Day in the Life

Jun 7, 1860

Journal Entry

June 07, 1860 ~ Thursday

7 We left Box Elder & passed through the Eastern Canyon into a
small valley whare the surplus stock is kept we then passed into another
small valley whare there was a shallow lake covering about 100 acres
with stock water good range & grass but no stock in the valley. we
then rode over into Cash valley, & stoped for the night at wellsville
18 1/2 miles from Box Elder This is the First time wI was ever in
Cash valley A Public Dinner was got up for the company after
dinner The Presidency walked out on a Bench & Located the public


square. we had a meeting at 6 oclock Prayer By E. Snow. President Yo[u]ng spoke
to the People in a vary Edifying manner. I spent the night with Brother Ames
also Brother Taylor stoped with me Wellsville is the largest settlement in the
valley containing 555 population 133 men, 861 1/4 acres of wheat &c

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
691 mentions
Apostle
Ames, Ira
22 Sep 1804 - 15 Jan 1869
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle

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Jun 7, 1860