Wilford Woodruffs Journal For Oct, Nov, & Dec 1879 See Blank Book Journal No. 1

Blank Book Journal No 2 October 24, 1879 ~ Friday Oct 24, 1879 Moqui villages Arizona [FIGURES] Br Lot Smith took the carriage around on the bottom & Br Ira Hatch and myself took the riding Horse Button though He was quite sick with the Distemper. We took the Indian trail and went onto the Mountain to the village of Shomopavy containing 400 Indians. Stands on the top of the Mountain the village is in a compacted form it is 470 yards around the village ...

Oct 24, into the valley below it was the steepest place I ever lead a horse down I sent a Note to Lot Smith By the Chief of the place an Aged Man I informed Br Smith we should cross the valley to the three last villages The Chief accompanied Br Smith to the Last Moque villages around on the East side while Br Hatch & Myself crossed the valley some 7 Miles to the three last villages Those 3 villages stand on a Barren Rock from 1000 to ...

Oct 24, 1879 besides travelling 10 Miles I prepared for Br Hatch to take his home to Br Smith camp and leave me to stop with the Indian over night I walked with to Chief Cachaby to the Middle village and thare found an Indian by the Name of Misiamtoi He was called Si for short He could talk fair English but Better Spanish. I was vary glad to meet with him as I could converse with him without an interpetor & I concluded to ...

Oct 25 1879 I saw many women going with their Jugs on their Backs going for water I saw Many Donkies coming up the trail with 200 lb of cane in sacks on their Backs to the village, all the corn produce wood & water has to Be brought up to the top of the Mountain 1500 feet high on the Backs of there Asses or on the Backs of Men & women. Soon I saw Brother Smith & Hatch winding their way up the trail I stood on the top of ...

Oct 25, 1879. 1000 feet or More before they stoped there pains were [considered] to save their flock from the Navajoes in time of war for they have always been ready to rob them and they have never been able to keep any horses untill of Late since the Mormons have been amoung them and [conseled] them to peace so now they are begining to keep some horces. We called the people together for a short time I spoke to them a short time then Br Lot Smith spoke to them in spanish ...

October 27, 1879 ~ Monday Oct 27, 1879 [FIGURE] I received 3 Letters from Emma Clara & Jaques I spent the day reading & writing October 28, 1879 ~ Tuesday 28. I read Br Haskels Journal of his Mission & stay for 6 months with the Oribas & Moquis which was quite Interesting I had a council with the Brethren in the Evening October 29, 1879 ~ Wednesday 29 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from Br Jaques & ...

Nov 1, 1879 The committee of 3 to prize the Dam brought in $100 for the Dam & $100 for those who staid to keep the place, 3 of the Men who had built one half the dam agreed to give it to the company for the privilege of having the first choic of the Land as they wished to cooperate together this was agreed upon & the Meeting closed November 2, 1879 ~ Sunday 2nd Sunday we Met at 10 oclok for preaching Br Lake praid Moses Cluff spoke ...

November 8, 1879 ~ Saturday ^[FIGURES]^ Nov 8. 1879 [FIGURES] I received a Note from John W Young at Moencoppy He thought He would be at Conference {shorthand} I received a letter from Brigham Young I wrote 3 Letters To Brigham Young Phebe WW & Jaques it was a cold winday day. I filed all of Lot Smiths Letters to day one Package of President Young Numbering 15 more precious than gold and package of 10 of ...

Nov. 10 1879 "I will never abandon my wives & children at the Demand of a Nation steeped in sin and ripe for the damnation of hell" Woodruff is under- indictments, for practicing Poligamy, at Salt Lake) I read this paragraph and went on reading the Life of Christ as composed & Tranquil as before I am in the Hands of God, and so is the United States Government. I glory in the Epistle & Testimony which I have born to our Nation and all the world from which that Extract was made and God will ...

Nov 13 1879 [FIGURE] we arived at the Dairy at 2 oclok & glad to get off a horse we found 2 feet of snow when we got to the dairy we stoped for the night at the dairy with Br Robert R Burk. I went to bed and Dreamed. 12 M[iles] I was in a Meeting with president Young & O Hyde and a Number of others I asked president Young if He would not speak He said He had done his Talking O Hyde refered to my ...

November 22, 1879 ~ Saturday Nov 22nd 1879 [FIGURE] we arose this morning took Breakfast lunch & yoaked up our team & headed over a vary rocky & rough country 6 miles there parted with the ox teams & Br Birk went 3 miles across the country without road to Kinekenick springs which was the Sunset sheep heard But the House was [vacant] On the road to day I saw some 300 Antilope two floks had 100 in each & smaller flocks from 10 to 30. [FIGURE] I saw more ...

November 24, 1879 ~ Monday Nov 24, 1879 [FIGURES] I wrote 2 letters to Ammon M Tenney & Br Greer we advised Br Tenney to close the Barging [bargain] in Buying St John and to occupy the Colorado Meadows and we called upon 4 Missionaries to prepare themselves to start to Morrow Morning for the Colorado Meadows to take possession of them. I also wrote to John Hunt to send 4 Missionaries to Colorado Meadow November 25, 1879 ~ Tuesday ...

November 30, 1879 ~ Sunday Nov 30 Sunday conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Brother Burnham W W. spoke cuchoan read the XIX chapter of the Book of Alma on the resurrection & restoration Lot Smith spoke 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon Prayer By George Skinner sacrament Administered Bishop Lake spoke 42 Minutes Brother Bushman 12 M[inutes]. We held a Meeting in the Evening Br Dean prayed BElder Ladd,

December 7, 1879 ~ Sunday Dec 7, 1879 Sunday I arose quite unwell this Morning with a cold on my lungs I attended Meeting at Sunset And the ownly sermon I wpreached was I advised all the Members of the Church who bore any portion of the Priesthood that were called upon to speake in public never to make any excuses for being called upon to speak to the people but to bear their testimony and say what the spirit Directs & then stop. quite a Number of the Elders spoke including Brothers ...

December 10, 1879 ~ Wednesday ^Dec 10, 1879^ [FIGURE] I arose this morning quite feeble I felt that my Lungs were in a Dangerous state I soon got some pulverized charcoal and Drank in water which began to relieve me some I also drank a surrup made of Hops and Onions I received 4 Letters to day from Bulah, Leslie Nellie & Br Ammon M Tenny concering the purchace of St John I got an interesting Letter from Bulah Brother

December 16, 1879 ~ Tuesday Dec 16, 1879 [FIGURE] ^3 Letters^ We rote to the commissioner of the Land Office Wm N. Kelley, and John S Campbell at Washington Delegate from Arizona and wrote a letter to A. M. Musser of 10 pages on the 7 Indian villages and sent him a copy of the two Letters on Timber I dreamed at night [FIGURES] that I was in council with the 12 and I thought thare was quite a Number present And I ...