25 May ^1860^
stations on the middle route From Camp Floyd to Carson & have killed
some of the men one of the Streeper Boys who lived in the 14 ward
the Mail carriers & Mail is said to have been destroyed the Express
Boy was also shot at who brought word. The Eastern Express also
arived this Morning 5 days From St Joseph's & News 6 days From
Washington President Young got a letter From Capt Hooper saying
that the Bills to organize Five New Territories was rejected in the
Houce The Homestead Bill was killed in the senate. Abram Lincoln
of Illinois was nominated By the republican convention For
President & Hannibal Hamblin of Maine For Vice President
The ship Tapscott was chartered by the Saints in Liverpool to bring
700 Saints to New York Asa Calkings will come with them

May 26, 1860 ~ Saturday

^26^ I spent half a day planting corn & Beans in my garden

May 27, 1860 ~ Sunday

267^th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. I was unwell & did
not attend meeting Samuel Richards & John Taylor Preached in the fore-
noon I spent several hours in the Presidents office with Presidents Young &
Youngs Wells & Carrington. President Young said that He thought the great
cry of the Indian war in the west was more a matter of speculation than a
reality they made all out of it they posibly could in order to get a populatin
and to get an armey there so as to get some money in circulation President
Young spoke of Going to the soda Springs, give me an invitations to go with him

May 28, 1860 ~ Monday

^28^ Mrs Woodruff was quite sick I laid hands upon her. we had a fine
rain last night every thing looks Fresh & green this morning I spent the day
in the office In the evening I Blessed Eugenie Amelia The Daughter
of Robert & Susan Cornelia Scholes The ownly Grand Child I have
ever had which makes me a Grand Father and it also places in my
house Four living Generations at the same time a ceircumstance which
seldom happens viz My Father, Myself, My Daughter & my Grand
Daughter The Eastern Mail arived this afternoon Brought some papers

May 29, 1860 ~ Tuesday

29^th Mrs Woodruff has been quite sick for several days with a sever
cold upon the lungs with a cough. It is quite a growing time

May 30, 1860 ~ Wednesday

30^th A Plesant day the Calafornia Mail arived last evening I spent the
day in the office

May 31, 1860 ~ Thursday

31^st A Plesant day I spent the day in the office

June 1, 1860 ~ Friday

June 1^st I spent the Forepart of the day in my garden the afternoon
in the office Rees William was killed with a Buz saw in Little Cotton wood Canyon

June 2, 1860 ~ Saturday

2nd I called into President Youngs office in the morning

25 May 1860 stations on the middle route From Camp Floyd to Carson & have killed some of the men one of the Streepar Boys who lived in the 14 ward the Mail carriers & Mail is said to have been destroyed the Express Boy was also shot at who brought word. The Eastern Express also arived this Morning 5 days From St Joseph's & News 6 days From Washington. President Young got a letter From Capt Hooper saying that the Bills to organize Five New Territories was rejected in the Houce. The Homestead Bill was killed in the senate. Abram Lincoln of Illinois was nominated By the republican convention For President & Hannibal Hamblin of Maine For Vice President The ship Tapscott was chartered by the Saints in Liverpool to bring 700 Saints to New York. Asa Calkings will come with them

May 26, 1860 ~ Saturday

26 I spent half a day planting corn & Beans in my garden

May 27, 1860 ~ Sunday

27th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. I was unwell & did not attend meeting. Samuel Richards & John Taylor Preached in the forenoon. I spent several hours in the Presidents office with Presidents Young & Wells & Carrington. President Young said that He thought the great cry of the Indian war in the west was more a matter of speculation than a reality they made all out of it they posibly could in order to get a population and to get an armey there so as to get some money in circulation President Young spoke of going to the soda Springs, give me an invitations to go with him

May 28, 1860 ~ Monday

28 Mrs Woodruff was quite sick I laid hands upon her. we had a fine rain last night every thing looks Fresh & green this morning I spent the day in the office In the evening I Blessed Eugenia Amelia The Daughter [FIGURE] of Robert & Susan Cornelia Scholes The ownly Grand Child I have ever had which makes me a Grand Father and it also places in my house Four living Generations at the same time a circumstance which seldom happens viz My Father, Myself, My Daughter & my Grand Daughter The Eastern Mail arived this afternoon Brought some papers

May 29, 1860 ~ Tuesday

29th Mrs Woodruff has been quite sick for several days with a sever cold upon the lungs with a cough. It is quite a growing time

May 30, 1860 ~ Wednesday

30th A Plesant day the Calafornia Mail arived last evening I spent the day in the office

May 31, 1860 ~ Thursday

31st A Plesant day I spent the day in the office

June 1, 1860 ~ Friday

June 1st I spent the Forepart of the day in my garden the afternoon in the office Rees William was killed with a Buz saw in Little Cotton wood Canyon

June 2, 1860 ~ Saturday

2nd I called into Presidet Youngs office in the morning