January 17, 1856 ~ Thursday

17^th I spent the day writing & preparing to leave for home tomorrow

January 18, 1856 ~ Friday

18^th The Legislature met this morning at the state House at 5 oclok
and adjourned till the 2nd Monday in dec 1856 after adjournment
The Governor & all the Northern Members & Judges started for home
it was a vary cold morning we rode to the severe & on to within 1 mile
of Chicken Creek & camped for the night 45 miles it was an extrem
cold night we camped on the side of the mountain in the snow many lade
down cedar boughs on the snow to make their beds but it was to cold to sleep. I arose
at 2 ock & set by a cedar fire to warm myself. It was understood that

January 19, 1856 ~ Saturday

189^th The company was to start at 4 oclock to go to Nephi to Breakfast some
of the waggons started out at that hour. T. Bullock J. C. Wright myself
& others started out at 4 oclock to walk thinking that our waggons would
soon be along, but they did not start till 2 hours afterwards, we walked 7 mils
and it was so exceding cold in the snow, & on &so high an altitude that we
thought we should freeze so we stoped in a patch of Greesewood & struck
a fire & staid by it 2 Hourse before the waggons came up. Several frooze
their feet & fingers. when we arived at Nephi we were thoroughly chilled
through. we got warm took dinner & rode to Pason & spent the night [with]
Brother Hancock Bishop we rode 45 miles to day Lorenzo Snow & myself J M.
Grant & J. C. Little & Ladies spent the night at Brother Israel Calkins He charged
us all 50 cts per meal & 25 for lodging

January 20, 1856 ~ Sunday

20^th It stills continued vary cold we rode to Provo took dinner th[en]
rode to the 1^st settlement south of Lehi I spent the night with Brother & Sister
Parsons. President Young and Kimball preached to the people in the evening
I did not attend & did not report

January 21, 1856 ~ Monday

21 we started at 8 oclok & rode to the City of the Great Salt Lake I arived
home to my family at 4 oclok I was truly glad to meet with my family
again after being asbsent from them 7 weeks distance to Filmore 160 Back 160 total 320

January 22, 1856 ~ Tuesday

22nd I spent the day at home mostly I went to the tithing office to
settle my tithing. A Note was brought against me for taxes on goods
for $104.80 cts which I paid in 1850, but did not take it up but by refer-
ence to book accounts it was found that I had paid it

January 23, 1856 ~ Wednesday to January 25, 1856 ~ Friday

23rd ^& 24 & 25^ I spent the time at home reading & writing. I read a work
Entitled wild scenes in a Hunters Life Including Cummings
Adventures Among the Lions & other wild animals of Africa esspecially the Elefant
it was an interesting work it gave an account of the nature of all the wild Animals
of Africa in the Hunt & nearly all animals in the world

January 26, 1856 ~ Saturday

26^th Saturday there was a mass Meeting of the people
according to the madjournment at Fillmore who met to day at the Tabernacle
for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of esstablishing
a daily express & passenger communication betwen the western states
& Calafornia or more extendedly between Europe & China. The meeting
was organized by chusing Gov Young President.

Chief Justice J F Kinny Presidents H C Kimball J. M. Grant, Hon
A W Babbitt, J P Stiles D. H. Burr D. H. Wells G Hurt W_m Bell
W. Gerrish & Hon P. P. Pratt were chosen vise presidents
& W. Woodruff O. Pratt & W^m H Hooper secretaries G. D. Watt reporter
The Governor stated the object of the meeting

January 17, 1856 ~ Thursday

17th I spent the day writing & preparing to leave for home tomorrow

January 18, 1856 ~ Friday

18th [FIGURE] The Legislature met this morning at the state House at 5 oclok and adjourned till the 2nd Monday in dec 1856 after adjournment The Governor & all the Northern Members & Judges started for home it was a vary cold morning we rode to the severe & on to within 1 mile of Chicken Creek & camped for the night 45 miles it was an extrem cold night we camped on the side of the mountain in the snow many lade down cedar boughs on the snow to make their beds but it was to cold to sleep. I arose at 2 ock & set by a cedar fire to warm myself. It was understood that

January 19, 1856 ~ Saturday

19th The company was to start at 4 oclock to go to Nephi to Breakfast some of the waggons started out at that hour T. Bullock J. C. Wright myself & others started out at 4 oclock to walk thinking that our waggons would soon be along, but they did not start till 2 hours afterwards, we walked 7 mils and it was so exceding cold in the snow, & onso high an altitude that we thought we should freeze so we stoped in a patch of Greesewood & struck a fire & staid by it 2 Hours before the waggons came up. Several frooze their feet & fingers. when we arived at Nephi we were thoroughly chilled through. we got warm took dinner & rode to Pason & spent the night with Brother Hancock Bishop we rode 45 miles to day Lorenzo Snow & myself J. M. Grant & J. C. Little & Ladies spent the night at Brother Israel Calkins He charged us all 50 cts per meal & 25 for lodging

January 20, 1856 ~ Sunday

20 continued vary cold we rode to Provo took dinner then rode to the 1st settlement South of Lehi I spent the night with Brother & Sister Parsons. President Young and Kimball Preached to the People in the evening I did not attend & did not report

January 21, 1856 ~ Monday

21 we started at 8 oclok & rode to the City of the Great Salt Lake I arived home to my family at 4 oclok I was truly glad to meet with my family again after being absent from them 7 weeks distance to Filmore 160 Back 160 total 320

January 22, 1856 ~ Tuesday

22nd I spent the day at home mostly I went to the tithing office to settle my tithing. A Note was brought against me for taxes on goods for $104.80 cts which I paid in 1850, but did not take it up but by reference to book accounts it was found that I had paid it

January 23, 1856 ~ Wednesday to January 25, 1856 ~ Friday

23rd & 24 & 25 I spent the time at home reading & writing. I read a work Entitled wild scenes in a Hunters Life Including Cummings Adventures Among the Lions & other wild animals of Africa esspecially the Elefant it was an interesting work it gave an account of the nature of all the wild Animals of Africa in the Hunt & nearly all animals in the world

January 26, 1856 ~ Saturday

26th [FIGURE] Saturday there was a mass Meeting of the people according to theadjournment at Fillmore who met to day at the Tabernacle for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of Esstablish a daily express & passenger communication betwen the western States & Calafornia or more extendedly between Europe & China. The meeting was organized by chusing Gov Young President.

Chief Justice J F Kinny Presidents H C Kimball, J. M. Grant, Hon A W Babbitt, J P Stiles D. H. Burr D. H. Wells G Hurt W_m Bell W. Gerrish & Hon P. P. Pratt were chosen vise Presidents

& W. Woodruff O. Pratt & Wm H Hooper secretaries G. D. Watt reporter The Governor stated the object of the meeting