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Day in the Life

Jan 18, 1885

Journal Entry

January 18, 1885 ~ Sunday

18 Sunday Morning The conductor started the train before we
^[FIGURE]^ got our things out they slacked a little so we got our things into
Brother Walker carriage and Brother Walker undertook to cross
the track as the train was coming on to us I told him to turn


to take to the right & he did Just in time to save our lives if we
had attempted to have crossed the track we should have been
crushed to death Br Walker drove us to Minersville & Br Carter
took us from there and drove us to Cedar in 7 Hours 45 M[inutes]. total 60 Mile
We stoped at Bishops Lunts & held a Meeting G Teasdale spok
G Teasdale spoke 40 M[inutes], W Woodruff 60 M[inutes]. spent the Night at Br Lunts

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Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Lunt, Henry
1824-1902
32 mentions

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Cedar City, Iron County, Utah Territory
Minersville, Beaver County, Utah Territory

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Jan 18, 1885