stopped with Wm Flake. He has found my ox that was lost last year and has sold it for 30 bush wheat Sunday Left Frank at Beaver 21 To Parowan after dark. Stopped with Pres. W H Dame Rainy through the night 22 To Leech springs by dark. Stopped at the old houses but slept in wagon 23 To Pinto Took dinner with John Young Came home before night This is the first time I have ever had company quite home Bishop Gardner & M Burgess came to Pine Vally We have never had a more pleasant trip between here & Salt Lake 26 Brought my wagon to St George 27 Sunday Went home again Nov 25. Rented Mill to Dyer & Young two gentiles Have been sawing slowly since I came home Dec 5 Started from Pine Valley with my family & effects for St George Stopped on top of big hill. Edward sick all night with ear ache & very bad cold He could not lie down I set up all night with him We have large ox teams one of 3 yoke & 1 with 4 I drove horses Edward drove one & Joseph Barney one 6 John drove one ox team Took Edward in horse wagon & drove to Jesses ox teams came in & stopped on our lot Edward is quite sick 7 Unloaded ox wagons early & started them back one with John and one with Hayden Church 8 Sunday with Gardners Club in field locating vinyard 9 Began a house by setting cedar posts in the ground then pinned 2x4 strips then nailed boards up & down Barney helped me 10 Ommy house alone Cro[--]y court in session Grand Jury 11 Finished my house Jesse helped me half day wife & Edward came up John came with horse team bringing pigs flour etc 12 & 13 Tinkering around 14 went to pine valley got a horse of Geo Crosby 15 Sunday at meeting. 16 About the mill Paid some tithing Gave Trial Justice 17 Do " Bishops Trial 18 Sawing 19 Came down on horseback stormy nearly half of time vally people down for trial at court mostly grand Lavery ----- new page (MSS_497_268.jpg) December 20th 1867 Running around Drizzly rain 21 D Let Pres. E Snow have 170 feet inch & half lumber 22 Sunday called on Sister Crosby with wife but too late for meeting 23 About town Doing some business. 24 Most of Pine Valley got clear of indictements and started home this morning I rode home with Geo Burgess Had rain most of day, all the dry washes were running torrents The Clara was too high to cross Got to town after dark stopped with Geo Burgess. 25 AM Clear piling lumber for Copland water damaged my upper floom. Boys at work at mill Benj & Jane went to Robert Forsyths & stayed all night I held my Christmas alone wife went to a party with Geo Crosby at St George Hall 26 Stormy Finished filing lumber27 Began mowing before day. Started at 9 on horseback for St George with Frank Walker Had snow falling lively for 6 miles then had pleasant Two teams came down 28 PM Priesthood meeting at 2 PM so much storm that few came from a distance am Police organized 34 in number 29 Sunday at meeting at 11. Pres. snow gave a good discourse Evening at Pres. snows with County court Difference between Whipple and Gardner but was adjusted about 2 in the morning 30 sent my horses home by Whipple pleasant Making bars & gate 31 About town & tinkering around home Evening at Gardners Club meeting Lecture by Henry Miller on grape culture and business The vineyard is thrown up for the presant January 1st 1868 Cloudy & foggy all day. Sister Crosby and family took dinner with us. Jesse. W Crosby was appointed a mission to the states at last fall Conference and come home but started directly on his way, PM Took a turn down town Boys playing foot ball etc Bands were serenading through town Brother and sister Branch passed the evening with Had a pleasant visit 2 Planted some onions & carrots Branch began work on the rock pillars to my house P.M had severe wind from south which changed to north before dark and cleared 3 Branch at work on rock 4 Running around town Bought of Jacob Gates a pair of large black mules said to be the best in St George, I am to pay him $30000 in stock at tithing prices $30000 in neat stock & 25,<[-]> im lumber 5 Sunday Got my mules home & drove Them to Middleton to look a place for vinyard for Gardens Club JS Johnson WH Branch & myself [--] committee Bro Terry went with us Drove to Washington had late dinner at one branch of Johnsons family Came home after dark Cold day ----- new page (MSS_497_269.jpg) January 6th 1868 Edward volunteered to quit school & drive team started for Pine Valley riding one mule Fair I helped Branch 7 Helping Branch tending Mason Got nearly throughTook supper at sister Crosbys wife & sister Branch were there Evening at Club meeting, New officers elected J E Johnson President Stopped at Branches as I came home Bought son fodder 8 Edward Came with Lumber & Lath Benjamin <& family Got 25 apple trees from Johnson> with lime with horses 9 Edward went back to Pine vally Benjamin & hauled 4 loads adobes 800 from Rogers Copland & two hands began framing house Oyster supper at Branchs with Wooleys 10 Hauled 2 loads adobes. Got 5 bush carrots & 2 of beets from Hendricks Copland at work Benjamin & wife at Moodys Began snowing before night 11 Snow, 9 inches deep this morning but moderate No work wife & Benjamin fold at sister Crosbys I went by invitation to High Council meeting I acted as one of the members a substi- -tute on a trial between D Hendrix & Maudsley an appeal case from a Bishops decision. I have lived nearly 45 years and 29 years of that in the Church but this is the first High Council trial that I have ever attended Edward came at 9. P.m with 500 feet lumber Came through after 8am The mules will walk 30 miles a day with heavy load easy They are the fastest walking mules in the country Letter from Sarah Pine Valley this 12 Sunday At home reading Branch & wife Came in the evening 13 Running about town. Evening at Branch with wife & Benjamin & 14 A Cold morning and a cold raw day Benjamin went home and Edward for lumber. Very little work 15 Doing but little except levelling some on Lot 16 Had a chat with Judge McCullogh He tells me that the timber grants in Pine valley are set aside and the timber is thrown open to the public Benjamin & Edward came with Each a load 900 feet lumber flour & finish 17 Boys started back about noon I did nothing as usual Weather unsettled 18 Made a stack yard weather not settled 19 Sunday James Bean from Provo. & N Murdock from S Lake went through Not at meeting 20 Edward came with 800 feet lumber Mules & horses snowing PM I went to the Clara snowed some through the night 21 Bought a load corn fodder of F Foremaster for 10.<00> & hauled home and a load of straw from terry for 4,50 also a load from Jesse Crosby which he hauled Evening at Club meeting weather fine but unsettled 22 Drove to Pine Valley. two span Ed Meredith rod with me Got in after dark very cold after dark & tolerable cold through the day 23 Put on my load of lumber & shingles and did some business The sawyers are mending the race 24 Started before day & got home after dark was bothered at some hills Had company Jos Hammond part of way Had company at home sister Crosby & George Pr & Sister Branch & sister Ivins Had a good visit 25 About home fixing up yard etc Evening at Frank Townshends with with wife Branch & wife & Saml Atwood Cloudy Night some rain 26 Sunday About home. Evening at meeting in the Hall Rained most of the night 27 Hauled a load of Clay had bad luck got the mules mired etc ----- new page (MSS_497_270.jpg) January 28th 1868 About home most of day. Got 15 bushels carrots of Wm Lang at 1,00 29 Started at day break for Pine Vally Hard frozen road all the way The last 6 miles bad with snow drifted in places Got there by sunset 30 Put on 300 feet flooring & went down town & put on 2000 shingles 31 Mules got out of the yard hunted them Got a very late start. Benj came with me. with horses got stuck in a drift of snow a little out of town got wadleys oxen & helped up the hill. Benjamin came with me to Canfields & through the wort snow. Roads soft from diamond vally Got home at 8 in the evening Fair weather Feby 1 Hired a wagon and got Edward started for Beaver for wheat with Copland Evening a short time at Br Cunninghams at quilting Every appearance of fine weather. Froze hard last night 2 Sunday At home. My Forty Fifth Birth Day; and I am sad to gloominess I am weary of this life. although but little past the meridian thereof I feel sick, sick at heart and wretched. and can see to day but little of anything to live for and dared I to ask my prayer would be let thy servant depart in peace I fain would be at rest from cares to turmoil My past life is not one of regrets to Morn would I live it over hopeing to mend. I do not feel that I been guilty of any great wrong but that my life thus far has been a success and not a failure. My great and only regret is that I have not accomplished the good that many have been capable of and appears that I have lived as thousands do without any partic- ular object in view but have lived because I was permitted. I do not desire further life except to be useful to myself and then I shall be of service to my God and my fellow man To this end, O God Hear the words of My mouth Amen 9 Sunday Have been twice to washington & been running around all the week weather pleasant Edward came last night with load of wheat & some oats. The Mail carrier brought the following from Benjamin in Pine vally yesterday Dear Father I set down to let you know about things. The boys have burnt up the mill and you had better come up and see about things It has just burnt the upper story The floom and penstock are all safe. The lower story is all safe your dutiful son B Brown From ;Our Dixie Times: Pine Vally Feby 8th Editor Times, We have had a sad occurence to relate Burned down: Lorenzo Browns saw mill took fire this morning about four o clock. from the fire that the sawyers had yesterday It was not discovered until had got so far along that it could not be put out This is the second mill that has been burned down since the emigration to this country In haste Eli Whipple "Bro Brown is a stirring energetic working man, and will we trust receive the right sort of sympathy and be able to have his mill up again in shortest possible time" Editor 10 Started early for Pine Vally Met Benjamin at Canfields coming to see me Gave particulars of pie was not carelessness Damage done about $2000,<00> Last night the coldest this season 11. 12. 13 Looking around. considering what to do Gardners boys went to buy 14 Drove to Canfields upper house by sunrise & house by 4 PM Fine day 15 About town seeing about repairing or selling the mill ----- new page (MSS_497_271.jpg) February 16th 1868 Sunday At meeting Received the following from Benjamin I take pleasure in writing a few lines to let you know how things are going. I started early this morning and went down I saw Saml Burgess and sold out the mill to him for two thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars to be paid the first of June in stock, on the first of July three hundred in stock Tithing The remaining two hundred is to be paid in september. The other thousand to be paid in lumber at $250<00> for month for four months commencing in June I have the privilege of sawing Lath till he wants to run the mill He give , $100<00> for the Lath saw rigging Writing made out by William snow witnessed by William snow & H Burgess your obedient son B Brown Bishop Gardner came in and had an agreeable chat went to evening meeting 17 went to Pine Valley with Edward Got in after dark very muddy indeed 18 Down town settled Tithing Law Sam Burgess & some others Boys got to making Lath 19 Boys have made over 2000, Lath went up in the pines to see Frank 20 About the mill Boys made some Lath I piled som lumber. 21 Came home on horseback. On account of mud, Frank Walker came down with me At a surprise party at Sister Crosbys Came home late Rainy night Edward staid in Pine vally 22 Set some grape vines & put in some carrots 23 Sunday at meeting Toward night went up on the hill with wife Evening Br & Sr Branch came in 24 Running around town Edward came with 200 ft lumber & 1400 Lath Evening at Branchs Had a game of checkers with Martin He beat 25 Plowed & put in 1/5 acre of Lucerne on lot 26 I set some peach trees 12, from & a quantity of grape roots Edward 27 Went down to land 3 miles & trimmed some peach trees PM at school exhibition at St George Hall all small scholars but done well for their age & experiene 28 Down trimming trees. Came home early in a pale of wind 29 AM Running around Edward came with 400 ft & 800 Lath PM Stormy Took 400 ft finish to Romney at 10 cts pr foot Evening at Empys with Cunningham & Sullivan March 1 Sunday at Meeting preaching by Wm Snow & H Burgess 2 W Snow of Pine Valley took breakfast with us am running around P.M. at home on the lot Edward hauled two loads day 3 Plowing 14 acre in field for grapes. 4th set out 250 grape vines rain at 5 Drove stake by the vines Found 100 bearing peach trees 35 not bearing 6 Hauling black rock Edward & Wilbanks helped me 11 loads 7 about home all day a Drizzling rain most of the day Got some trees from Johnson Father & Mother in their last sympathize with me heatily in my misfortune 8 Sunday At meeting 3 PM Election Cancins nomination for city officers also a committee for looking out ditch to bring the Clara stream into St George Edward went for pine valley 9 Election Lith M Blair set himself up as opposition candidate & got 40 votes There came near bring a big row ----- new page (MSS_497_272.jpg) March 10th 1868 Working poll tax 11th Dec Edward came with 215 feet floor & 1500 Path road very <12> Tinkering about 13th made swifts & some other tinkering <14> About home Evening a school exhibition at st George Hall which went off well. our boys took an active part <15> Sunday at meeting in PM. evening meeting called by pres. Snow who has just come in from Salt Lake Legislature accompanied by Jos W Young who has been appointed to assist Br snow in this mission <16> Jos W Young & his brother John R took breakfast with us. Fine day Edward went for wood <17> At work on Lot Edward & John came with a big load cedar Took one half to Branch <18> Started at 10 AM for the muddy with Pres. E Snow Joseph W Young Richard Bently with Bentleys wagon & mules & my mules on wheel Took the new road nooned at Cave springs. Left there at 2 PM & drove to Beaver dams by 8½ P.M. in the evening There was a flourishing settlement here of two years but was mostly the farm & town, washed away by flood early in this past winter. There are three houses left & some farming land. With some peach trees. in one orchard I counted 50 bearing trees. The Indians are preparing to water & tend it. Found here a company from St George of 10 or 12 men & two mule teams to work the road to the muddy under the direction of John R Young gave an Indian charge of our animals to herd & bring them in the morning. Slept with Bently <19> After much counseling and talking started at about 9 am Emp[-]s mules and mine on the wagon. Empy. Jas Pearcy Geo Chaffin and self with wagon Chaffin is going to visit his father at the muddy Bro Snow. Bently. John & Joseph Young on mules to look for road Bro snow brings his mules from beaver dams mosquitoes at Drove about 16 miles. heavy road some times sand Stopped at dusk without water. exept a barrell that we brought cool <20> Started before day Drove 5 miles to a deep Dry gulch but found water. plenty for animals Indians say living water Found here Six brethren from st Joseph on muddy to meet us. Left the water about Empy John Young & pierce went, back from the water with 4 mules> noon & drove 15 miles. Dry camp on the bed of sand grass cool <21> Drove to st Joseph by noon 15 miles. Town on a bench high from the bottom & farming land of which there is plenty with about 1000 acres of swamp that affords good wi[-]e grass Hay is abundant a strong contrast from St George where feed cannot be obtained Mineral very strong in pla[--] & very little land about here but appears on it The town has none of it. but the water for it is brough 4½ miles some of the way through heavy sand which soaks so much that although a big ditch in hot weather, in day time is dry beside filling with sand that drifts in with every wind There is no timber for fencing or building, no willows on the bottoms Mesquite roots are dry for fuel Cedars are distant 25 or 30 miles Pine timber suitable for lumber 60 or 65 miles. Very little rock suitable for building good adobes are made near by Cottonwood & other thrifty growing varieties are being put out for timber which in 3 or 4 years will be large enough for use The houses are thatched with [---]s which grow very long & after covered with dirt Meeting at 2 PM Preaching by Pres Snow and Joseph W. After meeting looking for another town site Had dinner with Judge Thomas from Beaver with Brs Snow & Bently supper at Bishop Chaffins with Bently Meeting evening Preaching by snow young & Bently. Dismissed after 11 oclock. Mosquitos at night House flies are getting plenty cool ----- new page (MSS_497_273.jpg) Muddy March 22nd 1868 Tuesday. Went to st Thomas 8 miles below at the mouth of the muddy. Left our mules at St Joseph most of people from St Joseph went with us Our road is down the bottom through the farm saw good wheat plenty of it in the boot & will be cut in may & some just coming up. Meeting at 11 AM Preaching by Snow Young & Bently House crowded & I did not get in Took diner at Bishop Lietheads with Pres. Snow. Breakfast with Bishop alma The land here seems of poorer quality than above no fences at either places. all stock being h[---] This place is not so old nor so many inhabitants as st Joe but is in actual in improvements. In trees & vineyards but neither have done as much in fruits as I expected or as they might have done came back to st Joe before sunset Meeting in evening which lasted till 11. A testimony meeting. Heavy south wind through the night with very little rain <23> Up early & started about 9 for home some drizzling rain with cold wind. About 5 miles out raised a very high steep bluff & a hard hill This bluff along the muddy from the mouth & cannot be raised with teams in but very few places Bently & I took breakfast with Judge Thomas. The people furnish us with provision & mule feed for our journey 5 miles farther and went down the bluff again what is called the Virgen hill the same I described June 8th 1856 but much better than then & near 3 miles down crossed the virgen & fed. Came on two more crossings & stopped early for a night & Found a freight train. Jas Bean N Murdock & A Green among them Greens wagon upset in crossing and lost $800 in heavy freight beside damage to goods that were wet The freight was all his own P[---] feed. Cool day. 25 miles <24> Started at 8 & came to Beaver dams then up that wash 6 mile where the men are camped that are working the road the rain yesterday has brought down quite a stream of water. The virgen is very high & dangerous but 4 crossings where there used to be 12 or 14 & after increased to 20 or 25 the water run into our wagon box a little The boys had located the road up a very bad hill & had made but little s[-]ow 30 miles <25> Looked out a road half mile above in a good place to rise the hill Late start. Took a straight line for mouth of kanyon rough road till we came into the road then on home by nine at night Mules pretty tired 30 miles Edward has been tending mason working poll tax etc etc <26> AM running around PM Copland & 4 hands began work on my house I help them framing <27> I borrowed 700 ft lumber meeting & 5½ thousand shingles of F. B. Wooley worked for [---] ½ day P.M. began raising <28> Edward working water ditch [---] house which is pretty near raised <29> Sunday at meeting <30> Edward went to Pine Valley wife & Sarah Gardner went with him I helped on house <31> On house April 1 Do wife Benjamin came with horses bringing wife Father Crosby on house and Benjamins little girl she is sick Edward stopped in Pine Valley to plow with <2> About town with Benjamin. The frame is now up entire Sow had 5 pigs <3> Benjamin started home early I worked on house finished sheeting <4> Copland began [---] [--]nkered made bench etc Evening at Theater [A floor plan is written over this page] ----- new page (MSS_497_274.jpg) April 5th 1868 Sunday Pres E Snow object in visiting the muddy and for which has purpose come from Salt Lake at the worst season bringing with him J W Young who has been lately called here by Pres B Young to assist Br Snow in his labors; is was to settle some misunderstanding between the old & new settlers. being the result of jealousies which led to a portion or all of the last comers to leave & go some 20 miles aboveTo a better location which was contrary to Pres Young. expressed counsel The journey to him coming & going (immediately back) is about 800 miles but resulted in good through his kind & Fatherly counsel & preaching He succeeded in bringing around a good feeling & all seemed benefitted by it A M at meeting P M at home 6 A M Doing but little P M Went to Washington to a cattle drive but found nothing 11 Home before dark 7 A M Laid 1000 shingles Copland gives me $60.00 for shingling my own house. Which 3.00 pr. M. He has 1200.00 for putting up the frame. roof, cornice, finish, porches, & porch floors, with Doors, sash window & door frames with outside casings The inside finish Ihave to do with lath, plastering chimneys, etc PM worked on Clara ditch 8 John worked on ditch I watered city Lot Got a can <5 gal> of kerosene out of Henry Miller from Calafornia He charges me for 7 lbs more freight than the can weighs. & wanted to charge me 20cts pr lb freight when his regular price was 15cts 9 Geo Woodard laying up chimney in south room John & I tended 10 " finished chimney by noon PM shingling Took supper at Br Woodards. Wife & others there on visit 11 Shingling John helped me some Miller charges me 50 cts pr lb for coarse sugar that I was to have brought for Cost & freight 12 Sunday Rose at 1 to water Got well through when a brisk rain began which lasted by showers till noon & some showers P,M 13 Did some shingling 14 Do, Sarah came from Salt Lake City She came with Charles Westover He charges $12.00 for bringing her She has been from home nearly a year Stopping with Father and going to school. It seems delightful to meet her again & to hear her cheerful voice & merry laugh which rings out heartily and brings with it comfort that enlivens our little cabin and quickens Each pulse as it vibrates with domestic felicity and tends to banish gloom. and its place bring peace & a prospect of future happiness She has made much improvement in her studies and grace and ease in her manners which were impossible acquisitions in secluded Pine Valley May God in Heaven bless her happy disposition. & always cheer and comfort her through lif is my earnest prayer. Franlin S Richards son of F D Richards of the Twelve Apostles has been her teacher18 Have "been putting" some shingles waiting some times for the cornice 12½ thousand I want 7½ thousand more also more than 2000, feet flooring and 10 thousand lath beside considerable finishing lumber Took supper at Br A Sullivans. The sisters had a turn out for quilting wife John & Sarah have gone to Theater at St George Hall19 Sunday A M at meeting with wife ----- new page (MSS_497_275.jpg) April 20th 1868 20. 21 Doing very little 22 Benjamin & Edward came with 8 yoke of oxen & 2 large loads some lumber 5000 Lath & six thousand shingles Teams thin & very tired Had my children all at home once more Sarah has been away nearly a year They have sown 15 acres wheat & some Barley is self sown 23 Helping the boys to get their cattle & started about 2 P.M. Taking Sarah & Benjamins little girl she has been here three weeks and she is now quite well & a perfect chatterbox John went with them 24 Finished laying what adobes I had into a chimney I tended Branch 25 Tinkering about & running around Bought 2 cans white lead of D Cannon $26,00 & 50 lbs nails of J.D McCullogh 17,50 House is progressing pretty fast but seems slow as we are waitingJune 13. Edward came & brought 9 16 feet for Copland with 2 span horses Benjamin came with 5 yoke & 2000 feet for Copland Benj They started with another load of 2000 feet but broke thier wagon When 12 miles on their way & I left their load Benjamin & I started back about sunset I drove horses Went six miles & stopped on good feed 13 Early start & got through about 1 PM Benjamin got home by 4 PM 14 Down town with Benjamin Received of Saml Burgess $475,00 in neat stock mostly young. toward the mill the first payment 15 Put on my load 500 feet lumber 1500 shingles 200 flour ½ bus potatoes table etc. Got stalled 3 or 4 times had too much load came with J G Smith Gates team stopped below spring in diamond vally John came home with us me & drove a black mug <& all> cow 16 Came home by noon Took Copland 409 feet. 17 Started back for Pine Valley went 6 miles & camped alone 18 Went to the mill & put on my load & ready to start home 19 Got my animals shod behind & came within 6 miles of home 20 Got home after noon having broke my wagon tongue & left part of my load 21 Got wagon & went back for my lumber 23 Have been tinkering at my house etc. To day is a general suspension of business to the funeral services of Pres. Heber C Kimball who died day before yesterday after a short illness. The news came by telegraph All the settlements were requested to meet at 2 P M. to pay their last respect to their departed Brother. His worthy life needs no comment The brethren from Clara & Washington not here & a large audience were assembled 24 Got a load of lime of Judd 25 bush at 90 cents 25 John started for Pine Valley with team & came home on 29 with 485 feet flooring some flour potatoes etc 30 pmishee paying lumber to Frank Wooly that I borrowed for sheeting to my house July 1 John started back to stay awhile after hauling rock for two hearths 2 Parry began cutting hearth stone I working at house 3 " " ' ' " " very hot indeed 4 Parry put hearth down in South room I finished the wood work put up marble etc The south room is now ready for plaster also the south chamber weather very hot Just at night went down town No doings to day except a Cavaby drill So much for Independence here ----- new page (MSS_497_276.jpg) July 5th 1868 wife started early for Pine Valley with Frank Townshend & wife The boys are all three up there now. She willl be away a week or two Sarah & I are here pretty much alone Sunday am at meeting Preaching by Saml Adams just from Salt Lake & Ira Hatch from Eagle Valley PM at home 6 Thomas Crane helped me dig & wall a well about 7 feet deep Evening at party at St George Hall in honor of 30th anniversary of the day of starting for Missouri of the Kirtland Camp Party commenced at 10. a.m & lasted till 12. midnight the first part was Historical with speeches toasts, etc Dancing began about 3 PM A first rate party 7 AM running about town turned out to George Crosby three head cattle PM George Gould began plastering J Crane tended I dressed flooring Threatnin rain 8 Gould plastering Finished up stairs in south wing 9 " " in lower part south wing " finished lower room I started for Pine Valley with Frank Townshend Drove a mile above Canfields 10 Early start & drove to Benjamins came in the Pines 2 miles from his house with the teams 10 yoke & 14 cows wife is with them helping to make butter etc Edward is there teaming etc one hired man and John for chores PM helped Benjamin chop 24 Have been helping chop & chore about boy making good wages chopping & hauling 10 days 2 teams & 3 hands made $370. or 37 dollars pr day in lumber store pay etc To day is the animal celebration People from all parts from St George to parowan etc have invited themselves to meet in grass valley to have a general Time they came yesterday some came to our camp To day they Dance etc 25 Celebration continues P.M. Had a very heavy rain wetting nearly all very few escaped The men had to move the wagons away from the creek lest they washed away In Pine Valley the water rose to a flood doing considerable damage to the mills & crops 26 Sunday The Pice Nic attends meeting on the floor made for dancing & dismissed in good season All started for home I have not been over till late to day. They boys & all have been but wife & I 27 wife goes home to day with sister Crosby I made wagon tongue meeting at 6 PM at the settlement Pres. E Snow preached 28 I tinkered Boys hunting cattle & horses 29 Edward & I started hom John came to Canfields & drove 11 cows Edward drives 2 yoke & wagon I horse team we get some lumber that the boys left at the crossing of the creek in June 2000 feet most of it has been taken away by the flood. Got one load on before dark 30 Raked up another load & got started before noon Drove to the saw before sunset Slept till near morning & 31 Drove home before day slept a little & ran around town some very hot with a light rain Aug 1 Edward started hom I helped to move things into new [--] one [-]ing of which is finished & carpeted Toward night threatning rain 2 Sunday calm Called on Jacob Gates There has been two floods here doing some small damage to different ones PM at meeting small congregation was invited to the stand & to speak ----- new page (MSS_497_277.jpg) August 9th 1868 Sunday Have been hunting horses two days hauled 3 loads adobes two of rock one of wheat once to washington Paid most of one flour put in one hearth beside choosing [-]llen wed half day in field etc with running [-] [-] There has been 2 or 3 pleasant showers through the weeks o that I have not been obliged to irrigate but most people have 10 Began raining before day a light rain most of day 11 Began raing before day & raining constant till 4 P M when it cleared 12 Hiram Church went to Pine Vally with my team 13 I went to Pine Vally with John G Smith, to deliver $300,00 of stock to Bishop Lunt of Cedar on note given to Jacob Gates last January for mules Got in about 9 in the evening 14 Helping John weed the potatoes Edward hunted cattle Benjamin & Hiram hauled logs 15 Came home with Br Cunningham leaving Benjamin to do the business with Lunt Got home about 12 at night 16 Sunday went with wife & Br & Sister Branch & their team over the hill to the Clara field around the point South to my peaches got 3 bush Came past sister Crosbys & took dinner PM at home23 Sunday have been puttering most of week have hauled 2 load adobes & tended Branch to top out 2 chimneys & laid some floor Edward came to night He is nearly sick settled with Coplam 24 Got 10 bush peaches from my ore hard with Empys team 25 Got 8 bus peaches from Coplan to dry for 1/2 26 Casing doors & windows in north wing 27th finished before noon 4 openings at $400 each Geo Crosby. Edward Sarah & Ella Dodge went to Clara settlement 28 Went for peaches with Moodys team got 2 1/2 bush no more ripe PM began stairs Edward helped wife quilted at Birchs weather very hot at times to day 29 Nearly sick went to Fruit growers convention at Gardners club Hall L S Hemenway was called to the chair & a The Rocky Mountain Pomological was formed with President vice Presidents Treasurer & Secretary were appointed with some 30 members with Constitution & bye laws. A splendid display of fruit on the tables Hot 30 Sunday At home all day reading & watering Lot 31 Went to Diamond vally with Branch Edward horseback to fence land Got there about dark Sept 1 Chopping cedars with Edward Benjamin came about noon with Hiram Church & John Houston [-] two teams & 5 yoke with lumber 1700 Hauled 3 loads cable for fence 2 Cut & hauled 4 loads I came home at night with Woodbury 3 Got some peaches from the field with Woodburys [-] 4 Tinkering around 5 Puttering about Benjamin came at night & staid till 6 Sunday & started back toward night 7 Edward came at night He & Benjamin have traded for another wal[-] of Mr Brooks give a riding horse & 2 cows & 1 yearling & got $1250 cash & mule collar 3rd I worked at house Branch Lathing with Henry 8 Edward went to Pine Valley I worked at stairs 9 10. 11 very busy at the house [--] finished stairs & casing partitions Benjamin [---] night with two she is brought his family & John John has been away since June ----- new page (MSS_497_278.jpg) September 12th 1868 Around town with Benjamin Got the colts shod PM brought 10 bush peaches from field Evening paring peaches To day has been fair of St George Gardners club a meagre affair truly 13 Sunday. Have been taking care of peaches a very hurrying letter from home Sarah had just started for her new home at shoal creek Her Husband is Bishop was appointed last fall Benjamins wife has another girl 7 went with wife Father Mother Homer & family to see the cars come in a little below the Hot spring 9 Sunday am at meeting 10 Monday at one PM The two Engines with passenger trains and Pulmans palace sleeping cars came to the terminus where thousands of people were assembled to witness the putting down of the last tie the laying of the last rail & the driving of the last spike ----- new page (MSS_497_281.jpg) of the Utah Central Railroad The tie was made of Locust green on the spot by our people The spike was made of native iron of the mountains and manufactured by Lawson The Hammer with which the lost spike was driven was made and Engraved by Darick at the foundry They are now The hammer the spike and the tie for exhibition at the museum This railroad is an ensample of the powers of the Saints and of their perseverance and industry The Union Pacific Company failing in their obligation on President B Youngs contract in paying the money have furnished iron & rolling stock for the Utah Central The grading etc have been done by citizens and consequently is owned by by citizens of Utah. Being the first railroad in america and I presume in any country that was built without a grant from U. S. or State governments or subsidies of som kind Mormonism thus far is independent of all the world for its existence and prosperity for in its progress it has to encounter every obstacle that human ingenuity can devise and has to the present surmounted them The last spike was driven by President Brigham Young A proud and happy day for him and every true Latter Day Saint Who could have stood on the desert twenty one years back now occupied by this city & have contemplated the present A Bleak wilderness of one thousand miles on either side had then to traversed principally by ox teams which in 1848 took the entire time from May 25th to Sept 21st inclusive a period of four months of weary travel which now accomplished in as many days who in perfect sanity would have dared to cenjecture, hint at, or even think of, the vast and mighty change. the magnitude of the work accomplished The saints then a handful of despised outcasts stricken down by poverty with no supporty but their Faith in God made this Desert their home in 1847. Their entire number settling on 20 acres of land have now increased to and occupying the entire range of settlements from north to south a continuous line 425 miles south from Salt Lake and some 200 miles north 100 miles east and nearly as many west all of one faith one persuasion one denomination within that time a moderate apostacy has been going on Thousands have left but still we are a people a nation and one that is feared by Nations so much so that Mr Colfax vice President of the great United States nation feels himself called upon to use his pen against us in controversy with Elder John Taylor one of our Twelve Apostles Their writings are now appearing in print in New York City papers Speeches toasts cheers firing of Cannon & music made out the day Evening a grand ball at Theater for officials & dig long in good dignitaries the evening 11 A little snow another big hall at Theater 12 Evening another big railroad ball at Theater Had a ticket but did not go Pres E Snow & J W Young came in last evening ----- new page (MSS_497_282.jpg) January 13th 1870 Salt Lake Ladies indignation mass meeting at old Tabernacle House crowded. On Culloms bill which was got up in S Lake by Lawyer Raskin to detroy the rights of Utah by putting down polygamy Heavy snow for the Ladies to go home in Branch and Dodge & Frank Townshend came in 15 Saturday PM a school Sunday at home I insert the following at Fathers request From the Fredonia Advertises 8th Letter from Benjamin Brown a Mormon Elder in England We publish the following letter as a matter of interest to many of our readers: London March 15th 1853 Dear Friend Stoddard According to your request and to fulfil my engagement, I write a few lines to let you know concerning my journey and my welfare. In the first place I feel under the highest obligations to return you and all my old friends the most cordial thanks of my heart, for the great kindness you manifested toward me, by so liberally administering to my necessities when with you I will give you a short account of my journey, At Dunbirk I took the Rail Cars for New York where I arrived in safety on the fourth of December. There I waited for the rest of my companions until the 17th when 21 Mormon Elders, on board the ship American Union, sailed from New York to Liverpool, where we arrived in good health and safety, after a rough passage on the sea, yet we enjoyed ourselves first rate, because we had the spirit of the Lord with us; and He heard and answered our prayers concerning the winds and waves, which greatly rejoiced our hearts. On the 11th of January, I arrived in London, the greatest city in the world, where I am now located, to take charge of about 4000, Saints in this and the surrounding cities and country Having this excess of labor and a very different climate, mt health became very poor, and I found it necessary to shift labors to the sea coast, Brighton Hastings Dover & where I now am; There are towns of 20 to 24,000 inhabitants with a healthy air, My health has become tolerably good, and is improving fast, How long I shall be confined to England I know not I will now give you a short account of the work of the Lord in this land since I have been here not less than 3000 saints emigrated to the valley of Salt Lake, and one ship load of 300 saint from Denmark. Thus we see the words of the Prophets fulfilled I am now writing or about to publish a small book, If I succeed I will send you a copy if I can, Now that all my old friend in Fredonia and in Chantangue County may know that I am alive, where I am, and what I am doing, I disire that some one would try to get this letter printed in the Fredonia paper yours etc Benjamin Brown ----- new page (MSS_497_283.jpg) Salt Lake January 17th 1870 24 This evening was appointed for a meeting of Godbes church to organise by electing their leaders Twelve apostles etc Godbe & Harrison were chosen councillors to their First President E B Kelsey one of the twelve Henry Lawrence Presiding Bishop and Trustee in trust Their President or the Coming man as they style him is not known but by a favored few. He does not himself know of his appointment or the greatness that awaits him I did not go to the meeting 25 Was Expecting to start home but was detained by a snow storm Evening called on my old and valued friend Peter Sinclair and spent the evening till late in social chat I gathered from him many items of general news and a great deal of the spirit of the times of monetary matters and general ideas of spiritial and temporal nature 26 At 8 AM started for home Father is quite feeble. I fear I shall never see him again Mothers is tolerably good. My old neighbors have not called to see me no not one, and as a consequence I have not called on them yet they appeared glad to see me when we chanced to meet but they seemed wraped up in them- selves or have forgotten old associations Notwithstanding this I have had a good visit and enjoyed myself well Salt Lake City I must say is nearly a gentile city or at least is full of Gentile influence and fashion and many people could not tell whether they were Mormon or Gentile I feel that it is not my home I have no desire to make it so. I do not wish to stay nor anxiety to come again My destiny is elsewhere I go to accomplish it. My parents are here. I am loth to leave them. Shall I see them again in the flesh I am sorrowful but my mission must be filled and to what end I trust for good to all to myself and the kingdom God bless my Father & Mother they have been & are still kind They have been and are still full of good works and they are prospered They do want why regret to leave them. I can be of use them I must hinder their prosperity nor lean upon them in their old age. Could I be of benefit I should like to be near I should be near did not duty call. But that hardest of all words at seperation must be said must felt. O the Dire feeling of farewell forever is anguish unmingled and agony pure The good byes all through without an invitation to come again or even to write we started in the snow and rough frozen road made our way slowly south Team feels well & walked lively Drove to Bacons at Battle Creek or Pleasant Grove by a little after dark were not glad to see us we did not trouble them much having paid my bill going up sleep in our wagon 27 12 miles to Provo Late breakfast with Elisa ate our own food Stopped 2 or 3 hours then to Spanish Fork stopped with strangers 28 Drove to Salt Creek found considerable snow after leaving summit Stopped with Br Vickars he fed my horses but not me 29 Found Jesse here He started ½ day ahead came past chicken creek settlement the old one there through the hills a new route to me was hindered at sever bridge 2 hours Crosbys team came near running off the bridge but no harm done came over the summit & camped about 10 oclock [The following is written sideways in left margin] Ass[--]ss[--]s glass 2 panes 43 by 88 inches 2 panes 48 by 90 inches cost in New York $83,00 each (informed by Wm Aspe[-]) ----- new page (MSS_497_284.jpg) On the road January 30th 1870 Coming out of Round valley town had ice & mud bad Came to Cedar Springs Sunday stopped with Bishop Stevens He did not charge us for feed. warm day so was yesterday 31 Started early came to Filmore before it thawed much took dinner at Bishop Calisters Drove only to meadow creek mud most of way bad stopped with a scotchman He charged 45 cents for 3 pair of animals Feby 1 Had pretty good road considering fair but cold toward night Came two miles past cove creek & camped turned out 2 Came to Pine Creek to breakfast with Branch and Dodge overtook us here They started the same day I did Came to Beaver stopped with Br S Andrews Jesse stopped at same place He had a very sick mule 3 Jesses mule a little better but not able to travel I came on to Red Creek stopped at Silas Smiths with Dodge & Branch cold night here as at Beaver a strict guard is kept for navajoes & gates locked at night 50cts for hay 4 Came to Cedar & left some freight then Kanarra stopped with John Berry Cold north wind all day. & night Horses locked up again 5 New down hill down down derry down Came to Harrisburg stopped with Br Robb, had corn fadder for 50 cts warmer weather 6 Came home by 10 am Sunday morning found all well but Edward He is getting better of the mumpse but is very lame 7 Took some freight to Cooperative store brough freight to amount of $30<00> 8 John went to diamond valley for wood I went to the Clara with Branch to look land 9 Hauled 2 loads rock & one of sand 10 Hauled 4 loads rock 11th Hauled 5 loads rock & was tired 12 John hauled 3 loads sand I helped Branch & Burgon run. out some land on the upper on wheat field I got two acres for vineyard 13 Sunday at home all day Rainy all day & night not heavy but constant ground well saturated 14 plowed a little for Lucrene 15 Seraping & Levelling for Lucrene got very tired Johns school finished with examination 17 John plowed most of Edwards lot I set some strawberries etc 18 went down town with Edward his ankle seems worse 19 am on my lot PM at school Evening Branch came in 20 Sunday at home all day reading & writing Cloudy 21 Edward & John went to Pine Valley They went to the herd which has been gotten up this winter to prevent the Navajoes from stealing the horses have been closely guarded day & night cattle, not so close & was some 12 miles from Pinto Benjamin has been there most of the winter He has now taken a contract in Clover Valley to haul logs for a steam mill 300,000 feet at $9,00 for thousand $2700<00> & is gathering his stock. work cattle to go out March 2 Boys came home with lumber & shingles Lath for Blake Have been working on my lot They brought another pair of mules 3 Have sowed some Lucrene 2 lbs on lot & 3 lbs on Edwards lot 3 Plowed an acre for Lucrene in field 4 sowed & harrowed an acre sowed 16 lbs seed Edward & John turned has 5 went to Pine valley in company with Robert Forsyth He stopped with me last 6 Sunday went up to the old place & got some roots loaded some pickets 7 Came home brought Jane & the children came alone ----- new page (MSS_497_285.jpg) March 7th 1870 Benjamin went last Thursday He has now 2 children The youngest was born December 16th a girl & named Today was city election women voted some 8 unloaded & got mules shod 9 John went for wood & broke a wheel 10 went for his load 11 John plowed for Ira Elmer to pay for fixing wagon Yesterday President B Young & company came in They ha[--] 15 days from S Lake and are going south to the muddy settlements & across The Colorado some two weeks trip They have been resting to day Took supper with Sister Foster with & Jane Tremendous wind with some snow 12 Meeting at 10 at Hall crowded Pres Geo A Smith spoke followed by President Young P.M meeting tithing office yard Preaching by L D Young B Young Jr. & John Young Brother & two sons of Pres B Young some remarks by E Snow 13 Sunday AM By A M Musser Lavage & G A Smith PM by Presidents Young & Smith John Smith son of G A and Nathaniel Jones son of late NV Jones took dinner with us They called last evening & doctored Edwards ankle Tremendous wind all the afternoon 14 Settle tithing John Harnswed for Elmore I set some grape stakes 15 John went for wood I fixed & cleaned ditch on Edwards Lot & my own Toward Evening Father W Perkins the Patriarch of this mission came in & administered to Edward by anointing his ankler and the laying on of hands He blessed him and us & the house and promised him the use of his leg & ankle & that the Lord woul heal 16 Started at 8am for Pine Valley with Jane & her children & john Very pleasant & the roads good. Got in by dark 17 This morning my best mule was gone from the yard but Found it in Father Burgess yard dead A good king animal and cost a year ago $250,<00> Running about John got up a horse Cold south wind all day some snow at night 18 Snowing heavy in the mountains & some in the valley 19 Found the snow this morning 4 or 5 inches & cold wind After breakfast Started home horseback with the mail carrier home before sundown all well Edward got a letter from Walter 20 Sunday at meeting Evening at ward meeting 23 Heard that the Cullom Bill had passed the House in Congress It is supposed that this may effect the saints in Utah as it is got up to suppress Polygamy 25 President Young & company came from the muddy about noon They bring a large dromedary that strayed from Rush Valley & wandered south till it went into West Point the upper settlement on the muddy The Indians call it the Lords horse 26 Planted sweet potatoes & some corn & watered Evening female relief society addressed by Mrs G A Smith Have accomplished but little this week have been nearly sick 23 George & Sarah came from Shoal creek & have been with us since They are well pleased with their new home & new baby three motnhs old & mamed Benjamin Brown Crosby Being Fathers first Greet Grand Son The weather is getting quite warm Had a game at Chess last evening with J E Johnson ----- new page (MSS_497_286.jpg) March 27 1870 Sunday AM meeting in basement of new tabernacle Preaching by John Smith son of Geo A. John Holman Levi Steward & B Young june meeting dismissed in a wind with some rain PM meeting at 3 but such a wind & cold for the icy regions of Greenland Short sermons by Presidents B Young & G A Smith dismissed with blessing by Pres. Young 28 Rode to Pine Valley by 4 PM. Cold N wind all day 29 & 30 Running around & let my farming land W Wadley and Ed Meredith for the season John went home with load lumber 31 Repairing fence got very tired April 1 Found Horses and started for Clover Valley Mills went to Shoal creek via horse Valley & Mountain Meadows Stopped with Huntsmam Sarah & George have not come home 2 Shoal creek a tidy little settlement the farming & hay land along the creek for 10 miles 6 miles above & 4 below town long and narrow with extensive range for stock 2 25 miles to Clover Valley settlement a little pocket in the mountains watered from spring in immediate vicinity of town land fertile and produces abundance of clover hay of superior quality Road from M Meadows to shoal creek runs South of West To Clover bears a little more south then 10 miles E of south to the mill among the high snowy mountain a steam mill by a spring with 16 horse power engine & cuts 6000 & 7000 by daylight Benjamin & company are ¼ mile above at a little living [---] a Mormon crowd & feeling & doing well I took them by surprise but they were glad to see me They have hauled logs but little more than a week on account of wet muddy roads but have cut for 200000 feet 3 Sunday 3 or 4 inches snow this morning Put in a wagon tounge PM went with Benjamin & John Thomas up the mountain to look at the timber very pretty timber & gainning the summit found th head of Beaver Dam wash opposite could see the Virgen Coquop wash & extensive view of the country south 4 Started at 8 ½ am & Drove to Shoal creek by dusk with J Thomas for passenger stopped with George & Sarah5 To Pine Valley snow fell mos. of day and was about 5 inches in Pine valley 27 Have been in Pine Valley & St George Benjamin has been home for teams and supplies Edward & John have gone with him with horse & mule teams to haul lumber to Pe[-]che I have bought a new schutter wagon 4 inch arm for 180,00 of David Cameron a mule of Gales 180,00 a yoke oxen of Brinkerhoof 125;00 etc Molasses of Crosby 100 pr gal. Have had an invitation from Joseph W Young for a trip preaching to the western settlements were to start at noon but Sister Young was taken severely ill for some hours but after laying on of hands was better so that we drove past Diamond Valley and camped with Bro Blake & George Lufkin 28 Started early & drove to Canfields to breakfast then to mountain meadows took dinner with Sister Emmett Br E was away PM to Shoal creek stopped with George & Sarah Held meeting felt well spoke on stock cooperation & the buying of Pres Youngs factory which he has sold to Brs Snow & Birch for a cooperation for 40,000,00 on t[----] at 10 pr cent interest to pay when you choose all seemed liberal ----- new page (MSS_497_287.jpg) 29 To Panacea in Meadow Valley 40 miles stopped with James Henrie the Bishop a very old acquaintance Got in at dusk 30 some rain P.M Drove to Eagle ville Eagle Valley Passing through Dry Valley where there are few settlers & a ming company who are building a large quarter mill. Then through rose valley 3 miles long & the 3 miles the entire length of Eagle Bishop Henrie accompanied us were warmly welcomed by Bishop Hatch & all the brethren stopped with James A Little our conveyance is a very light buggy and two horses May 1 Sunday AM & PM Held meetings in the school house we each spoke twice on the signs of the times cooperation etc Enjoyed ourselves well I took dinner with Taylor Crosby Stopped with Br Little Fine rain here yesterday 2 Bro Joseph Bishops M Hatch & Henrie with Bro Little went in buggies by the road I went with Wm Maxwell through the Kanyon 4 miles the road is 8 miles to spring valley meeting at 4 P.M Joseph is not well I spoke on the Word of Wisdom & the need of obeying counsel spoke with confidence Evening Joseph sick with severe nervous head ache was administered to twice and found relief & rested pretty well but for fleas which are abundant in the old leg houses 3 Joseph better heavy frost last night Drove to Eagle ville Dinner with Bishop Hatch then to Pamacea & Meeting in their new frame school house a good building I spoke freely on improvement & the necessity of good buildings Stopped with the Bishop His Daughter quite sick but found benefit in being administered to 4 went to the quarts mill a mile from town saw for the first time the process of making silver Took a bath at the bath house which was tendered us & the Bishop free free by the proprietor Br Bunce from Parowan Edward & John went through with loads lumberMeeting 3 PM I had no impression to speak but a few words & of little effect Joseph spoke over an hour on our duties and concerning outsiders mining & outside influences He spoke freely & by the spirit for the occasion a powerful sermon 5 Drove to Clover valley stopped with Richard Bird, Geo Crosbys first Counsellor George & Sarah are here Benjamin also Meeting in the evening I was led to speak to the youn on the word of wisdom of obedience to Parents & counsel the duties of Parents in rearing & educating children the benefit of schools the results of apostacy & disobedience I had great liberty & spoke earnestly and with confidence I felt that there were some rough hard cases which proved to be so 6 Drove to shoal creek which is named Hebron Clover is annexed to it Geo & Sarah were with us took breakfast with Lyman Woods Supper with Geo. Meeting in the evening the smallest attendance we have had the houses always crowded spoke on the benefits of Cooperation & improments Joseph has got about $2000 subsribed for the factory and all favor cooperation stock Herds 7 Early start stopped a few moments with Br Emmett at the meadows to [--] springs for dinner Stopped at John Algers in Diamond valley 8 Sunday home to breakfast PM Gave a report of my mission in meeting in basement of new tabernacle spoke with diffidnce This is my first preaching mission having been 31 years in the church Have enjoyed myself firs rate & would like to enter more into Detant but lack for time God blesses the saints every where ----- new page (MSS_497_288.jpg) May 11th 1870 9.10.11 At home busy hoeing watering etc 10th Ella started for Pine valley with Br Crosby very hot weather Have found a cow at Bro Crosbys & made a present of her to Joseph W Young 12 started at sunset for Pine Valley on foot & alone Found Jacob Truman camped at the sand six miles out stopped with him 13 started before day got to diamond valley springs by sunrise & Eat breakfast then to Pine Valley by 2 PM walking slowly Found all well 14 Repairing fence 15 sunday reading most of day 16 In grass valley making fence for Benjamin went home in snow storm 17 18 Finished repairing fence in Pine Valley and mad bars 19, 20 Plowed & planted Benjamins lot with corn & some potatoes fixed his fence 21 Helped Robert Forsyth to pay p. team 22 Sunday at home all day 23 24 Finished Benjamins fence in grass valley Edward came from Meadows He is attending all the drives which began at shoal a week last Monday 27 Edward went to the Magodse to drive he is pretty near tired out 28 Benjamin & John came from Clover mills He has given up his job of hauling logs He has had his cabin burned with many things in it including a barrell of molasses two revolvers a spencer rifle & cartridges clothing etc etc He feels discouraged not having made anything to speak of He has sold four yoke of oxen at $125 two carts at 50 & some chains. He has about $1000.00 his due 31 Came home with Edward & John Brought a small load wood June 3 St George Conference commenced 4 & 5 Conference a general representation from the different settlements of our Dixie a goodly number from Much good instruction & of a nature to increase saints in spiritual & temporal strength. 