Feb 27

affairs also the travels of Dr Kane in the polar regions the world
did not [know] his sufferings in that land he had a mad lunitic company
to deal with and came near starving to death even he killed poor
skeleton rats and sucked their blood to keep him alive He spoak of
his death he suffered much in the last hours the world lost an
valuable man at his death he had a knowledge of many things
which would be valuable to the world that died with him.

At the close of our interview we called upon President Young
He spoke of his interview with Col Kane last evening, and
He learned the following fiact in relation to his visit to us in
1846. That Maj Mitchel reported to President Polk that the
Mormons were receiving large sums of Money from the British
Government and they were conniving with the indians against the
government But it was not Generally believed and some said we
were a poor persecuted people and ought to be helped instead
of being persecuted and it was proposed to give us a part of
Kansas Territory which would have been done had it not have
been for Secretary Marcy he said he would resign if it was done
and finally when it was known that General Carney was friendly
to us he was sent off and when Col Allen was appointed to
take charge of the Mormon Battalion and he became our friend
the Doctors killed him Col Kane was sent out by the presid[en]t
to know the truth concerning us as a people and make a true
report of it which he accomplished and done us good. I spent
the evening in the office

February 28, 1858 ~ Sunday

28^th Sunday I attended meetings at the Tabernacle all
the presidency were present and O. Hyde O Pratt W. Woodruff
J. Taylor G. A. Smith A Lyman C. C. Rich E Snow and F. D. Richards
of the Twelve were present A Lyman O Hyde Ferrymore Little,
Heber C Kimball and Brigham Young spoke in the fore noon
Samuel Butler John Taylor and President Young spoke in the
afternoon Butler had been cut off from the Church By Bishop
Cahoon, yet he partook of the sacrament and forced himself
upon the people and preached a Bundle of nonsens the president
called a vote to have him remain out of the Church and
go back to the states if he wished much testimony was brought
against his character.

I attended the prayer meeting in
the evening. O Hyde Prayed John Taylor was Mouth.

29^th I was not we

March 1, 1858 ~ Monday

March 1^st 1858 I am 51 years of age this day time
flies with that rapidity that I can hardly believe my own
senses. I fitted out Robert Scholes who started to relieve
our guard in the mountains. I took up 300 peach and plum
trees which Brother Wandle took into the country I spent
the afternoon in the office

March 2, 1858 ~ Tuesday

2nd I spent the most of the day in the Endowment house we gave
Endowm[en]t to about 40 persons I had an interview with Col Kane
and conversed upon many things. Elders John Taylor E Snow &
Capt Hooper all called to see him as we were leaving President
Young arived and took him from Brother Stanes to his own house

Feb 27 affairs also the travels of Dr Kane in the polar regions the world did not know his sufferings in that land he had a mad lunitic companion to deal with and came near starving to death even he killed poor skeleton rats and sucked their blood to keep him alive He spoak of his death he suffered much in the last hours the world lost an valuable man at his death he had a knowledge of many things which would be valuable to the world that died with him.

At the close of our interview we called upon President Young He spoke of his interview with Col Kane last evening, and He learned the following fact in relation to his visit to us in 1846. That Maj Mitchel reported to President Polk that the Mormons were receiving large sums of Money from the British Government and they were conniving with the indians against the government But it was not Generally believed and some said we were a poor persecuted people and ought to be helped instead of being persecuted and it was proposed to give us a part of Kansas Territory which would have been done had it not have been for secretary Marey he said he would resign if it was done and finally when it was known that General Carney was friendly to us he was sent off and when Col Allen was appointed to take charge of the Mormon Battalion and he became our friend the Doctors killed him Col Kane was sent out by the president to know the truth concerning us as a people and make a true report of it which he accomplished and done us good. I spent the evening in the office

February 28, 1858 ~ Sunday

28th Sunday I attended meetings at the Tabernacle all the presidency were present and O. Hyde O Pratt W. Woodruff J. Taylor G. A. Smith A Lyman C. C. Rich E Snow and F. D. Richards of the Twelve were present A Lyman O Hyde Ferrymore Little Heber C Kimball and Brigham Young spoke in the fore noon Samuel Butler John Taylor and President Young spoke in the afternoon Butler had been cut off from the Church By Bishop Cahoon. yet he partook of the sacrament and forced himself upon the people and preached a Bundle of nonsens the president called a vote to have him remain out of the Church and go back to the states if he wished much testimony was brought against his character.

I attended the prayer meeting in the evening. O Hyde Prayed John Taylor was Mouth.

March 1, 1858 ~ Monday

March 1st 1858 I am 51 years of age this day time flies with that rapidity that I can hardly believe my own senses. I fitted out Robert Scholes who started to relieve our guard in the mountains. I took up 300 peach and plum trees which Brother Wandle took into the country I spent the afternoon in the office

March 2, 1858 ~ Tuesday

2nd I spent the most of the day in the Endowment house we gave Endowment to about 40 persons I had an interview with Col Kane and conversed upon many things. Elders John Taylor E Snow & Capt Hooper all called to see him as we were leaving President Young arived and took him from Brother Stanes to his own house