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Day in the Life

May 12, 1859

Journal Entry

May 12, 1859 ~ Thursday

12th I went down into the big field to my farm had to
go down via the Hsugar house in consequence of High water
we commenced work at 12 oclok put in 1 acre of potatoes
we camped on the groung except Robert & myself took
a Bed in a coverd wagon it soon commenced Blowing
a strong gale from the East it was the strongest East
wind we have ever experienced since we have been in
this valley. it soon blew of[f] my waggon cover & nearly
blew us out of the waggon we had to abandon it I took
my Blankets went to Job Smith's house it was an exce-
ding cold I lawy down upon the floor I became much chiled
it came near blowing down the chimney. it blew dow
about 40 rods of my fence & many other fences it blew
down some houses & blew in many gable ends of Adobie
Houses in the City during the night the Embankment above
Lorenzo Youngs house gave way it being on the canal 870
feet high & 200 wide on the bottom and a hevy body of water
came rushing down dand destroyed many acres of land
much of which was coverd of wheat covering the land
with several feet of rock, gravel, clay & sand sweeping
away fenses and doing much damage

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Smith, Job Taylor
2 Dec 1828 - 3 Jan 1913
10 mentions
1840 British Convert
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
122 mentions
Missionary
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
94 mentions
Family

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Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory

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May 12, 1859