18th I called upon President Young in the morning made some inquiries
about his trip to Farmington on Saturday. Presidents Young & Kimball
Called upon us oin Saturday the office in the Afternoon & we finished up the
History of Joseph Smith & we took doon an account of Brigham
Youngs Father & family & Grand Father & Mother &c I spent the day in
the office. I had an interview with Brother Day who had just
arived from Salmon River Mission Green Taylor had charge of
the Company they came with ox teams 415 miles in 17 days over
24 miles each day they brought in some pickled salmons thare were
13 teams in company most of the crops had been destroyed by the grass
hoppers but thought they had raised about 200 bushels of wheat
50 of which would be cut & the remainder would be draged in for seed
see the Letter of Elder Cummings published Wednesday 20 Aug 1856
will give a history of that mission in a measure
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