Dec 3
one thousand Dollars counting the value of the time of those who
attended
~ Saturday
4th It is vary cold weather we hear of vary many anim
als freezing to death & several men Brother Samuel Levan on
Cottonwood froze to death it is rumoured that several others
are frozen to Death I spent the day in the office on scrap Books
I spent the evening at President Young with President Young D. H. WellsG. A. SmithO. HydeSamuel RichardJ. W. Cumings & Br Winder we learned that the wind had Blown down seven Houses
in Farmington also President Youngs tannerry some Barnes
and a part of the Penetentiary Br Leven called upon J. V. Vernon
to warm him & he turned him & Dusett & 2 Boys outdoors & would not let them warm
~ Sunday
5th Sunday we had a vary windy night & a cold morning
I met with my cuorum at 12 oclok Arsa Hinkley prayed
I was mouth in the circle. I met with the Twelve FE Snow
Prayed, F D. Richards was mouth we conversed upon a variety
of subjects. it was a cold night
~ Monday
6th The court met to day at 11 oclok. Mr Burr swore to the
charges which he had prefered against Furgerson. Mr
Furguson swore that there was witnesses which were of import
ance to him one was Judge Stiles & Orrelius miner he adjourned
his court till next monday. I spent the day butchering
my hogs I killed 3 Hogs one weighed 324 one 30019
& one 233 Total 876. I salted up my pork & went
to the office in the evening. Phebe was taken vary sick
with the Hives to day, for one hour it seemed as though she
could hardly breath she had a vary sick night
~ Tuesday
7 Phebe is vary sick I called upon Zina Young & Eliza they both
accompanied me to my house & spent the forenoon with her she suffered
vary much I called at the office at 2 oclok I called upon President Young in the evening He had been poorly for the last two days. Phebe
remained vary sick till midnight when her phyzic operated which opened
her system & releaved her in a measure it was a strong attack
of the destroyer to take her life I was with her till one oclok
~ Wednesday
8th A plesant morning but cold I read the account of the death
of Brother Samuel Levan who was frozen to death Mr Vernon
manifested the spirit of a Brute in turning him with three
other men from his door in a freezing condition & one lost
his life and two of the others frooze their feet badly. Wilford
returned home this noon he had been out 9 days & a half in all the
cold weather he had become vary much chilled & frozen his
feet & fingers. I spent the evening with President Young D. H. WellsG. A. SmithJ. W. CummingsA CarringtonG. W.
Watt & some others Robert Got home this morning evening
And reported my cattle doing well
Dec 3
one thousand Dollars counting the value of the time of those who
attended
~ Saturday
4th It is vary cold weather we hear of vary many anim
als freezing to death & several men Brother Samuel Levan on
Cottonwood froze to death it is rumoured that several others
are frozen to Death I spent the day in the office on scrap Books
I spent the evening at President Young with President Young
D. H. WellsG. A. SmithO. HydeSamuel RichardJ. W. Cumings & Br
Winder we learned that the wind had Blown down seven Houses
in Farmington also President Youngs tannerry some Barnes
and a part of the Penetentiary Br Leven called upon J. V. Vernon
to warm him & he turned him & Dusett & 2 Boys outdoors & would not let them warm
~ Sunday
5th Sunday we had a vary windy night & a cold morning
I met with my cuorum at 12 oclok Arsa Hinkley prayed
I was mouth in the circle. I met with the TwelveE Snow
Prayed, F D. Richards was mouth we conversed upon a variety
of subjects. it was a cold night
~ Monday
6th The court met to day at 11 oclok. Mr Burr swore to the
charges which he had prefered against Furgerson. Mr
Furguson swore that there was witnesses which were of import
ance to him one was Judge Stiles & Orrelius miner he adjourned
his court till next monday. I spent the day butchering
my hogs I killed 3 Hogs one weighed 324 one 319
& one 233 Total 876. I salted up my pork & went
to the office in the evening. Phebe was taken vary sick
with the Hives to day, for one hour it seemed as though she
could hardly breath she had a vary sick night
~ Tuesday
7 Phebe is vary sick I called upon Zina Young & Eliza they both
accompanied me to my house & spent the forenoon with her she suffered
vary much I called at the office at 2 oclok I called upon President
Young in the evening He had been poorly for the last two days. Phebe
remained vary sick till midnight when her phyzic operated which opened
her system & releaved her in a measure it was a strong attack
of the destroyer to take her life I was with her till one oclok
~ Wednesday
8th A plesant morning but cold I read the account of the death
of Brother Samuel Levan who was frozen to death Mr Vernon
manifested the spirit of a Brute in turning him with three
other men from his door in a freezing condition & one lost
his life and two of the others frooze their feet badly. Wilford
returned home this noon he had been out 9 days & a half in all the
cold weather he had become vary much chilled & frozen his
feet & fingers. I spent the evening with President YoungD. H. WellsG. A. SmithJ. W. CummingsA CarringtonG. W.
Watt & some others Robert Got home this evening
And reported my cattle doing well
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," December 4, 1858 - December 9, 1858, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oY7j