Thomas P Smith gave me the following report of Fort Johnson
6 miles north of Cedar City it contains 6 families 40 persons
the fort wall is 10 rods square 4 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2
at the top is now built 8 feet high is to be carried up 12 feet
the place contains many fine springs enough to watter 100
Acres of land a good grazing country for a large heard of
cattle

May 20, 1855 ~ Sunday

May 20^th Sunday the People assembled at the meeting house
at 10 oclock. Meeting was opened By Prayer by W Woodruff
J. M. Grant addressed the people & was followed by H. C kimball
both had the spirit of the Lord & we had a good meeting.

at 2 oclok the people again assembled & was Addressed by
President Brigham Young * & all was edifyed W Woodruff report-
ed through the day Brothers Ellebeck & MCIntosh both took not[e]s
at the close of the meeting ^(* and He was followed by G A Smith)^

At the commencement of the meeting in the Afternoon President
Young said we have some Church business to attend to & I move
that we resolve ourselves into a special conference it was seconeded
& carried unanimously. It was then moved & carried that Isaac
Haight be appointed the President of this stake of Zion which
imbraces Cedar City, Harmony, & Johnsons Fort & that He chuses
his two councillors. It was then moved & carried that Jonathan
Pugmire sen Robert Wiley, Samuel White, Richard Harrison
Perry Liston, Iria Allen Samuel Lee, Laban Morrel, Rufus
C Allen Thomas D. Brown, Joshua T Willis & Charles Hoppkins
be chosen & ordained as the twelve High councellors for this
stake of Zion. At the close of the meeting William Rees
Davis was ordained a Bishop for fort Harmony under the ha[n]ds
of the first Presidency President Young being mouth. they
also ordained Isaac Haight to the Presidency of the stake
president Young being mouth

The Twelve High councellors were then set apart by Presidts
Kimball & Grant.

I then went with Brother Lee & pPugmire to see Brother James
Boswell ({He let me have his Indian boy for which I paid him} $30.) I met with a number
of the brethren from fort Harmony among the number was T D Brown
A Hardy & S Atwood & Thomas P. Smith of Fort Johnson I took
supper with Elder J. D. Lee. He gave me the following report of
Harmony: Fort Harmony is 200 feet square 8 feet high when finished
is to be 22 feet high forming one wall for two story buildings the
foundation is stone & the remainder is Adobies the first story is 3 feet
the 2nd story 2 feet this fort contains 42 rooms on the ground
15 by 16 feet there are 40 families & 260 persons. One meeting
house 26 by 16. A tithing House 20 By 15 feet. A guard House 12 by 16 feet
One Female school kept. there is one public well in the fort 86 feet
deep stoned up & good water. They have a field of 500 Acres one half
of it fenced, 300 Acres of it in wheat. They have but one gate to their
fort which is 10 by 12 feet & one foot thick, strongly hung cannot be
opened from the outside One woman on the inside can shut it but it
takes several men to open it. They have made a farm for the Indians of
50 Acres 25 is now in wheat. They made a good road forom Fort Walker
to Fort Harmony on a strait line of 12 mile was made by a machine drawn
by 8 yoke of oxen. During the evening I met with several of the Brethren
in the upper room of the Council House After [ink blot] G. A. Smith officiated in some

Thomas P Smith gave me the following report of Fort Johnson 6 miles north of Cedar City it contains 6 families 40 persons the fort wall is 10 rods square 4 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 at the top is now built 8 feet high is to be carried up 12 feet the place contains many fine springs enough to watter 100 Acres of land a good grazing country for a large heard of cattle

May 20, 1855 ~ Sunday

May 20th Sunday the People assembled at the meeting house at 10 oclock. Meeting was opened By Prayer by W Woodruff J. M. Grant addressed the people & was followed by H. C. Kimball both had the spirit of the Lord & we had a good meeting. at 2 oclok the people again assembled & was Addressed by President Brigham Young * & all was Edifyed W Woodruff reported through the day Brother Ellebeck & MCIntosh both took notes

At the commencement of the meeting in the Afternoon President Young said we have some Church business to attend to & I move that we resolve ourselves into a special Conference it was seconded & carried unanimously. It was then moved & carried that Isaac Haight be appointed the President of this stake of Zion which imbraces Cedar City, Harmony, & Johnsons Fort & that He chuses his two councillors. It was then moved & carried that Jonathan Pugmire sen Robert Wiley, Samuel White, Richard Harrison Perry Liston, Iria Allen Samuel Lee, Laban Morrel, Rufus C Allen Thomas D. Brown, Joshua T Willis & Charles Hopkins be chosen & ordained as the twelve High councellors for this stake of Zion. At the close of the meeting William Rees Davis was ordained a Bishop for fort Harmony under the hands of the first Presidency President Young being mouth. they also Ordained Isaac Haight to the Presidency of the stake president Young being mouth

The Twelve High councellors were then set apart by Presidents Kimball & Grant

I then went with Brother Lee & Pugmire to see Brother James Boswell ({He let me have his Indian boy for which I paid him} $30.) I met with a number of the brethren from fort Harmony among the number was T D Brown A Hardy & S Atwood & Thomas P. Smith of Fort Johnson I took supper with Elder J. D. Lee. He gave me the following report of Harmony: Fort Harmony is 200 feet square 8 feet high when finished is to be 22 feet high forming one wall for two story buildings the foundation is stone & the remainder is Adobies the first story is 3 feet the 2nd story 2 feet this fort contains 42 rooms on the ground 15 by 16 feet there are 40 families & 260 persons. One meeting house 26 by 16. A tithing House 20 By 15 feet. A guard House 12 by 16 feet One Female school kept: there is one public well in the fort 86 feet deep stoned up & good water. They have a field of 500 Acres one half of it fenced, 300 Acres of it in wheat. They have but one gate to their fort which is 10 by 12 feet & one foot thick, strongly hung cannot be opened from the outside One woman on the inside can shut it but it takes several men to open it. They have made a farm for the Indians of 50 Acres 25 is now in wheat. They made a good road from Fort Walker to Fort Harmony on a strait line of 12 mile was made by a machine drawn by 8 yoke of oxen. During the evening I met with several of the Brethren in the upper room of the Council House. After G. A. Smith officiated in some