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 parvantskanosh isDavid 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
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~ 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
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," May 15, 1855 - May 19, 1855, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/P3y