May 26, 1861 ~ Sunday

May 26, 1861

We travelled down the Santa Clara on the Calafornia road untill
we came to Jacobs Twist here we left the Calafornia road & passed
through "Jacobs Twist" & on to Santa Clara settlem[en]t arived at Noon
This is the most southern settlem[en]t in Utah distance from G. S. L. City
330 Miles Except the Tonaquaint 8 miles south East at the Junction
of the Santa Clara with the Rio Venirgen which is the most southern
settlement of this Territory. We held two meetings it being Sunday
President Young G A Smith D. H. Wells, J. Taylor & E Hunter, preached
This days travel was through a rough country Jacobs Twist would
be Easily defended against an Enemy, as few could get into it at a time
and it twists like an augor. The uper strata is Black Iron rock
the under strata red. I would think Nothing would grow but
the cacktus was 3 or 4 feet high 2 or 3 feet across the top and
other herbage & flours scattered along the road & side Hills
The Santa Clara settlem[en]t is a vary fertile Botton although it is
a bed of sand. The brethren have some vary fine orchards and
vineyards which we visited it was Judged that they would raise
1000 bushels of peaches the present year Jacob Hamblin will have
500 bushels. Brother Walter E Dodge has a fine orchard & vineyard
containing Apples, peaches, apricott, nectaerines, plums, pears quinces
almonds Figs English walnuts gooseburies curants and cataba
Isabella & Calafornia grapes all in a thrifty & promising condition
the cotton crop looked well I stoped at Brother Dodge He kept a good
house set a good [blank] had a Neat, smart, fine wife. Santa Clara
27contains 30 families 34 Men & 30 Houses 250 Acres in cultivation
more than half of the men had gone into the Hills to summer
there Flocks. Elder Isaac Chase Died to night Aged 69 years

May 27, 1861 ~ Monday

27 Father Woodruff has been sick for several days to day He
is failing. We drove to Tonaquint, 8 miles and held a meeting
W Woodruff, J. Taylor L. W. Stewart E Hunter & Presidents Wells
& B Young Preached to the people. This place contains 12 families, the
Botton is 1/2 mile wide 6 miles long and good land. at the clo[s]e of
the meeting we drove to Washington the county seat of washington
Co. We held a meeting when President Young A. O. Smoot E. D. Woolley
& John Sharp preached. At the close of the meeting a woman spoke to Presid[en]t
Young who had made all the clothing for 4 ye[a]rs for her family of 12. Presid[en]t Young
gave her 10 sheep for her industry

May 26, 1861 ~ Sunday

May 26, 1861 We travelled down the Santa Clara on the Calafornia road untill we came to Jacobs Twist here we left the Calafornia road & passed through "Jacobs Twist" & on to Santa Clara Settlement arived at Noon This is the most Southern Settlement in Utah distance from G. S. L. City 330 Miles Except the Tonaquaint 8 miles South East at the Junction of the Santa Clara with the Rio Virgen which is the most southern settlement of this Territory. We held two meetings it being Sunday President Young G A Smith D. H. Wells J. Taylor & E Hunter, preached This days travel was through a rough country Jacobs Twist would be Easily defended against an Enemy, as few could get into it at a time and it twists like an augor. The uper strata is Black Iron rock the under strata Red. I would think Nothing would grow but the cacktus was 3 or 4 feet high 2 or 3 feet across the top and other herbage & flours scattered along the road & side Hills The Santa Clara Settlement is a vary fertile Botton although it is a bed of sand. The brethren have some vary fine orchards and vineyards which we visited it was Judged that they would raise 1000 bushels of peaches the present year. Jacob Hamblin will have 500 bushels. Brother Walter E Dodge has a fine orchard & vineyard containing Apples, peaches, apricott, necterines, plums, pears quinces almonds Figs English Walnuts gooseburies curants and cataba Isabella & Calafornia grapes all in a thrifty & promising condition the cotton crop looked well I stoped at Brother Dodge He kept a good house set a good [blank] had a Neat, smart, fine wife. Santa Clara contains 30 families 34 Men & 30 Houses 250 Acres in cultivation more than half of the men had gone into the Hills to summer there Flocks. Elder Isaac Chase Died to night Aged 69 years

May 27, 1861 ~ Monday

27 Father Woodruff has been sick for several days to day He is failing. We drove to Tonaquint, 8 miles and held a meeting W Woodruff, J. Taylor L. W. Stewart E Hunter & Presidents Wells & B Young Preached to the people. This place contains 12 families, the Botton is 1/2 mile wide 6 miles long and good land. at the close of the meeting we drove to Washington the County seat of Washington Co. We held a meeting when President Young A. O. Smoot E. D. Woolley & John Sharp preached. At the close of the meeting a woman spoke to President Young who had made all the clothing for 4 years for her family of 12. President Young gave her 10 sheep for her industry