23rd Sunday we held a Meeting I spoke to the people
~ Monday
24. We Moved on to our 20 Acre lot & pitched our camp
& broke up about 3 Acres of New land with two teams
we had a plesant camp on a small trout Brook through
a Mistake of the Boundaries given us we ploughed 85
yards west of our line
~ Tuesday
25 we hunted a while for our horses then ploughed
North & south & Burnt sage Brush in the Evening
~ Wednesday
26. I went up the canyon cought 6 trout lost our
Horses & hunted all day & found them at night
~ Thursday
27. we ploughed 2 Acres
~ Friday
28. Horses gone again. Hunted till 2 oclok & found them
then ploughed 2 Acres & draged till night
~ Saturday
29. [FIGURE] I went fishing trout with the Bishop & Frank
Robins. I cought 17 trout 4 of which weighed 17 lbs
large trout Broke My Fishing rod which I had owned
31 years. I hooked more large trout to day than I
Ever had in all my life but lost the largest of them
while I was fishing the Boys ploughed 2 Acres & sowed
oats & Barley & draged the ground
~ Sunday
30. Sunday I met with the people & spoke to them about
one hour, then met with the Teachers in the Afternoon
& entered into arangements to Enter the land. I spent the
night with Brother Arrow Smith
~ Monday
May 1, 1871 A Pleasant Morning I have a severe cold sore throat
& head Ake. We planted Potatoes & peas
~ Tuesday
2nd we went into the canyon & got a load of Posts timber
& explored the timber canyon we tied up our Horses at night
one span & went to Bed 16 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
3rd All our horses are gone this Morning those tied to the post
& all. But we found them again & went to the canyon & got
posts & poles. 16 M[iles]
23rd Sunday we held a Meeting I spoke to the people
~ Monday
24. We Moved on to our 20 Acre lot & pitched our camp
& broke up about 3 Acres of New land with two teams
we had a plesant camp on a small trout Brook through
a Mistake of the Boundaries given us we ploughed 85
yards west of our line
~ Tuesday
25 we hunted a while for our horses then ploughed
North & South & Burnt sage Brush in the Evening
~ Wednesday
26. I went up the Canyon caught 6 trout lost our
Horses & hunted all day & found them at night
~ Thursday
27. We ploughed 2 Acres
~ Friday
28. Horses gone again. Hunted untill 2 oclok & found them
then ploughed 2 Acres & draged till night
~ Saturday
29. [FIGURE] I went fishing trout with the Bishop & Frank
Robins I cought 17 trout 4 of which weighed 17 lbs
large trout Broke My Fishing Rod which I had owned
31 years. I hooked more large trout to day than I
Ever had in all my life but lost the largest of them
while I was fishing the Boys ploughed 2 Acres & sowed
Oats & Barley & draged the ground
~ Sunday
30. Sunday I met with the people & spoke to them about
one hour, then met with the Teachers in the Afternoon
& Entered into arangements to Enter the land. I spent the
night with Brother Arrow Smith
~ Monday
May 1, 1871 A Pleasant Morning I have a severe cold sore throat
& head Ake we planted Potatoes & Peas
~ Tuesday
2nd we went into the Canyon & got a load of Posts timber
& explored the timber canyon we tied up our Horses at night
one span & went to Bed 16 Miles
~ Wednesday
3rd All our horses are gone this Morning those tied to the post
& all But we found them again & went to the Canyon & got
Posts & Poles. 16 Miles
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," April 22, 1871 - May 3, 1871, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 11, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/1wrV