February 1, 1863 ~ Sunday

Feb 31 Feb 1^st 1862^3^

Sunday I spent the morning with my Prayer Circle I did
not attended meeting through the day I met with the Board
of the D. A. M. Society G A Smith attended meeting & Preached
in the morning and Samuel Richards & David Fulmore in
the afternoon. I met with G. A. Smith for Prayer I prayed
and G. A. Smith was mouth. We wrote a joint Letter to
S. M. Blair asking for correct News about the Battle with
the Indians President Young spent the day in Grantsville

February 2, 1863 ~ Monday

Feb 2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Historians office
I called upon President Yyoung a short time. He had Just
returned from Touille valley I met with the Gardners Club
in the Evening

February 3, 1863 ~ Tuesday

3rd Emma Woodruff was delivered of a fine healthy
son this morning at 15 minutes to 7 oclock. I went to the
office in the forenoon. The subject of the late fight with the bear
River Indians was spoken of the History of which is as
follows as far as we can learn. A Party of the Bannaoks
& Snakes have Joined together North of Bear River & have
been killing gold diggers & Emigrants the past summer
the fore part of winter Col Cornor sent a part of his
command to the Indians to get a white Boy that was
among them they got the Boy & killed 3 indians then returned
to Camp Douglass near this city, then the Indians commenced
killing more men. Col Cornor sent some 60 infantry & 13
Baggage waggons on the 22nd Jan and on Sunday the 24 Jan some
300 cavalry followed they found the Indians Encamped
near Bear river, they had to Ford the river in order to get
to them the Indians were Encamped in a Deep ravene the
cavalry made a charge upon them but were driven back by
the Indians they then left their Horses and made a charge
on foot & were again repulsed the third time they made
a charge & rushed right into theier midst & used there revol-
vers & shot as long as they could find any thing to shoot at
and the result of the Battle is reported to be 225 Indians killed
400 Horses taken and the Indian Encampment taken the looss in
Col Cornors command is 17 dead, 40 wounded, & 70 badly frozen

February 1, 1863 ~ Sunday

Feb 1st 1863 Sunday I spent the morning with my Prayer Circle I did not attended meeting through the day I met with the Board of the D. A. M. Society G A Smith attended meeting & Preached in the morning and Samuel Richards & David Fulmore in the afternoon. I met with G. A. Smith for Prayer I prayed and G. A. Smith was mouth. We wrote a joint Letter to [FIGURE] S. M. Blair asking for correct News about the Battle with the Indians. President Young spent the day in Grantsville

February 2, 1863 ~ Monday

Feb 2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Historians office I called upon President Young a short time. He had Just Returned from Touille valley I met with the Gardners Club in the Evening

February 3, 1863 ~ Tuesday

3rd [FIGURE] Emma Woodruff was delivered of a fine healthy son this morning at 15 minutes to 7 oclock. I went to the office in the forenoon. The subject of the late fight with the bear River Indians was spoken of the History of which is as follows as far as we can learn. A Party of the Bannaoks & snakes have Joined to gether north of Bear River & have been killing gold diggers & Emigrants the past summer the fore part of Winter Col Cornor sent a part of his command to the Indians to get a white Boy that was among them they got the Boy & killed 3 indians then returned to Camp Douglass near this city, then the Indians commenced killing more men. Col Cornor sent some 60 infantry & 13 Baggage waggons on the 22nd Jan and on Sunday the 24 Jan some 300 cavalry followed they found the Indians Encamped near Bear river, they had to Ford the river in order to get to them the Indians were Encamped in a Deep ravene the cavalry made a charge upon them but were driven back by the Indians they then left their Horses and made a charge on foot & were again repulsed the third time they made a charge & rushed right into their midst & used there revolvers & shot as long as they could find any thing to shoot at and the result of the Battle is reported to be 225 Indians killed 400 Horses taken and the Indian Encampment taken the loss in Col Cornors command is 17 dead, 40 wounded, & 70 badly frozen