June 3rd 1865
I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
38 person H C K sealed 8 couple W Woodruff 9.
~ Sunday
4th I met in the morning with my Quorum attended meeting
in the Bowery W Woodruff & Joseph Young preached in the forenoon
& Joseph & Brigham Youngin& H C Kimball in the Afternoon I
met with President Young & the Twelve for Prayer
6 we drove to Springville & held a meeting J. TaylorG Q Cannon
& President Young spoke, took dinner drove to the Indian Camp
say the Indians drove to Pason & spent the night 18 miles
~ Wednesday
7. President Young & company drove to the Indian farm
& held a treaty with the Indians. Col Irish the Agent
had called upon President Young to assist him to make
the treaty as he could not do any thing with them for
they would do as Brigham say Mr Irish made a speech
& the Indian Chiefs made speeches, did not want to sell
there lands & go away they all took a stand against selling
there lands & going to Uinta valley. President Young made a
speech to them toold them it was best for them to sign the
[treaty] & Explained to them the advantage it would be to them
they then said they would do as he said, but they wa-
nted to think of it untill next day. we then returned
to Pason & held a meeting W. Woodruff & F. D. Richard
occupied the time we spent the night with Brother Dixon 10
~ Thursday
8. We rode to the Indian Farm had another meeting with
the Indians Chiefs & Braves after talking a while all the Chiefs
came foreward & signed the treaty Except SanpitchWalkers
Brother, who claims to be the main Chief he lay in his tent on
his face for about 2 days on his dignity, walker like, & would
not speak to any one, the other Chiefs went on & done their
business & paid no attention to him, after all was over
Sanpitch came foreward & wanted his presents & to sign the
treaty He got some presents but afterwords had to come to G S L City to sign the treaty. Col Johns of U S Armey
was present Col Irish told him that he could not make
~ Saturday
June 3rd 1865
I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
38 person H C K sealed 8 couple W Woodruff 9.
~ Sunday
4th I met in the morning with my Quorum attended meeting
in the Bowery W Woodruff & Joseph Young preached in the forenoon
& Joseph & Brigham Young& H C Kimball in the Afternoon I
met with President Young & the Twelve for Prayer
6 we drove to Springville & held a meeting J. TaylorG Q Cannon
& President Young spoke, took dinner drove to the Indian Camp
say the Indians drove to Pason & spent the night 18 miles
~ Wednesday
7. President Young & company drove to the Indian farm
& held a treaty with the Indians. Col Irish the Agent
had called upon President Young to assist him to make
the treaty as he could not do any thing with them for
they would do as Brigham say Mr Irish made a speech
& the Indian Chiefs made speeches, did not want to sell
there lands & go away they all took a stand against selling
there lands & going to Uinta valley. President Young made a
speech to them toold them it was best for them to sign the
treaty & Explained to them the advantage it would be to them
they then said they would do as he said, but they wanted to think of it untill next day. we then returned
to Pason & held a meeting W. Woodruff & F. D. Richard
occupied the time we spent the night with Brother Dixon 10
~ Thursday
8. We rode to the Indian Farm had another meeting with
the Indians Chiefs & Braves after talking a while all the Chiefs
came foreward & signed the treaty Except SanpitchWalkers
Brother, who claims to be the main Chief he lay in his tent on
his face for about 2 days on his dignity, walker like, & would
not speak to any one, the other Chiefs went on & done their
business & paid no attention to him, after all was over
Sanpitch came foreward & wanted his presents & to sign the
treaty He got some presents but afterwords had to come to
G S L City to sign the treaty. Col Johns of U S Armey
was present Col Irish told him that he could not make
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," June 3, 1865 - June 8, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Q140