There was a meeting at early candlelight W Woodruff preached
was followed By E. T Benson was not reported
~ Monday
Monday 15th Travled to Coal Creek 33 miles & camped for the nigh
we nooned on Corn Creek. During the evening we walked
onto the hill among the cedars. B Young D Huntington Walker
& myself we looked through a spy glass & looked to the west
mountain onto a high peak far in the distance it was a beautiful
place to camp a fine view plenty of cedar for wood & grass
for animals I walked onto the highths of the cedar knowls
& took a view of the surrounding country with T Bullock &
Phineas Young we also had prayers together (Phineas Young
said that He was the first that was chosen in the organization
of the quorum of the Twelven Apostles but Brother Joseph said
He wished I would let Wm Smith have that place so I gave
way to him. ^the above shows Phineas Youngs feelings
there is not a word of truth in this statem[en]t^
~ Tuesday
Thursday 16 May we rode to mountain creek it was dry we
nooned. we met with Brother Enoch Reese from Calafornia He
gave us all the news up to the date He left He said the homestead Bill
had passed & thought there would be two pacific rail roads built
pass rode to bever creek & camped for the night I caught a
fine trout & gave it to President Young He said He would not
bake it unless I would come & take breakfast with him
which I agreed to do we travled 27 3/4 miles
~ Wednesday
Wednesday May 17th we had a cold night Ice stood in
the pails. we rode 8 1/4 miles up Hill then down over a vary
stony road we road to red creek & nooned we then rode to
paroan & spent the night the Presidency & company divided them-
selves among the people distance of the day 37 miles. during the
evening the Presidency, Twelve & Authorites of the place Held
a counsel while Elder Taylor preached to the people below
in the tabernacle hWhile we were in the upper room the minuts
of the cousel are reported By Woodruff & Bullok in the Historans
office
~ Thursday
Thursday 18th I spent the morning writing with T Bullock. we
rode to Cedar City 20 miles I rode Horsback in company with
John Steel & F T Whitney On my arival I went to the Iron
works & examined all the premises & saw several pigs of Iron
Elder Erastus Snow was with me & explained to me the difficulties
they had to encounter there in making Iron which I found to
be manny. we held a meeting in the evening President Young
preached & I reported it & it is in the Historians office
~ Friday
Friday 19th I rode in company with John Steel & F T.
Whintney on hors back to Cazuree Creek called Summit Creek
6 miles from Cedar City last summer their was 12 Houses
which were removed during the Indian war but the fort was
standing. We then rode to Cannarrah Creek 6 miles from
Cazuree & 12 from Cedar City this
is the summit or rim
of the basin we then rode to dry or Battle Creek 7 miles Here we
have splendid mountain scenery of red rocks standing like
piyramids 1000 feet high oposite of this cite is fort Harmony
There was a meeting at Early candlelight W Woodruff preached was followed by E T Benson was not reported
~ Monday
Monday 15th Travled to Coal Creek 33 miles & camped for the night
we nooned on Corn Creek. During the evening we walked
onto the hill among the cedars. B Young D Huntington Walker
& myself we looked through a spy glass & looked to the west
mountain onto a high peak far in the distance it was a beautiful
place to camp a fine view plenty of cedar for wood & grass
for animals I walked onto the highths of the cedar knowls
& took a view of the surrounding country with T Bullock &
Phineas Young we also had prayers together (Phineas Young
said that He was the first that was chosen in the organization
of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles but Brother Joseph said
He wished I would let Wm Smith have that place so I gave
way to him. the above shows Phineas Youngs feelings
there is not a word of truth in this statement
~ Tuesday
Thursday 16 May we rode to mountain creek it was dry we nooned. we met with Brother Enoch Reese from Calafornia He gave us all the news up to the date He left He said the homestead Bill had passed & thought there would be two pacific rail roads built pass rode to bever creek & camped for the night I caught a fine trout & gave it to President Young He said He would not bake it unless I would come & take breakfast with him which I agreed to do we travled 27 3/4 miles
~ Wednesday
Wednesday May 17th we had a cold night. Ice stood in the pails. we rode 8 1/4 miles up Hill then down over a vary stony road we road to red creek & nooned we then rode to paroan & spent the night the Presidency & company divided themselves among the people distance of the day 37 miles. during the evening the Presidency, Twelve & Authorites of the place held a counsel while Elder Taylor preached to the people below in the tabernacleWhile we were in the upper room the minutes of the cousel are reported By Woodruff & Bullock in the Historians office
~ Thursday
Thursday 18th I spent the morning writing with T Bullock. we rode to Cedar City 20 miles I rode Horsback in company with John Steel & F T Whitney. On my arival I went to the Iron works & examined all the premises & saw several pigs of Iron Elder Erastus Snow was with me & explained to me the difficulties they had to encounter there in making Iron which I found to be manny. we held a meeting in the evening President Young preached & I reported it & it is in the Historians office
~ Friday
Friday 19th I rode in company with John Steel & F T. Whitney on hors back to Cazuree Creek called Summit Creek 6 miles from Cedar City last summer their was 12 Houses which were removed during the Indian war but the fort was standing. We then rode to Cannarrah Creek 6 miles from Cazuree & 12 from Cedar City this [FIGURE] is the summit or rim of the basin we then rode to dry or Battle Creek 7 miles Here we have splendid mountain scenery of red rocks standing like pyramids 1000 feet high oposite of this cite is fort Harmony
