May 1st Started before Breakfast & rode 8 miles & fed
then then went off the road & had to make a new
road went to a creek & camped for the night in
a snow storm
~ Sunday
2nd Rode to Ceder Springs & nooned then rode
to Filmore City & spent the night it was and exceding
cold day with frost
~ Monday
3rd we held a meeting at Filmore City & President Young Preached to the people I reported the sermon &
have it in manuscript we had a good time & the Lord
Blessed us
~ Tuesday
34th 15 Mounted men Armed & eqipt with provisions left
us this morning oto go on an exploring tour after led & silver
Brother Major our Artist took the likeness of an Indian chief
~ Wednesday
5th The Brethren overtook us this morning with the eastern
mail we had much rejoiceing with the much news we
obtained I received 3 letters from Willard Snow Mrs Woodruff we drove to pine creek & camped
~ Thursday
6th we drove to Bever Creek & camped for the night
it was stormy
May 8th The people assembled to gether this morning
for a meeting in the Counsel House I took minutes
of the same
~ Sunday
9th Sunday meeting at 10 oclok O Pratt preached
in the morning & Presidents Young & Kimball in
the Afternoon I reported their discourses I spent
the day with the Saints
~ Monday
10 We rode to Ceder City & held a meeting with the
people President Young Addressed the Saints I reported
the procedings of the meeting Have the reports in manusc-
ript
~ Tuesday
11th We Also held a meeting to day with the saints
I preached to the people was followed by O pratt H. C. kimball & President Young the Iron Company
was organized & many good remarks By President Young
we took a walk on the Hill in the evening & viewed the
country we spent the night in the fort
camped for the night
~ Saturday
May 1st Started before breakfast & rode 8 miles & fed
then than went off the road & had to make a new
road went to a Creek & camped for the night in
a snow storm
~ Sunday
2nd Rode to Ceder Springs & nooned then rode
to Filmore City & spent the night it was and exceding
cold day with frost
~ Monday
3rd we held a meeting at Filmore City & President
Young Preached to the people I reported the sermon &
have it in manuscript we had a good time & the Lord
blessed us
~ Tuesday
4th 15 Mounted men armed & eqipt with provisions left
us this morning to go on an exploring tour after led & silver
Brother Major our artist took the likeness of an Indian
Chief
~ Wednesday
[FIGURE] 5th The Brethren overtook us this morning with the eastern
mail we had much rejoiceing with the much news we
obtained I received 3 letters from Willard Snow Mrs
Woodruff we drove to pine creek & camped
~ Thursday
6th we drove to Bever Creek & camped for the night
it was stormy
May 8th The people assembled to gether this morning
for a meeting in the Counsel House I took minutes
of the same
~ Sunday
9th Sunday Meeting at 10 oclok O Pratt preached
in the morning & Presidents Young & Kimball in
the Afternoon I reported their discourses I spent
the day with the Saints
~ Monday
10 we rode to Ceder City & held a meeting with the
people President Young addressd the Saints I reported
the procedings of the meeting Have the reports in manuscript
~ Tuesday
11th We also held a meeting to day with the saints
I preached to the people was followed by O prattH. C. kimball & President Young the Iron Company
was organized & many good remarks by President Young
we took a walk on the Hill in the evening & viewed the
Country we spent the night in the fort
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," April 30, 1852 - May 11, 1852, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 5, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/L9wD