Asahel went to the Congregational Church meeting. Emma
was sick through the night.
~ Monday
Monday Sept 7th This Island is 22 miles long and from 1 to 8
miles wide entirely mountaineous. We took Steamer and
arrived at San Pedro, thence by rail to Los Angeles 40 miles.
We stopped and took dinner at our former hotel, and parted
with our Mormon friends and took cars for home. We
rode through that afternoon & night. I suffered much
through the night, did not sleep at all. I got up and dressed
and slept a short time.
~ Tuesday
Sept 8 We traveled through the day over mountains
hills and plains. I have not slept 30 minutes in 7
hours during the night.
~ Wednesday
Sept 9th We arrived at Ogden, and on to Salt
Lake this evening. Distance on this journey 1280
miles.
~ Thursday
Sept 10. I went to the Office got 6 Letters 1 from Bell
Moses [FIGURE] I wrote her in reply and sent her one in reply
& sent $5 to David we went to the Temple & spent 2 hours
in council I was poorly through the day
~ Friday
11 I spent the day in the office The Mining Company
held a Meeting I wrote a Letter to Newton & sent
^[FIGURE]^ $10 to David $5 for Myself & $5 for Owen but the
company had already Gone we had word this
Morning from Wells Farg & Co that they held
Notes against the Presidency of the Church for $60000
that must be paid soon. I wrote to Mrs Wm Woodruff
Asahel went to the Congregational Church meeting. Emma
was sick through the night.
~ Monday
Monday Sept 7th This Island is 22 miles long and from 1 to 8
miles wide entirely mountaineous. We took Steamer and
arrived at San Pedro, thence by rail to Los Angeles 40 miles.
We stopped and took dinner at our former hotel, and parted
with our Mormon friends and took cars for home. We
rode through that afternoon & night. I suffered much
through the night, did not sleep at all. I got up and dressed
and slept a short time.
~ Tuesday
Sept 8 We traveled through the day over mountains
hills and plains. I have not slept 30 minutes in 7
hours during the night.
~ Wednesday
Sept 9th We arrived at Ogden, and on to Salt
Lake this evening. Distance on this journey 1280
miles.
~ Thursday
Sept 10. I went to the Office got 6 Letters 1 from Bell
Moses [FIGURE] I wrote her in reply and sent her one in reply
& sent $5 to David we went to the Temple & spent 2 hours
in council I was poorly through the day
~ Friday
11 I spent the day in the office The Mining Company
held a Meeting I wrote a Letter to Newton & sent
[FIGURE] $10 to David $5 for Myself & $5 for Owen but the
company had already Gone we had word this
Morning from Wells Farg & Co that they held
Notes against the Presidency of the Church for $60000
that must be paid soon. I wrote to Mrs Wm Woodruff
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," September 7, 1896 - September 11, 1896, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gnnk