May 12, 1852 ~ Wednesday

May 12^th The Rodeometer made the whole distance
from Great Salt Lake City via Sanpete to
Ceder Fort 314 1/2 miles 314 1/2 mils

we met to day to organize the High Counsel & presidency
of the stake &c at Paroan Having returned there this
morning John L Smith was appointed President
of the Stake. John Steel 1^st & Henry Lunt 2nd councellors
E H Groves M. Cruthers, R. Harmons Joseph Chatterly,
J Graham J. A. Little W^m H Dame, John D. Lee, Samuel
West, Eligah Newman Francis T. Whitney & Joel H. Johnson The High Counsel

Philip Chicken Smith Bishop of Cedar City

Tarlton Lewis Bishop of Paroan

The above were ordained under the Hands of Elders
O Pratt W Woodruff & G A. Smith

10 High Priest 12 High counsellors, 1 President
& 2 counsellors of this stake of Zion H. C. kimball
Addressed them

May 13, 1852 ~ Thursday

13^th Left Paroan & rode to Bever kreek & spent
the night 35 mils

May 14, 1852 ~ Friday

14^th Rode to dry creek & nooned met with a Hard
Hail storm the ground was white with Hail we
Rode to corn ^{corn}^ creek & spent the night 28 mile

May 15, 1852 ~ Saturday

15^th Rode to Corn Creek nooned then rode to Filmore
City & spent the night 33 1/4 mils

May 16, 1852 ~ Sunday

16^th Sunday we spent the day in the Fort & held
a meeting O Pratt preached & W. Woodruff followed
Him

May 17, 1852 ~ Monday

17^th I entered a city lot in Filmore City the capitol
to build a city inheritnce or House I Also got one
entered for G. A. S & O. Pratt we left the city &
rode to Cedar Springs nooned & rode to a creek
& spent the night 32 m[iles]

May 18, 1852 ~ Tuesday

18^th Rode to Severe Ford, to Chicken Creek then
to Salt Creek 37 miles

May 19, 1852 ~ Wednesday

19^th Rode to summit creek to spring creek, the[n]
to spanish Fork whare we spent the night I
have entered 160 Acres Here for a for a farm

May 20, 1852 ~ Thursday

20^th we Rode to provo & through Utah valley to the
foot of the mountain & camped I left the company Here
& drove to dry creek & camped for the night distance 48 mils

May 21, 1852 ~ Friday

21^st I Rode from Dry Creek to the city of the great
salt Lake we were all made welcome to the city again

May 22, 1852 ~ Saturday

22 I worked in the Garden to day

May 12, 1852 ~ Wednesday

May 12th The Rodeometer made the whole distance from Great Salt Lake City via Sanpete to Ceder Fort 314 1/2 miles 314 1/2 mils

[FIGURE] we met to day to organize the High Counsel & presidency of the stake &c at Paroan having returned there this morning John L Smith was appointed President of the Stake. John Steel 1st & Henry Lunt 2nd Councellors E H Groves M. Cruthers, R. Harmons Joseph Chatterly, J Graham J. A. Little Wm H Dame, John D. Lee, Samuel West, Eligah Newman Francis T. Whitney & Joel H. Johnson, The High Counsel

Philip Chicken Smith Bishop of Cedar City Tarlton Lewis Bishop of Paroan The above were ordained under the Hands of Elders O Pratt W Woodruff & G A. Smith 10 High Priest 12 High Counsellors. 1 President & 2 Counsellors of this Stake of Zion H. C. Kimball addressed them

May 13, 1852 ~ Thursday

13th Left Paroan & rode to Bever kreek & spent the night 35 mils

May 14, 1852 ~ Friday

14th Rode to dry creek & nooned met with a hard hail Storm the ground was white with hail we rode to Creek & spent the night 28 mile

May 15, 1852 ~ Saturday

15th Rode to Corn Creek nooned then rode to Filmore City & spent the night 33 1/4 mils

May 16, 1852 ~ Sunday

16th Sunday we spent the day in the Fort & held a meeting O Pratt preached & W. Woodruff followed him

May 17, 1852 ~ Monday

17th I Entered a city lot in Filmore City the Capitol to build a city inheritnce or House I also got one Entered for G.A.S & O. Pratt we left the city & rode to Cedar Springs nooned & rode to a creek & spent the night 32 m

May 18, 1852 ~ Tuesday

18th Rode to Severe Ford, to Chicken Creek then to Salt Creek 37 miles

May 19, 1852 ~ Wednesday

19th Rode to summit creek to spring creek, then to spanish Fork whare we spent the night I have entered 160 Acres here for a for a farm

May 20, 1852 ~ Thursday

20th we rode to provo & through Utah valley to the foot of the mountain & camped I left the company here & drove to dry creek & camped for the night distance 48 mils

May 21, 1852 ~ Friday

21st I rode from Dry Creek to the City of the great salt Lake we were all made welcome to the city again

May 22, 1852 ~ Saturday

22 I worked in the Garden to day