September 7, 1872 ~ Saturday Sept 7, 1872 I spent the day in Preparing to take a Journey to Calafornia to Attend the State Fair with G A Smith & G Q Cannon I took up a collection for G. A. Smith to Bear his Expenses I collected $1658 which I paid over to him September 8, 1872 ~ Sunday 8. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle all day

room to set a House we took steamer & rode to Loss Angels 40 Miles we stop & took Dinner at our Former Hotel We then parted with o[u]r Mormon Friends & we took Car for Home we rode through the day & night I had a very bad night I suffered much through the Night I did not sleep at all & got up & dressed & slept a short time Sept 7. we rode to trucy had to wait for a team of Cars to come ...