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May 25, 1855

Journal Entry

May 25, 1855 ~ Friday

25 We rode to the severe & wattered our horses we then rode to chicken
creek
& nooned we crossed the new bridge over Chicken Creek Just made
for $100 by United States appropriations we then rode to salt creek

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
We reached Salt Creek Fort on the . It was 104 rods square. The wall 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 at the top and it had reached 6 feet in height. This fort contained 80 families and three hundred and fifty persons. Provo City in 1855 At this date the city of Provo was one mile square with a wall the same which was 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 at the top and 12 feet high. One half of the wall was finished. Its population was 2500, five hundred families and houses some of which were good and many improvements were visible There was one Seminary containing 4 school rooms four schools were kept containing 100 scholars. There were 2 grist mills 2 saw mills 1 carding machine clothdressing &c and a thi Tithing office. Springville in 1855 Springville Fort was 3/4 of a mile square with a wall 12 feet high 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 at the top. Forty rods of it was completed and 2 sides 6 feet high. Springville contained one thousand inhabitants 200 able bodied men 3 schools one male and 2 female schools Pason in 1855 Pason was 96 rods square with a wall the same. The wall was to be 12 feet high 6 feet thick at the bottom and 2 feet at the top, six feet heaght of which was already built. This Fort contained 90 families 450 inhabitants 110 able-bodied men and 3 schools containing 100 scholars.

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May 25, 1855