April 19, 1859 ~ Tuesday

19

I laid hands upon Brother Hawkins & Blessed him he looks
as well as could be expected after such an awful operation
I washed, brined & limed 10 bushels of wheat to put on 5 acres
I spent a short time in the office & President D. H. Wells called
in & I accompanid him to the House of George Alley soon
the surgeons came to cut his right Eye out he had tumor
grown in the back part of his Eye which had pushed his Eye
out of head about an inch & bursted the ball they gave him
cloriform in 10 minutes he was insensible they took his
Eye out in about 10 minutes more he lay asleep all the time
& was not sensible of any thing during the operation when he
came to Brother Wells asked him if he knew what they had
been doing he did not know Brother Wells told him they had
taken his Eye he said thank God for it. I anointed him
Brother Wells was mouth in administering to him. He
rather felt as though he would get well a hard substance had
form about 2 inches long & about 2 inches in circumference the
bone was effected & they were afraid it was a canser if so
there may be danger of its forming again

April 20, 1859 ~ Wednesday

&20. I spent the fore pardt of the day in my Garden pruning
my trees setting out curants &c. I spent the after noon in
the office. S. M. Blair returned from Camp Floyd. The Calafornia
Mail came in not much News

April 21, 1859 ~ Thursday

21. I trimed my buddied trees this morning I went to the office
at 1/2 past 10. Johnson the gambler came from Camp Floyd
He reports that the army are still determined to come in
will be in in two or three days he says time will determin
it I dreamed last night I saw a large Lion got loose among
a large flock of sheep he was within a few feet of me I
got out of his way I did not see that he done any damage
or hurt any thing I spent a part of the day in the office
I spent the evening at the Presidents office conversing upon
various subjects. Father & Moroni sowed peas Robert & Wilford
put in about 5 acres of wheat. A cold night.

April 22, 1859 ~ Friday

22nd I sowed some peas to day Robert sowed some oats
I spent a part of the day in the office. I had some conversa-
tion with Zerubbabel Snow about Camp Floyd A rumour
is abroad this morning that a company of volunteers from
Arkansas toare on their way to Iron County to punish
those who had a hand in the Mountain meadyow massa-
cree & that a thousand men are on the way to guard
the Government money in route for the armey This afternoon
the city is filled with rumor's saying that Johnson is
coming to this city with two ridgments, that Col Johnson
sent word to Gov Cummings if he did not straighten
out Brigham Young & the mormons he should take the
matter into his own hands. Also that 5 marshall went
to W^m Hickmans to take him. Also that Judge Cradle-
baugh went south with several hundred men to make
arests &c &c. James Furguson was vary sick and came near
dying drinking poisioned whiskey Bentley helped me move Books

April 19, 1859 ~ Tuesday

19 I laid hands upon Brother Hawkins & Blessed him he looks as well as could be expected after such an awful operation I washed brined & limed 10 bushels of wheat to put on 5 acres I spent a short time in the office & President D. H. Wells called in & I accompanied him to the House of George Alley soon the surgeons came to cut his right Eye out he had tumor grown in the back part of his Eye which had pushed his Eye out of head about an inch & bursted the ball they gave him cloriform in 10 minutes he was insensible they took his Eye out in about 10 minutes more he lay asleep all the time & was not sensible of any thing during the operation when he came to Brother Wells asked him if he knew what they had been doing he did not know Brother Wells told him they had taken his Eye he said thank God for it. I annointed him Brother Wells was mouth in administering to him. He rather felt as though he would get well a hard substance had form about 2 inches long & about 2 inches in circumference the bone was effected & they were afraid it was a canser if so there may be danger of its forming again

April 20, 1859 ~ Wednesday

&20. I spent the fore part of the day in my Garden pruning my trees setting out curants &c. I spent the after noon in the office. S. M. Blair Returned from Camp Floyd. The Calafornia Mail came in not much News

April 21, 1859 ~ Thursday

21. I trimed my buddied trees this morning I went to the office at 1/2 past 10. Johnson the gambler came from Camp Floyd He reports that the army are still determined to come in will be in in two or three days he says time will determin it I dreamed last night I saw a large Lion got loose among a large flock of sheep he was within a few feet of me I got out of his way I did not see that he done any damage or hurt any thing I spent a part of the day in the office I spent the evening at the Presidents office conversing upon various subjects. Father & Moroni sowed peas Robert & wilford put in about 5 acres of wheat. A cold night.

April 22, 1859 ~ Friday

22nd I sowed some peas to day. Robert sowed some oats I spent a part of the day in the office. I had some conversation with Zerubbabel Snow about Camp Floyd. A Rumour is abroad this morning that a company of volunteers from Arkansasare on their way to Iron County to punish those who had a hand in the Mountain meadow massacree & that a thousand men are on the way to guard the Government money in route for the armey. This afternoon the City is filled with rumors saying that Johnson is coming to this City with two ridgments, that Col Johnson sent word to Gov Cummings if he did not straighten out Brigham Young & the mormons he should take the matter into his own hands. Also that 5 marshall went to Wm Hickmans to take him. Also that Judge Cradlebaugh went south with several hundred men to make arests &c &c. James Furguson was vary sick and came near dying drinking poisioned whiskey. Bentley helped me move Books