A good spirit prevailed in the meeting At the close of
the meeting we took carriages & rode to view the two
Rivers that wattered the valley the Conejos & San
Antona 4 miles. we crossed both Rivers & returned 8 miles
I wrote a Letter to Emma to be ready to go to skull
valley. I spent the night with Brother Smith
~ Wednesday
20 We road to Sandford 8 mils to Bishop Bertholsons
Brother Cannon was quite unwell we met at 11 oclok
and George Godard prayed J F Smith spoke 35 M[inutes],
G Q Cannon 30 W Woodruff 25 m[inutes] I signed 7 recommends
I visited an Altar in a prayer room. At the close of
the meeting we took carriages at Alamosa with
Legrand Laton, Wm W Durkee, & N A James we
rode to Zapato 3 1/2 hours we reached a part of the ranch
& spent the night at Mr Layton Distance 23 Miles
Mr Jann had a kennel of about a Doz Blooded Dogs
I had a free talk with Mr Layton on Mormonism
I told him some of my Experience Brother Silas S Smith
& F A Hammond had purchased this part of their
Ranch
~ Thursday
21 we took carriages with 3 Gentlemen who owned
the ranch & rode through their meadow land & grounds
we travelled 6 mils South 3 East 6 North to the place of
Begining this was in Zapota ranch. This company
claimed 80000 Acres Smith & Hammond claimed
in their purchase 22,480 Acres including a large
forest of timber & Heard grounds & 500 Head of
cattle and 7 strems of water
A good spirit prevailed in the meeting At the close of the meeting we took carriages & rode to view the two Rivers that wattered the valley the Conejos & San Antona 4 miles. we crossed both Rivers & returned 8 miles [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Emma to be ready to go to skull valley. I spent the night with Brother Smith
~ Wednesday
20 We road to Sandford 8 mils to Bishop Bertholsons Brother Cannon was quite unwell we met at 11 oclok and George Godard prayed J F Smith spoke 35 Minutes, G Q Cannon 30 W Woodruff 25 minutes I signed 7 recommends I visited an Altar in a prayer room. At the close of the meeting we took carriages at Alamosa with Legrand Laton, Wm W Durkee, & N A James we rode to Zapato 3 1/2 hours we reached a part of the ranch & spent the night at Mr Layton Distance 23 Miles Mr Jann had a kennel of about a Doz Blooded Dogs I had a free talk with Mr Layton on Mormonism I told him some of my Experience Brother Silas S Smith & F A Hammond had purchased this part of their Ranch
~ Thursday
21 we took carriages with 3 Gentlemen who owned the ranch & rode through their meadow land & grounds we travelled 6 mils South 3 East 6 North to the place of Begining this was in Zapota ranch. This company claimed 80000 Acres Smith & Hammond claimed in their purchase 22,480 Acres including a large forest of timber & Heard grounds & 500 Head of cattle and 7 strems of water
