Ulysses S. Grant inaugurated as 18th President of 37 United States.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 23, 1869 ~ Friday
23rd A Plesant Morning we rode to Canarrahosh settlem[en]t
& held a meeting Joseph Young Prayed H. S. Eldridge spoke
10 M[inutes], Joseph Young spoke 13, G. Q. Cannon spoke 10 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 12 B Young Jr spoke 5 Minutes D H Wells
spoke 13, President Young spoke 12 Minutes. We drove to Corn Creek
Fort & spent the night This Fort is a vary substantial Building
I think the best Fort in the Territory the Fort is Built of volcanic
rock laid up in lime Mortar. The walls are 100 feet square
outside 18 feet High from the foundation to the vertex. On the east
side is a Gateway 14 feet square with a good substantial arch
set all inside 6 feet deep & 3 feet thick Above this Preparation
are being made for a lock out & telegraph office on the west
side is a gate way 8 feet By 4, with a projection inside 10 1/2 feet
wide 10 feet High Hanging with strong Hinges. The fort also con-
tains 12 rooms 6 on the North & 6 on the south side, 10 of which
are 16 By 14 feet & 2 16 x 17 feet & 9 feet 4 inches High. A
chimney to each room 3 feet wide & 2 thick standing 6 feet
above the fort wall the rooms are well lighted & have 4 pannel
doors the roof is covered with good shaved pine shingle the whole
Building contains 2250 pearch of rock 1975 Bushels of Lime
& cost up to the present time $22690. distance of the day 37 1/ m[iles]
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
583 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2257 mentions
Apostle
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
142 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
311 mentions
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