July 6

did not believe their were 20 fools in this territory but I
found there were thousands He sold all his stock out at
those high prics before winter I beat myself in giving
that council I wish they had charged $1 per lb for groceries
if the people are a mind to be fools enough to give it. I have
not bought goods of these merchants they have paid me
$7000 in gold annually for rents & I have sent most of
it to the states for goods. I hope I shall have an opportunity
of telling Mr Bell that He will not get my influence as he
has done with this people at the close of his remarks
He & Brothers Kimball & Wells Left I made a few remarks
sustaining President Young in his remarks & moved to
adjourn, sin[e] die it was carried & the meeting adjourned

July 7, 1859 ~ Thursday

7^th G. A. Smith & A Lyman took the stage for the south
country at 8 oclok this morning I spent the morning
in wattering I went to the office at 11 oclock I met with
Elder Danea C. R. Dana He had made a statement while
in England to Orson Pratt that when my life was preserved
on the night of the 5 day of July 1848 by moving my
carriage from an impression which I had to move
it, also to move my mules from an oak tree standing
beside the road, Both of which I done (see my Journal
of July 5 1848) He says that He had the impression &
urged me during the afternoon several times to do it
he also sayes that my mules were turned out & not at
the tree both of these statements are incorrect acor-
ding to my best knowledge & belief & recollection & the
account of my Journal, & testimony of my Journal
written next morning & testimony of my wife &
Dominicas Carter, both of which were present. I told
Brother Dana that I considered his statement not
true I havd no recollection of his saying any thing
about it untill I named it to him, and I knew I
moved my mules from the tree & tied them in a
Hickory grove whare I found them in the morning
He had been to the trouble of making a New Journal
whare he had detailed the account at great length
apparently to esstablish his version of the story But
I am of the impression that he has told the story so
often that He received a revelation by which my life
was preserved that He either believes it to be true
or wishes to try to maintain what what He has stated
so often. He did not move the waggon in which he slep
himself and the tree fell in about 1 foot of it. I felt
thankful to the Lord for preserving my life & I wish
to give Brother Dana all the credit which belong to him
in the affair But I have No recollection of his saying
a word about it to me untill I named it to him
Neither has any one who was with me any recollection
of it this I told him & we parted both of firm in
our own belief I spent the afternoon in the office

July 6 did not believe their were 20 fools in this territory but I found there were thousands He sold all his stock out at those high prics before winter I beat myself in giving that council I wish they had charged $1 per lb for groceries if the people are amind to be fools enough to give it. I have not bought goods of these merchants they have paid me $7000 in gold annually for rents & I have sent most of it to the states for goods. I hope I shall have an opportunity of telling Mr Bell that He will not get my influence as he has done with this people at the close of his remarks He & Brothers Kimball & Wells Left I made a few remarks sustaining President Young in his remarks & moved to adjourn, sine die it was carried & the meeting adjourned

July 7, 1859 ~ Thursday

7th G. A. Smith & A Lyman took the stage for the South Country at 8 oclok this morning I spent the morning in wattering I went to the office at 11 oclock I met with Elder C. R. Dana He had made a statement while in England to Orson Pratt that when my life was preserved on the night of the 5 day of July 1848 by moving my carriage from an impression which I had to move it, also to move my mules from an oak tree standing beside the road, Both of which I done (see my Journal of July 5 1848) He says that He had the impression & urged me during the afternoon several times to do it he also sayes that my mules were turned out & not at the tree both of these statements are incorrect acording to my best knowledge & belief & recollection & the account of my Journal, & testimony of my Journal written next morning & testimony of my wife & Dominicas Carter, both of which were present, I told Brother Dana that I considered his statement not true I had no recollection of his saying any thing about it untill I named it to him, and I knew I moved my mules from the tree & tied them in a Hickory grove whare I found them in the morning He had been to the trouble of making a New Journal whare he had detailed the account at great length apparently to esstablish his version of the story But I am of the impression that he has told the story so often that He received a Revelation by which my life was preserved that He either believes it to be true or wishes to try to maintain what He has stated so often. He did not move the waggon in which he slep himself and the tree fell in about 1 foot of it, I felt thankful to the Lord for preserving my life & I wish to give Brother Dana all the credit which belong to him in the affair But I have No recollection of his saying a word about it to me untill I named it to him Neither has any one who was with me any recollection of it this I told him & we parted both firm in our own belief I spent the afternoon in the office