Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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who go to labour on the canal to bring the water out to this
city for it is evident that if the water is not brought that
many of our crops will be destroyed for it is now vary
hot & dry
3rd I spent the day on my farm in the big field opening ditches
to prepare for wattering I found my crops drying up vary much
4th I spent the day watering my wheat. I was vary weary
at night the weather is vary hot & dry & much grain
is suffering for the want of water
5th The Easter[n] mail has finally arived after looseing 3
bags of Mail matter in the Webber river. I spent the day
ploughing & hoeing potatoes. My Hiered man went onto
the canal to work
76th I spent this day in the Historians office reading History
7th I spent this day in the Historians office
8th Sunday I spent the day at home but attended
the prayer meeting in the evening
9th I spent the day at the office on the History all day
10 I spent the day irrigating land
11 I spent the forenoon irrigating my city lots called
at the office in the evening
12th I spent this day making bridge & opening water
Ditch in the 5 Acre lots
13th I spent the day in the office reading history
14th I spent the day in the office
15 Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle &
I heard President Young Preach all day. He preached
two vary interesting discourses I attended prayer
meeting in the evening
to
16 & 17 I spent the time in the office reading History
18th I went into the field spent the fore part of the day
pulling weeds the afternoon in the office
19
[FIGURE] watered garden in the morning. Paid Territory
& county tax $46.98. Paid city tax 23.50
went into the office at 9 oclok spent the day in the office
20th I commenced watering land at 6 oclok in the big field &
worked hard for 24 hours through the day & night I was vary
weary in the morning
who go to labour on the canal to bring the water out to this City for it is evident that if the water is not brought that many of our Crops will be destroyed for it is now vary hot & dry
3rd I spent the day on my farm in the big field opening ditches to prepare for wattering I found my crops drying up vary much
4th I spent the day watering my wheat. I was vary weary at night the weather is vary hot & dry & much grain is suffering for the want of water
5th The Eastern mail has finally arived after looseing 3 bags of Mail matter in the Webber river I spent the day ploughing & hoeing potatoes. My Hiered man went onto the canal to work
6th I spent this day in the Historians office reading History
7th I spent this day in the Historians office
8th Sunday I spent the day at home but attended the prayer meeting in the evening
9th I spent the day at the office on the History all day
10 I spent the day irrigating land
11 I spent the forenoon irrigating my city lots called at the office in the evening
12th I spent this day making bridge & opening water Ditch in the 5 Acre lots
13th I spent the day in the office reading history
14th I spent the day in the office
15 Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle & I heard President Young Preach all day. He preached two vary interesting discourses I attended prayer meeting in the evening
to
16 & 17 I spent the time in the office reading History
18th I went into the field spent the fore part of the day pulling weeds the afternoon in the office
19 [FIGURE] watered garden in the morning. Paid Territory & county tax $46.98. Paid city tax 23.50 went into the office at 9 oclok spent the day in the office
20th I commenced watering land at 6 oclok in the big field & worked hard for 24 hours through the day & night I was vary weary in the morning