Feb 4^th ^1863^

Brother Hamblin Home they returned by the old trail saw some
Navahoes & bought some provisions of them they had a good
deal of snow & a rough road when they came to the Colorado
the Lamanites were afraid to cross for they had never
seen ^crossed^ so large water before and was afraid of being drowned
and wished to returnen home. Brother Hamblin told them
they must go with us & when they found they must go
they offered sacrafize in the following manner. The medicine
Man took some cotton thread of there own spinning about
18 inches long and tied on Each End a bunch of Duck ^Eagles^ fea-
thers about as big as a mans thumb, then placed it in the Edge
of the water, they then put some bread called peak & put between
the feathers then took a handful of dried peaches and put
between the feathers & then sprinkled consecrated white corn
meal over the water they then started over & when they came
into the deep water they sprinkled more meal upon the water
they went over safe they thanked the Lord for bringing them
over safe in half a mile they came to a mud canyon with
rocks from 100 to 300 feet high perpendicular the rains had
filled the canyon with mud so they had to bridge the passage
for 300 yards with willows in order to get there animals over
in order to get out of the canyon they had to climb out
about 400 feet by cutting steps in the rocks in a Zigzag
course seven of the animals missed the steps & fell down
the mountains some 50 feet. they then went on there Jour-
ey over a rough country for 8 days before they come to the
settlem[en]ts they were vary short of provisions & provisions was
sent out to meet them after spending 7 days with Brother
Hamblin, He brought them to Great Salt Lake City After
leaving President Youngs I took them to the printing Office & showed
the process of printing & Bookbinding & the telegraph Office they
were much pleased with what they saw I took them home
& gave them some dinner & Apples and Apricotts & plum
pitts. Brother Hamblin took them to the stores & to the Theater
in the Evening they were much pleased with the scenery
they have Theaters at home & give good representations

Feb 4th 1863 Brother Hamblin Home they returned by the old trail saw some Navahoes & bought some provisions of them they had a good deal of snow & a rough road when they came to the Colorado the Lamanites were afraid to cross for they had never crossed so large water before and was afraid of being drowned and wished to return home. Brother Hamblin told them they must go with us & when they found they must go they offered sacrafize in the following manner. The medicine Man took some cotton thread of there own spinning about 18 inches long and tied on Each End a bunch of Eagles feathers about as big as a mans thumb, then placed it in the Edge of the water, they then put some bread called peak & put between the feathers then took a handful of dried peaches and put between the feathers & then sprinkled consecrated white cornmeal over the water they then started over & when they came into the deep water they sprinkled more meal upon the water they went over safe they thanked the Lord for bringing them over safe in half a mile they came to a mud canyon with rocks from 100 to 300 feet high perpendicular the rains had filled the canyon with mud so they had to bridge the passage for 300 yards with willows in order to get there animals over in order to get out of the canyon they had to climb out about 400 feet by cutting steps in the rocks in a Zigzag course seven of the animals missed the steps & fell down the mountains some 50 feet. they then went on there Jourey over a rough country for 8 days before they come to the settlements they were vary short of provisions & provisions was sent out to meet them after spending 7 days with Brother Hamblin, He brought them to Great Salt Lake City. After leaving President Youngs I took them to the printing Office & showed the process of printing & Bookbinding & the telegraph Office they were much pleased with what they saw I took them home & gave them some dinner & Apples and Apricotts & plum pitts. Brother Hamblin took them to the stores & to the Theater in the Evening they were much pleased with the scenery they have Theaters at home & give good representations