we drove down the Canyon we overtook a man &
Enquired the name of the Bishop at Joseph City. He said
he was going there & asked if he could not ride with us
we took him in He had a Book with him we found He
was the registrat[i]on officer And we afterwords heard
He was a Deputy Marshal when we got to Joseph City
this man called into the Bishops but we continued
on to Elsamore & took Breakfast with Bishop Sylvester
we then drove on to Richfield & stoped with A K Thurber 29 M[iles] [FIGURES] I receivd a Letter from J Jaques I wrote 2 letter
to J Jaques & Emma we spent the night at Br Thurbers
~ Saturday
11 We drove to Glenwood Then to Br Thatchers who
had a farm at Grass valley but we spent the night
in camp 12 mils from Br Thurber I caught 12 trout 27 m[iles]
~ Sunday
12 we drove to Brother A. K. Thurbers & spent the day 12 m[iles]
~ Monday
13 We drove to Smith Parkers to se[e] his stock He had
1 Bull & 8 cows all full blooded Holstein and their
calves The finest stock of cows for Milk butter
& Beef I ever saw for milk butter & Beef The Bull &
cows are 2 years old I should Judge the Bull would
weigh 1800 lb. The cows are vary large give 30 quarts
of milk daily & make 2 lb of Butter each He paid $400
a peace for them when a year old He also had A 3
year old Hamiltonian stud supposed to be the best in the Territory He Paid $1200 for him I took a ride on his
rase track after time He will trot a mile in 2:30 which
is the standard of most of his progenitors we returned to Thurbers
~ Tuesday
14 we drove to Fish Lake over the Mountans 18 Miles
we drove down the Canyon we overtook a man &
Enquired the name of the Bishop at Joseph City. He said
he was going there & asked if he could not ride with us
we took him in He had a Book with him we found He
was the registration officer And we afterwords heard
He was a Deputy Marshal when we got to Joseph City
this man called into the Bishops but we continued
on to Elsamore & took Breakfast with Bishop Sylvester
we then drove on to Richfield & stoped with A K Thurber 29 Miles
FIGURES I receivd a Letter from J Jaques I wrote 2 letter
to J Jaques & Emma we spent the night at Br Thurbers
~ Saturday
11 We drove to Glenwood Then to Br Thatchers who
had a farm at Grass valley but we spent the night
in camp 12 mils from Br Thurber I caught 12 trout 27 miles
~ Sunday
12 we drove to Brother A. K. Thurbers & spent the day 12 miles
~ Monday
13 We drove to Smith Parkers to see his stock He had
1 Bull & 8 cows all full blooded Holstein and their
calves The finest stock of cows for Milk butter
& Beef I ever saw for milk butter & Beef The Bull &
cows are 2 years old I should Judge the Bull would
weigh 1800 lb. The cows are vary large give 30 quarts
of milk daily & make 2 lb of Butter each He paid $400
a peace for them when a year old He also had A 3
year old Hamiltonian stud supposed to be the best in the
Territory He Paid $1200 for him I took a ride on his
rase track after time He will trot a mile in 2:30 which
is the standard of most of his progenitors we returned to Thurbers
~ Tuesday
14 we drove to Fish Lake over the Mountans 18 Miles
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