Aug 30, ^1860^
I spent the day the forenoon in the office compiling History the afternoon
I spent at home I was visited by Father [blank] Smith & his daughter
Sister Whitney wife of Bishop Whitney Father Smith was 80 year of
age was Born & had spent his life in Connecticut had been in the
Church near 30 years. He visited my garden, took supper with me
and returned home. The Presidency Twelve & their company retur-
ned home to this City at [blank] oclok to day the company consisted of
Presidents Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H Wells, and J Taylor G. A. SmithG. Q. Cannon of the Twelve & Wm H. Hooper, H. S. Eldridge G. D. WattH. K. WhitneyJ M SimmonsJoseph A Young, Bryant
Stringham, Brigham Young JrHeber John RichardsA Cunningham
T MCCain R. T. Burton, L Sprague, A. BullockJoseph J. Taylor
& A. M. Musser. The Company left Great Salt Lake City Monday
evening ^27^ 8 1/2 P.M., drove all night arived at Provo at 5 oclock AM
28, camped inside Tithing office Block. Presidency Boarded with
Bishop Miller at 4 p.M. a large assembly came together when
the presidency spoke also G. Q. Cannon. President made an
arangments to start 4 oclok in the morning. 29 Aug started at
5 oclok arived at Walls ranch at 10 oclok A.M. passed 2 trains
of 30 or 40 each of 6 yoke of cattle loaded with flour for Pikes peak Porter Rockwell commanding one of the trains President directed
Brother Wall to take charge of the tithing in that place, the party
dined at Walls. Passing through Heber City, arived at Wm H.
Kimballs at Parleys parks at Sun down. 30th left parley park
at 9 A.M arived at Great Salt Lake City at 3 oclok the road
through Parleys Canyon is bad but the people are drawing large
loads of wood. I spent the night watering my garden
August 31, 1860 ~ Friday
31st [FIGURES] I arived at the office at half past 11 oclok A.M. I called
at the President office there were Presidentent B. YoungD. H. WellsG A
SmithLorenzo SnowF D Richards ^&^ A Carrington, soon Gov. A Cummings, in company with Capt Burton known as Hajee
Burton Pilgrim to Mecca Explorer of Hurrur & discoverer of the
great Central African Lakes. Gov Cummings introduced him to
President Young & others. He stayed about one hour He is captain of
the English Army. Conversation turned upon Capt Burtons travels
in India, Arabia & Africa He spoke of his Explorations of two
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