running through the building & the sides rooms are divided into 3 rooms each
the upper story is to be finished into one room or Hall. the basement
story wall is 3 feet thick the remainder of the building 2 feedt
the cornish is on & a part of the roof shingled
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~ Wednesday
Tuesday ^Wednesday^ 156 we left Filmore rode to Corn Creek which contains an
Indian settlement of the parvants kanosh is David kanosh Tashabets
is their main chief. Parashon is also a chief. Teweepponekary is his
present name we stoped a short time with them about a doz of the Indians
with their chiefs mountained their horses & rode with with us on our Journey
we travled till 1 oclok & nooned then drove to Cove Creek & camped for
the night the Indians camped with us. Distance of the day 40 miles &
a hard road some of the teams gave [out] the Indians shot prarie Dog & rabbits
for ther supper they rosted the dogs a little then eat them entrails
young ones & all.
~ Thursday
167 we rode to the bever & spent the night I cought 2 trout which
I gave to Presidents Young & Kimball. Distance 35 mile
~ Friday
18th We rode 30 miles without water to a small creek then nooned
then crossed Red Creek & drove to Parawan distance 40 miles
we met with G. A. Smith here we visited his flowuring mill
which is a good esstablishment. We held a meeting with the
People President Young Preached upon the Law of consecration
W Woodruff reported see report I wrote a Letter to my wife
at Salt Lake & sent by the Calafornia mail which came in yesterday
it brought me one letter from Edward Partridge & 2 Numbers of
the mormon I spent the night with Samuel West
~ Saturday
19 Saturday the wind is blowing a gale & has been for several days
it raises a cloud of dust which blows in our faces & waggons which
makes it vary disagreeable travelling. we rode to Cedar City 18 miles
I stoped with Brother Pugmire after dinner I visited the
Iron works. And I felt to rejoice to find them in blast & making
good Iron & casting pipes, cranks, & any thing they needed about ther
works. they have tried for several years to make Iron but could not
accomplish it untill of late the Presidency & most of the company was
presitent to see them cast & was much pleased with it. we exhamined all
the works coak, coal, ore of different kinds & took specemins with us
we then returned to the city the Iron works are about 1 mile from
the city. Cedar City contains 145 families, 725 souls their fort
is surrounded with a wall half a mile square 18 inches thick 8 feet
high built of Adobies & stone they have 145 dwellings vary good buildings
for the time it has been settled. They have a tithing office built 43 By 25
feet two stories a good suller & upper room finished. it cost $2500. the
main portion of the building is not finished. they have a meeting house
60 by 25 feet. they have had 3 schools during winter, 2 men schools 1
female. 2 schools during summer. This settlement much needs men
& teams to carry on their Iron works. We had a council in the evening
the Presidency & 12 were present the time was spent in chit chat upon
the consecration & other things
running through the building & the sides are divided into 3 rooms each the upper story is to be finished into one room or Hall. the basement story wall is 3 feet thick the remainder of the building 2 feet the cornish is on & a part of the roof shingled 4 lines blank
~ Wednesday
Wednesday 16 we left Filmore rode to Corn Creek which contains an Indian settlement of the parvants David Kanosh Tashabets is their main chief. Parashon is also a chief. Teweepponekary is his present name we stoped a short time with them about a doz of the Indians with their chiefs mounted their horses & rode with with us on our Journey we travled till 1 oclok & nooned then drove to Cove Creek & camped for the night the Indians camped with us. Distance of the day 40 miles & a hard road some of the teams gave out the Indians shot prarie Dog & rabbits for their supper they rosted the dogs a little then eat them entrails young ones & all.
~ Thursday
17 we rode to the bever & spent the night I cought 2 trout which I gave to Presidents Young & Kimball. Distance 35 mile
~ Friday
18th We rode 30 miles without water to a small creek then nooned then crossed Red Creek & drove to Parawan distance 40 miles we met with G. A. Smith here we visited his flouring mill which is a good esstablishment. We held a meeting with the People President Young Preached upon the Law of Consecration W Woodruff reported see report I wrote a Letter to my wife [FIGURE] at Salt Lake & sent by the Calafornia mail which came in yesterday it brought me one letter from Edward Partridge & 2 Numbers of [FIGURE] the mormon I spent the night with Samuel West
~ Saturday
19 Saturday the wind is blowing a gale & has been for several days it raises a cloud of dust which blows in our faces & waggons which makes it vary disagreeable travelling. we rode to Cedar City 18 miles I stoped with Brother Pugmire after dinner I visited the Iron works. And I felt to rejoice to find them in blast & making good Iron & casting pipes, cranks, & any thing they needed about their works. they have tried for several years to make Iron but could not accomplish it untill of late the Presidency & most of the company was present to see them cast & was much pleased with it. we examined all the works coak, coal, ore of different kinds & took specemins with us we then returned to the city the Iron works are about 1 mile from the city. Cedar City contains 145 families, 725 souls their fort is surrounded with a wall half a mile square 18 inches thick 8 feet high built of Adobies & stone they have 145 dwellings vary good buildings for the time it has been settled. They have a tithing office built 43 By 25 feet two stories a good suller & upper room finished, it cost $2500. the main portion of the building is not finished. they have a meeting house 60 by 25 feet. they have had 3 schools during winter. 2 men schools 1 female. 2 schools during summer. This settlement much needs men & teams to carry on their Iron works. We had a council in the evening the Presidency & 12 were present the time was spent in chit chat upon the consecration & other things
