Aug 10, 1879
Sunday afternoon W Woodruff spoke 42 M[inutes] Jesse N Smith
30 M[inutes] Br Hatch 18 M[inutes]. I took supper with Br Flack Had
conversation with Judge Stinson. I Blessed Sister West
in the Evening
~ Monday
11. I sent Br Snows letters to J Jaques I wrote 2 letters to
[FIGURE] John Taylor & council of 14 pages giving an account
of the United Order, My visit to the Apache Chief & mission to the Zunies & Islata's
~ Tuesday
12 In company with Jesse N Perkins I rode to Concho
and spent the night at Br Williams they were the ownly
mormon family there untill Br Killion & others came
~ Wednesday
13 We drove to Round Valley & stoped with Br Christopherson 34 M[iles]
we saw 5 deer on the road & shot 5 ducks.
I found Round Valley a vary good place for a settlement
of the Saints there is about 100 souls of the Saints there
and room for 5000 I think there is many Mexicans there
~ Thursday
14 I went up the creek with Br Jacob Hamblin and Christophersen I cought 10 trout that would avarage
about 1/2 a lb each. It was the first water in Arizonia
that I had seen that contained trout I was weary
at night I called upon Br Bigelow I returned to Br
Christophersen and held a Meeting Br Perkins spoke
40 M[inutes], W Woodruff one hour {in the power of God} I had a large congregation
~ Friday
15 I rode to East Canyon saw about 1000 Acres good
land that could be watered from a reservoy that they had
commenced to make I then rode to Br Hiram Bigelows
and spent the night 10 Mils
~ Saturday
16 I traveled through the mountains with J Hamblin all day 30 Miles
Aug 10, 1879
Sunday afternoon W Woodruff spoke 42 Minutes Jesse N Smith
30 Minutes Br Hatch 18 Minutes. I took supper with Br Flack Had
conversation with Judge Stinson. I Blessed Sister West
in the Evening
~ Monday
11. I sent Br Snows letters to J Jaques I wrote 2 letters to
[FIGURE] John Taylor & council of 14 pages giving an account
of the United Order, My visit to the Apache Chief & mission to the Zunies & Islata's
~ Tuesday
12 In company with Jesse N Perkins I rode to Concho
and spent the night at Br Williams they were the ownly
mormon family there untill Br Killion & others came
~ Wednesday
13 We drove to Round Valley & stoped with Br Christopherson 34 Miles
we saw 5 deer on the road & shot 5 ducks.
I found Round Valley a vary good place for a settlement
of the Saints there is about 100 souls of the Saints there
and room for 5000 I think there is many Mexicans there
~ Thursday
14 I went up the creek with Br Jacob Hamblin and
Christophersen I cought 10 trout that would avarage
about 1/2 a lb each. It was the first water in Arizonia
that I had seen that contained trout I was weary
at night I called upon Br Bigelow I returned to Br
Christophersen and held a Meeting Br Perkins spoke
40 Minutes, W Woodruff one hour {in the power of God} I had a large congregation
~ Friday
15 I rode to East Canyon saw about 1000 Acres good
land that could be watered from a reservoy that they had
commenced to make I then rode to Br Hiram Bigelows
and spent the night 10 Mils
~ Saturday
16 I traveled through the mountains with J Hamblin all day 30 Miles
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 11, 1879 - August 16, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/E9y0