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Day in the Life

Mar 28, 1861

Journal Entry

March 28, 1861 ~ Thursday

28. We had a hard rainy night, a rainiy morning with some
hail I set out 2 Bushels of white carrotts for seed. G. A. Smith
got home last night. I saw him in the office to day he says the
led mines worked by N. V. Jones at the vegus have turned into
silver worth $1700 dollars per ton quite a settlement have gone in
there & laid out a town & they come up to the settlements for provision
I called upon President Young & spent an hour. He spoke of the walls
spreading in the 13 ward Assembly rooms. He also spoke of selling
some land to Jennings or Lawrence also of settling the bucket Factory
Bills it has rained a good Deal to day

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1374 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
25 mentions

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Mar 28, 1861