To reach these settlements, I have traveled
4684 miles, namely 942 miles by rail,
3737 by team and 5 on foot. I have
preached 189 times, mostly in special
meetings appointed for the purpose; besides
meeting with the old settlers and others (in all
the settlements visited) in small gatherings
to which such parties who were wanted
were specially invited. By this means
I have been enabled to gather ^successful in obtaining^ the histori-
cal information that will enable me
to write histories of all the Stakes and
settlements I have visited so far.

Previous to receiving my special
appointment, in May, 1891, I had visited
already for the same purpose as above stated,
the Cassia, Bannock, Oneida, Sanpete and
Emery Stakes, containing 71 settlements, which
added to the eleven Stakes visited during the
last year, make 616 Stakes visited so far,
embracing altogether 248 settlements of
the Saints, or just one half of all the
Stakes organized at the present time.