Prayer By Jasper Peterson. T E Taylor spoke 25 M[inutes] A. M. Cannon 32 W Woodruff 45. We drove to Huntington
Met with Bishop Cox and talked with him He resigned
his office as Bishop. we Met with the People & presented
his resignation to the people and his resignation
was excepted [accepted] W Woodruff spoke upon the subject
We asked the People who they would have for a Bishop &
the People called for Charles Pulsipher And we presented
his name to the people and they voted universally for
him to be Bishop. W Woodruff spoke 45 M, A M Cannon
25 M T E Taylor 20 M W Woodruff then ordained
Charles Pulsipher to the office of a Bishop in the Huntington
Branch of the Emery Stake of Zion I ordained 2 High
council & 2 councillors to the Bishop. I spent the night with Noah T Guyman 12 Miles
~ Tuesday
5 A windey day I left the saints at Huntington & drove
to price station while crossing a river 100 yards wide
& 4 feet deep it swung our waggon around down the
stream but we got out safely. We took the cars at 5 oclok
& found on board J. F. SmithB. Y[ou]ng ^&^ J Morgan and their wives
We crossed Green River at 10 oclok at night I went
to bed in a pulman sleeping car but slept none during
the night distance of the day was 304 Miles
~ Wednesday
6 We rode to the Junksion Junction and travelled
up ^*^ gunnison River to the summit of the Divid we had
to asscend to the highth of 10700 feet. we asscended 1000
feet above the first snowdrifts it was a grand scenery
we passed hundreds of Acres of pine fence polls
Prayer By Jasper Peterson. T E Taylor spoke 25 Minutes
A. M. Cannon 32 W Woodruff 45. We drove to Huntington
Met with Bishop Cox and talked with him He resigned
his office as Bishop. we Met with the people & presented
his resignation to the people and his resignation
was excepted accepted W Woodruff spoke upon the subject
We asked the People who they would have for a Bishop &
the People called for Charles Pulsipher And we presented
his name to the People and they voted universally for
him to be Bishop. W Woodruff spoke 45 M, A M Cannon
25 M T E Taylor 20 M W Woodruff then ordained
Charles Pulsipher to the office of a Bishop in the Huntington
Branch of the Emery Stake of Zion I ordained 2 High
Council & 2 councillors to the Bishop. I spent the night with
Noah T Guyman 12 Miles
~ Tuesday
5 A windey day I left the saints at Huntington & drove
to Price Station while crossing a River 100 yards wide
& 4 feet deep it swung our waggon around down the
stream but we got out safely. We took the cars at 5 oclok
& found on board J. F. SmithB. Young & J Morgan and their wives
We crossed Green River at 10 oclok at night I went
to bed in a Pulman sleeping car but slept none during
the night distance of the day was 304 Miles
~ Wednesday
6 We rode to the Junction and travelled
up * [FIGURE] gunnison River to the summit of the Divid we had
to asscend to the highth of 10700 feet. we asscended 1000
feet above the first snowdrifts it was a grand scenery
we passed hundreds of Acres of pine fence polls
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