June 11. Our camp Had a day of leasure I wrote a Letter to
[FIGURE] G. Q. Cannon Giving him an account of our Journey to
the present time Myself B Young Jr, R T Burton D. P. Kimball
& some 15 others drove 10 Miles to Blackfoot River to fish
as it was Recommended as the best fishing stream in
the Mountains But we found ourselves Badly sold it was about
one third as large as Bear River, & high water & the worst
country to travel on its Banks I ever saw Marsh swamps
thick Brush &c I caught one small trout & about a dozen
in all caught weary with our days labor we returned to camp
& went to the best soda spring in the cedars we have seen & drank
hary [hearty] of the sparkling soda. President Young & company spent the day
visiting the varios curiosities, of the Country distance of the day 25 m[iles]
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Many of the Elder of Israel do not seem to understand their position on the Earth & their calling, that they are called to save the children of men. we are surrounded by the Lamanits, who are degraded & cast down to the Lowest depths of filt, yet they are of the house of Israel & we should set a good Example before them & not come down to their capacity but seek to Exhalt them