SAVED FROM A STEAM-BOAT DISASTER. While returning to Utah in 1850 with a large company of Saints from Boston and the east, on my arrival at Pittsburg I engaged a passage for myself and company on a steamer to St. Louis. But no sooner had I engaged the passage than the Spirit said to me, "Go not on board of that steamer, neither you nor your company.'' I obeyed the revelation to me, and I did not go on board, ...

December 9, 1854 ~ Saturday Dec 89th I left Farmington & rode Home to the salt Lake City & spent the night with my family 16 mils December 10, 1854 ~ Sunday 10 Sunday night I attended meeting in the Tabernacle Charles C. Rich Preached to the people in the fore noon upon the rise & progress of the settlement of San Barnadino W Woodruff preached in the after noon upon the subject of tithing, the poor fund ...

Oct 26 That the United States Govornment was looseing their Nation- al greatness & wisdom is departed from them and we need not have as much fear of them as we would of an Armey of Grass hoppers if they take away our charter from us & divide up our Territory it will be Unconstitutional as evry thing is they do against us. I told Brother Bernhisel that if they took away our charters to come immediately home as soon as He could & we would organize our ...

Jan 3rd 1858 found by Brother Woodruff said when He struck him spued out of his mouth such poisonous matter that it filled the air with such a stench that he had to leave the ground. The subj[ec]t of the Death of P. P. Pratt came up E Rastus Snow said there is some men in this City that thirst for my Blood he felt this strongly in spirit as he was th about to start for meet- ing this feeling was so strongly uphon him that He did not ...

February 21, 1858 ~ Sunday 21st Febuary 1858 Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle all day G.D. Grant D H. Wells and G A Smith preached in the forenoon W Woodruff and O Pratt in the afternoon. I attended the prayer circle O Pratt Prayed and G A Smith was mouth President Young proposed sending some men into the desert to look out habitations for this people and to plant some grain He ...

Aug 27, 1865 235 minute F. D. Richards spoke 25 Minutes President Young made the closing speech spoke 30 minuts & blessed the people at the close of the meeting we drove to G. S. L. City 36 mils August 28, 1865 ~ Monday 28. I furnished the Editor of the Daily Telegraph with Notes of our trip & spent the day choreing August 29, 1865 ~ Tuesday to August 31, 1865 ~ Thursday 29, 30 & 31. I spent ...

Wm. R. Prince's catalogue of Strawberries, that the black prince such as was sent me was classed among the rejected lot, and that kind especially pointed out as unproductive, yet I shall take care of them and see what they will produce. I would like very much to obtain some of Hovey's seedlings as they are counted first class fruit, or any other good kinds. We would also like to obtain some Indigo & madder seed, from some of our california friends, if it can be obtained, as we would like to make a trial of ...

San Bernardino Sept 8th 1856 W Woodruff Dear Brother I recieved your letter by the last mail and was truly glad to hear from you this leaves my self and family here in tolerable good health also the saints in general. I can truly say I feel thankful to learn there is a general feeling among the Saints to plant fruit and beautify their lots and gardens and I feel to contribit my might in this matter I am makeing some collections and shall forward some to you and Br

San Berardino, August 8th, 1857. Br' Woodruff, Dear Sir. I have enclosed a variety of Pear grafts. Plums. and roses, to be forwarded to you for the Deseret Agricultural & Manufacturing Society of Utah, presuming you have stocks in which to bud them. They will reach ^you^ about the time we bud here with the greatest safety. I send these as an experiement, and shall enclose, and forward, a larger package by the next Mail. The Strawberries requested, we have not been able to obtain, (as ...

San Bernardino March 7th /57 Elder Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Yours of the 4th Feb came to hand and was welcome. This leaves me as I hope it may find you and yours well, as is the case with the Saints Generaly. The parcel of Fuit Cutings you received were furnished by Br. Dodge, the Strawberries that were sent were known to be as you state of the unproductive class But they were the only ones he had that lived of what he brought with him, and he sent ...