August 16, 1847 ~ Monday

16^th The company was quite busy in preparing their teams & wagg[ons] [page torn]
to start back. I undersigned Br Stillman for two yoke of cattle to
send back for his family to be returned in one year from this time.
Brother Samuel Badham recepted to me all money due him for his
services in the United States war to be paid to me by Capt Brown or any
person in whose hands it may be in. I also recieved one yoke of cattle
from Br [blank] Sargent loned me to assist Br Stillman, my own
family, or any body els I thought proper

August 17, 1847 ~ Tuesday

17^th Br Smith & myself concluded to put up two rooms each
instead of of one, making 4 rooms between us so we commenced
drawing timber to day though it is vary hard labour for us

August 18, 1847 ~ Wednesday

18^th Spent the day drawing timber

August 19, 1847 ~ Thursday to August 20, 1847 ~ Friday

19 & 20 was Also spent in drawing timber & laying up logs
into the Houses I labour so hard & am so weary at night I
cannot rest. this evening while unloading the last load of logs
one stick fell on Br G. A. Smith head & knocked him down
cut a hole in his head & hurt him badly.

August 21, 1847 ~ Saturday

21^st I spent the day in laying up our Houses Br George A was
Able to walk about but not to do any work Brs Young & Kimba[ll] [page covered]
moved into their Houses this evening

August 22, 1847 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday I went to the warm springs & bathed in the morning
met in conference with the Twelve & saints at 1 oclok & resolved
universally to call this place city of the great salt Lake, of the great
Bason North America. Named the stream runing through the city
City Creek the Utah outlet western Jordon & two creeks coming
out of the mountains great canion creek & little canion creek
& one large stream Mill Creek. voted to fence in the city or
portions of it for farming purposes for the coming year; voted
to appoint A President, & High Council, & all other necessary officers
in this stake of Zion. The Twelve write an epistle to leave with
the Saints in the city of the great salt lake Adjourned untill
the 6^th of October AD 1848

August 23, 1847 ~ Monday

23^rd. I spent the day laying up our buildings we got the bodies of the
4 rooms nearly up I was vary weary at night

August 24, 1847 ~ Tuesday

24^th We finished laying up onthe timber of our rooms & I put the
roof on one room & put on one coat of mud & made one door
& hung it

August 25, 1847 ~ Wednesday

25^th I laid my floor & laid part of oa chamber & moved my
goods into the house & left them in care of Brother J Bevin I buil[t] [page covered]
a good chimney which draws well Br johnson put it up for me
I had prayers in the house in the evening. we shall leave
this valley in the morning to start back to winter Quarters.
we as A pioneer company have accomplished more this season th[an] [page cut off]
can be found on record concerning any set of men since the
days of Adam. Having travled with heavy loaded waggons ov[er] [page cut off]
one thousand miles having made our road more than one half
of the way over & through the rough mountains & canions &
searched out a glorious land as a resting place fore the Saints &
in one month after our arival laid out a city Ttwo miles squar[e] [page cut off]
& built A fort & fortification of hewn timber drawn 7 miles f[rom] [page cut off]

August 16, 1847 ~ Monday

16th The Company was quite busy in preparing their teams & waggons page torn to start back. I undersigned Br Stillman for two yoke of cattle to send back for his family to be returned in one year from this time. Brother Samuel Badham recepted to me all money due him for his services in the United States war to be paid to me by Capt Brown or any person in whose hands it may be in. I also recieved one yoke of cattle from Br [blank] Sargent loned me to assist Br Stillman, my own family, or any body els I thought proper

August 17, 1847 ~ Tuesday

17th Br Smith & myself concluded to put up two rooms each instead of of one, making 4 rooms between us so we commenced drawing timber to day though it is vary hard labour for us

August 18, 1847 ~ Wednesday

18th Spent the day drawing timber

August 19, 1847 ~ Thursday to August 20, 1847 ~ Friday

19 & 20 was also spent in drawing timber & laying up logs into the houses I labour so hard & am so weary at night I cannot rest. this evening while unloading the last load of logs one stick fell on Br G. A. Smith head & knocked him down cut a hole in his head & hurt him badly.

August 21, 1847 ~ Saturday

21st I spent the day in laying up our houses Br George A was able to walk about but not to do any work Brs Young & Kimball moved into their houses this evening

August 22, 1847 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday I went to the warm springs & bathed in the morning met in conference with the Twelve & saints at 1 oclok & resolved universally to call this place city of the great salt Lake. of the great Bason North America. Named the stream runing through the City City Creek the Utah outlet western Jordon & two creeks coming out of the mountains great Canion Creek & little Canion Creek & one large stream Mill Creek. voted to fence in the city or portions of it for farming purposes for the coming year; voted to appoint a President, & High Council, & all other necessary officers in this stake of Zion. The Twelve write an epistle to leave with the saints in the City of the great salt lake adjourned untill the 6th of October AD 1848

August 23, 1847 ~ Monday

23rd. I spent the day laying up our buildings we got the bodies of the 4 rooms nearly up I was vary weary at night

August 24, 1847 ~ Tuesday

24th We finished laying up the timber of our rooms & I put the roof on one room & put on one coat of mud & made one door & hung it

August 25, 1847 ~ Wednesday

25a chamber & moved my goods into the house & left them in care of Brother J Bevin I built a good chimney which draws well Br johnson put it up for me I had prayers in the house in the evening. we shall leave this valley in the morning to start back to winter Quarters. we as a pioneer company have accomplished more this season than can be found on record concerning any set of men since the days of Adam. Having travled with heavy loaded waggons over one thousand miles having made our road more than one half of the way over & through the rough mountains & canions & searched out a glorious land as a resting place for the Saints & in one month after our arival laid out a citytwo miles square & built a fort & fortification of hewn timber drawn 7 miles from