May 20, 1859 ~ Friday

May 20^th 1859

We arose this morning took breakfast of my fowles, but I felt
as though I had been foundered I was vary sore & stiff still
we went into the mountain & performed the same labour as
yesterday in the snow we cut about another Hundred of
dry pine poles & slid them down the mountain over the snow
It was the first time in my life I had laboured in 3 feet of
snow on the 20 day of may. we had cut during 3 day about 300
poles & slid them down the mountain two days of which time
I labored. Robert cut 90 before I came also 80 pine House
logs 18 feet long to build a House down on the farme we
returned to our camp weary & cold & spent the night

May 21, 1859 ~ Saturday

21^st We cut a load of poles & put onto one waggon & put some
mahoganey, oak, & pine in the other & started for home I shot
one Badger, one rabbit, & one hen & took home. I called upon
the President in the evening, the Eastern Mail had gote in
& brings report that the President Had removed Judge Cradlebaugh
& had resolved to sustain Judge Govornor Cummings in his
peace policy in Utah. President Young remarked that "I have
often thought of my saying when I first came here If they would
let me alone for 10 years I would ask no ods of them I believe
I have asked no ods of them as yet

May 22, 1859 ~ Sunday

22nd ISunday I met with my Quorum A. O. Smoot prayed
Bishop Hunter was mouth. I learned that Joseph Abbott was
struck with lightning & killed instantly. also W^m Harris was
also struck & fell & the Horses with which he was ploughing drew
him several rods & he came to, & is now alive. President Young
preached in the morning after Orson Pratt, John Taylor
preached in the afternoon was followed by President Young
I met with the Twelve there was O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff
John Taylor & C. C. Rich & Erastus Snow present C. C. Rich prayed
O Hyde was mouth.

May 23, 1859 ~ Monday

23rd I spent the forenoon planting my Garden I put in beans,
peas, Beets & Onions we had quite a shower of raine all
the streams are up Jordon is over flowing its banks I spent
the evening with President Young & others

May 24, 1859 ~ Tuesday

24^th I went into the big field sowed some half bushels of peas
& planted some 2 acres of corn Robert & Wilford ploughed
I walked home at night.

May 25, 1859 ~ Wednesday

25^th I had some Apple cuttings sent me from the states
I cut the buds off & budded them into Apple I spent most of
the day in the office I wrote A Letter to Ilus F Carter
And preached a Leittle to him, in answer to a religius
letter which He sent to me. It was vary cold day and quite
a frost at night

May 26, 1859 ~ Thursday

26 We had quite a Frost on the ground this morning it
killed many things I spent the day in the office I wrote a letter
to Uncle Ozem Woodruff giving an account of temperal
things in Utah. Planted sugar cane in field

May 20, 1859 ~ Friday

May 20th 1859 We arose this morning took breakfast of my fowles, but I felt as though I had been foundered I was vary sore & stiff still we went into the mountain & performed the same labour as yesterday in the snow we cut about another Hundred of dry pine poles & slid them down the mountain over the snow It was the first time in my life I had laboured in 3 feet of snow on the 20 day of may, we had cut during 3 day about 300 poles & slid them down the mountain two days of which time I labored. Robert cut 90 before I came also 80 pine House logs 18 feet long to build a House down on the farme we returned to our camp weary & cold & spent the night

May 21, 1859 ~ Saturday

21st We cut a load of poles & put onto one waggon & put some mahoganey, oak, & pine in the other & started for home I shot one Badger, one Rabbit, & one hen & took home. I called upon the President in the evening, the Eastern Mail had gote in & brings report that The President Had removed Judge Cradlebaugh & had resolved to sustain Govornor Cummings in his peace policy in Utah. President Young remarked that "I have often thought of my saying when I first came here If they would let me alone for 10 years I would ask no ods of them I believe I have asked no ods of them as yet

May 22, 1859 ~ Sunday

22ndSunday I met with my Quorum. A. O. Smoot prayed Bishop Hunter was mouth. I learned that Joseph Abbott was struck with lightning & killed instantly. also Wm Harris was also struck & fell & the Horses with which he was ploughing drew him several rods & he came to, & is now alive. President Young preached in the morning after Orson Pratt, John Taylor preached in the afternoon was followed by President Young I met with the Twelve there was O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff John Taylor & C. C. Rich & Erastus Snow present C. C. Rich prayed O Hyde was mouth.

May 23, 1859 ~ Monday

23rd I spent the forenoon planting my Garden I put in beans, peas, Beets & Onions we had quite a shower of raine all the streams are up Jordon is over flowing its banks I spent the evening with President Young & others

May 24, 1859 ~ Tuesday

24th I went into the big field sowed some half bushels of peas & planted some 2 acres of corn Robert & Wilford ploughed I walked home at night.

May 25, 1859 ~ Wednesday

25th I had some Apple Cuttings sent me from the states I cut the buds off & budded them into Apple I spent most of the day in the office I wrote A Letter to Ilus F Carter [FIGURE] And preached a Little to him, in answer to a religius letter which He sent to me. It was a vary cold day and quite a frost at night

May 26, 1859 ~ Thursday

26 we had quite a Frost on the ground this morning it killed many things I spent the day in the office I wrote a letter [FIGURE] to Uncle Ozem Woodruff giving an account of temperal things in Utah. Planted sugar cane in field