settelled either amicably or by the rifle. President
Young sent a Letter to Gen D. H. Wells. A company of
Apostates left for the enemies camp an man on
guard at Echo Canyon left his post and went into
the apostate camp President Young said give him a
pass and let him go with our Enemies. In the
after noon with G. A. Smith I visited President
Young at his house ahe wished me to buy a place ne[a]r
his place as we should move the Historian office
near him. He soon called at the Historians office
with a proposition to sell us 30000000 acres of land
in the Musketoe Country for 10 cts per acre one third
to be paid down when we take possession of the
country & the remander to be in instalm[en]ts annually
with 10 per cts interest all to be paid within 10 yers
the President refused to purchase & wrote an answer
accordingly G. A. Smith read an aco[u]nt of central
America
~ Wednesday
26th I spent the morning in the office on my history at
half past 10 an express arived to Gov Young by Barlow we
wento to see President Young met him coming to the office
in his carriage he brought us down to the Historian office
we met in the office viz president Young G. A. Smith
W Woodruff A. Lyman C. C. Rich A. Carrington
Cummings, Bentley Campbell & D. Carter the corresponden[ce]
betwen Gov Cummings & Johnson was opened and
read Gov Cummings said their was no organized troops
in the Territory. Johnson said that it would be 30 days
before he should attemp to come in said he should not
any further hender any Egress or ingress of postal or
mail arangements but should soon send the mail in
One paper was sent the 9th of May April but contaned
nothing of importance. President Young said I can read
them just as easy
The paper reports that the London
times sends out a correspondence with the army also the
Herrald and times were sending out writers they are
sending out some 8000 men or preparing to send them
the paper also inform us that two peace commissioners will be
sent to Utah {President Young says that if Bovier comes in he ought to be put under the sod.} Several
peaces were read from the paper. I received a letter from
C. W. Wandle. aI wrote a Letter to him in reply. BPresident Young
and G A. Smith Rode out and returned to the office
in the afternoon. Mr Cooper called also, and said that
he was in the Musketoe country 9 months and that he found
it a good country and would rather live theire than to
in any other country. President Young said to Mr Cooper
what could Mr Kenny mean or think of us to send
to us as he has, does he think we are fools The United States
would give millions of dollars to have us go to that country
for then they could lay their hands upon us. I would not go
to that country if it was covered 15 inches deep with gold
and we owned it all. we are here and here we will stay
in this Territory. He conversed one hour upon our faith
May 25 Settelled either amicably or by the rifle. President Young sent a Letter to Gen D. H. Wells. A company of Apostates left for the enemies camp a man on guard at Echo Canyon left his post and went into the apostate camp President Young said give him a pass and let him go with our enemies. In the after noon with G. A. Smith I visited President Young at his house he wished me to buy a place near his place as we should move the Historian office near him. He soon called at the Historians office with a proposition to sell us 30000000 acres of land in the Musketoe Country for 10 cts per acre one third to be paid down when we take possession of the country & the remander to be in instalments annually with 10 per cts interest all to be paid within 10 years the President refused to purchase & wrote an answer accordingly G. A. Smith read an account of central America
~ Wednesday
26th I spent the morning in the office on my history at half past 10 an express arived to Gov Young by Barlow we went to see President Young met him coming to the office in his carriage he brought us down to the Historian office we met in the Office viz president Young G. A. Smith W Woodruff A. Lyman C. C. Rich A. Carrington Cummings, Bentley Campbell & D. Carter the correspondence between Gov Cummings & Johnson was opened and read Gov Cummings said their was no organized troops in the Territory. Johnson said that it would be 30 days before he should attemp to come in said he should not any further hender any Egress or ingress of postal or mail arangements but should soon send the mail in One paper was sent the 9th of April but contained nothing of importance. President Young said I can read them just as easy
The paper reports that the London times sends out a correspondence with the army also the Herrald and times were sending out writers they are sending out some 8000 men or preparing to send them the paper also inform us that two peace commissioners will be sent to Utah {President Young says that if Bovier comes in he ought to be put under the sod.} Several peaces were read from the paper. I received a letter from C. W. Wandle. I wrote a Letter to him in reply. President Young FIGURES and G A. Smith Rode out and returned to the office in the afternon. Mr Cooper called also, and said that he was in the Musketoe country 9 months and that he found it a good country and would rather live theire than in any other country. President Young said to Mr Cooper what could Mr Kenny mean or think of us to send to us as he has, does he think we are fools? The United States would give millions of dollars to have us go to that country for then they could lay their hands upon us. I would not go to that country if it was covered 15 inches deep with gold and we owned it all. we are here and here we will stay in this Territory. He conversed one hour upon our faith
