May 31, 1861
We returned to Cedar City & held a meeting John Taylor
& D. H. Wells Preached. We partook of a sumptuous dinner
about 50 persons sat down to the Table. Another Express arived
late last ningh [night].
~ Saturday
June 1. We drove to parawan but before starting we gathered in
to the social Hall to hear the Express read I here for the first
time herd of the death of my Father
~ Sunday
2nd Sunday We held two meetings in Parawan Tabernacle
there was a large congregation President Young & J Taylor spoke
in the forenoon & in the afternoon D. H. Wells W Woodruff & B.
Young. this made 17 times that president Young had spoken
~ Monday
3. We drove over a vary rough road to minersville 35 M[iles].
We held a meeting & President Young & Wells Preached
Minersvill contains 26 Men 26 families 30 Houses 500
Acres of Land in cultivation
~ Tuesday
4. We visited the lead mines I went down to the mines
we brought away many specimins of oars we then drove to Beaver whare we partook of a sumptuous dinner then
drove 6 miles to Indian Creek & camped for the night on
the 5th
~ Wednesday
We dined at Corn Creek whare there was 6 families
7 men 5 Houses 40 Acres in cultivation we camp for the night
at Meadow Creek 8 miles south of Fillmore 43 3/4 miles
~ Thursday
6 We drove to Filmore took breakfast in various parts I took
Breakfast at Brother Holebrooks. We drove to Cedar Springs then
to round valley whare we met the Express. we drove to the severe
whare we found some 20 lodges of the Yampah Utes who had
100 Horses we watered & drove on not wishing to camp with
them so we drove on to Chicken Creek & camped 50 miles
~ Friday
7. We drove 18 miles to Salt Creek toook breakfast & drove to pason
25 miles & dined then drove to Spanish Fork & camped for the
night. I spent the night with Brothe Day & faught bed bugs 50 mils
~ Saturday
8th We took breakfast at Springville it rained in the morning
we took dinner at American Fork and we arived at G. S. L. City
at 6 oclok distance of the day 62 mile we have drove wary hard
for the last 3 days we had mud & water in the road all day
whole distance of the Journey going & returning 728 Miles
~ Friday
May 31, 1861
We returned to Cedar City & held a meeting John Taylor
& D. H. Wells Preached. We partook of a sumptuous dinner
about 50 persons sat down to the Table. Another Express arived
late last night.
~ Saturday
June 1. We drove to parawan but before starting we gathered in
to the social Hall to hear the Express read I here for the first
time herd of the death of my Father
~ Sunday
2nd Sunday We held two meetings in Parawan Tabernacle
there was a large congregation President Young & J Taylor spoke
in the forenoon & in the afternoon D. H. Wells W Woodruff & B.
Young. this made 17 times that president Young had spoken
~ Monday
3. We drove over a vary rough road to minersville 35 Miles.
We held a meeting & President Young & Wells Preached
Minersvill contains 26 Men 26 families 30 Houses 500
Acres of Land in cultivation
~ Tuesday
4. We visited the lead mines I went down to the mines
we brought away many specimins of oars we then drove to
Beaver whare we partook of a sumptuous dinner then
drove 6 miles to Indian Creek & camped for the night on
the 5th
~ Wednesday
We dined at Corn Creek whare there was 6 families
7 men 5 Houses 40 Acres in cultivation we camp for the night
at Meadow Creek 8 miles south of Fillmore 43 3/4 miles
~ Thursday
6 We drove to Filmore took breakfast in various parts I took
Breakfast at Brother Holebrooks. We drove to Cedar Springs then
to round valley whare we met the Express. we drove to the severe
whare we found some 20 lodges of the Yampah Utes who had
100 Horses we watered & drove on not wishing to camp with
them so we drove on to Chicken Creek & camped 50 miles
~ Friday
7. We drove 18 miles to Salt Creek took breakfast & drove to pason
25 miles & dined then drove to Spanish Fork & camped for the
night. I spent the night with Brothe Day & faught bed bugs 50 mils
~ Saturday
8th We took breakfast at Springville it rained in the morning
we took dinner at American Fork and we arived at G. S. L. City
at 6 oclok distance of the day 62 mile we have drove wary hard
for the last 3 days we had mud & water in the road all day
whole distance of the Journey going & returning 728 Miles
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," May 31, 1861 - June 8, 1861, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 8, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/2RBM