June 3, 1859 ~ Friday

June 3rd

In company with Brothers Smoot, Eldridge, & Harris I
rode to Great Salt Lake City & drove some stock I was
quite weary, distance to Fort Harriman & Back 40 mils

June 4, 1859 ~ Saturday

4^th I sold a yearling steer to Robert Martin
for $9 per cwt it weighed 304 lbs $27.36 cts
Brother Hamblin called in the office to day and left
with us the History of his travels among the Lamanites from
the commencement. I was taken this morning with the
Influenza vary severly I spent most of the day in the office

June 5, 1859 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday I was sick this morning. I did not attend my
prayer circle I attended meeting Gilbert Clements
preached in the morning followed by President Young
O Pratt preached in the after noon I attended the circle of
the Twelve Erastus Snow Prayed Lorenzo Snow was mouth
we called upon the President a short time

June 6, 1859 ~ Monday

6^th I was vary poorly this morning. The Presidents
dam went off this morning carriying the water to the Black-
smith shop. I went to the office at 10 oclok Brother G. A. S
proposed to write our History & keep our Journals in the
deseret Alphabet the clerks commenced writing it

Hon J. M. Bernhisel arived to day I had an interview with him

June 7, 1859 ~ Tuesday

7^th I spent the day in the office. Brother Kington A. J. Stewart
& J. J. Stocking spent the night with me

June 8, 1859 ~ Wednesday

8^th I spent the day in the office G. D. Watt has been giving
us lessons oin the Deseret Alphabet for several days G A S
left for Provo about 6 oclok Brother Jacob Gates called to
see him a short time before he left & wanted to turn
his herd of cattle up Coones canyon G A S said He would
fight any man that attempted it for He had had a great
Deal of trouble with it Brother Gates said I will go to see
President Young about it I do not know what success he met with

June 9, 1859 ~ Thursday

9^th I spent the morning in triming my trees I spent
the day in the office The firm of Livingston Kinkade & co
had a train of Merchandize arive to day from the
East they wintered at Scotts Bluffs, their cotrain
consisted of 35 waggons 8 mueles to each waggon
the waggons cost $65 dollars each

they had $240 mules $150 each

Total cost of Mules & waggons $2375 + 40000 = $42,375.

they Brought 70 tons of merchandize cost not
known by me this information I received from the
Teamsters who drove in the waggons so I cannot vouch
for the correctness of the statement. Dr J M Bernhisel
spent the evening with me I settelled my Accounts with
him $I Paid him $603.81 cts on settlement
including $120 which He Paid W Coward to buy a Bill
of goods for me in St Louis. I have Cowards receipt
for the same.

June 3, 1859 ~ Friday

June 3rd In company with Brothers Smoot, Eldridge, & Harris I rode to Great Salt Lake City & drove some stock I was quite weary, distance to Fort Harriman & Back 40 mils

June 4, 1859 ~ Saturday

4th I sold a yearling steer to Robert Martin for $9 per cwt it weighed 304 lbs $27.36 cts Brother Hamblin called in the office to day and left with us the History of his travels among the Lamanites from the commencement. I was taken this morning with the Influenza vary severly I spent most of the day in the office

June 5, 1859 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday I was sick this morning. I did not attend my prayer circle I attended meeting. Gilbert Clements preached in the morning followed by President Young O Pratt preached in the after noon I attended the circle of the Twelve Erastus Snow Prayed Lorenzo Snow was mouth we called upon the President a short time

June 6, 1859 ~ Monday

6th I was vary poorly this morning. The Presidents dam went off this morning carrying the water to the Blacksmith shop. I went to the office at 10 oclok Brother G. A. S proposed to write our History & keep our Journals in the deseret Alphabet the clerks commenced writing it Hon J. M. Bernhisel arived to day I had an interview with him

June 7, 1859 ~ Tuesday

7th I spent the day in the office. Brother Kington A. J. Stewart & J. J. Stocking spent the night with me

June 8, 1859 ~ Wednesday

8th I spent the day in the office. G. D. Watt has been giving us lessonsin the Deseret Alphabet for several days G A S left for Provo about 6 oclok Brother Jacob Gates called to see him a short time before he left & wanted to turn his herd of cattle up Coones canyon. G A S said He would fight any man that attempted it for He had had a great Deal of trouble with it. Brother Gates said I will go to see President Young about it I do not know what success he met with

June 9, 1859 ~ Thursday

9th I spent the morning in triming my trees I spent the day in the office. The firm of Livingston Kinkade & co had a train of Merchandize arive to day from the East they wintered at Scotts Bluffs, theirtrain consisted of 35 waggons 8 mules to each waggon the waggons cost $65 dollars each

they had $260 mules $150 each

Total Cost of Mules & waggons $2375 + 40000 = $42,375.

they Brought 70 tons of merchandize cost not known by me this information I received from the Teamsters who drove in the waggons so I cannot vouch for the correctness of the statement. Dr J M Bernhisel spent the evening with me I settelled my Accounts with himI Paid him $603.81 cts on settlement including $120 which He Paid to W Coward to buy a Bill of goods for me in St Louis. I have Cowards Receipt for the same.