Sept 13, 1873
we started Early in the morning & drove 21 Miles to Almy & Evanston & arived at 10 oclok then returned to Almy &
spent the Night with Brother Samuel Pike dista[nc]e 26 M[iles]
~ Sunday
14. Sunday I visited Br James Blithe who had his leg broaken
a few days before I met with the sabbath school in the forenoon
& spoke to the children at 2.30 I met with 100 saints & addresed
them for one hour & in the Evening I went to Evanston
& the Presbyterian Minister Mr Cooper gave us the use of there
Meeting House & himsel[f] wife & congregation attended with
many prominent Citizens of the place with a large congregation
of Saints were present I had good liberty & spoke one hour
& 30 Minuts I was introduced to Mr Cooper & Lady who
warmly invited me to take tea with him on the Morrow
He kindly offered me the Meeting House where we wished
it. I returned to Almy & spent the night 5 M[iles]
~ Monday
145. In company with Br Pike & John Crowther I visited
Eyry [every] department of the Wyoming coal mine & found it
vary Extensive about 50 Men were diging coal & 2/3 of
them members of the Church they got out from 80 to 120
tons of coal per day Br Crowther superintends the Wyoming
Coal Mine & Brother John Hopkins superintends the Rocky
Mountain Coal Mine. We dro[v]e to Evanston at 1 oclok I
took cars for Salt Lake City at 2 oclok & arived at S. L. City
at 8.30 Met Mrs W. & Brigham at Depo distance 117 M[iles].
~ Tuesday
16. I spent the day choreing
~ Wednesday
17. I spent the day picking up apples went to the farm at night
Sept 13, 1873
we started Early in the morning & drove 21 Miles to Almy &
Evanston & arived at 10 oclok then returned to Almy &
spent the Night with Brother Samuel Pike distance 26 Miles
~ Sunday
14. Sunday I visited Br James Blithe who had his leg broaken
a few days before I met with the sabbath school in the forenoon
& spoke to the children at 2.30 I met with 100 saints & addresed
them for one hour & in the Evening I went to Evanston
& the Presbyterian Minister Mr Cooper gave us the use of there
Meeting House & himself wife & congregation attended with
many prominent Citizens of the place with a large congregation
of Saints were present I had good liberty & spoke one hour
& 30 Minuts I was introduced to Mr Cooper & Lady who
warmly invited me to take tea with him on the Morrow
He kindly offered me the Meeting House where we wished
it. I returned to Almy & spent the night 5 Miles
~ Monday
15. In company with Br Pike & John Crowther I visited
Eyry every department of the Wyoming coal mine & found it
vary Extensive about 50 Men were diging coal & 2/3 of
them members of the Church they got out from 80 to 120
tons of coal per day Br Crowther superintends the Wyoming
Coal Mine & Brother John Hopkins superintends the Rocky
Mountain Coal Mine. We drove to Evanston at 1 oclok I
took cars for Salt Lake City at 2 oclok & arived at S. L. City
at 8.30 Met Mrs W. & Brigham at Depo distance 117 Miles.
~ Tuesday
16. I spent the day choreing
~ Wednesday
17. I spent the day picking up apples went to the farm at night
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," September 13, 1873 - September 19, 1873, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 30, 2024, https://2023.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oQyL
