Feb 1, 1880. It was a clear plesant Morning we drove 25 Mils
to . Thus I have spent 11 days in the Mountains in the
Midst of the Driving snow making my bed on the ground in the
shepherds tent and in the open air surrounded with the drifting
snows of a riged winter I eat my bread & meat twice a day with
thanksgiving and drank the cold snow water and Enjoyed the best
of health. When I left sunset I had a severe cold on my Lungs and after
being 2 days in the Mountains it Entirely left me and although I
was several Days in the saddle from 8 to 10 hours with the cold
North wind and snow blowing in my face, I would naturly have
supposed that I would have frozen yet I did not suffer but vary little
with the cold which seemed remarkable to me considering my
age having passed through seventy ^three^ winters. On my arival at
I had a package of 18 letters awaiting me from
, , , ,
, , , , , & 2, , ,
, & , which I read with much interest
I attended the Evening meeting at , and had 4 letters read from
Brs Reynolds, McAllister, Bleak & Farnsworth I also addressed
the Saints and spoke plain unto them concerning the signs of the times 25 Miles
