And camped at Mogo's Brewery. Mogo said one must
stand guard so the mormon no see him Mr Brookie
stands guard all night in the cold swareing about the
cold weather at 3 oclok the party was called & climed the
Mountain with spad[e]s & sacks & dug into the hole filled
their sacks with mud dirt & packed it on their backs
down the mountain to Mogoes spring & got some old pans
& began to wash the dirt Brookie stands with a magnif-
fing glass to his eye watching for the gold the rest stand
around in the circle watching with great anxiety when
the following conversation ensues. Gilbert Brookie "what
do you ?see?["] "nothing but mud" there there what is that
Nothing but mud by G[o]d Mogo goes & brings another washer
washer another bag is put in & washed. Brookies with
his glass watching intently. Brookie what do you
see nothing but mud by G[o]d when the last sack of dirt
was washed Gilbert hollows out at the top of his voice
with his hands on his hips & his hair standing up like
hedg hogs quills Brookie what do you see Nothing but
mud By GOD." Gilbert we are sold by God we are
sold by God, & the company mounted their carriages
& started like a street for Great Salt Lake City feeling much $30000 poorer than when they started Mogo
puts for Camp Floyd with thirty thousand dollars &
leaves his good Friends to dig all the gold they can
out of his mault tubs. I spent the evening at Brother Smoots with a party of friends. The mayor A. O. Smoot gave us
an exhibition of the gold company explosion J TaylorJ HornF. D.
RichardsJohn Sharp, Bishop Hunter, Dunbar & W Woodruff
with their Ladies & Col Little with their Ladies composed the
company. We broke up at about 12 oclok
The committee of the board of Regents met at President Youngs
& continued to write theChrist sermon on the mount on the black Board
~ Thursday
3rd. I called at the office in the morning & spent the day scraping
I spent the evening at home the young folks had a
party at our house till midnight. The Regency Committee
met at Presidency Youngs & spent the evening on the Deserett Alphabet
~ Friday
4th I gave Bonds in the penal sum of $5000 for
the faithful performance of my duty as Inspector of
the Penetentiary. Jeter Clinton & James MCknight
were my bondsmen. I filed in the office of the Auditor
of public accounts viz Wm Clayton at Capt Hoopers
Office. Luke Johnson is in this morning From [FIGURE]Rush Valley with Ormus Bates I was informed
that Gov Cummings would not sign a Bill repealing
the Rush valley herd ground he would not sign away
the rights of men I spent most of the day in the office scraping
~ Saturday
5th In company with Luke Johnson & son I rode to Samuel
Benyons took dinner then rode to John Benyons we walked
out 4 miles to Brother Benyons Herd of sheep & help him
drive them in I had lost 10 sheep 9 Ewes & 1 weather &
they were in his flock & I wished to get them we spent the night wit him
Feb 2nd
And camped at Mogo's Brewery. Mogo said one must
stand guard so the mormon no see him Mr Brookie
stands guard all night in the cold swareing about the
cold weather at 3 oclok the party was called & climed the
Mountain with spades & sacks to dug into the hole filled
their sacks with dirt & packed it on their backs
down the mountain to Mogoes spring & got some old pans
& began to wash the dirt Brookie stands with a magniffing glass to his eye watching for the gold the rest stand
around in the circle watching with great anxiety when
the following conversation ensues. Gilbert Brookie "what
do yousee?]" "nothing but mud" there there what is that
Nothing but mud by God Mogo goes & brings another
washer another bag is put in & washed. Brookies with
his glass watching intently. Brookie what do you
see nothing but mud by God when the last sack of dirt
was washed Gilbert hollows out at the top of his voice
with his hands on his hips & his hair standing up like
hedg hogs quills Brookie what do you see Nothing but
mud By GOD." Gilbert we are sold by God we are
sold by God, & the company mounted their carriages
& started like a street for Great Salt Lake City feeling
$30000 poorer than when they started Mogo
puts for Camp Floyd with thirty thousand dollars &
leaves his good Friends to dig all the gold they can
out of his mault tubs. I spent the evening at Brother
Smoots with a party of friends. The mayor A. O. Smoot gave us
an exhibition of the gold company explosion J TaylorJ HornF. D.
RichardsJohn Sharp Bishop Hunter, Dunbar & W Woodruff
with their Ladies & Col Little with their Ladies composed the
company. we broke up at about 12 oclok
The committee of the board of Regents met at President Youngs
& continued to writeChrist sermon on the mount on the black Board
~ Thursday
3rd I called at the office in the morning & spent the day scraping
I spent the evening at home the young folks had a
party at our house till midnight. The Regency Committee
met at Presidency Youngs & spent the evening on the Deserett Alphabet
~ Friday
4th I gave Bonds in the penal sum of $5000 for
the faithful performance of my duty as Inspector of
the Penetentiary. Jeter Clinton & James MCknight
were my bondsmen. I filed in the office of the Auditor
of public accounts viz Wm Clayton at Capt Hoopers
Office. Luke Johnson is in this morning From
[FIGURE] Rush Valley with Ormus Bates I was informed
that Gov Cummings would not sign a Bill repealing
the Rush valley herd ground he would not sign away
the rights of men I spent most of the day in the office scraping
~ Saturday
5th In company with Luke Johnson & son I rode to Samuel
Benyons took dinner then rode to John Benyons we walked
out 4 miles to Brother Benyons Herd of sheep & help him
drive them in I had lost 10 sheep 9 Ewes & 1 weather &
they were in his flock & I wished to get them we spent the night wit him
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