Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
The following day ^()^ I took a walk with
Brother Kington through the city of Bristol; after which we
visited the suspension bridge then being errected across the river Avon at St Vincent's Rocks Clifton
This Suspension Bridge is 100 feet high
and 700 feet in length. There was a bar and two ropes
extending across from pillar to pillar and persons could
only pass over in a basket one or two at a time. This
basket goes on rollers or wheels and almost with the speed
of a steem engine. I saw several pass over in this way
At this place there were some of the greatest
curiosities in the petrified stones formed from the various
shells fish worms and other living creatures of the sea which
had been transformed into fossels of beautiful figures and
colours. I purchassed some small specimens and after
walking over and viewing the sea we returned having a
look of ^on^ the Great Western—the first steem ship which
crossed the Atlantic.
After we had returned home I went
to the water and baptized a lady by the name of
Howell and confirmed her at the room where we had
a good time. I laid my hands upon many and
blessed them. I blessed Elder Kington and all his
household.
