December 16, 1857 ~ Wednesday

Dec 16

Council met at 10 oclok But little business done speeches
made by G. A. Smith upon Military affairs and trade
agricultural & manufacturing. We adjoured thill next monday
Ben Simons arived in the city and called upon President Young
with D Huntington. He said there was two or three classes
of men now in the Armey One party was the military and
the other was called Freemen there was a Fight between
them and 7 men killed Col Johnson sent the malictia
to quell the mob & Gov Cumings told them to go back
that when he wanted his assistance he would call for
it. The superintendent of Indian affairs said he had
got a million of Gold to give the Indians of this Territory
One man gathered up 1 Bag of salt that our men
flung away which was sent by the Govornor but rejected
by Col Johnson. The man sold it to the merchants for
$20, and they sold it to the merchants to the soldiers
for 2 or 3 dollars per lb. Ben Simons took out 900 lbs of
salt & sold it for $2.50 cts per lb makeing $2250 and
$1 per lbs for service buries. Ben Simons offered to give to
President Young one half of the money He made. President
Young told him He did not want any of his money he had
Enough of his own but as he wanted to make some He let him
have the privilege. Livingston said He would give $500 for
the privilege of coming into the city if he did not stop but
One day MCGraw is the worst man in the Armey and
has the most to say against us. There was 500 men
who had left for the states several of which had frooze to death
John Bigler a great Gambler took out of the Army in
day by gambling $25000 and carried it off in a Buckskin
sack. Ben Simons wanted to continued the trade & has
another Cherekee to have a pass to go with him President Young
asked him if he had not made money enough He said he wanted
to make all he could. President Young told him that He
must not take the Enemy any thing to Eat. He might
sell them salt and Fir but nothing to Eat. They said
there was potatoes & turnips at Fort Supply a plenty
but Governor Cummings would not let them have it
President Young said He felt some of the time like giving them
Hell if they had power they would make this city a
perfect Bedlam and corrupt this people as far as
they could

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December 16, 1857 ~ Wednesday

Dec 16 Council met at 10 oclok But little business done speeches made by G. A. Smith upon Military affairs and trade agricultural & manufacturing. we adjoured thill next monday Ben Simons arived in the city and called upon President Young with D Huntington. He said there was two or three classes of men now in the Armey One party was the military and the other was called Freemen there was a Fight between them and 7 men killed Col Johnson sent the malitia to quell the mob & Gov Cumings told them to go back that when he wanted his assistance he would call for it. The superintendent of Indian affairs said he had got a million of Gold to give the Indians of this Territory One man gathered up 1 Bag of salt that our men flung away which was sent by the Govornor but rejected by Col Johnson. The man sold it to the merchants for $20, and they sold it to the soldiers for 2 or 3 dollars per lb. Ben Simons took out 900 lbs of salt & sold it for $2.50 cts per lb making $2250 and $1 per lbs for service buries. Ben Simons offered to give to President Young one half of the money He made. President Young told him He did not want any of his money he had Enough of his own but as he wanted to make some He let him have the privilege. Livingston said He would give $500 for the privilege of coming into the City if he did not stop but One day MCGraw is the worst man in the Armey and has the most to say against us. There was 500 men who had left for the states several of which had frooze to death John Bigler a great Gambler took out of the Armey in day by gambling $25000 and carried it off in a Buckskin sack. Ben Simons wanted to continued the trade & has another Cherekee to have a pass to go with him President Young asked him if he had not made money enough He said he wanted to make all he could. President Young told him that He must not take the Enemy any thing to Eat. He might sell them salt and Fir but nothing to Eat. They said there was potatoes & turnips at Fort Supply a plenty but Governor Cummings would not let them have it President Young said He felt some of the time like giving them Hell if they had power they would make this City a perfect Bedlam and corrupt this people as far as they could