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Day in the Life

Feb 4, 1857

Journal Entry

February 04, 1857 ~ Wednesday

4th [FIGURES] I finished my Letters to my correspondence I
I wrote 6 Letters to the Mormon, Standard, Star, G. A. Smith J M.
Bernhisel & Lyman & Rich the Calafornia Mail arived at abut
2 oclok it brought the standard Mormon & some Letters not much
news it also brought the star. I spent the evening at the office with
with L Snow & F. D. Richards in conversation & had a plesant
interview together. [FIGURE] I received two papers of pear & Apple pie mellon seeds
from C C Rich

People

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
287 mentions
Apostle
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
344 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
313 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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the Aaronic priesthood hold the keys of administering of Angels & their has been but few men even High Priest or Apostles that have enjoyed all the blessings that belongs to the Lesser priesthood.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Letter to Amasa Mason Lyman and Charles Coulson Rich, 4 February 1857
Elders Lyman & Rich, Dear Brethren, I have understood that you were both expecting to come to this city this spring. I write to say that we would like to have you bring with you Indigo seed sufficient to sow one or two acres, if you could attend to it; also some madder seed, as we wish to introduce it into the Territory. I would also like if you could obtain some Cotton seed for us, we would like to obtain sufficient to sow five acres; and if the Chinese potatoes, as advertised in Wm R. Prince & Co's catalogue, of Flushing, New York, has got into your country, try to bring a few of them, if it is not more than one or two. I wish you would try to bring us a few of Hovey's Seedling Strawberries, as they are counted about the best for producing I received a few Black Prince Strawberries sent me by— Bro Wm E. Dodge, but they are reported by Mr Prince, as being unproductive. Any good cuttings of apples or any kind of fruit that you can bring with you will be acceptable, and any expence that you are at in procuring any kind of seeds or cuttings we will make good. I received a small bottle of cuttings, the fore part of winter from Brother Rich which I shall take great pains to preserve. Please bear these things in mind. I think if a Dozen or two of Hovey's Seedling Strawberries were put into a little box or can, with a little
Letter to the Editor of the Mormon, 6 February 1857
G. S. L. City Editor of the Mormon Dear Sir, We have not received any Eastern mail for the last 3 months Mr. Gerrish arrived from the Plains on the 19th. ulto, reports a mail somewhere on the way. We have received the California Mail regularly up to this time, by which we occasionally hear something from the lower world. The Jan. mail for the East was sent out, but only got to the top of the little mountain, before it was stopped by the vast quantity of snow, and one carrier froze to death, the remainder returned. We are passing thro' the most severe winter so far as snow is concerned that we have ever ex- perienced in the vallies, the mountains are full, and over 8 feet has fallen in this city acording to Judge Phelps' report, it has been for a month between 2 & 3 feet deep in our streets, and about 3 feet on the islands & more North. all the stock have been brought from the Island, and some from the North, and were fed in the city, some driven South, and some to Rush valley, notwithstanding the great amount of snow there has been but few of the stock lost in comparison to the loss last winter. The abundance of Snow in the mountains will be of great benefit for irri- gation the coming season, the Earth needs it as it has been very dry fo[r] two years. The wheat which was sown in the dry dust last Fall has sprouted under the snow, and grown several inches, we have had a constant thaw for about one week past, which causes the water to gradually soak into the soil. The inabitants of this city have again commenced labor upon the cotton wood canal, to bring that stream to this city, and they expect to finish it by the opening of Spring, the inhabitants of Davis County have also commenced on a canal to take out a portion of the Weber river into Davis County for irrigation, mills &c.
Letter to the Editor of the Mormon, 4 February 1857
G. S. L. City Editor of the Mormon Dear Sir, We have not received any Eastern mail for the last 3 months Mr. Gerrish arrived from the Plains on the 19 th. Ulto, reports a mail somewhere on the way. We have received the California Mail regularly up to this time, by which we occasionally hear something from the lower world. The Jan. mail for the East was sent out, but only got to the top of the little mountain, before it was stopped by the vast quantity of snow, and one carrier froze to death, the remainder returned. We are passing through the most severe winter so far as snow is concerned that we have ever ex- perienced in these vallies, the mountains are full, and over 8 feet has fallen in this city acording to Judge Phelps' report, it has lain for a month between 2 & 3 feet deep in our streets, and about 3 feet on the islands & more North. All the stock have been brought from the Island, and some from the North, and were fed in the city, some driven South, and some to Rush valley, notwithstanding the great amount of snow there has been but few of the stock lost in comparison to the loss last winter. The abundance of Snow in the mountains will be of great benefit for irri- gation the coming season, the Earth needs it as it has been very dry fo[r] two years. The wheat which was sown in the dry dust last Fall has sprouted under the snow, and grown several inches, we have had a constant thaw for about one week past, which causes the water to gradually soak into the soil. The inhabitants of this city have again commenced labor upon the cotton wood canal, to bring that stream to this city, and they expect to finish it by the opening of Spring. the inhabitants of Davis County have also commenced on a Canal to take out a portion of the Weber river into Davis County for irrigation, mills &c.

Events

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December 30, 1856
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
1857
Church membership is 55,236.

Feb 4, 1857