May 28, 1861

We travelled to day over a vary heavy road of sand. We found by the way
side a new species of reptile a kind of sand Hill Alegater or Crockadile
the body was about 15 inches in length the tail 6 inches, built like the
Lizzard family but covered with scales & a tough skin the scales were
of Dimond shape & of a Bright yellow colorur about 8 inches in circumfere[nce]
a head the shape of a rattle snake & similar fangs he got over the ground
vary slow, walking on 4 legs like an Alegater. We travelled to Tokerville
and held a meeting and President Young, McCullough S. L. Sprague George
Godard & G. A. Smith preached. At Toquerville pocketvill & Graften
the people use Ising glass for windows they make a vary good substitute for glass

May 29, 1861 ~ Wednesday

29. Wednesday passing over a vary rough country through narrow
Defiles and rugged canyons called Strattons Augor & Johnsons Screw
we arived at pocketville at 9 oclok Held a meeting President Young spoke
we then drove to Grafton 6 miles crossed the virgen 4 times we held a
meeting at Grafton D. H. Wells, W. Woodruff J Taylor & President
Young spoke. we arived at Grafton at 11 oclok traveled 14 miles
we here met Philip K Simith who had settelled 3 miles abo[v]e
Grafton with 5 others & called the place Adventure they say by
making 40 rods of fence at the mouth of the canyon they can
Enclose 7000 Acres so that Nothing can get out or in we did not
visit this place. This country from Tokerville to Adventure is the
best place to hide up women & children and defend them in time of
war for no army could get into those pockets & openings if there was
a few men to oppose them. After taking dinner we returned by
the route we came, back to Toquerville and had a vary rough days
ride making 28 miles

May 30, 1861 ~ Thursday

30. We drove to 2nd Harmony or J. D. Lees Fort arived 20 minuts
past 1 oclok. President Young gave the plan of this fort it is 200 feet
square J. D. Lee built a House the whole length of the south side of it in[clu]ding
a meeting room & Theater. He spent about $30,000 dollars &
now the roof was all falling in, & it was Entirely deserted except
by J. D. Lee & family & one other man J. D. Lee had at this point
6 wives, 26 children, 10 Hiered men total 42 souls He was about
to abandon the place for the want of water. We held a meeting
President Young & Wells spoke to the people

May 28, 1861 We travelled to day over a vary heavy road of sand. We found by the way side a new species of reptile a kind of sand Hill Alegater or Crockadile the body was about 15 inches in length the tail 6 inches, built like the Lizzard family but covered with scales & a tough skin the scales were of Dimond shape & of a Bright yellow colour about 8 inches in Circumference a head the shape of a rattle snake & similar fangs he got over the ground vary slow, walking on 4 legs like an Alegater. We travelled to Tokerville and held a meeting and President Young, McCullough S. L. Sprague George Godard & G. A. Smith preached. At Toquerville pocketvill & Graften the people use Ising glass for windows they make a vary good substitute for glass

May 29, 1861 ~ Wednesday

29. Wednesday Passing over a vary rough country through narrow Defiles and rugged canyons called Strattons Augor & Johnsons Screw we arived at pocketville at 9 oclok Held a meeting President Young spoke we then drove to Grafton 6 miles crossed the virgen 4 times we held a meeting at Grafton. D. H. Wells, W. Woodruff J Taylor & President Young spoke. We arived at Grafton at 11 oclok traveled 14 miles We here met Philip K Simith who had settelled 3 miles above Grafton with 5 others & called the place Adventure they say by making 40 rods of fence at the mouth of the canyon they can Enclose 7000 Acres so that Nothing can get out or in we did not visit this place. This country from Tokerville to Adventure is the best place to hide up women & children and defend them in time of war for no army could get into these pockets & openings if there was a few men to oppose them. After taking dinner we returned by the route we came, back to Toquerville and had a vary rough days ride making 28 miles

May 30, 1861 ~ Thursday

30. We drove to 2nd Harmony or J. D. Lees Fort arived 20 minuts past 1 oclok. President Young gave the plan of this fort it is 200 feet square J. D. Lee built a House the whole length of the south side of it including a meeting room & Theater. He spent about $30,000 dollars & now the roof was all falling in, & it was Entirely deserted except by J. D. Lee & family & one other man J. D. Lee had at this point 6 wives, 26 Children, 10 Hiered men total 42 souls. He was about to abandon the place for the want of water. We held a meeting President Young & Wells spoke to the people