Aug 16 1857

I will lay all my dwellings in Ashes. I will lay all my mills in ashes
I will cut down evry green tree & shrub in the vallies of these mountains
I will burn evry peace of timber wood & board in the vallies of the
mountains then do you not think that our canyons will be adap[t]ed
for the bones of our Enemies I think it will. O Israel can you
stand these things. The shout of Yes rent the air of the assembled
thousands. All you who are willing to follow me in these things
raise your hands towards heavens there was a sea of hands up
I have had to hold the Indians here for years from destroying
the emigrants I have had to give them many thousands of dollars
to keep them from killing the Gentile emigration to Calafornia
the United States Government now ows me $50000 in my
Official capacity & they will not pay me a dime but are sending
armies at great Expens to destroy me & this people. But I will
now inform them & all people that if they make war upon me
I shall not attempt to restrain them any more but I shall let
them do as they please. The United States do not know what
they are doing, & the Merchants in this place do not know who
they are they are selling the blood of this people for Gold. they
were not going to bring any goods to this place but now that
an army of 2500 men are coming here to destroy this people
they can bring a great amount of Goods let them take
Heed to their ways. If the United States sends an Armey &
a train of goods here I may get a part of the pay which they
owe me I now wish to say to all Gentiles send word to your friends
that they must stop crossing this continent to Calafornia
for the indians will kill them for the Emigrants have shot down
the indians without any cause or provocation & if the United States
make war upon me I shall not attemp to restrain them any
longer I will give all people in this Territory that wish the
privilege to leave I want all to leave that are not willing to
follow me. If there is any of my family my wives that wish
to leave I will send my teams & carry them whareever they wish
to go if it is to Hell I will drive to the gate but will not let my
teams go into hell but they must turn around & come back
but those that wish can enter in. I want this people to go to
& save all their grain & prepare to cash it up in the mountains
but dont let your Neighbor know whare you put it. I want
you to prepare for a 7 ye[a]rs siege. many other remarks were
made all taken by the reporters the spirit of God rested upon us
him & upon the congregation and all the saints felt to say amen
to all President Young said.

I attended the prayer meeting at
the presidents House various remarks were made by Brother Kimball
& Wells.

I attended the ward meeting in the evening & spoke
to the people I bore testimony to what President Young said during
the day I told the people to be passive in the hands of the Lord & be
ready to carry out the council of the Presidency in all things
Brother Stewart returned from the States to day & reported about the Emigration

August 17, 1857 ~ Monday

^17^th^ I called at the presidents office a short [time] I spent the day in the office

August 18, 1857 ~ Tuesday

18 The presidency went to Farmington or some place North to
a water mellon Party I spent half a day in the office the rest
& of the time I was budding peach trees I put in 150 of Carringtons
1 & 2nd Early peach

Aug 16 1857

I will lay all my dwellings in Ashes. I will lay all my mills in ashes I will cut down evry green tree & shrub in the vallies of these mountains I will burn evry peace of timber wood & board in the vallies of the mountains then do you not think that our canyons will be adapted for the bones of our Enemies I think it will. O Israel can you stand these things. The shout of Yes rent the air of the assembled thousands. All you who are willing to follow me in these things raise your hands towards heavens there was a sea of hands up I have had to hold the Indians here for years from destroying the emigrants I have had to give them many thousands of dollars to keep them from killing the Gentile Emigration to Calafornia the United States Government now ows me $50000 in my Official Capacity & they will not pay me a dime but are sending armies at great Expens to destroy me & this people. But I will now inform them & all people that if they make war upon me I shall not attempt to restrain them any more but I shall let them do as they please. The United states do not know what they are doing. & the Merchants in this place do not know who they are they are selling the blood of this people for Gold. they were not going to bring any goods to this place but now that an army of 2500 men are coming here to destroy this people they can bring a great amount of Goods let them take Heed to their ways. If the United states sends an Armey & a train of goods here I may get a part of the pay which they owe me I now wish to say to all Gentiles send word to your friends that they must stop crossing this continent to Calafornia for the indians will kill them for the Emigrants have shot down the indians with out any cause or provocation & if the United States make war upon me I shall not attemp to restrain them any longer I will give all people in this Territory that wish the privilege to leave I want all to leave that are not willing to follow me. If there is any of my family my wives that wish to leave I will send my teams & carry them whareever they wish to go if it is to Hell I will drive to the gate but will not let my teams go into hell but they must turn around & come back but those that wish can enter in. I want this people to go to & save all their grain & prepare to cash it up in the mountains but dont let your Neighbor know whare you put it. I want you to prepare for a 7 years siege. many other remarks were made all taken by the reporters the spirit of God rested upon him & upon the congregation and all the saints felt to say amen to all President Young said.

I attended the prayer meeting at the presidents House various remarks were made by Brother Kimball & Wells.

I attended the ward meeting in the evening & spoke to the people I bore testimony to what President Young said during the day I told the people to be passive in the hands of the Lord & be ready to carry out the council of the Presidency in all things Brother Stewart returned from the states to day & reported about the Emigration

August 17, 1857 ~ Monday

17th I called at the presidents office a short time I spent the day in the office

August 18, 1857 ~ Tuesday

18 The presidency went to Farmington or some place North to a water mellon Party I spent half a day in the office the rest & of the time I was budding peach trees I put in 150 of Carringtons 1 & 2nd Early peach