Oct 1^st 1857

saying that they had sent an express to the United States
army containing Governor Youngs orders for them to surr
enders all there arms & baggage to Lewis Robinson Quarter
Master General at Fort Bridger or to retreat back to the
States or we should resist them. They were camped upon
Hams fork and they were awaiting an Answer to this
Message & would send an express in as soon as they got it
they related an incident of their triying to stampede their ani-
mals but found them not ownly hobbled but chained with
a log chain. One Brother Simons was shot dead through
the Head acidentally by another Brother the Body is sent in
to his friends

October 2, 1857 ~ Friday

Oct 2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endow[me]nt House
& the afternoon in the Office. Susan Cornelia Woodruff
received her Endow[me]nt to day

October 3, 1857 ~ Saturday

3rd I spent the day in the office

October 4, 1857 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday I attended meeting in the bowery the missionaries
spoke during the day mostly I attended prayer meeting in the evening
Emma Woodruff had a son born at 4 oclock PM.

October 5, 1857 ~ Monday

5^th I spent the day in the office. President Young called into
the office & heard a part of the account of the death of Joseph by
John Taylor He said that what there was necessary to put
into Josephs History & publish the rest as John Taylors History

October 6, 1857 ~ Tuesday

6^th The General Conference commenced this morning I am
suffering immensly with pain in the Head from over taxing
my eyes I attended in the forenoon & remained at home in
the afternoon

October 7, 1857 ~ Wednesday

7^th I attended conference this afternoon the conference closed
at night the time was mostly occupied by the missionaries
& the 12 President Young spoke at the close of the meeting

October 8, 1857 ~ Thursday

8^th I spent the day at home gringding out some of my sugar
cane for makeing Molasses it works well in this country
we got in an express saying that a company under Lot
Smith burned up 50 waggons of the Government mostly
corn & while it was burning General Harney & his cavalry
came up & that the same company had gone East to burn
up what they could it was thought there would be some
desided action soon

October 9, 1857 ~ Friday

9^th I have 2 men pressing out my sugar cane

October 10, 1857 ~ Saturday

10^th I spent the day with 2 men grinding sugar cane I worked
vary hard and was unwell all day Mrs Woodruff made a custard
and all of us who partook of it appeared poisioned we became vary
sick & vomited vary hard we could not learn any way that it could
have been poisoned ownly a spoon was boiled in it that was silver
and it was supposed that nitrad of silver came from the spoon
which was boiled in it. I was vary sick through the night

October 11, 1857 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday I was sick all day and remained at home it was
a hard rainy day. ^One of President Youngs wives died to day Clara Chase Young^ Sister Young was buried to day
^I Blessed Emmas child & named him Hiram Smith 11^th^

Oct 1st 1857 saying that they had sent an express to the United States army containing Governor Youngs orders for them to surr enders all there arms & baggage to Lewis Robinson Quarter Master General at Fort Bridger or to retreat back to the States or we should resist them. They were camped upon Hams fork and they were awaiting an Answer to this Messaage & would send an express in as soon as they got it they related an incident of their trying to stampede their animals but found them not ownly hobbled but chained with a log chain. One Brother Simons was shot dead through the Head acidentally by another Brother the Body is sent in to his friends

October 2, 1857 ~ Friday

Oct 2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House & the afternoon in the Office. Susan Cornelia Woodruff received her Endowment to day

October 3, 1857 ~ Saturday

3rd I spent the day in the office

October 4, 1857 ~ Sunday

4th Sunday I attended meeting in the bowery the missionaries spoke during the day mostly I attended prayer meeting in the evening Emma Woodruff had a son born at 4 oclok PM.

October 5, 1857 ~ Monday

5th I spent the day in the office. President Young called into the office & heard a part of the account of the death of Joseph by John Taylor He said that what there was necessary to put into Josephs History & publish the rest as John Taylors History

October 6, 1857 ~ Tuesday

6th The General Conference Commenced this morning I am suffering immensly with pain in the Head from over taxing my eyes I attended in the forenoon & remained at home in the afternoon

October 7, 1857 ~ Wednesday

7th I attended Conference this afternoon the conference closed at night the time was mostly occupied by the missionaries & the 12 President Young spoke at the close of the meeting

October 8, 1857 ~ Thursday

8th I spent the day at home grinding out some of my sugar cane for makeing Molasses it works well in this country we got in an express saying that a company under Lot Smith burned up 50 waggons of the Government mostly corn & while it was burning General Harney & his Cavalry came up & that the same company had gone East to burn up what they could it was thought there would be some desided action soon

October 9, 1857 ~ Friday

9th I have 2 men pressing out my sugar cane

October 10, 1857 ~ Saturday

10th I spent the day with 2 men grinding sugar cane I worked vary hard and was unwell all day. Mrs Woodruff made a custard and all of us who partook of it appeared poisoned we became vary sick & vomited vary hard we could not learn any way that it could have been poisoned ownly a spoon was boiled init that was silver and it was supposed that nitrad of silver came from the spoon which was boiled in it. I was vary sick through the night

October 11, 1857 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday I was sick all day and remained at home it was a hard rainy day. One of President Youngs wives died to day Clara Chase Young Sister Young was buried to day I Blessed Emmas child & named him Hiram Smith jr