7. Sunday we drove to Castle Rock & took breakfast 15 M[iles] we then
drove 6 miles of cedar and pine to Lime stone tanks watered
drove 3 miles & camped for the night distance 35 Miles
~ Tuesday
8 March [FIGURES] This is my wife Phebe's Birth day 73 yers old
we drove over the roughtest part of the road in Arizona to day we
croossed the hogs back and the ferry we spent the night at the Ferry with Br Warren M Johnson distance of the day 26 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
9 I looked over the ferry Account that had been received we
drove to Bager Creek & Soap Creek it was a vary sandy & heavy road
we had good feed at night. Distance of the day 23 Miles
~ Thursday
10 we started at 6 oclok & drove 6 miles through heavy sand to Jacob
Pools watered at 8.30. 3 years ago to day I was laboring in the Temple
at St George to day I am travelling with Lot Smith through 20 M[iles]
of Heavy sand in Arizona between Jacobs Pools in the East
& Buckskin Mountain in the west we rode up the Buckskin Mountain
3 miles & camped for the night 35 Miles {total}
~ Friday
11 We crossed the Mountain 12 miles took breakfast and drove to Kanab one of our Animals Br Lots best horse was vary sick
by feeding clean grain without bayer grass we had a good Meeting 40 M[iles]
W Woodruff spoke 40 M[inutes], Lot Smith 20 stoped with Bishop Johnson
~ Saturday
12 We found the horse badly foundered this morning and we left
our team and Br David Udal furnished us with a team to go
to St George with. we want Br David Udal for a Bishop to
preside over St John. We drove 20 miles to winsor castle and
dined with Br & Sister Emmet. we then drove to Cedar ridge in
a cold driving snow storm we stoped in the Cedars 2 hours
7. Sunday we drove to Castle Rock & took breakfast 15 Miles we then
drove 6 miles of cedar and pine to Lime stone tanks watered
drove 3 miles & camped for the night distance 35 Miles
~ Tuesday
8 March FIGURES This is my wife Phebe's Birth day 73 yers old
we drove over the roughtest part of the road in Arizona to day we
croossed the hogs back and the ferry we spent the night at the
Ferry with Br Warren M Johnson distance of the day 26 Miles
~ Wednesday
9 I looked over the ferry Account that had been received we
drove to Bager Creek & Soap Creek it was a vary sandy & heavy road
we had good feed at night. Distance of the day 23 Miles
~ Thursday
10 we started at 6 oclok & drove 6 miles through heavy sand to Jacob
Pools watered at 8.30. 3 years ago to day I was laboring in the Temple
at St George to day I am travelling with Lot Smith through 20 Miles
of Heavy sand in Arizona between Jacobs Pools in the East
& Buckskin Mountain in the west we rode up the Buckskin Mountain
3 miles & camped for the night 35 Miles {total}
~ Friday
11 We crossed the Mountain 12 miles took breakfast and drove to
Kanab one of our Animals Br Lots best horse was vary sick
by feeding clean grain without bayer grass we had a good Meeting 40 Miles
W Woodruff spoke 40 Minutes, Lot Smith 20 stoped with Bishop Johnson
~ Saturday
12 We found the horse badly foundered this morning and we left
our team and Br David Udal furnished us with a team to go
to St George with. we want Br David Udal for a Bishop to
preside over St John. We drove 20 miles to winsor castle and
dined with Br & Sister Emmet. we then drove to Cedar ridge in
a cold driving snow storm we stoped in the Cedars 2 hours
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," March 7, 1880 - March 12, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/46yx