21 I spent most of the day in the office
Brother J W. Fox gave me the following accoont of there Journey
They left this city on Monday 17th drove to Wm Kimballs station
in Parleys park & spent the night. 18th drove to grass Canyon
and spent the night 19 visited the new coal bed in grass Canyon
found a good bed of coal 10 feet 11 inches thick with a bed of
lime stone on top of it 40 feet thick the coal came to the
serface of the Earth in the Canyon whare they will tunnel in
to get the coal 20 drove to Thurstons & Grants & spent the night
20 drove toback to the city & spent the night there was about 20 person
in company and travelled about 130 miles.
21st Elder Orson Hyde called into the office to day He informed me
that Sanpete County put in 12,000 Acres of wheat would everage 20
bushels to the acre making 240000 Bushels of wheat in 1860.
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