September 1, 1847 ~ Wednesday Sept 1st One half of the horses of the Camp were missing we thought they were stolen by the snake Indians who were at Bridgers the night before but after long searching we found them, & went on our journey, & travled 15 miles & camped on the bank of a creek we travled in the afternoon 18 miles & camped on Hams fork distance of the day (excellent grass) 33 mi September 2, 1847 ~ Thursday ...

[page torn] [o]f any one of the quorum of the Twelve to show them their error & teach them what was right, & should the majority of those coun- cils get corrupt & try to lead asstray the people it would then be the duty of any one of the Twelve to disannul those councils & call upon the people to sustain him & appoint a new one but while the Councils are trying to do right it would be the duty of the Twelve who might be with them to assist them in carrying ...

September 7, 1847 ~ Tuesday 7th The Camps were all busy this morning in preparing to leave I saw my oxen that father and Armstrong has my Durham ox was failing fast the rest looked as though they would stand it through well. I left the Knealy Horse with Br Smoot & the Benbow Horse with Thomas Benbow. Br Porter wished me to keep his horse & bring him on in the spring. Br Dewey wished me to bring ...

all of our camps have remained stationary through the day. The Camps assem bled in the evening for a meeting & was addressed By O. Pratt H. C. Kimble & B Young O Pratt gave a description of the valley, H. C. Kimball exhorted the saints to faithfulness & President Young gave much instruction & council to the camp upon a variety of subjects all spoke much to our edifycation. During the evening two of our Brethren returned who had been in persuit of the horses & brought ...

September 17, 1847 ~ Friday 17th We started out on a buffalo hunt this morning but after view[ing] the Hills & Plains we could not see any buffalo cows & as bulls we[re] poor this season of the Year we would not kill any of them so we returned to camp, harnessed our horses & drove 12 miles & camped on the Bank of the Platt, grass quite good, on the way I exhamined the grave stone of a young man who was drowned while swiming the river in the spring He was ...

Indians, Indians, And in less than a minute the timber & bluffs were lined with mounted Indians charging with all speed upon our guard, horses & camp they shot at two or three of the guard but missed them they took one of the guard & tryed to carry him off on a horse. He knocked one of them down with his fist & got away from them some of the Brethren snaped their guns at them but they did not go off, as soon as I herd the report of the guns, & the cry ...

as a body were armed & that we knew them & had fed them & treated them kindly while on our way to the valley. the old Chief then proposed that we smoke the pipe of peace. And also said that if our chief pointing to President Young would go to their Camp they would smoke with him & give him up the horses which his men had taken but Brother Young did not feel well & we did not think it prudent for him to go, while in this conversation Br ...

they had, but they had got every them all back but 5 He gave us some encouragement of sending an interpeter with us to get our horses. we crossed the Platt & pitched our camp about 3 miles from the fort during the evening President Young called the camp together and addressed them at some length. Appointed 10 men to go & visit the Ind- ians to get the stolen horses & about 40 men to follow after to assist in ...

October 1, 1847 ~ Friday OCT 1st 1847 A warm plesant day A good share of the Camp are out of bread & meat & they are preparing to go out to day to surround a herd of buffalo & get some cows a company of Indians came over to go to the hunt & expected us to go with them 2nd we were afterwards informed but we did not go untill several hour[s] afterwards we then went in search of them but found neither Indians or dead buffalo they came in at night & brought some ...

October 4, 1847 ~ Monday 4th Travled 8 miles & nooned the Frenchman had killed 4 fat cows a part was divided in camp. 4 Sioux came to us, we travled 8 miles & camped for the night we have seen immensed herds of buffalo through the day near us distance of the day 16 m October 5, 1847 ~ Tuesday 5th This morning at day light a company of 10 men was dispatched on foot to overtake the ox teams & stop them untill we should come up as our horses was ...

