which added greatly to our numbers we had A Heavy shower
of rain while we were in the canion which sent down the water
in the creeks from the mountain's with a rush & roar like thunder
resembling the opening of a flood gate the first rush of the water
came down with a front 3 feet High, some of the waggons had to
stop untill it feell which was but a short time the shower spread
over A good share of the valley whare we were setled, we returned
with the company at there head & march into camp with music, they
took upon there quarters between our two camps on the bank of
the creek. While we have been exploring the camp has been busy
in farming puting in potatoes, corn, beans, peas, buckwheat, &
Preparing A garding for garding seeds & will go to work to prepare
a peace for turnips our garding to day was diveided off as each ten
had need, our distance of travel to day was 12 miles

In the evening Br Young with the Twelve walked up to the warm
springs about 1 1/2 miles from the Temple Block we went in & bathed
it was quite as warm as we could endure & be comfortable those
springs are healthy for the sick & diseased

July 30, 1847 ~ Friday

30^th [FIGURE] We met in council this morning with the Twelve & Captain
Brown, Higings, Willis & others & Herd the statements of the
officers concerning the Battalion & there situation represented
counsil was given by President Young to the officers what course
to persue. It seemed wisdom for Capt Brown & others to go to the
Bay of San Francisco & report himself & men & the state they were
in Br Brannan would go as there Pilot much conversation took
place during council of interest, Dr Sanderson was spoken of who
had been with the Battalion And it was believed he had tried to poison
the Brethren to death, & that He would be rewarded for his crimes
After the council Broke up we mounted our Horses & rode north
to the warm springs Also visited the Hot spulpher spring 4 miles from
the Temple block it ishues out from under A rock A large fount
ain of water forms A pool about 2 rods square 5 feet deep is
[page torn] [h]ot enough to cook an egg in few moments we could hold our
fingers in it about 10 seconds. After viewing it a while we returned
to camp, I then visited the soldiers camp & allso our planted
ground I found some of our potatoes had rotted some was coming
up our corn was up also beans I returned to camp & had a visit
from Br Dexter Stillman. He wished to come into my family also
Br James Bevin wished to returned again to my family as He
was with me hwhen He went into the Army.

At 8 oclok All the camps met together & was Addressed for more
than an hour by President Young in An interesting manner clot[hed] [page covered]
with the spirit of God. He expressed hif [his] feelyings freely concerning the
treatment of the government towards us in the same manner as He
did on the eve of the 28^th He informed the Brethren that there going
into the Armey proved our temporal salvation at the time for
the Governor of Mo had already recievied orders not to let our
people pass the Mo river if we did not enlist, the goverment intend
to diestroy us from off the face of the earth but through the Blessing
of God we are here And I thank my Heavenly father for it And
He knew we should prevail Zion would arise the Judgments of
God would be poured out the Blood of the Prophets would be ave[nged] [page covered]
& their cup would be filled double unto them And if we were fait[h] [page covered]
ful we should yet have Brs Joseph & Hiram & many of the Sain[ts] [page covered]
in there resurrected Bodies with us on earth & when we died s[hould] [page covered]

which added greatly to our numbers we had a Heavy shower of rain while we were in the canion which sent down the water in the creeks from the mountain's with a rush & roar like thunder resembling the opening of a flood gate the first rush of the water came down with a front 3 feet high, some of the waggons had to stop untill it fell which was but a short time the shower spread over a good share of the valley whare we were setled, we returned with the company at there head & march into camp with music, they took up there quarters between our two camps on the bank of the creek. While we have been exploring the camp has been busy in farming puting in potatoes, corn, beans, peas, buckwheat, & preparing a garding for garding seeds & will go to work to prepare a peace for turnips our garding to day was divided off as each ten had need, our distance of travel to day was 12 miles

In the evening Br Young with the Twelve walked up to the warm springs about 1 1/2 miles from the Temple Block we went in & bathed it was quite as warm as we could endure & be comfortable those springs are healthy for the sick & diseased

July 30, 1847 ~ Friday

30th [FIGURE] We met in council this morning with the Twelve & Captain Brown, Higings, Willis & others & herd the statements of the officers concerning the Battalion & there situation represented counsil was given by President Young to the Officers what course to persue. It seemed wisdom for Capt Brown & others to go to the Bay of San Francisco & report himself & men & the state they were in Br Brannan would go as there Pilot much conversation took place during council of interest, Dr Sanderson was spoken of who had been with the Battalion and it was believed he had tried to poison the Brethren to death, & that he would be rewarded for his crimes After the Council broke up we mounted our horses & rode north to the warm springs also visited the hot sulpher spring 4 miles from the Temple block it ishues out from under a rock a large fount ain of water forms a pool about 2 rods square 5 feet deep is hot page torn enough to cook an egg in few moments we could hold our fingers in it about 10 seconds. After viewing it a while we returned to camp, I then visited the soldiers camp & also our planted ground I found some of our potatoes had rotted some was coming up our corn was up also beans I returned to camp & had a visit from Br Dexter Stillman. He wished to come into my family also Br James Bevin wished to returned again to my family as he was with me when he went into the Army.

At 8 oclok All the camps met together & was addressed for more than an hour by President Young in an interesting manner clothed with the spirit of God. He expressed his feelings freely concerning the treatment of the government towards us in the same manner as he did on the eve of the 28th. He informed the Brethren that there going into the Armey proved our temporal salvation at the time for the Governor of Mo had already recieved orders not to let our people pass the Mo river if we did not enlist, the goverment intend to destroy us from off the face of the earth but through the blessing of God we are here and I thank my Heavenly father for it and He knew we should prevail Zion would arise the Judgments of God would be poured out the Blood of the Prophets would be avenged & their cup would be filled double unto them. And if we were faith ful we should yet have Brs Joseph & Hiram & many of the Saints in there resurrected bodies with us on earth & when we died should