Feb 20 1880
and camped for the night with the heard[m]en in a cave in the Mountains
the cave was 25 feet long & 10 feet wide. we made our fire in the mouth
we saw Panther tracts near the cave 25 Miles
~ Saturday
21 we mounted our horses in the Morning to go out to have a hunt
for Antelope we saw several heard but did not get near Enough to kill 20 M[iles]
~ Sunday
22 ^{Sunday}^ We left the gulch and drove 12 miles further up the mountain it
^was^ near bear ground & soft and hard drawing a waggon we camped in the cedars 12
we visited a crack in the Earth 100 yards long & 20 feet wide at the
top & 10 feet wide lower down it was supposed that no bottom could
be found but on the 2nd visit by the aid of glasses we could [see] sbottom but
it diped from South to North at an angle of 45 degrees was
probably 500 feet deep
~ Monday
23 We rode up a canyon 2 miles & back it was vary muddy we returned
to campe 15 Miles
~ Tuesday
24 we drove to the big Gulch. we took our waggon down the steepest
Mountain I ever descended on wheels we locked both hind wheels and
tied 3 cedar trees to the hind axeltree and then it was all we could do in safety 15 Miles
~ Wednesday
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^ 25 we drove from the gulch to sunset I receivd a letter from Br Richards. 25 M[iles]
~ Thursday
26. I visited the river & slews. I shot 8 ducks. My hors fell in cross-
ing an Embankment & flung me over his hiead. I got home vary weary 10 M[iles]
~ Friday
27.
I received a letter from Bishop Roskelley. I wrote
4 Letters to S Roskelley, Sarah, Bishop Richards & P J Christofferson
~ Saturday
28 Conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Bishop Lake. W. W. spoke
a few Moments J. W. Young read a letter from G Reynolds to Lot Smith
Bishop Richards reported St Joseph, Bishop RLake reported Brigham
City, Bishop Savage reported Sunset, A S Gibbons reported Moan Copy
J W Young spoke 35. L Hatch dismissed Afternoon Authorities sustained
Statistical Reports Read & sabbath school L Hatch spoke 20 M[inutes]
Feb 20 1880 and camped for the night with the heardmen in a cave in the Mountains the cave was 25 feet long & 10 feet wide. we made our fire in the mouth we saw Panther tracts near the cave 25 Miles
~ Saturday
21 we mounted our horses in the Morning to go out to have a hunt for Antelope we saw several heard but did not get near Enough to kill 20 Miles
~ Sunday
22 {Sunday} We left the gulch and drove 12 miles further up the mountain it was near bear ground & soft and hard drawing a waggon we camped in the cedars 12 we visited a crack in the Earth 100 yards long & 20 feet wide at the top & 10 feet wide lower down it was supposed that no bottom could be found but on the 2nd visit by the aid of glasses we could seebottom but it diped from South to North at an angle of 45 degrees was probably 500 feet deep
~ Monday
23 We rode up a canyon 2 miles & back it was vary muddy we returned to camp 15 Miles
~ Tuesday
24 we drove to the big Gulch. we took our waggon down the steepest Mountain I ever descended on wheels we locked both hind wheels and tied 3 cedar trees to the hind axeltree and then it was all we could do in safety 15 Miles
~ Wednesday
[FIGURE] 25 we drove from the gulch to sunset I receivd a letter from Br Richards. 25 Miles
~ Thursday
26. I visited the [Little Colorado River, Arizona Territory|river]] & slews. I shot 8 ducks. My hors fell in crossing an Embankment & flung me over his head. I got home vary weary 10 Miles
~ Friday
27. FIGURES I received a letter from Bishop Roskelley. I wrote 4 Letters to S Roskelley, Sarah, Bishop Richards & P J Christofferson
~ Saturday
28 Conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Bishop Lake. W. W. spoke a few Moments J. W. Young read a letter from G Reynolds to Lot Smith Bishop Richards reported St Joseph, Bishop Lake reported Brigham City, Bishop Savage reported Sunset, A S Gibbons reported Moan Copy J W Young spoke 35. L Hatch dismissed Afternoon Authorities sustained Statistical Reports Read & sabbath school L Hatch spoke 20 Minutes
