Sept 8th 1864
A cold Morning we drove to Cove Creek & Nooned with Wilden it was vary dusty we then drove to Bever &
spent the night with Brother Shepherd 55 m[iles]
we held a meeting at candle light. J Taylor & O Hyde
spoke to the People
~ Friday
9. We drove to Elk Horn Springs & Nooned then drove to Parawan and held a meeting with the people E. T. Benson
W. Woodruff & F D Richards spoke to the people 35 M[iles]
I spent the Night with Brother Webb
~ Saturday
10. O Hyde W Woodruff E. T. Benson & F D Richards all drove
to Cedar City in the morning, whare we held a Meeting
F. D. Richards E T Benson & W Woodruff spoke to the people
O Hyde made a few remarks. We held another Meeting
at 7 oclok L Snow & O Hyde spoke. President Young &
company arived at 6 oclok PM. in the rain 18 M[iles].
12 We rode to Pine valley & spent the night with Robert W. Carr's
We had a meeting in the Evening. O. Hyde W. Woodruff & President Young Preached we had a good Meeting 15 m[iles]
~ Tuesday
13 This was a vary interest days travel from Pine valley to St George. We had the worst road I have found in the Territory
(except the 7 mile mud Hole Entering Bear Lake valley) the road
was vary hilly rocky & rough. We passed by or along the Base
of a volcanic creator about 1000 feet high Brother Eddings Emma Woodruff & myself went to the top of it it was a tedious
undertaking. we sunk into the fine soft cinder ancle deep
in climing up the steep sides. We went all around the top of
the cone the hole in the crator was about 200 feet deep
& 600 feet across the top of the cavity it had filled the vally
& surrounding country with vast quantities of Lavy. We
picked up some specimins on the top of the cone & came down
again to the valley much ^more^ Eisily than we went up
~ Thursday
Sept 8th 1864
A cold Morning we drove to Cove Creek & Nooned with
Wilden it was vary dusty we then drove to Bever &
spent the night with Brother Shepherd 55 miles
we held a meeting at candle light J Taylor & O Hyde
spoke to the People
~ Friday
9. We drove to Elk Horn Springs & Nooned then drove to
Parawan and held a meeting with the people E. T. Benson
W. Woodruff & F D Richards spoke to the people 35 Miles
I spent the Night with Brother Webb
~ Saturday
10. O Hyde W Woodruff E. T. Benson & F D Richards all drove
to Cedar City in the morning, whare we held a Meeting
F. D. Richards E T Benson & W Woodruff spoke to the people
O Hyde made a few remarks. We held another Meeting
at 7 oclok L Snow & O Hyde spoke. President Young &
company arived at 6 oclok PM. in the rain 18 Miles.
12 We rode to Pine Valley & spent the night with Robert W. Carr's
we had a meeting in the Evening. O. Hyde W. Woodruff & President
Young Preached we had a good Meeting 15 miles
~ Tuesday
13 [FIGURE] This was a vary interest days travel from Pine valley to
St George we had the worst road I have found in the Territory
(Except the 7 mile mud Hole Entering Bear Lake valley) the road
was vary hilly rocky & rough. We passed by or along the Base
of a volcanic crator about 1000 feet high Brother EddingsEmma Woodruff & myself went to the top of it it was a tedious
undertaking we sunk into the fine soft cinder ancle deep
in climing up the steep sides. We went all around the top of
the cone the hole in the crator was about 200 feet deep
& 600 feet across the top of the cavity it had filled the vally
& surrounding country with vast quantities of Lavy we
picked up some specimins on the top of the cone & came down
again to the valley much more Eisily than we went up
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," September 8, 1864 - September 13, 1864, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/3lWO