Fish but lost him, he would weigh 25 lbs. August 26, 1896 ~ Wednesday Aug 26th I spent most all day at the Hotel. We had a paper race in the afternoon. August 27, 1896 ~ Thursday Aug 27th We took cars in the morning and rode to San Francisco 125 miles. went to the Baths. then took cars for Los Angeles ^and San Diego^ (482 miles). rode all night. I did not sleep, as I did too much ...

August 30, 1896 ~ Sunday Aug 30th. The company went to visit the Sweetwater dam, one of the most complete dams in America. I spent the day in my room. Asahel went out this evening and met with the Saints in San Diego, and addressed them for about an hour on the Gospel, had an interesting meeting. August 31, 1896 ~ Monday Aug 31st Several of our brethren met with us to go out on a fishing excursion, they were Bro

One of the Most important Dams in America. I spent the day in my room August 31, 1896 ~ Monday 31. Aug Several of our Brethren Met with us to go out on a fishing excursion. They were Olef Hammer & wife Elders P T Wright & wife E. A. Bushman Joseph A Barry & Miss Cooper of San Diego Capt Paulson took myself ^Emma^ President Cannon &

San Diego Feb 4th 98 Dear President Mr Woodrof. I take the liberty to write you a few lines in order that I may ask some information of you if you will kindly grant me the favor. I was baptized into the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints last April after investigating every other religon and your Elders promised me that I receive a witness of the spirit that I have not ...

even dispair and therefore I can not be any help in the cause of Christ but I am only a stumbling block to my children and all those that I meet and I dessire to ask you in the name of Jesus Christ through the power of the Priesthood in you vested, if you can and will tell me what the trouble is and what to do to remove the same, and greatly oblige your humble sister beging your pardon for troubling you I peitciently awiat your answer. Mrs A. W. Delane San Diego ...

may possibly interest your people. While in San Diego a few days ago, I met a gentleman who owns Eleven leagues, or about 49,000 acres of land in a body in lower California, about twenty miles from San Diego, and four miles below the border line of this state. This land as you will readily suppose is a "Mexican grant" It is represented to be well adapted to the raising of fruits, and grain, wheat and all the cereals, has also pastarage with valleys, and hills, two ...

P.S. After the departure of Bro. Cummings for home, the Branch at Sacramento was left in charge of Bro. Keller whose personal acquaintance I made several weeks later. Bro. Keller being entirely inexperienced in writing, it was with much difficult- ty that I could gather some informal news about the condition of the Saints there the moreso as it was impossible for me under the circumstances to pay them a visit. It appears, however, that the little life existing in that Branch went gradually down as soon Bro ...

521 1/2 6th Street San Francisco Dec 4 1893 Pres. Willferd Woodruff & counselors Dear Brethren: I enclose you a letter from bro. H. B. Williams, from San Diego. I sent the brethren a statistical blank to fill out they have done so as follows, in San Bernadino there are Counties Seventies High priests Elders Members Total officers & members children under 8 Total of Souls Families Births females children blessed children baptized ...

Office of the General Board of Education OF THE Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. WILFORD WOODRUFF, PRESIDENT. KARL G. MAESER, D. L. D., GEN. SUPERINTENDENT, GEO. REYNOLDS, SECRETARY. 189 P. S. After the departure of Bro. Cummings for home, the Branch at Sacramento was left in charge of Bro. Keller whose personal acquaintance I made several weeks later. Bro. Keller being entirely inexperienced in writing, it was with much difficul- ty that I could gather some information about ...

CALIFORNIA MISSION 612 VanNess Ave. SanFrancisco Cal. Jan. 1st 1897 President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah. Dear Brother; I arrived in SanFrancisco nov. 15th and was cordially recei- ved by President Tanner; who started for home Nov. 24th. Untill then I took no active part; but proceeded to make myself as well acquanted with the situation as the circumstances would admit of, in that length of time: I found that the Elders were Grouped together, in places about ...