5 Edward & John started to Pine Valley on their way back to Clover having a job of hauling lumber from the mill to Meadow Valley Severe mames wer called to go & strengthen the western settlements and endeavor to prevent the agressions of outsiders & apostate influence and secure their land and farming interests as they are endeavoring to jump our claims and ride the saints or drive them from their homes Benjamins name was called July 1 Have been at home a month weather very hot Thermometer having been as high as 114°. Have been attending to my lot & Edwards hoeing & watering Doing chores put the band mouldings on my Doors and windows. Have dug considerable cellar & walled it up worked one day on water ditch [-] done some on grape bowers beside running around some & doing nothing at all in the heat of the day 2 Today is school & have been night up till 12 watering exceedingly hot am 3 Sunday Sleepy & did not go to meeting very hot 4 Independence at home all day celebration of some kind to day but did not participate some firing of cannon & a great deal of small arms 5 some rain yesterday toward night cooler to day Edward & John came at night They have not been been doing much Benjamin has bought a city lot in meadow valley at $300,00 & going to build a house He has come in for his family they bought 13000 in money 7 Benjamin & family came on a farewell visit cooler 8.9 around town with the boys warm ----- new page (MSS_497_289.jpg) July 10th 1870 Started at 6½ AM for Pine Valley with Benjamin & John wife is with us and is poorly Got in about 4 P.M. Had a fine shower shortly after A heavy rain on the hills around St George which caused an immense flood & damage to streets & to some lots bringing on sand which it failed to carry off Our street ran a river & could not be crossed for hours with teams My lot was not injured although flooded A large amount of sand left on Edwards lot on block above but no serious damage Crops in Pine Valley look well Mine never looked as well at this time There has been some lack for water In grass Valley ditto I am told 11 I hoed potatoes on Benjamins lot wife sick with toothache John with headache Benjamin went to Pinto to see Pres E Snow about going to meadow Vally Bro Snow told him to stay in Pine Valley The aim was to call such as wished to go 12 John hunting horses Benjamin running about I hoed corn 13 John " animals one mule gone Got load lumber 1100 feet at Burgess & light load pickets & lath of Fred Peterson 14 Started at home 8 for home John driving 4 mules & load lumber <(for factory> Broke a reach at upper crossing Clara Came half way & camped wife is better but has been quite sick while in Pine Valley 15 Came home by noon Road washed out in places & rougher than usual Got a letter from Mother. Father has had his thigh broke near the joint on the 1st inst but is doing very well Got a mule shod. Edward and John started back about sunset 16 Fixing ditches etc PM at school up till 2 watering lot 17 Sunday At home all day 18 Edward & John came with leads for the factory 19 John went back with 2 pair animals & 2 wagons 22 John came with light load for factory 23 Edward went with one load to washington factory 24 Sunday AM at meeting Report from the NW settlements by Sam Adams & others who accompanied Pres E Snow on a tour through them coming home friday yesterday had a pleasant rain falling heavy on the hill back of us which caused the overflow of the lots on this block but did no damage Very warm the past week Doing but little but tinkering around Had a letter 25 Celebration of the 24th Had the honor of marching in procession with the Gardners Club & of hearing the different speeches & various toasts and Sentiments Withal had a very good time At six PM Caucas to nominate officers for next mondays election Some opposition Through this week has been very hot too hot for me 29 Edward & John came with lumber for me Shingling for Bradsbynch 30 Took leads to Washington factory Boys Too hot to work much but Branch At 3 PM met some of the Gardners club at Branchs to discus fruit wine cakes etc Had a sociable time 31 Sunday PM at meeting Aug 1 Election women all voted I took a load lumber to factory Boys got horses shod & hauled straw from Jesses 2 Hauled straw & chaff 3 Started with John in Pine Valley Stopped in the Black rocks with Ivins 4 Drove to Pine Valley & then down to Brackens for 8000 shingles 5 Got Lath Lumber & got loaded & ready for start ----- new page (MSS_497_290.jpg) August 6th 1870 Started in good season for Meadow Valley. John drove one pair mules with 200 Lath & Coopers folks Benjamin drives 2 pair with 800 Shingles hay rack & 200 feet lumber stopped for night in mountain Meadow Kanyon Threating rain & did rain all around us but not on us 7 Started at sunrise. I went by shoal creek on horse back overtook The boys beyond desert springs A Tremendous rain here yesterday could not travel Meadow Valley road for mud but took road to Eagle Valley stopped for night on splendid feed Saw plenty grass hoppers through the day Sunday 8 Started by crack of day & came through rose & dry vallies & to meadow Valley Penacca City before night The Sheriffs deputy from Piochi with a posse of four men came into to town about 1 PM claiming authority of Lincoln County Nevada and a license from the co.op store Brevery & boarding house & shut them up driving six men out of the store with loaded revolvers at their breast Every man else were from home on the water ditch & those in the store were unamed. A force soon rallied demanded & got the key & the posse went home threatning to come again There are also several outsides that have jumped Mormon claims & taken possession of them our team very tired as they have had no grain 9 About town doing some runners Benj got 150.00 of Sherwood went to 10 Benjamin & John started for Clover Mulls for lumber I worked for Adams 11 Helping Adams on Wm Mcallisters house his son in law who has just 12 come out to locate 12 Helping Adams some Boys came at night Have had heavy rain I have been boarding with Bishop Henrie George went home & his father 13 went with John to quarts 1 1/2 miles with lumber Got wagon tongue spliced etc Benjamin got 202.00 of Sherwood which makes $352.00 in all. George came with an excecution agaisnt John Howarth for jumping land claims but could not arrest him without a deadly fight as he had some thirty men & he let the matter lie over for the new Sheriff who will be here in a few days 14 Started home with Samuel L Adams He has two teams I on horseback came to shoal creek 40 miles Sunday Got some butter & cheese from Terry 15 Came to Black rocks below diamond Valley 42 miles a light rain 16 Home by 9 o'clock found all well Running around 17 Got my horse shod Edward started for Pine Valley at night 18 19 Running around paying debts etc Have paid out all my money & went a little more 20 AM work on bedstad PM at school night watering 21 Sunday a light rain most of day Edward came to breakfast 28 Sunday started for Salt Lake City a passenger with Empy Drove to foot of long dug way at foot of black ridge The past week has been very hot I have been hauling straw & chaff several loads from Jesses & other tinkering 29 Mules went back 4 back 4 miles to the settlement to Johnsons fort 30 Nooned at Red Creek then to foot of hill 12 miles this side Beaver Mules this morning back 5 miles tied up at night 31 6 miles beyond Cedar springs Head of Bakers Kanyon Sep 1 4 miles beyond Nephi 6 miles beyond cdar springs 24 miles beyond Provo 3 4 miles beyond Provo on bench Threatned rain started in night 4 & got to Salt Lake in time to mail a letter home found all well Sunday ----- new page (MSS_497_291.jpg) September 2nd 1870 4 At Fathers He has been very unfortunate in falling & breaking his thigh bone a little below the hip joint by which he was confined to his bed six weeks He is up and can move around on crutches a very little but looks like coming out of a fit of sickness but is getting better fast but will probably be lame for life but got well In & around Salt Lake City for more than a month worked some on water wheel for foundry at public works worked some on paper mill at public works & some at Jos A Youngs new born Sometime this month My brother Homers log stable & corn crib took fire & burned down Two interesting little girls were in the corn crib and were burned to death. Their ages The children built a fire with matches in the crib & could not get out His house was saved with difficulty about $600 damageCame home Drove Renehers Tiave & brought a sewing machine Florence that cost $110.00 in Panacea City, SL. Last of went with wife to Meadow Valley on a visit to Benjamin by way of Novemly Creek. John came home with us with pair horses and pair mules and a new schutles wagon that Benjamin has bought Benjamin has 2 pair mules & wagon to haul this winter Doing but little through the winter March Went to Meadow Valley for Benjamin The settlement is being broken up 1891 It has fallen in Nevada State & They claim heavy taxes for 3 or 4 years at which on people demur having them in Utah Benjamin leaves his his house & lot that cost him over $1500.00 cashwent & came by Shoal Creek Hebron to see Greorg & Sarah April Began farming in Pine Valley where Benjamin lives sowed 21 acres wheat 5 of barley 1/2 acre of peap 5 of corn & an acre of potatoesBut in June 10 acres land of Peter Peterson that joined my farm 5 acres of it was in barley & 3 in wheat and barley coming to me June 13 Took wife to Pine Valley to stay a few week through the hot weather Edward & his wife in the house in st. George John & I tending farm July 4 My house in St George was burned to the ground a sever loss to me House cost 6000.00 and $2000, of clothing furniture etc etc Most of my vines& all of my trees were killed by the fire & thus I begin life anew at the age of 49 nearly everything in the house was consumed & I locate in Pine Valley Raised 247 bush wheat 268 of barley 150 of potatoes & 50 of cornHad a great deal of potatoes destroyed in the field by cattle Raised 13 calves & 3 colts 50 chickens & killed a pig weight 225 lbs Have bought & paid $600.00 for two thirds of a shingle machine Hauled logs for Brackens machine to make us 17000 shingles Have run the machine & cut 40000 our share 35500 Have hauled most of our grain to Pioche marke & sold for cash and sent to SL for goods & have bought also 3 yoke cattle $230.00 each & [-]og wagon $80,00 Dec 24th Bot 6 acres land of Bishop S Bunker $20000 Everything is paid for have hauled logs for just lumber [---] 19 Our best mule fell & broke a hind leg I was set & did well for 2 week She broke her sling & broke her leg again & had to be killed Dec 31 This was a big loss the mul worth & cost $250.00 a favorite & I did hate to lose her she was so good & kind 26 went with wife to shoal creek gone 5 days hard rain while gone John went to st George about the first of this month ----- new page (MSS_497_292.jpg) January 1st 1872 Through this month have been tinkering around home 30 sold my city Lot in S George for $200, <00> Cash $75. <00> Balance in Tithing office It has cost me $7000, Bought Charles Pulsiphers house & lot for $1100, turned my lot toward it on the pay for it Fine weather through the month no storms Feby No storms fair weather. No snow in the mountains dull prophet for Some little wheat sowing might have been considerable Began well may ----- new page (MSS_497_293.jpg) May 29th 1872 I went to Renchers in grass for barley bough 1375 lbs at 5 1/2 cts 7500 Edward planted corn John helped him some The grass valley field have thrown out several myself included without any notice to me whatever 30 Edward went below to drive I helped fix fence across the creek John plowed in corn I helped him some Fine rain through the night 31 I plowed for corn wife dropped John Brought potatoes from town Did not begin work Till noon for rain June 1 Planted cucumbers corn & potatoes 2 acres potatoes 2 Sunday About home all day 3 AM Plowed & planted 1½ acres corn PM went down town for potatoes rainy Heavy rain through the night 4 Raining most of day. Edward came from drive 5 Edward went to St George John & I planted 1½ acres potatoes 6 John & I planted an acre potatoes & finished Have planted 4 acres corn & 4 1/2 potatoes. Benjamin & I have put in 35 acres Edward has 5 acres A large portion of our small grain is barley 7 Not well doing but little John gathered up the teams Benjamin is hauling logs for shingles & to Sam Burgess saw mill Edward came from St George has been very hot there some of the time 8 Edward & I put up coral of logs 60 feet sqaure Benjamin helped som John got up his horse & went to St George started PM 9 Sunday At home Reading most of day 10 John came from st George at night. Brought some ripe a priests Edward & I cleaned out some ditch 13 Boys started for Pioche with lumber Edward had 1200 feet that I let him have I Bought a yoke of oxen of him for $100.<00> to pay him lumber at 4.<00> Have been helping them to get ready To get off for the last 2 days P.M I commenced watering over an acre 14 Watered 2 acres 15 Watered some sandy land for self & Edward 16 Sunday watering some of my wheat is very dry 17 Watered a little & run around considerable 18 Do " " C Pulsipher called 19 Watered but little 20 Watered 3 acres Boys came brought 600lbs flour bought at Pioche for 6,50 pr hand John brought me $70<00> in gold 21 John helped me & watered about 4 or 5 acres AM I put cart Tounge in for Benj Boys got their loads on & done some shoeing The hottest day that I have felt in Pine 22 Boys got away about noon I watered PM Keele who agreed to run the shingle mill has backed down & the machine is idle a heavy disappointment to me 23 Sunday watering Benjamin took dinner with He shot a hawk I shot one before They had been picking up our chickens one & two a day Rain on the mountains 24 Watering Considerable rain through the night wet down about two inches 25 Replanting corn hey little of my corn has come Jesse came 10 at night 26 AM Settling with Jesse etc for thing that I sent to Salt Lake for Benjamins & mine & freight came to over $60<00> <66.25> PM watering wife went to St George 27 AM Planting. PM watering. 28 Putting in water gate & watering 28 & 29 watering 28 Boys came Edward [-]t one of his mules which has had to be killed 2[-] Missionary meeting am watering PM at meeting 30 Sunday at meeting very cold frost at night ----- new page (MSS_497_294.jpg) July 1st 1872 A M running around P M Started for St George with Bishop snow my horses & his wagon Got through about 2 in the morning very cold 2 & 3 Running around town not 20 hot as I expected 4 Some celebrating firing cannon & small arms some speeches Running races climbing greasy pole, blindfold wheelbarrow races etc Started home at night with wife came past the sand, John came, 5 Came home Dinner at Jeffries wife very tired she can stand but little 6 Watering wheat 7 Sunday No Meeting Did some watering. John came at night 8 Watering wheat. 9 watered some water was turned down to St George Plowed some corn & potatoes 10 Plowed some " " Edward came from 11 Hoeing potatoes P M Plowed & hoed corn & potatoes for Benjamin in town 12, 13 Plowing & hoeing corn & potatoes John has been helping me this week 14 Sunday. At meeting P M was appointed with others teacher at night Edward hurt his ankle by stepping on a cobble stone Hurt him bad 21 Have been hoeing & watering corn potatoes & wheat, at meeting to day Benjamin & John hauled logs, three days for Allphins shingle machine & some for our machine & some to Sam Burgess saw mill Edward has been very bad through the week but is better some Erastus snow. & Chas Pulsipher were here thursday night, and held a short meeting But few present was asked to day by the Bishop for the first time 28 Sunday John has been to St George for the 24th some days. 26 George & sarah came form shoal creek. have had a good visit Edward & Ella started home to day not at meeting to day have been hoeing & watering this week 29 George & Sarah went home. A General drive was for to day but no one came Evening at a meeting of Coop stock board of directors was there by invitation Heavy frost at night which badly damaged 1/2 acre of potatoes for me In lower part of valley much corn potatoes oats & barley are hurt & some pieces destroyed ----- new page (MSS_497_295.jpg) March 1873 16 Sunday At meeting Bishop Wm Snow gave the people a general raking down Called them all the hard names he could think of He read a list of names that he said had ought to cut off the church & thought he ought to do it but concluded to try them for two weeks longer 19 A cattle drive begins to day a general turn out Benjamin with Joseph Burgess & Benjamin Burgess went to St George yesterday being cited thereby Eli Whipple to trial before the county court for cutting fifteen trees on his land which is the public domain for which he claims $150.00 damages The trial to come off to day 20 The trial was concluded by throwing plaintiff in costs and fifty dollars fine for cutting timber on other claims then his own 23 The cattle drivers came in this morning with several large herds much of it is coop stock which herd is being broken up 24 Cattle from Coop herd are being appraised out to individual owners Although not one half at the stock has been found yet there is enough to pay off all capital stock John began plowing two acres in lower field 25 " plowed 2 acres have in lower field & one in upper 26 Benjamin & another hand with John plowing I sowed 27 John & Tom harrowing & cultivating 28 Benjamin & Tom plowing about 3 acres John sick new moon 29 Tom plowing I harrowed & plowed some Have limed 18 ½ bush 30 Sunday at meeting Preaching by self Edson Barney & the Bishop Geo Laub took dinner with me & had a good chat 31 Tom & I plowing etc John sick April 1, 2, 3 Tom & putting in crops wheat & barley John has helped some 4. 5 Stormy & could not not work 5 John went to St George horseback6 Sunday wife & went to Benjamins wifes health quite poor 7. 8 Too stormy to plow Tinkering 9 Benjamin & John ploughing for Br Carr He has been sick and behind with his work & we donated Each a day with team I harrowed cultivated & finished in lower field John came from 10 John & Tom plowing in upper field I sowed etc 11 Tom plowing John harrowing & cultivating I have been 12 Do " " (putting in garden two days 13 Sunday Teachers paid me a visit this morning They admit that matters in the ward are in a very bad state At meeting Chas Pulsipher preaching cold frosty nights, PM Drove with wife down to Benjamins freezing wheat that was sown four weeks is just coming up 14 Boys plowing sowed 214 lbs oats on little more than acre 190 rods sowed some barley 15 Finished plowing for small grain 15 A M John harrowed & cultivated finished P M I plowed water furrows Just at night got 700 feet lumber from Gardners mill 16 John helping Benjamin haul rock I hunted the pines & got 2 oxen 17 I cleaned water ditches Benjamin hauled load logs for shingle mill 18 Do. " " 19 " " " John & Tom started west with lumber John had 1200 12.00 & Tom 800 feet ----- new page (MSS_497_296.jpg) April 20th 1873 Sunday Morning Br Edson Barney called we took a walk up Forsyth Kanyon PM reading cloudy 27 Sunday At meeting Edson Barney & The Bishop preached Have been working on water ditch all week Benjamin hauling logs for shingles Thursday wife had a little quilting Benj & Bucran Berney took supper at night John came from meadow valley could not sell lumber & left it to be sold Times dull out west Some big law suits pending which stagnates all business very little market of any kind 28 on water Ditch mending brake 29 Making water gates for myself John put up fence 30 Tinkering Loaded shingles to take below May 1 Drove to St George Got in early found all well but cool Fruit has been badly hurt by late frost Best judges think there will be about one third of a crop 2 At meeting Conference very good Joseph W Young is quite sick unable to sit up He is now President of the Southren mission and superintendent of building The Temple. president Erastus Snow has gone to Europe will return this fall The work on the Temple is progressing in fact it seems to be the principal business The foundation is nine feet thick the basement three feet eight inches The rest of wall 3 feet some places in foundation is wet & soft & fine rock is driven into this with a pile driver in some places five or six feet & thus made perfectly solid. Edward is hauling for them constantly with two pair of mules 3 At Conference Good preaching on various topics Threatning rain but passed off to the east Heard a description of the San Francisco mountain County from Bishop Roundy It was not flattering 4 Sunday At meeting which finished & taken all through was very good I enjoyed it much Called on Joseph W several times 5 Came home Br S Barney rode home with me warm day, George & Sarah came 7 Benjamin went to shoal creek to drive. George & Sarah went home yesterday George fixed wire & moved telegraph office to wm Burgess house Bishop Bunker stopped over night with us 8. 9. 10 John hauling rock for Benjamin I have been putting in some water gates & tinkering around 11 Sunday 11 am at meeting Preaching by H Burgess & The Bishop a little warmer Baptising at 2 P.M. Shingle mill doing very good business 12 John hauling rock, Loaded up shingles before sunset 13 Drove to St George with 6000 shingles before sunset 14 Sold 3000 shingles to E Snow & 3000 to Robbins boys both to apply on Pulsiphers account at tithing office went to Temple block it is progressing finely considering the amount of help Joseph W Young is still sick worse than a week ago 15 Came home early Did not drive hard started at 9 this morning Boys have got up 22 head of stock weather threatning 16 six inches snow this morning Down town Toward night Bro Carr very sick with gravel in awful pain staid with him till 9 oclock 17 Planted some potatoes & some corn John herded stock Benj went to drive down the Clara 18 Sunday At home all day weather still threatning John out with the stock 19 John & I plowed v planted 2 acres corn 20 planted 1 acre corn & one acre potatoes with sandy to help 21 Plowed & planted 1 1/2 acres potatoes, 22 planted 2 acres potatos one acre of it in lower field 23 planted an acre corn alone John went to drive 24 John & 2 hands driving I hunted the pines 25 Sunday at meeting in new meeting house Benj & John started below with 30) Thirty head stock mostly young for canaan coop herd They took 6000 shingles weather threatning 26 Boys went to St George I grubbing sage on corn ground ----- new page (MSS_497_297.jpg) May 27th 1873 Stock appraised in Canaan Coop herd. Thirty head valued at $613.00 28 Boys came home I have been doing very little for two days Freezing night 29 Plowing some & grubbing some John in the pines Heavy freeze killed peas, radish, 30 Finished plowing harrowing & furrowing with John & watering Freezing at night 31 Planted squash melons cucumbers beans & corn 1 acre & finished for the season June 1 Sunday at home all day reading writing & sleeping Grain looks bad from post & cold 3 went to St George with 7500. shingles sold to Robt Lund. <1500> C Pulsipher for Lamb <15.00> Keates <30.00> alex Granger <1000> Crosby <5.00> 4 Running around town doing business Called on Joseph W Young He is very sick 5 Home found all well Edward is now using two wagons in hauling rock makes 16. & 8.00 for day 6 Around home Boys in pines hauling logs to the Burgess mill 7 Went to shoal creek Hebron with wife Got in by 3 P. M. all well 8 Sunday. At meeting. Had privilege of speaking Had great freedom of speech Felt a good influence & good impressions. P M Took a ride 4 miles up to see hay etc 9 Came home Brought Sister Wm Burgess found Boys watering 4 hands 10 11 Watering self & 2 hands, pleasant rain night of 11th 12 Yesterday a call was made from St George to turn the water down Turned it down to night 13 Loaded shingles etc Quite heavy rain through the night14 Drove to St George with 7.500 shingles Road some muddy for 5 or 6 miles 15 Let Dodge have 4.500 shingles & J Crane 3000 shingles Sunday at meeting Spoke a few moments in the new meeting house Called on sister young Joseph W Died last friday night at Harrisburg I heard of it Last sunday at Hebron He was one of matures noble men Kind to all & one that lifted up but never oppressed beloved by all. and is missed & mourned more than any men that hav been on this mission A better friend I never had I regret his death & mourn his loss Although but 44 years of age His body was worn out with good works He has fought the good fight. He has finished his work and henceforth there is laid up for him a crown of Righteousness and Eternal Glory 16 Came home after noon Brought sister Boill Got in about 11 at night 17 Began watering again 18 19 20. 21 Watering alone Boys went to grass valley yesterday to haul logs for steam mill 22 Sunday watering faithful all day Froze ice at thick as window glass 23 Resting etc. Benjamin went to St George for Grand Jury man 24 Watered 1/2 day 25 watered most of day water turned below again 26 27 Hoeing in Garden & running around Benjamin went to grass vally Froze ice 28 Repairing fence next to Race Geo Crosby came last night late & went home This morning 29 Sunday Dimensions of St George Temple Length 149 feet 9 inches width 94 feet 8 inches height 90 feet Estimate of Lumber for Temple 1,200,000 feet Salt Lake Temple. Length 186 1/2 feet width 99 feet two main towers 225 feet high Salt Lake new Tabernacle 250 feet inside 150 feet wide Ceiling 80 feet from the floor, oval in form without a column built on stone pillars 20 feet high Roof lattice work of pine & with gallery will seat 12,000 people The organ built by Joseph H Ridges In U S there is but one larger that in Boston is larger but the materials were brought from Europe while ours is built wholly of home made The front towers are fifty eight feet high Longest pipes 32 feet the whole is 30 x 33 feet & requires four blowers. City Hall 60 x 60 feet stone cost $75.000 has Clock & bell Court House 40 x 55. Theater 80 x 172. feet 46 feet high inside Names. of first 6 members of the Church Joseph Smith junr Oliver Cowdery. Hyrum Smith Peter Whitmer junr Samuel H Smith and David Whitmer ----- new page (MSS_497_298.jpg) Saturday Feby 1875 Left St George on horseback in company with Elder Jesse W Crosby on a home missionary preaching tour eastward on a written appointment from President Brigham Young to encourage the saints in paying tithing and donations to forward the building of the Temple in St George Held our first meeting at Harrisburg at 3 P. M in the school house directed by E K Fuller father to the Bishop Willis D Fuller where we fed our horses & ourselves After tea rode to Leeds & held meeting in the evening Stopped with Richard AshbySunday morning rode to Toquerville Their meeting had begun when we came Had a good meeting & good full congregation We occupied the time mostly After meeting & dinner Bishop Bringhurst showed us the tithing bins & cellar John C Nevile invited us to his house and wine cellar where we tested his wines: some of it three and years old and which to me was quite palatable although I am no lover of the liquid neither am I a professed judge of the quality of such we then wended our way to Virgen City where we stopped with Bishop Parker and spoke to a well filled house & attentive congregation. Thus for our appointments were ahead of us by telegraph from St George Monday stopped a short time in Grafton a small place & then to Rockville stopped with Bishop Charles Smith and held meeting Our appointment was ahead of us we spoke to an attentive audience & full house, we find many ver old acquaintence in every settlement Tuesday P. M went to Shonesburg. the farthest up settlement this side the mountain. Held meeting in the evening Have noticed a much better show for fruit there in St George The trees and vines are larger and more thrifty in fact the best I have ever, seen in any country Wednesday morning procured a guide & started up the creek to the top of the Kanyon an almost perpendicular wall of mountain, of perhaps a thousand feet and nearly or quite inaccessible except at one place up which we followed a zig zag difficult trail by leading our animals As to describing the tortuous and intreate winding with sheling Rocks acetivities and nearly impassable paths is more than my feeble pen would attempt to describe This is the same track that Powells exploring expedition came over in the night In one place we saw where the pack train came sliding tumbling and rolling over each other pell mell in a mass of confusion to the bottom of the rocky gorge In descending one shelving rock Crosbys mule stumbled & fell rolling over 3 or four times & then sliding some rods to the bottom where he lay seeming to consider in a mulish way his chances of life or death until a hearty kick from his heartless owner seemed to awaken him from his meditations recalling his mind to things sublimary when he arose from his prayerful position to one more erect when he presend and unpleasants but rather dilapidated and mournful aspect and resumed his journey meekly & with a more humble & contrite spirit ----- new page (MSS_497_299.jpg) Our guide left us on top of the mountain to retrace his way homeward we followed a trail that became plainer and more travelled as we proceeded we came again to the virgen and followed up it till we came to Mt Carmal where the saints are living in the united order having all things common or nearly so they work to a common or general interest Their property is all appraised or valued into the company and each one shows his support No one pretends to own anything in particular but to use their own expression it is ours and all are interested in everything all hands "turn out" in the spring and put in their crop under the direction of a head farmer then if there are horses to be built their attention is turned in that direction with as much help as needed or as can be spared from other duties under the load of a head mechanic The cows & sheep are cared for in the same way One team takes grain to mill & when he goes for his grinding he take another load When he comes home with a load he takes a sack of flour to one family two to another and so on according to each ones wanted The grain is cut & hauled to one stack is threshed and all put in one bin They know how much is needed for families and teams and how much can be sold A strict account is kept of everything produced and distributed also of all labors. Their horses & cows are all kept at one stable we stopped at the order house we were fed and our animals cared for Their houses are now scattered through the town. but they are preparing the order town farther up about half a mile where. They expect to live more as one family them now. Some in the town are opposed to the order but they are not near so thrifty and prosperous as those of the order It is a great work and if they continue they will be a wealthy community in a very few years. Howard O Spencer is the Bishop while Israel Henry t is president of the order. Thursday PM held meeting and Friday PM went up the river 7 or 8 miles to the upper settlement Presided over by Bishop. Held meeting PM and came back to Orderville same night. [--]day went to Kanab and held evening meeting Stopped with Bishop Levi Stewart He think of resigning through Tuesday influence cast by the united order of which he is a thorough member Pipe Springs Tuesday Came to Winsor Castle and stopped with ap winsor who has charge of the stock, ranch & makes the butter and cheese etc held meeting here the first that has ever been held by any of the missionaries who often pass this way but have never offered to preach to them there is but two or three families This the remark for nearly owneed by Doctor Whitmore who was killed by Indians near here a few years since Wednesday Came to Fort Pioneer after dark Hobbled our horses on good grass and made ourselves as comfortable as we could with our saddle blankets We slept soundly Thursday started early and came home We were welcomed by all wherever we have been & have been well received & well treated & we in return encouraged them in well doing & paying tithing & donations ----- new page (MSS_497_300.jpg) March 1875 Sometime in this month I received a notice from Colbert Carrington that I had been selected to take a mission to Europe and that my name would be called at the general conference. I have acted accordingly and have been getting ready as well as I well could although my heart has been very heavy and I must acknowledge that it is a trial and a serious one to try preaching having no gift in that direction and it does seem worse than useless to attempt such but nevertheless I am called and I shall go although the thought of it seems worse than any thing the "King of Terrors," has ever preached. One great obstacle is the means to go with My credit is good and I can borrow plenty of money over my own signature at 2 per cent per month and all that I have to start with is a ten dollar bill that my son John gave me he having but lately returned from Salt Lake City Where he has been at school the past winter Aside from that I am not indebted to one human for one penny toward my expenses I am sad and my wife is lonely and lonesome and I leave her alone and she seems so cast down so different to her natural make of cheerfulness and encouragement which she has ever heretofore displayed on similar occasions Tis hard for me to say farewell to any and I take my departure privately shunning all that I can Benjamin has been down from Pine Valley & Sarah from Hebron to bid me good bye. They have returned to their homes John is away My wife & Edward alone to make the final parting with My things are in the wagon that has gone through town and I start on foot along a private way not wishing to meet March any and thus at noon of March 31st 1875 I start on my weary 31 way of many thousand miles to serve my apprenticeship at preaching the gospel I have taken passage with Lester Hendricks to Salt Lake I am to pay him ten dollars in lumber at Pine Valley Drove to Washington and took supper with Bishop Thomas J Jones and stopped with Peter Iverson who is going with us & on his way to Denmark Froze ice at night as also the two nights previous which I think must kill most of the fruit April particulaly the apricots & peaches which are in full bloom 1 Stopped at 9 a.m. stopped for noon at Leeds then to foot of long dug way & camped Froze ice at night 2 Iversen and I walked on some three miles then rod one mile when Hendricks asked us to get out He then drove on & left us to walk into Kanarra 11 miles where he stopped from 11 till 3 Then came to Cedar Iversen & I stopped with Peter Nielsen or Danish brother who received and treated us kindly gave us supper bed & breakfast Roads good 3 Started at 8.30 & drove to Parowan <18 miles> for noon then to Buckham for supper then 2 or 3 miles & camped Good road (Sunday) came to Beaver by noon & stopped with Br Simeon andrews <4>5 Team drove on & left us but we caught it through the kindness of William Pulsipher who offered us a ride for eight miles Nooned at Pine Creek then to Bakers kanyon & camped for night snow fell 4 inches Iversen and I lay on the ground & took all the benefit of the snow that we could 6 Started at 7.30 snow falling Drove to Filmore Stopped with stewart Snow & wind & snow through the night ----- new page (MSS_497_301.jpg) On the Road. April 7th 1875 Started at 10 stopped for noon at Cedar Springs I asked how long we would stay. One hour was the answer. I went to John Kinneys and took dinner. Peter went another way I was back inside of time but was told our team stopped about fifteen minutes and then moved on and was out of sight when I returned Peter and I walked twelve miles through the snow mud and slush to the summit a few miles from Scipio in Round Valley Hendricks stopped at the summit & waited for us I simply said you need not to have stopped Came to Round Valley after dark, I stopped with Cyrus Avery who offered to take Peter & myself on to Levan but I thanked him and declined his kind offer. 8 Good road to sevier river then mud to chicken creek for noon then through mud to Nephi Hendricks had his wife with him and her sister He also took a daughter of Rupus Allen from Kanarra He made the girls get out & walk three miles in as muddy a road as I ever saw He tumbled into the wagon & drove on & left them and myself saying we must walk into Nephi some four miles farther & would have probably done so but for Iversen who was driving and stopped the team contrary to Hendricks wishes I stopped with Charles Foote Whereever I have stopped I have been treated with kindness and consideration with the exception of Hendrix who is literally & in every sense of the word mean 9 Started at 6,30 and walked six miles to Mona and then to terminus of R R by noon very muddy Took train with Peter at 12.20 & came to Salt Lake by 5,30 then to Fathers Found all well yesterday morning Hendricks hunted me up and waited bothe for Iversen & me. We were not particular whether we rode with him 10 At Conference A M preaching by B Y Carrig. junr P.M by George Q Cannon, John Crosby & wife stopped with us 11 Sunday at conference The best of preaching Conference closed Evening Missionaries met at Historians office & were set a part for their several missions I was set apart for the 385 British Isles 15 Went on train to see John Crosby came back at night 16 Helped Father some sowing onion seed 17 Helping Father sowing onions Have had three letters from home one from John and two from wife 25 Sunday Morning took train at 6 a m for Ogden I was late and found the train waiting for me at the direction of Bishop John Sharp who is going east to bitter creek My company are Bishop Bringhurst of spring ville who is going to Philadelphia Wm A C Bryan and David Udall from Nephi going to England Left Ogden at 9.30 a. m and came to Green river by 8,30 Laid over till morning Snow in drifts to most of the day 26 Came three miles to break them trains pressed four miles on foot Got under way about noon Fare from S L to Ogden 1.00 for month 27 At Laramie by day break Have got money by borrowing @ 1 1/2 pr cent 28 At 9. a m came to Omaha Fare from Ogden $38.50 Left at 5,30 for Chicago Fare $8,25 we were treated very kindly by Mr Mountain general agent for U. P. He got us four half fare tickets at 7.75 each to Chicago Here each passenger has to pay half a dollar to cross the bridge on transfer car The bridge is iron & cost two & half million dollars Each freight car that crosses pays ----- new page (MSS_497_302.jpg) Omaha April 27th 1875 the modest sum of ten dollars and each passenger 50 cts. Exepting such as have through tickets This bridge belongs to the union Pacific I was not a little surprised to see snow bank within a short distance of the Missouri river This river is very high being 18 feet above low water mark & I notice cars & even houses that are standing far out in the water. Omaha is probably seven or eight miles below old winter quartus now called Florence where the saints myself included passed the winter of 1840. and 47 also of 47 & 48 and though I have not been here since the surrounding hills and outlines of the country are very familiar Learney the bridge. Went some distance up the stream which is in places some miles wide and it seemed not a little curious to see this vast body of water fenced off into fields doing bottom were submerged Farmers are putting in Crops very late as compared with Utah Rain all night & until <9 am> we crowd the Bridge 29 over the Mississippi at Clinton This is a lumbering town there being some fifteen steam saw mills Enormous piles of lumber many million feet are stacked up and immense quantities of logs are floating in the river protected by booms This river is very high being within four feet of high water mark arrived in Chicago at 3.30 P.M. & had time for a stroll about town visited or went through a portion of the "burn district" of the great fire a portion of this has been burnt again and is again being rebuilt Br Bringhurst paid for our supper at a first class eating house Left at 10 PM for New York by the Chicago Fort wayne & Pittsbgs slept very little We are on the express train & came to Pittsburg by 30 dusk & to Harrisburg at daybreak & into New York at 11.15 AM May 1 of Passing through Indiana Ohio & Pennsylvania saw very many Manufacturing towns Where large quantities of wagons threshers & reapers & mowers and all kinds of farming implants are made Saw yesterday & today millions & millions of feet of of lumber of all sorts & sizes also stoves & shingles by the acre and I could but wonder what could become of so much of every kind of manufactured articles Farming interests do not seem so well developed as the manufacturing but through Pennslyvania near Philadelphia & New York farming seems to be reduced to the skillfull & scientific being practically illustrated Not very large, orchards but some of them very old judging from the size of trees Crossed the Hudson river on a steam ferry boat & found myself in the great metropolis of America New York city Took a room at the Stevens House No 27 Broadway which as the number denotes is near the lower and near the Battery & Castle Garden where there is a fine view of the harbor of sev'l & steamers continually coming & going The little but powerful Steam tugs towing the large & small vessels in & out to & from their movings at the docks and wharves street cars are in abundance & drive to most parts of the city for five cents Br Bringhurst loft at Philadelphia and the two other brethren meeting a bus agent on the rain paid each 50 cts to be earned to the hotel but which instead took them far up town & they had to take street car & come back & they removed with me Thus my entry into New York city was alone and among a million people & all strangers & I wholly unused to the world and its ways Fare from Chicago $15,00 ----- new page (MSS_497_303.jpg) New York May 1st 1875 Total of fare from S.L to N.Y $6275 This is mery day & I thought on that account there was an unusual amount of business and bustle but further experience learned me that every day was alike excepting sunday when it seemed that all danes turned out for a gala only lacking the great amount of teams & d[---] The constant rumble of conveyances of different kinds & of all kinds over the rough pavement is a continuous roar that is almost deafening and the continued stream of[-] fast on the side walk is immense a constant stream either way & is sometimes not easy to get along as the side walk beomes blocked so that one can scarcely avoid an occasional collisson one thing I notice that all of both sexes[--] seem in a hurry & walk fast with no time to talk except to ask or answer a question & passon One month to day I left my home in st George & a week to- morrow since I left Salt Lake City we paid for our tickets to Liverpool intermediate passage $35.00 on on the Guion line steamer Manhattan. This line has been patronized by our people for years and is a safe & accomadating line & carry our people both ways for less than any other line will. Fare to other passengers in the same cabin is $40.00 There has been a combi- nation of the different lines of steamers and fare are no much higher than formerly but we do not pay the increas but go at former prices. This line is very partial to Mormon passengers and they have never had any serious mishaps when our people have been on board so the officers of the boat informed me <2> Sunday. Not much busines except the street cars & carriages are busy by the thousand I took a walk alone the length of Broadway or to Central Park fully 5 miles save very many places of interest & notoriety Trinity Church was ringing her put a lively peal as I passed. It was the first peal of chime of church bells that I have ever heard saw Tribune Herald sim appl[-]tons and other large publishing houses [---] are large buildings superb and almost magnificient saw Wallacks Niblos Booths Colloseum Barnums & other places of amusement & entertainment & resort Central Park was formerly a rough hilly rocky swamp place. It is three miles in length north & south and half a mile wide east & west This was purchased some years since by the city & made a place of public resort which it truly is with its asphaltum walks & splendid carnage drives over of arches of hewn stone as brick with granite steps 15 or 20 feet wide summer houses & bowers small groves which are more than natural. The mask or swamp has been converted into a lake of two miles in circuit with neat row boats, black & white swans are floating easily along or sitting quietly on their nests & there a huge peacock is feeding among the trees The museum was not open Sundays. But saw the menagerie Lions Tigers Hyenas, Leopards Zebras Bears of different kinds & from different climates ranging from India to the poles including one immense Grizzly. A nest of Alligators young & old were having a quiet sleep. a pair of sea Lions one was swimming & diving & when bringing his head above the water saluted us with a hideous bellow while the other lay quietly on the bank apparently enjoying a nap saw a great variety of birds and one Ostrich was stalking through the grounds seeming to enjoy itself as well as any of the outfit [The following is written sideways in left margin] Passed a small church & on it was an inscription declaring this to [-] be the oldest church in US built by the Methodists ----- new page (MSS_497_304.jpg) New York May 2nd 1875 One Lion Old sick & poor and seemingly so weak that he walk with difficulty while I stood looking at him he set up a tremendous roar in which every lion in the house instantly joined Every beast so far as I saw was struck with sudden fear & sprang to his feet each one uttering a cry or howl or snarl peculiar to itself The panthers tigers wild cats leopards hyenas etc etc joined in the general din or hue & cry and for a short time there was horrible discord a tumult and reverberation that shook the building . Numerous fountains were in continual action saw one large natural spring This park must have cost many million dollars and must with shrubbery flowers summer houses and various surroundings be exceedingly beautiful in summer as nothing seems committed In addition there were small but regular open Carriages Each drawn by a pair of goats in nice harness for the benefit of children Each carriage was attended by a man in livery. Came back five miles on street car Fare five cents. 