wants tohem to go north south or east He will have it Just as He
wants and this I am thankful for and I feel perfectly
easy about it all. You will find when the Lord sees that
we are willing to fight & get Just ready to shoot that He will
fight our battles. He said G. A. Smith may stop in the city
this time let C C Rich go He is a good General & a wise man
in calculation I recon a good deal upon him in the future
Mrs Mogo was sent to the camp & Jones their waggon
Master to day they have also sent back the waggon Master
which they took prisioner they are sending in several
Teamsters, deserters, & one prisioner I spent the evening in
the Office
~ Thursday
29th I spent a short time in the Govornors office Gen D H
Wells left to day to again take command of the Expedition
in the mountains & the company of cavalry commanded by Heber Kimball also went out. I spent most of the time in the Office through the day & evening
~ Friday
30th I spent the day in the office & evening. President Kimball [c]ame
in and we read his History for about one hour then Presid Brigham Young came in & we read his history tinll dark.
~ Saturday
31st I spent the fore part of the day grinding sugar cane
I got 30 gallons of Juce from a small wagon Box of
cane. the afternoon I spent in the office
~ Sunday
Nov 1st Sunday I attended the meeting at the TabernacleO Hyde
delivered a written discourse was followed by G A Smith. in
the Afternoon John Taylor Preached took his tex from the
2nd Epistle of the Apostle Brigham to Col Allexander the following
words "with us it is the kingdom of God or Nothing["] the discourses
of the day were vary Edefying & interesting I attended prayer
circle in the evening, then Preached in the 14th ward school House
~ Monday
2nd I spent most of the day at home preparing to make Beet
molasses I spent a short time in the office in the Afternoon
The Calafornia Maill arived at as 10 oclok
~ Tuesday
3rd I spent most of the day in the Endowment House a short
time in the office. it rained in the evening & nearly all nigh
An express arived in the evening py [by] Joseph Young Broat
a letter to Gov Young from Col Allexander, saying He thanked
him for sending him his prisioners and He should send
Back his prisioners ownly he had a civil process against
them "probably wants to hang them for treason" It is
rumoured that Col Johnson has arived in their camp with
several hundred men several Calafornia prisioners were
taken to day & brought into this city they are supposed
to be robers from the mountains. The Carson valley com-
pany arived to day
Oct 28
wants them to go north south or East He will have it Just as He
wants and this I am thankful for and I feel perfectly
easy about it all. You will find when the Lord sees that
we are willing to fight & get Just ready to shoot that He will
fight our battles. He said G. A. Smith may stop in the city
this time let C C Rich go He is a good General & a wise man
in calculation I recon a good deal upon him in the future
Mrs Mogo was sent to the camp & Jones their waggon
Master to day they have also sent back the waggon Master
which they took prisioner they are sending in several
Teamsters, deserters, & one prisioner I spent the evening in
the Office
~ Thursday
29th I spent a short time in the Govornors office Gen D H
Wells left to day to again take command of the Expedition
in the mountains & the company of cavalry commanded by
Heber Kimball also went out. I spent most of the time in the
Office through the day & evening
~ Friday
30th I spent the day in the office & evening. President Kimball came
in and we read his History for about one hour then Presid
Brigham Young came in & we read his history till dark.
~ Saturday
31st I spent the fore part of the day grinding sugar cane
I got 30 gallons of Juce from a small wagon Box of
cane. the afternoon I spent in the office
~ Sunday
Nov 1st Sunday I attended the meeting at the TabernacleO Hyde
delivered a written discourse was followed by G A Smith. in
the Afternoon John Taylor Preached took his tex from the
2nd Epistle of the Apostle Brigham to Col Allexander the following
words "With us it is the kingdom of God or Nothing" the discourses
of the day were vary Edefying & interesting I attended prayer
circle in the evening. then Preached in the 14th ward school House
~ Monday
2nd I spent most of the day at home preparing to make Beet
molasses I spent a short time in the office in the Afternoon
The Calafornia Mail arived at 10 oclok
~ Tuesday
3rd I spent most of the day in the Endowment House a short
time in the office. it rained in the evening & nearly all nigh
An express arived in the evening py by Joseph Young Broat
a letter to Gov Young from Col Allexander, saying He thanked
him for sending him his prisioners and He should send
Back his prisioners ownly he had a civil process against
them "probably wants to hang them for treason" It is
rumoured that Col Johnson has arived in their camp with
several hundred men several Calafornia prisioners were
taken to day & brought into this City they are supposed
to be robers from the mountains. The Carson valley company arived to day
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," October 28, 1857 - November 3, 1857, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/wjoR