October 10, 1847 ~ Sunday 10th Sunday The quorum of the Twelve met together & had a prayer meeting. the camp moved 3 miles in the evening to better feed. 3 m October 11, 1847 ~ Monday 11th we travled 10 miles & camped on the Platt above the Junktion at 3 oclok I went to the Bluff after some Buffalo I got into a large herd & shot a cow but did not fall but went off with the herd. In returning to camp darkness over took me I ...

October 17, 1847 ~ Sunday 17th Sunday as we had not meat enough to carry our Camp to winter Quarters it was thought wisdom for a company of hunters to return back a few miles with some waggons to the buffalo herds & procure some more meat. Twelve of us returned back 10 miles with three waggons A Lyman & myself was among the number, we pitched our camp in a little timber on a slew of water & we killed two buffalo during the ...

Buffalo. & while this was going on we were busy in asking many questio[ns] about our wives & children & friends & affairs at Winter Quarters & they were truly welcome messengers & like Angels unto us. It was truly like good news from a far country to hear from our families & friends once more. We travled together through the day and arived in Camp at 8 oclok in the evening & had an interview with the rest of the Brethren from Winter Quarters it was truly a happy meeting ...

October 27, 1847 ~ Wednesday 27th We travled 25 miles & camped whare the Paunees visited while going up we got in late & fed on cotton wood 25 miles October 28, 1847 ~ Thursday 28th We travled 23 miles & camped on shell creek 23 Shuah Carter Woodruff was born 5 oclok this morning October 29, 1847 ~ Friday 29th We travled 25 miles & camped at the liberty pole fed on cotton wood & rushes 25

November 4, 1847 ~ Thursday 4th I spent the day making a stable & writing November 5, 1847 ~ Friday 5th [FIGURE] I spent the day in writing & attending Council with the Twelve Col Little & others left to day we had some rain during the evening November 6, 1847 ~ Saturday 6th We had a cold North East rain through the day I got thoroug[hly] wet. I held a meeting during the evening with our company organi- zation we appointed Captains to fill the ...

November 17, 1847 ~ Wednesday 17th A hard rainy day I spent the time at home. November 18, 1847 ~ Thursday 18 A cold day I went over the river found some of my cattle & returned home with 2 fish and a wild turkey November 19, 1847 ~ Friday 19th I spent the day at home November 20, 1847 ~ Saturday 20 I spent the day choreing November 21, 1847 ~ Sunday 21st Sunday I met at the stand some of ...

November 29, 1847 ~ Monday 29th I returned home to winter Quarters drove home som[e] cattle for Br Bills, there was a meeting in the evening for those who were going out preaching Br Young addressed them I was not present 14 m November 30, 1847 ~ Tuesday 30 I met in Council with the Twelve & the Presidents of the seventies Wm. W. Phelps & Br Jacobs was called before the Council for taking an improper course in ...

concerning the organizing of the Church & appointing a first Presidency this subject lies with wait upon my mind I have been stired up to do this by the spirit of the Lord. He wished all of the quorum present to express their feelings upon this subject begining at the oldest & each one of the following persons expre- ssed their feelings in rotation. H. C. Kimball O. Hyde, O. Pratt W Richards W. Woodruff G A. Smith A. Lyman & ...

subject President Joseph Young reproved Br Lee vary sharply for trying to cover his faults & justify himself in his errors for it w[as] evident he had done wrong President Brigham Young backed up Br Joseph Youngs reproof, & reproved Br Lee himself & required h[im] to call his family together and to settle his difficulties [FIGURE] I was in council with Br Young in the evening and part of the evening I spent at his house December 10, 1847 ~ Friday 10th I killed a pig ...

meeting in an interesting manner & gave good teaching. He said a man by seeking that which did not belong to him would loose that which he seemeth to have as in this case Br Andrews by unlawfully marrying this woman is now left without any wife there is no Elder in this church [who has] any right to marry a woman to a man who has a living wife, many men act like fools as soon as they get an idea that women should obey their husbands & be passive in their ...