3 Took a turn down by the Docks and back through Wall street a short narrow street to create so great & such numerous serious sensations throughout the entire money world I went to the top of Trinity church it being the highest spire in the city There are ten belts which ring out cheerfully several times on the sabbath The longest pipe in the organ is 32 feet The main part of the church is lofty & gloomy & service is read by gas light The windows are painted High in the centre Gothic arched & massive Two rows of stone columns rise to the arch The pulpit is richly ornamented The churchyard cemetery contains the remains of many illustrious departed. The tombs of Perry Hamilton & Woolf I saw and many others Some of the stones have decayed & the inscriptions almost entirely obliterated I saw one dated 1680. I next went to the new Post Office which is unfinished and will cost about ten million dollars It is 320 feet by 260 and four stories I went to the dome & looked over the city There are galleries and several elevators from basement to upper story The furniture of cherry The large heavy doors and casings of Mexican Mahogany commonly known as Bery wood Window & door frames also the base & mouldings are iron The frame work of the two domes are of iron I was here about two hours & could have interested myself much longer. Visited several places of fine arts painting and statuary & Engraving aso some of the higher class furniture rooms went into several large book stores Bought a pocket Bible of the NY Bible society for 70 cts Went to A T Stewarts retail store nearthe upper end of Broadway which covers one entire block and each floor is the entire size of the building if we except a circular opening in the enter for light from the roof The basement seemed mostly for packing etc The ground floor for general dry goods The second for realtors & laced with fancy goods I saw on this floor few but ladies & lady clerks Third floor is exclusively for carpetings Three more floor are for manufacturing and which I was not permitted to see There are in this house two thousand clerks and employees and customers without end [--] almost without number I stood at one of the five doors on broadway till I counted one hundred pass out & in & it did not take more than five minutes & there are five doors on each of the ----- new page (MSS_497_305.jpg) 1875 but those most thronged were on Broadway This between three & four PM is the busiest time I presume the carriages were in two lines almost the entire three sides of the building Stewarts wholesale house is almost as large & near the City Hall Came back at night tired & foot sore Evening wrote Letters to Utah. I also saw the towers for the suspension Bridge across east river to Brooklyn Brothers Bryant & Udall both from Nephi who have been my companions from S Lak hav this evening gone to Booths Theater 4 Rain and gloomy Other Brethren came from Utah Bought a few necessaries and at 2 PM went on board the steam ship Mahatten of the Union line for Liverpool Mr Gibson the NY agent came on board with us showed us our rooms & did all he could to give us rooms together four in each room but in ours there was a stranger but is civil & genteel Left Pier No 46 at 3 PM & were towed a short distance by steam The V Seymour and then brought by the Pilot through the channel past the points of Long Island Came past the Hospitals Sandy Hook and after dark saw the Light House on Mare Island Clouds have raised and weather hair The Captain Jones told me he thought to be in Liverpool in eleven days Had a good nights sleep in a clean bed Three of our number have taken steerage and ten intermediate fare All officers & passengers are very kind & friendly (I was told) 5 Coming on deck this morning by a fine & old gentleman that there were several Mormon Missionaries from Utah on board After breakfast met two large German steamers for N York Raised our colors to them & they returned the compliment Fine day 6 another fine day met some sail but at a distance Saw numbers of Mother Careys chickens yesterday & today They are said to be indicators of storm Also saw gulls in great numbers 7 Friday Have been making 10&12 knots an hour until today The Wind has been light but in our favor but this morning found a strong east wind and some of the time for two on three day made from 2½ to 3½ knots pr hour which caused a heavy sea most of the passengers were more or less sea sick and cast up this accounts with a vengeance A writer in describing sea sickness says the first hour a person fears he will die and and after that he is afraid he wont At 12 at night we were some of us alarmed by an unusal hustle & shouting on deck directly over our heads. Some one in our cabin shouted th[-] ship is sinking I being some what seasick made reply well Let her sink. This Commotion was caused by our nearly colliding with the iron steamer Spain at the hour of twelve when the watches had just changed & before the men had their eyes fairly open we were near enough to speak those on deck & inquire their name and welfare 8&9 Sea rough with head winds which are begining to moderate and passengers begin to come to table I have sick some but not serious & was not sick as long as I could stay on deck on in my berth but the motion of the ship when I was below and the nauseating smell brings the contemptible 12 Have been on deck all day & good appetite weather fine with light breeze in our favor ----- new page (MSS_497_306.jpg) At Sea May 12th 1875 The Stewards and all the officers & crew are very kind and attention particularly to the sick who sometimes need considerable waiting on we ar now making 11 kcents and a head sea still running pretty high My favorite place on deck was in the stern back of the wheel home where I sat for hours watching the boiling waters as glided past At one moment I was far down in the trough of the sea and could see a wave a mountain high overlapping us and higher than our masts, directly we wer at the top & could look down into the abyss vast & yawning There is to me something remarkably grand in old oceans scenery and I never tired of viewing it in its vastness and majesty all sail is set on the 7th we shipped one considerable sea which came into the waist but did no damage other then wetting some of the crew Our cabin intermediate is in the stern near the screw which never stops but lulls us to sleep with its unceasing rattle and we are awakened by the same unearthly din 13 Our time is spent mostly on deck reading and in conversation The passengers are very civil and obliging but do not care to investigate our principles we have introduced ourselves as coming from Utah which at once opened up the subject of polygamy it seeming to them the most prominent feature of our religion we explain this in part and lead on to the funds mental of first principles of Faith Repentance Baptism for remission of sins and laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost etc etc but after one evenings talk the subject was dropped and no further inquiries were mad and we did not press ourselves as our views 17 Land in sight nothing of any peculiar interest has transpired Almost universal good feeling prevails toward us but there is one exception A man named Gray is very hostile to everything Mormon He says nothing to us but in a friendly way but we occasionally overhear him releiving himself of some very free expressions & bitter sentiments I listened unseen by him to quite a lengthy tirade of abuse heaped upon the Mormon peeple indiscriminately but catching sight of me he turned his remarks coast of Ireland on our left beautifully diversified with low mountains crooked fences enclosing green fields and it may well and very properly be called the Emerald Isle made a short stop off Queenstown about one P.M to transfer the Mail & a few passengers to a small steamer The mail will reach Liverpool one day before us Land in sight all day. Sea very calm scarcely a riffle except what is mad by out steamer Met all classes of vessels from the heavy ladem Mere hen town and man of war to the mackerel fishing boats of which last we pass thousands I should think as were among a perfect that of them all day sent letters to Salt Lake and St George 18 Tuesday England and Ireland both in sight This morning the hills and mountains of [-]s were on on our right all green we pass many Light Houses on prominent headlands Light ships Bell Buoys and the channel is well marked in places with buoys England certainly deserves much and great credit for the interest sketches in caring for the welfare and safety of commerce and the hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling expanded therefor Running slow as we need not hurry and then after dinner have to for three [-]urs or more waiting for high water to cross the bar at the mouth [---] river Mersey after which we went quite glib ----- new page (MSS_497_307.jpg) Liverpool, May 18th 1875 After crossing the bar the wind breezed up very cold which made our boats a necessity while on deck Difference in time between Salt Lake and Liverpool is six and a half hours. Grating papers at Queenstown that gave account of the wreck of German steamer the Schilles off Southampton on the Scilly Isles 312 lives lost She left N York six days before us (28th April) and went ashore on friday in the same gale we were in which circumstance causes us to realize more forcibly the blessings of our Heavenly Father in preserving us from the danger of the great and mighty deep On coming to anchor Our baggage was examined by the Custom House officers and we were taken ashore by a small steamer Ernest Young and Br Edward Hanham from the Liverpool office 4 2 Islington came off to meet us and escort us to the office by 10 PM It would have caused some merriment I presume to a bystander to have seen me staggering along the quay & streets as the pavements Lamp post buildings had the same motion that the ship had, and after I had retired twas gently rocked to sleep by the continued fanned motion the same as the rocking of the ship At the office we met President Joseph F. Smith of the Twelve Apostles He has come from London to day to meet us He was on his way to Denmark to attend a conference and starts back at four in the morning by express to meet his company He gave us fourteen in number our appointments My field of labor is Leeds Conference Yorkshire as travelling Elder under the direction of Pres John Woodhouse Got supper and to bed at a Temperance Hotel by one in the morning. The names of our Company across the sea wer Andrew Galloway Richard war burton -- Paine Wm A C Bryant David Udall L Brown & as intermediate Peter Iverson John Wardrobe There were some for Denmark and Iceland that I never know only by sight 19 Two Brethren going to Denmark and two to Iceland and one to Sweden & another Brother left for Hull at 11 AM by rail. It gives to me a peculiar gloomy feeling to part from these brethren with whom I have been so agreeably associated although but for a few days (14 1/2 days) yet they are my brethren and seem doubly did in being so far from home and not one of them was I acquanited with and but two that I seem before It seems that the farther one gets from home the nearer & dearer are our friends and the stronger draw the cords of friendship and brotherly love and my brethren in the Lord are far nearer than any ties that diving & mortal man can comprehend. Thus we who have associated so fraternally for a short time now in separating for our various fields of labor one in a place now part in this foreign land probably never to meet again Most of the day with Warburton looking around town viewing some of the sights Visited Browns Museum a very large stone building thre stories high a rare exhibition of nearly every thing curious I was amply repaired This was the first [--] institution of the kind I ever and I could not open my mouth wide enough or stare at any thing quite long enough and after viewing some object a long time I would turn and view it again and again and it was but slow work but I finally got in a heavy and viewed very much at a glance & a hurried one at that This was a free institution and nothing to pay Every thing was labelled a thing not usual in England At such places generally every thing has a number and if you wish to know what you are looking at you buy a catalogue book which often costs as much as the entry fee ----- new page (MSS_497_308.jpg) Liverpool May 19th 1875 Toward night took a walk with Br Hanham to Park and garden It being late saw but little but found it a very beautiful place Took dinner and supper at the office some rain 20 About town went alone to see the world renowned & celebrated Docks which are along the river Mersey for 10 miles The river is walled in or out with huge granite blocks with gates at intervals that open into the docks into which the shipping runs at high tide the gates are then closed and they are left floating in the docks into which they are crowded until there seems a perfect jam I went down into one of the many dry docks into which a ship of any size may float and where she is surrounded by shores or props which keep her upright as the water recedes with the tide until she is left perfectly high & dry for repairs on otherwise The principal stocks have plenty ofwater to float the ships while outside at low water the water is is 25 feet lower Some of the dry docks hold one & some two large ships with steps of cut stone the entire length with rock bottom so this men can look with convenience The gates are lik Carnal Locks another curiosity almost a wonder are the large and powerful Drery horses of world wide reputation and said to be the largest in the world as a class One man told me his horse often took five tons beside the dray for a load The weight of the dray was two tons This horses cost 120 guineas He told me He once saw a horse move ten tons beside the dray of three tons I took the more notice of them as I had often read of them The horses are of all grades down to the small Shetland ponies and they all work There are many Donkeys so that animals can be bought from thirty shellings up to 200 or 300 guineas and when a man wants a wagon or cart he takes his animal to the shop to be measured & has his vehicle mad accordingly I seriously thought to buy a dozen of the smaller ones and send them home in an ordinary portal envelope This is a very black grimy & Snok town which is characteristic of all towns in England and when I first came in sight of it N very simply and naturally inquired the cause. But Black and dismal as it is there is an incalculabe amount of business done here which increases largely every year and is the greatest shipping port in the world went to the Royal Amphitheater with Richard warbrorton The play was the Black Crook we went more particularly to compare the English theater with ours in Salt Lak The building is much inferior in its appointments The scenery is as good but no better Playing only tolerable singing and dancing good 21 Took a walk before breakfast and came to a meat market Where the beaver mutton veal pork etc are hung up by the thousand as close together as they can coveniently hang very narrow passages were left only wide enough for a man to walk & cover perhap two acres Took train at 10 A M for Leeds 74 miles warburton goes with me He is hunting for some r[---]tires & stopped with me to night Came in at 1.30 P M Br Wood house is away but accidentally found Brother Sunderland who kindly provided us with supper and lodging I slept at sister Martha Coops a widow with 8 children Her addres No 5 Wood house hill Road Hunslet Cars Leeds One feature is quite in Contrast with American custom plainness of dress here of all classes while in N Y and Salt Lak there is much of vanity folly and show ----- new page (MSS_497_309.jpg) Leeds May 22nd 1875 Brother Joseph Hyrum Parry a travelling Elder in this Conference [-] young men of 22 Came and took breakfast with me He seems awake to the principles of truth. we saw Barburton off at 10 for Hull then took a bath and called on some of the brethren around and in different parts of the town PM Warburton came back and started for Hull Took dinner with Br Burton supper with Sunderland Slept at Sister Crowthers another widow at 8 ward street wrote a letter to Bishop T J Jones Washington Utah 23 Sunday Breakfast with Sister Crowther Dinner with Br Abbott Supper or tea with Br Reeves Slept at Coops The families of the saints live some miles apart so that considerable travel is done going from one to another to get our meals There has been no conference house for some time so that the Elders are put some considerable inconveniece Attended meeting at 3 P. M at Latter day Saints meeting room a small unpretentious house very plain but neat About fifty wer present all members of our Church Sacrament administered Br Parry spoke I followed but was very brief The brethren & sisters bore faithful testimony Meeting at the same place at six Br Parry Br Newton visited Sister Laughtons a widow with several daughters grown Her son a little boy was sick Slept with Parry at Coops Some rain with thunder Br Parry had planned for some out door meetings but rain prevented Brethren and sisters all are very kind to all coming from Utah 24 Breakfast at Coops & dinner with Sister Crowther another widow and then went to Morley four miles Took tea with Edward Starkie who has charge of this branch Held meeting There are ten members here in a population of 12 or 13,000 and in Leeds there are about 100 in all in a town of 280,000 inhabitants we had a testimony meeting very good None but members present Br Parry sent an appointment but his letter did not come till after meeting After supper visited <& administered to> Br William Spray whose life has been despaired of for some time and in much pain He had a good nights rest and pretty well recovered but finally a year after took a relapse and died 25 Breakfast with Br Starkie and came back to Leeds by 11.30 Found Br Woodhouse and after dinner walked with Br Woodhouse & Parry to Roundhay Park & back four miles & back by six Sew two ponds with several boats & some swans and some 100 or more acres of timber land supper with Marks & slept at Coops with Parry Leeds is a large manufacturing town of 280,000 inhabitants and much more smoky black and dirty than Liverpool a cloud of smoke seems to settle on the town all day & I am told that often in winter the gas is lighted in the shops all day & I am told to day was quite clear The fields and green hills are beautiful 26 Breakfast at Coops Called on Br Reeves Dinner with Sister Kershaw supper with James Munns at the extreme west end of town while coops is at the east end fully four miles distant slept with Galloway at Sister Hardins 22 Beeston Road 27 Breakfast at Hardings Dinner with Br Burton went with Parry to Bradford 10 miles on train went to meeting at 8 PM spoke for 1/2 hour Parry about 20 minutes 80 saints in this branch 30 of them children supper with Er Smith Dismissed at 9.30 & then walked three miles to Clayton and stopped with Br Alfred Kershaw Came there at 11 & took supper was very tired Br Kershaw & family made me welcome and I always had a home with them when I came to Clayton while in Bradford most of the saints do not treat the Elders so well as at Leeds and most other places ----- new page (MSS_497_310.jpg) Clayton May 28th 1875 Took some walks through the fields around Clayton Every thing the hills and fields are so fresh a green that I never tire of them Did some writing and held meeting at Kershaws a very good meeting of 1½ hours Kershaw and Parry took most of the time I spoke but a few minutes but felt well Kershaw's family all belong to 29 Parry left for Kirkhamgate 18 miles He walked I went with him to Bradford and took dinner and supper with Sister Curtis whose husband is in Utah After dinner went with Br Nimshi Smith to see Peel Park and Manningham Park two very pretty places. Last night about 11 the Theater Royal at Leeds was burned Loss £35,000 Bradford is a large manufacturing town but no as large a Leeds but has som very fine buildings, especially the Town Hall. and the Market Back to Kershaws 30 Sunday meeting at 2,30 at Kershaw Members all bore testimony Mine was rather lengthy Tea with Sister Durran 2 miles toward Bradford then to Bradford to meeting at 6.30 Preaching by Joseph Taylor a local Elder & quite a preacher but I was not interested & could not tell what he talked about I spoke short Back to Kershaws at Clayton next day Came through Bradford and took train from Laister Dyke station to Holbeck. Took dinner & tea with Marks Slept with Parry at Coops June 1 Breakfast at Coops went with Woodhouse and Parry to the exhibits one shilling each Saw many things of interest Dinner with Br Ruenes The exhibition is chiefly of the productions of Yorkshire Among the many ingenuities was machienry for making woolen cards It took the wire from the reel punch holes in the leather put in the wire bend & cut it off even & nice & ready to work They make the very coarse down to the very fine Saw many optical & scientific instruments Air pumps Telescopes Telegraphic improvements & inventions Self playing & other very fine Pianos and organs very ingenious models. Their school desks were far behind US and the same of cooking ranges Did not see one cooking stove nor Singer sewing machine but other kinds of sewing machines in great variety A complete set for making watches Steam Engines Steam hammers pumps printing machines paper cutters A Lithograph press at work A Taggard Loom, a fine & ingenious machine for weaving book marks with a verse or verses of poetry in them all of silk A Model of Leeds Town Hall 18 inches by 24 inches by Charles Pickersgill on a scale of 3/32 of an inch to the foot made in & years & contains 9000 pieces of wood Spectroscopes & microscopes of different kinds many samples of leather of great size & some ¾ inch thick ½ ton of tallow in a lump and as much soap in another Pillars of soap of different colors Candy Pillars of different colored thread a man making needles in the old way A great variety of cloths many Large & fine paintings by celebrated artists but my pen is not of the descriptive kind or rather it fails me The floor covers about 1 ½ acres and is divided into five principal departments viz Machinery Manufactures Fine arts Scientific & Sanitary The principal room is called Edenburgh Hall in honor of H R H the Duke who performed the opening ceremony on May 13 at the opening there was a platform of 30,000 sunday school children & their teachers. The Latter day Saints 80 children were there His worship Mayor Marsden kindly sending notice & invitation and distributed to all medals & decorations thus recognizing us as a regular organised church in Leeds. Edingburgh Hall is 186 by 98 feet & 75 feet high and is supported on 40 pillars with circular ribs to support the roof Aquarium & place for hatching & breeding fish of various kinds Saw two smallish Pike for with a little fish which was seized & swallored in a twinkling ----- new page (MSS_497_311.jpg) Leeds June 1st 1875 Yesterday took a hurried glance through the Leeds Town Hall a splendid building of Massive stone in Roman Corinthian order The Architect Cuthbert Brodrick of Leeds The foundation stone was laid aug 17 1853 by the Mayor John Hope Shaw Esqr Size 250 by 200 feet It is surrounded by Corinthian columns & pilasters supporting an attic and entablature 65 feet high The south or principal facade has a deeply recessed portico of ten columns and a flight of 19 steps 135feet in length with a pedestal at each corner with groups of statuary The graceful and elegant tower or dome rises 225 feet from the ground The great room called Victoria Hall is one of the largest of its kind in the Kingdom being larger than Exeter or St James in London 8000 persons can be accomodated in it It is 72 by 162 feet and 75 feet high It is lighted from above by ten large windows of beautiful Colored glass from Messrs Harley of New Castle The great organ is in the north end but is not so large as the one in Salt Lake City a glass screen at the south end seperates it from the vestibule or principal entrance The vestibule is the lower part of the tower & is more than 70 feet high and 48 feet square The floor is tesselated pavement in The best style In the center is a statue of the Queen Victoria in white marble which with its pedestal of polished granite is 18 feet high The color decoration of the vestibule & large Hall cost $8000, Refreshment rooms dressing and setting rooms & kitchen Law courts & council rooms Offices for town clerk surveyors Rate office Judges Barristers Magistrates jury & waiting rooms etc etc above below & in the basement are very numerous It was by her Magesty in 1858 The organ has 5000 pipes 2nd Saw Br Parry start for Liverpool He goes to labor in Wales where he has many relatives and family friends which is in Lpool Conference He heas been very kind to introduce me to the saints in the different branches in the vicinity of Leeds Peace be with him Reading and alone most of the day at the Conference room at sister Eliza Hardins 22 Beeston Road 3 There is a bed here belonging to the Conference 3 AM helped Woodhouse put up Stars and post them Meeting at 6,30PM Testim[--] at L D saints Chapel slept at Hardings very warm Several Missi[-]ries landed a Lpool on 29th ult 4 Went to sister Ridleys funeral with Br Woodhouse The services were at the grave and performed by a Church of England minister as her husband has been dropped from our church for dissipation but is not opposed to us Took tea with the family Br W had a discussion with an old gentleman on religious subjects He gave us credit for being nearest right of any denomination He was well read in the Bible The family listened with much interest Rain last night & cooler to day A man to day expressed surprised that I spoke English as well as he did (a very broad spoken yorkshireman) although I had so lately come frome Utah 5 After breakfast took a walk about a mile and back to a little town on the hill saw Woodhouse off to Bradford on train by noon While waiting for train at Holbeck station we saw from a position on the back inside of a large iron works with several large forge hammers at work & noticed with what force they struck and also with what apparent ease They were managed giving heavy or light strokes at will or stopped on the instant I have heard that on the Queens visit to Rogers cullery establishment at sheffield she was shown with what force one of those hammers could strike equal to some tons. She was asked for her watch a small gold one which was put on the anvil & the hammer ----- new page (MSS_497_312.jpg) Leeds June 5th 1875 was let to fall upon so lightly as not to break the glass but yet held at so firmly that she could withdraw by the chain . In few evenings since I was passing an open gateway I stepped within and made inquiry of a man in waiting if I was intending and was answered in the affirmation but in conversation told him I was from Utah he politely asked me in and showed me through the building & explained the nature of the works which were for making ammonia by a chemical process from gas twater Lime and some other ingredients a vast quantity in very large glass bottles or demijohns were packed and ready for transfer & was in large & small quantities at 4½ pence pr pound People generally have many inquries to make about western america some are ridical republican in sentiment while others think their present government the very best there is Tea with Sr Warliss then to Merks 6 Sunday Sinday school at 10 A.M Meetings at 2,30 & 6,30 I spok a little at the last meeting Dinner at Burtons Tea at Langhtons Supper at Coops 7 The funeral of sister Ridley on the 4th was conducted in a manner new to me but I understood is customary Glasses with wine was on the table and all partook that wished Woodhouse & myself declined all wer invited to tea at the house after the burial although but few came about Town 8 About town with Br Woodhouse PM Br Edward Clark an Elder from Utah came His appointment is to labor in Leeds Conference Fine day 9 AM Took a walk with Woodhous & Clark We went through a long wide archway of stone & brick supported by large pillars & is across the river Aire One branch of the Canal is under this arch which is perhaps 20 feet high & neerly half mile long and half as wide This arch is built to accommodate a railway station a large one on top This is a stupendous work & must have cost and large sum of money such a work I do not believe exists in america To see a large railway station for a large city on a bridge that spans a a river & canal seems to me among the wonders of mechanical shill It is of course built as very thing here is very substantial & of durable material a rainy day. Leeds with all its greatness for manufactures is far behind in many things among others they are now recommending a steam fire engine This I presume has been suggested from the late fir[-] in the town On evening in at night I found a letter with L pool postmark which I opened with an enquiring feeling but my surprise maybe imagined to find a letter from home from wife Edward & John at St George They had found the address of L pool office & have not forge them me all well I had been thinking today I should hear nothing for two or three weeks. Tis truly a comfort to hear from ones home when so far away for, do the best we can there will at times come a lonely streak or shade of melancholy tinged with sadness & gloon A letter from those near and dear sewes to break the spell and dispel the gloomy & ireverent thoughts & we at emerge in to the genial warmth of a happy sunshine which at all times enliven & encourage us to continue in the way that will ennoble & perfect 10 Have been running around PM went with Woodhouse to engage The Cookridge street bathe for Baptizing which costs half a crown which is 2 shilling & six pence. Meeting at 6,30 PM Bro Clark Woodhouse Brown and Sunderland addressed the saints on their duties & blessings No strangers Br Cark found to day that his pocet was picked on the first night of his arrival at our room of some five pounds Supposed to have been done by a lodge who dicamped early yesterday morning The small pocket book was was found minus The money which leaves him without a shilling I am but little better off them he is ----- new page (MSS_497_313.jpg) Leeds June 11th 1875 AM went with Clark to Sister Coops and then 4 miles up the river up Wellington street and Kirkstall Road to Br Mums & B John Brooks then back to Cook ridge Baths by 7 PM to attend the rebaptism of Br & Sister Abbott also the baptism of three of their children Woodhouse officiated Home by Marks He has made me a pair of shoes french calf for the shillings He gives me the making Have a severe cold in my head and have eaten nothing since breakfast went to bed feeling very bad and slept poorly several showers It rains here so easily almost without any effort 12 AM Writing letters to St George till 3,30 then went with Clark to Morley 4 miles stopped with Edward Starkie after tea went with B Elijah Spray to the Morley Coop store a fine large establishment with two large upper rooms one is used as a public lecture room the other a Library & reading room I went into the reading room & looked for an american paper but found owne Going back found a Baptist preacher speaking to a large congregation in the open air in the street He invited all to come to Jesus to repent and call upon his name and they were saved Had I the place the experience and ability I should like to have replied to him Why O why should I so much lack confidnce in my own ability 13 Last night went to bed at 12 and rose this morning at 8 Sunday a bad cold in my head & do not feel well Took a walk before dinner meeting at 2,30 of the Saints Sacrament adminstered Br Starkie I and Clark spoke on the saints & their duties Meeting at 6,30 I was asked to speak I told I had nothing on my mind to speak about & had thought to listen but commenced & my mind opened out on different points but principally on church history and spoke with much satisfaction to myself & I think to others for ¾ of an hour & all seemed to feel well Pres Clark and Starkie spoke short Between meetings visited Bond administered to B Wm Spray who has been suffering for a year from injuries and I fear will never recover though he always derives benefit from laying on hands 14 After breakfast walked back to Leeds 4 miles then to Brooks 3 miles & back and called on some of the saints went to bed at 10 15 Rose at 4 & went to Coops for Br Peel Helped carry his trunk two miles to the station Saw the saints start for L Pool at 6,40 Ther were 18 and all were feeling well many of the Leeds saints came to see them off & they seemed sorrowful that they were left behind Came back by 11 wrote to Bishop Jones at Washington & to my family at St George cool cloudy & several showers Sent Card to A Kershaw at Clayton accepting his invitation to attend meeting there on Sunday also a card to Warberton at Manchester Complimentary 16 Several showers Reading most of A.M then walked to west end of town to dinner took a turn on Woodhouse Moor & home Evening reading & studying till 10 I find Leeds to be a large place & is made up of 12 or 13 small boroughs Leeds proper being one of them and but a small place The different boroughs united form the corporation 17 AM Putting up & posting stars & reading went over wood house moon to Br Beethams Came by Br Wm Merks He has been to L pool to see this Father & Mother and the saints on shipboard He reports all well but rainy weather & disagreable Robt Burton Peter Sinclair & M Hardy released Elders were on board yesterday called on sister McMaster near woodhouse moor, she is very poor a widow with 5 children She has had a paralytic stroke & one side is affected & her mood also so that she talks with differently We administered to her but I had but little faith & but for her family would say Let her be released from toil & misery ----- new page (MSS_497_314.jpg) Leeds June 17th 1875 Wood house moor is high and healthy & is called the Lungs of Leeds and is a favorite resort and promonade Meeting at 7.30 LDS Chapel 18 One month to day I landed at L pool & two & a half months since leaving home & so little accomplished that I often look at myself in blank dismay as coming so far almost for nothing. But I do not blame myself as circumstances are against us in preaching to the outside people and I am a stranger in a strange land and among strangers and do not know their manners and customs and wish for some one who is acquainted to lead out and show me how to [-] for I am miserably diffident deficient & weak oh how weak but hope to do some good while here I have awakened some interest in the saints to get away from this country I have that feeling & strive whenever I go to stir them up in this matter It seems like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done There seems no spirit of inquiry after truth and people seem to reject it and are cardes to the future Most of the saints are careles & many have been members a long time but have been dormant & hudlers of gathering but as their number gets less they seem to awake and are now striving earnestly to go Some have married and raised large families in the church and many are widows with large families and it seems hardly possible for them to raise means to go with but most all are putting by something & sending it Lpool for Emigration AM Took a bath at Wellington & dinner with Thomas Laughton After 4 PM went with Clark to Morly & stopped with Br Starkie Thy were very glad to see us & treated us very kindly William Spray is no better 19 Went to Birkenshaw Took dinner with Br Thomas Hapwood them 7 miles to Bradford Stopped with John Berker Came through Reb Walton and Drighlington There is 24000 L expended in Morly yearly for drink and 13,000,000 in England Morley has 12 or 13000 inhabitants 20 Sunday Comail meeting at 10,30 Dismissed at 11,30 Walked to clayton with Clark 4 miles Dinner with Kershaw Meeting at 2 PM at the Clayton free school house Had but few beside our own people Elijah spray E Starkie Aaron Gledhill & Thomas Hapwood spoke Meeting at 6 I took most of the time Subject why I became a Saint Where the Saints live & the county they inhabit Hose they came to be there who was theirs founder & first leader also introdeuce the testimony of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon Spoke about an hour and found plenty to talk about Clark spoke short on the Book of Momon all listened with interest Quite a number of stranges present Stepped with Alkinson, Cockroft a young man liing with his Mother 21 After breakfast Br Clark Cockroft and myself went across the fields through the town of Allerton to Allrton reservoir. Called Reservir which consists of two large pounds fenced in & bordered by forest trees which make a fine cool and shady walk These ponds are one below the others being seperated by a strong stone dam both having iron gates for waste waterboth being paved on the bottom and sides with stones the two containing about ten acres This reservoirs supply part of Bradford with water. Passed near the town of four lane ends & not far from Sisters large silk manfacturing establishment This Samuel Sister has done very much in the manufacturing line Commencing life a poor boy he has risen step by step through many difficulties until he has gained great wealth & celebrity He has mad many improvements in machinery especially in carding The people of Bradford have erected a fine statue of him of marble which stands at the entrance of Manningham park He does not appear old judging from his ----- new page (MSS_497_315.jpg) Bradford June 21st 1875 Went to Saltaire a very neat and quiet little town of inhabitants This town was built and now owned by Sir Titus Salt Bart He owns the large woolen factory and the town which is on the river aire He employs hands at the mills The town is built of stone neat & clean and laid out regularly with clean streets a handsome town The buildings are occupied exclusively by his workmen There is a long row of buildings styled the Infirmary where the sick are cared for and two long rows of Alms houses for the aged & infirm & poor as he cares for his own sick & poor There is a large institute for educating the higher classes among his workman a very large eating room for his work hands where they are accommodated with meals at very reduced rates which is also for strangers also a large church This town being on the river aire and the proprietors name being blended with the name of the river makes the name of the town is Saltaire Across the river & Canal which are spanned by an iron bridge we came into the perk and gardens A splendid place and much ahead of anything in the park line that I have seen yet in England Fine well shaded walks & avenues bordered by beds of flowers & evergreens a fine terrace on which is planted a flag staff in front of which are placed two large cannon The first one Teams tobears this inscription which I copied in full "32 pounder 56cwt, oqr 21 lbs selected for Portsmouth 2nd Frby 1811 Shipped on board HMS ajax 30th March 1850 Received from the Baltic fleet 5th June 1854 Shipped on board HMS Castor 23 march 1866 Received from HMS 16th Aug 1869 After firing 10 85 rounds was in the Russian war in The Baltic The inscription on the other was more lenthy but Icopied it in part 32 pounder 56 Cwt shipped on board HMS Caeser 2nd april 1805 Recieved from HMS Caston 16 aug 1869 after firing 1449 rounds was at Trafalgar & Acre There is RR station here. Following down the Canal passed the town of Lister when another canal branched off fer Bradford which we followed & came to John Berkers by 4 PM After tea took a turn through the Bradford Exhibition or Fair ———————————————————————————— 56 years from early in 1835 will wind up the Same Prophecy of Joseph Smith ————————————————————————————— Nothing to be seen without the everlasting penny (music excepted) aperfectly noisy hubbub & hurrah every one almost exhibiting something & striving to make the most noise & exhorting by standers To patronize him & view his specimens whether living or dead Stopped at Barkers, Have had a nice walk & pleasant views of Hills & Woodland scenery 22 After Breakfast started for Leeds on foot with Br Clark Had a pleasant walk of 10 miles came past the old ruins of Kirkstall Abbey three miles out of Leeds Took a good look through them for two pence (pronounced tuppence) It was built by Custercian which was continually increasing in weath & strength till July 21 1528 when it was surrendered to the commisioners of King Henry VIII after which it was depleted & left in ruins The bells were removed from the tower the roof taken off & the other buildings deprived of the Lead & timber which rendered them habitable & all were sold for the benefit of the Crown Its revenues at that time were estimated at £10,000 per annum Beside several granges which the monk occupied they had plate worth £356 also cattle hay corn & other stores The sale of the Monestary & some of the adjacent stables were granted by Henry VIII in exchange to archbishop Crammor & his heirs & settled upon Peter Hammond in trust for his [-]ravs younger son The trustees of the late Earl Cardigens are its present proprietors In 1301 their statemant of affairs made them the possessors of 216 oxen 160 cows 152 yearlings & Hullacks 90 calves ----- new page (MSS_497_316.jpg) Leeds June 22nd 1875 4000 Sheep & Lambs. I have perhap given too much space to this but from its great antiquity Came home by 4 PM Found our home removed to 38 Lawrence street cross Green Lane Bank Leeds & on & close to the north bank of the river aire & where we can see the canal boats being towed past continually by the little steamers & horses through the miserable filty black water occasioned by the washings of so many mills & the coloring stuff so freely used & the water is perfectly thick with filth of inky blackness Br Woodhouse came at dusk from Liverpool where he has been to see the saints take ship on their departure for Utah on the Steam ship Wisconsin Guion Line 23 AM went to with Woodhouse to Sister McMasters house. She died on Monday after an illness of four hours although she had been afflicted a long time from a paralytic stroke She has been a LD Saint over 20 years and 9 years a widow & leaves six children The oldest a son is married A faithful saint aged 44 years and was buried to day 24 Reading & Writing Helped to put up and post the Stars. Took an hour with some interest in the Hunslet reading rooms. Evening at meeting in LDS. Chapel Later in the evening reading the latest Utah news which is always a welcome friend & tells of home and its interests which is pleasant to the wanderer Bro Clark has been distributing tracts thinking to get up an interest in out door meetings at which us Elders are expected to explain our principles 25 Visited Leeds museum Should have enjoyed it much only having seen one much more extensive in Lpool although there is much to see here.On the way home with Woodhouse visited Leeds Parish Church a large <& splendid> building Church of England order with side aisles & but I cant describe it. Large painted windows which render the room quite dark and ghostly The floor of stone and marble slabs many of them bear inscriptions of some person buried beneath one stone will sometimes contain six & eight inscriptions or one for each person buried in that grave. When a person died the grave is dug deep & the body placed in it and covered When another of the family dies the grave is opened and that body is deposited on top of the other and so on It was new to me to a church floor a grave yard In almost every nook niche & corner there is a bust or statue of marble with a tablet recording the good deeds of one of more ordinary distinctions or wealth who is buried beneath or in the vicinity The Church yard is also filled with slabs Tomb Stones mostly lying flat on the ground & so close that they form a pavement on which we walk & many of the inscriptions are entirely obliterated by time and wear. Farther on we saw a shop door open & asked to look through it telling them we were americans This was for making iron axles & the boxes for them for wagons casts etc. The axles are made of scrap iron which after weighing is heated in large furnace & welded under a forge hammer thus producing a very superior article of iron The boxes are cast here also the brass caps for the outer end which holds oil for the axle Different Lathes for finishing were in operation & different kinds of turning and grinding Large forges & furnaces wereoperating The whole being quite interesting Toward evening called where farming implements were made & repaired Had a chat with the proprietor on the com parative merits of English & american make He showed a woods mower a very inferior thing & which we would not use but it was left for sale 26 Took dinner with sister Harding our former Landlady & bid her good bye as she starts on tuesday for Utah. Evening took a walk with Woodhouse Laughlon & Charles Galoway out of town in N East direction about 3 miles very pleasant 27 Sunday went to Kirkhamgate with Br Preeves 9 miles a fine walk through field & lanes Held meeting at Br Wm Henry Hirsts at 2,30 I spoke ½ hours to the saints some 12 or 15 Evening rainy stopped at Hirsts a fine good family & thorough saints 28 Reading & walking some rain a 7 PM went with Hirst to the coal pit where he works The engineer belongs to us He let us down 70 yards Saw their large ventilating fires Safety Lamps ----- new page (MSS_497_317.jpg) 38 Lawrence Street Cross Green Lane. Bank Leeds railway trucks & horses etc and the working process described also the working of Engine & machinery I got a piece of Coal as a sample 29 Walked to Wakefield quite a large place & old Passed the Yorkshire Prison here quite large & extensive buildings also the asylum which contains several On the bridge crossing the aire river is a small catholic church built in Luan Marys time Crossed two canals then through pleasant fields to Heath Common Here are Heathhold house & Church & several other large stone houses all belonging to the Manor of a country Esquire Containing several hundred acres fenced in on both sides of the way with strong high walls of cut stone with iron & strong wooden gates saw very large trees & passed stacks where offenders were at one time placed. Got to Normanton at 1 P. M. in a very heavy rain but thanks to my stout umbrella I did not get wet Alone to day. Stopped with John Buxton He and his wife with some others are expecting to be baptised soon P M Called on John Stokes He & his wife have been out of the Church some years but are expecting to back soon This a coal mining country 30 Went four miles to Castleford a pleasant walk to James Marshalls for dinner then went to the glass bottle factory of which there are several saw them bottles of different kinds which is new to me went to see a Br Edwards who I think is a Josephite. Came back to Normanton & stopped with Mrs Buxton Some rain & a rainy night July 1 Came back to Kirkhamgate and P M walked around the country with Hirst Looked through a country mans garden & orchard that was filled with fruit also his hot houses with cucumbers & grapes but O what a contrast with ours at home Here fruit trees are old & shrivelled with but little fruit more like crabs Six inches is a pretty good growth for apple & pear trees Grapes were in hot houses and trained around with care with but few bunches to a vine Small bunches & scattering Bunches of Black Hamburg are not more than one fourth the rise at home stopped at Hirsts 2 Came back to Leeds by 1 P. M. found all well. Have had a pleasant trip & have been much welcome by all the saints that I have met 3 About home all day Have a bad sick head ache Had a little time for study a thing unusual as there is always something to do or somewhere to go Going out to tea or dinner often includes a three mile walk & back and there is much talking to be done private chat as all are kind & wish us to take a little time with them when we hear all their troubles everything wrote to Warburton answering his of 24 june also one to Joseph Smith of the death of Br Hirsts child very warm wood house went to Bradford to lecture in the temperance hall on invitation from a temperance society of different denominations on the rise & progress of the Church He lectured there May 1st on Utah its facilities & institutions with Polygamy considered socially religiously & morally & obtained a vote of thanks for the masterly manner in which he handled his subject Bro Clark has gone to Morley to hold meeting tomorrow I am anxiously looking for letters from home It being 47 days since I wrote from Queenstown and have written four times since 4 This is the anniversary of our American Independence It being 99 years since The Colonies declared themselves free from the dominion of Great Britain and for which independence they passed through great hardships & privations and now the same nation is endeavoring to oppress and crush out of existence Gods chosen people who have come to them with the plan of life and salvation and seek to do them Good and was said of the Savior He came unto His own and His own received Him not So can the Latter Day Saints say of the U S government And how many times have the Latter day Saints had occasion to say These wounds I received in the house of my friends Tomorrow is the great celebration ----- new page (MSS_497_318.jpg) July 4th 1875 38 Lawrence Street Cross Green Lane Bank Leeds Yorkshire England At 10 A M went to meeting room or Chapel as it is termed here and from there in company with the Branch President S Newton Bro Charles Abbott. & Thomas Lawton started to find a location for out door meetings and determined on one on Hunslet Moor at 5 PM. From there went to Chapel meeting at 2.30 then home to tea thence to Hunslet Moor with several brethren and sisters Held a short meeting Bro. Abbott spoke on first principles Not more than a dozen outsiders listened and with no apparent interest Adjourned to Chapel at 6.30 Had a very good meeting I spoke short on our duties and in having some object to live for No outsiders present. Thus it seems there is no interest in religious matters particularly in Mormonism so that before one can preach he has to make to create an interest which is not natural to the community I am here to tell the people the way of life and would be pleased to do so but there is little inclination to learn and I do not like to force my principles on any but hope to lay a foundation for some to obey and come into the church; or will I be successfulI hope I may I am not my own master but wish to do the will of Him that sent me 5 Reading two copies of Deseret News that have come in my way but find no direct news from St George, PM Took a walk Took a look through the foundry where Bro Abbott works Between 384 they do their casting Had some very large several tons in weight. Then walked toward High Street In passing a large building found it was St Marys Catholic Church and Convent Took a look through it met with one of the Fathers a Priest a native of Quebec Canada and after a little conversation He at my request unlocked a little gate which opened into a yard by the building occupied by the Nuns a large stone building No grated windows but open and apparently large rooms I was not permitted to go in but saw the orphan children at play in the yard They were in charge of one of the Nuns. These some 50 or more all girls & orphans & members of a school kept here for them by the sisters of Charity. After educating them they