24th Presidents and left early in the morning
before 5 oclock arived in at about 1 oclok having
drove 50 miles in 8 hours I left provo at 7 oclok arived in
Great Salt Lake City at 5 oclok stoped an hour on the way drove
50 miles in 9 hours. I spent the evening at President Youngs
office which was full of the brethren they spoke of the Indian attack
at said that Powel tryed to Justify himself by Giving the
Brethren warning of the Attack. Kimball and returned
from the and reported to President Young what they saw and
heard they saw he sent a letter home to his . Col
said it was strange that the people in should
think that he had hostile intentions in coming into this Territory
President Young said concerning this Armey whether the Lord inte-
nds us to whip them out or bring them to shame in some other way I
do not know. When got to on
his way to he found all the people Moveing he said
My God have I come to late to stop all this moving and burning of
property I must stop the burning some how. we got a report
that Col was Dead. It is also reported that
Col the superintendent of Indians affairs will start for
this City to day
