a report from Bro Griffin from the P^awnee^ village stating that about 20 waggons
would spend the winter there, 160 waggons had gone on with brother Miller to
the Punkas village with ten chiefs to spend the winter. The Pawnees
numbered about 4000 men woman and children. The Punkas are a part of
the Sioux nation

News From the Mormon Battalion

Our Messenger to the Mormon Battalion had returned and we also
heard his report. All was well with them. They were getting
praise and fame wherever they went. A mail was brought in from
them.

We conversed upon the subject of a mail route. President
Young suggested the propriety of employing some of the Omahas to
watch our cattle &c. We also met in the evening and passed resolutions
concerning cutting hay sowing turnips &c.

On the 22nd in company with the
quorum of the Twelve I rode to the Mo. River crossed the Ferry
and on to Council Point where there was an encampment of
from 40 to 50 waggons we found many sick.

Sunday the 23rd we assembled a congregation
of the Church at Council Point to give instruction to the Saints
concerning sending the money received from the army and all money
in their hands to St Louis to buy goods and clothing for their outfit
the next spring. President Young H C. Kimball G A. Smith
A Lyman andO Pratt and W. Woodruff spoke and then it was
voted that the monies be appropriated according to counsel
in the purchase of goods clothing &c

We found many sick at this place and
after a lengthy meeting we laid hands upon them and rode
to Redemption Hill.

Next day seven of the Twelve—B Young
H. C Kimball O Pratt W. Richards W. Woodruff G. A Smith and

a report from Bro Griffin from the Pawnee village stating that about 20 waggons would spend the winter there, 160 waggons had gone on with brother Miller to the Punkas village with ten chiefs to spend the winter. The Pawnees numbered about 4000 men woman and children. The Punkas are a part of the Sioux nation

News From the Mormon Battalion

Our Messenger to the Mormon Battalion had returned and we also heard his report. All was well with them. They were getting praise and fame wherever they went. A mail was brought in from them.

We conversed upon the subject of a mail route. President Young suggested the propriety of employing some of the Omahas to watch our cattle &c. We also met in the evening and passed resolutions concerning cutting hay sowing turnips &c.

On the 22nd in company with the quorum of the Twelve I rode to the Mo. River crossed the Ferry and on to Council Point where there was an encampment of from 40 to 50 waggons we found many sick.

Sunday the 23rd we assembled a congregation of the Church at Council Point to give instruction to the Saints concerning sending the money received from the army and all money in their hands to St Louis to buy goods and clothing for their outfit the next spring. President Young H C. Kimball G A. Smith A Lyman O Pratt and W. Woodruff spoke and then it was voted that the monies be appropriated according to counsel in the purchase of goods clothing &c

We found many sick at this place and after a lengthy meeting we laid hands upon them and rode to Redemption Hill.

Next day seven of the Twelve—B Young H. C Kimball O Pratt W. Richards W. Woodruff G. A Smith and