was in the Hands of the people they had two schools ready
to commence their fort wall was 110 feet long 64
rods wide 3/4 of it was in the way of erection.

A part of soldiers band was here distributed among
the people to support & learn to work they did not like
it & seemed vary mad some were leaving their wickeups
& going to webber River. Bingham fort is 3 miles from
Ogden I left this fort & rode to Ogden Hole & preached
in the evening to a Full House Thomas Dunn is Bishop
Ogden Hole is one of the most flourishing settlemts North
of Salt Lake City. their soil vary rich & water abund[an]t
they have 47 families a school of 50 scholars their
wall is laid out 140 rods long 74 rods wide to be
built of stone 4 feet thick 10 feet high laid in morter
much of the stone is on the ground but not yet laid up
they raised 16000 bushels of wheat. the bishop Had
in hand 600 bushels of tithing wheat & 2 tons of Hay (their
wall was commen[c]ed) they had 13 Head tithing cattle in hand
about to start for the city with them. 12 mil[es]

Had a snow storm in the evening

December 4, 1854 ~ Monday

4^th Rode to Willow Creek 8 mils & preached in the
evening Charles Hubbard Bishop Willow Creek has 35
families raised 12000 bushels of wheat their wall was
laid out Half a mile long, 760 rods wide 70 rods was 6
feet high they were vary deficient in schools had not
had but 3 mont[h]s good schools for 3 years the bishop
was vary anxious to obtain a good teacher I spent the night
with Bishop Hubbard Bishop Kington was with me on the
Journey from Ogden City

December 5, 1854 ~ Tuesday

5^th I rode to Box Elder & preached in the evening at
the school House this place contains 60 famili[e]s
Brother Davis Bishop. the majority of the people are Welsh
& dDanish & mostly poor but little wheat raised the past
year the Bishop had 24 ^20^ tons of tithing Hay in hand & 15
bushels of wheat they have no school this winter
their fort wall is laid out 200 rods long 100 rods
wide not built to be of stone 3 1/2 feet thick at the bottom
2 feet at the top 8 feet High is in progress of Erection 8 mils

December 6, 1854 ~ Wednesday

6^th I returned to Ogden Hole & spent the nigh
with Crandle Dunn it was vary cold 16 mils

December 7, 1854 ~ Thursday

7 I rode to south webber fort & spent the night with
Brother Wolsey I bought 27 sheep of Thomas kington
at $5 p[e]r Head & paid him $135 15 mils

December 8, 1854 ~ Friday

8^th I rode to Farmington & spent the night with Ezra
Clark 15 miles

was in the Hands of the people they had two schools ready to commence their fort wall was 110 feet long 64 Rods wide 3/4 of it was in the way of erection.

A part of soldiers band was here distributed among the people to support & learn to work they did not like it & seemed vary mad some were leaving their wickeups & going to webber River. Bingham fort is 3 miles from Ogden I left this fort & rode to Ogden Hole & preached in the evening to a Full House. Thomas Dunn is Bishop Ogden Hole is one of the most flourishing settlements North of Salt Lake City. their soil vary rich & water abundant they have 47 families a school of 50 scholars their wall is laid out 140 Rods long 74 Rods wide to be built of stone 4 feet thick 10 feet high laid in morter much of the stone is on the ground but not yet laid up they raised 16000 bushels of wheat. the bishop Had in hand 600 bushels of tithing wheat & 2 tons of Hay (their wall was commenced) they had 13 Head tithing cattle in hand about to start for the city with them. 12 mil Had a snow storm in the evening

December 4, 1854 ~ Monday

4th Rode to Willow Creek 8 mils & preached in the evening Charles Hubbard Bishop willow creek has 35 families raised 12000 bushels of wheat their wall was laid out Half a mile long 70 rods wide 70 rods was 6 feet high they were vary deficient in schools had not had but 3 months good schools for 3 years the bishop was vary anxious to obtain a good teacher I spent the night with Bishop Hubbard. Bishop Kington was with me on the Journey from Ogden City

December 5, 1854 ~ Tuesday

5th I rode to Box Elder & preached in the evening at the school House this place contains 60 familis Brother Davis Bishop. the majority of the people are welsh & Danish & mostly poor but little wheat raised the past year the Bishop had 20 tons of tithing Hay in hand & 15 bushels of wheat they have no school this winter their fort wall is laid out 200 rods long 100 rods wide to be of stone 3 1/2 feet thick at the bottom 2 feet at the top 8 feet High is in progress of Erection 8 mils

December 6, 1854 ~ Wednesday

6th I returned to Ogden Hole & spent the night with Crandle Dunn it was vary cold 16 mils

December 7, 1854 ~ Thursday

7 I rode to south webber fort & spent the night with Brother Wolsey I bought 27 sheep of Thomas Kington at $5 per Head & paid him $135 15 mils

December 8, 1854 ~ Friday

8th I rode to Farmington & spent the night with Ezra Clark 15 mils