March 16, 1858 ~ Tuesday

March 16

The rush valley company met in the Office in the morning
Luke Johnson was present the Indians are stealing horses
and cattle and threatning life to such a degree that President
Young sent word to Bishop Rowbury to gather in the people
and stock on the outpost and set a guard to watch the
passes I called upon President Young to ask his council
about the Johnson settlement He said he would advise that
the women and children be moved to Toillee and the men
to guard at Johnsons settlement so they could put in spring
crops and gather up the cattle near the Lake and guard them
Segoet and Naraket are the chiefs and leaders of the Band in
those vallies who are stealing Green Jacket said that He
was opposed to killing the mormons Battees concocked the plan
of killing the man that was killed last summer.

March 17, 1858 ~ Wednesday

17^th I started my team and wilford this morning to rush
valley to help move the women and children I spent the
fore part of the day in the endowm[en]t House the afternoon and
evening in the office on Brother Kimballs History an express
arived at sundown from Skul valley that about 30 Indians
had made an attack on the men in that valley shot at them
and drove of[f] all the Horses and cattle they could they
would have massacreed all the families ownly they were
kept off by about 10 armed men who had just arived in
season to save them. Governor Young ordered 50 mounted
men to start by light in the morning and order his own
waggons and teams to go and carry baggage

March 18, 1858 ~ Thursday

18^th Three signal guns were fired this morning for the
armed men to gather 60 or 70 men started on horsback
and many baggage waggons followed with instructions to
take the indians and bring them in to this city and try them
and shut them up and keep them as hostages for the good
Behavior of the others. I spent the forenoon in the office on
history. G. A. Smith called upon President Young and asked
him if we should publish the History of T. B. Marsh and
D. W. Patten before Brother Kimball as his was not ready
He said yes. I called upon Elder Kimball and asked the
same question He said yes he would as leaves have his
History published last as first

A council of war was called at the Historians Office at 2 oclok
Their being present BPresidents B Young H C Kimball D. H. Wells C C Rich
and O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith F. D. Richards Benson & ^E^ Snow
of the Twelve A. Carrington and 30 Military officers
speeches were made by the presidency Twelve and other Officers Presidents
Youngs plan was to go into the desert and not war with the people
and let them destroy themselves. Robert returned home in the night

March 19, 1858 ~ Friday

19^th I spent most of the day in the council House gaveiving endow[me]nts [to]
38 persons I spent the rest of the day in the office on H C Kimballs
History I had a meeting with my family and taught them prin-
ciple

March 16, 1858 ~ Tuesday

March 16 The rush valley company met in the Office in the morning Luke Johnson was present the Indians are stealing horses and cattle and threatning life to such a degree that President Young sent word to Bishop Rowbury to gather in the people and stock on the outpost and set a guard to watch the passes I called upon President Young to ask his council about the Johnson settlement He said he would advise that the women and children be moved to Toillee and the men to guard at Johnsons settlement so they could put in spring crops and gather up the cattle near the Lake and guard them Segoet and Naraket are the Chiefs and leaders of the Band in those vallies who are stealing Green Jacket said that He was opposed to killing the mormons Battees concocked the plan of killing the man that was killed last summer.

March 17, 1858 ~ Wednesday

17th I started my team and wilford this morning to rush valley to help move the women and Children I spent the fore part of the day in the endowment House the afternoon and evening in the office on Brother Kimballs History an express arived at sundown from Skul valley that about 30 Indians had made an attack on the men in that valley shot at them and drove off all the Horses and cattle they could they would have massacreed all the families ownly they were kept off by about 10 armed men who had just arived in season to save them. Governor Young ordered 50 mounted men to start by light in the morning and order his own waggons and teams to go and carry baggage

March 18, 1858 ~ Thursday

18th Three signal guns were fired this morning for the armed men to gather 60 or 70 men started on horsback and many baggage waggons followed with instructions to take the indians and bring them in to this City and try them and shut them up and keep them as hostages for the good Behavior of the others. I spent the forenoon in the office on history. G. A. Smith called upon President Young and asked him if we should publish the History of T. B. Marsh and D. W. Patten before Brother Kimball as his was not ready He said yes. I called upon Elder Kimball and asked the same question He said yes he would as leaves have his History published last as first

A council of war was called at the Historians office at 2 oclok Their being present Presidents B Young H C Kimball D. H. Wells C C Rich and O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith F. D. Richards Benson & E Snow of the Twelve A. Carrington and 30 Military officers speeches were made by the presidency Twelve and other officers Presidents Youngs plan was to go into the desert and not war with the people and let them destroy themselves. Robert Returned home in the night

March 19, 1858 ~ Friday

19iving endowments to 38 persons I spent the rest of the day in the office on H C Kimballs History I had a meeting with my family and taught them principle