May 21st I spent this day vary pleasently I rode out on a land excursion in viewing the territory for several miles in th
the regions around Montrose our company consisted of seven persons viz the first Presidency Joseph, Sidney, & Hiram
three of the Twelve Brigham George & Willford one of the Seventy Br Bates Nobles & also Brother Elias Higby making
the eight person Brother Nobles prepared a dinner for the company. we travled over the most beautiful
country I ever saw mostly prairie but some timber Br Joseph's horse ran with him with great speed on the
prairie about a quarter of a mile before he stoped him. The company returned across the river to Commerce about
4 oclock PM. It was about 1 1/2 mile across the Missisippi river from Commerce to Montrose. at about the close of
the day a circumstance hapned that was not so plesenasant Br Josephs B Nobles was plowing a peace for a garden that
he had got of Mr Kilbourn & before he had finished the peace of ground Campbell & his clan came down with
their cloubsuds & took his horses by the bits & ordered him off from the ground Campbell had no right there it was
ownly a mob spirit Br Nobles left the ground to keep the pieace 10 miles
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