my object in coming to this place of fishing was to get some
fish & take my family out to a ride

September 6, 1855 ~ Thursday to September 8, 1855 ~ Saturday

6 7 & 8 I spent the time upon this fishing ground but the wind
being in the north was against us as it drove the fish away
from the mouth of the provo which was their fishing ground
the fishermen drew their net every day but ownly
caught about what they wanted to eat daily I caught
some 15 fine trout with a hook some of them 3 or 4 ^lb
weight the Fishermen put me up a barrel of succors
& I started for home Saturday morning & drove to Bishop
Walkers & spent the night

September 9, 1855 ~ Sunday

9^th I drove home to the city of the Great Salt Lake & spent the night
{-} whole distance to the mouth of provo & back 80 miles
[FIGURE] the Eastern mail had come in & brought me
one letter From I F Carter & some mormons

September 10, 1855 ~ Monday

10^th I spent the day at home looked over Dr J M. Bernhisel
goods & sent to his family all that He ordered me

September 11, 1855 ~ Tuesday

11^th I spent the day at home. I attended a committee
at Bishop Hunters in the evening we were a committee for
the pomological society

September 12, 1855 ~ Wednesday

12 I spent a part of the day in my peach orchard which
Is loaded with the finest of peaches ready to break under
its load

September 13, 1855 ~ Thursday

[FIGURE] 13 I spent a part of the day at home & In the evening we
met at the social Hall in the capacity of a pomological
society we had a society full house the subject of raising
fruit was warmly discussed & the formation of a Horticultural
society was recommended & a committee was appointed to draft
a constitution & by laws for said society

September 14, 1855 ~ Friday to September 15, 1855 ~ Saturday

14 & 15 I spent the time at home

September 16, 1855 ~ Sunday

16^th Sunday I attended meeting at the bowery & prayer
meeting in the evening with the council

September 17, 1855 ~ Monday

17^th I spent the time at home

September 18, 1855 ~ Tuesday

18^th I spent the day labouring at home & met at 7 oclock in
the evening at the Library room the committee to draft the
constitution & by laws for the Horterculteral society the committ[ee]
presient were W. Woodruff President & J. C. Little W^m Stains
E Hunter S W Richards O. H Oliphant L D Young
vice Presidents we formed a constitution & by laws
which were unanimously adopted.

September 19, 1855 ~ Wednesday

19 I spent the day labouring

September 20, 1855 ~ Thursday

20^th we met at the social Hall for a public meeting of
the Horticulteral society. Our constitution & by laws were
red & adopted & a sample of Fruit from the best orchards
in the city was exhibited & then distributed to the Assemble
then adjorned till the 27^th