He did not live to Enjoy the money paid him in the
suit. Br Jaques speaks of the rain and cold weather
~ Saturday
18 I wrote a letter to George Teasdale of 26 pages
I gave an account of my Mission and visit with Petone and with the Lamanites for 42 days I spent
most of the day writing
~ Sunday
19 In company with Lot Smith and others I rode to Brigham
City and crossed the Bottom to look out a city location. We
then held a meeting with the People W Woodruff spoke
W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes] on the Resurrection & restoration
followed By Lot Smith & Lake. We administered to Br Bates I received a letter from J. W. Young I wrote
him one in return
~ Monday
20. In company with Lot Smith his son Willard Ira Hatch & Brother Brookbank, we started for the Moque
villages we drove on the west side some 10 Miles then
crossed the little Colorada to the East side stoped awhile at Comiazi camp A Navajoe chief saw his wife weaving
Blankets. Drove Down the river on the East side over
quite rough ground for 10 miles & camped for the night 20 M[iles]
~ Tuesday
21 We started without Breakfast and drove 10 Miles
mostly up hill over a dry broaken sandy country the sand
Deep the hardest kind of waggoning and it nearly tiered
our horses out. We took breakfast without water for animals
fed grain we drove 10 miles & found water and camped. 20 M[iles]
I shot a rabbit for supper we travelled without road all
day
~ Wednesday
22 We drove 12 miles found water on the East side of the
valley in a hollow in the side of a hill it was cold & good
Oct 17, 1879
He did not live to Enjoy the money paid him in the
suit. Br Jaques speaks of the rain and cold weather
~ Saturday
18 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to George Teasdale of 26 pages
I gave an account of my Mission and visit with Petone and with the Lamanites for 42 days I spent
most of the day writing
~ Sunday
19 In company with Lot Smith and others I rode to Brigham
City and crossed the Bottom to look out a city location, we
then held a meeting with the People W Woodruff spoke
W Woodruff spoke 30 Minutes on the Resurrection & restoration
followed By Lot Smith & Lake. We administered to Br
Bates FIGURES I received a letter from J W. Young I wrote
him one in return
~ Monday
20. [FIGURE] In company with Lot Smith his son WillardIra Hatch & Brother Brookbank we started for the Moque
villages we drove on the west side some 10 Miles then
crossed the little Colorada to the East side stoped awhile at
Comiazi camp A Navajoe Chief saw his wife weaving
Blankets. Drove Down the river on the East side over
quite Rough ground for 10 miles & camped for the night 20 Miles
~ Tuesday
21 we started without Breakfast and drove 10 Miles
mostly up hill over a dry broaken sandy country the sand
Deep the hardest kind of waggoning and it nearly tiered
our horses out. We took breakfast without water for animals
fed grain we drove 10 miles & found water and camped. 20 Miles
I shot a Rabbit for supper we travelled without road all
day
~ Wednesday
22 We drove 12 miles found water on the East side of the
valley in a hollow in the side of a hill it was cold & good
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