~ Monday
April 19th 1858
I spent the day in preparing to move 3 loads to provo
~ Tuesday
20th I took up most of my choice budded peaches, plums, Apricotts
grapes &c and loaded them in Brother Wandles carriage to take
to Beaver
~ Wednesday
21 I took two horse teams went to Jordons Mill got 47 bushels
of wheat Ground went to Union ville and spent the night my
ox team took a ton on the waggon with tran Wandles carriage tied to
it. the Load was to heavy and tired out the oxen Brother Wandle
run them out of the road into a creek with the fore wheels against
a high bank then left the waggon brought the cattle to Union Fort
and spent the night. 15 mil[es]
~ Thursday
22nd I drove to provo arived at 10 oclock P M. 40 miles
~ Friday
23rd I spent the day in Provo unloading and packing flour I
visited G. A. Smith spoke with H C Kimball and spent the evening with
President Young at his office in the seminary he had spent the
day in hunting for a herd ground
~ Saturday
24th Presidents Young and Kimball left provo early in the morning
before 5 oclock arived in Great Salt Lake City at about 1 oclok having
drove 50 miles in 8 hours I left provo at 7 oclok arived in
Great Salt Lake City at 5 oclok stoped an hour on the way drove
50 miles in 9 hours. I spent the evening at President Youngs
office which was full of the brethren they spoke of the Indian attak
at Fort Limhi said that Powel tryed to Justify himself by Giving the
Brethren warning of the Attack. Kimball and Worthing returned
from the Armey and reported to President Young what they saw and
heard they saw Stowel he sent a letter home to his wife. Col
Johnson said it was strange that the people in Utah Territory should
think that he had hostile intentions in coming into this Territory
President Young said concerning this Armey whether the Lord inte-
nds us to whip them out or bring them to shame in some other way I
do not know. When A Cummings got to Toille City on
his way to Rush valley he found all the people Moveing he said
My God have I come to late to stop all this moving and burning of
property I must stop the burning some how. we got a report
that Col Kanes Father was Dead. It is also reported that
Col Forney the superintendent of Indians affairs will start for
this city to day
~ Sunday
25 Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle Mr A Cumings
and Col Kane attended the meeting Gov Cummings address
the people professed to be our friend wished if any felt oppressed or
wanted his protection to manifest it by vote and to write to him under
^a^ sealed note a vote was taken and 3 hands raised out of 3000.
Mr Cummings was answered in a masterly manner By Br
Gilbert Clemients John Taylor followed but being vary hard and
personal to Mr Cumings was stoped by President Young, who also
introduced Mr Cumings to the congregation at the commencment
I attended the prayer meeting in the evening. President Young
said the family Altar was the same as an A[l]tar in the prayer
~ Monday
April 19th 1858 I spent the day in preparing to move 3 loads to provo
~ Tuesday
20th I took up most of my choice budded peaches, plums, Apricotts grapes &c and loaded them in Brother Wandles carriage to take to Beaver
~ Wednesday
21 I took two horse teams went to Jordons Mill, got 47 bushels of wheat Ground went to Union ville and spent the night my ox team took a ton on the waggon with Wandles carriage tied to it. the Load was to heavy and tired out the oxen Brother Wandle run them out of the road into a creek with the fore wheels against a high bank then left the waggon brought the cattle to Union Fort and spent the night. 15 mil
~ Thursday
22nd I drove to provo arived at 10 oclock P M. 40 miles
~ Friday
23rd I spent the day in Provo unloading and packing flour I visited G. A. Smith spoke with H. C. Kimball and spent the evening with President Young at his office in the seminary he had spent the day in hunting for a herd ground
~ Saturday
24th Presidents Young and Kimball left provo early in the morning before 5 oclock arived in Great Salt Lake City at about 1 oclok having drove 50 miles in 8 hours I left provo at 7 oclok arived in Great Salt Lake City at 5 oclok stoped an hour on the way drove 50 miles in 9 hours. I spent the evening at President Youngs office which was full of the brethren they spoke of the Indian attack at Fort Limhi said that Powel tryed to Justify himself by Giving the Brethren warning of the Attack. Kimball and Worthing returned from the Armey and reported to President Young what they saw and heard they saw Stowel he sent a letter home to his wife. Col Johnson said it was strange that the people in Utah Territory should think that he had hostile intentions in coming into this Territory President Young said concerning this Armey whether the Lord intends us to whip them out or bring them to shame in some other way I do not know. When A Cummings got to Toille City on his way to Rush valley he found all the people Moveing he said My God have I come to late to stop all this moving and burning of property I must stop the burning some how. we got a report that Col Kanes Father was Dead. It is also reported that Col Forney the superintendent of Indians affairs will start for this City to day
~ Sunday
25 Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle. Mr A Cumings [FIGURE] and Col Kane attended the meeting Gov Cummings addressed the people professed to be our friend wished if any felt oppressed or wanted his protection to manifest it by vote and to write to him under "sealed note" a vote was taken and 3 hands raised out of 3000. Mr Cummings was answered in a masterly manner By Br Gilbert Clements John Taylor followed but being vary hard and personal to Mr Cumings was stoped by President Young, who also introduced Mr Cumings to the congregation at the commencement I attended the prayer meeting in the evening. President Young said the family Altar was the same as an Altar in the prayer
