be doing the will of God. It is the will of God that we should
keep the word of wisdom. When you want to do evil it is the
will of the devil, & not the will of God. President Young told
a dream on chewing tobaco. We spent the night with Robinson
~ Thursday
22 I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & I F Carter. It was snowing
Hard & we concluded to stay through the day & hold a meeting
we met at one oclok. President Joseph Young spoke at 61 M[inutes] George Dunford 25 Minutes G Q Cannon spoke 40 Minutes
we met in the school House in the school of the Prophets
W Woodruff Prayed. President B Young spoke 40 Minutes H. S. Eldridge spoke 12, then President Young spoke a few Minutes
on the course we should persue in our diet stop eating pork,
use milk eggs fowles & fish. D. H. Wells spoke 15 Minutes
~ Friday
23rd A Plesant Morning we rode to Canarrahosh settlem[en]t
& held a meeting Joseph Young Prayed H. S. Eldridge spoke
10 M[inutes], Joseph Young spoke 13, G. Q. Cannon spoke 10 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 12 B Young Jr spoke 5 Minutes D H Wells
spoke 13, President Young spoke 12 Minutes. We drove to Corn Creek
Fort & spent the night This Fort is a vary substantial Building
I think the best Fort in the Territory the Fort is Built of volcanic
rock laid up in lime Mortar. The walls are 100 feet square
outside 18 feet High from the foundation to the vertex. On the east
side is a Gateway 14 feet square with a good substantial arch
set all inside 6 feet deep & 3 feet thick Above this Preparation
are being made for a lock out & telegraph office on the west
side is a gate way 8 feet By 4, with a projection inside 10 1/2 feet
wide 10 feet High Hanging with strong Hinges. The fort also con-
tains 12 rooms 6 on the North & 6 on the south side, 10 of which
are 16 By 14 feet & 2 16 x 17 feet & 9 feet 4 inches High. A
chimney to each room 3 feet wide & 2 thick standing 6 feet
above the fort wall the rooms are well lighted & have 4 pannel
doors the roof is covered with good shaved pine shingle the whole
Building contains 2250 pearch of rock 1975 Bushels of Lime
& cost up to the present time $22690. distance of the day 37 1/ m[iles]
~ Saturday
April 24. The sun shines we drove to Bever 28 Miles
we had muddy roads the wheels loaded so with mud it Blocked
April 21
be doing the will of God. It is the will of God that we should
keep the word of wisdom. When you want to do Evil it is the
will of the devil, & not the will of God. President Young told
a dream on chewing tobaco. We spent the night with Robinson
~ Thursday
22 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & I F Carter. It was snowing
Hard & we concluded to stay through the day & hold a meeting
we met at one oclok. President Joseph Young spoke at 61 Minutes
George Dunford 25 Minutes G Q Cannon spoke 40 Minutes
we met in the school House in the school of the Prophets
W Woodruff Prayed. President B Young spoke 40 Minutes
H. S. Eldridge spoke 12, then President Young spoke a few Minutes
on the course we should persue in our diet stop Eating pork,
use milk Eggs fowles & fish. D. H. Wells spoke 15 Minutes
~ Friday
23rd A Plesant Morning we Rode to Canosh settlement
& held a meeting Joseph Young Prayed H. S. Eldridge spoke
10 Minutes, Joseph Young spoke 13, G. Q. Cannon spoke 10 Minutes
W Woodruff spoke 12 B Young Jr spoke 5 Minutes D H Wells
spoke 13, President Young spoke 12 Minutes. We drove to Corn Creek
Fort & spent the night This Fort is a vary substantial Building
I think the best Fort in the Territory the Fort is Built of volcanic
Rock laid up in lime Mortar. The walls are 100 feet square
outside 18 feet High from the foundation to the vertex. On the East
side is a Gateway 14 feet square with a good substantial arch
set all inside 6 feet deep & 3 feet thick Above this Preparation
are being made for a lock out & telegraph office on the west
side is a gate way 8 feet By 4, with a projection inside 10 1/2 feet
wide 10 feet High Hanging with strong Hinges The fort also contains 12 Rooms 6 on the North & 6 on the South side, 10 of which
are 16 By 14 feet & 2 16 x 17 feet & 9 feet 4 inches High. A
chimney to Each room 3 feet wide & 2 feet thick standing 6 feet
above the fort wall the Rooms are well lighted & have 4 pannel
doors the roof is covered with good shaved pine shingle the whole
Building contains 2250 pearch of rock 1975 Bushels of Lime
& cost up to the present time $22690. distance of the day 37 1/ miles
~ Saturday
April 24. The sun shines we drove to Bever 28 Miles
we had muddy roads the wheels loaded so with mud it Blocked
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," April 21, 1869 - April 24, 1869, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/EROg