Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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~ Tuesday
May 10, 1864
I spent the day in assisting to shear my sheep they sheared 88
~ Wednesday
11. We finished shiring my sheep to day I had 154 in all [He]
had used & lost some 25 of my old sheep & used 8.
~ Thursday
12 I took my wool & returned home to the city I have a
severe cold upon my Lungs & have had for some 2 weeks
I received a Letter from Wilford it was a good Letter
~ Friday
13 I wrote some in my Journal & spent some time choring
~ Saturday
14. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 13. H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple & W Woodruff 3 couple
~ Sunday
15. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & Attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle. G. B. Wallace, Carmichael, & W Woodruff
spoke in the fore noon & B Young & H. C Kimball in the afternoon
I met with Presidents Young & Kimball and J. Taylor in the
Evening for Prayer
~ Monday
16. It is quite cloudy this Morning. The Presidency Twelve &
others start this morning for Bear river Lake valley & dine
at Bishop Laytons. We had a fine dinner we then rode to
Ogden & spent the night, with Loren Farr distance 40 m
~ Tuesday
17. We travelled to Box Elder took dinner then rode to
Logan & spent the night distance 55 mils
~ Wednesday
18. we rode to Richland & took dinner then rode to Franklin
and spent the night
~ Thursday
19. We left Franklin at 6 oclok & traveled the first 20 miles
through a hard rain storm & hilly & a vary croocked road
it was like beating against a head wind at sea we gowould
go Northerly then southery & so continued untill we come
to the foot of a long dog way, we baited our animals then
started to go up the dog way but it was so slipery we could
not get onto it so we went on the side of the Mountain below
to the road but it was so steep & rough that the animals could
not draw the veacles but about a rod at a time. On our arival
at the summit the Animals were nearly exhausted but we then
began to descend & found a wet muddy road caused by the melting
of the snows at the summit after traveling about a mile in a mudy
road we Entered a mud Hole 6 miles long the worst I ever saw
in my life I could not compare it to any thing but taking all
~ Tuesday
May 10, 1864
I spent the day in assisting to shear my sheep they sheared 88
~ Wednesday
11. We finished shiring my sheep to day I had 154 in all He had used & lost some 25 of my old sheep & used 8.
~ Thursday
12 I took my wool & returned home to the City I have a severe Cold upon my Lungs & have had for some 2 weeks [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Wilford it was a good Letter
~ Friday
13 I wrote some in my Journal & spent some time choring
~ Saturday
14. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 13 H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple & W Woodruff 3 couple
~ Sunday
15. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle G. B. Wallace, Carmichael, & W Woodruff spoke in the fore noon & B Youg & H. C Kimball in the afternoon I met with Presidents Young & Kimball and J. Taylor in the Evening for Prayer
~ Monday
16. It is quite cloudy this Morning The Presidency Twelve & others start this morning for Bear river Lake valley & dine at Bishop Laytons. We had a fine dinner we then rode to Ogden & spent the night, with Loren Farr distance 40 m
~ Tuesday
17. We travelled to Box Elder took dinner then rode to Logan & spent the night distance 55 mils
~ Wednesday
18. we rode to Richland & took dinner then rode to Franklin and spent the night
~ Thursday
19. We left Franklin at 6 oclok & traveled the first 20 miles through a hard rain storm & hilly & a vary croocked road it was like beating against a head wind at sea wewould go Northerly then southery & so continued untill we come to the foot of a long dog way, we baited our animals then started to go up the dog way but it was so slipery we could not get onto it so we went on the side of the Mountain below to the road but it was so steep & rough that the animals could not draw the veacles but about a rod at a time. On our arival at the summit the Animals were nearly Exhausted but we then began to descend & found a wet muddy road caused by the melting of the snows at the summit after traveling about a mile in a mudy road we Entered a mud Hole 6 miles long the worst I ever saw in my life I could not compare it to any thing but taking all
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