31 ^1860^
Lakes in Central Africa He went all around the large lake
250 miles long about 100 wide He found mud fish 6 feet long with-
out scales. He found Eels. He found large flocks of sea guls the
lake was 700 miles from the sea He tried to sounded 400 feet
without any bottom. there was no visible outlet to it, though there
were several large streams runing into it. the water was not salt
this lake was surroounded with High Bluffs. He visited another
Lake about 90 miles wide & over 100 long this was not surrounded
with Bluffs like the other He did not go around this as it would
have taken 500 men to have fought there way through among
the natives He had but 150 men with him and the native chiefs
think any stranger that visits them was out of honor to them &
would not let them visit other tribes without forighting for it
He came near loosing his life in a dugout on the large lake.
in speaking of the Mahomitan religion He said it was not
a new religion but a refermation of the Christian religion
opium is sold in that country for its weight in silver. There
was a drug the people took which they received as a luxery
they would set Back to Back so as to not see each others faces if one
sneezed all would sneeze. He spoke of the custom of the Druses
their religion caused them to bath ofton and they are temperate
while many of the Christians of that country are intemperate
and filthy which causes them to be weaker than the Druses which
gives the Druses the advantage over the Christians in war &c
while speaking of the U. S. armey here President Young said
if Col Johnson had staid in this Territory a few years he would
have known more than he does now. he planted his army in the
center of the settlements so the people would protect his army from
the Indians. if he would had made his settlements in Cash
valley he would have had an outlet. Gov Cummings said the
armey did not come out to protect the Emigration but to see you
I had an interview with Emanuel Murphy who has Just
arived from Tenesee David Patten Baptized him in Tenesee in
1836 I was present He also Baptized his Brother Jeremiah who
afterwards Apostitized & died his wife Apostitized & started
for Calafornia in 1846 & got lost in the Sira Vada mountains

31 1860 Lakes in Central Africa He went all around the large lake 250 miles long about 100 wide He found mud fish 6 feet long without scales. He found Eels. He found large flocks of sea guls the lake was 700 miles from the sea He tried to sounded 400 feet without any bottom. there was no visible outlet to it, though there were several large streams runing into it. the water was not salt this lake was surroounded with High Bluffs. He visited another Lake about 90 miles wide & over 100 long this was not surrounded with Bluffs like the others He did not go around this as it would have taken 500 men to have fought there way through among the natives He had but 150 men with him and the native chiefs think any stranger that visits them was out of honor to them & would not let them visit other tribes without a fighting for it He came near loosing his life in a dugout on the large lake. in speaking of the Mahomitan religion He said it was not a new religion but a refermation of the Christian religion opium is sold in that country for its weight in silver. There was a drug the people took which they received as a luxery they would set Back to Back so as to not see Each others faces if one sneezed all would sneeze. He spoke of the custom of the Druses their religion caused them to bath often and they are temperate while many of the Christians of that country are intemperate and filthy which causes them to be weaker than the Druses which gives the Druses the advantage over the Christians in war &c while speaking of the U.S. armey here President Young said if Col Johnson had staid in this Territory a few years he would have known more than he does now, he planted his army in the center of the settlements so the people would protect his army from the Indians, if he had made his settlements in Cash Valley he would have had an outlet. Gov Cummings said the armey did not come out to protect the Emigration but to see you I had an interview with Emanuel Murphy who has Just arived from Tenesee David Patten Baptized him in Tenesee in 1836 I was present He also Baptized his Brother Jeremiah who afterwards Apostitized & died his wife Apostitized & started for Calafornia in 1846 & got lost in the Sira Vada mountains