July 17^th 1885
and cold. I consider Fish Lake the greatest depository
of Large fine trout of any body of water in the Rocky Mountains
The Lake is fed with half a doz small streams that
flow into it from the west Mountains & hills none from
the East. The Trout in the spring of the year go up these
small streams to spawn and a person the can throw
then [them] out of the water with their hands or knock them
in the head with a stick from 1 to 5 or 6 lb Men have
made a Dam & put in large gates at the out let
to hold the water on a reservoy to water vallies below
by this means have raised the Lake some 4 feet & not
having used the water this season and the water being
stoped at the outlet the large trout trying to com back
to the Lake get into vary shallow water had by
the Son sun many of [them] Died from 1 to 6 & 7 lb and
many others nearly dead the Brethren let the water
down to save those that were not Dead

July 18, 1885 ~ Saturday

18 Our camp is now organized containing
1136 persons, 187 vehicls & 516 Animals the largest
company of saints that Ever met in this vallie

Our Meeting commenced at 10 oclok After Prayer &
singing W Woodruff made a few remarks. The reports
of the young Mens Mutual Improvment Association
was then made & A program carried out as far as
ready. As one person was Appointed to Represent
Zion Camp & not being ready W. Woodruff reppresented it
President Spencer campe onto the stand during the Meeting
quite a Number spoke through the day

July 17th 1885 and cold. I consider Fish Lake the greatest depository of Large fine trout of any body of water in the Rocky Mountains The Lake is fed with half a doz small streams that flow into it from the west Mountains & hills none from the East. The Trout in the spring of the year go up these small streams to spawn and a person can throw them out of the water with their hands or knock them in the head with a stick from 1 to 5 or 6 lb Men have made a Dam & put in large gates at the out let to hold the water on a reservoy to water vallies below by this means have raised the Lake some 4 feet & not having used the water this season and the water being stoped at the outlet the large trout trying to com back to the Lake get into vary shallow water had by the sun many of them Died from 1 to 6 & 7 lb and many others nearly dead the Brethren let the water down to save those that were not Dead

July 18, 1885 ~ Saturday

18 Our camp is now organized containing 1136 persons, 187 vehicls & 516 Animals the largest company of saints that Ever met in this vallie

Our Meeting commenced at 10 oclok After Prayer & singing W Woodruff made a few remarks. The reports of the young Mens Mutual Improvment Association was then made & A program carried out as far as ready. As one person was Appointed to Represent Zion Camp & not being ready W. Woodruff represented it President Spencer came onto the stand during the Meeting quite a Number spoke through the day