Dec 19^th
son had opposed it But Benjamin Clapp used all his influen[ce]
with the people who were mostly Danes & they had let them
in & rented them their public carrells for four months
Benjamin Clapp had taken the Job of supplying the
soldiery with Grain & hay at a cheep rate & Brother Snow was
afraid they would get into Manti I advised Brother Snow
to go dire[c]t Back to those settlements & take all the measures
he could to stop the procedings & block up the way of their
going into Manti. He said he would do so

Sonon Secretary Hartnet arived with his escort & wishd
to camp in the school house for the night which was granted him
we spent the night with Charles H Bryan

December 20, 1858 ~ Monday

20^th We rode to Springville & spent the night with
Bishop Aaron Johnson we preached at night in the new
Meeting House had a full hosuse. Lorenzo Snow preached
I followed him

December 21, 1858 ~ Tuesday

21^st We started at 5 oclok & drove to Great Salt Lake City
at 20 minuts past 4 ocok 57 miles. we called upon
President Young D. H. Wells & A Carrington I put into
the presidents Hands, the Govornors Message, the minuts
of the Legislator & gave an account of our [ink blot] J[ou]rney &c
I then went home took supper returned to the Presidents
& spent the evening, & spent the night at home having
Ben absent 8 days travelled 300 miles averaging 37 1/2
miles per day & met with the Legislature & performed
such business as was necssary 300 miles

December 22, 1858 ~ Wednesday

22nd I spent the day in the office Journallizing I rep[or]ted
to G. A. Smith an Account of Brother Hamblins
mission to the Moquises He travelled about 300 miles
from the Rio Vergin he had to go about 100 miles up
the Colorado before they could cross it He was received
rather cooly at first as they had been visited by
some white men who had lied to them, but they soon
had confidence in him he found them located in
walled cities built of stone the Houses 3 stories hig[h]
which were built on the Hightest mountains ownly
accessible on foot or horsback they have cisterns
to ketch their water for use & pak their wood on
the Bak of Animals their wealth consists mo[s]tly
in sheep & goats they cultivate the Earth & make
their own cloth, &c but we shall have a full report soon

December 23, 1858 ~ Thursday

23rd I spent the day in the office I had an interview
with Luke Johnson in speaking of the spirit of those who
are against us Lysander Gee said they were agoing to
rip up things in that valley & they should expose us to
the army Shelton said He should expose us to the Army
many threats were made by the party. Brother Johnson
informed me that I had 9 of my Ews were missing
out of my flock of sheep. President Young D. H. Wells
G. A. Smith H. C. Kimball Joseph A & Brigham Young J
visited Govornor Young Cummings

Dec 19th son had opposed it But Benjamin Clapp used all his influence with the people who were mostly Danes & they had let them in & rented them their public carrells for four months Benjamin Clapp had taken the Job of supplying the soldiery with Grain & hay at a cheap rate & Brother Snow was afraid they would get into Manti I advised Brother Snow to go direct Back to those settlements & take all the measures he could to stop the proceedings & block up the way of their going into Manti. He said he would do so

Soon secretary Hartnet arived with his escort & wished to camp in the school house for the night which was granted him we spent the night with Charles H Bryan

December 20, 1858 ~ Monday

20th We rode to Springville & spent the night with Bishop Aaron Johnson we preached at night in the new Meeting House had a full house. Lorenzo Snow preached I followed him

December 21, 1858 ~ Tuesday

21st we started at 5 oclok & drove to Great Salt Lake City at 20 minuts past 4 ocok 57 miles, we called upon President Young D. H. Wells & A Carrington I put into the presidents Hands, the Govornor Message, the minuts of the Legislator & gave an account of our journey &c I then went home took supper returned to the Presidents & spent the evening, & spent the night at home having Ben absent 8 days travelled 300 miles averaging 37 1/2 miles per day & met with the Legislature & performed such business as was necessary 300 miles

December 22, 1858 ~ Wednesday

22nd I spent the day in the office Journallizing. I reported to G. A. Smith an Account of Brother Hamblins mission to the Mosquises He travelled about 300 miles from the Rio Vergin he had to go about 100 miles up the Colorado before they could cross it He was received rather cooly at first as they had been visited by some white men who had lied to them, but they soon had confidence in him he found them located in walled cities built of stone the Houses 3 stories high which were built on the Hightest mountains ownly accessible on foot or horsback they have cisterns to ketch their water for use & pack their wood on the Back of Animals their wealth consists mostly in sheep & goats they cultivate the Earth & make their own cloth, &c but we shall have a full report soon

December 23, 1858 ~ Thursday

23rd I spent the day in the office I had an interview with Luke Johnson in speaking of the spirit of those who are against us Lysander Gee said they were agoing to rip up things in that valley & they should expose us to the army Skelton said He should expose us to the Army many threats were made by the party. Brother Johnson informed me that I had 9 of my Ews were missing out of my flock of sheep. President Young D. H. Wells G. A. Smith H. C. Kimball Joseph A & Brigham Young J visited Govornor Cummings