Sunday 27th The camp was called at 3 oclock in the morning
Arropene with his band had been camped upon the bank of Jordon for a day or
two to have an interview with the Govornor & as we began to leave the
ground at the break of day they discoverd our camp moving & set up
a howl hoop or hollow for us to stop but Brother Huntington the interpeter
waited till they came up they inquired if we were mad. Interpeter
answered no the Governor answered no had presents for them for giving
up the murderers of Gunnison but it was sunday & he wished to get
to the city to attend meeting we left the point of the mountain & rode
to the Great Salt Lake City by 9 oclock 25 miles thus we had made
a Journey to Cedar City via Sanpete & back a distance of 8600 miles
in less than 3 weeks. Brother Charry stoped & took breakfast
with us then went on home. I found my family well on my return
home [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Ilus & many books & papers
from J. M. Bernhisel by the Eastern mail. we found that nearly all
the wheat crops & other vegitable were eat up by the grass hoppers through
the Territory as far as we went & most of the crops & vegitables in
the city gardens were also destroyed.
On our arival in the City we
separated to our several homes. we attended meeting in the afternoon in
the Tabernacle & found a full House. J. M. Grant spoke to the people was followed
By H. C. Kimball & B Young the spirit of the Lord rested upon the people
& those who spoke & we had a good meeting. after President Young
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