will close there Eyes upon the scene and their hearts will be filled with
paine. many remarks were made upon this subjet In the afternoon
Bishop Hunter spoke also Presidents Young & D. H. Wells I met withe the
Twelve at 8 oclok P.M. O Pratt Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth.
~ Monday
16 I spent this day in the Hay field. mostly mowing
~ Tuesday
17 I carted two loads of Hay to day Brother Walters was flung onto the
Honrn of his saddle while riding a young horse & mortally wounded
~ Wednesday
18 July 1860 [FIGURE] We had an Eclipse on the sun this morning. the greatest
obscurity of the sun was about sunrise. Brother George Walters died this
morning at about 9 ooclock. Father Tattersal died yesterday some 85
years of age he was an English soldier at the battle of Water loo was
a prisioner in the hands of the French for several years. nearly all
died that was in the prision with him He was buried to day with military
honors and a Band of Music Brother Walters was also buried today
~ Thursday
19 I spent the day in the office in the forenoon afternoon watered gardn
~ Friday
20 I spent the forenoon watering budding, afternooon History papers
~ Saturday
21 I budded peach trees in the forenoon spent the afternoon in the office
~ Sunday
22 Sunday I took 10 of my family and with the committee of arangements
I went up the big Cotton wood canyon & camped for the night at the Lake distance 30 miles
~ Monday
23rd Presidents Young Kimball & wells arived to day with many others at the head waters of
the big cottonwood I went to fishing in the morning on the Lake cought 18 trout many were fishing
on the lake & many trout were caught we had a hard rain in the afternoon most of the people
in camp were wet as many were not prepared for a rain storm there wereas much thunder and
lightning and vary heavy. people continued to arive all day till dark there were some 110022
persons present 1122 x 56 Carriages 163 waggons 235 Horses 179 mules 168 oxen
~ Tuesday
24 This is the anaversary of the arival of the pioneers into this valley in 1847
There were 3 large Boweries built with floors laid for dancing
Each floor would hold 6 cotillions. I was called upon by the
committee of arangments & opened one of the cotillions parties
by prayer. the day was spent in recreation such as dancing
fishing and other amusements a quantity of papers was brought
to the presidency of the last Eastern mail which was read by A
Carrington, giving an account of the arival of the great Eastern, the
success of Garabaldi in Sicily, A vary destructive storm on the
Irish Coast, many lives & much shiping lost, much political excitement
15 1860 will close there Eyes upon the scene and their hearts will be filled with paine, many remarks were made upon this subject. In the afternoon Bishop Hunter spoke also Presidents Young & D. H. Wells. I met with the Twelve at 8 oclok P.M. O Pratt Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth.
~ Monday
16 I spent this day in the Hay field. mostly mowing
~ Tuesday
17 I carted two loads of Hay to day Brother Walters was flung onto the Horn of his saddle while riding a young horse & mortally wounded
~ Wednesday
18 July 1860 [FIGURE] We had an Eclipse on the sun this morning. the greatest obscurity of the sun was about sunrise. Brother George Walters died this morning at about 9oclock. Father Tattersal died yesterday some 85 years of age he was an English soldier at the battle of Water loo was a prisioner in the hands of the French for several years. nearly all died that was in the prision with him. He was buried today with military honors and a Band of Music. Brother Walters was also buried today
~ Thursday
19 I spent the day in the office in the forenoon afternoon watered garden
~ Friday
20 I spent the forenoon budding, afternoon History papers
~ Saturday
21 I budded peach trees in the forenoon spent the afternoon in the office
~ Sunday
22 Sunday I took 10 of my family and with the committee of arangements I went up to the big Cotton wood canyon & camped for the night at the Lake distance 30 miles.
~ Monday
23rd Presidents Young Kimball & Wells arived to day with many others at the head waters of the big cottonwood I went to fishing in the morning on the Lake cought 18 trout many were fishing on the lake & many trout were caught we had a hard rain in the afternoon most of the people in camp were wet as many were not prepared for a rain storm there was much thunder and lightning and vary heavy. people continued to arive all day till dark there were some 1122 persons present 1122 x 56 Carriages 163 waggons 235 Horses 179 mules 168 oxen
~ Tuesday
[FIGURE] 24 This is the anaversary of the arival of the pioneers into this valley in 1847 There were 3 large Boweries built with floors laid for dancing Each floor would hold 6 cotillions. I was called upon by the committee of arangments & opened one of the cotillion parties by prayer, the day was spent in recreation such as dancing fishing and other amusements a quantity of papers was brought to the presidency of the last Eastern mail which was read by A Carrington, giving an account of the arival of the great Eastern, the success of Garabaldi in Sicily. A vary destructive storm on the Irish Coast, many lives & much shiping lost, much political excitement