are given Situations They seemed cheerful and happy and came running with beaming countenances but were shy on seeing a stranger as they did not at first see me I never saw children more pleased with a teacher than these seemed to be with the Father as they called the Priest He shook hands with me at pasting & asked me to come again and locked the gate Took tea with Br Fosters young daug ter the parents being out Coming back came to the church of St Savior Catholic again and being told that services were being held I walked in very good singing two Priests officiating some 8 or 10 women one a man comprised the audience I listened to their latin till they dismissed after which I noticed one well dressed Lady continued kneeling for some minutes apparently in prayer I walked through the building a pinch plainer & smaller than the other after leaving this came to a primitive Methodist chapel & the door being open I made bold to walk in Service had just concluded & the room was empty of people a plain room The Chaplain invited me to come to their meeting giving day & hour Thus in one short am I have visited three different churches & saw some of their ways which old as I am are new to me Bro Clark came from Morley He reports a good meeting with the Saints there and that Br Wm Spray the sick man is much better 6 Reading and writing most of the day Took a walk three miles up Kirkstall Road & had dinner with Kershaw & tea also Came back along the top of the hill where I had a fine view of the town beneath or rather these would have been a fine view but for the smoke that lay like a vast bank in the low parts of town and along the river aire England would be a splendid panorama but for the everlasting smoke from the hundreds of thousands of furnaces of the innumerable maunfactories with their tall spire like chimnies The smoke settles over town and ----- new page (MSS_497_319.jpg) July 6th 1875 38 Lawrence Street Cross Green Lane Bank Leeds Yorkshire England Country alike But few clear days are seen in England very warm AM reading Took dinner with Sister Laughton One of the Daughters invited Br Clark and myself to the mill where she worked at carpet weaving was very agreeably surprised to find one of the fine tapestry carpet mills of 24 Looms all in active operation making carpets of various patterns and designs and figures very ingenious Looms using three webs of warp one of wasted on which is laid or printed the figure in the various colors that show the same as on the carpet when woven which is the secret part of the business and is not done here The overseer did not know how it was done The other two webs were of strong cotton twine I cannot describe the machnery. The manager was very civil indeed & gentlemanly showing us everything he thought of and answered all our ingenious kindly and seemed to take great pleasure in showing us around From there went into a mills where 147 Looms were weaving Flax into coarse linen for bed ticks etc So I find that some of the big mills are approachable and viewable Home by 8.308 At the room most of the day putting up and sending away stars PM went for a bath AM. Got a letter from home all well there 7.30 Meeting at Chapel Abbott and Woodhouse speaking some rain 9 Writing letters home most of day Rainy Dinner with Sister Wanliss 11 Sunday a rainy morning but walked with Br Clark to Kirkhamgate9 miles and held meeting at 2.30 and at 6.30 with the few saints here After meeting visited a person who is believing Had a pleasant talk Stopped at Hirsts 12 Walked to Normanton and stopped with Mr and Mrs Win Buxton They are thinking to be baptised soon & some others Slept at Buxtons 13 Walked to Pantefract and took train to Goole and stopped with Captain Wright He has charge of & part owner in a steamer running to the German Ocean, to Brest, Antwerp and other places on the continent This is the first faimly of Saints that I have met that are comfortably well and that have aspare bed and of feathers was treated kindly 14 Took passage on steamer for Hull Fare one shilling Down the river Ouse to the mouth of the Trent when it becomes the Humber a wide muddy streams that is properly an arm of the sea Pleasant day and a fine view of the level country on both sides the river saw many Porpoise in the river yesterday in and near Pontefract Saw the ruins of old Castles that were destroyed by Cromwell. Stopped with Br Greensides and called on Br Armstrong 18 Sunday Meeting at 2.30 PM No one came but Br Crisp the President of the Hull branch and myself Evening at 6.30 had 12 to 15 members no outsiders one was confirmed that Br Armstrong had baptized Preaching by Br Jagger and myself very little spirit but of contrariness <& opposition> manifested & that toward each others After meeting had a short council I asked them (there were but four) to throw aside all difference and go to work to build by preaching to the outside people and to each other but could get no good feeling hold of them Br Jagger was the most consistent and manifested a very good spirit and feeling This Town was formerly known as Kingston upon Hull being situated upon & at the mouth of the river Hull which river formed the harbor and though but a small stream yet steamers & vessels of some size up some distance with the tide but when the tide is out the shipping in the stream is wallowing in the mud The river still forms the harbor although there are several large docks with a large amount of shipping great and small from all parts of the world This being the shipping port on the east coast of England Saw a large amount of sugar from New York City 4000 barrells Something new I am told Hull has a population of 160,000 ----- new page (MSS_497_320.jpg) Hull England July 18th 1875 This morning took a walk with Greensides around the docks Saw a Ram that is being built for the government of Chili & also being armed & equipped Saw one of the outside armor plates for the turret which was of steel six inches thick and weighed 18 tons. The wood part is of teak a wood brought from the east Indies very strong thick and solid driven by two powerful engines and two screws. Her walls are double so that water can be let in between the two and she be sunk down so low that she will be almost level with the water when in action to prevent shot from taking effect to sink her The water can be pumped out of this compartment by an engine for the purpose when she will rise again Her ram is a timber projecting from the bows which will be a very little above the surface of the water and is armed with a heavy steel plate Also saw a propeller that was built for the Khedive of Egypt but was not accepted not being fast enough but another is being commenced the timbers being laid to receive the keel A ram was built here for the Home Government with steel plates one foot thick & larger and stronger in proportion every way than this one. those here exced all Of all the piles of Lumber that I ever saw those her exceed them all and I have seen much lumber There are acres and acres I am safe in saying miles square of nothing but lumber piled 20 to 30 feet high with passages between for wagons I have no idea or conception of the number of feet way up in the millions This is brought from Norway Russia sweden United States Central America Canada New Brunswick etc etc and is transported to all parts of the United Kingdom There a large Docks filled with all manner of square & round timber Millions of feet One tier is put in the dock then another tier cross that then crossed again till the dock is filled and then water is turned in to prevent season checks Timbers 24 inches square and 80 feet long also the longest straightest slimmest & prettiest poles that the world can produce I think This place is very old Saw an statue in the market place of King William Third erected 1734 The architect or Artist was so filled with joy the perfectness of his work that he challenged any one to point out anything wrong some one asked him why he had put no stirrups for the August Monarch to rest his feet in He was so mortified and chagrined at the oversight that giving way to his grief he went and hung himself Yesterday P. M. went with Greensides to a flower show in Hull Park The Park is a mill place I liked it much but the flower show to me was not worth seeing The more modern part of town has streets wide and straight but the old town is in the usual style of all the old English towns with narrow crooked streets lanes & by paths cramped up dirty filthy and damp and unwholesome & sometimes very dark from being so close Much of the town both new and old is very low considerable lower than high tide and an extra high tide or tidal wave of but a few feet would flood a large amount of the town in some parts 8 or 10 feet deep but this is never taken into consideration A fine level country from Goole to Hull and all around Got a letter from Father and Mother one from wife and Edward & one from John Thus finding joy and satisfaction and so much at once that I find my feelings overcame me with so much good news and all at once All well & doing well on June 20th The Temple roof at St George will soon be on and the inside work will soon begin wrote answers to them 19 Left Hull in a rain at 1 P. M going north through Beverly saw the large cathedral from the car window Stopped at Driffield <20 miles> and paid a visit of 2 or 3 hours to Sister Ridsdale the only member here or in this vicinity Her Husband is not a member & she alone but with very strong faith Had a good visit with her and her husband He was very friendly Then took train to Malton 20 miles and stopped with Sister Ross a widow Her son and his wife lives with her They all made me welcome and found me a nice bed and treated me to the best They are good livers Her husband was a druggist and she carries on the business and wants to get to Utah very much ----- new page (MSS_497_321.jpg) York July 20th 1875 To York 21 miles Then Walked 8 miles to Wheldrake to Br Bilbys in the rain He made me welcome His wife is dead and he alone member His sons and Daughter are discouraged from the many Slurs and Slanders heaped upon them and have pretty much denied the faith but he seems to Stand firm Had a good time 21 Very Cool Walked back to York and spent most of the day in looking through the minster and at the other ancient works including the old City walls A very interesting old city The origin of the name of this famous city has been traced to Ebremeus the great grandson of Eneas who was contemporary with David Marry Roman Emperors visited this city when it was the Capitol of their farthest province Adrian Severus Caracalla who first assumed the purple within its walls and Constantius it is said was buried in a church here Constantine the Great the son of Constantius was born here in the year 272 Constantine was also buried here and it is said that a lamp was discovered in his grave which had been burning since his burial to that time a pound of 1200 years It is also recorded that in the grave of Tullia the daughter of Cicero. was found a burning lamp which was lighted at her death 1500 years before The Jews lived here in great numbers and I saw the house that "Isaac of York" occupied which is mentioned in Scotts Ivanhoe There is nothing of grandeur now in the quaint old town of narrow crooked streets Many of these very old buildings after rising one story project some feet into the narrow street on each side so that the third story windows are so close that a person can stop from one house across the street into another very accommodating indeed Gave sixpence to climb the central tower of the Minster 273 Steps. 213 feet in height Extreme length of building from east to west 524 Greatest width 222 feet Length of Nave 261 feet Length of Choir 136 feet Height of Nave 99 feet Height of the two Western Towers 196 feet The Chapter is 63 feet across Gave sixpence to climb the great Central Tower sixpence to be shown through the church and the crypt under it and a Shilling to visit the big Bell named Big Peter which hangs in one tower by itself and the 12 bells that hang in another tower This great Bell "Peter of York" Cost £2000. There is but one larger in the Kingdom & that is in the House of Parliament London It weighs 12½ tons Diameter at the mouth 8 feet 4 inches height 7 feet 2 in thickness at Sounding bow 7 inches The stock on which it hangs and bolts weigh three tons Clapper 4 cwt Has two wheels to ring it each 14 feet diameter and is in key F. 17 tons of metal were prepared for it and it was run in 7½ minutes and took 14 days to cool It is 5 tons heavier than "Old Tom of Oxford" 7 tons heavier then "Tom of Lincoln" and nearly 9 tons heavier than the large bell of St Pauls Cathedral London Height of west window 54 ft width 25 ft Largeast window 76 ft by 32 Height of ceiling in Ch[---] 101 feet The Chapter House has seven windows one on each side 47 ft by 17½ feet I cannot describe them all as I woul like Going through with the party were three interesting young Ladies who on hearing me say I was from America came forward and introduced themselves One was from Montreal Canad the other two from Philadelphia well dressed well bred intelligent and educated were making a tour visiting and sight seeing & while together formed a group by ourselves I find there is a national feeling within us of which we never entirely divest ourselves We shook hands cordially at parting each expressing herself pleased with our short acquaintence hoping that we might meet next season at the Philadelphia Centennial Though announcing myself american I got the privilege of visiting the big Bell which is forbidden Altogether had a very good time looking through and around the town The view from the big Lantern tower was splendid being a fair day. York is not a large town so this I could quite to the suburbs in all directions I must not forget to mention my visit to a very old building where the city courts are held I went into the Lord Mayors room where he holds his High Court twice a year While there the Lord Mayor a Lawyers clerk policemen etc came into the lower court room & opened Court ----- new page (MSS_497_322.jpg) York July 21st 1875 for the trial of some prisoners who were brought from the cell The first a very good looking young woman for being drunk disorderly and abusive &and a prostitute The Mayor on her promising to go to her Father in Bradford sentenced her to 14 days in the workhouse he being as lenient as possible She being an old offender and but a few days from the work house Two young men for being disorderly were fined half a crown each with costs Thus have I been in a court of law in England a place I have always shunned at home I do not like them I should have been greatly pleased to have introduced myself & principles to those three Ladies but time and opportunity did not permit Came to Leeds by 7 P. M Found all well Have had a very agreeable trip although alone I feel as though I could wish for some good Elder with me on such trips one whom I could lean upon & who could take the lead I have had the Hull branch to put in a better working order by putting aside one President and to appoint another which was rather unpleasant and altogether new to me Have had much rain while gone which is doing much damage to grain raising the streams flooding fields and 22 filling the lower story of some houses At Goole the flood brought down the dirty water from the factories which were poisonous to the fish and they died by thousands Doing but little to day Meeting at 7.30 P M Preaching by Woodhouse and Abbott 23 About town not doing much 24 Went with Br Clark to Kirkhamgate We met Br Green from Bradford with a party of Brethren & Sisters as a pic nic at Br Henry Hiss to P M passed very pleasantly until 10 when they went to the station & found the last train had passed & they were compelled to come back and pass the night with Br & Sr Hirst not very comfortably for some Br H & myself slept in armchairs very comfortably by the fire being a cold night & lacking but very little of a frost This is the anniversary of the Saints entering Salt Valley in 1847 25 At 10.30 The party left for home not very much refreshed with their night to rest Sunday Several Brethren came from Castleford & had a very good meeting After meeting had a council & done some business After tea walked to Ardsley with Br Reeves & then to Leeds by rail Home by nine 26 Went to Kirkstall Road 3 miles & back then to Cookridge Baths & on to Woodhouse Moor and to the heights beyond then home 6 miles27 Went to Kirkstall Road and continued my walk across the river to the town of Armley. Met with a man who saw much inconsitancy in the present systems of religion as practiced in the different churches I told how I viewed such things as best I could He listened with interest and seemed to believe what I said At 7.30 went to Cookridge baths and Br Woodhouse baptised five all new members Sent a letter to Warburton at Manchester Br Armstrong at Hull had baptised one before I went there and he now writes to say that there is a prospect of others coming forward soon Also at Kirkhamgate there are 4 or 6 seriously contemplating taking the same step Slowly the work is progressing 28 Doing but little Wrote to Armstrong at Hull 29 Received a letter from Benjamin and John at home All well & business prosperous Making Lumber Crops tolerable They are building a barn for me in St George & one for Benjamin in Pine valley wrote them 2 sheets in answer 30 Went up Kirkstall Road for dinner & tea visited two of the new members 31 Wrote a letter to Israel Hoyt Mt Carmel Kane Co Utah Woodhouse went to Birkenshaw to hold meeting Clark went to Bradford last Saturday Marks fixed my shoes Evening Charles Galoway took me to the Concert Hall The lower part of the Hall was filled with people at Tables for drinking Every fourth man through the building was smoking filling the galleries with a cloud of filthy smoke scarcely to be endured Some tolerable singing & dancing but nothing of interest to me except the Trapeze performance which was fearfully good & the first I ever saw A dense throng in the sheet Saw a man taking a woman from a public house drunk ----- new page (MSS_497_323.jpg) Leeds August 1 1875 Sunday started at 9 am for Rothwell 4 miles Got ther and commenced meeting in the open air before 11 at the Stone Cross in the Center of town Singing Prayer by Abbott Singing Abbott Reeves & myself spoke Dismissed by Galloway as soon as we commenced a fair audience came round that paid good attention One man interrupted us but was and down which brought more Had a good meeting and promised to come again It seemed strange but not one of us told them who we were Came back by 1 PM At Chapel at 2.30 Testimony meeting again at 6.30 I spok short and was followed at some length by Br Reeves and Abbott A pleasant Sabbath & a fine day 4 Doing but little for two days Received a letter from Bishop T J Jones of Washington He has charge of the factory In answer to mine of June 15 Good news Reformation commenced in San Pete by the First Presidency & Twelve apostles on the 27 June the anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Prophet of Carthage and of the ReBaptism of six of the Twelve apostles John Taylor being in the water at the same minute that the bullet struck his watch 31 years ago The Twelve were baptised by Pres. D H Wells and confirmed by Pres B Young The roof is being put on the Temple. The Font with the oxen are on the way from Salt Lake to St George Some sickness Factory is doing well I answered his letter to day After dinner walked to Morley Took tea with sr Pearson & stopped with E J Starkie Had a pleasant in the evening till 11. 5 AM went with Elijah Spray 3 miles to Lee Fair to deliver a load of Flour. Rode back with him in his cart PM walked out to the Morley Reservoir the water of which is forced up from Leeds some into a large reservoir and some into another reservoir at the top of a high tower that I climbed by 5 iron ladders each having 30 steps of 10 inches making the Tower about 125 feet high This reservoir on the Tower is to supply a near Town. Evening chatting with Br Starkey & family till 11 I also called on Br William Spray who was very sick the first time I came here Br Parry & myself administered to him, & he is now through the Prayer of Faith able to be around town & works at home on a sewing machine. His wife being a dressmaker He is hurt inwardly & I doubt his ever being entirely well again 6 Took dinner with Br Starkie then rode with him to Leeds He drives a one horse van delivering cloth for one of the Morley woolen factories or shodd mills There are several Shoddy mills in Leeds Found Br Clark who has just returned from Bradford busy in removing on flitting our bed & other traps to 47 Metcalf Street Kirkstall Road at the Leeds west end where we are to stop with Sister Laughton Took a walk N W out of town a fine view of 1 1/2 miles Had a good time in talking of our prospects & doings & reading each others letters in the evening some rain to day & a little yesterday our former LandLady in in poor health 7 After a bath went with Br Clark St Marys Catholic Church to witness High Mass by this Lords hip the Bishop of Beverly it being the Centenary of Daniel O Connell the Irish patriot The house was crowded I had a very good standing seat but was almost compeled to take a kneeling one by the people nudging and pointing by which I was compelled to bend the organ of vision around a massive stone column I had however a very good view of the imposing ceremony which too commonly seen so will not attempt to describe it Clark went back to Bradford Rainy all day 8 Rainy Had thought of going to Rothwell but went to sunday school at 10 meeting at 2.30 Council at 4 and meeting at 6.30 I spoke <[-]> short in PM on the duties and privileges of the Saints was followed by Abbott Foster Woodhouse and Newton on the same at 6,30 Woodhouse took for his text the Parable The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a woman that hid leaven in three measures of meal and He produced a good sound discourse 9 Rainy all day Dinner with Sister Wanliss PM Took train & went to Bradford then walked 1 1/2 miles to Wm Richards & found Br Clark Had an agreeable chat ----- new page (MSS_497_324.jpg) Bradford August 10 1875 About town with Br Clark after noon and took dinner with Sister Ainsworth and supper with Br George Holt and called on some others Found two sisters who had been 35 years in the Church 11 At Br Richards all day Put covers on some Treats for distribution Had made arrangements for an out door meeting but was prevented A high Chimney was by 307 feet said to be the highest in Yorkshire 12 Cloudy with heavy mist walked to norwood Green with Br Clark Took dinner with Br Aaron Gledhill 4 miles then 3 miles to Halifax found Br Richard Walker who showed us his house but did not ask us to it He said he had done a great deal of preaching was 43 years of age and felt that he had done enough Had started for Utah once and got to New York but came back on account of the sickness of his wife and was glad he returned as wife had not seen a well day since I told Br Clark I do not think she ever will which proved to be correct as she did live long after He showed us our way out of town we came to Clayton and stopped with Brother Kershaw as it began raining hard and continued all night 13 Came by Br Durrans & took dinner Then to Bradford reaching rooms an hour Took Tea with Sister Smith 14 About Town Took tea with Br Green 15 Sunday Council at 10 30 Had very good time The Brethren are getting awake to their duties Dinner with Br Green on Sister Barkers invitations Meeting at 2.30 I began to speak but stopped from coughing having a severe cold I have not been free from cold since I came from Hull Richards & Clark spoke at 5 went to out door meeting near by on the green Richards and Clark spoke to a small but attentive audience I cough considerable 16 Reading and writing Called on a wealthy Farmer who lives near and talked seriously with him and his wife They listened with attention I think believed my testimony After dinner came with Clark to Laister Dyke station and took train to Armley & walked 1 1/2 miles to Metcalf street Found all well Br Woodhouse called and spent most of the evening with us A Row in our usually quiet street in the night between a man and his wife from his bringing home another woman which often does and then tries to turn his wife out of door Have had a very agreeable trip to Bradford and have enjoyed myself well although as usual I have seemed to do but little Much credit is due Br Clark in getting the Branch into working order and in breaking new ground 17 Took dinner with Sister Coop and went to Hunslet Feast and Flower show Saw many fine flowers and much choice fruit There are but few fruits or flowers that excel and not many that compare favorably with those of Utah After tea walked eight miles to Kirkhamgate in the rain & stopped with Br Hirst suffering from cold which has been on me for three weeks not a pleasant walk 18 After breakfast went to alverthorpe then rode to Wakefield then walked to Normanton and took dinner with Mr Buxton & tea with Mr Stokes then walked with him to Street House to visit Br Hales but did not see him Stopped at Mr Buxtons several came in inquiring about Utah and seemed interested in our principles which I was led to introduce Mrs Buxton gave me medicine that helped my cough and I slept well 19 Walked to Pontefact but was picked up on the road by a Gentleman in a gig or cast the first thing of the kind that has transpired with me in England saw large fields of Licorice which produced largely about Pontefact Took train from here to Goole Fare 1 shilling 7 pence Stopped with Captain Wright He came home about 10 PM on his Steamer from Antwerp across German Ocean They gave me medicine for cold that helped me 20 Left Goole on the steamer at 9 am & came to Hull at 11,30 Called on Br Crisp the President Took dinner with Br Armstrong slept at Br Greensides also called on Br Jagger ----- new page (MSS_497_325.jpg) Hull August 21 1875 Called on several Brethren around town 22 Sunday Council meeting at 10 No business of interest Local matters were discussed Sacrament meeting at 2,30 and testimony meeting at 630 After the last meeting had a long talk with Br Crisp asking him to adopt President Woodhouse suggestion to resign his position as President of the Hull Branch. He said he would not but hoped to get two Brethren to work with him in which case he thought to get along pretty well He informed me that he went to Sunday PM meeting for 3 or 4 weeks in succession and no one there but himself His name is suggestive of his nature Crisp Slept at Br Greensides, but before I slept wrote to Br Woodhouse telling him the true state of affairs 23 Walking along the Docks I saw a vessel of flax seed being unloaded at a warehouse then another and 2 or 3 being unloaded of Cotton seed The Flax seed coming from Russia the Cotton seed from Alexandria Egypt & some from US They were unloading at Old Mills of which I am told there are 46 large ones in Hull. One Walker & Smiths I visited with permission It is said to be the largest in England probably in the world It has 24 double hydraulic presses with a pressure on each of 226 Tons. The large engine is of 90 horse power assisted by two smaller ones each of 50 horse power Much of the flax seed comes from Cronstadt in Russia They make much oil from Rape seed which is used largely in finishing Cloth This large mill will make two tons of oil per hour Saw several smaller oil mills and was much pleased in seeing them 24 Took a walk among & about the Docks for a promise of man wet day25 Called at the Laughtons but did not go in was not allowed Called on Stars and found him much better He has told his wife who is one of the Laughtons that he wishes baptism & she does too He sent for me of his own accord Took tea with Sister Kershaw & had a very interesting talk on doctrine which did her much good wet Sister Gray went to the house of recovery 29 Br Clark came from Hull He has a good time enjoying himself well in his labors in getting the Branch in working order in rebaptising old members and baptising one new member many more enquiring Evening went to the Laughton house Stood outside and conversed with them The Mother is down the others are improving except sister Gray who went to the house of recovery the 25th and died 4 AM Sunday 26 and was buried next day She sent for me to come & see her & the overseer sent me a permit I went Saturday evening about 8. She was a fearful sight. Her face was swollen so that her eyes were closed & was quite black They told her I was there I was not allowed to go close she answered in a whisper and wished me to pray with her I knelt down and asked the Lord to be merciful to her and that if her appointed time had not come to let her begin immediately to amend but if the time of her life was come to let her suffering be short The people were very kind to her & to me The man in charge said she was very strong and would live several days but she did at 4 next morning & I felt my prayer was answered Her name was Louise Laughton October 2 Bro Clark I removed to sister Crowthers No & Ward street Hunslett Road 3 Sunday 10 am at sunday school At 2,30 meeting bore my testimony faithfully & also at the thursday 7.30 meeting previous Today at 6,30 spoke Clark preached on the Resur rection Abbott bore testimony Took tea with Br Abbott & dinner at John Hills Sister Laughton the Mother died at 4 PM 4 Sister Laughton funeral at 3 PM Br Clark & I went to Woodhouse cemetery where she was buried A Church of England read the burial service at the grave Came back by the house & saw the three girls through the window & the boy John They are doing well & seemed cheerful Susan the feeblest & the one that was taken first was down stairs & sitting up but is fear fully scabby in the face her disease is gone but she is very weak ----- new page (MSS_497_328.jpg) Leeds October 5th 1875 This morning went to Metcalf street and met the health inspector who is taking the family to the house of recovery They do not object Came by at 2 PM and saw them get into a covered wagon or ran and drive away I spoke to them through the glass windows They were cheerful & Susan was able to sit The others are not sick scarcely at all It seemed strange to wait till they were nearly & some of them quite well before taking them Ann & Martha are quite recovered & have not gone Susan Alice & John have gone I did some business at P Office drawing money on Orders & stamp Sister L[-]ughton was a widow with a large family which she was keeping with her as much as possible and saving money to emigrate She was doing her best to make a comfortable home for us Elders <16> Took train with Br Clark for Sheffield on invitation from Peter Barton the President of that Conference by & at the request of Pres. A Carrington of Lpool went on a Pullman car train at the usual price The Guard or Conductor by mistake put is in a first class Carriage & was frightened when we told him but we rode most of the way there such mistakes in Eng are not passed over when known as the perpetrator is liable to a dismissal Br Benton was waiting for us He singled us out from among several hundred an entire throng on the platform being entire strangers to him He came up to me & enquired if my name was Brown. Yes and this then is Br Clark yes and we were soon well acquainted He took us to his room 65 Dosset Street Broom Spring Lane a good quiet comfortable room a great contrast to our present location in Leeds At 3 PM Pres Carrington W B Barton Ernest Young with Sr Carrington & son came from Lpool Later Wm Bryant and Arta Young Elders from Nottingham Conference with their President Geo L Farrell also Edward Snelgrove Pres of Manchester Conference & Arnold Goodliffe his travelling Elder making 11 Utah Elders & a happy time we had together although we were mostly entire strangers to each other yet such is the affinity that we soon enter into each others entire confidence with genial conversation and happiness for a few hours Slept with Br Bryant He came with me the entire way from Salt Lake and seems doing a good work preaching somewhere nearly every day though not in good health Hardly had time for sleep so much to talk about Ernest & Arta slept at the same house They are equally sociable & agreable <17> Sunday Meeting at 10 (Opened with prayer by A Goodliffe Statistics read by Pres Barton which showed the Conference to be active and in a healthy condition A few leading remarks by Elder Wm A C Bryant Arta Young & Edward Clark travelling Elders Dismissed by Ernest Young Clark & myself had dinner at an eating house Meeting at 2.30 Opened by E Snelgrove preaching by Presidents Farrell & Melgrove Dismissed by L Brown at the close of Br Farrells remarks who by the way spoke remarkably well & bore a faithful testimony an ill mannered Irishman arose & challenged Br Farrell to heal his wife who had been sick for years with rheumatism but he desisted when ordered to sit down Had tea in a room adjoining & a happy and social meal & sit down all saints & joyful & hopeful Convened at 6.30 Prayer by E Snelgrove Preaching by L Brown Wm B Barton & Pres A Carrington Dismissed by A Goodliffe Most of the testimonies were in favor of the Divine Mission and authority of Joseph Smith Supper at Conference House Then to our lodgings slept again with Br Bryant spent much of the night talking of the United Order that is being preached & baptized into in Utah 18 After Breakfast went most of us to the show rooms of Rogers large cutlery establishment saw very many ingenuities & curiosities both large & small nearly the first thing I observed was a smallish glass case & inside of it was a very small pair of balances or seales which at first I did not comprehend but seeing a label 12 pair of scissors weighing one half grain I still did not understand till looking more closely I noticed on one scale 12 pair of minute but perfect scissors too small almost to examine with the eye alone while on the other scale was the very small weight of half a grain Sister Carrington put on her glasses before she could distinguish what they were Saw a knife with 120 blades one with 365 blades another very small indeed and still another with 1875 blades and no two alike & if I understood aright was commenced in 1820 & one blade has been added each year since Scissors Razors Knives & forks spoons and in short almost every conceivable variety of steel silver and Gold some very plain & some very valuable and expensive should have been pleased some trifling memento of this great and long standing establishment but funds were decidedly too low we paid our fare from Conference funds Came to Leeds before night having spent three very comfortable & happy days & went to Sister Crowthers for the first time There has not been sufficient conference funds for sept to pay our few necessities so that I have been compelled to retain near three pounds of Book Money beside some 18 shillings of my own [The following is written sideways in left margin] Sheffield ----- new page (MSS_497_329.jpg) Leeds October 18 1875 So that money matters are looking rather blue 23 went to Bradford with Br Clark. 24 Sunday at meeting spoke very little PM Br Clark spoke very well 25 Went to Norwood Green Took dinner at Barkers who gave me a shilling then walked 3 miles to Halifax Called Br Walker who could not keep me or pay my lodgings although he is well off having come into a property here He is living in his own house has several others and building more He served Br Clark and myself the same once before not so much as asking us to his house After dark walked back to Br Barkers a poor family who treated me with all kindness 26 Br Barker went to his work early Took breakfast with Sister Barker And a good time with Br & Sister Barker Br & Sr Gledhill and two women in the same house with Sr Barker who are beleiving our doctrine Took train to Halifax then to Walsden then walked three miles to Quarry Cottage with Sister Martha H[-]rd as Lea[--]e to the door being a stranger here I was going to inquire my way. I was met at the gate by a young woman a daughter who before I spoke says This is the place you are Brother Brown and I have been watching for you and knew you as soon as I saw you some distance down the road This seemed curious to me as I had not sent them word of my coming nor did any one tell them <& they had never seen me> but they were expecting me as she said for her Mother was very sick having broken a blood vessel and was thought a going to die from bleeding internally but she told her family I was coming to administer to her & that through that blessing she would be healed I consecrated a bottle of oil. anointed her laid my hands upon her & rebuked the disease blessed her & said be ye made whole. This was about noon She arose from her bed & did not return to it till night although very weak but next morning was quite restored and went about her work as usual Her husband who is rather trifling but hard working does not belong to the Church but the family all do and are all anxious to go to Utah and she has been putting by money for a long time without his knowledge & sending it Lpool monthly for that purpose He is willing to go with them but dont know where the means is to come from & often accuses her of squandering their earnings making them live poor etc while in reality she is saving it for getting away Such is Faith as developed among the poor Saints in England & the Lord helps those that strive to help those that help themselves 27 After breakfast walked in the rain to Walsden then took train to Mytholmroyd Took dinner at George Taylors then walked two miles up a high hill to sister Norcliffs Her husband is not in the Church but treated me very kindly came back to Taylors & took train to Huddersfield Got there after dark then walked 3 or 4 miles t[---]d to Br Wright Beaumonts but slept at Br Malisons Malison himself has been to Utah and expects to return with his family in the spring Had a good time with them They live in a good stone house well finished which is their own & which they have named Salt Lake Terrace & is known by that name all around 28 Walked Huddersfield then went two miles to see sister Amelia Dyson She was not at home Her Husband is not a believer Took train from Huddersfield to Leeds & got there before night Br Clark came to day from Bradford & we put up stars 30 Br Clark went to Kirkham gate to Br Hirsts for meeting tomorrow 31 Sunday [---] meeting a Leeds Tea with Br Abbott. Funds came in better than last month I have paid all Book arrarage & have 25 shillings for Br Clark some for myself & some to spare That is Tithing Nov 9 Went to Morley & unexpectedly met Br Clark He hired a Hall at Normanton & preached & has preached once here Stopped with Br Starkie Morley saints are always pleased to see us 10 Br Clark came to Leeds with me Had a rainy muddy walk 12 Clark went to Bradford He spoke to the Saints last night in Leeds 13 Went to Bradford Tea with Br Geo Holt To the Baths at 7.30 Br Clark re[--]p to seer Br Amsworth & Durran and one new member 14 Sunday Council at 10 in Bradford I felt well & spoke free Bro Clark went to Clayton [The following is written sideways in left margin] It seems that I was led to come here for a very wise & good purpose ----- new page (MSS_497_330.jpg) Clayton November 14th 1875 I was at 2.30 meeting Spoke Short advising the Saints to come forward and renew their covenants by baptism Tea with Br Isaac Benson then went to Clayton Found Br Clark preaching to a houseful I spoke short when he had finished I felt well Stopped with Br Kershaw 15 Came to Br Durrans to dinner Found her in grief and mourning for her Daughter of 18 years who died a few days Since after an illness of three or four days We comforted her with pleasing assurance and left her feeling more cheerful Tea with Sr Curtis Then to Council or rather a Teachers meeting two Sisters having met to reconcile difficulties Our being there saved them from being cut off as the Branch President was rather severe and all come off well 16 Br Clark came to Morley I stopped in Bradford 17 Came to Leeds Found Br Clark at room at Sr Crowthers and very very unexpectedly found a new arrival from Utah Salt Lake Br Wm W Taylor a son of Pres John Taylor of the Twelve Apostles A young man of 22 years I saw him but a few minutes as he and Br Clark went to Bradford 18 I sent off stars and went to meeting I spoke part of the time Abbott finished 20 Went to Bradford Found Br Clark at Blimsworths where we spent an agreable evening with Br Taylor Came back to Leeds by 8 PM Train Br Mums has offered us a room which we have to decline for want of funds 21 Sunday at two meetings I spoke but little but did not agree with Br Galloway He asserted the Lord wanted the Saints to stop here and not gather or otherwise the Lord would open the way Which I took the liberty to correct On the 18 I began board with Sister Martha Coop at 4 pence per meal washing included She does all in her power to make me comfortable 27 Went to Bradford Stopped at Br William Richards 28 Sunday Council at 10 Br Thomas Green President of the Bradford Branch tendered his resignation which I accepted and he was released with a vote of thanks He does this at my suggestion as the saints here have taken to find fault with pretty much everything he does He has been feeling very bad of late and that his burden was too heavy There is no better man here I sympathize with him and do this to help him and the Branch along Myself with Brs Clark & Taylor assume the Presidency for the President until we write on some one to fill his place I spoke but little at the two meetings merely directing 29 Br Clark left this morning to visit his Father in law Br Mellor a travelling Elder in the L pool Conference & will be gone two or three weeks Thus leaving Br Taylor & myself to take charge of the Bradford Saints etc etc Dec 1 Came to Leeds and stopped at Sister Coops 2 At evening meeting Br Galloway interrupted me while speaking I stopped and let him free his mind which amounted to nothing at all 4 Went to Bradford 5 Sunday At the Council & at 2.30 & 6.30 meeting I spoke briefly continuing my advice about rebaptism which they are slow to accept 6 Came to Leeds with Br Taylor walking to Shipley where we visited old Br Hollis who is very Feeble thinking he has done some grievous sin which preys on his mind so that he cannot deep nights & I fear this distress disease of mind will carry him off He seems harmless and in offensive Taylor stopped at Crowthers She is a widow 9 At meeting at the Leeds room But few present but all felt well a good meeting Have removed to Br Munns where we have a good room & comfortable for which we pay 11 shillings a month with washing included & four pence each for meals 10 Dinner with Br Abbott and walked to Br Hirsts at Kirkhamgate found all well 11 Very muddy Rode to Normanton Stopped with Mr & Mrs Brixton Had talk with several of her neighbors & her Sister & Brother who came in to see They were all interested and said they beleived The Brixtons have not joined the Church but always have a place for the Elders although poor ----- new page (MSS_497_331.jpg) Castleford Dec 12th 1875 After dinner walked to Castleford where there is meeting appointed at 2 by large bills posted about the town and by the Bellman a very small attendance Preaching by Starkie Galloway and Spray and in the evening by Newton & Abbott Saints from Leeds Morley Kirkhamgate Normanto and Castleford being the principal audience Brethren took train for home singing as they went "ye Elders of Israel come join now with me" I stopped with Captain Wright 13 Dinner with Marshalls then took train for Goole & stopped with Captain Wright Sister Wright gave me ten shillings the largest present I have ever received Sister Marshall gave me 16 pence Had a lively chat with a young French woman who agreed with all I said until I told her my sect when she nearly flew to pieces which ended our talk with an uproarious bust of laughter from there present 14 Took steamer at 9 am for Hull Dinner with Br Armstrong & supper with Br Greeves Called on Br Jagger the President who never asks any of us to stay with him although he is the best off of any of the Hull saints 15 At Br Greaves most of the day writing Tea with Br Jagger Meeting in evening I spoke to a few of the Saints 16 Crossed the Humber to New Holland then took train to Grimsby and was carried past to Cleethorpe a watering place of some note at or near the mouth of the Humber three miles from Grimsby on the seashore Came back to Grimsby after dark & then to South and with some trouble found a Sister North & done some writing Her daughter a young unmarried woman of forty has been to Salt Lake & came back on business but expects to return Had a good visit They gave me Half a Crown The husband has been cut off They own the house they live in & at one time had considerable means 18 Called on Sister Charlton at Great Grimsby & took dinner & supper with Br Greensides 19 Sunday Meeting at 2.30 & 6.30 Had a very good time None present but saints I did most of the talking 20 Went to Driffield & stopped with sister Ridsdale Her husband not a member though very kind Had a good time with them Their children want Baptism 21 Went to Malton called on sister Ross a widow Stopped 3 hours Her sons wife is believing After dinner went to York by 4 PM then walked 7 miles in mud to Br Baileys at Wheldrake & spent the night I advised him to get to Utah soon as possible which he seemed inclined to do having plenty of means to go with Rain in the night He gave me a shilling 22 Walked to York Took PM to walk around the quaint old town again and attended service in the Choir of the Cathedral at 4.30 This I did to hear the big organ which has 4540 pipes but till recently it had 8005 The longest now is 32 feet formerly the longest was 64 feet It then had 3 rows of Keys & was probably the largest and finest toned organ in the world It now has 4 rows of keys The longest pipe 32 feet the shortest half an inch. The small organ on the North side the Nave was built in 1863 it cost £1200. & has 3 rows of keys with 2030 pipes the longest 16 feet the shortest 3/8 of an inch Came to Sister Mums at Leeds by 9 PM Found all well with Br Taylor writing 25 Went with Br Taylor to Bradford & stopped with Br Richards 26 Sunday at 2 Meetings 24 Br J H Parry came from L pool to spend Christmas also Br Clark came with Br Mellor Spent Christmas Eve at Tichmarshs slept with Br Clark <& Miller> at Tichmarshs Brs Taylor & Parry slept in our bed at Munns 25 Christmas want with Taylor to Bradford 26 Sunday at 3 Meetings a very good time I talked some 27 at Bradford The Leeds saints had a good time at the meeting soon in the evening a Theatrical Performing all is no gold that glitters 28 Came to Leeds Clark & Mellor went to Kirkhamgate & Parry to Bradford 29 Meeting at the Room I told the saints why I advised the young not to marry in the County Small attendance ----- new page (MSS_497_332.jpg) March 24 1894 This is the fiftieth anniversary of my wedding. which has been celebrated at home and alone except us two the principals in the affair So far as I know not one person in the wide world Sexcept us two has given the matter a thought My three children twentwo Grandchildren three of them Married Eight Grandchildren a total of 40 souls and a son & his wife in St George which makes 42 and not remembered by one So that wife and I had our clebration our dance and Golden wedding celebration supper to ourselves and by ourselves so that the hilarity and uproar of two unknown and solemn nobodies were enjoyed to our mutual satisfaction and without aid or assistance a celebration and Golden supper for two. I have passed my severity and first birth day and am now living on borrowed time I look back through the long almost uneventful vista of years and take a retrospect of my life and marvel that I have been permitted to live and be a partaker of the Gospel Dec 14 Funeral of Father James Wilkins From the New England States and a member of our Church for nearly 50 years Came at an early day to S L City and for some years a resident From thence, Spanish Fork and then to Washington and Kanab & for 12 years or more a citizen of St John. Walnut Grove and lastly of Nutrious Some over a year since he went to Utah by team to finish his work in the St George Temple On his way home was taken sick a Winslow or Holbrook but came as far as Springerville where he stopped & died on the 12th but was brought home yesterday and buried to day Funeral at the house The Speakers were L Brown. J W Brown and L J Brown He was aged years Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord Election is over the political pot has ceased its ebullition My Son John is favered or will be withe the office of Supervisor He was urged to be Candidate but refused but by dint of much persuasion gave way for the above. The weather is still dry yesterday had 3 inches snow The first of the season The wells are mostly dry with not a drop in either creek Nutriore is truly dry Very little grain was cut in fact but very little was sown about 300 bush threshed Where we used to 7000 or more with large stacks of hay but now no hay at all Yet all live but not as prosperous as would like ----- new page (MSS_497_333.jpg) June 1839 6 My Father & family with several other families Came to Commerce in Illinois afterward called Nauvoo on the Mississippi river Presidents Joseph and Hyrum Smith arrived about three week previous & quite recently from Prison in Missouri & this had been selected as the future gathering place we lived in our wagons one week & then found a house on the river bank at the steamboat landing Commercece was known as a very unhealthy place & old settlers said the Mormons cannot live there They will all die This unhealthy location added to the previous & lengthy privations & hardships soon prostrated many ague chills & fevers There not well ones enough to Care for the sick at this time of serious affliction Pres Joseph Smith set apart two of the most faithful & energetic Elders a Mission to go from house to house & administer to the sick by laying of hands & the prayer of faith They were his Brother Don Carlos & his Cousin Georg a Smith They prosecuted their mission with energy & earnestness till worn and weary their natures gave way & they were unable to do more were sick themselves Our family were all down not one to care for the sick Brother Joseph often called One day he came to our open door I send to him Bro Joseph my Father is dying He cannot live but a few minutes He answered with great confidence. Bro Brown must not die He is too good a man we cannot spare him. He came in laid aside his coat & hat. Walked to the bedside laid his hands upon his head and with great power & command said Br Brown In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ rise up & walk. My Father was a man of great resolution & force of mind, having his senses perfectly made an effort & rose & Started for the door He made a few steps but was likely to fall a Chair was placed for him & Joseph laid his hands upon him again when he rose & walked to the door & sitting on the door sill with his feet outside Joseph laid his hands upon him the