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Day in the Life

Dec 31, 1883

Journal Entry

December 31, 1883 ~ Monday

31 [FIGURE] We started at 6:30. An extreme cold
Morning we rode to rush Lake 6 miles and was vary
cold we stoped and warmed and hot rocks & started
on and was 7 Hours in facing a cold North wind
in crossing the Mountain and Reaching Minersville
and when we arived there I was so chilled I could
hardly stand upon my feet we here met Joseph
F Smith
& F M Lyman they had been holding a
Meeting we took Dinner and drove to Milford
took supper with Br Tanner and went on
to the cars and lay down on the seats all night
with But Little sleep distance from Johnson fort
to Milford 45 Miles from Milford to Provo 195
and to Salt Lake 50. total from Johnson fort 290

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Tanner, Ebenezer
6 Mar 1842 - 25 May 1932
6 mentions
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3573 mentions
Apostle

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Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
31 We started at 6:30 & rode to Johnsons pond stoped & warmd vary cold we then drove to Miners-ville and all chilled through 30 Miles we Drove then rode to Melford vary cold 15 [Miles] total for the day 45 [Miles] took cars rode to Provo 45 + 195 Miles = 240 Total Miles

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Dec 31, 1883