July 25 1879
had been broaken open by some person who had attempted
to rob the Mail Envallopes Destroyed & mony taken out
~ Saturday
26. [FIGURE] I I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & J Jaques
~ Sunday
27 Sunday I went to Brigham City Meeting Warren R Tenney
opened By Prayer W Woodruff spoke 38 minuts, Lot Smith
30 M[inutes], & Br Lake 3 M[inutes]. we returned to Sunset and walked
Down to about 50 acres of the latest wheat on clay land it
will average about 40 Bushels to the acre
~ Monday
28, [FIGURE] I wrote to John W Young I spent the day reading &
writing
~ Tuesday
29. I rode to St Joseph & spoke to the people in the Evening 25 M[inutes]
~ Wednesday
July ^30^ I rode to Woodruff & spent the night at Br Hatch 25 M[iles]
~ Thursday
31. We drove to Snow Flake Dined with Jesse N Smith
then drove to Bagl Held a Meeting I spok one hour and
spent the night with Br Perkins Jesse N Smith spoke 15 M[inutes]. 27 M[iles]
~ Friday
Aug 1. We drove to Shole Creek we there found Brother
Rhead Head, E. W. East & Ebenezar Thayne were all ready to go
with Petone the Apache war Chief and 7 other Indians some 20
Miles on a hunt for Deer and Antilope for their wives & children
all wished me to go with them and it was a chance to get acqu-
ainted with Petone the leading Chief of the Apache Nation and
Preach the gospel to him. I accepted the invitation we drove
8 miles and camped for the night distance 20 M[iles].
~ Saturday
2nd We had our Prayers in the morning Petone wanted me to go
with him He Painted himself up with white clay and striped
his limbs like an Antelope then Put on a shirt striped like an
Antielope then put on an artificial Antelope's Head & horns
on his head. He was then ready for a hunt He started out on
July 25 1879
had been broaken open by some person who had attempted
to rob the Mail Envallopes Destroyed & mony taken out
~ Saturday
26. [FIGURE] I I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & J Jaques
~ Sunday
27 Sunday I went to Brigham City Meeting Warren R Tenney
opened By Prayer W Woodruff spoke 38 minuts, Lot Smith
30 Minutes, & Br Lake 3 Minutes. we returned to Sunset and walked
Down to about 50 acres of the latest wheat on clay land it
will average about 40 Bushels to the acre
~ Monday
28, [FIGURE] I wrote to John W Young I spent the day reading &
writing
~ Tuesday
29. I rode to St Joseph & spoke to the people in the Evening 25 Minutes
~ Wednesday
July 30 I rode to Woodruff & spent the night at Br Hatch 25 Miles
~ Thursday
31. We drove to Snow Flake Dined with Jesse N Smith
then drove to Bagl Held a Meeting I spok one hour and
spent the night with Br Perkins Jesse N Smith spoke 15 Minutes. 27 Miles
~ Friday
Aug 1. We drove to Shole Creek we there found Brother
Rhead Head, E. W. East & Ebenezar Thayne were all ready to go
with Petone the Apache war Chief and 7 other Indians some 20
Miles on a hunt for Deer and Antilope for their wives & children
all wished me to go with them and it was a chance to get acquainted with Petone the leading Chief of the Apache Nation and
Preach the gospel to him. I accepted the invitation we drove
8 miles and camped for the night distance 20 Miles.
~ Saturday
2nd We had our Prayers in the morning Petone wanted me to go
with him He Painted himself up with white clay and striped
his limbs like an Antelope then Put on a shirt striped like an
Antelope then put on an artificial Antelope's Head & horns
on his head. He was then ready for a hunt He started out on
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," July 26, 1879 - August 2, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/zKAm