I read Br Haskels Journal of his Mission and stay for 6 month with
the Oribas & Moquis, which was quite interesting. I met in council in the Evening
~ Wednesday
29 I received a letter from J Jaques & wrote 3 letters to Bishop Hunter
J Jaques & Phebe
~ Thursday
30. I drove to St Joseph with Br Lake and spent the night 25 Mils
we held a meeting I spoke followed By Br Lake
~ Friday
31 We drove to Woodruff spent the night with Br Hatch 25 M[iles].
~ Saturday
Nov 1, 1879 We held a Meeting at Woodruff on the subjct of Building
a Dam across the little Colorado at that place to take the water out
after we gave our views about the construction of the dam a comm
ittee of construction was appointed viz, Lorenzo HatchOscar Mann
& Noah Brimhall, Horace Russell & James Dean. A committee
of three was also appointed to prize the work done on the old Dam
who were Oscar Mann Ole Jenson & Horris Russell The first
committee desided to build a dam on the old site and use what
is built. Agreed to allow $1.50 per day for men $1.50 for team &
waggon $1 for team & 50 cts for waggon Agreed to allow young
15 acres, man & wife 20 Acres and then grade families according
to numbers. The committee prised the dam $100 & $100 for them
who staid to keep the place. Three of the company who built
half of the dam agreed to give it to the company for the first choice
of the Lots as they wished to cooperate together this was agreed
to & the Meeting closed
~ Sunday
2 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok for Preaching Br Lake Prayed Moses Cluff spoke 35 M[inutes], on the Patriarchal order of Marriage
Br Lake spoke 20 M, W Woodruff 30. Afternoon L Hatch prayed
Br Brimhall spoke 40 Minutes W Woodruff 30 M Br Hatch 20 M
~ Monday
3rd We drove to St Joseph spent the night The flood carried of their Dam
~ Tuesday
Oct 28, 1879
I read Br Haskels Journal of his Mission and stay for 6 month with
the Oribes & Moquis, which was quite interesting. I met in council in the Evening
~ Wednesday
29 [FIGURE] I received a letter from J Jaques & wrote 3 letters to Bishop Hunter
J Jaques & Phebe
~ Thursday
30. I drove to St Joseph with Br Lake and spent the night 25 Mils
we held a meeting I spoke followed By Br Lake
~ Friday
31 We drove to Woodruff spent the night with Br Hatch 25 Miles.
~ Saturday
Nov 1, 1879 We held a Meeting at Woodruff on the subjct of Building
a Dam across the little Colorado at that place to take the water out
after we gave our views about the construction of the dam a committee of construction was appointed viz, Lorenzo HatchOscar Mann
& Noah Brimhall, Horace Russell & James Dean. A committee
of three was also appointed to prise the work done on the old Dam
who were Oscar Mann Ole Jenson & Harris Russell The first
committe desided to build a dam on the old site and use what
is built. Agreed to allow $1.50 per day for men $1.50 for team &
waggon $1 for teams & 50 cts for waggon Agreed to allow young
15 acres, man & wife 20 Acres and then grade families according
to numbers. The committee prised the dam $100 & $100 for them
who staid to keep the place. Three of the company who built
half of the dam agreed to give it to the company for the first choice
of the Lots as they wished to cooperate together this was agreed
to & the Meeting closed
~ Sunday
2 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok for Preaching Br Lake Prayed
Moses Cluff spoke 35 Minutes, on the Patriarchal order of Marriage
Br Lake spoke 20 Minutes, W Woodruff 30. Afternoon L Hatch Prayed
Br Brimhall spoke 40 Minutes W Woodruff 30 Minutes Br Hatch 20 Minutes
~ Monday
3rd we drove to St Joseph spent the night the flood carried of their Dam
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