guage & went up the American Fork Canyon to the End of the
rail road whare the party had a splendid scenery of one
of the wasach canyons we were drawn up 15 Miles by Mules
with an Ascent of about 270 feet in a mile on our return we
came without Mule or steam quite as rapid as any of us
wished to ride we were guided on our descent by the use of Brake
all were delighted with days excursion but arived home
vary weary distance of the day 100 Miles
~ Saturday
Aug 16 Mr Williams & Party left this city for Home
this Morning in the Pullman cars G. A. Smith & several
others left for Ogden for a 2 days Meeting I was unwell
& did not go I spent the day mostly abed
~ Sunday
17. Sunday I was not well but ^w^rote 1 Letter to Emma Stocking
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
18, 19 & 20 I spent the time on the farm cleaning out stock yard
~ Thursday
21. I returned to the city & attended a Meeting of the Board of Zions Saving Bank in the Evening I received 3 Letters
~ Friday
22nd I left Salt Lake City at 8 oclok with President Young &
company & arived at Logan at 12 oclok distance 100 Miles
~ Saturday
23rd President Yo[u]ng was quite Lame with the inflamitery & Rheum-
atism & did not attended Meeting We met in the TaberBowery
at 210 oclok for a 2 days Meeting J F Smith Prayed G. A. Smith spoke 15 Minutes, W. Woodruff 30, S. H. B. Smith 5, Br Freeze 15 M[inutes].
Afternoon Samuel Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 52 M, E F Sheets 30 M. President Young & co went to the farm in the
Evening
Aug 15 1873
guage & went up the American Fork Canyon to the End of the
rail road whare the party had a splendid scenery of one
of the wasach canyons we were drawn up 15 Miles by Mules
with an Ascent of about 270 feet in a mile on our return we
came without Mule or steam quite as rapid as any of us
wished to ride we were guided on our descent by the use of Brake
all were delighted with days Excursion but arived home
vary weary distance of the day 100 Miles
~ Saturday
Aug 16 Mr Williams & Party left this city for Home
this Morning in the Pullman Cars G. A. Smith & several
Others left for Ogden for a 2 days Meeting I was unwell
& did not go I spent the day mostly abed
~ Sunday
17. Sunday [FIGURE] I was not well but wrote 1 Letter to Emma Stocking
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
18, 19 & 20 I spent the time on the farm cleaning out stock yard
~ Thursday
21. [FIGURE] I returned to the city & attended a Meeting of the Board of
Zions Saving Bank in the Evening I received 3 Letters
~ Friday
22nd I left Salt Lake City at 8 oclok with President Young &
company & arived at Logan at 12 oclok distance 100 Miles
~ Saturday
23rd President Young was quite Lame with the inflamitery & Rheumatism & did not attended Meeting. We met in the Bowery
at10 oclok for a 2 days Meeting J F Smith Prayed G. A. Smith spoke
15 Minuts, W. Woodruff 30, S. H. B. Smith 5, Br Freeze 15 Minutes.
Afternoon Samuel Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 52 M,
E F Sheets 30 Minutes. President Young & co went to the farm in the
Evening
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 15, 1873 - August 24, 1873, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 16, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jq84