said company. Resolved that R. H. Porter furnish one man with himself
[FIGURE] And that W. Woodruff J. C. Little J. Cummings & C. Spencer furnish
a man each to assist in taking charge of the Heard that each of
one of the fore named mentioned company share share equilly alike in
the profits & Losses arising from the Hearding.

Resolved that we use a horizontal [FIGURE] Brand on the left broad side
as a company brand & get it recorded in the recorders Books

Resolved that we get out 100 Hand Bills forthwith & advertize the same
in the Deserett News that we heard for 2 cts per day

October 21, 1856 ~ Tuesday

21^st I spent the day in the office I went in the morning with J Cummings to
W^m Clayton & got the [FIGURE] Recorded on the left Broad side as the brand of W. Woodruff &c
for a General Herd brand. Presidents B Young H C Kimball & J M Grant
spent the day about Home

October 22, 1856 ~ Wednesday

22nd I covered my Grape vines in the morning, carried 10 bushels of potatoes
to the Tithing office, & 6 bushels to Elias Smith on Brother Freemans Ac[count]
put up 20 bushels of wheat sent to presidents Mill then went to the office
& spent the day writing Journal reading D[eseret] News & on History
It snowed vary hard nearly all day. My Father & Boys went down to
finish diging potatoes the storm sceased at about 4 oclock which
left the ground covered with a white mantle of snow

Brothers J. M. Grant & F D Richards called into the office & spent an
hour in conversation upon home missions in this city & Territory

October 23, 1856 ~ Thursday

23rd Thursday [FIGURE] I called upon President Kimball & asked him
for his back Journals. He said he would let me have them I called
upon President Young & He wias in company with Bishop Taylor
& John Sharp Feramorz Little & others making a contract about
diging the Tunnel to take out Webber River into Davis County
The follow conversation took place with President Young. He
said he would not undertake this Job unless the Bishops would bind
themselves to pay as fast as we get the Lumber for them and I
want $1000 pay kept in advance and the People must back this matter
up. Brother Taylor said they would do it the people are expecting to
back it up. This Tunnel will be one mile & a quarter long. President
Young asked Brother Taylor if He wanted us to commenced this
Job & go on with it. Brother Taylor said I do. President Young said
to John Sharp are you prepared to take hold & boss this Job as I
cannot attend to it. Brother Sharp said he would. Now Brother
Taylor you go & get your hands & go to that dam & build that & do
it well do not trust to any man to boss that Job who is not well
aquainted with the business. Now I want to give you some council
& instruction abut this Job get you a Gang of Hands & say to
them now I will give you so much interest for doing so much
on this canal. Let the bishops take their men & go with them
& have the canal staked off & say to the companies that those
who get their Job done first that they shall have a silver
Meddle. Brother Taylor asked shall we enlarge Kays settlement
Answer No what untill the people build up & improve what they
have got; what shall those do who are there & have no place to
build upon "let the people who have more Land than they can improve
to a good advantage divide with them. Now you will want some
shanties but I dont want any thing built but dug outs dig your holes
in the bank & cover over with slabs as they will [be] temperary buildings

said company. Resolved that R. H. Porter furnish one man with himself [FIGURE] And that W. Woodruff J. C. Little J. Cummings & C. Spencer furnish a man each to assist in taking charge of the Heard that each of one of the fore named mentioned company share equilly alike in the profits & Losses arising from the Hearding.

Resolved that we use a horizontal sideways text H end of sideways text Brand on the left broad side as a company brand & get it recorded in the recorders Books

Resolved that we get out 100 Hand Bills forthwith & advertize the same in the Deserett News that we heard for 2 cts per day

October 21, 1856 ~ Tuesday

21st I spent the day in the office I went in the morning with J Cummings to Wm Clayton & got the sideways text H end of sideways text Recorded on the left Broad side as the brand of W. Woodruff &c for a General Herd brand. Presidents B Young H C Kimball & J M Grant spent the day about Home

October 22, 1856 ~ Wednesday

22nd I covered my Grape vines in the morning, carried 10 bushels of potatoes to the Tithing office, & 6 bushels to Elias Smith on Brother Freemans Ac put up 20 bushels of wheat sent to presidents Mill then went to the office & spent the day writing Journal reading Deseret News & on History It snowed vary hard nearly all day. My Father & Boys went down to finish diging potatoes the storm sceased at about 4 oclock which left the ground covered with a white mantle of snow

Brothers J. M. Grant & F D Richards called into the office & spent an hour in conversation upon home missions in this City & Territory

October 23, 1856 ~ Thursday

23rd Thursday [FIGURE] I called upon President Kimball & asked him for his back Journals He said he would let me have them I called upon President Young & He was in company with Bishop Taylor & John Sharp Feramorz Little & others making a Contract about diging the Tunnel to take out Webber River into Davis County The follow conversation took place with President Young He said he would not undertake this Job unless the Bishops would bind themselves to pay as fast as we get the Lumber for them and I want $1000 pay kept in advance and the People must back this matter up. Brother Taylor said they would do it the people are expecting to back it up. This Tunnel will be one mile & a quarter long. President Young asked Brother Taylor if He wanted us to commenced this Job & go on with it. Brother Taylor said I do. President Young said to John Sharp are you prepared to take hold & boss this Job as I Cannot attend to it. Brother Sharp said he would. Now Brother Taylor you go & get your hands & go to that dam & build that & do it well do not trust to any man to boss that Job who is not well aquainted with the business. Now I want to give you some council & instruction abut this Job get you a Gang of Hands & say to them now I will give you so much interest for doing so much on this canal. Let the bishops take their men & go with them & have the Canal staked off & say to the Companies that those who get their Job done first that they shall have a silver Meddle. Brother Taylor asked shall we enlarge Kays settlement Answer No untill the people build up & improve what they have got; what shall those do who are there & have no place to build upon "let the people who have more Land than they can improve to a good advantage divide with them. Now you will want some shanties but I dont want any thing built but dug outs dig your holes in the bank & cover over with slabs as they will be temperary buildings