third time & with his powerful voice again commanded him to rise up & walk. This time he did so with ease went to the woodpile took up his axe & commenced chopping being a well man & from that went about his book Joseph went his way but that same day performed several similar miraculous healings ----- new page (MSS_497_335.jpg) A Fragment A Reverie Twas early morn the sun had not gilded the snow clad peaks of the distant mountains,, I stood at the gate of the Cemetery I entered the city of the dead All nature was hushed no hum from the town no clatter of vehicles from the streets not a solitary mortal was to be seen at so early an hour I had shown a a silent a solemn hours when alone I could commune with the dear departed and with the God of Israel. my God my creator & beneftor In silence I made winded my way where the bodies of the saints were silently mouldering to mother earth until the call of the great the mighty the angel of Gods presence sounds his mighty trump and and commands arise ye dead & come to judgment I did not in imagination See the air filled with a mighty numerous concourse of bodies at one & the same time issuing from their respective resting places hurrying to & fro all bustle & stir each one with loud voice proclaiming the greatness & majesty of Deity Ah no I seemed to see One who held the Keys & who declared I am The Resurrection & The life & greatly walked to the grave of one who was beloved & honored of God in this life saying in a quiet tone of authority saying my Brothers arise & stand upon thy feet and assist in this great work He did so & thus he had committed to him those same keys of power wherewith he might work and thus began the great work. Small indeed at first but increasing in volume & ratio as the work progressed & from the depths of my inmost sould I asked in all sincerity How long O Lord O how long and the reply came in significance to my spirit which brought comfort and a balm My Son the Figtree is leaving but the day and the hour you may not at present know, I passed along I stayed not to read an inscription but slowly wended my way to where two pure White Marble headstones stood emblematic of the purity of Two lives Those two stones those two mounds of earth showed the resting of two dear departed My Father My Mother and I had thus come alone at this most quiet hour to visit this their last resting place where their weariness has found rest at the top of one was the single simpl word Farewell on the other we soon shall meet and as I meditated my inmost soul gushed forth & my eyes were fountains and as I wept I murmured to myself a prayer O my Father in Heaven be pleased to let the Man the which my Father has worn with honor fall upon other shoulders of this [un]worthy servant & the faith the he so earnestly contended for may be granted to me as a legacy in righteousnes alone O God hearken to my cry. & turn to me thy listening ear My heart was turned to sadness yet I dried my eyes with effort & [---] my way but a lingering look behind I cast while another [-]as silently coursed its way Salt Lake City - 1880 ----- new page (MSS_497_336.jpg) I copy from a fragment I this day feeling so impressed Commit to paper some of my desires relating to the future of myself and family The God of Heaven has greatly blessed me by giving to me a wife who has always been dutiful and affectionate Who has truly been a helpmeet and Companion He has also given to me Children dutiful & obedient Abounding in intelligence and ability combined with wisdom and truthfulness Realizing that life is short I wish to leave some record by which my will & wishes may be known to such of my family as may be left when I have gone to that Bourne from where no traveller returns It is but simple justice for me to say that you have ever been good children and have honored your Father & Mother that your actions have ever been tempered with kindness Not one has ever told me a lie I do not remember but that you have always obeyed and given heed to my wishes and instructions all that I could have asked: and to young children do I feel that you have been better to me than I deserved and I do thank my Father in Heaven for giving such to me and blessing me in this more than I am worthy of. This I say to your credit and you truly merit it I wish you to love each other with a truly brotherly love and kindness and that you work together with a joint and common interest as far as may be: and that you study each others interest as your own and that you strive and work for each others welfare and benefit and that you never seek or desire to pull each other down I have worked with what energy and strength that has been given to me I have not craved or desired great wealth yet I have been prospered I have not taken advantage of others necessities but have wished to live & assist I have been blessed in gathering substance in which my my sons have assisted with all their ability & strength and their good and faithful labors entitle them to a portion with me while I may remain and when I am gone let there be no strife animosity or hard words Let there be no desire with any one one of you to grasp more than his portion for God has given you all ability to accumulate means and anything that you obtain unjustly will be of no benefit You are all of good sense & judgement therefore be wise and settle everything always justly and in good feeling without contention or dissatisfaction Put a double guard on all your actions with each other and with all mankind. Above and more than all things else do not forget your God for to Him is due all over thanks & gratitude for He is the bounteous giver of all things and to Him you should ever bow in humble reverence Never forgetting to thank Him for all blessings and asking Him in faith for what you need Benjamin is my eldest the first born and has been as as his name implies the son of my right hand The oldest has naturally more of the brunt hardship and rough usags Being the oldest and competent having a turn for bgetness the good will of those around him I would suggest him take the seed to be the general manager but this need not hinder the others from coming forward to assist with all their wisdom and ability for I do not prefer one more than another but esteem & honor all alike Edward the second son His name signifies Guardian of property and I propose him to take charge of the stack and to the trading He is a good judge of property but do not drive hard bargains but gand a reputation for fairness and generosity blended with liberality ----- new page (MSS_497_337.jpg) John The gracious gift of God Lorenzo Crowned with Laurel Lorenzo John has a capacity for preaching and teaching and if I mistake not an inclination in that direction His busines capacity is good Should he be called to the ministry let him gird on the full armor of the Lord and go to with his might and he will receive such blessings & gifts as his heart desires in righteousness In this he may be called from home and his absence may be lengthy but let your business go forward and his interest looked to as though he were always present I have done but little to build up I have made but an introductory commencement and I wish my children to continue the work always remembering that in union there is strength and that in working together greater good can be accomplished Sarah A Princess My regard and blessing upon her equally with my sons and I remember her in connection with them and were it reasonable to hope for such I could with that she with her husband could join the family group and thereby gain additional strength but in many things you necessarily be governed by circumstances Remember in all things to seek first the Kingdom of God and its righteousness and He will verify His promise by adding all things needful unto you Go to be faithful and diligent suffer no ill feeling to prevail nor to let the sun go down upon you with an unsettled or different feeling between any two of you and in all this God will bless and prosper you and I add my blessing with all fervency and good feeling St George Oct Lorenzo Brown 5th 1879 A few more words. Children each one and all of you always be kind to your Mothers. To her I have been indebted to for much of my prosperity To her I have ever looked for counsel and comfort and no children have ever been blessed with a better Mother than you. She has always taught you to listen to your Father and to hearken to good principles She has toiled for you early and late and she still cares for you with the anxiety and fervency of a devoted mother and as you look for love & kindness from your offspring so do you unto her and I make this your imperative duty to ever love honor and listen to your Mother Do all you can to make her comfortable and happy Remember this that but for her you probably would not be here as she is the Author of your being She has passed through much for you. She has endured fatigue and hardship and now in her declining years let her Children rise up & bles her If you my children do this the God of Heaven will pour out of His spirit upon you that you shall be wise and gain much of this worlds goods; be an honor to yourselves & to your family to each other and be owner as Gods Children and be saved in His Kingdom amen L Brown ----- new page (MSS_497_338.jpg) Salt Lake City September 1 1877 The remains of President Brigham Young were conveyed from the Lion House this morning and escorted by about one thousand Brethren with uncovered heads in order of Quorums His family took their last look at his face in the Lion House parlor. On reaching the Tabernacle the coffin was placed in a metallic case with a glass window through which the face could be seen and then placed in front of the lower stand face east the doors were then thrown open and during the day some 7 or 8000 people viewed the remains The body will remain in the Tabernacle till tomorrow afternoon when the metallic case will be removed and the body carried in the coffin and interred in his private cemetery The Twelve Apostles will be the Pall Bearers The different quorums and City Council will follow in proper order marching eight abreast Thousands of people will be in the City to Morrow from all parts of the country The Utah southern has sold more tickets than they have cars to accomodate the people with & will have to borrow from the Union Pacific. A Plaster of Paris Mold of his face & hands was taken this morning His countenance seems as though he was quietly sleeping sorrow is but a mild term for the feeling prevailing here every one seems so heavily downcast that no life seems to be in anything and the hearts of the people seem seem to oppressed with a sorrow almost more than they can bear all feel they have lost a kind and true friend a wise councillor and that the Master in which the remains of President Brigham Young will be laid is seven feet eleven inches long by four feet wide and three feet three inches high inside measurement it constructed of cut stone twelve inches wide doweled doweled together and bolted with steel bolts it is covered with large flat stones bolted together the stone work is laid in cement and the whole cemented over inside and out all the members of the Twelve are here except Brothers Orson Pratt and Joseph F Smith Brothers Woodruff & Snow arrived all well from St George this evening Copy of a Telegram written by me October 19 1895 L Brown Leeds Yorkshire England Jany 1 1876 The Saints at Bradford had a tea party to which I was invited and went in the PM where I met Brs Clark Mellor & Taylor A good time speaking singing & recitations etc 2 Sunday Two meetings Br Mellor spoke He joined the Church in Bradford 26 years ago & finds many old associate here yet Her subject why we gather I gave an appointment for Br Clark on thursday night his subject why we practice polygamy3 After Breakfast came to Leeds all well, 6 meeting with the saints at the room 4 went to Norwood Green invitation of Sr Baker a social she had several of her associates from the mill where she works she had invited them to meeting several times without success and she accomplished it by strategem what she failed to do before & the brethren talked to them after tea & had amusements beside Clark Mellor & Taylor were present & spoke 5 Came to Leeds after some Counseling Bade Br Mellor & he returns to Lpool Conference 6 at meeting in eve with Saints at Bradford at the room Had a good time 8 To Bradford at night 9 Council at 10 am & proposed Br Isaac Dawson for President of the Bradford branch which was sustained at the Council & at night meeting Sunday 10 went to Br Durrans with Clark & met Pr Taylor Ive administered to Sister Durrans who is sick & in low spirits Clark came to Leeds Taylor stopped with me to advise with Br Durran about his duties we then then came to Leeds 13 Evening meeting Clark spoke on polygamy Have been advising with Br Clark for several day ----- new page (MSS_497_339.jpg) Leeds January 14 1876 Br Clark starts for Hull I went with him to Kirkhamgate we stopped together at Hirsts 15 Br Clark went to Normanton I stopped at Br Hirsts Had an agreeable chat with an intelligent woman that came in but she saw no good in our doctrine 16 Sunday meeting at 2,30 I occupied all the time spoke 1 1/4 hours another meeting at 6,30 Brs Hirst John Wilson & myself spoke Three or four outsiders present all believing Three women to be baptized but not quite ready A good time some staid an hour to talk after meeting 17 Came to Leeds Dinner with Sr Coop then home to tea Found letter from Parry at Lpool wrote a letter to Clark at Hull enclosing of from Meller a 19 Evening Meeting with Br Taylor at 47 Metcalf street Had a few strangers girls from the mills who gave good attention 20 Evening Meeting at the room Brs Taylor & Galloway did the talking Two came forward requesting Baptism Had letter from Clark at Hull He feels well has some prospects of converts about Normanton 21 Walked to Morley with Taylor Dinner with Br Starkie & Tea with Wm Spray & wife Wm Spray was the first sick man I administered to in England He was then very bad Three Docters had given him up to die which 24th May He has been gradually improving & is now doing some work with sewing machine etc Evening had a small meeting of the saints who were pleased to see us Taylor & myself spoke about an hour very muddy 22 This morning the ground is frozen & good walking Came to Leeds by 12 Taylor went to Bradford The Mayor of Leeds Wm R Marsden was buried to day Mayor He died Wednesday night after an hours illness I presume he is or was Marsden as much respected as any official in England He was a friend to all Dead and beloved by all for his amiability & kindness A working Man & Mechanic went to the Town Hall to hear Mr Sparks play the big organ in rembrance of or in honor of the late Mayor He is said to be the best organist in England There was a dense Crowd at the door so that when the door opened the crush was so great that one could but go with it Ladies got turned around & were compelled to go backward I protected two young women in the front of me the best I could till I was carried by the press entirely away from Two more were forced against the door post & nearly crushed A Man near me saw them & we would soon be there We made a struggle a mighty effort which caused the crowd to give a little to one side which released the poor girls & liberated ourselves & we barely slipped in This was the worst jam I was ever in I had a good standing seat The Organ playing was excellent from the rolling thunder to the finest & softest tones The harshest blended with the mildest in gentle contrast being truly sublime Magnificent & in perfect harmony I was unable to get a programme From there I went & secured the Cookridge Street Baths for baptizing on Tuesday There are two requesting baptism Tea with Sister Wanless Called on Sr Crowther who has two girls to be baptized and her own Mother Freezing cold day wrote 23 Sunday Good meeting at 2,30 Preaching by Elders Tortes & Galloway a good meeting at 6,30 Galloway spoke well I followed both on first principles A good attendance but few Brethren Two Strangers or rather old time saints that have withdrawn for some time 24 Walked to Halton <[-] miles> to see Br Newton Dinner with him A good talk with him & wife Found there a man & his wife that claimed to be saints having been baptized in USA near Pittsburg by some apostate I had but a few minutes with them but showed them their error which seemed to convince them Evening with Sr Kershaw talking with her sons had much freedom of speech Stopped at Sr Tichmarsh She and her sisters had many questions to ask about marriage Got home late 25 Dinner a Tichmarsh Tea at Coops Came to Cookridge Baths by 7pm Newton officiated Home by 9 ----- new page (MSS_497_340.jpg) Leeds January 26 1876 A M putting up and sending off stars & writing Eve Meeting at Thomas Lawtons Galloway preached No Strangers 27 Evening Meeting at room Abbott & Self spoke Short Meeting 30 Sunday 2 PM confirmation & testimony then council Tea With Br Abbott 6.30 Preaching by Galloway & Newton Good Meeting a conference was proposed and all seemed pleased 31 Dinner at Tichmarshs Tea At Wanless, Took a walk north through Headingly and dozen Woodhouse street Called on Sr Dobson A Prospect for more baptisms Feby 1 Dinner with Foster then to the workhouse to see Brother John Barnes an old man who is now past work He has been an efficient preacher I am told & the first one baptized in Leeds He was pleased to see us though strangers to him Two of his Daughters were present he paid more attention to us then to them Supper with Fosterlarge & convenient buildings for the Work house but would not let us look through them 2 At the meeting room most of the day This is my 53 birth day and was wondering 53 Who of all this wide world would make me a birth day present, Coming in at evening found a heavy envelope on the table and this Short note Eight Shillings for Elder Browns clothing from Wakefield also a Registered letter from home with L 3.12.10 Thus my birth day has proved very lucrative and I feel very thankful to my friends who thus provide for my wants & they shall have a servant of Gods reward Thus are my wants supplied without my making my wants known 3 Sent off Stars Br Taylor came from Bradford and stopped over night 4 Taylor went to Bradford meeting at 7.30 I spoke some 5 Dinner at Coops & walked to Kirkhamgate to B Hirsts Muddy 6 Sunday AM walked to an old dried up saint & withered He said he would come to meeting Meeting at 230 Small attendance and mostly children Br Hirt & Myself spoke David Green Charles Durran two young brethren from Bradford were present Evening called on Jonathan Pyrie who with his wife are for baptism soon Had a pleasent talk with them They are always pleased to see me slept at Hirsts 7 Came back by Morley Dinner with Starkie & Stopped over night 8 Came to Luds by Noon Tea with Sr Kershaw then to the Baths. George Sunderland & Thomas Bird were baptized Bro Foster & Sister Brown renewed their covenants Thus our numbers are slowly gaining While so few so very few are willing to hear that we seem making but slow progress 9 Sent of Stars Taylor came fron Bradford Evening quite sick with severe cold 10 Have kept my room quite constant for two days Cold with heavy pain in the head 11 Better Went out Tea with Sr Wanless Good news from home 12 about town Dinner at Tichmarsh 13 Sunday Meeting at 230 Confirmation I spake Taylor & Newton followed Council Tea with George Sunderland 6,30 Preaching by C Abbott 14 Dinner & Tea with Sr Coop She has footed a pair of stockings for me Called at T Laughtons and Tichmarshs Starrs little boy is sick with measels we adminestered to him two days since and he got better immediately Letter from Mary E Crosby Bountiful 17 Walked 5 miles to Br Newtons came home Teatet John Hills Meeting 730 I spoke 22 Went to Norwood Green supper at A Gledhills slept at Mrs Baracleughs 23 Called on Richard Walker at Halifax the President but as usual he showed me out of town walked 1½ miles to Hebdon bridge then took train to Walsden walked 1½ miles to Quarry Cottage Sister Hurds, The two women Daughters were out looking for me said they were expecting me without knowing I was coming as I came to the gate one of them spoke & said this is the place you are Br Brown & I was a perfect stranger to them 24 Spent the day at sister Hurds but took along walk up the hills back of the house Very lully and reminds me of home She made one a present of a long pair of stockings knit by herself and paid Tithing Mission fund and Independent emigration Monies for herself 25 Came to Huddersfield Walked a mile to visit sister Amelia Dyson then to train to Galear near Br Malisons & stopped over night They treat me kindly 26 Called on Wright Beaumont & Came to Bradford Tea a Geo Holts then to Richards all glad to see me & avoid the ----- new page (MSS_497_341.jpg) Bradford February 27 1876 Sunday Dinner at Richards then to the meeting room at 2,30 and spoke about half the time Tea with Isaac Dawsons meeting at 630 Preaching by Geo Holt & John Baskes slept at Baskers 28 Breakfast at Baskers Dinner at Smiths Had a long talk with Br Sowden Came to Leeds by 4 PM Tea with Tichmarsh 29 Went to see Newton & arranged to get a hall for a Conference or apr 2 March 2 Meeting at 730 Foster myself & Abbott spoke 4 went to Bradford I baptized 5 Joseph Jackson wife & 3 children at the Baths stopped at Baskers 5 Sunday Council at 10. Br WW Taylor & myself reproved the older member very mildly but firmly and severely Br Taylor comes in on the rightside with the wisdom & discretion of Matures years Dinner with Br John Pearce meeting at 2.30 Confirmation Preaching by Elders Green & Pres WW Taylor Tea with Green meeting at 630 Preaching by Abbott of Leeds He spoke in his usual quiet but solid way that was very interesting stopped a Barbers wet day and cold 6 Br Green came after breakfast & I stayed till after dinner then came to Laister Dye & took train to armby & wortley Found all well at Leeds Sister Tichmarsh Baby is dead It has been failing pick for sometime with measles & has since been failing past Found a Letter & paper from SL Good news 9 Meeting at 7.30 Galloway and Abbott occupied the time Br Taylor was present Making monthly report to Lpool sent £19.5.4 for Independent imigartion and £17.19. for Book money Home news good Father and Mother well as usual Benj John & Edward E Whipple Hannah Mumford all good and well 10 Taylor went Kirkhamgate via Morley I went to see Br Newton & arrange for Conference 12 Sunday meeting at 2.30 Tea at Br Sunderlands with Br Newton Meeting at 630 E Spray from Morley & John Barker of Bradford were the speakers The 2,30 meeting was spoken to by Isaac Dawson from Bradford & Pres Newton. 13 Tea with Abbott & arranged for guests at Conference He went to Morley & stopped with Starkie 17 PM went to Kirkhamgate and stopped with Br Hirst 18 Came to Leeds 19 Sunday 2 30 Testimony meeting Tea with Abbott 6.30 Preaching by Abbott whose little girl is mending fast 20 Clark came from Hull He left here on the 15 January for Hull & after stopping there some time went to London to visit relatives for a time & back by Hull away for two months 21 Dinner at Hatfields by invitation Tea at Tichmarsh 22 Went to Newtons took tea & he came with me nearly to Leeds 23 Tea with Sunderland & 7.30 meeting E Starkie & EW Clark took up the time Have been writing many letters of late on Conference matters & invitation to the Utah Elders & President of Conferences to attend our Conference on Sunday April 2nd at the Peoples Hall Marshall street Holbrook Leeds April 1 Yesterday two of the invited Guests came Arta Young & Platt D Lyman from the Nottingham Conference For several days have very very busy in making the various preparations necessary such as hiring Hall for meeting getting bills printed & posted and advertising in the Daily Express the morive of conference Setting provisions for tea at meeting room finding places for the Elders to sleep getting extra provisions at Conference House getting my Monthly & Quarterly Reports & making my Quarterly returned to Lpool with a hundred & one other things too numerous to be thought of To day very busy meeting guests at the different stations & at apparent times & at night our room was filled for once & a good happy time we had together of old times & seems thousands of miles away and though the faces of some were strange yet in a few minutes were quite familiar and we were soon acquainted Fro Lpool came Albert Carrington President European mission David McKenyie from Millennial star office WW Barton President Lpool Conference Thomas Callister James Mellor & Joseph H Parry travelling Elders Lpoo conference from Nottingham Geo L Farell President. with Arta Young Wm AC Bryant & Platt D Lyman travelling From Manchester Edward snelgrov President Hyrum W Taylor Travelling Elder from Sheffield Peter Barton President & WCA Smoot travelling Elder ----- new page (MSS_497_342.jpg) Leeds April 2 1876 Leeds was represented by Lorenzo Brown Conference Edward Clark and William W Taylor Travelling Elders in the Conference and a goodly array of the Priesthood from Leeds and the branches of the Leeds Conference as also the brethren and sisters of the different branches and some stangers a full house was the consequence Through the kindness of the Brethren & sisters of Leeds there were plenty of lodgings without going to Hotels and we were distributed around & very comfortable Br Bryan & myself were together He was one of companions from Salt Lake City to England Most of them took breakfast where they slept, we had two Beds at the Conference House one at sister Hatfields 2 at Tichmarchs 1 at Langhtons 1 at Sister Crowthers 1 at Br Charles Abbots & 1 at Sister Coopsand could have had more if needed The Brethren & sisters were very generous in their offers of kindness & in their contributions to defray expenses. They could have done better if needed Sunday Conference of Latter day Saints at 10,30 am in Peoples Hall Marshall street Holbeck, Leeds Present on the stand The Elders from Utah as before named Opened with singing. Prayer by H W Taylor Singing and sacrament conference President read Financial & Statistical reports for the six months ending Dec 31, 1875 which were accepted The authorities of the and conference were presented & accepted & also voted to sustain the local Priesthood and each other Peter Barton spoke on first principles T Calister spoke of his experience among the saints contrasting our liberal reception of other denominations with the way they reject us & our principles & Snelgrove said the Gospel was a system of Laws & ordinances obedience to which would secure salvation power happiness and exaltations Prayer by Wm C A Smoot Meeting adjourned and the brethren apportioned to the houses of different saints I had so many to see & to do a little matter of business with a word to one & to another and a general hand shaking & greeting with all & to all which contrasts strangely & strongly with my position less than a year since when every face in England but three were entirely strange while now so many that I know that it appeared for a while that I should be detained in the room but did manage to break away and with Pres Calister & Lyman went to dinner with sister Crowther and spent an agreeable hour meeting at 2.30 Prayer by Joseph H ParryD McKenzie spoke of the inspiration of our ministry for near an hour Arta D Young a son Pres Brigham Young treated on the necessity of yielding strict obedience to the plan of salvation in order to obtain it Dismissed by J Mellor. Had our cold water tea in the Ante Room where there were ample accommodations and the tables were waited on by the kind sisters & the Utah Elders had one meal together & we had another good visit together instead of running around to different places. 6 PM Prayer by Wm A C Bryant P D Lyman spoke on the government of God & his Priesthood showing the peace love and unison with the people who were obedient and the division among the unbelievers and professing Christians of the day W B Barton spoke on the different dispensations of the Gospel showing that Gods purposes are always fulfilled & the present dispensation was no exception & this Kingdom would not be thrown down, S L Farrell spoke of our peculiarities and contrasted them with other denominations. President Carrington was well pleased with the good spirit and influence He gave many valuable instructions to all said there was no slavery but in sin no liberty but in truth Gods ways are not as mans ways as evidenced by His calling Josep Smith to be a Prophet urged the necessity of gathering & for the people here to depend more on their own exertions & not rely too much for help from Utah Exhorted the Saints to faithfulness and diligence to obtain eternal life E Snelgrove dismised with prayer The services were well attended and the general good feeling was enhanced by the excellent singing of the Choir Samuel S Newton was our clerk After meeting scattered to our several lodgings all much pleased with the days meeting & congratulations came to me from all as to the genuine influence & good feeling they had while together we had no disturbance of any kind & all said they had never attended a better conference in England. 3 After breakfast Br Carrington with Elders McKenzie & W B Barton left for Lpool I went with with them to the station paying for their tickets both ways amt £1.6.0 Arta Young & Wm Bryant went to Nottingham The others went to see Kirkstall Abbey & PM took a stroll sight seeing I took a good rest as I am quite tired out but had a good visit with Br Callister ----- new page (MSS_497_343.jpg) Leeds April 3 1876 At night had one entertainment at our meeting room which was very pleasant with Picnic Home & bed at 12 4 Bros P Boston Smoot Farrell Lyman & Snelgrove left by train to day I saw them to the station and start Bros Callister Parry & HW Taylor are still here Parry is visiting among the saints as he was fromerly traveling Elder here HW Taylor has gone to Kirkhamgate with his brother William Clark Mellor & Callister went to Morley and held meeting to night 5 Have been around setting bills etc Clark Mellor & the Taylors came 6 Clark & Meller went to Bradford Taylor to Kirkstall Abbey & had a row on the rivers as these aree plenty of small beat Callister & Myself went to our home to write but found so much tlaking to do that we forgot our writing He is lame & not able to walk much meeting at the room at 7.30 well attended no strangers Bro Callister spoke of his experience & travels among & with the saints HW Taylor brief I followed on some subject with the testimony that our doring was the greatest evidence to the truth that we can have Had a good meeting 7 Went with Callister to Halifax stopped at John Barkers with Clark & Mellor HW Taylor came this far on his way to Manchester Had a small meeting som strangers 8 Saw Brs Callister & Meller to the station & start for Lpool Dinner with Sr Jackson who lives in the same house with her Sister Jackson & family I then went to Clayton leaving Br Clark to hold 2 meetings at Halifax I stopped with B Kershaw and slept with Br A Cockroft 9 Had two meeting at Kershaws two strangers 10 Came to Durrans stopped 2 or 3 hours took dinner wiht Br Curtis & tea at Coinsworths came home by 1 PM Bill of Expenses for the Conference 100 Double Crown posters 6.6 Donations Wakefield 6.9 Posting same 4.6 Leeds 1.35 Advertising in Leeds Express 4.6 Morley Hull <14.6> 1.36 Rent of Hull <1.00> Geos <.2.> Man to attend 1.4.6 Bradford <1.05> collections <2.2.6> 3.211 Provisions <8.2> Tea 1 1/2 Gal Milk 10.2 amount 6.510 Elders fare to Leeds & back 1.5.8 From way fares 2.0 Sundries at Conference house 1.49 amount 5.2.7 11 Came home last might found all well 12 Stars came & I sent them away 13 Went to Newtons came back to meeting 16 Sunday went to Bradford council at 10 some unsettled business difficulties between Joseph Taylor & Joseph souden Not settle in yet stayed at Richards 17 Dinner at Isaac Dawsons Then went meeting room to look a branch records & a very black Catalogue against Josep Taylor which Leopiech 18 Came to Leeds Clark stopped in Bradford 20 At Meeting good 22 To Bradord supper with J Pearce 23 Sunday Breakfast with J Pearce Council at 10 on Sondens & Taylor case Much evidence against Taylor Clark Managed I moderated as much as I could but before dismissing I read from the Branch records Joseph Taylor first appears cut off for fornication Feby 2, 1854 Baptised Apr 19 1854 Cut of for adultory Feby 19 1856 Baptised Oct 19 1856 Baptized Feby 13, 1857 cut off June 30 1857. Baptized May 22 1859 cut off for unchristian like conduct & attempted adultery March 5, 1861 Baptized July 28 1861 I also read from minutes that his last offence he had tried to overcome a young woman Martha Judson & she gave evidence that Taylor once got his hand under her clothes & at another time he got his pants down & tried to her to take hold his privates. These I read to the council some women were present and Taylors wife I told them here was this man who had been Pres Green councillor and he had been baptizing confirming ordaining & preaching & I asked can a corrupt fountain produce good water & by their fruit ye shall know them I said I could not [--] not advise such a man or recommend him to hold the priesthood & warned all to be ware of him as a dangerous man He had his priesthood taken from without descent ----- new page (MSS_497_344.jpg) [The following line is written sideways down the left margin:] From Millennial Star no 22 vol 38 May 29 1876 Bradford April 23 1876 Some opposition at first but all agreed when all the testimony was in & all went away feeling well & quite satisfied. Went to Halifax with Br John Barkes at 2.30 & 6.30 PM The Council adjourned till tomorrow 24 Called on Br Richard Walker Pres. of Branch. He does not hold any meetings nor go to any He is quite dead to our Religion the cares of the world & a little prosperity & property have thrown him from his balance & he wishes to stand aside Also called on Mrs Ludlow She was cut off many years since but now wants to come back Had a good talk with her and she was much interested Came to Bradford to Council by 7 PM to finish with Taylor we gave our decision which met with universal approval He was not present – I felt well in discharging a duty in talking to the Priesthood from such a man Slept at Richards 25 Came to Leeds leaving Br Clark who came on friday 29 To Kirkhamgate to Hirab 30 Sunday visiting among the saints Meeting at 2.30 Confirmed 5 that had recently been baptized Clark came & we had two good meetings May 1 Baptized & confirmed 3 & Meeting in the evening May 2 Came to Morley to dinner then to Leeds 4 Meeting in the evening I spoke short 6 Started at 10.50 am for New Castle on Tyne 100 miles north fare 83 4d arrived at 3.30 had a very pleasant trip Had for companions 3 Ladies & one gentleman who were well educated and well informed very sociable and agreeable our conversation turned on religion I gave my views freely on the Ressurrection Rewards & Punishments Baptisms Priesthood Sects of the day second coming of Christ etc to all of which they listened with much intereston Tyne but we separated before I had time to tell who I was. Found Br Galloway waiting for meat the Station and took me to his Conference house & Byron Street Shieldfield He has a good room & boards with Br Benjamin Newton the Pres of the Branch & is brother to Samul S Newton Pres of Leeds Branch After tea took a walk about town with Galloway went across the big iron Bridge that spans the river Tyne on three or four arches and I think fully a quarter of mile long & high enough for ships to pass beneath being stretched from Bluff to Bluff a wide carriage way with Broad side walks while 14 or 16 feet above is a double track rail way This is the grandest specimen of a bridge that I have ever seen This a very old town indeed This was formerly the boundary line between Eng & Scotland & was the scene of many hard fought battles between the two nations the town having been taken & retaken 4 times in one day The Romans held possession of this and Many other places in fact they held almost undisputed sway for some hundreds of years prior to the Christian era Their old walls towers & battlements or portions of them are still to be seen with the old castle & new castle & there is much of historic interest connected with all these antiquated remains Slept with Br Galloway He has a travelling Elder a Br Nelson of Provo Who is not at all adapted to preaching & of no use but rather a hindrance although a very good man He got his letter of release to return home & he was much pleased 7 Sunday meeting at 10,30 Elders on the stand Andrew Galloway Pres Wm Nelson Travelling Elderof New Castle & Durham Conference an L Brown President of Leeds Conference This was for the Priesthood A good influence & the representation of the 7 different branches showed them all in a lively & flourishing condition with some additions but some were in rather low in spirits at the dull times Many being short of work & out of work which causes depression Much good instruction & exhortation was given by Pres Galloway Dismissed by L Brown 2,30 sacrament Elder Brown said he gloried in being able to add his testimony to the truth From childhood he had been a Latter day saint & there was nothing he was prouder of That Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God he knew of a truth His greatest anxiety was to spread the glorious news that God had restored the everlasting Gospel His ambition was to leave behind him a stainless name in which his children & his childrens children might have a joy In urging the gathering he said it was Gods command The progress of the great Latter day work was incontrovertible evidence of Gods favor upon it The thousands of its disciples, their wealth, their happy homes this desire to live in peace with all men their toleration even of intolerance their morality and their voluntary labors in behalf of downtrodden humanity all went to prove that they were animated & blessed of God Spoke eulogistically of the Prophet Joseph Smith with whom he had been acquainted in frequent visits to his Fathers house ----- new page (MSS_497_345.jpg) New Castle on Tyne May 7 1876 6 P M Prayer by L Brown Pres A Galloway Spoke of of infidelity and its increase & of the sects denying immediate revelation & of need of more revelation & our religion was calculated to make men better and of Plural Marriage Rehearsal many of the presentations of the saints and urged the necessity of gathering paying of tithing and showing the blessings thereof. Elder Brown made a few appropriate remarks & testified from his personal knowledge that what Pres Galloway had uttered was true & nothing but the truth, "From the star) Had very good meetings But few strangers present 8 AM about Town Dinner with one of the saints Climbed to the top of the Monument by 164 steps went down the river 3 or 4 miles by boat & tea with one of the saints a widow with a daughter a fine young woman of 20 walked back 9 Took train to north shields & walked to the pier which being added to by diving bells with large blocks of granite manufactured on the ground Had a fine view went up the river 2 miles & crossed to south shields & took dinner with a saint then to Tynemouth mouth of the river Here was an old Roman castle still occupied as as a military port being a commanding position on a high point jutting into the sea The Castle has cells which are used as prisons for soldiers some old walls are still standing. Walked back to south shields & on our way came to an old Roman town that has been lost to antiquarians but was accidently discovered not long since and much of its mines are being excavated Here was their Market place with a well stone steps etc etc I picked up a piece of brick as a memento and curiosity of a post age & of a generation, long since mouldered in the dust Came home by steamer quite tired although somewhat rested by riding 10 I am disappointed in not getting a steamer to Hull & have to take train Bade the Newton family a kind adieu not forgetting to thank them for their kind reception & treatment for 3 1/2 days that I have tarried & at 10 AM took train for Hull I have had a very agreeable time rendered the more so by the kind greetings & hearty welcome of the saints who are generous to a fault & whom I shall not soon forget Came to Hull by 5 P M Had for a companion from york a well dressed man pretty well informed Religious and sometimes a preacher but of no denomination we got on swimmingly well & he agreed with me on the literal fulfilment of prophecy & of the second coming of Christ Baptism & the need of revalations and prophets. until I told him who I was. He then straightened up with the words Brigham Young more wives & lay back in a listless attitude with a look that implied more than words could express that our conversation was ended Found all well at Hull Stopped with Br Greensides was disappointed at not meeting Br Taylor who had gone to Leeds Evening meeting very few present but a good time 14 Sunday Morning went with Br Greensides to Cottingley 5 miles walk to see Br & sister Burt two very old people that have been a long time in the Church & always been in good standing. Got back too late for P M meeting Meeting in the evening I used most of the time One stranger who was there last wednesday evening who listened & believes or his eyes did tell correctly 19 Have been around among the brethren & looking for their best interest & welfare Breakfast & dinner with Br Jagger had a good talk with him & his wife about the gathering Took steamer at 2.30 P M & came to Goole by 6 stopped with sister Wright She treated me with her usual kindness & gave 10 shillings before leaving to pay for stars etc One of her Nieces had a baby three more the after marriage which grieves her very much I advised her to leave this country as soon as possible as they have the means but She fails to see the point 7 Took train at 1 for Normanton stopped with Br Stokes Had a good visit with him & family & had tea with Mrs Kershaw who is sister to sister Buxton & wants to be baptized & another woman wants to be baptized 20 Breakfast with sister Buxton still another woman wants baptism had a talk with her Came to Hirst at Kirkhamgate and stopped over night 21 Sunday Br Taylor came also Br Spray from Morley a good meeting I spoke short ----- new page (MSS_497_346.jpg) Kirkhamgate May 21 1876 At 7 PM Outdoor meeting at Alverthorpe Bro Spray Taylor & myself spoke A good attendance & good attention and had much freedom of speech Our sisters came out & helped to sing Had a good meeting 22 Br Taylor went to Normanton After dinner I came to Morley and stopped with Br Starkie a short time & came to Leeds having been gone three weeks & the time has been spent very agreeably & I trust some good has been done Found all well. Spent the rest of the week in Leeds Thursday night at meeting 28 Sunday went with Br Clark to Morley for dinner then to Lee fair with Br Spray & Emily Norton where we met a company of brethren & sisters & had out door meeting Had a fair attendance but some were noisy Speaking by Elijah spray Clark & Brown Then went to Kirkhamgate and held night meeting at Hirsts Mostly Saints Speakers Spray & Clark I came to Morly and slept at E Starkies, 29 Found Wm Spray growing worse slowly Came to Leeds & called on Mrs Wood who is very sick. Dinner with Geo Sunderland Called at Fosters, wanliss, Abbotts Tichmarsh and home to Mums June 1 Meeting at night in Leeds 4 Sunday went to Bradford to a district meeting Priesthood meeting at 10 Good attendance & a good feeling The different branches were represented & with the exception of Bradford a good report & a marked improvement in Bradford, I made some pointed remarks on the gathering & the importance & necessity of tithing Brs Clark & Taylor were very instructive The two district Presidents made a good report of the prospect ofer meetings at different places & preaching for the summer Dinner with Green Meeting at 2,30 Preaching by W W Taylor & Charles Abbott from Leeds Tea with Isaac Dawson 6,30 Preaching by EW Clark Had two excellent meetings Two reporters for print & a Crowded house at both meetingWhitsunday Leeds & Bradford joined for singing A good Choir. Came to Leeds Had plenty of company a full car of saints three compartments well filled & we sung our Hymns all the way A good time 5 To Kirkhamgate on foot & came there at 3,30 & found a goodly company of that Branch with most of the Morley saints & some from Bradford this being Whitsuntide holiday Had a cheerful and agreeable time in walking playing ball romping jumping etc & all got tired Wm Spray the sick man came with them, He is far from being well Slept with Green & Hopwood three in a bed The Bradford saints stopped at other houses 6 Came to Leeds by 1. The Saints are most of them away to Roundhay Park Br Clark went with them Yesterday Br Abbott went to Woodhouse Moor with the sunday school children then back to the meeting room for tea & recreation So that being away I missed the Leeds part of it 11 Have been in & around Leeds four days Took train at 7 & came to Stokes at Normanton by 8 Breakfast then walked 1½ miles to Sharleston to see Br Hales & wife. They agreed to be at Meeting but did not come Meeting 3 PM at Stokes & at the end of street out door at 7 PM Good attendance & good attention out doors. None but saints at stokes house Bros Hirst Starkie Spray and Marshall were present & spoke I had good time talking after meeting Three were ready for Baptism on tuesday 12 Came to Buxtons & found another ready for baptism Sister Buxtons sisters youngest child was sick, She does not belong to the church as her husband is much opposed andforbids her but she wished me to administer to it & bless another which I did Came to Wakefield but could not get the baths & wrote back to Normanton Came to Hirsts Took a walk to Ossett it being fair time with the usual amount of noise & bustle 13 Slept last Night at Hirsts Came to Leeds Found Br Taylor. Clark is in Bradford. 14 Sent off Stars & went to Bradford Tea with Br Green Called at Durrens Found her very poorly staid 2 hours then went to Clayton Slept at Br Kershaws 15 Found Clark at Cockrofts Went to Halifax to dinner with Jackson She was very glad to see me Called on Mrs Ludlow Tea with Br Walker He has tendered his resignation as President of the branch and does not want to labor as an Elder at all I have labored with him that he might do better but he has fallen heir to some property & gone into darkness Slept at Jacksons 16 Talked with sister Jackson till 10 then to Mytholmroyd Dinner at Norcliffs She treated mekindly I came to Leeds by 7.30 18 Sunday There had been arrangements for a camp meeting at East Ardly to day but for certain reasons it was postponed & Br Hirst sent me word & I sent word by John Wanless but he did not do the errand & there was a general muss ----- new page (MSS_497_347.jpg) 29 April 1880 My thoughts assume continually a sombre cast & although in company I assume a gaiety and mirth which seems given me to perhaps co[---]l or s[---] up the real workings of the inner man but when alone I turn involuntarily to the serious or contemplative and while I reflect up on the past and the vicissitudes of a eventful life I turn gradually from those scenes to the present and thus on to the future [---] I am filled with thoughts of what is coming the feeling will steal over me It may be prophetic it may not but there is nothing more certain than that sleep must come to rest the weary wanderer & so even so will that sleep come that ends the heart ache with all the varied and natural shocks and as I thus meditate I am made aware of a impressions which as I pick them time after time and weigh them in the balance with those same impressions for weights I[---] more convinced each day that my work here is nearly done that my wandering and pilgrimages are closed and that I shall soon be called to another sphere where my usefulness may continue & increase and the seeds of Life that have sprung up within me may there mature grow & increase until I shall be enabled to enter into my rest Oct 3 <1880> To day Sunday bade my three sons & their families a sad & painful farewell in Pine Valley. I return & my wife returning to St George they starting on their journey to Arizona This parting has tried my already aching heart strings to their utmost tension they being worn very fine & consequently very sensitive The boys are setting forth pilgrims without [---] with their tents for a habitation & the wide world for a home seeking a resting place while I am left alone & weary of contact with the hollow world alone alone & oh so weary, weary & dejected, cast down & forlorn I turn & turn but find no ray The comfort of days is departed The hopes of a greater union with my family [---] blasted for instead of union there has come division & instead of strength weakness & I am not as I was, want to be, my frame is shattered & my mind correspondingly in a decline & I feel more of the opinion each day that my work is near completion & I am prepared to finish I have fought the good fight. and I hope that there is laid up for me & mine crowns of righteousness in another sphere Let mine not be the saddest fate of all To live beyond my stronger self; to see My faculties decaying as the tree Stands stark & helpless while its green leaves fall, Let me hear rather the imperious call That all men dread in their meridian time And follow death for I have passed my prime And drank the strengthening cordial of Life[-] gall The lightning or the firece tempest blast That falls the green tree to the earth to day To kinder than the calms that lets it last Nor happy witness of its own decay. May no man look on me and says He lives, but all his usefulness is past [The following is written sideways in left margin] Jany 15th 1881 ----- new page (MSS_497_348.jpg) September 12th 1881 10 AM John came with three teams from Nutri Oso Apache Co Arizona for the purpose of taking the steam mill from Pine Valley 13 He went to Pine Valley 30 John came from Pine Valley Oct 1 Self & wife with John went to Leeds Stopped with George & Sarah 2 At 2 P M Left Silver Reed by stage for Salt Lake via Milford Fare $200 to Milford 3 At 2 P M arrived at Milford & at 5.10 Took train for Salt Lake Fare 8,50 & return 4 At 1 AM arrived at Salt Lake Dinner at Mumfords Slept at Continental 11 2 PM Took train for Milford 12 arrived at Milford 5 A M & at 7 A M Took Stage for reef $12,00 fare 100 miles 13 At 7 A M Came to Leeds 2 P M Stage to St George arrived at home at 6 P.M 14 Started at 12 More horseback for Pine Vally Stopped at Frank Fosters 15 Early start & rode to Pine Vally to breakfast at Breckens very cold Creek frozen over John was loaded with mill & camped in the lane One of his horses gone but started at 2 P M & went to Grass Valley I stopped at night with whipple Hard parting with John & it seems hard very hard indeed that I must be parted from my children & I long to be with them I do hope I may be prospered in selling my place in St George that I may go to them 16 Sunday came home after 10 A M but was very tired This I have travelled this month about 800 miles & within the time stopped 7 days in S. L 1½ days in Leeds & one in Pine Vally and I need a little rest <1882> Oct 17. Edward & wife came from Nutri Oso. 15 days from home & reports all well Nov 8 He went to Panguitch Cold Stormy weather 20 Edward for wood wagon loaded with wood run over his foot & hurt him pretty bad Dec 7 Edward left for home a sorrowful parting I do not expect to see my boys again except I go to them 500 miles is such a distance to travel that I cannot expect them to come so far to visit me I grieve I grieve I am heart sick sore and sad but there is no other way After a while a busy brain After a while the trump will sound will rest from all its care and pain, To awake the nations under ground After a while earths rush will cease After a while the Lord will come and a wearied heart find sweet release) To take his chosen people home After a while– a vanished face After a while to portal past an empty seat a vacant place Rest with thy Savior Heaven at last after a while– a name forgot Crumbled headstone unknown spot 4 Jesse W Crosby started for the muddy Friday evening Dec 15th 1882 My Brother Homer was cut of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints by the High Council of Salt Lake Stake of Zion Jany 26 To night Thermometer went down to Zero ----- new page (MSS_497_349.jpg) Extract from Pres. W Woodruffs Letter to Pres. Mcallister of Date S L City 25th Jany 1882 As to the matter of Br Browns wife "It appears to me it would have been better to have left abby Cadwalader with Br Brown in as much as she was sealed to him rather than to have had her sealed to her first husband signed W Woodruff Countersigned Correct. John. D. L. McAllister Names of First Twelve Thomas B Marsh 1 Names of First Six Members of the Church Brigham Young 1 Joseph Smith junor Heber C Kimball 1 Oliver Cowdery Orson Hyde 1 Hyrum Smith Lyman E Johnson 1 Peter Whitmer junr Luke Johnson 1 Samuel H Smith John F Boynton 1 David Whitmer Wm E McLellin 1 Parley P Pratt 1 Orson Pratt 1 Wm Smith 1 1883 Oct 17 Left St George on our way to Arizona at 11 am & drove to Fort Pierce <14 miles> Nov 9 arrived at Nutri Oso 7,30 in the evening having drove 25 miles Our two wagons had each 1500 lbs on leaving St George and the carriage 1200 lbs exclusive of four passengers at Kanab took on 1000 lbs chopped barley 18 Drove 2 miles from top of Hurricane Hill & camped Our teams bothered on the hill 19 25 miles to Cedar Ridge Good roads Rain on 16 which laid the dust & packed the sand 20 25 miles to Kanab field nooned near Pipe springs Good road considering 21 Sunday Came to Kanab Took on 1000 lbs chopped barley & drove to Navajo Wells 20 miles 22 Did not get our stock watered & Barrell filled till 2 PM Drove to top of Buckskin hill 10 23 Rough Road over the Buckskin Mountain Came to House Rock PM Road pretty good <25 miles> Saw here a grave May Daughter of of Springville Utah 24 To Jacobs Pools 12 miles watered & drove 6 miles Dry Camp some heavy sand 18 miles 25 Nooned on Badger creek then made a dry camp Some hard road & hard hills about 18 miles and tied up no feet at all 26 Drove to the Big Colorado River by 11 a m some 10 or 12 miles over the roughest and most dreary country I ever saw no vegetation Hills rocks and barrenness are the chief recommendations Took our teams to Johnsons place about 1 1/2 miles away The Pah area creek or river comes in here and there is a fertile spot here large enough for a farm of some 60 acres This a very warm place about like St George Large stacks of Lucerne Fed our horses till morning 27 Crossed early Several wagons were here before us but they seemed not inclined to be the first to cross and they were quite willing for me to go first I drove my last team off the boat at 8 a m Doubled up the hill from the boat 8 miles to Navajo Springs then 10 miles to Bitter springs Bro Staples from Bountiful Davis Co. Camped with us a cold night a little snow Have been along with other teams since leaving Kanab among them was Br Claridge from Orderville They all drove faster than us but we have left them we have drove some 20 miles almost directly up the river to cross & now are coming back thus making a big elbow we could look back across the stream and counted 18 wagons going up to the Ferry Rough Rough and up up up not much sand to day yesterday had plenty The rain reached here 28 Limestone Tanks by noon then to sandstone Tanks 20 miles and several Teams and some packers I called the road pretty good 29 Had some heavy sand made a dry camp One horse lame in the stifle ----- new page (MSS_497_350.jpg) On the Road October 30 1883 30 Came to willow springs before noon Heavy road P M came to Moancoppy Had splendid road Saw a great deal of petrified wood by the road side 31 Pretty heavy sand most of to day One horse got lame in the shoulder Came to the Little Colorado River by noon then on up that stream Some very heavy sand Teams very tired Camped by the River Some Navajoe Indians Came to camp They have a large herd of sheep across the Creek or river Bought a piece of Mutton Bro Stapley still travels with us Nov 1 Travelling up stream Camped Some miles above the Black falls. 