30July 1st {I budded some this morning I spent the day in the }
I called in Presidents at half past 5 oclok
I was introduced to Mr Waggoner A Campbellite preacher
by President Young. Soon capt of the firm
of Wardle, Russell, Miller, &c called in to see President Young
& had quite a long interview with him. He said there
were two & a half Millions of Dollars worth of goods
at First cost on the road for this market there is more
than 1000 waggons loaded with merchandize with 2 1/2
tons to the waggon. I think there is more than one
million dollars worth of good more than can be sold in
this market for the next year. The western Merchants have
been anxious to sell goods to come to this Market for they
paid up so well last year but they will not be as anxious
to sell to the transient Merchants next year for it will be
a long time before they will get their pay & I expect we shall
have to buy out the Merchants in this before they get through
There is a vast amount of Cattle, Horses, Mules, waggons,
goods & people on the way to this Territory. Cattle will
be cheap this fall, though many young cattle will be
driven through to . Mr Miller said the people
estimated that the mormon Emigration alone will be 25000.
President Young said he did not think there would be
1000 Mormons, an Indians said all the white men
East were going to . they pulled up some grass & asked
the Indian if he could tell whare it come from ior if He
would miss it from the field of grass before him. He said
No they told him it was so with the white men they were
not missed whare they came from. Mr Miller thought
Mr Livingston Bell & Co. will loose some $20,000 $30000 or
their contract on Flour. President Young thought not, that they
would by their flour for goods at a high price & would probably
samve themselves. Mr Miller said that much flour would
