28 I spent the day in the Historians office or the forenoon
Presidents Young & kimball returned home to day. I had an
interview with Brother Grant. Invited him to call upon us at
the office & give us any items he wished us to record in
the History. I called upon President Young. He gave me an account
of his Journey to the Island. while I was at the office the Brethren
from Sanpete arived with 311 Tithing sheep from Manti & other
settlements brought By Warren C Snow Bishop of Manti they arived
at 4 oclok. Bishop Snow reports that Arropeen is living 12 miles south
of Manti & feels well but has a hard time to keep his people right
while trying to get some of them to give up stolen Horses & cattle
several of them made an attack upon him & injoured his breast which
has made him sick for 2 weeks. Dr Hurt has 160 Acres of wheat
in 80 Acres of it they cannot get water upon it so it will be lost
Arrapeen has Delivered up 17 Head of Horses which Tintics band
had stollen. Tintick who has stollen so many horses & cattle & killed
so many men has sent word that he wants to come in will give up
what He has left wishes to know if we are mad. President Young will
make him no promises but thinks he deserves to die. Kanosh has been
kicked by a wicked horse has 3 ribs broke. He shot the Horse dead
I called upon President H. C. Kimball & he took me all through his
house & garden was building a storehouse of cobblestone & cement showed
me his stone wall has built 200 rods at $20 dollars a rod I visited
his private room built 16 feet squair done off vary neatly
The Eastern Mail arived at 6 oc[loc]k brought me 1 Letter from J M
Bernhisel & many papers. I spent the evening looking over the mail
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