Dec 1^st 1865
& started in the face of the storm for the summit of the mountain
which was 4 miles I walked all the way to the top by the side
of my team with the snow blowing in my face. I sent my
team back & drew up a brother Packs team who was stuck
fast in the snow. we then started down the canyon got
about half a mile & met a Governmt train heavily loaded stuck
fast on a dug way & we could not pass them & the snow falling
fast I stood in the snow hafl [half] knee deep for about one hour untill
I became chilled through I saw more mules knocked down & heard
more profane swareing than I have seen & heard in many years
a small company of cavalry came along leading their horses &
passed their train I took one span of Mules & led them
passed the train & waided through snow & mud half knee deep
6 miles to Brother Hardys station. I left James with the other team
to come down when the train passed I was wet through when
I arived at Hardy's. Sister Hardy helped me off my coat got
me a cup of hot composition, got some dinner soon James
came along & we started down the canyon passed several
teams broke down others turned over & found the roads bad
got out of the canyon at dark & arived at my farm House
at about 8 oclok & spent the knight. distance from Coleville 45 M[iles].

December 2, 1865 ~ Saturday

2nd I drove to my house unloaded my coal then went to the
Endowment House we gave Endowments to 15 persons President
Young sealed 1 couple Joseph W. Young W Woodruff sealed 10 couple
& G. Q. Cannon sealed 1 couple

December 3, 1865 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning, wrote in
the forenoon Attended meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon
Elder Vancott spoke in the forenoon &followed By Edward L.
Sloan. in the Afternoon John Taylor spoke in great plainness
we met in the Evening for Prayer. I administered to 2 sick.

December 4, 1865 ~ Monday

4. I spent the day in geting my sheep home from Brother
Coones I had returned to me 133 sheep

December 5, 1865 ~ Tuesday

5 I spent the day packing away Apples

December 6, 1865 ~ Wednesday

6. I undertook to make some cider to day. it was to cold
to get the Jucce ^out^ of the Apples

Dec 1st 1865 & started in the face of the storm for the summit of the mountain which was 4 miles I walked all the way to the top by the side of my team with the snow blowing in my face. I sent my team back & drew up a brother Packs team who was stuck fast in the snow. we then started down the canyon got about half a mile & met a Government train heavily loaded stuck fast on a dug way & we could not pass them & the snow falling fast I stood in the snow half knee deep for about one hour untill I became chilled through I saw more mules knocked down & heard more profane swareing than I have seen & heard in many years a small company of cavalry came along leading their horses & passed their train I took one span of Mules & led them passed the train & waided through snow & mud half knee deep 6 miles to Brother Hardys station. I left James with the other team to come down when the train passed I was wet through when I arived at Hardy's. Sister Hardy helped me off my coat got me a cup of hot composition, got some dinner soon James came along & we started down the canyon passed several teams broke down others turned over & found the roads bad got out of the canyon at dark & arived at my farm House at about 8 oclok & spent the knight. distance from Coleville 45 Miles.

December 2, 1865 ~ Saturday

2nd I drove to my house unloaded my coal then went to the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 15 persons President Young sealed 1 couple Joseph W. Young W Woodruff sealed 10 couple & G. Q. Cannon sealed 1 couple

December 3, 1865 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning, wrote in the forenoon Attended meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon Elder Vancott spoke in the fore noon followed By Edward L. Sloan. in the afternoon John Taylor spoke in great plainness we met in the Evening for Prayer. I administered to 2 sick

December 4, 1865 ~ Monday

4. I spent the day in geting my sheep home from Brother Coones I had returned to me 133 sheep

December 5, 1865 ~ Tuesday

5 I spent the day packing away Apples

December 6, 1865 ~ Wednesday

6. I undertook to make some cider to day, it was to cold to get the Juece out of the Apples