Aug 14, 1873
[FIGURES] In company with & several
of the Board of the & Mr
& all his Editorial Party we took cars on the Utah southern
rail road & rode to the Junction of the narrow gage to
we there took a car & rode up the Mountain to the Granix
Station & there saw 75 or a 100 men splitting up into
Blocks large Granite bolders 30 feet high & all these
bolders when split up were loaded on to flat cars
& landed on the in a distance
of some 20 miles we arived back in the city at 7 oclok
& at 8 oclok we met the Party at the with G A
Smith, Mayor Wells, , the board of Direct[ors]
G Q Cannon was called to the Chair & made a few
opening remarks W. Woodruff presented a written Address
as President of the D. A. & M. Society which was read by
then followed a speech from Mr Williams
followed By President G. A. Smith, Mr , then
Mr partner of Mr the Phrenologist
Gen then spoke. The party then retired to the rep-
resentatives Hall whare they partook of a fine collection
of fruits &c While the party was there A company of child[re]n
came into the Hall under the Direction of Prof sang
some nice peaces to the Enjoyment of the party Mr
made a vary able speech followed by Hon the party
left abot 12 oclok Distance of the day 50
