Aug 23
Bishop Hunter & arangements were made to get the
oxen F. D. Richards was appointed to go out & meet with
the Teams & people. I walked with President Young to the
Blacksmith shop & then to his New building put up for
washing wheat it was quite an ingenious affair I received
a letter from Lorenzo Snow upon the battle between the soldiers
[FIGURE] & Indians at Cash valley

August 24, 1859 ~ Wednesday

24 I budded an Apple tree in the morning with Rhode Island Greening
I spent the day in the office

August 25, 1859 ~ Thursday

25^th I spent the day in the office I wrote a letter to C. W. Wardle
[FIGURE]

August 26, 1859 ~ Friday

26 I spent the day in the office President Young called in
in the afternoon a short time. Brother Joseph Young called
a short time & conversed upon the sugar works

August 27, 1859 ~ Saturday

27^th I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we
gave 12 persons their Endowments 4 men & 8 women
President Young done the sealing I spent the evening at
the office. The first Number of the Mountaineer
came out to day I read it, it is quite creditable paper
After I retired to bed in the evening near 10 oclok I heard
fir fireing in East Temple Street some over 20 shots were
fired in rapid succession I immediately dressed & went
into the street I went to the Historians office & to the President
office & found all quiet. I made all enquiry I could & could
not learn what had been done some thought a rowdy
company had fired ownly for the purpose of creating an
Excitement I returned home & went to bed.

August 28, 1859 ~ Sunday

28^th I wattered my garden from 5 till 9 oclok. I then
met my Prayer Circle. Brother Sheets opened By Prayer &
Brother Pugmyre was mouth at the close we learned sumthing
of the Effects of the shooting last night which was sumthing
like the following. W^m Hickman Had a difficulty with Charles
M Drown who had seewued Hickman & got Judgment
against him He W^m Hickman & his company was in
Town During the day. Rodney Swazey son in law of
Drowns called upon Drown During the day & told him he
must settle it with Hickman or take the consequences in
the Evening several men came to Mr Martins House where
Mr Drowns & Eddy the spiritualist & Arnold were stoping
Had gottne to bed with there wives on the floor, the man wished
to come into the House to get a light they would not let them
in, they then went away. Then Arnold took the ownly pistol
in company & went out to his waggon soon the men came
back being several of them, they had on legings & spirs
they came to the door & ordered them to open it or they
would mash it open Eddy & Drowns tried to hold the door but
the men outside burst it in then commenced shooting
at random at those within they shot Mr Drowns through
the Body & came near shooting Eddy & his wife Mr