January 13, 1860 ~ Friday

Jan 13 ^1860^
It is quite cold winter weather I spent the day in the office

January 14, 1860 ~ Saturday

14 A cold morning but plesant sunshine I spent the day in the office
15 Sunday I I Met with the Twelve at candlelight For Prayer F. D. Richards
Prayed & John Taylor was Mouth. we Administered to G. A. Smith

January 15, 1860 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met with my Quorum J. C. Little prayed R Bentley
was Mouth. I Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle J Taylor preached

January 16, 1860 ~ Monday

16 A shower of Frost all trees covered with Frost I spent the
day in the office I had a small party at My house through the
evening Capt Walter Murray Gibson and his Daughter Solulah
Lucy Gibson were both present they both were Baptized By
H. C. Kimball Jan 16^th 1860 at 37:30 PM. and confirmed members
of the C. J. C. L. D. Saints under the Hands of the Presidency of
the Church President Young being mouth There was also
at My House A. O. Smoot & wife, Thomas B. H. Stenhouse &
wife Lorenzo Snow & wife & Brother Houtz & wife Capt Giboson
Had been a great traveller through the Indies, Archipeligo &
Mexico He entertained us through the Evening in giving
sketches of his travelleds the customs, Habits & Religion of the
People, also the productions, Fruits, Animals, Birds, & reptiles
of the thousands of Island and Continent which he had visited
Many of those Ilands contained hundreds of new kinds of Fruit
the ownly Food they raise by cultivation is rice & sweet potatoes
all other food groes spontaneous when a man lands upon one of
those Islands he Finds his food before him upon the trees evry
one of those Islands contain a large supply of cocanut & Bannana
there is but one of the Island that is dangerous in consequence
of wild Beast and that Iland loose about 3 men in 2 days upon
an Everage by the Tiger alone. There is but one Island that
He visited which contained dangerous Reptiles. Georgia & the
souther States contained a thousand times more Dangerouse
serpents than the Indies & Islands. they manufactur a vary
fine silk cotton is also raised & produced from the cotton
tree. Nearly all kinds of Fruits are ripe all the year round
containing ripe & green fruit, Blossom, & buds upon the trees at
the same time He saw vary large forest trees some 70 feet
in DCircumference. There was an aromatic Fragrance in the land
breeze through the whole year which was a vary peculiar & healthy

January 13, 1860 ~ Friday

Jan 13 1860 It is quite cold winter weather I spent the day in the office

January 14, 1860 ~ Saturday

14 A cold morning but plesant sunshine I spent the day in the office I Met With the Twelve at candlelight For Prayer F. D. Richards Prayed & John Taylor was Mouth. we Administered to G. A. Smith

January 15, 1860 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met with my Quorum J. C. Little Prayed R Bentley was mouth. I Attended meeting at the Tabernacle J Taylor Preached

January 16, 1860 ~ Monday

16 A Shower of Frost all trees covered with Frost I spent the day in the office I had a small party at My house through the evening. Capt Walter Murray Gibson and his Daughter Solulah [FIGURE] Lucy Gibson were both present they both were Baptized By H. C. Kimball Jan 16th 1860 at 7.30 PM. and confirmed members of the C. J. C. L. D. Saints under the Hands of the Presidency of the Church President Young being mouth There was also at My House A. O. Smoot & wife, Thomas B. H. Stenhouse & wife Lorenzo Snow & wife & Brother Houtz & wife Capt Gibson Had been a great traveller through the Indies, Archipeligo & Mexico He entertained us through the Evening in giving sketches of his travels the customs, Habits & Religion of the People, also the productions, Fruits, Animals, Birds, & reptiles of the thousands of Island and Continent which he had visited Many of those Ilands contained hundreds of new kinds of Fruit the ownly Food they raise by cultivation is rice & sweet Potatoes all other food groes spontaneous when a man lands upon one of those Islands he Finds his food before him upon the trees evry one of those Islands contain a large supply of cocanut & Bannana there is but one of the Island that is dangerous in consequence of wild Beast and that Iland loose about 3 men in 2 days upon an Everage by the Tiger alone. There is but one Island that He visited which contained dangerous Reptiles. Georgia & the souther States contained a thousand times more Dangerous serpents than the Indies & Islands. they manufactur a vary fine silk cotton is also raised & produced from the cotton tree. Nearly all kinds of Fruits are ripe all the year round containing ripe & green fruit, Blossom, & buds upon the trees at the same time. He saw vary large forest trees some 70 feet in circumference. There was an aromatic Fragrance in the land breeze through the whole year which was a vary peculiar & healthy