I went to the farm & took 60 Bushels of wheat to Mill & got it ground
I spent the night at the farm
~ Tuesday
21. I finished planting my Beets, Carrotts, Beans, &c, today & went
to the City & spent the night 6 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
22 I went to the field & Returned 6 M[iles]
~ Thursday
23. I went to the field & Returned & spent the day choreing 6 M[iles]
~ Friday
24. [FIGURE] I went to the field & transfered 2 swarms of Bees returned to the City
& Examined 4 swarms 2 were good 1 Queen was not Brooding another Queen
was dead. Wilford & David went on the Range for Dolls colts our
chester white sow hand 8 pigs the first time I Ever had that Breed of Hogs
Brother Pope came from Randolph & spent the night with me
~ Saturday
25. I left Salt Lake City took cars went to Ogden with the presidency
& 12 to hold a 2 days meeting in the Tabernacle. met at 10 oclok Prayer
By W Woodruff D H Wells spoke 55 M[inutes]], E Stephenson 30. Afternoon L Snow Prayed W Woodruff spoke 54 G. A. Smith 17. At the close
of the meeting I rode to North oOgden & spent the night at Father Alvards
Aged 90. He made his will, was Badly crippled up with the Rheumatist
but still would milk his 2 cows. 67 M[iles]
27. ^& 28^ I spent the day choreing in the City & preparing to leave for Randolph
~ Wednesday
289 In company with Sarah & her children & Wilford I left Salt Lake
City with 2 teams loaded with flour & Provisions & drove up Parleys Canyon
above Hardies & spent the night 16 M[iles]
~ Thursday
2930. The road was bad we double team for 3 Miles to the top of the summit
we drove Near Hoyts & camped for the night 30 M[iles].
~ Friday
301 We drove in the rain to Arza Hinkleys & spent the night we made
a New Bridge over the Creek or recovered the old one 25 M[iles]
~ Saturday
June 1. Saturday we rode to wahsatch I called upon Brother & Sister Rowley & drove to the first creek & camped 24 M[iles]
~ Sunday
2nd Sunday we started in the Morning & it took 3 span of Animals
to get our waggons through the creek bottom we had to double teams
I went to the farm & took 60 Bushels of wheat to Mill & got it ground
I spent the night at the farm
~ Tuesday
21. I finished planting my Beets, Carrotts, Beans, &c, today & went
to the City & spent the night 6 Miles
~ Wednesday
22 I went to the field & Returned 6 Miles
~ Thursday
23. I went to the field & Returned & spent the day choreing 6 Miles
~ Friday
24. [FIGURE] I went to the field & transfered 2 swarms of Bees returned to the City
& Examined 4 swarms 2 were good 1 Queen was not Brooding another Queen
was dead. Wilford & David went on the Range for Dolls colts our
chester white sow had 8 pigs the first time I Ever had that Breed of Hogs
Brother Pope came from Randolph & spent the night with me
~ Saturday
25. I left Salt Lake City took cars went to Ogden with the presidency
& 12 to hold a 2 days meeting in the Tabernacle. met at 10 oclok Prayer
By W Woodruff D H Wells spoke 55 M[inutes]], E Stephenson 30. Afternoon
L Snow Prayed W Woodruff spoke 54 G. A. Smith 17. At the close
of the meeting I rode to NorthOgden & spent the night at Father Alvards
Aged 90. He made his will, was Badly crippled up with the Rheumatist
but still would milk his 2 cows. 67 Miles
27. & 28 I spent the day choreing in the City & preparing to leave for Randolph
~ Wednesday
29 In company with Sarah & her children & Wilford I left Salt Lake
City with 2 teams loaded with flour & Provisions & drove up Parleys Canyon
above Hardies & spent the night 16 Miles
~ Thursday
30. The road was bad we double team for 3 Miles to the top of the summit
we drove Near Hoyts & camped for the night 30 Miles.
~ Friday
31 We drove in the rain to Arza Hinkleys & spent the night we made
a New Bridge over the Creek or recovered the old one 25 Miles
~ Saturday
June 1. Saturday we rode to wahsatch I called upon Brother & Sister
Rowley & drove to the first creek & camped 24 Miles
~ Sunday
2nd Sunday we started in the Morning & it took 3 span of Animals
to get our waggons through the creek bottom we had to double teams
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," May 21, 1872 - June 2, 1872, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 13, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/G6v8