April 7, 1858 ~ Wednesday

April 7^th
I spent the day in loading my waggons I took one load of
4 secretaries in the historians office onto my waggons

April 8, 1858 ~ Thursday

8^th I started this morning with 3 loads for provo
two loads of secretaries and one of Goods it soon
began to snow and I rode 12 miles on a slow walk
in the worst snow storm we have had this winter
I came near freezing my hands and I became
so chilled I could hardly move when I got to
Unionville the rode was lined with people and teams to
Provo for 50 miles many suffered and some came near
perishing horses died by the way side men unloaded
their goods in the mud others took their team off and
left their teams waggons sticking in the mud some teams
gave out and whole families lay in the mud under their
waggons over night women carried their children
in their arms and waided in water mud and snow
knee deep. I stoped at Unionville and spent with
sister Martecia Smith and was glad to get into a
harbor

April 9, 1858 ~ Friday

9^th I spent the day at sister Smiths and it snowed
and rained all day

April 10, 1858 ~ Saturday

10^th I learned that the roads were impassible I unloaded
2 of my waggons and left the other one took my
teams and returned home to Great Salt Lake City

April 11, 1858 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday I spend the day in the tabernacle and
heard the Presidency and Twelve preach I attended
the prayer circle in the evening

April 12, 1858 ~ Monday

12^th [FIGURE] A. Cummings that would be Governor of Utah arived
in this City to day with Col Kane accompanied by a small mormon
Guard. when he saw the streets lined with people moving he said
dont move you shall not be hurt I will not be Govornor if you
dont want me. the poor Devil should have thought of this
principle before he started from home and not come with an
armed force to force himself as govornor upon a people who did
not want him. I spent most of the day choreing I spent
the evening at the presidents office in talking upon a variety
of subjects among others orders had been given to the police to go
and clear the five acres lots of cattle and the city lots whare
they were doing damage on wheat, fruit and Gardens they went
with Josiah Hardy at their head and drove all of Presidents
Youngs cattle off from his pasture into the stray pound and mired
two of his cows so that they could not walk President Young
told them if they would pay him two hundred dollars damage they ^He^
would settel it otherwise he would put them through to the extent
of the Law

April 13, 1858 ~ Tuesday to April 17, 1858 ~ Saturday

13^th, 14, 15, 16, 17 I spent the week in moveing to Provo on the 17^th I
drove my team home from Provo 50 miles through a hard rain storm
I took down the Historian office secretaries 50

April 18, 1858 ~ Sunday

18^th I attended meeting in the Tabernacle and prayer circle in the
evening President Young closed the prayer circle as we were moving away