June 17

that the Laws are valeid & this is the seat of government
Eckels asked H Stouutt about the authority of the county
court they talked over Utah affairs vary freely G. A. Smith
spoke upon his Travels in the East the improvements of the
roads &c

President Young has labored hard for several years to
get the Deseret Alphabet introduced among the Latter Day
Saints He has finally introduced it in his office by having
his Journals kept in it & we have come to the conclusion
to keep our Journals in the Historians office in the same
so from this date I shall be gin to keep my Journal in
the Deseret Alphabet

June 18, 1859 ~ Saturday

18^th {It is a very warm day I spent the day in the office W. H.
Hooper called upon us today and gave us a plan he
had in his mind to bring goods into this territory so the
people can have them cheap and the means be in the hands of the Saints|Deseret Alphabet}

June 19, 1859 ~ Sunday

19^th {Sunday I met with my qur quorrum E. Hunter prayed
W. Woodruff was mouth I attended meeting at the tabernacle and
heard the army chaplain preach he was an Episcopalian President
Young followed him and spoke in the spirit of God much to
our edification E. T. Benson and H. C. Kimball [spoke] in the
afternoon I met with my quorum in the evening. O Hyde
prayed E. T. Benson was mouth B Young was with us for an
hours|Deseret Alphabet}

June 20, 1859 ~ Monday

20^th {Wilford came home at daylight this morning, Robert
came at|Deseret Alphabet} 8 {o'clock one of the horses had got his hind leg
fast in the rope around his neck and rolled|Deseret Alphabet} 300 {yards down the
mountain and broke his skull and cut himself very bad
yet he is alive, at home. I went into the field and helped
make a road. The eastern mail came in today a small battle
had been fought and few killed|Deseret Alphabet}

June 21, 1859 ~ Tuesday to June 24, 1859 ~ Friday

21, 22, 23, 24. {I spent this week hoeing my corn, sugar cane and
potatoes|Deseret Alphabet}

June 25, 1859 ~ Saturday

25 {I went to the office at} 10 {o'clock I read historical
letters in the forenoon. President Young came in the office and spent
some|Deseret Alphabet} 3 {hours and conversed upon a variety of subjects
Governor Cummings said he thought he and Mr. Hartnet should
go to Camp Floyd to reside there was a letter printed
in the bulletin from one Linch about Hamblin ill treating
the children that were left of the massacre. Marion G.
Shelton took it to Dr Forney to see if he would endorse
it Shelton told Forney it was a lie and Forney acknow-
ledged it was. I spent the evening in journaling|Deseret Alphabet}

June 26, 1859 ~ Sunday

26^th {Sunday I met with my quorum Bishop Hoagland prayed
I did not attend meeting today I met with the quorum
of the|Deseret Alphabet} 12. {H C Kimball was present and stayed} 3 {hours
he appointed|Deseret Alphabet} 52 {men to be taken in to the various
prayer circles of the|Deseret Alphabet} 12. {The eastern mail came in today
I spent most of the day in the office|Deseret Alphabet}

June 17 that the Laws are valid & this is the seat of government Eckels asked H Stout about the authority of the county court they talked over Utah affairs vary freely G. A. Smith spoke upon his Travels in the East the improvements of the roads &c

President Young has labored hard for several years to get the Deseret Alphabet introduced among the Latter Day Saints He has finally introduced it in his office by having his Journals kept in it & we have come to the conclusion to keep our Journals in the Historians office in the same so from this date I shall be gin to keep my Journal in the Deseret Alphabet

June 18, 1859 ~ Saturday

18th {{It is a very warm day I spent the day in the office W. H. Hooper called upon us today and gave us a plan he had in his mind to bring goods into this territory so the people can have them cheap and the means be in the hands of the Saints}}

June 19, 1859 ~ Sunday

19 quorum E. Hunter prayed W. Woodruff was mouth I attended meeting at the tabernacle and heard the army chaplain preach he was an Episcopalian President Young followed him and spoke in the spirit of God much to our edification E. T. Benson and H. C. Kimball spoke in the afternoon I met with my quorum in the evening. O Hyde prayed E. T. Benson was mouth B Young was with us for an hour}}

June 20, 1859 ~ Monday

20th {{Wilford came home at daylight this morning, Robert came at}} 8 {{o'clock one of the horses had got his hind leg fast in the rope around his neck and rolled}} 300 {{yards down the mountain and broke his skull and cut himself very bad yet he is alive, at home. I went into the field and helped make a road. The eastern mail came in today a small battle had been fought and few killed}}

June 21, 1859 ~ Tuesday to June 24, 1859 ~ Friday

21, 22, 23, 24. {{I spent this week hoeing my corn, sugar cane and potatoes}}

June 25, 1859 ~ Saturday

25 {{I went to the office at}} 10 {{o'clock I read historical letters in the forenoon. President Young came in the office and spent some}} 3 {{hours and conversed upon a variety of subjects Governor Cummings said he thought he and Mr. Hartnet should go to Camp Floyd to reside there was a letter printed in the bulletin from one Linch about Hamblin ill treating the children that were left of the massacre. Marion G. Shelton took it to Dr Forney to see if he would endorse it Shelton told Forney it was a lie and Forney acknowledged it was. I spent the evening in journaling}}

June 26, 1859 ~ Sunday

26th {{Sunday I met with my quorum Bishop Hoagland prayed I did not attend meeting today I met with the quorum of the}} 12. {{H C Kimball was present and stayed}} 3 {{hours he appointed}} 52 {{men to be taken in to the various prayer circles of the} 12. {{The eastern mail came in today I spent most of the day in the office}}