This is an Island the soil vary rich but the gentiles
have located 3 sections of University lands upon it
so the Mormons should not occupy it Brother Pool is
on that land. we road out to view the country, we
road on the top of the Cedar butes whare we had a
view of the whole country we held a Meeting at Cedar
Butes at 10:30 Prayer By Robert L. Bybee W Woodruff
spoke 36 M[inutes], H J Grant 30, T. E. Ricks 10 M[inutes] B Pool 17
Br Bybee 5 M[inutes], Andrew S Anderson dismissed.
~ Sunday
15 Sunday A plesant day we Met in the Meeting House at
10 oclock. Prayer By A. S. Anderson 3 persons were
confirmed. Thomas E Ricks spoke 10 M[inutes], H GJ Grant
45 M[inutes], W Woodruff 45 M[inutes], Br Pool 5 M[inutes]. We took
Dinner with Spencer Raymond. we then drove
to the South fork of Snake River and crossed in
a skiff and held a meeting at Lewisville at
2 oclok Prayer By John Pool this place contained
126 souls T. E. Ricks spoke 8 M[inutes], John Evans 2 M[inutes]
H J Grant 42 M[inutes], W Woodruff 35 M[inutes]. Temple instruction
was read we spent the night with Richard F. Jordon 12 Miles
Brother Anderson was takien sick and we administered
to him. It was quite cold to day I wore an overcoat
Brother Jordan Paid 18 cts per lb for poor Beef at Eagle Rock
The Brethren here kill a good Many Antelope Deer
Elk m& Moose in the season there off. we travelled
~ Monday
16 We travelled through a solid sage plain mostly
level for 25 Miles we drove to Brother Heaths and
spent the night 25 Miles
This is an Island the soil vary rich but the gentiles
have located 3 sections of University lands upon it
so the Mormons should not occupy it Brother Pool is
on that land. we road out to view the country, we
road on the top of the Cedar butes whare we had a
view of the whole country we held a Meeting at Cedar
Butes at 10:30 Prayer By Robert L. Bybee W Woodruff
spoke 36 Minutes, H J Grant 30, T. E. Ricks 10 Minutes B Pool 17
Br Bybee 5 Minutes, Andrew S Anderson dismissed.
~ Sunday
15 Sunday A plesant day we Met in the Meeting House at
10 oclock. Prayer By A. S. Anderson 3 persons were
confirmed. Thomas E Ricks spoke 10 Minutes, HJ Grant
45 Minutes, W Woodruff 45 Minutes, Br Pool 5 Minutes. We took
Dinner with Spencer Raymond. we then drove
to the South fork of Snake River and crossed in
a skiff and held a meeting at Lewisville at
2 oclok Prayer By John Pool this place contained
126 souls T. E. Ricks spoke 8 Minutes, John Evans 2 Minutes
H J Grant 42 Minutes, W Woodruff 35 Minutes. Temple instruction
was read we spent the night with Richard F. Jordon 12 Miles
Brother Anderson was taken sick and we administered
to him. It was quite cold to day I wore an overcoat
Brother Jordan Paid 18 cts per lb for poor Beef at Eagle Rock
The Brethren here kill a good Many Antelope Deer
Elk& Moose in the season there off.
~ Monday
16 We travelled through a solid sage plain mostly
level for 25 Miles we drove to Brother Heaths and
spent the night 25 Miles
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," June 14, 1884 - June 16, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/pZvN