April 24, 1879
and there left the man & his effects we then drove
to Turkey tanks & spent the night 25 Miles
~ Friday
25 We herd the wild Turkeys gobble around us before
we were up but we saw none of them. We watched
the tank an hour but none came to drink we drove
5 miles & John W left us & crossed the country on Horsback to find a new road. we saw some Anti-
lope we drove to grand falls & camped for the night 25
~ Saturday
26 We drove to Black falls and Nooned I caught some
20 fish wisth a hook, a species of chub we drove untill
we met Lot Smith and camped to gether for the night
and talked untill midnight Br Tenney was with
him we met with Jacob Hamblin and He gave
me the News of April 1 containing the Epistle of
W Woodruff the first paper I had seen for 2 Months 20 M[iles]
~ Sunday
27. Sunday We drove 14 mils and Nooned on the River then Drove untill night & camped on the desert 25 M[iles]
~ Monday
28. We drove to Moan Copy and I was glad to get to my tent
Our team gave out On my arival at Moan Coppy
[FIGURE] I received 20 Letter from my family & friends in St George and other Places 20 Miles
~ Tuesday
29. A Messenger arived to day and Brought me
[FIGURE] 20 Letters and a Bundle of paper for I have been
near two month without Either Letters or Papers
to day I have 40 Letters lying before me and a months
Papers to read and answer I wrote to WilfordPhebe
[FIGURES] Bulah & Jaques total 4. I had Received Letters
from a numerous correspondence
April 24, 1879
and there left the man & his effects we then drove
to Turkey tanks & spent the night 25 Miles
~ Friday
25 We herd the wild Turkeys gobble around us before
we were up but we saw none of them. We watched
the tank an hour but none came to drink we drove
5 miles & John W left us & crossed the country on
Horsback to find a new road. we saw some Antilope we drove to grand falls & camped for the night 25
~ Saturday
26 We drove to Black falls and Nooned I caught some
20 fish with a hook, a species of chub we drove untill
we met Lot Smith and camped to gether for the night
and talked untill midnight Br Tenney was with
him we met with Jacob Hamblin and He gave
me the News of April 1 containing the Epistle of
W Woodruff the first paper I had seen for 2 Months 20 Miles
~ Sunday
27. Sunday We drove 14 mils and Nooned on the
River then Drove untill night & camped on the desert 25 Miles
~ Monday
28. We drove to Moan Copy and I was glad to get to my tent
Our team gave out On my arival at Moan Coppy
[FIGURE] I received 20 Letter from my family & friends in
St George and other Places 20 Miles
~ Tuesday
29. A Messenger arived to day and Brought me
[FIGURE] 20 Letters and a Bundle of paper for I have been
near two month without Either Letters or Papers
to day I have 40 Letters lying before me and a months
Papers to read and answer I wrote to WilfordPhebe
FIGURES Bulah & Jaques total 4. I had Received Letters
from a numerous correspondence
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," April 25, 1879 - April 29, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/6Rxl