October 20, 1889.
I spent the day at home, and prepared for my trip to North West Territory, Canada.
~ Monday
21st I left my home in a carriage about 6 a.m. on the
way we nearly tipped over. at 6:45 a.m. we started
on a special train provided by Hon John W. Young, for
our trip to the north. made a good run to Pocatello,
At Ogden and Logan Deputy Marshals were on the alert. at
Pocatello Pres Geo Q. Cannon joined us. our party consists
of myself and wife Emma, Geo Q. Cannon & wife, Joseph F
Smith, & B. Young. We took the oregon short line R. R.,
at Pocatello, and parted with our friends.
23rd after breakfast we took a drive, our party in
2 carriages, through the city, viewing the principle
buildings, residences and streets also the City Park
all of which were very pretty. roses & many other
flowers were in bloom. We nxext visited the Fair
where we stayed two or three hours, looking at
the fine exhibitions of mechanism, and art, products
& manufactures, &c of the State of Oregon. at 4 p.m.
we left the Exhibition and our party went to Capt. Youngs, took dinner and spent the evening in a
pleasant manner. I wrote some letters this morning
~ Sunday
October 20, 1889.
I spent the day at home, and prepared for my trip to
North West Territory, Canada.
~ Monday
21st I left my home in a carriage about 6 a.m. on the
way we nearly tipped over. at 6:45 a.m. we started
on a special train provided by Hon John W. Young, for
our trip to the north. made a good run to Pocatello,
At Ogden and Logan Deputy Marshals were on the alert. at
Pocatello Pres Geo Q. Cannon joined us. our party consists
of myself and wife Emma, Geo Q. Cannon & wife, Joseph F
Smith, & B. Young. We took the oregon short line R. R.,
at Pocatello, and parted with our friends.
23rd after breakfast we took a drive, our party in
2 carriages, through the city, viewing the principle
buildings, residences and streets also the City Park
all of which were very pretty. roses & many other
flowers were in bloom. We next visited the Fair
where we stayed two or three hours, looking at
the fine exhibitions of mechanism, and art, products
& manufactures, &c of the State of Oregon. at 4 p.m.
we left the Exhibition and our party went to Capt.
Youngs, took dinner and spent the evening in a
pleasant manner. I wrote some letters this morning
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," October 20, 1889 - October 23, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PjBz