Day in the Life

Feb 8, 1879

Journal Entry

February 08, 1879 ~ Saturday

8. I found my self this morning in a great desert in the
midst of Barreness with cacktus prickerly Pears, and
Joshouys 12 feet high filled with thorns but not a spear of grass
or any thing that an Animal could eat we travelled all day with
this kind of vegitation around me we travelld after dark I shot
a goose in a stream of water Broak his wing but He swam out
of sight left the water took to the Hill, and travelld half a mile before
we found him I also shot 2 ducks. I stoped for the night with
George W. Lee who was vary kind to me He had but one Room
He gave me his bed, Brother Cannon slept with me distance 55 M[iles]

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Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
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Missionary
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For the first time in my life I have had to flee away from my Enemies for the gospels sake or from any other cause they are now trying to arest me on Poligamy And as I had to Leave St George at 7 oclok I got into a waggon from the Temple with David H Cannon and drove all night
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Feb 8, 1879