2 Came to the first crossing Had a hard pull up out of the river I was very tired to night 3 Came three or four miles past Brigham City & crossed the river near the Rail Road crossing Saw Winslow a couple of miles west of Brigham There were only two families at Brigham which is a miserable place to look at some stone huts & some log Cabins all low down one story It would be a punishment were I doomed to spend one year of my life in such a place sunset about a mile lower down has more inhabitants but much the same as the other I am told & is an United Order town 4 Bro Staples came 5 or 6 miles with us & stopped to talk with som teams that we met and we saw no more of him He was a good one to travel with and we have been together most of the time from Navajoe Wells 6 miles this side Johnson It so happened that we parted without ceremony not a good bye or a shake of the hand He was bound for Mesa Our route is near the railway The Atlantic & Pacific Came 3 or 4 miles past Saint Joseph which for dinginess and squalor exceeds Brigham but has quite a few inhabitants It is built in Fort form square & most of the houses are formed by setting cedar posts upright in the ground then filling the interstices with mud & a pole straw and dirt Roof & it is called a house Their ditch is some four miles long and their dam when they have one is built in quicksand which is one of the component parts of this stream All their drinking <& other> water has to be hauled two miles as the have no wells but they seemed to have considerable stacks of hay & grain & shocks of cornA person might do worse than to live in S Joseph but deliver me from a trial 5 Had a severe pain in my head most of last night the result of a cold which prostrates me and I refuse to eat & go to bed which is a spring mattress Jane drives for me but of all the riding on a beet this exceds all So much spring that it nearly broke my neck and I was glad to ride in the Carriage which by the way is a superior article of the Fish make Costing $225.00 in Salt Lake. Came past Holbrook a pretty RailRoad town for dinner. Two or three miles we crossed the RR track which kept on up the Perko We crossed the Rio Perko a large stream of dry sand at present without water but a dangerous stream in high water from the everlasting quicksand Came past Woodruff a pretty and pleasant Mormon town with a large Cooperative Store of the Parent kind Came three miles to the upper Crossing which is a rocky ford dangerous at times Camped with Br Dameron who came out of St George 5 days ahead of us He had the full benefit of all the rain which we escaped He takes the right hand here and goes to snow Flake He goes to the Gila 6 Had pretty fair yesterday and today saw occasionally some Spanish houses The river is not far off on our left but toward night left it as from here it baers to the east & we keep more of a south course through the hills Made a dry camp among the cedars & had as big a fire as we wanted big dry trees and green trees to shelter us from the wind 7 Came three miles past Boneho or Erastus for dinner then to Smith & Taylor cattle ranch at some springs Cold night Good roads Cold wind The ranchmen were very kind in furnishing wood etc ----- new page (MSS_497_351.jpg) Nutri Oso Nov 9 1883 Nov 8 Came 10 miles to Springerville in Round Valley & took dinner at the Bridge across the Little Colorado which come in from the east about 1 began snowing which ket with us for 6 miles. Fifteen miles from the bridge came to Nutri Oso about 7 in the evening Stopped at Benjamins but Edward & John and their families all came in to greet us and make us welcome It was truly a happy reunion Found all well 9 I have missed one days travel somewhere on the road as we came in on the 9th Our teams are tired and jaded but no worse than I expected and we are tired and weary as well but we have all stood the trip remarkably & although we seemed to move but slowly no teams have passed us We passed several at the big Colorado & the other side No bad bad luck and were not hindered an hour at any time from accident 10 Looking around Edward and John are helping the Surveyors to [-]oath out some land which they are preparing to enter Our three boys have 310 acres under fence of Meadow Farming and pasture landand are now taking in 140 acres more which they expect to enclose this coming winter Edward and John have each a comfortable frame dwelling and each a frame barn eastern style 30 feet by 62 Houses painted white Benjamins house is larger 18 by 35 feet 16 feet high roof a square He has a barn similar to the others. We have a room in the front of his house 18 by 20 feet with fire place a good comfortable place to live in My sons had always said to me Father when you are ready to move let us know and we will come for you with teams They did not come but they sent two pair of animals & wagon Thomas Wm Burgess came with it He brings with him Melissa Jane Brown Benjamins oldest Daughter to be married They were coming and so served a double purpose of assisting us also They have both been as good and kind as we could ask for or wish My Journal has been long neglected and I had thought never to write any more in it & I am now writing much more than I had though 13 Took Benjamin in the carriage with Edwards team to Round valley stopped over night with Bro Burke an old Gentleman from Farmington Sister Burke is Sister Lot Smith of Sunset. They both treated us very kindly 14 Benjamin got me some a bill of Goods at Barths store & I pay him the money $50.00 I came home & he went to the sawmill which is in the upper part of Round Valley Came home before dark Good Road Fixing up and moving into our room unloading etc My Horses are in Benjamins field half a mile up the creek 15 Drove back to Round valley Stopped with Bishop Christofferson Evening he took me to the upper town 3 miles to hear the Apostles young and Grant preach The Word of Wisdom was their text 16 Paid in $500<00> to the Coop store in Round valley Got a No 8 stove 66.<00> 2 chairs 300 etc amounting to 75.00 Stove weighs 500 lbs Came home Fixing up Benjamins front room The frame if filled in with Adobes but not plastered we put up factory cloth for ceiling & the walls are also covered setting up our stove unloading our wagons & unpacking our boxes hanging pictures & looking glasses putting down Carpets etc etc Our Team we put into the boys field where there is plenty of grass and wheat & barley heads among the stubble I can do but very little I get very tired in doing a very little Have taken wife around through the timber & once to Bush Valley in the carriage The weather is very pleasant Nights not excessively cold stock are doing well ----- new page (MSS_497_352.jpg) Nutri Oso Dec 6 1883 Today started with wife in Carriage for St Johns cold north wind got pretty well chilled through going to Round Valley stopped with Br Burke Cold night 7 Started good time but had to face a northerly wind all day but are going down the Little Colorado we were well wrapped up but yet were cold Stopped for noon with 3 or 4 wagons who were just ahead of us Had a good fire to eat our dinner by Got into St Johns in good season 35 miles Stopped with Jos Crosby Found Benjamin here withtwo teams He is hauling lumber here from the mill Lumber is very cheap only $25.00 after hauling it 35 miles It is worth $20.00 at the mill 8 Today begins the quarterly Conference for the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion Two meeting I do not recollect the different speakers Priesthood met in the evening Benjamin went back to the mill9 Two meetings to day which finishes the Conference which adjourned for three months to meet at Snow Flake Had a good visit with Joe & M[-]d and saw many other old time faces Some I spoke to & some I did not 10 After Breakfast called on Mike P Romney He now edits The Onion Era Had a pleasant chat Started for home at 10.30 & came to Round Valley to Br Burkers Fine day & road good I do not fancy St Johns although there are very many of our people there yet fully one half if not more are outsiders Lawyers Merchants Jews Gentiles Mexicans and many of the hardest and roughest of all creation. A Catholic Church is in full blast This is also the County seat of Apache County and there is not one Mormon in the County Court and that board do and heap upon our people as many indignities as they can & are heaping a heavy upon the people They undertook to raise the tax on a portion of the community & among others they thoug said that Benjamin and Edward had not assessed themselves enough Horses and so ordered the Sheriff with a posse of Mexicans To round up their horses They were several days in doing it The first the boys knew of it They came driving their animals into their coral but on counting they had not found as many as had been given in the assessment This little expedition or exploit cosrs the County nearly or quite $400<00> This is but one out of many of the meanness of the County Court of Apache County A Mormon can get no redress from grievances while others their open and avowed enemies trample on them with impunity Such things ar grievous & hard to bear 11 Late start & came home Paid Joe 12<00> for Bedstead & 14 for a Lounge Cash and Loaned him $500<00> Cash at 15% per annum payable monthly Loaned Wm Atchison $100<00> at 2% pr month on the 6th Found all well 12 Hauled a load of wood was gone about 2 hours 25 The boys came home for Christmas had a good time Benjamin & family Edward & John with their families & Thos Burgess & wife took supper and spent the evening with us Evening a dance at the school house Jany 1 1884 All the Brown family and WW Pace & family took supper at Edwards and spent the evening Had a good time 28 The Boys have got me three loads of lumber from the mill & one load of dry finish that I found here and I have gone to work making frames 30 Have mad three window frames for light sash glass 17 by 34 inches & 2 for 12 light 10 by 14 The boys are all home and busy fencing land in dry valley about 2 1/2 miles from here 22 at Four am this morning Benjamins wife Jane gave birth to her first son Both are doing well ----- new page (MSS_497_353.jpg) Nutri Oso. February 1 1884 Coming to to this country I felt myself isolated almost from all humanity and thought I was hidden from all former associations and that I would let none know my location or whereabouts and that I would take no active part in any public duties But I am writing more letters & patronizing the Post Office more than any one here and I was selected to take charge of the Teachers Quroum which I declined but have accepted a place in the board of Jany 15 directors in the Cooperative Store & am also Secretary & Treasurer of the same 13 Went with John to Round Valley. Stockholders of Coop Store met in evening to hear Report of the secretary which was far from being satisfactory The store has a working capital of $2000.00 is owing over $1000 at Woodruff and has about $1000 owing to the store. At the election of Officers Peter J Christofferson was elected President Lorenzo Brown Vice President John Clark, John Eager & Robertson as directors The accounts were not in good condition and had to be looked over by the Secretary & Vice President Tomorrow & a meeting of the Board in the evening which detains me another 14 I stop with Brother Skousen Meeting in the evening Several bids were made for taking the store for one year It was let to Christofferson He does all the business pays the secretary. Taylor pays all expenses of Taxes License Is to settle up all outstanding accounts Pro & Con & pay stockholders 10 per cent for one year He is to give security his interest of $700.00 in the store & on his personal property and real estate I had $25.00 dividend my due which I drew from the store Yesterday was very cold & last night at day break thermometer was 9° below zero the coldest night of this winter 15 Weather quite moderate Came home in three hours & went in same time Last 6 miles roads were very muddy. Children were dancing in the school house. There was dancing here last night & again to night 16 Some more dancing I have been at all 2 My 61st sixty first Birth day Chldren and Grand Children came for a surprise in the evening Had a social & agreeable family party 19 in all Quite a little family of my own and for which I feel truly thankful 3 Sunday Home Missionaries Everett & Skouson from Round valley Very Muddy 4 Stormy some snow 5 Benjamin went to mill Edward Tom Burgess & 3 or 4 others started for St John as witnesses in some cattle stealing cases There is a firm Stanley & Clanton who live but a few miles 5 or 6 from here that have a Stock ranch Clanton is reported as being the King of the Cattle Thieves in this region Quite stormy 6 Very stormy wind blowing a gale from south all night snow in by drifts 7 South wind continues very bad & blustering Some of sister Clarks roof blew off last night not severely cold but very disagreeable The air is filled with snow 25 Let Benjamin & John have $419.00 Cash to send for machinery fo saw mill I am tinkering at creating a house making door & Window frames etc etc Working in shop which is under John Clarks cattle shedMarch 4 Left home in company with John Clark on our way to Taylor with my carriage & team Drove to Round Valley & stopped with Br Skousen Raining quite hard most of day Very muddy Snow going fast from the hills Every little ravine is a running stream. Wet & cold I am troubled with an aching tooth 15 miles 5 Drove to Concho or Erastus as it is now called Fine day & good road Had for company Br Christofferson & Bishop John Eager of Round Valley Bishop E Noble & Wm Black of Bush Valley Br Tinney of Lunas Valley and George [--]air of Nutri Oso Nooned at Smith & Taylor herd house then to Concho & stopped with a Br Wilhelm who treated us very kindly & fed two teams in good stable 30 or 35 miles ----- new page (MSS_497_354.jpg) Concho March 6 1884 Drove westward all day Very good roads Came to Snow Flake which is on the other side of Silver Creek The Creek is the highest known We could not Cross and we drove 3½ miles up to Taylor which is on both sides of the Creek 35 miles by dusk and stopped with Br James Lewis Have good stable for our team and good comfortable quarters for ourselves I quite welcome 7 Cool day Taylor is place of 70 families mostly log houses some frames but covered with rough implained unpainted boards Lumber is worth $14 per M The present heavy rain & warm weather has sent down a flood that has carried away the Foot Bridge & done much damage to the ditches & dams A Ferry has been improvised with some flat house logs fastened together & a wagon box placed on it so that 5 or 6 persons can cross at once Meeting of Mutual I. A at 10,30 Ladies Relief society met at 2 PM & Board of Directors for [-] A C M I at Woodruff met at 4. 8 Conference met at 10. and at 2 PM with Priesthood met in evening 9 Sunday meeting at 10 & 2 and High Council in evening Cold wind in night 10 Bade our kind friends adieu & drove to Woodruff 20 miles down Silver Creek Got a bill of Goods selected for our store Stopped with James Deane Cold wind 11 Turned homeward Came to Concho 35 miles & stopped with Wilhelm Pleasant day and good roads Had toothache most of night My Tooth has pestered me much since leaving home12 Came to Round Valley 30 miles in good time Tooth ache most of day Saw most of Store directors for Round Valley Co,op Got drops that helped my tooth 13 Came home by 1 PM but quite sick with cold in my head Have had a good time14,15 Put up a plow and made a harrow I got the plow & teeth at Woodruff 15 Received a letter from S.L.Z.C.M.I, with Cash drafts for $1013.20 on New York which comes from Henry Eyring of St George John & T Burgess started for Holbrook for their mill Benj went to Round Valley & I went to meeting Started to day for Salt Lake City Utah with wife Quite a sudden StartJohn K Crosby from Bountiful Utah my wifes Oldest Brother came about a month since Coming in he took a severe cold at Woodruff and he has been quite sick since he came his Cough getting worse until we were concerned about him we had expected him to stay the winter but being so poorly we thought it advisable for him to go home but too feeble to go alone and from his earnest invitation to we have concluded to go with him John Brown takes us to Holbrook & stopped with George & Sarah 17 Drove to Concho and stopped with Bishop Kemp He treated with his accustomed 18 Drove to Holbrook Done some trading & slept at the Clerks boarding room Uncle John Stopped at the Hotel we had breakfast there 35cts each 19 Took train at about 8,30 for Salt Lake City Half a day going up one Perko dry& half a day down another Perks to Albuquerque then to Pueblo were compelled wait 9 hours for next train. Left there at 11 at night John more feeble cannot eat. and I am not strong having very feeble for two years & more not able to cut my own wood or milk my cows I had a bad headache at night 20 Was at Leadville at day break & from there had a wild ride down a wild canyon through an exceeding wild rough & rugged country the wildest of all North America I think Came to Depot S L City at 12 at night Got a cab & went to Joe Crosbys 374 I street being at or near the north east corner of the city Knocked Joes folks & went to bed a, 2 M The streets were brialliantly lighted by electricity & Street cars run by the same but We were too late for street cars 21 Found the city but very little like the Salt Lake city of 12 years ago but notwithstanding the immense changes I saw by lamp light enough old land marks to keep my locality but the change the change & altered appearance wherever I go What were once fine residences & large places of busines they have given place to immense structures & piles of architecture ----- new page (MSS_497_355.jpg) Salt Lake City September 1892 The most beautiful streets I ever saw in any city in this or foreign lands 8 rods wide Sidewalks one rod on either side of the street water courses where side walk & street unite & along the water courses rows of beautiful shade trees from business center to outskirts the streets are of the same width The city cannot be described it must be seen and the contrast between now & then Then in the fall of 1848 Salt Lake City was nothing but in name and space A City without form & void a treeless plain so dry that the Sage brush could not grow & grass was a thing unknown & many stout hearted went back on himself & asked the question how can a man live in this barren this desolation Why we shall all certainly starve But the one man possessed of leadership continued firm & on one spot struck the ground with his walking stick & said here we will build a Temple to the most High and he could not would not or did not go back one whit from his resolution & his courage did not fail That Temple Block contains on building a Temple that has cost some six million dollars & other buildings an immens Tabernacle for the meetings of the community. of vast dimensions a curious structure on another the Assembly Hall a fine piece of architecture but smaller also for meetings The Temple is for other & greater purposes Strange though it may seem the South East corner of the Temple Block of ten acres is the corner for the Base & Meridean lines for all the surreys of the territory And what more can I say of this large this beautiful City. First what makes Salt Lake City What it is A Railroad Center commercially, No, Although several rail ways pass through. I sit the center of an agricultural community with all the production in great amounts to supply her grain elevators as in Chicago & other great agricultural districts No. Although Mother earth brings forth in bounteous profusion & an amazingly fertile soil but very limited in acreage Dame Nature although lavish in qualtiy has been very niggardly in the quantity Is it a manufacturing community No very far from it yet there is some few very manufacturing institutions & their products are brough from a distance Is it a great grand Minig city No There are many mines in Utah But I think there is not one within a thirty mile radius & I repeat my question again What makes Salt Lake the populous for famed & wealthy town & community that it is what has occasioned so much oflavish display & outlay of wealth in erecting the enormous & costly Edifices which adorn this beautiful City It is truly a City in the Mountains built to the name & to honor The Most High God & Who has charge of his saints & orders all things for the welfare of His people Took street Car at Joes & came to the Bank it used to be Jennings building & corner & then a transfer to N P Depot all for a nickel each then took the Salt Lake & Hot spring train called the Dummy line to Bountiful This train goes every 2 hours & like a street car picks up passengers along the line but runs by steam It goes no farther than Bountiful & goes within one block of Uncle Johns House fare 25cts Took dinner at S Hales then walked 2 blocks to Johns His family are married but live near all but Minerva She & her Father live together & alone Minerva is a sorry object deferred and subject to fits & has a violent temper & not able to do much work John wife Jane or Mary Jane died some years since but he keep house and does most of the cooking His place is natural but lonesome almost desolate I helped to build his house over 30 years ago Many old land marks show but most of the old fences are gone replaced by new ones ----- new page (MSS_497_356.jpg) <1892> Sept Bountiful September 22 1892 22 At home & all alone our line of travel the country seems like desolation Nothing green but humanity vegetation dried out & instead of verdure the mountains the valley the plains all & everywhere of the same cast of red the result of prolonged month no rain for more than a year the same as with us and almost a total failure of crops a dull show & over poor prospect for the farmer It is the same here in Utah although the irrigation is nearer perfected here than in Arizona & New Mexico The biggest crop here is alfalfa which has been cut with moderate success twice this season where as usually it yields 3 & 4 very heavy crops. Have little to but look around & scan the many faces but few of them of the old time but am very comfortable with John as we help to fill the places of the absent Johns daughter Minerva is a source of much grief to his father & family & makes all very uncomfortable & unhappy with her violent temper & unkind ways24 Sunday Marion Beatie came from the city 10 miles on the cars to see us & went down with her. She is living with his Son in Law Junius Wells a son of the late David H Wells who was an old time acquaintance & friend from Nauvoo times He has a sumtuous house & well fitted up & lives in what I call luxury Marion has a nice home of her own which she rents at 60,00 pr month She came here while sick & her health is not good though she is in good spirits We staid in the city & Bountiful sometime with Marion sometime with her son Walter S and some of the time with Manly Brown who lives about 2 miles west of Jordan near the and of the street car line we get on street car at Joes and come to the Bank comes & then a transfer over Jordan at least four miles ride for the magnificent sum of one nickel each but in times that I have known here nothing would have been lacking in the way of such a ride if street cars were in existence but the nickle we staid in the city & around about visiting many friends & all when we found them seemed to greet us with pleasure & made us more than welcome. I will here say that we locked our house turned loose the cows & shut the barn so that our home must seem lonesome the store of which I have been sole proprietor for years 2 have turned over to my son John and also the Post Office Remained here until after the october conference the 6, 7 & 8 <&9> of Oct On Monday October 9 President Woodruff requested all the authorities of all official of any kind I went and was not turned away although the orderswere very strict. The Temple is not complete & it requires an order from President Woodruff to visit the interior All the work is being done in first class style no expense being spared to make the Temple all it should be in magnificence What was wanted was money enough to pay all bills & to have it all paid for previous to dedication at the next April Conference. I must say that I was more than surprised the liberal generosity of the Church Appreciate in donations Heretofore the burden of building was done by the poor but a change has truly come among the saints. Quite a few subscribed $1000,00 each some 160000 & from that down The sum total was an even $50,00000 in cash This is I think a matter notorious enough for me to make a note of & it does me good it pleasant to testify in writing at the good works of the Latter day Saints that this building costing 6,000,000 dolars & all paid for notwithstanding that United States Government have taken possession of more than one million dollars and are withholding it from us when we so much need it at present and I can but exclaim Great is the work of God in the Latter Day by the Latter day Saints Glad and that I have the time & space to write up these things that it be in evidence for the benefit of my children & childrens 13 Took Train with wife for Milford Got there at 7,30 & found Edward waiting to take us to St George 14 Drove to Minersville for Dinner then to the Lake about dark slept in House ----- new page (MSS_497_357.jpg) On the Road to St George Oct 1892 15 Drove to Belview & slept in the house all along the road & at the settlements find acquaintance Edward has a buckboard rather crowded for three very windy night 16 Took Breakfast at the House & drove to through Leeds to Harrisburg to dinner then to St George before night Stopped at Edwards About town chatting & handshaking Every one knows me many of the younger faces have grown out of my knowledge I have been away for nine years but all seem pleased to see me & make me welcome and all invite me to come back & live For a few days looking around town then commenced work in the Temple Wife has found a list of names to work for & I am assisting her I find the ceremonies the same as ever & am informed that the ceremonies as revised & corrected are used in Logan & Manti have not been altered one whit but word for word & the same will be used in the Salt Lake Jany 23 The Prophet Josephs birthday anniversary A Dinner was gotten up for the Temple workers with many invited guests. Authorities of the Church and some of the civil authorities wife & I were honored guests in fact we are treated as none but Temple workers are having constant workers there for seven years where we served faithfully without one penny of compensation Four days each week for myself & three days each week for wife and thus it comes that we are invited to dinner every day with the workers & to day is a time of rejoicing in the Temple a time of festivity We are welcomed in St George by nearly all Individuals seem to vie with each other in kindness we are almost daily invited out to dinner or supper or to spend the day In fact all are acquaintances many of the younger have grown out of our knowledge but all remember us & salute us kindly when we meet The President of the Stake D D McArthur an old time acquaintance & friend & who came across the plains together in 1848, & long neighbors in S.L. and after in St George He & his wife got as good a dinner as they could (& they have an abundance) for our benefit we spent an exceeding pleasant half with them Was invited 2 or 3 times to dinner at Erastus B Snows one of McArthurs councillors My heart swells with emotional gratitude at the almost universal kindness of my many friends in fact I didt realize that I was so very much respected by the St George community I had lived to gain respect or to court favors of the community All were [--]tiring in their good wishes & enquiries of our welfare & almost everyone wishes me to come back again & live with them. It is pleasing to know that I have this confidence Old time faces that date from Nauvoo St George was settled by that class Those that had always been stand bys to fill any & all calls For myself I have never sought notoriety or position but in my heart have shrunk from observation & so badly has this feeling predominated that I almost consider myself a shirk from a pure feeling of inescapability & unworthiness But I have been for some years President of the seventies in the St George stake and for sometime before leaving have been a member of the St George City Council While in S.L. I was senior President of the 39th Quorum of seventies I have acted as Treacher in every ward where I here lived except Pine Valley and have been a constant worker in the St George Temple for seven very agreeable years as also my wife & strove very effectually to perfect myself in every part that any of those labora have to perform The contrast between my past & present is great now I am unknown with nothing to do & it is & has been implied for 10 years part that I am not needed my services are not required & hence I have in arizona retired into the shade & am known to but very few a transition from the summit to the depths & from here there is little danger of a fall & though not in action I see ----- new page (MSS_497_358.jpg) St George January 28 1893 My I may say our labors are finished in the Temple. So far as we know or can get a trace of our Genealogies but which amount to some thousands 29 To day we took our farewell of the St George Temple but we could not bring our minds to the solemn farewell hand shaking formality but left without saying good bye to any & without letting them know of our leaving Such is the weakness of the humanity of our nature Took our last supper with Erastus B Snow son of the late apostle Erastus Snow and spent there an agreeable afternoon & evening also Edward & wife and Sister Hannah Crosby & her son Joshua & wife 30 Started between 4 & 5. AM with Edward & his team for Milford to save the pain of being met on the road & stop to say the hard word farewell Oh the Dirk feeling of farewell forever is anguish umingled & agony pure Passed through Middleton & Washington before the people were astir and came to Leeds for noon & Stopped for dinner with old sister Wilkinson who gave us a hearty welcome then to Kelseys at the head of Black Ridge for night 31 Drove to the Lake by dark & slept in the house Feby 1 Minersvill for Dinner Threatning with some storm then to Milford terminus and took train for Salt Lake at 8 P.M a formal heartfelt & touching Good beye to Edward & went our way sorrowing for the wilds of arizona via S L City Edward & his wife Ella have done all in their power to make us comfortable He sent us 25.00 to start from Salt Lake then met us with Team at Milford & drove us to St George & has truly acted the part of a true & dutiful son and then brought us three big days dive to Milford and anything that he had we were welcome to First snow of the winter during the night Feby 2 Came to Salt Lake City at 10 am & took the Dummy for Bountiful Snow 4 inches deep Found al well This is my 70th birthday Through February and March was stormy almost every day Street & roads were exceeding muddy Did some little visiting but filled but few of the invitations of old time friends who date back to Nauvoo & many from England, We made a trip to Tooele valley & stopped with Benjamin Nobles & his wife Rachel one night. our first Bishop in Nutrioso we were more than welcome They have an interesting family but are not very prosperous having been unfortunate in speculation & have lost their home a nice place & have to move on Most of our time is at John K Crosbys Bountiful he is my wife oldest & last Brother They two are the last of their family of 1838 in New York State Chantanqua County. Some of our time is with Jol Crosby City a son of Jesse W, some of time Marion Beatie who is with her Daughter Josephine wife of Rulon Wells a son of Daniel H Wells Some of our time with Walter J Beatie whose wife was Phebe a Daughter Pres Brigham Young and some of the time with Manly Brown who lives a mile over Jordan but the elective Cars run close to his house Made a call on my Brother Homer who lives 6 or 8 miles NJ Jordan on the west side We stopped with Walter during the April Conference as he lives across the street from the Temple Block west went one day to the Temple dedication The structure throughout is truly magnificent no expense has been spared & everything is just so from cellar to spire Previous to Conference all the saints were expected to settle all difficulties before the dedication as all had to get a recommend before enlising & a general reformation was the result & the Latter day Saints faithful came forward by the thousand so that a general feeling of unity & good feeling prevails A volume might be written of Utah including S L City it rise & progress a prosperity with the many noted & large building etc etc but my pen is too Small ----- new page (MSS_497_359.jpg) Salt Lake City April 1893 ----- new page (MSS_497_361.jpg) Feby 2 1895 I have may times & most times on this my birth day made some effort in my Journal To day brings me to be 72 years old. My Father had the promise in early life to live unto this age & he after aske the Lord for longer life which was granted This was the promised age of nine of the 12 Apostles of the nephites by the savior The other three were to remain & it was Their, the thru promise to my Father. And I have had a feeling for many years that this my sevent and second year would finish my earthly career but whether it does or does not matters not as I am in the hands of a higher power & whatever the future may unfold is altogether with my Father in Heaven & whatever He designs & brings about will be for the best and I could but wish myself as willing to stay as to go My mind is not filled with unseasonable regrets of a misspent or an unhappy life as I had firmly resolved at an early date to lead a reasonably honest life There has been a protection thrown around me more than natural to myself and through that I may safely say as a testimony in my own behalf that I have never disgraced myself & consequently have been no disgrace to others I have not sought for distinction or preferment but have shrunk from observation from a feeling of unworthiness with a lack of confidence in my own abilities and always to take a back or a low seat & have bowed down to curried favor of those of high degree. I can say more of myself as I have never claimed or felt myself in way of superior mental capacity or qualifications but I have been placed here I hope for good & though I have seen myself outstripped by many who started with me & long since in the journey of life yet have blessings been showered around me & my pathway all and much more than I have dared to ask & I have so far been preserved in the truth. My work on earth is finished and to me is entirely satisfactory only I could have wished to have done more good O let us trust with holy men of old, Not all the story here begun is told; So the tired spirit, waiting to be freed, On lifes last leaf with tranquil eye shall read, By the pale glimmer of the torch reversed, Not Finis, but The End of balance First: O W Holmes May 9 Watering my garden from 12 to 8 AM. Small stream Cold froze ice mittens and overcoat were agreeable John L Brown Jacob Hamblin and Thomas W Burges have purchased a stream Saw Mill and were running it at and had enough lumber on hand to finish paying for it but on April through carelessnes of one of the hands it took fire & burned together with 1200 or $140000 worth of lumber The mill was not entirely ruined but can be set running with about $300.00 This hurt them badly in loss of means & loss of time etc Last fall at the election John was elected one of surpervisors of Apache County and at their first meeting He was elected Chairman of the Board Since then through the effort of the Republican party the county has been divided The other part is known as Navajo County. This is by the Legislature & officers appointed by that body for the new county. Which throws the members of Apache County court who live in the new county out of office. Their places have to be filled by the selection to fill their places by the remaining portion of the board & they have selected as a supervisor to fill a vacancy Gustave Becker of Springerville a man of worth & solid At their last meeting their board had to attend to the dividing of the property between the two counties. A very difficult & intricate affair between the officials of the two counties but was arranged satisfactory to both parties ----- new page (MSS_497_362.jpg) Nutrioso Apache County Arizona May, 10 1895 Mr Beeker the new appointee was very firm & through his influence & good judgment in business matters was instrumental in effecting the necessary settlement without going into Court thereby saving to Apache County some thousands of dollars This dividing of the county was very unwise & injudicious at the present as the county is very heavily involved through the rascality of dishonest county officials. Who have sought emolument & have striven hard to squander means thereby running the county into debt by unnecessary extravagance. but by dint of economy & rigidly gaurding their outgoes I think there are better times ahead for Apache County This splitting of the County & other divisions is the result of the dividing on party lines politically wherein may staunch Democrats have seen fit to apostatize & go over to the Republican party for reasons unkown to themselves and unexplained by them. but it would seem simply to bring trouble politically & financially which they have succeeded in amazingly The new County is named Navajo June Morning of 3.4 & 5 Had Ice thick as window glass Killed our squash & potatoes & gooseberries11 Ice this morning 17 Ice this morning 18 & 19 Ice each morning 20 Ice again 21 Ice July 3 Geo & Sarah sent team from Springerville for wife & self to come & spend the fourth with them 4 A grand celebration on a small scale but quite suitable for the times & means of the people John came home from St Johns & stopped over night at home 5 Came home 6 Benjamin came home He has been with W W Pace to see about establishing the southern line between Apache & Graham Counties being a commision appointed by apache county to meet a commission from Graham They have to go again 67 Sunday Jane & Nina Benjamin taking them to Navajo station 50 miles from St John on their way Nina to Salt Lake City and Jane to Pine Valley Utah by RR to be gone a month They pick up John on their way at St Johns 14 Benj & John came from Navajo bringing Sarah from Springerville in time for Meeting A committee was appointed for a programme for the 24th Thos Burgess came <15 John went to [---]> 18 Wife took Sarah home & Came back Had a fine pleasant rain 19 George came from Boneyard on Mountain & Stopped over night 21 Had another fine rain yesterday Benj & W Pace went to meet a committee from Graham Co to try & locate boundary line between Apache & Graham Counties 23 A pleasant rain 24 A Rainy day Quite a generous celebration Took dinner with Benjamin 23 Benj & W Pace came home but could not come to terms with the Graham County committe about the bounadriy line between the two CountiesIt will probably have to be decided by the next Legislature 8 Rainy every day for two weeks past. A little past noon to day with a tolerably clear sky there came a terrible thunder clap Realizing that it must have struck near I went to the door & saw a cloud of dust arising from Jacob Hamblins house The Chimney had been struk the blest following down into the back room Reaching the floor it seem to spread & divided to oppisite sides of the room & burst a window on either side but little damage was done The family was away 10 & 11 Stake Presidency paid us a visit & held two meetings Promised to come again to hold a word conference ----- new page (MSS_497_363.jpg) Come with a mile when come thou must Evangel of the world to be And touch & glorify this dust This shuddering dust, that now is me And from this prison set me free Come with a smile auspicious friend To usher in th eternal day Of these weak terrors make an end and charm the paltry chains away That bind me to this timorous clay 1895 Aug 14 Benjamin started for Holbrook to meet Jane & Nina I sent for a Bill of Goods by him 15 " Came back having heard they did not start 16 John came on his way to St Johns on County busines Adjourned term 17 John started for St Johns to commence on County busines on Monday 24 A general time of measles Benjamin Children are all down & others Coming down 22nd had a long rain which lasted all night Not too heavy but had enough to do good There are 35 now down & others Sep Aug 29 Benjamin started at 2 PM for Holbrook for the folks. Got a letter from Edward Sep 3 Came with Nina & Jane & brought me some supplies from ACM J Holbrook 3 Eclipse of Moon a hard frost 4 Another frost quite telling Wife is sick she has something the nature of a stroke of palsy Her right side is sensibly affected & she keep her bed much of the time The sick are generally doing pretty well. Benjamin is about down with the cough that has been his companion almost for years He looks bad Snowflake has had her turn of luck in a heavy hail that done serious damage to standing crops & some hurt to grain in the Shack My own age & infirmities are coming on I work but very little My eyes are pretty good & read considerable but seldom go from home Have not been out since July 4th 5 Today in coming across the steet from Johns my wife as she came to the Porch of our house fell I assisted her to rise & into the house and onto the bed Her whole right side leg & arm is affected and my suspicions are more than verified by the fact that is a paralytic stroke but I dare not say that much to her 8 15 Sarah came from Springerville with medicine as I had out for her and with her willing help to ready hand She has ministered to her mothers illness that she is quite comfortable 15 Wife is able to sit up a littl. She is cheerful says she is not sick and a very good appetite we are giving her Mervine which with rubbing her affected side I think helps her considerable George Crosby came to day & went back 16 early this morning John has gone back to his mill 35 miles away. 19 A little rain Wife some better can walk a little with help. 22 Sarah went home thinking that her Mother was much better & all the time improving thinking she would in time get well or nearly so but two days after she was taken worse had a relapse. Could help herself but little 29 For a week she sits up but little Sarah came again & gives her Mother all care and attention but she fails gradually 30 Sent Telegram to Edward at St George which left Holbrook Oct 2 Sarah & Nina are faithful & good nurses Oct 5 Sent for John 6 John came but his Mother is very low ----- new page (MSS_497_364.jpg) Nutrioso Arizona October 6 1895 John came about noon I doubt if his Mother knows him She cannot talk plain speaks low and indistinct At night Sarah was sitting with her a little past 12 She wanted me & then each one of her children She could talk but little. She took us each by the hand not knowing us only as we told her who we were Myself Benjamin Sarah and John. George Crosby Jane & Nina but she clung closer & harder to her own family trying to talk but More or less rambling I took it as her last & farewell although I do not think she fully realized what she was doing or saying but once in a loud distinct whisper she said good bye forever then calmed down to a quiet & gentle sleep till morning She is restless at times. She has no sickness or pain but gently gradually and quietly failing Once to day she pointed toward the ceiling saying she saw her brother Obed who died in Nauvoo in 1839 and asked if we did not see him I felt very thankful last night that there were none but our own family present It seemed so solemn that I wished for no present but ourselves There nothing noisy but a serious quiet grief & although tears did flow there was no outburst of sorrow as is often seen at such times We have closed the door of her room from visitors that all may be quiet with her She takes very little nourishment almost nothing at all 10 She cannot speak to be understood but getting weaker Going into the room this morning I found Benjamin & Sarah one each side her bed holding each hand She was trying to rise, She said Sarah would not let her get up She knew me & took my hand & retained it for some time & seemed desirous to talk but seemed in no pain but resting easy has been somewhat restless part of the night & slept considerable. Benjamin & John are with us most of the time also Sarah Jane & Nina we never leave her alone we all seemed moved alike to have no one with her or to watch by her as we all prefer to doing ourselves Although we have abundant offers of kindness which are thankfully received and appreciated by us all I write as much for Edward as for any other reason. Expecting to copy for his benefit 12 One o clock fifty three minutes P. M. She breathed her last and my house my home is left unto me desolate The little home which we have enjoyed for so many years together in peace & quiet harmony The home which we have endeavored to make comfortable in our declining years where we have lived by ourselves because we both wished to and it has been our united wish that when one of us was called to go the other would wish to accompany She has gone & I am left in loneliness but hoping in all sincerity to join her soon as our work here is finished so far as I know and every thing is prepared. Our burial clothes have been by us since 1846 I have been with my people since 1838 & have thus far been preserved in the truth and have never disgraced Myself. I have fought a good fight I have kept the faith and the time of my departure is at hand but this is a good world I have enjoyed myself therein I have had my share of grief of sorrow of toil & pain & hope to be made perfect thereby Farewell my partner of my joys & sorrows for 51 nearly 52 years I have done as well as I knew & can but wish that I had done better by myself & by her & often wonder why so good a woman was given me. One much better than I was worthy of 13 Sunday Sam Love & L. S Hamblin made the coffin. 