June 5, 1858 ~ Saturday

June 5^th
I spent the day in the office

June 6, 1858 ~ Sunday

6^th Sunday I took my Horses & carriage & took Elder O.
Hyde to Pownnd toown & held two meetings we organized
the pond town district into a ward and we Appointed
A. O. Smoot Bishop and to preside over the people in that
place we had a good time and returned home in the
evening 30 miles

June 7, 1858 ~ Monday to June 8, 1858 ~ Tuesday

7 & 8^th I spent the time hoeing corn & sugar cane Brother
Bean arived in the city on the 5 June and gave a report of
their Journey on the Desert. He says the white mountains
lie 150 miles west of Filmore they explored the whole desert
to near Carson valley all around to the rim of the bason
it is rather open to the north from ruby valley through they
found a great cave in the desert which they explored
some half a mile under ground the longest place is about
50 miles without water. the Lower Beaver is one of
the best vallies in these mountains

June 9, 1858 ~ Wednesday

9^th I went on to the mountain some 9 miles & got two
loads of maple wood and passed up and down Hills so
steep that it seemed almost impossiple to get up or down
with animals. On my arival home which was an hour
after dark I learned that the peace commissioners wished
an interview with the leading men, and that the Presidentcy
and 12 were going to the city in the morning

June 10, 1858 ~ Thursday

10^th In company with the Presidency and Twelve I left
Provo at abut 4 oclok rode to the American fork took
breakfast then rode to the city of the Great Salt Lake
arived at about 3 oclok we stoped at President Youngs
Mansion I took supper at his house but spent the night
in my own house with Robert Scholes. I found my orchard
both Apples, pe[a]ches, plums and grapes all hanging full of fruit

June 11, 1858 ~ Friday

11^th The Presidency Twelve and many others met
with the peace Commissioners in the Council House Govornor
Powell a senator Elect Hailing from Kentucky and
Maj MCCullough from Texas were then introduced to
the Assembly as the peace Commissioners sent by
President Buchanan Gov Powell spoke to the people &
informed us what the Presidet wished at our hands
President Buchanan sent by them a proclamation
accusing us of treason & some 50 other crimes all of
which was fals yet He Pardoned us for all those
offences if we would be subject to the Constitution and
laws of the United States and if we would let his troops
winter in our Territory He pledged himself that they
should not interfere or infringe upon any city town
or people of this Territory that he had no right to
interfere with our religion, tenets, faith, or practice in
any of our religion. The peace confirmed the same they
did not wish to enquire into the past at all but let it all
go but talk about the present & the future Presidet Buchanan

June 5, 1858 ~ Saturday

June 5th I spent the day in the office

June 6, 1858 ~ Sunday

6th Sunday I took my Horses & carriage & took Elder O. Hyde to Pondtown & held two meetings we organized the pondtown district into a ward and we Appointed A. O. Smoot Bishop and to preside over the people in that place we had a good time and returned home in the evening 30 miles

June 7, 1858 ~ Monday to June 8, 1858 ~ Tuesday

7 & 8th I spent the time hoeing corn & sugar cane Brother Bean arived in the city on the 5 June and gave a report of their Journey on the Desert. He says the white mountains lie 150 miles west of Filmore they explored the whole desert to near Carson valley all around to the rim of the bason it is rather open to the north from ruby valley through they found a great cave in the desert which they explored some half a mile under ground the longest place is about 50 miles without water. The lower Beaver is one of the best vallies in these mountains

June 9, 1858 ~ Wednesday

9th I went onto the mountain some 9 miles & got two loads of maple wood and passed up and down Hills so steep that it seemed almost impossiple to get up or down with animals. On my arival home which was an hour after dark I learned that the peace commissioners wished an interview with the leading men and that the Presidency and 12 were going to the city in the morning

June 10, 1858 ~ Thursday

10th In company with the Presidency and Twelve I left Provo at abut 4 oclok rode to the American fork took breakfast then rode to the City of the Great Salt Lake arived at about 3 oclok we stoped at President Youngs Mansion I took supper at his house but spent the night in my own house with Robert Scholes. I found my orchard both Apples, peches, plums and grapes all hanging full of fruit

June 11, 1858 ~ Friday

11th FIGURES The Presidency Twelve and many others met with the peace commissioners in the Council House Governor Powell a senator Elect Hailing from Kentucky and Maj McCullough from Texas were then introduced to the Assembly as the peace commissioners sent by President Buchanan Gov Powell spoke to the people & informed us what the President wished at our hands President Buchanan sent by them a proclamation accusing us of treason & some 50 other crimes all of which was fals yet He Pardoned us for all those offences if we would be subject to the Constitution and laws of the United States and if we would let his troops winter in our Territory He pledged himself that they should not interfere or infringe upon any city town or people of this Territory that he had no right to interfere with our religion, tenets, faith, or practice in any of our religion. The peace confirmed the same they did not wish to enquire into the past at all but let it all go but talk about the present & the future President Buchanan