July 18, 1883 ~ Wednesday

July 18, 1883

I receivd 3 letters to day from Hinkley & Ray
& Foster I Attended council in the Gardo House in
the forenoon on Land Matters. The Central Pacific
Rail Road Company offered to sell to the Mormons all
there lands in Utah Territory amounting to some
1,200000 Acres for about $1,000000 But on investigation
it was shone that nine tenths of it was Mountain
and Desert & could not be cultivated so the offer was
Declined I Attended council in the Afternoon

July 19, 1883 ~ Thursday

19 I wrote 3 Letters to A E Hinkley M S Ray
& Charles A Foster

July 20, 1883 ~ Friday

20 I spent the day in the office I wrote 1 Letter to
C. S. Christianson I attended an Exhibition of
paintings of Charles Hancock representing the History
of the Church in the Social Hall. President Taylor & Cannon
myself, the High council & seven others were present it was
quite a course painting but I think laid a foundation
for a correct History of Events as far as it went

July 21, 1883 ~ Saturday

21. I spent the day in the office I wrote ^1^ Letters to Sarah
I took the cars at 3 oclok & rode to Nephi with J F Smith
& A. H. Cannon we held a priesthood Meeting in the Evening
of the Seventies Edward Stephenson spoke a short time
followed By Abram H. Cannon on the organization
of the Seventies. W Woodruff spoke 15 M[inutes] on the priesthood
I spent the night at Br Paxmans distance of the day 95 M[iles]

July 22, 1883 ~ Sunday

22 Sunday I Attended the sabbath school conference in
the Morning in the Meeting House at 10 oclok prayer By
G Kendal we heard the verball report of the superintendents

July 18, 1883 ~ Wednesday

July 18, 1883 FIGURES I receivd 3 letters to day from Hinkley & Ray & Foster I Attended council in the Gardo House in the forenoon on Land Matters. The Central Pacific Rail Road Company offered to sell to the Mormons all there lands in Utah Territory amounting to some 1,200000 Acres for about $1,000000 But on investigation it was shone that nine tenths of it was Mountain and Desert & could not be cultivated so the offer was Declined I Attended council in the Afternoon

July 19, 1883 ~ Thursday

19 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to A E Hinkley M S Ray & Charles A Foster

July 20, 1883 ~ Friday

20 I spent the day in the office I wrote 1 Letter to [FIGURE] C. S. Christianson I attended an Exhibition of paintings of Charles Hancock representing the History of the Church in the Social Hall. President Taylor & Cannon myself, the High Council & seven others were present it was quite a course Painting but I think laid a foundation for a correct History of Events as far as it went

July 21, 1883 ~ Saturday

21. I spent the day in the office I wrote 1 Letters to Sarah [FIGURE] I took cars at 3 oclok & rode to Nephi with J F Smith & A. H. Cannon we held a priesthood Meeting in the Evening of the seventies Edward Stephenson spoke a short time followed By Abram H. Cannon on the organization of the seventies. W Woodruff spoke 15 Minutes on the Priesthood I spent the night at Br Paxmans distance of the day 95 Miles

July 22, 1883 ~ Sunday

22 Sunday I Attended the Sabbath School Conference in the Morning in the Meeting House at 10 oclok Prayer By G Kendal we heard the verbal report of the Superintendents