Aug 8, 1877
the air so light I had great difficulty in breathing
I felt as though I should choake to death for the
want of air. I felt as though I had the phthisic
and the sensation I had day and night while I was [blank]
I went out in a Boat with Brother Ipson about a
mile and having procured some grubs from the roots
of an old rotten pine tree we went to fishing with our
boats in about 50 feet of water using 30 foot lines I caught
40 in the morning & 25 in the Evening weighing about 65 lb
Br Ipson caught about 100 trout about 100 lb I
was weary at night
~ Thursday
89. I went out again this morning with Br Ipson
and fished till 11 ocok we caught about 40 lbs each
of fine nise trout we got some dinner and then
we drove to Pangwich Town whis beautifully
situated though rather High Troubled some with
frost but their wheat fields looked well. I held
a Meeting & spok to the people as Did D. H. Cannon
& Jesse N. Smith 15 Miles
~ Friday
10. we drove over the Mountain down the canyon to PanguichParawan and spent the night at Br Wimmer 40 M[iles]
~ Saturday
11. we drove to Cedar and spent the night with Br Lunt 20 M[iles]
~ Sunday
12 Sunday I met with the people at 2 oclok and spok to
the people 65 Meinuts CSilas Smith 10 M[inutes]. I set apart one
Presiding Elder and one of his councillors
~ Monday
13 we drove to Kanarra and I ordained Brother Rounden
a Bishop and his Brother his 2nd councellor we then rode
to Belview & spent the night with Jacob Gates 30 M[iles]
Aug 8, 1877
the air so light I had great difficulty in breathing
I felt as though I should choke to death for the
want of air. I felt as though I had the phthisic
and the sensation I had day and night while I was [blank]
I went out in a Boat with Brother Ipson about a
mile and having procured some grubs from the roots
of an old rotten pine tree we went to fishing with our
boats in about 50 feet of water using 30 foot lines I caught
40 in the morning & 25 in the Evening weighing about 65 lb
Br Ipson caught about 100 trout about 100 lb I
was weary at night
~ Thursday
9. I went out again this morning with Br Ipson
and fished till 11 ocok we caught about 40 lbs each
of fine nise trout we got some dinner and then
we drove to Pangwich Town whis beautifully
situated though rather High Troubled some with
frost but their wheat fields looked well. I held
a Meeting & spok to the people as Did D. H. Cannon
& Jesse N. Smith 15 Miles
~ Friday
10. we drove over the Mountain down the canyon to
Parawan and spent the night at Br Wimmer 40 Miles
~ Saturday
11. we drove to Cedar and spent the night with Br Lunt 20 Miles
~ Sunday
12 Sunday I met with the people at 2 oclok and spok to
the people 65 Minuts Silas Smith 10 Minutes. I set apart one
Presiding Elder and one of his councillors
~ Monday
13 we drove to Kanarra and I ordained Brother Rounden
a Bishop and his Brother his 2nd councellor we then rode
to Belview & spent the night with Jacob Gates 30 Miles
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