Oct 30. D H Wells got Bail to day in the sum of $50,000. L Snow went
to court with me but we did not get in I went home & covered my Grape
vines & done other choreing
~ Tuesday
31. We loaded our waggons with flour & Provision for the portion of
my family that was in Randolph Rich County in bear lake valley.
I drove my waggon & David did his down to the farm
~ Wednesday
Nov 1. Wilford drove to the farm we all started together & drove to Hardies Station & spent the night 12 Miles
~ Thursday
2nd We drove to the Mouth of Silver Creek & stoped with a Brother
It was a vary cold night we had 12 Bushels potatoes in one waggon &
they froze hard I suffered with the cold all night 14 Miles
~ Friday
3rd I drove to Brother Hoyts & took Dinner with them then drove
to Coleville stoped with Bishop Cluff & held a Meeting & preached 15 m[inutes]
~ Saturday
4 I drove through the storm to Brother Roswell Stephens & all
three of our teams stoped for the night. It was a cold snow
storm through the night 18 Miles
~ Sunday
5 It was a cold Morning our loads heavy & roads Bad we
left 1500 lbs of flour & wheat, & then drove to wasatch and spent
the night with Brother Rowley. He & his wife were vary kind to
us. Brother Rowley had been cut off from the Church By Hammand without
Just cause or trial 18 M[iles]
~ Monday
6th We drove to Woodruff & dined then to Randolph & met
with Sarah & her children they were well & all glad to see us
I took Emily JaneWilfords wife & her 2 childn distance 36 M
~ Tuesday
7. Wilford & David arived to day & we unloaded our
waggons, it was still cloudy. Wilford had got up a log
House 2 stories high 20 By 40 feet the North half done off
~ Wednesday
8Wilford took My Horses this Morning & started Back for
the load we had left David & myself went to the saw Mill & got
some Lumber
~ Thursday
9. David & Myself went to the canyon to get wood as it was
all the way down Hill we put on about 2 cords of Dry Quaking Asp
& while going down a vary steep ^hill^ of some 8 rods the ring of the neck yoke
Broke at the top & the waggon went down with great force one Mule
Oct 30. D H Wells got Bail to day in the sum of $50,000. L Snow went
to court with me but we did not get in I went home & covered my Grape
vines & done other choreing
~ Tuesday
31. We loaded our waggons with flour & Provision for the portion of
my family that was in Randolph Rich County in bear lake valley
I drove my waggon & David did his down to the farm
~ Wednesday
Nov 1. Wilford drove to the farm we all started together & drove to
Hardies Station & spent the night 12 Miles
~ Thursday
2nd We drove to the Mouth of Silver Creek & stoped with a Brother
It was a vary cold night we had 12 Bushels potatoes in one waggon &
they froze hard I suffered with the cold all night 14 Miles
~ Friday
3rd I drove to Brother Hoyts & took Dinner with them then drove
to Coleville stoped with Bishop Cluff & held a Meeting & preached 15 minutes
~ Saturday
4 I drove through the storm to Brother Roswell Stephens & all
three of our teams stoped for the night It was a cold snow
storm through the night 18 Miles
~ Sunday
5 It was a cold Morning our loads heavy & Roads Bad we
left 1500 lbs of flour & wheat, & then drove to wasatch and spent
the night with Brother Rowley He & his wife were vary kind to
us. Brother Rowlay had been cut off from the Church By Hammond without
Just Cause or trial 18 Minutes
~ Monday
6th We drove to Woodruff & dined them to Randolph & met
with Sarah & her children they were well & all glad to see us
I took Emily JaneWilfords wife & her 2 childn distance 36 Miles
~ Tuesday
7. Wilford & David arived to day & we unloaded our
waggons, it was still cloudy. Wilford had got up a log
House 2 stories high 20 By 40 feet the North half done off
~ Wednesday
8Wilford took My Horses this Morning & started Back for
the load we had left David & myself went to the saw Mill & got
some Lumber
~ Thursday
9. [FIGURE] David & Myself went to the Canyon to get wood as it was
all the way down Hill we put on about 2 cords of Dry Quaking Asp
& while going down a vary steep of some 8 rods the ring of the neck yoke
Broke at the top & the waggon went down with great force one Mule
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," October 29, 1871 - November 9, 1871, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qxY0