September 17, 1864 ~ Saturday

Sept 17, 1864
We left St George & drove to Washington & held a meeting at
the bowery at 1 oclok O. Hyde, G. A. Smith John Taylor, & President
Young Preached to the People. I spent the night at Woodruff
Freemans. Washington has many Peach Orchards & some grape
in it [blank] Miles

September 18, 1864 ~ Sunday

18. Sunday We left Washington & drove to Harrisburgh & held
a meeting under a bowery. A. Lyman L. Snow, & F. W. Richards
spoke to the people followed by President Young x while on the road from
Washington to Harrisburgh we stoped on the Edge of a high precepice
[FIGURE] which presents a vary interesting scenery in the valley below
& while standing there Brother Edings wh wished me to help him
lift up a flat stone which he wished to throw off from the
top of the precepice in to the depthe below as I took hold of it
I caught ta scorpenean between my finger & the stone and he
stung me in the middle Joint of my fore finger which gave me
a shock through my whole system it was a small one &
I mashed him to peaces in lifting the stone, this alarmed me
somewhat as the Sting of a scorpeon is considered vary
dangerous with us as some have died with it. I soon got
some tobaco & bound on which took the poison out & I recei-
ved no material injury from it X In the afternoon we drove
over a sandy, rocky road to Tokerville & held a meeting at 7 oclok
W Woodruff, J. Taylor G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson spoke to the People

September 19, 1864 ~ Monday

19 We drove to Virgin City, two waggons broke down, the
road being vary rough. We drove to Grafton & held a meeting
at 1 oclok W Woodruff opened by Prayer G. A. Smith spoke followed by
John Taylor W. Woodruff & President Young. G. D. Watt being
absent, I took minutes of President Youngs discourse (see report)
Meeting was again held at 7 oclok. Brother Parks J. T. Caine
D Calder & R. Burton spoke to the People (W. Woodruff related
an incidet)

September 20, 1864 ~ Tuesday

20. We returned to Virgin City & held a meeting at 11 oclk
J Taylor & W. Woodruff spoke to the people followed by
President Young [FIGURE] who said "we are in the Land of Zion. it is
known why we are in this land. This Country was not much
known untill we came into it. Since that time much has been known