4th [FIGURE] I spent this day in my orchard grafting my Apple trees Brother Oliphant done the grafting I had a package sent me from N. Y by J. M. Bernhisel they were put up in tin cases sodered air tight all
the fruit cuttings were dead but the Apples & some grape cuttings
of the Isabella & Catauba they were green & good
6th I spent the day about Home I watered the garden in the afternoon
I had an interview with Bishop Rowberry there is some difficulty
with the indians in Grantsville
~ Thursday
7th I spent a part of the day in the office & prepared to go to Rush valley
~ Friday
8th I left home & rode to E. T. City & held a meeting with the people I then
rode to Bishop Rowberrys & spent the night
~ Saturday
9th I Rode to Grantsville with Brother Rowberry I met in council with
the Bishop Clark & council on Indian affairs the three indians that stole
my horses had killed them & threatened of killing both men cattle & Horses
so we made arangement to have the Chiefs take those three Indians & we
would confine them in the penetentiary we appointed a committe to
go & see the Chiefs & attend to the business I then left some presents
for the Indians I held a meeting with the people then rode to Toille
City & spent the night
~ Sunday
10th sunday I preached to the people of Toille City in the morning, afternoon
& evening, others spoke also
~ Monday
11 I rode to day to Rush valley to Johnsons settlement & spent the night
I preached in the evening to the people it rained & snowed during the evening
~ Tuesday
12 we had several inches of snow this omorning on the ground we loaded
up our waggon with cedar post & started for home we put 116 on
an ox waggon with 4 yoke of cattle & 40 on my mule team we
rode to the old Barracks it rained hard we turned out our teams to feed
I shot 7 ducks dressed them & shot rosted them for our dinner & while eating
dinner our mules & oxen started for Toille City we had to travel 6 miles
for them we then hitched up our teams & drove in the dark to Toille City
the Brethren & sisters in the various settlements gave me about 60 lb Butter & 2 cheese
~ Wednesday
13th we drove to day to Great Salt Lake City the whole distance of the journey
going & coming 130 mile
~ Thursday
14th I spent a part of the day in the office & part of the day choreing
2nd I spent the forepart of the day in the office I spent most of the night watering
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I was unwell I did not attend meeting in the fore noon
I Attended meeting in the Afternoon David Candling preached in the
morning was followed By James Mcknight & David Fulmer, in the
after noon Jacob Gates & L. W. Hardy occupied the time I attended the prayer
Circle in the evening & spent the night at home I wrote 3 letters to Bishop
[FIGURE] T Clark, Bishop Rowberry, & Robert H Porter
~ Monday
4th [FIGURE] I spent this day in my orchard grafting my Apple trees Brother
Oliphant done the grafting I had a package sent me from N.Y by
J. M. Bernhisel they were put up in tin cases sodered air tight all
the fruit cuttings were dead but the Apples & some grape cuttings
of the Isabella & Catauba they were green & good
~ Tuesday
5th I spent the day about Home
~ Wednesday
6th I spent the day about Home I watered the garden in the afternoon
I had an interview with Bishop Rowberry there is some difficulty
with the indians in Grantsville
~ Thursday
7th I spent a part of the day in the office & prepared to go to Rush valley
~ Friday
8th I left home & rode to E. T. City & held a meeting with the people I then
rode to Bishop Rowberrys & spent the night
~ Saturday
9th I Rode to Grantsville with Brother Rowberry I met in council with
the Bishop Clark & council on Indian affairs the three indians that stole
my horses had killed them & threatened of killing both men cattle & Horses
so we made arangement to have the Chiefs take those three Indians & we
would confine them in the penetentiary we appointed a committe to
go & see the Chiefs & attend to the business I then left some presents
for the Indians I held a meeting with the people then rode to Toille
City & spent the night
~ Sunday
10th sunday I preached to the people of Toille City in the morning, afternoon
& evening, others spoke also
~ Monday
11 I rode to day to Rush valley to Johnsons settlement & spent the night
I preached in the evening to the people it rained & snowed during the evening
~ Tuesday
12 we had several inches of snow thismorning on the ground we loaded
up our waggon with cedar post & started for home we put 116 on
an ox waggon with 4 yoke of cattle & 40 on my mule team we
rode to the old Barracks it rained hard we turned out our teams to feed
I shot 7 ducks dressed them & rosted them for our dinner & while eating
dinner our mules & oxen started for Toille City we had to travel 6 miles
for them we then hitched up our teams & drove in the dark to Toille City
the Brethren & sisters in the various settlements gave me about 60 lb Butter & 2 cheese
~ Wednesday
13th we drove to day to Great Salt Lake City the whole distance of the journey
going & coming 130 mile
~ Thursday
14th I spent a part of the day in the office & part of the day choreing
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," May 2, 1857 - May 14, 1857, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oYvB