July 9, 1871 ~ Sunday

July 9, 1871

Sunday in company with J Smith & E F. Sheets I administered
to Sister Rose who was vary sick & nigh unto Death. we
Met in the Bowery at 11 oclok E F Sheets prayed Joseph Young
spoke 45 Minutes W Woodruff spoke 15 Minutes E F Sheets
spoke 13. At the close of the day we went to the spring & took
a drink of soda water

July 10, 1871 ~ Monday

10 Monday President Young & company rode to the head of Soda
Creek some 6 Miles & it was composed of a large series of
soda springs it did not taste well but Naucious it is the
strangest country I ever saw the soda springs boil up like
a large caldron 10 to 15 feet across them. We passed through
a large fine Meadow of some 1000 Acres, we then returned
to camp. Distance of the day 12 Miles

July 11, 1871 ~ Tuesday

11 I visited Sister Rose & Administered to her she appeare in
a dying condition. I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff.
C C Rich & Bishop Budge came & stoped in the tent with me

July 12, 1871 ~ Wednesday

July 12 1871 Sister Rose died this Morning at 2 oclk
The Body was laid out well then put into an Indian Rubber
sack then wraped around with 3 starched sheets then laid in a
Box with 3 inches of fine earth in the Bottom then covered with fine
earth.

July 13, 1871 ~ Thursday

13. We put the corps of Mrs Rose into a waggon then
filled the Box with dry Earth, & surrounded it with Hay. President
Young Hiered 2 waggons one to take the corps & the other to take the
two daughters. President Young & several of the Brethren went with them
to Bear River ferry. The Two Daughters Anna & Catherine proved
faithful to there Mother to the last. I Baptized Sister Rose
& her Husband some 30 years ago. I rode to E Clark 20 Miles

July 14, 1871 ~ Friday

14. President Young & company came from Soda Springs to Twin
Creeks & took Dinner at Ezra Clarks. I then Accompanied
them to Paris. I spent the night with Brother Duffin 20 Miles

July 15, 1871 ~ Saturday

15. we learned that one of the Brethren was kicked By a Horse at
Soda Springs who died at Twin Creeks from the injury it
was the same horse that killed a Sister Gravenson the
year Before Aged 18 years she was watering him on the 24 July
with the rope around her hand & he run & draged her to death

July 9, 1871 ~ Sunday

July 9, 1871

Sunday in company with J Smith & E F. Sheets I administered to Sister Rose who was vary sick & nigh unto Death. we Met in the Bowery at 11 oclok E F Sheets prayed Joseph Young spoke 45 Minutes W Woodruff spoke 15 Minutes E F Sheets spoke 13. At the close of the day we went to the spring & took a drink of soda water

July 10, 1871 ~ Monday

10 Monday President Young & company rode to the head of Soda Creek some 6 Miles & it was composed of a large series of soda springs it did not taste well but Naucious it is the strangest country I Ever saw the soda springs boil up like a large caldron 10 to 15 feet across them we passed through a large fine Meadow of some 1000 Acres, we then returned to camp. Distance of the day 12 Miles

July 11, 1871 ~ Tuesday

11 I visited Sister Rose & Administered to her she appeare in a dying condition. I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff, C C Rich & Bishop Budge came & stoped in the tent with me

July 12, 1871 ~ Wednesday

July 12 1871 [FIGURE] Sister Rose died this Morning at 2 oclk The Body was laid out well then put into an Indian Rubber sack then wraped around with 3 starched sheets then laid in a Box with 3 inches of fine Earth in the Bottom then covered with fine Earth.

July 13, 1871 ~ Thursday

13. We put the corps of Mrs Rose into a waggon then filled the Box with dry Earth, & surrounded it with Hay President Young Hiered 2 waggons one to take the corps & the other to take the two daughters. President Young & several of the Brethren went with them to Bear River ferry. The Two Daughters Anna & Catherine proved faithful to there Mother to the last. I Baptized Sister Rose & her Husband some 30 years ago. I rode to E Clark 20 Miles

July 14, 1871 ~ Friday

14. President Young & company came from Soda Springs to Twin Creeks & took Dinner at Ezra Clarks. I then Accompanied them to Paris I spent the night with Brother Duffin 20 Miles

July 15, 1871 ~ Saturday

15. we learned that one of the Brethren was kicked By a Horse at soda springs who died at Twin Creeks from the injury it was the same Horse that Killed a Sister Gravenson the year Before Aged 18 years she was watering him on the 24 July with the rope around her hand & he run & draged her to death