9^th Jan ^1860^
Judge E. Smith and Lady & N. H. Felt and Ladies we took a good
supper. in the Edge of the evening we met in the setting room
had singing and prayer Brother Stenhouse was Mouth Presidents
Youngs Family was presient a good spirit prevailed and such
order I never saw in any Numerous Family in my life
his immediate Family cannot be less than one hundred person
President Young conversed upon the subject of slavery in this
Territory and concerning cattle dying in Ruby valley. And
also pupon his mission to England to England in 1840, and some other
subjects. we tarried till 8 oclock then returned home. In speaking of
10the unhealthy state of the Missippi & other lands Peresident Young said if
man could live above the Earth they would not be so sick He said if
he was to build a House in that country to live in again He would build it
on arches so that air could have a Free circulation under it He said He
had herd of a house built in that way in New Orleans whare all were
healthy who lived in it

January 10, 1860 ~ Tuesday

10^th I spent the day in the office and Evening at home

January 11, 1860 ~ Wednesday

11 In company with Bishop Hunter I called upon President
Young to enquire if he wished to change any of the Names for
the Board of D A & M Society He said he did not wish to make
any change I was here introduced to Capt Walter M Gibson
of South Carolinia who had lectured in the Social Hall upon his
travels in the Indian Archipeligo. in speaking of that country he
said the salobrity of that country was so great that you pull any
kind of herbage you can find and bind it on any tryee so that
it would stay and it would take root & grow said He I have
seen fifty kinds of herbage grow upon one tree of Different
kinds like the misseltoe He spoke of several diferent kinds of fruit
which he had No knowledge of before which were vary healthy
I spent the evening at home The mail came in this Evening.

January 12, 1860 ~ Thursday

12 We obtained the Papers from the office this morning I obtained
the Dec Number of the American Agriculterist The New York semi weekl[y]
Tribune 2 Numbers I called upon Mr H F Morrell the post Master
[FIGURE] and paid him 90 cts postage on My Papers I paid for Genesse
Farmer in 1859 als[o] Gody Lady Book I paid for a quarter for 1860
The semi weekly Tribune U. S. Journal & The Amerian Agriculturist
all paid to the first of April

9th Jan 1860 Judge E. Smith and Lady & N. H. Felt and Ladies we took a good supper, in the Edge of the evening we met in the setting room had singing and prayer Brother Stenhouse was Mouth Presidents Youngs Family was present a good spirit prevailed and such order I never saw in any Numerous Family in my life his immediate Family cannot be less than One hundred person President Young conversed upon the subject of slavery in the Territory and concerning cattle dying in Ruby valley. And alsoupon his mission to England to England in 1840, and some other subjects. we tarried till 8 oclock then returned home. In speaking of the unhealthy state of the Missippi & other lands President Young said if man could live above the Earth they would not be so sick He said if he was to build a House in that country to live in again He would build it on arches so that air could have a Free circulation under it He said He had herd of a house built in that way in New Orleans whare all were healthy who lived in it

January 10, 1860 ~ Tuesday

10th I spent the day in the office and Evening at home

January 11, 1860 ~ Wednesday

11 In company with Bishop Hunter I called upon President Young to enquire if he wished to change any of the Names for the Board of D A & M Society He said he did not wish to make any change I was here introduced to Capt Walter M Gibson of South Carolinia who had lectured in the social Hall upon his travels in the Indian Archipeligo, in speaking of that country he said the salobrity of that country was so great that you pull any kind of herbage you can find and bind it on any tree so that it would stay and it would take root & grow said He I have seen fifty kinds of herbage grow upon one tree of Different kinds like the misseltoe. He spoke of several diferent kinds of fruit which he had No knowledge of before which were vary healthy I spent the evening at home The mail came in this Evening.

January 12, 1860 ~ Thursday

12 We obtained the Papers from the office this morning I obtained the Dec Number of the American Agriculterist The New York semi weekly Tribune 2 Numbers I called upon Mr H F Morrell the post Master [FIGURE] and paid him 90 cts postage on My Papers I paid for Genesse Farmer in 1859 also Gody Lady Book I paid for a quarter for 1860 The semi weekly Tribune U.S. Journal & The American Agriculturist all paid to the first of April