3 P M Funeral at the house Prayer by J W Lee Speakers W D Pace. J W McFate J N Haywood W W Pace. L S Hamblin J Sarridance & Geo H Crosby Dismissed by Bishop Haywood 14 By Mothers request we took her to Eagerville for burial as she had expressed a wish to be laid by the side of her Grandson Willie Crosby at the time of his burial Services at Geo H Crosbys a general attendance of Springerville saints & several not saints among the latter Mr Becker & family the Merchant Speakers Geo Crosby Sisters Colman and Udall so W Pace & D R Udal Diminished by Henry Slade ----- new page (MSS_497_365.jpg) October 15 1895 Dedication at the grave by Pres D K [--]all & thanks by him in behalf of the mourners. Benjamin & I stopped with George & Sarah 16 Sarah came home with me by 11 AM She Stopped until friday Washing & putting everything in the same condition as her Mother had them wrote to Edward & Manly 18 George came last night & they went away at 9 AM I am in the house by myself & commune with myself & the dear daperted or try to This has been a lonely day wrote to John Crosby at Bountiful 19 More lonely than ever went to Benjamins to breakfast but could not eat Looking over papers & writing wrote H M Brown Lake Breeze SL 21 Wrote W J Beatie SL and to G M Brown St George with an Obituary for Southern 22 Received Large Photos of self & wife two of each from Sainbury & Johnson of Salt Lake City We sat for them in march 1893 but did not get till now and really & truly I more than prize them beyond worth more especially my wifes as they are remarkably lif like I was yesterday looking the house over for a photo of hers when Nina told me that Mother had destroyed every one of hers I knew she had not one that pleased her and when these came to day I could but shed tears of gratification as there is one for me & one for Benjamin Small things now move me deeply 23 Wrote & sent by the mail to day Letter to D D McArthur St Georg and and one to Sainsbury & Johnson S L. for four more pictures two of each Weather threatening. I sleep alone I eat alone mostly I live alone in fact and in reality I am a lonely being bu I have invitations urged upon me freely from Benjamin & wife John and Nina & Sarah and George all of which I accepted but claimed the privilege of freedom to come when I liked and as I liked but could not give up my home and cannot suffer a thing to be removed from its former position where the superior hand had placed them I go from room to room and I miss but one object and that one object away makes a loney wide felt space which over every thing that her hand has touched and cared for and in every room I feel like bowing down in meekness and almost broken hearted but I like to be here and nowhere else and when I meet any one more especially one of my own family the tears spring unbidden to my eyes I wonder who will or if any one will ever read this my effusion of grief For many very many years have I looked forward to such scenes & I had thought my heart was prepared and guarded against such depth of feeling I cannot shake it off indeed I do not think that I wish to for it is holy feeling and does seem Heaven born but I must banish them or I must succumb or it will carry me off No I shall not go distracted but it will wear me out My body is not so very strong and my mental faculties are perceptibly failing & I am preparing for my exit from this vale of tears Nov 1 Hard freeze Themometer 18 2 Thermometer 10 3 Sunday Found Snow on the ground been raining most of the night Strong wind 4 Hard wind all day. Snowy & stormy during the night 13 To day cold north wind with snow yesterday was snowy Today while sitting by my desk perfectly wide awake I heard the voice of my wife call to me from the parlor I arose & quietly opened the door & went in. About a week since sitting by my desk half dozing She spoke to me from the same door I looked around & she was standing near the door beckoning to me with her hand but instantly disappeared but I heard her and saw her although but half asleep but I awoke & looked around but saw nothing This came to me both times when I was not thinking of her. I seems to me that she thus comes to let me know that she remembers & I think is calling me to come to her Had a letter from Edward He is feeling very bad X ----- new page (MSS_497_366.jpg) Leeds June 18 1876 Some went to Ardsley and others to the room but All came out very well and there was a very good meeting Br Clark preached in the evening to a house full 25 Went with several of the Leeds Saints to Ardsley for a Conference Camp meeting in the field belonging to Mr Broadhead I found him making preparations clearing off the ground fixing seats etc in part of his Meadow He made all very welcome as also his wife & daughter Who waited on us at dinner made our tea & poured it furnished us with milk & treated us with the utmost kindness the most so of any one I have ever met no belonging to our people we had two very good meetings with many strangers most of whom listened with attention Br Clark started on tuesday for Hull Our Meeting was interrupted by some young men continually talking I spoke to them twice & reproved them pretty severly the third time but they would not desist when Mr Broadhead appeared & taking them by the collar Marched them out of the field without ceremony but quietly went to Mr Broadheads house After the last meeting and their two girls one of 18 the other 14 Walked near a mile toward Leeds with our people seeming to enjoy themselves very much in singing as we walked along the highway I returned with Br Hirst <& them> & Stopped an hour at their house & had a good friendly talk with them parents on our principles They listened with attention & said their neighbors called them Mormons They seemed to believe I went home with Br Hirst Called on Jonathan Pyrah Got there by 10 Br Munns & some of his family wen to London yesterday made visits & back for a shilling each 26 Came to Morley with Br Hirst Dinner with Starkie then went to Br Wm Sprays He head been sick long before I came to Leeds the Doctors having given him up before Icame He has been confined to his bed Most of time since the 5th inst and is in great pain at times and cannot live long He is quite resigned We ordained him an Elder and I blessed him then shook hands with him and bid him a final adiew. But oh the dire feeling of farewell forever To anguish unmingled & agony pure Came to Leeds after dark On the way found a man out of work & Who had been walking several days having no money for fare He seemed so humble & cost down that I approached him with the gospel which he seemed to appreciate & promised to come to our meeting waiting most of the week for reports from branches 2 Sunday At meeting Evening Brs Spray & Starkie came but did not speak They were feeling bad as William died this morning & they came requesting the Leeds saints to come to the funeral on tuesday also the Choir with the Hymn selected for the occasion I gave the notice & read the Hymn then spoke a few minutes on the nature of death & of passing the dark portals of the grave of the place to which we go and the nature of the work we will probably do when there and of the necessity of being faithful here & of the works for us to perform while here in order to meet hereafter with those dead who ys before The funeral sermon will be preached here next sunday evening by Br Abbott Had a very good meeting indeed 4 Went to Morley with sisters Tichmarsh & Emma Munns to the funeral at 5 PM By request I gave out the Hymn on page 193 H Hark on [---] eafas a funeral knell Moves on the breeze its echoes swell Wm Spray Which the Leeds Choir sung with emphasis and good affect after which The body was carried to the Church where the Parson read the burial service and read a prayer and was then taken to the grave where another service was read. There was another burial at the same time of a young woman and one service answered for both the Parson there by earning two free for one service The young womans companions 40 or 50 in number were dressed in black with white hats & veils & made a very pleasant appearance but the contrest ----- new page (MSS_497_367.jpg) Morley July 4 1876 In the contrast in the mourners was much greater & there was a Marked difference in those that mourn having no hope & those that have an assurance of Life eternal & of meeting their dead hereafter Those were filled with a torturing inconsolable grief which none could pacify One sister fainting by the open grave & was borne away by sobbing mourners While these wer calm as a summers morning and their faces seemed radiant with the thought of a better world to which their relative had gone & of a speedy meeting and to rise in the first resurrection when the trump of God shall sound and we be enabled to receive our bodies happy & glorified & prepared for a celestial glory 8 Have been very busy making out my quarterly & half yearly reports to send Lpool but have not done with them yet Started at 10 am for Edinburg Scotland where I had arranged to go with Br Andrew Galloway some time since He notified me of the time he was going which happened to come at a time for an excursion which cost but four teen shillings & return while the ordinary fare is 17 shillings one way [--] saving of 20 shillings The distane is some over 200 miles which was done by 5,30 Stopped at Drummonds Temperance Hotel at 4 Shillings a day with lodgings and room the same we paid in New York $1.00 for room & bed without Board After tea went to Calton Hill and climbed Nelsons Tower where we had a fine view of the town & The Firth of Forth 3 miles away with the Harbor of Lieth Thor are several objects of curiosity on this hill a large ball on top of this monument rises by electricity punctually 5 minutes before one oclock each day & falls at one precisely which fires at the same time a gun at at the castle Had a mile or more distant Took a walk along Princes street a wide open street running due west & bordered by trees which make a fine shade and showing It takes but a short time to see that this is truly a grand old as well as Modern place & well worthy The praise which is bestowed upon it by all tourists & pleasure excursions for sight seeing Its fine classical and ornamental buildings all of stone that often rise to 10 stories & built with an eye to beauty amounting almost to grandeur & Magnificance The fountains statues Monuments Palaces Churches ancient & Modern Cemeteries that date before the Christian era with their weather beaters & illegible inscriptions which contrast but strangely and sadly with those of more modern date many of which are rich & costly There seemingly being the same taste & extravagance with the wealthy & the great to make make a receptacle or habitation for the dead body as there is to beautify & adorn a place for the living one The fine parks are worthy of irritation The old castle is one of the time honored relicts of the past 9 Sunday Rose at 6 & with a hastily formed acquantance at the hotel as a companion sallied forth in great of sights & although a brisk rain plodded our way the length of Leith walk a very wide open & shady street for three miles to the harbor of Leith and were reminded at trom that this is sanctimonious scotland There is nothing in England that can compare with scotland for being religious on the sabbath The drunkard must not forget to [---] his staggering must be done on the saturday as the long face must be put on for Sunday all shops are closed Street Cars will not run My companion was nearly gone up all day for want of a glass of beer which he did not get Came back to a late breakfast then went up on Calton hill to see the ball rise 5 minutes to one eyes up to see the ball go up watch must be wrong five minutes more but his majesty does not move five more & ten more of awful suspense was a total failure On inquiring find the thing has piety on the train don't work on Sunday My companion being Romanishly inclined in religion must go to his mass & poor I not wishing to be a laggard or behind in appearances voluntered to accompany him as he knew where to go although an entire strangers here and I saw with pain almost amounting to disgust the imposing ceremony we had to pay at the door & got tickets for our seats & at the Conclusion a dip net contrivane X ----- new page (MSS_497_368.jpg) Edinburgh Scotland July 9 1876 At the end of a long pole was passed into the long seats which without much explanation I found to be a way of exacting contributions The short sermon on evil speaking as also the exhortation to diligence obedience & faithfulness in Church attendance were very well & I'm my greediness was More than satisfied with my endeavors at piety Thus my first day in Scotlands capital & I went to bed tired 10 Breakfast & Started with three Our first effort was a tribute to the memory of Rob Burns the Pact to the time of tuppence which we graciously paid at the door of the Monument and were shown very many relies of the great man Rob the Ranter such as drinking Cups his knife fork & spoon plate many of his letters His hand writing on different papers was as diferent and varied as the spots on a Leopard or as Mens opinons Here at every turn were pictures & relies & views for sale From here to Holy road Palace the residenc of Royalty when in Edinburgh saw the old apartments among which we were shown the room where Rizzio was killed and saw what was said to be the blood stains still upon the floor saw also the old Chapel which adjoins the pa[---] but which is in ruins but the old times tombs are still there & bear their own record of antiquity The lettering in most instances being almost wholly defaced by the ravages of time & the action of the elements From here tran 3 miles to Porto Bello a fine place for bathing in the Firth of Forth The weather was cold the wind was cold & chilly but I was determined on a bath & a bath I surely had being my first in salt water I got into a little four wheeled or house about five feet by eight being furnished with two towels & bathing drawers & then drawn by a horse down into the water where one can stay & bathe as long as he may wish & then brought back & all for four pence my story in the water was shirt it being to cold but I had a swim in Salt water The bottom was nice and sandy Train back to town & visited the Castle Saw the old Scottish crown & the regalia of the Knights of the Garter & many other antiquated curiosities saw the room where Mary Queen of scots was confined & where she used to take her morning walk she has been canonized being now styled St Mary also Queen Elizabeths Chapel a room about 14 by 10 feet & then visited the National gallery of Painting & fine arts then to the Hotel where I found Br A Galloway from New Castle on Tyne & had a good time with him Mornings & evenings he being engaged from 10 AM till 3 PM at the old Registry offers searching the records for names of his dead relatives & friends we slept together & had the same room as saints whenever they meet are not satisfied but in each others company & when we were together were generally on the walk till 10 or 11 at night 11 Almost alone today visited the Antiquarian Museum & Statue gallery and National again & several other places Evening walking with Galloway He is acquainted 12 Went Started at 6 for Sterling 36 miles and was well repaid by seeing the Castle and Cemetery old Church Battle fields of sterling Wallace monument on Abbey Craig Cambus Kenneth Abbey etc etc. 13 went to Bannockburn <4 or 5 miles> where Bruce fought Edward Saw the Borestone where Bruce planted his standard came back by Col Murrays new residenc walked through his garden <&> park & should have called on the Colonel but he was in England Begged of the Gardner two fine roses to bring to Utah The roads around Stirling are many of them very wide & nicely shaded by two rows of very large trees. Scotland is truly a beautiful country as well the towns and it seems that almost everything is historic I could fill an extra page or two or three & then be but fairly begun Came back by nine & fairly tired 13&14 Had plenty of walking & places to visit & plenty of questions to ask I enjoyed my ride from Stirling very much with 40 passengers 20 women & 20 men every one in Scotland seems to know an American by intuition & being known as such was plied with many questions which finally turned on Brigham Young Mormonism & Polygamy I told them I had seen many Mormons & had been in Utah & told them how they looked dressed & beleivd & why they believed as they did They were surprised at the doctrine I told of and were much pleased and were not changed when I told them who I was a Latter day saint but they had ver many questions to ask of the fundamental principles of our religion ----- new page (MSS_497_369.jpg) Edinburgh Scotland July 14 1876 which I answered to their satisfaction we shook hands at parting all well pleased 15 Came home to Leeds Br Galloway left for Glasgow at 11 & I started 1.30 and came at 8 after a tiresome journey with [---]able hotel acquaintence which was very agreeable on all sides I mad severa acquaintence & introduced myself as often as reason dictated as coming from Utah & did not find as much prejudice as I have genirally have done when travelling I have enjoyed my trip very much indeed but came home very tired weary & foulure from constant walking for a week which I cannot endure so well as I once could 16 Found all well at meeting had a very good time but the weather is very warm the hottest in fact for some years Thrmometer I am told has been up to 98 23 Sunday Have been busy with conference book Br Taylor has been [---]ting them & did get through till yesterday PM when he went to Kirkhamgate and then I made out my report for the past quarter & also the last half year Sunday school at 10 meeting at 2.30 & at 6.30 I was at meeting on Thursday night 26 Br James Woustenholm from Kansas Utah but now from Coldham Eng came to see me to day He was hunting records for geneologies He staid over night & went to Bradford next day 27 I assisted him all I could but he got no trace & went to Halifax I had a good talk with Isaac Dawson about tithing & the principles of it recommending him to pay & to encourage all the saints to do likewise all of which he endorsed with perfect good feeling came home by 9 Isaac paid my fare 30 Sunday went to Bradford by 2 & went meeting Preaching by Dawso & Green ordained Joseph Hartley a Priest Tea with Green Meeting 6.30 I spoke most of the time on obedience but more on Tithes & offerings Felt well & had much freedom of speech and for once I felt satisfied with myself small audience mostly saints came to Leeds at night 29 Started at 7 for L.pool from Bradford, on an excursion fare 3.6 Got there by 11 no one in the office but one clerk a stranger all had gone to Glasgow Conference went to Birkenhead across the me[--]ey with Br Masks to see his cousin Tammy Durran gave us our dinner at the office spent an hour in the Museum Tea with Mr Prince & started home at 7.30 I got to our room by 12 night Cool day yesterday bought a coat & rest Paid L 1.5, 0 To give an idea of the cost of Churches an estimate has been made for Painting windows in St Gibs Church where her majesty sits when in Edinburgh one the north will cost L 100 another some width L 120, the large one on the east side L 1200, Donaldsons hospital has 220 Scholars from 90 to 100 girls 110 of these scholars are deaf mutes The size may be judged from there being 2400 windows & 4¾ miles of skirting Heirots hospital is no so large but much older & educates many children & prepares some for the university Sir George Heriot at his death bestowed all his property to found this Hospital for educating poor children I have noticed that school rooms are not so comfortably or conveniently arranged the books are not so easy or comprehensive a kind in fact the common schools are far behind in almost every respect the schools in America Our life is but a passing day Some only breakfast and away Others to dinner stay and are full fed The oldest man but sups and goes to bed Large is his debt [-] That lingers out the day He that goes soonest Has the least to pay Aug 3 Meeting at Leeds in evening felt well in speaking to the saints 4 went to Bradford a Gospel tent preacher had invited some of us to his house & he would prove the Book of Mormon false. He did not appear but set next friday night stopped at Durrans 5 went to Clayton Stopped with Br Kershaw 6 Sunday with Kershaw walked 5 miles to Halifax Dinner with Jacksons Meeting at 2.30 at Ludlows & sacrament testimony & good meeting Brs Green from Bradford & Gledhill from Norwood Green came meeting at 6 but from rain kept in doors Great meeting speakers Green Gledhill Kershaw & myself [The following is written sideways in left margin] Inscription on the Tomb of Alexander [-]. Moffen Stirling Castle Cemetery Edinburgh ----- new page (MSS_497_370.jpg) Leeds August 6 1876 Mrs Ludlow is anxious for baptism & I think one son Stopped at Jacksons 7 Came to Bradford Dinner with Hartley tea with Sr Hainsworth Called on Mrs Curtis & Nimshi Smith then to Leeds past Greenes He paid my fare Found Br Clark at Munns & Br Taylor all well 9 Went to Bradford N Smith has cleaned my Watch Came past Greenes Had a talk with Sr Baker She wants to get her genealogies from Scotland Came back to Leeds 10 Met with Leeds saints Clark went to a sectarian meeting 11 Went to Bradford with Clark to meet the man Who proves the Boof of Mormon false but he was in London Found at his house a telegraphic apology wishing our address Thanks for his kindness Slept at Durrens administered to N Smiths sick Child 12 Went to Clayton slept with Atkinson Cockroft He has made me a pair of pants for which I paid him 18 shillings 13 To Norwood green for dinner with aaron Gledhill Br Green & Geo Holt came from Bradford also two sisters from Mytholmroyd 2 30 Sacrament Meeting with testimonies 6 PM outdoor meeting had a few listeners who paid good attention Came to Bradford & slept at Durrans 14 Started at 5 AM for L pool with Br Green Sister Durrans & little girl Got there by 9 breakfast with Sr Carrington & had a good talk about old times in crossing the plains Br Carrington was away and McKenzie very busy Had a look through the Museum Dinner at 42 then across the river to New Brighton & back to the office Found Br Carrington & had 10 minutes chat & Started back at 6 & got to bed at 12 & tired at that Stopped at Durrans 15 Came to Leeds by dinner all well Found letters from wife John & Nina wife has very sore eyes but send lasting good wishes 17 Evening testimony Meeting but did not speak 19 Went to Apperly Bridge 5 miles on invitation from Bradford saints for a Pic Nic & recreation Had a very good <&> sociable time Came home by nine Hot weather continues 20 Sunday Walked to Morley to dinner then Brs Spray & Starkie walked 4 miles to Birkenshaw where we met Br Green Hirst & Marshall & held our door Meeting a pretty fair audience till we were fairly commenced when the congregation of a chapel near by dismissed and very many of them stopped to listen being the largest out door meeting I have ever attended Tea with Thomas Hopwood & walked to Drighlington & held another large out door meeting Hirst & Green spoke & good attention Came hom by 9 P.M having 18 or 20 miles & held two excellent out door meetings Some what tired Supper & to bed 21 Did considerable running around to notify people about baptism whichwas at Cookridge baths I officiated baptizing mine in all four new mem bers five being renewals Two that came from Halifax wer confirmed the others not till thursday night This makes 14 that I have been privileged to baptize since coming to England which 15 months to day since my arrival in Leeds New members to day Mery Ann Ludlow her son Walter Sarah Bird & her daughter Martha The rebaptisms Elizabeth Munns & her eldest Daughter Emma Jacob Hill and his wife Alice and Frances Hatfield a young woma living near here Br Clark baptized some new members at Dull & some have been added in Bradford and several in the Wakefield Branch 27 Sunday Have not been well for some days Have been in bed most of today a bad cold had a light Chill & some fines Clark has been to Wolver hampton for some days Sep 2 Do not feel well Went to Morley Dinner with Stashey Called on Kate Spray She bears the loss of her husband William Well and seems quite resigned Tea with E Spray & walked 5 miles to Kirkhamgate in a hard rain Stopped with Br Hirst visiting some member 3 AM running around with Br Hirst visiting some of the Members Meeting 2 30 Sister Burton came from Normanton she & family are going to Utah on the 13th Also Bro Clark ----- new page (MSS_497_371.jpg) Kirkhamgate September 3 1876 Bro Stokes & wife & sister Copley Good meeting No evening as they had to catch the train but I made some more calls 4 Rain this morning but cleared up by 9 & I came to Morley Heard some more of Newtons doings & I shall be compelled to remove him from being President in the Leeds branch Dinner with sperry called on Kate she has plenty of work dress making & has 3 apprentices She gave me a shilling Coming home to Leeds found a sister rather old that has been to Salt Lake & came back she was sick in bed She called in the Elders to yesterday to day she is around the house as well as ever she in living with her daughter who with her husband received & treated me very kindly and urged me to call often Came to Leeds 5 went to see Br Newton & advised him to resign He promised to be at Cural 6 Baptising at 7 PM at Cookridge Baths Br Taylor officiating as I was too unwell to go into the water Thomas Bird and his son John Arthur Munns and Emily Newton New Members & one rebaptism Clark came from Birmingham 7 evening meeting for confirmation 10 Sunday Not well but at meeting at 2,30 Then council Br Newton did not come as he promised and I proposed to release him & should but for Br Taylor who requested that we postpone action for two weeks 6,30 Br Clark preached his farewell discourse as he about returning to Utah 11 Running around waiting for Br Clark Evening Party at meeting room Br Clarks and Charles Munns fare well went off well Their boxes at the station 12 went to the station at 7.30 to see the brethren start for Lpool and as usual a goodly number of saints came & shed tears to see them go or rather that they could not go too The Munns family feel very lonely I have a larg boil on the back of my neck that is painful 13 Writing some better on the bed much of the time I can hardly hold up my head my neck is so bad Taylor went Bradford on his way to Manchester Conference on Sunday where we were both invited Letter from London with P O order from home for £3.19.9 I have been expecting it for a month 14 went to P O for money & to the station for Stars Diner at Tichmarshs Letter from Clark at Lpool was pretty tired when I came home & went to bed My boil is doing very well with poulticing three times a day 15 Put upstairs & sent them off & sit around the house all day was tired at bedtime 16 Letter from Clark at Queenstown all well 300 saints on board 17 Sunday at two meetings I spoke in the evening & with much satisfaction to myself Between meetings held council Br Newton resigned have not been around much for a week 25 Started by train at 9.25 on a fine day trip to London excursion on the Midland R R arrived at St Pancras station about 5 P M went to Br Moultons & took tea then to Madam Tussauds wax works by underground railway The exhibit is not so extensive as I had expected but it is well got up splendid The underground railway is a curiosity to me being 11 miles long under the heart of the city with branches & stations at short distances trains start every five minutes and genrally well filled by day & night Got to Conference house at 8 P M Found Pres Paxman well & I had a bed to sleep in 26 went to the Bank of England and saw them count money by weighing it by the bushel & putting it into little Bags went to the Post office saw the Telegraph office but did not gain a very large building with 1000 operators on one floor & wires enough wires to darken the same only they go mostly under ground went to St Pauls Cathedral saw the big clock strike 11 & helped to wind it up by paying a penny went into the whspering gallery in the dome than to the top [--] sixpence after their top climbed another 100 feet into the ball for which I paid 1.6 <&> came from the 100 feet & was shown where to look down into the centre of the church as the grid said 100 yards I forget the number of steps but I know that I was tired when I got to the bottom Then went into the Crypt or vaults where many celebrated were buried ----- new page (MSS_497_372.jpg) London September 26 1876 Here was the Duke of Wellingtons hearse or car or an immens thing that was drawn by 12 of the largest horses that London could produce the whole car & tomb was lowered from above through the floor This cost another sixpence It is truly astonishing with what facility every waiters extends his greedy palm for a gratuity No Matter in what capacity he acts he always expect a fee The waiter does not forget nor does he hesitate to prompt ones memory with a please to remembe the waiter I have no salary only such as I get by donations & I am told many waiters [---] get pay but give quite a sum for the privilege of a situation & then [---] the visitors with their infernal begging & this in happy civilized England saw the Holborn [---] and then to - Park another shilling but an immense collection of animals among them were those brought by the Prince of Wales from India on his late trip At 4 saw them feed the animals then to the Albert Memorial & the Albert Hall East India museum & Kensington museum & home tired but so complaingly as my companion Br Paxman Bed by 12 Slept with him 27 Alone and wended my way to the Tower of London that done I crossed the Thames by the subway an underground tunnel for footmen I went down 100 steps & then 1/4 of a mile & more under the through a large cast iron barell for 1/2 penny to the station & to the Chrystal Palace 6 or 7 miles Done the Chrystal palace in 1/4 of a day although I had been told it would take one solid day I climbed the North Tower for a penny 200 feet higher than the cross of St Paul Came back across London Bridge to the monument & made my way to the meeting room and spoke 3/4 of an hour then home by train Bed by 12 and up by 7 28 Late start to London Bridge took boat up to Houses of Parliament Saw insid the House of Commons Nothing Extra the house of Lords could not be seen to westminister saw Most of it with its costly monuments of the dead then up the river & across to Park the upper park in the river Took back to another meeting room Lpool 1/2 an hour Last night after meeting was called with Paxman to administer to a sister who was in a bad way I had much faith for her Home & bed by 1 29 Train for Leeds at 10.30 Had a quiet trip & not crowded Came by 7 PM & including 15 shillings fare the trip cost me £2.5, Found all well 30 Running around Dinner at Tilstmashs Tea a Wanless Oct 1 Went Bradford Pm Spoke to a very few a short time & longer in the evening on the duties of the Priesthood & the members slept at Durrans with Br Taylor This is my fare well talk to Bradford saints as Br Taylor informs me that I was to go home on the 25 2 about Bradford budding the saint good bye stopped a Dorrans 3 Dinner with John Percel & then to Laister Dyke Raining all day Home & wrote 6 letters 4 To see Br Marks then to P.O & railway for sleep home Dinner at Hatfields & tea at Munns Busy making Quarterly reports with Taylor to assist and settling up 7 Took train to Goole on The way to Hull Dinner with Sister Wright She gave me two shillings for extra fare Train for Hull came there by 4 Tea with Jagger called on Greensides and hunted a loging & paid 2S 8 Sunday Breakfast with Jackson went to council one there the President Invited myself to dinner with Jackson & went alone to the afternoon meeting some half dozen present Tea with Br Greens then to evening meeting Tolerable attendance I spok short but without a good feeling Council which lasted till 11 then to Jacksons alone 2 miles in a hard rain slept there 9 Breafast with Jackson He did not ask me to come again Crossed the Humber to New Holland then to Grimsby Dinner with Sr Charlton then to South stopped at Norths They were glad to see me & gave me 2S slept there 10 Brakfast with Norths & came to Hull Dinner with Br Downs then 3 miles to Watsons They had a chair party & tea which lasted till 4 Mom slept but little Sr Peck gave me a shilling which was all the Hull Branch gave me at parting visit & literally turned me out of Doors 11 Brakfast with Watson dinner with Jagger who saw me out of town as far as the boat which I took for Goole & stopped at Br Wrights she treated me kindly slept there 12 Sister Wright gave me 10 Shillings which she had overpaid on the stars Train for Normanton Dinner with Stokes who was very kind indeed than to Kirkhamgate to Hirsts ----- new page (MSS_497_373.jpg) Kirkhamgate October 12 1876 He called a meeting in double quick time Had a very good time indeed most of them wept at parting This branch is very dear to me & always has been I felt very well in talking to them a great contrast to Hull. There in no branch in the Leeds conference that has had so much care & so much attention from me in every way as the Hull branch & this their gratitude 13 Had 2 shillings given me here Took train for Hudders field Dinner with Sr Dyson then to Mallisons & over night Sr Dyson gave me 2S, Wright Beaumont 2.6 14 To Huddersfield then to Luddenfoot & to mytholmroyd visited Sr Noreliff then to Halifax at Jacksons 15 Sunday called on Ludlow they gave me 2S & a large silk handkerchief meeting at Jacksons at 2 30 Green Self & Kershaw spoke Sr fleming gave me 16 Green 2.6 Came to Kershaws at Clayton by & Had a good meeting there slept with Cookroft Kershaw gave me 2.6 atkinson 13 his mother 13 & another sister 7 A Dinner with Kershaw then to Bradford tea with Sr Smith then to Leeds 17 Running around & very busy went to Bradford Council in the evening 18 Dinner with Sr Hadfied Leeds She sent my wife a knit Shawl Baptism at 7 PM at the Bathe two new members added 19 Running around very busy meeting in evening Confirmation Bought a box 5S 20 Called on Sr Thompon she gave me 5S went Morley tea with Mr Fields on the way and supper with starkie Sr Pearson gave me 21 Packing 21 Came to Leeds dinner with Sr Kershaw tea with Sr Wanless 22 Sunday meeting at 2 30 Preaching by Green from Bradford a short committee tea with Sunderland His wife is just baptized Gave my farewell in the evening all were sorrowful 23 Finished packing & took boxes to the Station Recreation at meeting Room evening to bid me a kind good bye and gave me 17 Shillings Late to bed 24 Bid the family fare well perhaps forever and left them sorrowing and in tears They have made me a good home & have been very kind to us all & have done everything in reason for our comfort & I leave them with regret as they wish to go as well Took the 8.30 train to Lpool with Martha Lawton of 14 Many of the Leeds saints came to the train to see us start & bid us once more a kind farewell. O how happy & joy ful I feel to think I have their good wishes with their faith & prayers for my speedy & safe journey home with their heart felt thanks for my services while with them & I thank my Father in Heaven for this good feeling & for the influence He has thrown around me since coming to their lands & that I have been a humble instrument in doing some good & sincerely hope I may continue Came to Lpool by noon picked up Thomas Judd from Birmingham at Manchester & we have had a good visit to day He comes from St George Dinner at the LDS office 42 Islington Got our luggage on board Br Paxman came from London with a small company of saints & several Elders from different conferences some of them returning home slept on board ship with Thomas Judd 25 Rose early & assisted the saints to adjust their baggage & went to 42 for breakfast then on board & sailed at 1 PM. The steam tug was pretty well loaded with saints when it left us & the many good byes farewells & handshakings wer given & received with a hearty good will & may Gods blessing attend you invoked from either party and the moisture would accumulate in ones eyes the tears of joy would come unbidden to the eyes of the most hard & indifferent ones So long as a form Could be recognized on the flutter of a kerchif be seen as the tug rounded for the shore & we steamed from them and I silent and sad turned & went below The thought of leaving so many faithful saints behind & perhaps many of them I will never see again A pretty hearty dinner at 4 and walked the deck of the splendid steamer Wyoming till 9 then to Bed Adown the Irish channel & during the night the sea was rough which caused me & Many others some unpleasant thoughts while casting up of accounts from sea sickness & I did leave my bed or berth till we stopped at Queenstown at 9 30 and there wrote my last letter on this side the Atlantic to Br Munns at Leeds & after an hours stay steamed down the Coast of Ireland As the sea became rougher I became more violent in my paroxysms ----- new page (MSS_497_374.jpg) October 26 1876 At sea and went to my room & berth & lay till next day when after considerable effort I dressed & went upon deck when I found that I had not been alone in my exertions to shake off or cast off all things earthly on the wide wide sea Most of the passengers wereof no better disposition morally or at least bodily than I myself Rough weather sea has a singular quality of effectually developing the measures of humanity internally and externally Kept around most of the day Eat nothing but two apples & they relished Bed early 27 Late rising No breakfast went down into the steerage Found sisters Barker & Durrans quite ill not feeling able to stir but talked cheerfulness into them & almost carried them on deck which revived them & after a time prevailed on them to promenade one at a time by supporting them & they felt better but were worse through the night as the sea got rougher and the steamer rooked badly 28 Iam better & ate some 29 Sunday Better appetite A meeting in the Cabin Church of England Service & a short sermon by a young clergman going to U,S to take orders Meeting at 2 30 in the Steerage several cabin passengers present & one of the young ministers D McKenzie spoke about an hour on first principles bearing a faithful testimony Another meeting below in the coming More Cabin passengers present who paid good attention Preaching by PD Lyman about 50 minutes one of the ministers present Most of the passengers receurting & a pretty good attendance at table 31 Can eat like a horse now First breakfast 8. 30 Lunch 12 Dinner 4. 30 & t[-] at 8 to all of which I do ample justice to my good appetite & destruction of the generous fare weather fine & the ship quite steady Our average speed thas far has been 13 knots an hour very few but come to table Nov 1 At two this morning saw the light of Cape Race N Foundland Last night assisted in administering to a young man who hwas papitation of the heart the night before to two children who are better now & come to table at 9.30 two owls fell on desk quite exhausted were picked up & given free first class fare 2 One of our Bird passengers died at an early hour this Morning It will be carefully preserved and cared for Passed the light on sable island last night & are now at 1.30 under easy sail at the rate of 14 knots Ship Steady as a clock with barely a perceptible motion in the Cabin Last night a concert or entertainment in the Cabin at which each one was invited to assist The two young Pastors rolld their eyes in holy horror each time that one of our party a Mormon was called up but all went off well & in good order Our party sit at the Doctors table & consists of David McKenzie Peter Barton President of Company Rees Lewellyn Wm Evans P D Lyman H W Taylor & your humble servant The brethren except B W Carrington are returning Missionaries Carrington has been in England several years at School Married his teachers daughter & more returning with wife Mrs. Barratt V Miss Davis her niece ar from Manchester Conference & under the Special care of McKenzie A testimony and sacrament meeting at 10 to day in the steerage & another tomorrow The SS Nevada from My is passing at a distance The passengers are unusually civil & Courteous Sociable & affable accommadating & Polite while the Captain officers steward & crew ar very kind indeed In the steerage are 118 passengers very comfortable & not crowded sickness is a thing of the past Every one so far as I know comes to table 3 Morning fair but the wind rose gradually till the vessel pitched considerably & passengers began their old game of accounting for past deeds Some to bed supperless but toward Morning More calm Before noon a white star steamer the Brittanica passed steaming ahead rapidly having left Lpool 27 hours after us. At 6 this morning a Pilot came on board being about 200 miles out McKenzie preached in the steerage at 5 PM Polygamy & the Mormons at 8 the Parsons had thansgiving & prayer in the Cabin This being our last night on board All was stir & bustle in making ready to land in the morning & not & not much sleep for some 4 Up at 4 land on both sides with plenty of lights & much Shipping Moving up or down Passed the Brittanica as she could not get over the Bastill full tide Came to anchor before 7 & waited two hours for the Doctor to pass through the boat & us I wrote two letters home Got into the Dock about 10 Luggage passed without trouble by feing the officals with a few dollars Br Staines was at the landing waiting for us & brought us letters three for me one from Elisha Norton Feredonia & two from Father one with $30,00 in money so that I have now over $7000 & think to leave train a Pittsburg & go to Fredonia on a visit The company got off at 5 PM & I had expected to go with them but my box did not turn up ----- new page (MSS_497_375.jpg) New York Nov 4 1876 and I stopped to hunt it Went to the Stevens Hous & Stopped for the night and found it there & I was vexed at not going Got supper & went to bed The saints all went off feeling jolly at so short a story 5 Started at 7 for a run around little New York Went to the bridge building across cast river to Brooklyn the two towns or abutments costing $14000,000 without the wires The wires are now being; but on It is built by the two Cities New York & Brooklyn The abutments are each 250 feet high Brakfast at an eating house took train to Central Park to compare it with those of England & find this far superior to anything I saw there Came back to South Ferry at Castle garden 7 miles for 5 cts Crossed to Brooklyn 2cts then to Greenwood Cemetery 7 miles in ¾ hour for 5cts This is nodoubt the largest and most Magnificent Cemetery in the world for modern times The wealthy of these two places seem to vie with each other in doing the greater honor to their dead This place cannot be described It mus be seen to be appreciated Ispent 2½ hours and saw but little came back by 630 & Wrote home 6 Considerable running met some Elders direct from Utah Dinner with them Fixed up my box & got it to the ferry Left with a Small company from Massachusetts at 7 PM from Jersey City Came to Philadelphia by 12 midnight Stopped at a private house 7 Wen to the Centennial At 8 & Walked very busy till 6. P.M & looked very fast & saw but a small portion but still a great deal Paid for Board & lodging $175 8 Started at Midnight for the West & Came to Pittsburgh Slow train by dark Stopped for night $1,00 for bed suppr & breakfast 9 Started at 9 .AM for up the river & came to Irvinton & Stopped at 4.30 Trains did not connect Paid Hotel Bill 1,50 A very hilly & rough Country along the Alleghany Mountains Sew say many oil wells & much iron & Coal uphill a Steep grade Hills & woods 10 Started at 9 & came to Mr Nortons Found all well excepting Me done some visiting & treated kindly 11 Mr Norton took me in his Carriage along Webster street past our old farm Called on Nancy Webster Relief of Horace Webster & Alanson Bailey Saw Lemuel Webster then to Fredonia & home saw many of Fathers old friends fine day 12 Sunday a fine day Drove through Fredonia toward Dunkirk Called on Frank Burrett who married Mr Nortons Daughter Ann Came back past the cemetery found the graves of two of our family a boy & a girl Came to Geo C Roods very few of the old stock remain & less of the new 13 Mr Norton took me 1½ miles east of fredonia to Mr Marcus Chapmans He Married Mary Ann Mumford Uncle Harrys girl & he took me to Sheridan Icalled on Julia and She knew me after 39 years then went Mr Snows Janets Husband & found ucle Harry & stopped the night These two girls married Snows brothers one is ezra Snow a good visit 14 Spent the forenoon with Julia & came to Chapmans Called on Ephraim Thayer & wife and Horace & Wife Evening saw Nellie Hendricks a good girl 15 Rain last night with Snow one inch Chapman took me to Dunkirk saw the water works and the Lake Erie which last was Just as Iremember it Short Stay Scow Jeff Richardson came to Fredonia Called on Mrs Mullett an old Lady an intimate in early times of my Father & Mother She was glad to see me supper at Chapmans Nellie lives with him & goes to school in Fredonia after dark Chapman took me to Roods 16 Mr Rood took me to see Hariet Brown our old Shool made before 1839 to H Tarbox dinner with Wm More very rich to Fredonia saw two Forbes Fall David & John saw several old people that knes my Father Called on Wm Risby Saw Hi Clark & David Clerk Erastus Bartholomew James Mullett & back to Roods to tea Then Walked to Nortons in the dark 17 Rose early & went on to Fathers old farm Wood lot & orchard the same trees are bearing yet & got a few apples grown on the trees of Fathers planting before I was born Got the apples for Father The man paid $3000.00 for the farm of 50 acres Train at 9.30 for home Having seen enough & more to repay me for my time & expense All here have received me kindly & urged me to stay londer My Father is every where well spoken of & suspected with the interest kindness & respect Some told me that they always thought more of my Father than of their own he th[---] which gives me much comfort & would have liked to tarry longer but it is late in the season ----- new page (MSS_497_376.jpg) Fredonia NY November 17 1876 Saw few of my old time associates & schoolMates & places have changed much but I knew the land Marks the roads fences & wells of water just as I knew them when but a child From Nortons to warren the country seems but new The fields are many of them filled with stumps of trees seeming but lately cut and I saw miles of fence made of stumps that have been taken out bodily refusing to rot & piled up for fencing Irvington was founded by Dr Wm Irving who purchased a large tract of land on the Alleghaney river which is left and following up the Conewango and along Cassadaga Lake One dam across the Conewango creek 4 feet high sets back 12 miles thus proving the flowers of the County Near Warren and considerable Lumbering is done here yet but mostly grazing Saw Millions, of Staves for Coopering & very much hemlock piled for tanning Irvington is near the junction of Brokenstraw & alleganey Many oil wells here & at warren Out to Titusville through a thickly timbered country with sever flourishing Mills judging from the great quantities of lumber in sight Titusville seems a large place with much oil works & manufacturing & is to very Smoky A damp long day This town has been built mostly within the last 15 years The oil has made it & it has now 7000 inhabitants Crude oil is now worth $3,00 and 3,50 pr barrell waited here from 2,30 to 7.10 & then to Pittsburg to 6.40 and through the oil region Titusville is on Oil Creek 18 Waited till 8,30 & took train for Omaha Saw the Ohio river Crossed the Muskingum river at Stubersville stopped her for the first time Down Muskingum river some distance and across to Costracton Changed cars at Columbus Ohio on the Sciota river Now through a level county with good farms & large corn fields on either side Came to Logansport Indiana at 3 AM sundy noon 19 Sunday No train to day & have been walkins as much as the mud will allow having rained pretty hard yesterday & all night went up the hill to the College a large four story building Came back across the Eel river then across the wabash These two make a large stream which is tributary to the Mississippi a dull damp day Toward night found a man named Mason who kindly volunteered to show me around the town some very fine dwellings & one very large school 4 stories with iron fence around the entire block The building is capable of seating at least 1000 scholars I should judge stopped over night with him as he charged but half the Hotel fare although he kept a hotel himself stopped in Titusville 5 hours 2 hours in Pittsburg 1½ hours at Columbus & 30 hours on Lyomsport 294 miles from Burlington to Omaha 20 Left Logansport at 8,30 came to state Line crossed Illinois river at Peora Came through Laharpe 8,30 S. Mississippi river at Burlington & laid over Paid for straw bed, 50 21 Left & Crossed the state of Iowa Have had wet weather every day some This morning Mild but soon after starting had a blustering snow storm for some hours snow falling fast with Strong west wind then clear with sharp frost at night Corn through Iowa about half a crop wet early in the season very little wheat & a light crop of potatoes Came to Omaha & to bed by 12, at Emigrant depot 50 cts for bed & breakfast & was kept here till after 5 P.M gathering tickets & luggage provisions etc I had time to look around the town which does not seem very flourishing at present went on to the Buff where I could see across the river to Council Bluff formerly Kanesville & up to Florence old Winter Quarters of 1846. Could see many familiar land marks 22 I met sharp walker & Chester Lovland from Salt Lake city of late one going cast walker going west in a fw days Nearly dark have found a companion a man from Indianapolis named Tullfor Calafornia Came to Cheyenne in half in two days Had a good comfortable car & slept very well Have a good company all emigrants & 18 heavy loaded freight cars we make 10 miles an hour just half as fast as the passenger trains very cold weather but grew more moderate as we got into We meet many emigrant companies going east being sick & tired of mountains Calafornia Came to Cheyenne half way in two days 26 Sunday came to Ogden after dark & stopped over night Sept at 5 next morning & came to Salt Lake to breakfast Found all usually well Father saw me in his shop & told What door I came in at Have had a pleasant passage from Omaha All the passengers or many of them came to make my aquaintance When they learned I was going to Utah ----- new page (MSS_497_377.jpg) Salt Lake City November 28 1876 They had many inquiries to make & I had much talking to do After Icame to echo Kanyons at parting several wanted my address leaving theirs saying they wished to write Found J W Crosby also Solon Fester of St George Engaged my passage home with Foster in a few days 28 Crosby Started home I stayed one week looking into