President
Brigham Young
Born June 1, 1801
Died Aug 29, 1877
Aged 76 years 3 Months
~ Thursday
30 I left St George at 7 oclok in the stage for Salt Lake City
rode to Leeds and finding that the stage would not get through
in time so I left the stage and took private conveyance
and rode the first 30 Miles in an open waggon and I sitting
on a trunk over a hard road On our arival at Canarran 30 M[iles]
we took a covered waggon and rode to Cedar ^14 Miles^ then changed
waggons and went to parawan arived at 12 oclok 20 M[iles]
we there took supper then rode 36 Miles to Beaver 118 M[iles]
~ Friday
31. Took stage at Beaver with E. Snow rode to Fillmore 60 M[iles]
took supper then rode to Nephi Total of the day 123.
~ Saturday
Sept 1, 1877 We took stage to York 16 Mils the
Rail Road to Salt Lake City 75 M Total 91.
Total from St George to Salt Lake City 340 M[iles].
This distance was travelled in two day and a half.
On my arival in the city I went into the Tabernacle
and found the Body of President Young lying in state
and viewed By 10000 people to day the corpse
looked natural I then went into President Youngs
Habitation with D H. Wells G. Q. Cannon E Snow
and had Prayer with them
[FIGURE] President Brigham Young Born June 1, 1801 Died Aug 29, 1877 Aged 76 years 3 Months
~ Thursday
30 I left St George at 7 oclok in the stage for Salt Lake City rode to Leeds and finding that the stage would not get through in time so I left the stage and took private conveyance and rode the first 30 Miles in an open waggon and I sitting on a trunk over a hard road On our arival at Canarran 30 Miles we took a covered waggon and rode to Cedar 14 Miles then changed waggons and went to parawan arived at 12 oclok 20 Miles we there took supper then rode 36 Miles to Beaver 118 Miles
~ Friday
31. Took stage at Beaver with E. Snow rode to Fillmore 60 Miles took supper then rode to Nephi Total of the day 123.
~ Saturday
Sept 1, 1877 We took stage to York 16 Mils the FIGURES Rail Road to Salt Lake City 75 M Total 91. Total from St George to Salt Lake City 340 Miles. This distance was travelled in two day and a half. On my arival in the city I went into the Tabernacle and found the Body of President Young lying in state and viewed By 10000 people to day the corpse looked natural I then went into President Youngs Habitation with D H. Wells G. Q. Cannon E Snow and had Prayer with them
