several songs vary good music. We then had a play, called
Pride of the markedt in Versails which was a vary nice play
~ Friday
7 We had a snow storm last night, snow lies on the ground this morn[in]g
I spent the day in the office compiling History on Jan 1850
I met with the board of the Irrigation Company
~ Saturday
8 I spent the day in the Endow[me]nt House we gave Endow[me]nts to
about 50 persons I sealed at the altar 21 couple & D. H. Wells
20 couple to 41 couple sealed
~ Sunday
9 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. H. Moon
Prayed & L. W. Hardy was mouth. I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. John M. Woolley Preached in the morning "LordR L. Campbell
in the afternoon," followed by President Brigham Young, who spoke
much to the Edification of the People. He said that we should
Organize a state government and go to and maintain it and trust
in God and He will defend us. I met with John TaylorG. A. Smith
& F. D. Richards J. Taylor Preaayed & G A Smith was mouth
~ Monday
110 I spent the day in the office compiled History. We had a visit
from a Mr Sullivan who has been spending the winter at the foot
of the rocky ridge at a place called South pass City I do not know
as there was any inhabitant of the city Except Mr Sullivan, he has
been Exploring the wind river chain valley & the surrounding
country He thinks there is 200,000,000 acres of good land could be
cultivated in that country. I spent the Evening at President Youngs. I heard some peaces read from Calafornia strongly against
us, also a paper from Honolulu and a paper from Capt Gibson
~ Tuesday
11 I spent the day mostly in the office reading History I visited Br Jesse Carter Little who had been quite sick but was now getting Better
we were visited by Mr P. C. Sullivan he showed us his map
and gave us an account of the streams, soil, timber, fish
fir game &c the streams abound with the fine mountain
trout, Bever, Otter, there is vast forests of pine and cottonwood
200,000 acres of good land that could be watered in the wind
river chain Basin He thought a good deal of the land would
raise grain without irrigation.
~ Wednesday
12 I spent the day in the office compiling history and reading I attended
a lecture givien by N. H. Felt upon the History of the Eygyptians
several songs vary good music. We then had a play, called
Pride of the market in Versails which was a vary nice play
~ Friday
7 We had a snow storm last night, snow lies on the ground this morning
I spent the day in the office compiling History on Jan 1850
I met with the board of the Irrigation Company
~ Saturday
8 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
about 50 persons I sealed at the altar 21 couple & D. H. Wells
20 couple to 41 couple sealed
~ Sunday
9 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. H. Moon
Prayed & L. W. Hardy was mouth. I attended meeting at the
Tabernacle. John M. Woolley Preached in the morning "R L. Campbell
in the afternoon," followed by President Brigham Young, who spoke
much to the Edification of the People. He said that we should
Organize a state government and go to and maintain it and trust
in God and He will defend us. I met with John TaylorG. A. Smith
& F. D. Richards. J. Taylor Prayed & G A Smith was mouth
~ Monday
10 I spent the day in the office compiled History. We had a visit
from a Mr Sullivan who has been spending the winter at the foot
of the rocky ridge at a place called South pass City I do not know
as there was any inhabitant of the city Except Mr Sullivan, he has
been Exploring the wind river Chain Valley & the surrounding
country. He thinks there is 200,000 acres of good land could be
cultivated in that country. I spent the Evening at President
Youngs. I heard some peaces read from Calafornia strongly against
us, also a paper from Honolulu and a paper from Capt Gibson
~ Tuesday
11 I spent the day mostly in the office reading History I visited Br
Jesse Carter Little who had been quite sick but was now getting Better
we were visited by Mr P. C. Sullivan. He showed Us his map
and gave us an account of the streams, soil, timber, fish
fir game &c the streams abound with the fine mountain
trout, Bever, Otter, there is vast forests of pine and cottonwood
200,000 acres of good land that could be watered in the wind
river Chain Basin. He thought a good deal of the land would
raise grain without irrigation.
~ Wednesday
12 I spent the day in the office compiling history and reading I attended
a lecture given by N. H. Felt upon the History of the Egyptians
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," March 6, 1862 - March 12, 1862, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Y6On