Ours As Brothers that his People should not steal from our
People if any of them did let him know it And He would
Punish them And stop it. the Brethren told him they did
not want his men to steal from the calafornians for we were
at peace with them. Walker replyed my men {Spaniards} [FIGURE] hate the
spanyards And will steal from them And I cannot help it
Brothers Daniel Browett, Allen And Cox were all killed by
A Band of Diggers in the Calafornia Mountains As they were
exploring A new Pass through the mountains, they were surro-
unded whene Asleep And killed with stones. $100 worth of gold
dust was found on the ground which belonged to Brother Allen
theyir bodies were striped of their clothing And then buried by
the Indians. this occurd 40 miles from the settlements on
the Sacramento their bodies were found by A company who followed
them. The Above named Brethren I Baptized in Herefordshire soon
After I commenced Preacheding at Br John Benbows. Br Browett
Esspecially has been A valiant true harted Latter Day Saint And I
know nothing to the contrary of the other, they went into the
Army As soldiers And have died As marters

Br D Carter writes that During the conference at the valley that
the ordeal was Passed upon Lyman Wight to retain his standing
but they had not recieved his Pamphlet nor did not know that
the church had withdrawn fellowship from him at the Bluffs
He also says that fellowship is withdrawn from Almond W. Babbit
for stating or sonfirming the statement to the world that Orson
Hyde had sold the mormon votes for A Printing Press. President
Young has Advised the Twelve At the Bluffs to come on without
bringing Any Provisions with them ownly to last them there
but Bring groceries Iron, steel, glass seeds of all kinds, Apples
Peaches Pares, chesnuts & Locas &c I recieved A small letter
[FIGURE] Also from the valley speaking of some papers I sent Br Br
Bullock President Young thought had better remain as they were
for the present. I wrote one letter to day to James Burgess
[FIGURE]

January 25, 1849 ~ Thursday

25^th [FIGURES] I Recieved 1 letter from Josiah G Hardy & wrote
two to I F Carter And A. W. Babbit Esqr. I dug & pulled out two
of my worst teeth I had with twine And A Jack knife

January 26, 1849 ~ Friday

26^th I recieved A letter from Dwight Eveleth of Taunton
my health is some better than it has been Br Bird And wife
spent the evening with us

January 27, 1849 ~ Saturday

27^th I recieved the New York Herald weekly of 27^th it is full
of the Calafornia gold fever, it seems as though All the world
was running stark mad to go to the gold mines of calafornia
on the sacramento. Hundreds of ships And tens of thousands
of men are preparing to go there. Elder Allexander Badlam
has purchased goods & necessaries And is now Preparing to go
there also on Board of the Corsiar
via Panama As his brother in Law Samuel Brannan is out
there He thinks He will do well

January 28, 1849 ~ Sunday

28^th Sunday I preached to the Saints And the world at Br Birds
on [blank]

January 29, 1849 ~ Monday

29^th [FIGURES] I wrote 3 letters to Dominicas Carter James Burgess
And Tittle & Hardy. I recieved three Letters from Capt
Joseph Russell & Charles Russell And James Burgess I sent $2
Br Carters Letter for O Hyde to send the Paper to Job Parkhurst

Ours As Brothers that his People should not steal from our People if any of them did let him know it And He would Punish them And stop it. the Brethren told him they did not want his men to steal from the calafornians for we were at peace with them. Walker replyed my men {Spaniards} [FIGURE] hate the spanyards And will steal from them And I cannot help it Brothers Daniel Browett, Allen And Cox were all killed by A Band of Diggers in the Calafornia Mountains As they were exploring A new Pass through the mountains, they were surrounded whene Asleep And killed with stones. $100 worth of gold dust was found on the ground which belonged to Brother Allen their bodies were striped of their clothing And then buried by the Indians. this occurd 40 miles from the settlements on the Sacramento their bodies were found by A company who followed them. The Above named Brethren I Baptized in Herefordshire soon After I commenced Preaching at Br John Benbows. Br Browett Esspecially has been A valiant true harted Latter Day Saint And I know nothing to the contrary of the other, they went into the Army As soldiers And have died As marters

Br D Carter writes that During the conference at the valley that the ordeal was Passed upon Lyman Wight to retain his standing but they had not recieved his Pamphlet nor did not know that the church had withdrawn fellowship from him at the Bluffs He also says that fellowship is withdrawn from Almond W. Babbit for stating or sonfirming the statement to the world that Orson Hyde had sold the mormon votes for A Printing Press. President Young has Advised the Twelve At the Bluffs to come on without bringing Any Provisions with them ownly to last them there but Bring groceries Iron, steel, glass seeds of all kinds, Apples Peaches Pares, chesnuts & Locas &c I recieved A small letter [FIGURE] Also from the valley speaking of some papers I sent Br Br Bullock President Young thought had better remain as they were for the present. I wrote one letter to day to James Burgess [FIGURE]

January 25, 1849 ~ Thursday

25th FIGURES I Recieved 1 letter from Josiah G Hardy & wrote two to I F Carter And A. W. Babbit Esqr. I dug & pulled out two of my worst teeth I had with twine And A Jack knife

January 26, 1849 ~ Friday

26th I recieved A letter from Dwight Eveleth of Taunton my health is some better than it has been Br Bird And wife spent the evening with us

January 27, 1849 ~ Saturday

27th I recieved the New York Herald weekly of 27th it is full of the Calafornia gold fever, it seems as though All the world was running stark mad to go to the gold mines of calafornia on the sacramento. Hundreds of ships And tens of thousands of men are preparing to go there. Elder Allexander Badlam has purchased goods & necessaries And is now Preparing to go there also on Board of the Corsiar via Panama As his brother in Law Samuel Brannan is out there He thinks He will do well

January 28, 1849 ~ Sunday

28th Sunday I preached to the Saints And the world at Br Birds on [blank]

January 29, 1849 ~ Monday

29th FIGURES I wrote 3 letters to Dominicas Carter James Burgess And Tittle & Hardy. I recieved three Letters from Capt Joseph Russell & Charles Russell And James Burgess I sent $2 Br Carters Letter for O Hyde to send the Paper to Job Parkhurst