Fathers affairs & accounts Those owing him do not treat him well or pay him or come near him at all but he may be able to callect some of it Kept very busy running around Making some Calls & doing some business Dec 4 Started for St George Drove to Lehi Stopped with John Woodhouse 5 Breakfast with Br Empy Dinner with Eliza at Provo Came to Spanish Fork and stopped with Sister Mils Andrus 6 Dinner with Br Clark at Santa Quin Came to Nephi Supper with Br Bryant Slept at Charles Forts 7 Brakfast with sister Foot & came to sevier Slept at the mail station 8 Came to Cedar Springs Dinner with John folks He is away teaming 9 Dinner with Bishop Calister at Filmore then to Corn Creek 10 Came to Pine Creek Stopped with Br Frisbee 11 To Beaver Supper with Sister Dell & slept with Foster at Jonathan Crosbys Saw George Crosby 12 To Parowan Stopped with Br Dame He gave me quite a history of his imprisonment and trial Also of Presidents visit to him while in prison also may items of JD Lees trial I claimed that it was no Lee that was tried but the Mormon jury 13 Kanarra Stopped with Br Griffins Found Bishop Mcarthur ther & had a good visit came to Harrisburg 14 To St George by noon Found all well Nina is staying with wife 16 Working at the Temple 17 Sunday at home 19 John Came from Pine Valley 20 Started for Pine Valley with wife & John & Nina Stopped at Frank Fosters 21 To Pine Valley Found all well at Benjamins 24 Sunday Started for meeting but met Edward & went back Georg & Sarah could not some children sick 25 Christmas went to the party & danced once Home & went to bed 29 Came to Fosters on our way home 2 & Came home in good time John brought us with some lumber 30 Worked on the Temple digging sand 31 Sunday meeting at meeting house arrangement for tomorrow Jany 1 <1877> January 1 1877 Temple dedication the house was full & crowded Some strangers tried to get in but were denied Walter S Dodge an old neighbor in St George but who apostatized some years since was refused which galled him very much The prayer for the dedication of the basement offered By Eder Wilford Woodruff most of the audienc being seated on the floor they then removed to the next story above which was well seated where prayer was offered by Erastus Snow A few went above to dedicate the sealing room with prayer by B Young junr Pres B Young directed the ceremonies & Made some very appropriate remarks with great energy My heart is filled to overflowing with gratitude to my Father in Heaven for the great privilege of to day A Temple is finished a thing unknown in history since the earth stood a place when the living work for the living & the dead came be done whereby the great plan of salvation for the human family can be brought about that the full purpose of the Almighty may not fail but that all may have at least an opportunity George & Sarah came with themir family They staid a week tinkering around my lot 25.26 Went to the Temple to assist in giving endowments on an invitation from Pres E Snow first & later from Elder W Woodruff <& Pres Young direction> Who has charge Both are of the Twelve My wife has been working for some time President Young selected her with some six others at the commencement 4 At meeting at the Tabernacle Evening Meeting in 4th Ward School house I was called to the stand & spoke a few minutes at the at the close my first in public since coming home 1 & 2 At the purple to went to the Clara settlement With Edwards team for hay Got hit little Came home at 1 PM When during into my yard I was thrown from the least striking on the hard side back among right shoulder Made which was broken & my right arm hurt also my heart In much pain all night Edward has been here two weeks He has hauled me 2 loads wood ----- new page (MSS_497_378.jpg) St George February 5 1877 Bishop A H Raleigh from Salt Lake City has been boarding with us sometime They were very kind in helping me to the house & Caring for me Edward set up with me through the night as I could not be left alone I could not lie down for two weeks & could not move in my chair For 2 weeks without help for some time Benj came to see me & all were very kind the neighbors and friends did what they could for me 9 John came on horseback Thurs I have Benjamin & family Edward & his wife & now John 11 John went home He is teaching school in Pine Valley & could stay no longer 20 Edward & Ella went home to Hebron 22 Benjamin went I am now so that I lay down at night but I am very restless never sleeping more than an hour or two I then have to change position Br Raleigh left us [---] & March 10 Benjamin came & stayed a few hours I get out & walk around a little My wife has waited on and done for me night & day One curiosity is my left leg which was not Swoll but about a week later began swelling and for some two weeks I had no use of it & for some time I could not put it to the floor when sitting in my chair but it is now better My wife has been in the Temple two days in the week for two weeks but gets very tired 14 Benjamins oldest girl Jane came to stay a few days I went to the Post office 15 I went to the Temple Rode with Br Cox but walked home all were pleased to see me & give congratulations on the prospect of my speedy recovery Pres Young Elders Woodruff Snow Raliegh Folsom Cannon McDonald Eyring McAllister Nuttall & many very many more President Young has made inquiries for me several times & wished me there at work It makes me feel well that I am thought of in kindness & that I have their good wishes 16 Wife away I at home & went to the Post Office 19 Watered my lot I have bought of Charles Pulsipher the half lot joining mine on the South for which I pay him $300.00 in stock but a little money This half lot has on it over 108 bearing grape vines & a number of peach apple & plum trees with currants & some [---] The boys have put out on the two Lots of late 12 Large apple trees 16 almonds some pears & some grapes They got out some manure & plowed some put in potatoes & peas I have got from Jesse 316 choices long grape cuttings which I am putting out by driving an iron bar two feet or more into the ground & setting the long cutting in the hole Set about 100 to day which is work for me as I have but my left hand to use but I get on slowly Bro W H Folsom Raleigh & Whipple called & spent most of PM with me Much of the fruit is fully in bloom while the Cottonwood trees ar quite large leaf Worked pretty hard to day (for me) I am not strong Planted Melon 21 At the Temple could do but little Was witness in the upper room for 49 couples 22 Finished putting out cuttings I set some grape roots Tired again <23 At the Temple Witness for 66 [-] up stairs> 24 Began watering at 6 AM & finished at 10.30 Soaked the lots well Yesterday John 23 D Lee was shot at the mountain meadows I have not full particulars but it seems strange a new thing under the sun for a convict to be taken 100 miles from his place of trial and imprisonment to executed where he had committed the murder for which he had to atone & of which he was no doubt guilty but why he should be held in duress so many years harassed & perplexed while in prison tormented with continual anxiety little less Then torment a broken down old man by his enemies & finally to wind up & to add if possible to [---] mental and bodily afflictions taken to the place of the and in this Republican government & all in the cause of humanity 25 At meeting Preaching by O Hyde of the Twelve & BYoung junr Fine weather Pres BYoung on 26 27 Fixing to sew some beets 28 at the Temple John W was there 29 Watered at 1 but so tired I could sleep at night 30 At the Temple Small companies now Had 25 or 30 visitors from North Bishops & some of the Apostles Who pretty well filled the upper room or the seats in it Fine rain last and some to day Bad walking this morning but better at night saw baptisms[--] in the font to day for the first time a little rain at night no frost ----- new page (MSS_497_379.jpg) 1879 May 3 Left Salt Lake for St George Came to battle Creek 4 to Provo 5 San tuquin 6 Lorens 7 Scipio & Meadow Creek 9 to Cove 10 Beaver 11 In Beaver 12 Parowan 13 Leech springs 14 Pine Valley 15 in Pine Valley 16 Pine Valley 17 St George 18 Sunday Watering 10 Benjamin went through the Temple & was adopted to his Father & Mother His older daughter Melissa Jane was endowed & adopted to her parents 11 Benjamin won to Leeds to cut wood 22 Benjamin & John came from Leeds 23 Joseph Smith Birth day Dinner for the Temple hands in St George tabernacle 250 were seated some speaking after dinner up stairs by Milo Andrus Jacob Gates & E Snow Good time 25 Christmas Benjamin Edward & John and their families spent the day & evening with us Jany 1 Benjamin Edward and John spent the afternoon and evening with us and took Dinner Up & away, like the dew of the morning Soaring from earth to its home in the sun, So let me steal away gently & lovingly, Only remembered by what I have done up & away, like the colors of sunset Sweetning the twilight as darkness came on So let me pass away, peacefully, silently Only remembered, by what I have done Need I be missed if another succeed me Reaping those fields which in spring I have sown Who ploughed or sowed is not missed by the harvester But he's remembered by what he has done x November 1895 20 Took supper at Thomas Burgess Fine weather 21 Weather thratning with Rain at night 22 Some snow this morning stormy through the day 23 Wet heavy snow most of day Snow is about six inches & threatning 24 Snowing the last night about 8 inches deep this moring & cloudy Sunday There has been no meeting fo six weeks J W Brown teaches from St Johns came to lodge 25 Thermometer this mornig eight degrees below zero J W Br 26 ' ' ' Ten " " " 27 ' ' ' Two " " ' Weather quite moderate Dec 12 Two very long weary and dreary months have passed since my wifes death I had thought I should ere this have become reconciled to my solitude but my grief does not subside & every day some new wound seems to open When I look around the house every thing that I cast my eyes upon remind me of the departed Every thing is in its place & remains just as she left it There is but one object missing and that one object is missed-from and in every part and that is herself I see her handiwork in and about every object indoors & out and I am left alone in what was once ours to mourn and my silent grief unknown to any is silently wearing me away & my constant daily prayer is O Lord take me to Thyself I reflect much on my past & very many of the incidents of life up to the present come in vivid recolection like a panorama but I have few regrets I do not wish to go back to live my life over thinking to better it As scenes long past of joy or pain. Comes wildering oer my aged brain Fortitude adieu ----- new page (MSS_497_380.jpg) 4 Nutrioso Dec 1895 16 & 17 Heavy south wind which changed to north Thermometer to 10° 18 Thermometer this morning 10° Calm <& Clear> a little snow on the ground 19 10° below fine day 20, 12° very fine Our little snow is leaving 23 Monday Started for springerville at 5 a.m Pretty cold Got to town before mine & to Geoge by 12° 30 Came home Ron Crosby brought me yesterday was very severe & there has been severe cold all well <1896> Jany 1 At home alone all day making quarters PO returns Sent off $80,33 to san Francisco Dinner at Benjamins I take no part in any festivities I am too sad & enjoy myself best at home & alone 3 Sarah with Amelia & Remmy came from Springerville Sarah & Amelia stopped with me 4 L S Hamblin took breakfast with us & Sarah went home 5 John went or started for St John weather getting milder County busines 11 he came home 12 This accomplishes my third month of loneliness & desolation & I am waiting waiting 22 Sunday H G Platt P T Coleman Wm Gibbons & Willard Colman met with us in the evening as home Missionaries Br Platt stopped with me. Benjamin is quite sick Effect of a severe cold in head & lungs 2 Sunday This my seventy third birth day My spirits are much depressed I am sad and gloomy I did not attend meeting and passed the day alone and in serious meditation feeling to ask in my heart in all sincerity How long my Father oh how long am I to tarry in this gloomy lonely & lowly vale of tears More than once I paid a visit to my parlor where all things remain as in my wifes last days On friday the Stake Presidents passed here & took dinner at Johns I went in to see them & passed an hour in lively converse 4 Pres D H Udall & Counsellors Came from Lima. They have released the Bishop of Alpine & appointed Thos Hatch as ward President & acting Bishop Held Priesthood meeting here Evening 5 Meeting at 10 am. 2 PM & 7 PM They did the preaching The Bishop of Nutrioso resigned & was released. Jacob Hamblin was appointed President & voted in as Bishop Pres D K Udall slept at my house with the School Teacher Cold might 12 One more lonely & solitary month since my partner in life left me Today has been another one of gloom Such bursts of grief & dispondency comes over me at times greater than I can control yet in my conversation with others I assume a cheerfulness that is far from being real & I presume that no notices my depression such as solitude bings 15 Sarah Came with 2 boys John & Bert 16 Went to Meeting 17 Sarah went home Weather fair Br Brown has bad cold March 5 Started for St Johns Conference Rode with W W Pace to Springerville & Stopped with Sarah & George Very cold north wind & snow 6 Pleasant but cool Rode most of way with George then with Br Greer Supper with J W Brown & slept with H J Platt 7 Breakfast with Aunt Thirza Brown. Dinner with Bishop Anderson Supper with Sister Farr also J N Smith John Hunt & D K Udall Done trading at Drug Store & Coop Had $50<00> dividend on 445 Capital 12½ pr ct 8 Sunday Breakfast with Br Platt Dinner with Bishop Anderson Jesses M & Br Skousen supper with Dirk Greer At meeting 3 times 9 Three meetings Called me to speak 7, 30 Stockholders meeting for the Coopstore & Election of officers Breakfast & supper with Br Platt & dinner Sleep with with Br Platt 10 Came to Georges Rode with Br Greer Cool but pleasant 11 Came home started at 4 PM. & got home at 8. Supper with WW Pace 12 Another long & dreary month has dragged its length along Monotonous but enjoyed myself pretty well It would almost seem that my race is not yet fully run I know not what there is for me to do only to be reconciled to my lot of I can although I would much prefer to go & I am waiting waiting Found John at home I am reading to day 19 & 20 These two nights for the first my wife has been with me in my dreams although I had retired without a thought of her but it was truly pleasing to wake & think of the happy time I had as we seemed to be journeying together Thermometer this morn Stood a zero 12 Cold & Snowy with North wind. I am alone with my sorrow another men this gone Thus half a year with my loneliness I did not think to be here so long 14 Has Andrews team & Drove to Springerville fine day Stopped with George Had a tire s[--] visit 15 Came home by 12 Strong S Wind 30 Drove to Georges to dinner with Andrews town alone I think Peders etc Cool from in 4 came home Amelia came with [--] 630 lbs oat for Bon Coal ----- new page (MSS_497_381.jpg) Nutrioso May 12 1896 Another month of isolation My loneliness increases I have occasional busts of melancholy and at such times it is hard so to speak to keep the spirit & the mortal together In going to Springerville the other day I was alone and I was very much depressed gloomy and tired I felt weak & weary and as I came into Sarahs sitting room I saw hanging on the wall my wifes likeness so perfectly natural and life like also Willie Crosbys large size that my pent up feelings of endearment came to the surface with such force that I completely broke down and I gave way and it was some little time before I could gain the mastery of my feelings and I did not wholly recover while there April 28 Br John W Brown who has been lodging with me for five months left me to return to his home at St Johns June 11 Benjamin has been away a week to Conference at St Johns He came home to day Sarah came with him. & stops with me 12 Today Another month of dreariness thus has eight months passed and I am still waiting waiting am weary with watching for the great change which I know full well must come I can get no younger Time is passing 14 Sunday Sarah went home & once more I am in solitude 21 Sunday Dinner with Benj P M Had Johns Team & drove to Springerville 22 With Sarah started for an out & drove to Conchs fine with cool breeze stopped with Br & Sr Marble 30 miles 23 Drove to Snowflake & stopped at Br Frosts He is working at Holbrook all busy cutting hay etc <35 miles> 24 Stopped over & visited Dinner with Br Frisby & had a dozen or more invites to call to dinner & stop 25 Drove to Woodruff by noon 20 miles dinner with Jas. Y Lee & stopped. Run about town 26 Drove to Holbrook 12 miles & back Did a little trading Dinner with Charles Jarvis Hulett was sociable saw the three Fronts They urged us to stop over night Pretty warm Roads dry & good Three large ditches running full from their dam while at Snow flake 20 miles above they use every drop 27 Came to Concho stopped with Marble, Every where we he have been we were treated the very best 36 miles 28 Sunday Came to Springerville & stopped with Georg & Sarah. 29 Came home by noon pretty tired all well July 4 DK Udall & family came to take part with us in celebrating & stopped over sunday 12 Another Month of loneliness & I am still waiting While in the big room and dozing in my arm Chair I was awakened by hearing my wife call to me from the Middle or sitting room Am very lonely but have been to meeting Sunday & spoke a few minutes. Today I found & plucked a beautiful Rose from one of Mothers bushes 24 Small celebration. All mirth was brought to a close by hearing of the death of sister Annie P Lee of Woodruff but who with her husband & family resided here until some three years since She was on way to this place was taken sick at the Concho wash & died very suddenly & before any of her family could get to her She was a good kind amiable & capable woman It was expected to bring her here for burial but they could no farther than St Johns. Where she was buried although a grave was dug for her here 29 George & Sarah came & went home on the 31st Aug 12 Another month & my periodical loneliness has come but not as severe as heretofore but yet so bad that I go from room to room wandering about in my grief. Will it ever cease will it always continue I am waiting waiting for the inevitable for the change which must surely come Sept 6 Sunday went to Springe[-]ad Conference stopped at Georges Evening Priesthood 7 At meeting Evening dance at home & alone slept both nights with Bishop Andersen of St John 8 Home by 2 Dinner at Benj W wrote Edward 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Sunday Dinner with The Burgess PM at home & alone 20 Started with John for St Johns Drove to Springerville & stopped with George & Sarah 21 Drove to St Johns & stoped with Br Platt Supper with J W Brown 22 Democratic Convention for nominating County officers & two for Legisture ----- new page (MSS_497_382.jpg) September 23, 1896 Started at 9.30 & drove to Springerville by 2.30 PM Stopped at Georges pretty tired 24 Came home by 12 m Froze ice at night the first this season October 12 I have been reviewing my record or reading what I have written for the last twelve months and I have thus opened a fresh the grief wounds of sorrow and mourning which though [-] and pent up open and bleed a fresh. It has seemed much of the time impossible for me to live and in fact the thought of going seems preferable to that of staying but I have said so very much in my monthly notes that I will cut my thoughts of grief short although I am not more resigned than heretofore & will be for the time being brief and in time to come endeavor to be more cheerful If such can be ________________________________ About the last of july I had a dream & I try to tell it I with others was roaring in an opening in a forest I saw two very large fat Rattlesnakes lying coiled near each others and apparently very intent in watching but lying very quiet I thought there were others of the same species in the bushes near but a few feet from away. in plain sight. intending to kill them I had a long handled round pointed shovel which I raised over one thinking when I had killed the one to turn my attention to the other but instead of bringing my shovel down & killing the reptile I awoke with the shovel poised in air. This may have no significance Some two or three weeks since I thought in my sleep that Joseph & Hyrum Smith. trying to doge the mob who were trying to kill them and did shoot at them I thought Joseph & Hyrum did not appear to be frightened although trying to keep away from them I was trying as I thought to protect them and assist them Some little time after I thought we wer in a room together. up to this time they had not seen me I stood by the door and as Joseph was going out he saw me & reached out an encircled me with his arm with the fond expression I am pleased to see you I grasped his hand that was around and made answer I am glad to see you and Brother Joseph may the God of Heaven bless you He looked upon me kindly & with a smile and I thank you very much And I awoke feeling very happy & joyful I have no comment or interpretation to either of these two dreams 14 One year to day I took a last look at the feature of partners thus far through life before consigning her body to the silent tomb and I did not then think it possible for me live so long but I am here and can it be must it be so that I have again to attempt the up grade among the thorns and pebbles of a lengthened probation. I last night in sleep saw & talked with my wife & her Sister Hannah 11 Benjamins Daughter Ella was married to B Greer of Eagerville & once at Evening I think She has made a wise choice He is of a good family & his reputation is good 12 Went home with Sarah 18 John Crosby one of Sarahs boys brought me home. The election is over & the Democrats in this county have a big majority The other party started but one the treasures. although they were sanguine of electing soon, one My son John is elected for the 5 year term declined the nomination a big disappointment for both parties Fine weather Threshing all do[--] 26 David Love & Maryann Wilkins were in Sarah Came Ther a 2<00> 27 David Love & Maryann Wilkins were Married I was at the wedding & supper 29 Sarah Went home 30 Dinner at Benjamins with WW Pace & family Ther at 4 ----- new page (MSS_497_383.jpg) December 1 1896 Yesterday W W Pace & family left for Thatcher on theGila They have been our neighbors since I came to nutriosawhich was Nov 9 1883 Twelve years in This far away Country 3 Benj started for St Johns Conference Ben Crosby has stopped with me three nights9 Lorenzo Crosby & Mollie Wiltborks married a Eagerville I had an invitation10 Benj Came from conference 12. __________________________________________________________ <1897> Jany 12 Another month has passed another lonely day Spent in solitude & loneliness with my bitter bitter grief stormy snow 16 Sarah Came. Bringing her son George H & his wife Martha from Richfieldutah where he is editing a paper the southern Censor He comes on a briefvisit & starts on his return tomorrow but will leave his wife in Ramah to teach school for a time 17 Sunday Sarah went home snowing a very little 18 Snowing my light about 2 inches 2 My seventy fourth day passed silent & alone My birth day in silence 12 _____________________________________ 13 Has been snowing all night 8 am about 4 inches March 9 Went to Springerville with Benj stopped with Sarah She has been quite sick with Grippe 10 went down town Done some trading Sarah is improving 11 Came home Cold wind 12 _____________________________________________________________________ 23 Sarah Came 28 Sarah went home fine day 2 Evening J W Brown & C J Kemp held meeting & organized a Religion class with L J Brown & willard Lee in charge They slept at my house 12th another long & lonely day __________________ 11 Mama & Charly came for me with Ben Crosbys Team & I went to Springerville 12 Drove to St Johns supper at Bishop Andersons & slept with Bro Platt Cold north wind 13 Breakfast with Platt Dinner with Anderson & supper with Br & Sister Farr Done my busines & slept at 14 Breakfast at Platts & drove to Springerville early Apricots are killed at St Johns & I fear for other fruit 15 John Crosby brought me home fine day Pretty tired 16 trying to water a little May 12 I reckon the time by months & they pass drearily One year & seven months to day June 10 Sarah & Burt came Freezing night 11. 12 Sarah & Nina have been putting thing to rights & cleaning house for me 12 Went down to Johns & Toms saw mill with Ben 7 miles 12 Have been pretty near sick with cold for 2 or 3 weeks. 14 went home with Sarah 13 Came home with with Bad Crops look well a Springerville23 Monument for Mothers Grave Came from Bridge port Corn 24 Benjamin took me down to Eagerville He with B Crosby & Sarah helped to place the Monument Which pleases us all very much It weighs 200 lbs 25 Came home July 12 another month wrote Edward a week of heavy rain______________ 25 Went to Springerville with Benj Team 28 Started for Holbrook Drove to Concho stopper with 28 Drove to Woodruff stopped with Reedhead No water in the river 30 Drove to Holbrook & back Hot weather Done some trading Hulett Good natured 1 Came to Concho to Marbles some rain Country very dry Sunday 2 Came to Eagerville Sarah & Bert went with me 3 Came home alone to my lowly & lonely home Nina tended PO 8 Sunday Drove to Eagerville with Benj Held meeting & came home 12 Another month One year & ten months of weariness Letter from Edward 20 Went with Benj to Springervill to Conference 24 Came home large [--]vibly & good Meetings 4 Sarah came with Charlie 6 she went home Had a good visit She put everything to rights 12 Another month __________________________________________ 20 To night a farewell party & dance was given in the school house to Lorenzo John Brown Junior who is soon to start on a mission to England The proceeds of $20 00 were given to him to assist him on his journey 25 Lorenzo John Junr started on his Mission via of St Johns & Novaga The weather is very rainy but the frosts keep off remarkably ----- new page (MSS_497_384.jpg) October 12 1897 Just two years since my wife Francis breathed her last in the front room of [-]M, house that room which has not been occupied since and which remains in every respect just as she left itI am still living in the same house by myself where i[-] all loneliness. I sleep & eat and pass the time as best I may and my feelings and situation can be easier imagined than described and I leave the subject as I am unable to portray the poignant grief and utter abandonment of feeling to which I am subject the most of my time and but for the society of books would wholly collapse I could not endure Fifty one years and more of the enjoyment of Matrimonial enjoyment of unalloyed happiness which was never Marred except by the hardships toil an privation which it was our lot to pass through 17 Sunday. President D K Ndall attended our meeting & spoke to us He invited myself and Andrew Maxwell to attend meeting at St Johns sunday 31 as Missionaries 23 Sarah Crosby came alone in her Buggy from Springerville to pay me a visit 25 Sarah went home doing her oxen driving John finished his threshing today, since 26 Snowing & stormy all day no threshing & not much fo three days [---] 12 A month gone on the Third year 17 Bishop George H Crosby came & spent the evening with me & slept here Had a good social chat Have a letter from Edward He tells me that the Republicans have ousted Bro John Pymm of St George from the Post Office which he has had for more than thirty years and is succeeded by Daniel H Cannon and that the people feel very sore about it Such are the ways of the Republican party Dec12 Sunday again another month A cold and lonely day 25 Christmas which I spent alone & at home 26 Dinner at Benjamins Sunday PM Rode to Springerville with John 30 Meme & Ben came from St George. 31 Jess brought me home Beautiful weather <1898> Jany 1 At home & alone 12 27 George & Sarah came & brought thaw with rain most of the night28 Drizzling rain snow is all going Georg Sarah & myself took dinner at Benjamin's 29 George & Sarah went home weather very fine & beautiful 2 My 75th birth day I have usually on this day made some comments but the past year has gone and nothing of interest to me has transpired only the lapse of time, uselesly spent 10 Went to Springerville with Benjamin He has sold out in Nutrioso & exects to build & move to live in Eagerville where he has a small farm 12 Called on Pres Udall & looked at P Bigelow & his work on Eatons house 13 Sunday Came home Meeting a 2 Kemp & Freeze spoke They are here as home missionaries then Eve preaching by Kemp & two good meetings17 Evening Preaching by Freeze & Kemp 1229 Went Springerville very cold north wind with Benj stopped with Sarah 1 Last day of school PM exhibit of progress in writing drawing etc Mr Schell takes great interest in his school Have son around a little very little cold weather but farmers are plowing 2 Came home strong S wind but not very cold Got a few supplies from the Co. op 12 Fair day Two years & six months27 John & Nina with family moved to the mill about 8 miles NW 30 PM heavy snow about 2 ½ inches & much melted as it fell 1 Sunday Cold No meeting Prof J W Brown came in & stopped a couple of hours 12 13 Sarah & Bart came & stayed & went home on the 16 very windy ----- new page (MSS_497_385.jpg) June 12 1898 Ice this morning & ice nearly every night Sunday at meeting Two years & eight months ——————————— July 12 Another month When will my sorrows have an end ——— Since the 4th I think it has rained every day Roads are almost impossible I took no part in celebrating the fourth [The following is an article about John Knowles Crosby pasted into the page with three columns] THE LAST OF FIVE. [drawing of John K. Crosby with the following description] John K. Crosby of Bountiful, the Last of a Prominent Family, was Buried on Sunday, July 17th. [left column] Correspondence Tribune.] Bountiful, July 17.—One of the oldest of Bountiful's residents, both from age and from the time he has resided here, died last Friday and was buried today at the Salt Lake City cemetery, after funeral services being held at his residence here at 10 a. m. John K. Crosby, aged 85 years, was a native of Nova Scotia, and with his fath- er's family settled in New York in the 20's. In 1831, with his mother and six children, he became a convert to the preaching of Joseph Smith and soon after the family left for the West to join their fellow religionists. The first night the Latter-day Saints camped at Commerce, afterward Nauvoo, the mother died, she being the first of the church members to die there. In 1849 Mr. Crosby came to Utah and stayed for a few years in Salt Lake City. About 1852 he located in Bountiful, where he engaged in farming and bee culture. At one time he raised more honey than any other man in Utah. During the forty-six years since he settled in Bounti- ful he seems never to have left home. Always hard at work, he nevertheless lasted well, having enjoyed good health most of the time up to three months ago, when he had a paralytic stroke. A few minutes before his death he had been helped to and from the table, where he ate his dinner, and seemed in condition to yet live several months, but died seem- ingly without pain, being 85 years of age. [middle column] Four children and a large number of grandchildren are members of his family here. Mr. Crosby was the last of five children, all of whom were prominent as early day Mormons and Utah pioneers. His younger brother, Jesse W. Crosby, Jr. came to Utah in September, 1847, and helped settle Dixie in 1861, dying in Pan- guitch in 1871. His sister Hannah, wif[-] of Edward Mumford, was a prominen[-] lady of Salt Lake City in early days, and has many children and grandchildren still living there. Another sister, Fran- ces, came to Utah in 1848, went with her husband to settle Dixie in 1861 and later went with the colonists to Arizona in 1883 where she died twenty years later. The Eliza WIlliams, who died at Provo in 1891. Of descendants of the five members of the family there are now near 250 in various parts of Mormondom. They are strewn from Portneuf, Ida., to Nutrioso, Apache county, Ariz., being located in all parts of the State. They are among the pushing people of the places where they live. Mrs. George Thatcher, Jr., of Logan, Mrs. Marion Beatie, Bishop W. J. Beatie, Mrs. Rulon S. Wells, Mrs. H. G. Whitney, all of Salt Lake City; President Jesse W. Crosby, Jr., and S. O. Crosby of Panguitch, Mayor E. M. Brown of St. George, Bishop George H. Crosby of Eagar, Ariz., L. J. Brown, chairman of the board of supervisors of Apache coun- ty, Ariz., and George H. Crosby, Jr., edi- tor of the Richfield Censor, are all mem- bers of this numerous family, who sprung from the original five, of which John K. Crosby was the last and the longest-lived member. [right column] OBITUARY. ——— JOHN KNOWLES CROSBY. John K. Crosby died at Bountiful last Friday afternoon, seemingly from the effects of a second paralytic stroke. He was 85 years of age at the time of his death, being a native of Nova Scotia. When a boy he came to New York, where he, with his mother and all of her children, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1831, and soon after started west; stopped at Commerce, where the moth- er died the first night the Saints camped on the site of future Nauvoo. A brother, Obed, died a short time af- terward, but the other five of the chil- dren went through the persecutions of Nauvoo, came to the valleys among the first settlers, and all lived to be over 70 years of age. The family are all gone now, dying in this order: Mrs. Hannah T. Mum- ford, of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Eliza Williams, of Provo; Jesse W. Crosby, of St. George; Mrs. Francis Brown, of Nutrioso, Arizona; and last of all John K. Crosby, of Bountiful. With one ex- ception all of the five children had large families, so now from the family of five, there are 250 descendants scat- tered through the communities of the Latter-day Saints. Hannah stayed in Salt Lake City, and several of her grandchildren are now among promi- nent Salt Lakers. Jesse went to Dixie in 1861 and when, in 1882, Washington county was pretty well settled, went on to the Muddy Creek in Nevada, and died at Panguitch in 1893, while there on a visit. His children now live in St. George, Panguitch and East Central Arizona. Francis with, her husband, Lorenzo Brown, went to settle Dixie in 1861, went on with the Arizona colonists in 1883 and died at her home in Nutrioso, Arizona, in 1895. Three of her children live in Arizona now, and one, Ed- ward, is mayor of St. George. Eliza died in Provo in 1891 at an ad- vanced age. John K., the last of the family, leaves a large number of children and grandchildren in Bountiful and Idaho, He was a hard-working man, a free- giver, quiet of tongue and moderate in manner, thus making few if any enemies in the forty-six years he lived in Bountiful. The three sisters and two brothers of the family were all people of worth and enterprise. They lived honorable lives, always seeking to be good Lat- ter-day Saints, and their large pos- terity have ever before them an exam- ple. When they have been called as missionaris, they have gone and done their duty; they have been unceasing in the toils incident to pioneer life; when they engaged in business, they have pushed with vigor. They have all worked hard, lived long and done well. —— [resume normal text layout] 20 John with Benjamins two youngest and Eli Pace went to Epagervill to have their eyes operated on by a specialist 23 George & Sarah & Bert came & stopped over sunday with me Sarah. Worked all the time 26 Had our 24th of July celebration with a general dinner in the Hall very agreeable 27 I went to Springerville with Andrew to see the sick ones. They are doing well & will soon I hope get the use of their eyes ----- new page (MSS_497_386.jpg) July 31 1898 x Edward & Ella Came and with them. John & Nina Edward has been just six weeks coming He brings a band of horses He lost 40 or 50 on the way Strayed drowned & stolen by Indians Benjamin & Jane have come but their two children Benjamin & Delia have gone to St Johns under the Doctors care 12 Edward & Ella are still with me ————————————————— 29 Edward & Ella started home at St George I went with them to Springville 30 Edward Did some business was very busy P M Rain 31 Sarah & I go with them to Holbrook with Georges team Jesse Crosby goes with to St George on history to Logan Utah to School Edward has two men beside Jesse A Wagon with grain A Buckboard for himself & Ella with 13 horses in all Drove to Concho stopped with Henry Marble 30 miles considerable rain nooned a Smith & Tees Spring Roads heavy 1 Early start & Drove to Woodruff Some rain & Mud Little Colorado is up but has been much higher. I stopped with will Frost Ed went to Jim Lees 36 miles or more 2 Drove to Holbrook. I got outfit for Edward & Jesse & some for myself & came back to Woodruff of Lees Edward & Ella started North Our parting was sad "O the dire feeling of farewell forever is anguish unmingled & agony pure" They have been with us a month I never expect to see them again They drove past the Eagerville grave yard to view the last resting of their Mother I feel very thankful to them for this act of affectionate kindnes to their departed Mother I have erected an enclosure of Pickets around the lot which is large enough for one more and placed a Bronze Metallic monument with appropriate emblem of a rose and suitable inscription the best I could do a loving testimonial & one that is durable 3 Early start & came to Concho. Weather fine & roads getting better Got some melons of Father De Witt 4 Sunday but came to Eager. Not much load Good road stopped with George & Sarah 5 Georges Team brought me home & took Nina back to the mill Thus the last trip found all well 12 Ice quite thick the last two mornings Wrote Edward ———————————————— Books in one box for Edward My Mothers old Bible that My Father bought about 1831 20 vols Cyclopedia Brittanica in paper lovers World almanac History U S Veryold was my school book in 1833. I filled another Box with Mostly light reading Scotts Uncle Coopers Leather stockings tales Dickens Works Cosmopolitan Ma[---] for 1 year just past & others Most if not all in Paper covers Gave Ella My wifes Shawl & coat & bought her a dress and & a pair of Flour vases at Holbrook Made them a present of their hill at Coop at Holbrook of $41.53 Edward has always been very good & kind to me & this is the first gift that I have ever [--]sh him I let Sarah have for Jesse & a little for herself in all $50.75 which was lent that Jesse could go to the Logan Academy He goes with Edward as far as St George 20 Got a card from Edward at Lee Fr[-]wn on the 10th & all well Oct 1 Got a letter from Edward He found all well & had fine weather & a good trip Received a St George paper 12 Wrote to Edward Three years to day since my wife breathed her last ——————— My clock stopped & refused to go The first time in its natural life of 20 years or more Is it an omen weather fine. Benj is at St John as deligate to Democratic 12 Drove with Jane & Benny to Eager by noon very cold north wind P M went to look at my wife grave The first time I have seen it since the railing was put up It is painted & looks well Three years & one month Good bye proud world I'm going home Thourt not my friend and Im not thine Long through the weary crowd I roam a river Bark on the ocean brine Long Ive been tossed on the ocean foam But now proud world Im going home ————————————— <1899> Jany 12 Wrote to Edward Stormy with snow 24 Head by telegram of Ella Browns Death in St George no particulars ----- new page (MSS_497_387.jpg) February 2 1899 I am to day enjoying a genuine birth party a celebrationimparalleled. Every one who was honored with an invitation responded cordially & with an endeavers to make the coming togethera success. The meeting opened at 8 AM with a breakfast a bounteous spread a repast and as but few have occasion to celebrate The feast and hilarity continued with undiminished interest till 10.30 Oct night when all beat a tatoo & retired soberly and in the best of order and adjourned for one year at the same place the homesteadof the widowed and disconsolate and venerable Lorenzo Brown who commenced this life at 3 AM of February second 1823at which time there was more stir and noise than on February 1899 The first mentioned affair came near being attended with serious results to Mother & child to one or both but by the prayer of faith of a naturally but profession reliouly inclined Father both Mother & child were permitted to live and by some peuliarities of a kind Providence I am still upon the shores of time and I am not forgotten of God nor abandonedby man for all of which I am as earnestly and sincerely thanful as my nature will permit My sketch would be very imperfect should I neglect to the numbers and the names of those present who thus came for social enjoyment. The first and most conspicuous was my aged & honored & honorable self the next and was at the head of the list in fact he was never more free in gifts to me that this time 7 Received a letter from Edward of Jany 28 dated just 8 days from Ellas death and he could not call in his wanderings of grief to tell of her death It is hard hard very hard for him Her death Jany 204 & 5 John & Nina came & stopped over Sunday Have heard two Missonaries from Gila or Salt River Geo to Lewis & Ben F Le Barron & a cold blistering time with very severe cold. 12 Sunday another month of gloom Three years & four months This evening coming out of Bishop Jacob Hamblins house I stumbled & fell and severely hurt myself in the left side He and his wife kindly assisted me into the house and cared for me through the night and for two days as I was unable to to rise or walk at all Could sit in a chair but could lie down Two days later Sarah & John came from Eager & Benjamin came from his Ranch They got me onto a cot bed & carried me home & waited on me This morning with assistance got into a carriage & came Crosbys at Eager after having turned over the Post Office and equipment to Nina Pace I am able to be waited on by keeping some one by me most of the night to keep fire etc They got me to the old folks Party at the School House which was several days late but was very enjoyable affair as all the old people were invited & all enjoyed it March 25 went to Nutrioso with Benj & John fine day PM Packing up 26 Sunday Strong wind & rainy Slept & eat a Big 27 Loaded up & came back This it seems is to to be my home with George & Sarah for an undefined time 28 Amelia & Lucy fixed up a room for me. I can if I wish live by myself ----- new page (MSS_497_388.jpg) April 2 1899 Went with John to Nutrioso 1 Came back good weather & good roads Farmers are busy 12 Another blank month ——————————————————— May April 22 Took a walk to see wifes grave It is very neat One having Some very freezing nights24 John & Sarah took me to Nutrioso 25 Loaded most of my effects & Came home Yes this is home before night 26 Unloading unpacking & putting things to rights in the room that Sarah has loamed me & I am very nice & comfortable Benj came Where will my sorrows have an end Sarah & family could be no kinder May 2 Yesterday very high S wind This morning 2 inches 3 now & windy all day 12 nothing of interest J Y Lees oldest daughter Blanche is de[--] at Nutrioso cool & Windy ——————————————————— 20 Rode down town Evening at Johns it being his birth day a few of the near neigbors & relatives Came in & enjoyed themeslves hugely for a few hours He is now 45 years old June 1 This morning had ice ¾ inch 2 This morning had a very light Rain 3 Ice again this morning 4 Benj came & staid most of day Sunday 4 Pretty near sick but nothing the matter 1 Had a letter from Edward He talks of coming out this fall 9 Went to Benj sheep ranch at Kivta Springs in Buckboard with Sarah & Bert Most of the people have gone to Conference at St Johns Benj is at work with 5 hands putting in a stone vat for shipping sheep He has quite extensive Sheep yards & I am told he has 4000 Sheep He bought the ranch last fall & has extensive claims but his sheep are at present on the mountains but there is no grass anywhere Came home in good time. 11 Sunday but did not go to meeting Got too tired yesterday 12 The monthly anniversary of my mourning Three years & Eight months ———— July 12 Rainy weather George has been to Salt Lake ———————————— 31 Monday Started at 9 for the mountain to visit Ran I did not want to go but Sarah did Road rough from late rams Eight miles up hill or up mountain near the top found a small spring & stopped for dinner. Had been rain ahead & road muddy but down grade for eight miles to Rens place improvents of 100 acres under fence Good log house Etc with with a small frame for Store with Supplies for Ranchers Got in by 3 P.M He milks 23 cows has some pastures with Running water & 130 head cattle & some horses Feed is good Found Pen Wiltbenks & wife been on our out Rain in night Aug 1 Sarah & the girls went to Eagers 5 miles & had rain 2 Sarah & the girls went to Thompsons 5 or 8 miles Ren went to Springerville 3 Started at 10 for home had some mud Home early 5 No rain The tears of a husband So old bent with years There is nothing on earth so sad as his tears 12 Have had some very heavy rains but none for the last two days —————— 8 Ward Conference I went PM 29 Edward Came Brough 25 or 30 head horses Sept 3 Went with Edward & Sarah to Nutrioso with Edwards Team Warm Got there by noon 4 Got stove & other things out of my house & took them to Johns Benj has sold my house to Warren Tenney I do not know the terms Left Benj quite sick 5 Came home to Eagar. 6 Got letter from Manly at Cordstone Canada 9. 10. 11 Quarterly Conference here at Eagerville I went two afternoons 12 People dispersed Sarah had a houseful —————————————— 22 Went to Nutrioso with Edward Got there by noon Stopped at Benjamins 23 Benj commenced threshing crops are light & grain scarce 24 Sunday Dinner with C Maxwell went to meeting very slim 25 Dinner with Pollard Called on Wilkins & Martins 26 Came home by noon ----- new page (MSS_497_389.jpg) Cash donated to assist Geo H Crosby to go to Salt Lake City July 1899 Mose[-]s Catarrh C[---]. Pe[---] Park Ra[--]dy Co Station L New York Wm F Slade 2.00 Joel S Eager 1.00 A A Dewitt 3.00 Amelia L Crosby 2.00 Wm F Lis[---] 10.00 Frank Day 10.00 Elisha Averett 5.00 Henry Butler 5.00 J P Bigelow 1.00 John T Eager 1.00 A M Bigelow 50 W W Edgar +1.500 1.00 office of the First Presidency PO of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints Salt Lake City Utah July 3 1899 Bishop George H Crosby Dear Brother A new ward is being organized at Torrey [-]ag[--] Stake of Zion, and, after consulting with brethren of the Twelve as to a suitable man to preside over this new ward the ch[---] fell upon you we hope you will be able to arrange your affairs so as to move to Torrey as soon as you can conveniently do so & make your home there, and act as its bishop Please let us hear from you in regard to this matter Your Brethren Lorenzo Snow Jos S Smith 11 DKK Udall is being prosecuted on fifteen promising notes of $1000.00 each 1898 August Bay Crosby bought of E.M. Brown 140 head of horses at $10.00 per head 1899 L J Brown & Char Maxwell bought of S M Brown 20 head of horses ----- new page (MSS_497_390.jpg) October 12 1899 This morning at 8 Edward left us once more on his journey to St George John goes with him to Holbrook and thus another parting but for some reason I cannot tell this posting is not with me so sad so gloomy as some others have been & I almost wonder at it for this is the anniversary of the fourth year of wides death the one whom I so dearly loved and whom I have earnestly desired continually to be again reunited with but I am still here a useless and frail piece if mortality & seemingly with no business only to breathe and ask of myself and more why is this so. Edward goes back to his widowed home with saddened heart lonely and disconcolate. To the same that I have been for four years but he has youth and action and can pass his time in the every day presents of life while I am shattered old & decrepit and my time drags on wearily weary oh weary full of grief. Oh if I could but get up and get away from myself and my unhappiness Feby the second of the coming year I shall be three score & seventeen years 77 years. and tis time to think of the life to come I have with my wife done the work so far as I know how for 2000 two thousand of our dead and hope it may be counted to us among the rewards for good but I am only multiplying words which I hope may be for good of those that we have worked for ______________________________ I gave Edward as a keepsake my Gold fountain Pen About Nov 10 I presented my recommend from the Nutrioso Ward Bishop to the Eagar ward 23 Geo H Crosby started for Utah. Having been appointed Bishop of the Torrey Ward Wayne stake of Zion with one four horse team Dec 12 Got a pair of new shoes from Coop ___________________________________ 27 Lorenzo John Jr Son of Lorenzo John & My Grandson came to day on his return from his years Mission to England in good health & Spirits A tall fine manly dad being now years of age 31 Sunday PM at meeting Took supper at Bishop Joe Udalls with John, Nina Renny Sarah & others had very enjoyable time 1900 Jany 12 ___________________________________________________ 30 31 Meeting of the young people of the stake of Zion at St Johns a kind of Conference Apostles HJ Grant & Rudger Clawson with J Golden Kimball of seventies and Maeser were present & preached It appears that they have been sent here to liberate those of the saints that were sent to locate in this stake who wished to leave from force of circumstances hard times etc & they could go as they might wish but in so doing they advised all who were here to stay & that blessing & prosperity would attend them if they would obey the commandments of God and they spoke well & powerfully & all were pleased with their preaching and instructions. Feby 1 Apostles Grant & Clawson Came & preached here at Eager this Evening Each with a powerful discours & instructions to the saints They seemed well pleased with their meetings here 2 This is my 77th seventy seventh Birth day Have felt quite unwell all day In the evening The relatives friends & neighbors gave me a birth day surprise with music dancing singing games of amusement etc etc and thankful I am for the enjoyable time & that people have not forgotten me The Bishop Joseph Udall & wife were of the number Thus does time fly When Deaths darks stream I ferry oer & that time surely shall Come In Heaven above Ill ask more than just an Eagar welcome 6 Snowing & blowing all day ----- new page (MSS_497_391.jpg) The Dear old father passed away on Jan 28 1902 between 9 & 10 O clock quickly and with out pain; gone to the better home [---] [---] [illegible line] ----- new page (MSS_497_393.jpg) 1902 1823 —— 79