2 A cold winday day we left at 8 oclok with Brother A M
Cannon & Thomas Edward Taylor and Bishop George
Frantzen took us in his wagon And we rode over a Barren
country without any grass or hardly vegitation except a
little greasewood & sage to Huntington 250 Miles forded a Deep
river we dined with Bishop Cox the town was laid
out on a level Barren plain but when the soil was wattered
crops would grow we road after dinner 12 Miles to Castle
Dale 12 Miles & stoped for the night with President Larson
the President of the Emery Stake Distance of the day 42 Miles
I was vary weary Brother Cannon & Taylor went to
Orangeville and attended the young People Mutual. Br C
Rodes went with us I had a good Deal of conversation
with him concerning his History & travels from Calafornia
to Idaho was acquaintied will [with] nearly all the river & lakes of
Utah in traping fishing & Hunting He had killed 20 Bear
mostly grisellys and droves of Elk & Deer had caoght
great Number of Beaver Otter & Martin gave me a History
of Grand & Elk lake out of which run the Duchane & Lake
branch. Elk lake was full of fish and vast herds of Elk
fed around the shore. Lake Fork Empties into the Duchane
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