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Day in the Life

May 29, 1861

Journal Entry

May 29, 1861 ~ Wednesday

29. Wednesday Passing over a vary rough country through narrow
Defiles and rugged canyons called Strattons Augor & Johnsons Screw
we arived at pocketville at 9 oclok Held a meeting President Young spoke
we then drove to Grafton 6 miles crossed the virgen 4 times we held a
meeting at Grafton. D. H. Wells, W. Woodruff J Taylor & President
Young spoke. We arived at Grafton at 11 oclok traveled 14 miles
We here met Philip K Simith who had settelled 3 miles abo[v]e
Grafton with 5 others & called the place Adventure they say by
making 40 rods of fence at the mouth of the canyon they can
Enclose 7000 Acres so that Nothing can get out or in we did not
visit this place. This country from Tokerville to Adventure is the
best place to hide up women & children and defend them in time of
war for no army could get into these pockets & openings if there was
a few men to oppose them. After taking dinner we returned by
the route we came, back to Toquerville and had a vary rough days
ride making 28 miles

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
1 mention

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May 29, 1861