JOHN BENNION'S MUDDY RIVER JOURNAL 1868-1870

NOVEMBER 1868

WED 11 Left home to journey south to fulfil a mission appointed to me at the last conference had with me Esther Ann & her 4 boys 5 horses 4 cows 1 waggon loaded with provisions & household goods. Samuel R come in from rush & helped me get ready & start. Amongst all my acquaintance I knew of none but felt a warm friendly feeling at parting my family feeling sorrowful we travelled to Lehi stay at Br Karrans

THUR 12 went on to Provo Stoped with Br Allman.

FRI 13 to Springville to Br Waters

SAT 14 traveled on to three miles past Summit and camped out

S 15 on to Salt Creek stay at Br Harmons evening attended meeting in the here Bros Bateman & Egbert joined us also the Salt Creek brethren altogether 10 wagons

MON 16 on to Chicken creek bought hay at 25c pr head

TUES 17 on to Round valley

WED 18 on to 4 miles north of Fillmore dry camp breakfasted at Br Pugmire

THUR 19 on to Corn creek

FRI 20 on to Cove creek

SAT 21 on to Indian creek

S 22 on to Beaver were kindly entertained by Br Cartwright only make 6 miles today

MON 23 on to buck horn Spring horses run back

TUES 24 on through red creek and Parrowan to Summit the highest settlement in Utah

WED 25 on through Cedar City Dinnered at Br Gowers & camped on Shirts creek

THUR 26 on through Kanarrah to Ash creek at the foot of the black ridges the first camp in Dixie we felt it warm and pleasant Br Abraham Kimball had joined us at Indian Creek he returning home piloted us

FRI 27 we now encounter bad roads noon at grapevine Spring and camp at Harrisburg

SAT 28 on through Washington to St George we stopped at Br Halls

S 29 the boys herded the stock I attended meeting twice fornoon Bp R Gardner called me up to speak I break-fasted at Br Fawcetts dinnered at Br Halls and Suppered at Br W Carters saw many old friends who greeted us warmly & wish to have me stay and take the st George sheep herd

MON 30 we push on 22 miles & made dry camp in good feed

DECEMBER 1868

TUES 1 on to Beaver Dams met an express informing us of the Navahoes stealing

WED 2 we now kept up a night guard I was on Camp guard 1/2 the night on to the Rio Virgin river 10 miles & camp-ed, now some 15 waggons

THUR 3 started on & soon we heard by express that a company a few miles ahead had their animals stampeded & run off by Navahoes we fitted up 3 good horse men with water & food to the relief of those who had persued the robbers, but some friendly Indians recovered part of the stolen stock we camped near our camped breatheren who had been robbed & sent one of our young men to St Josepth with the news of the misfortune

FRI 4 went on about 10 miles & camped tieing up our horses at night these three days on the river bottoms was mostly very sandy roads

SAT 5 this morning old Beck mare lost her colt after 1 1/2 miles we climbed up the great virgin hill helping each other then over the bench we arrived at St Josepth at 1/2 past 8 O clock PM & kindly entertained at Bro Cose's Alma's Fathers Had travelled about 434 in 23 travelling days average 19 miles per day

S 6 Moved our wagons on to the new city plot apparently a nice sand bed where the newcomers had an encampment on the public square

MON 7 took a stroll amongst the garden & farm lots

TUES 8 around camp

WED 9 Do

THUR 10 In company with Bros Egbert & Spencer went to see the Upper Muddy settlement Stay overnight with Br Murdock

FRI 11 Br M showed us the farm & garden land etc we returned to St Joe

SAT 12 we made a trip to St Thomas

S 13 Prest J. W. Young & party returned last evening from an exploring tour we had a meeting today. I had now seen the different settlements on the Muddy & as the priviledge was given me I made choice to settle at the upper Muddy But Joseph W wished me to hold still a few days untill Br Snow come

MON 14

TUES 15

WED 16

THUR 17

FRI 18 [inclusive] about camp learning what I could about how to get along in Southern Utah

SAT 19 Bro Snow arrived last evening in company with others went to meeting at St Thomas Elders E Snow & Jos. W. Young preached drove home after night

S 20 Attended fornoon meeting outdoors on the square Prest E Snow preached afternoon in a house & tent jointly Bro Snow and Young spoke to the people mostly on temporal things Bro Young reported having seen this valley last weeks trip & with Bro Snows santion wanted 12 men to settle it to make them farms & gardens also a herd ground for the stock of the Muddy town He nominated me to go & take charge of this new place as Bishop or Presiding High Priest the motion was seconded voted by the meeting

MON 21 We commenced making up the company

TUES 22 Had a council meeting in Br Young in the evening Present Prest Young Brs Bennet & Leithead, Bros Foote, Staker, Twichel, Bateman, Egbert & Spencer we received instructions about our work & talked over our herding business preparing to move

WED 23 Started for Long Valley Come 12 miles to the mouth of meadow valley wash (7) 4 from Jordan John Keel from Payson, William Rydalek, Alma Cose. About daybreak I rode to W Point & had a further talk with J. W. Y. about our settlement then rode on after the company we traveled 8 miles to water

THUR 24 come 8 miles & made some rode

FRI 25 [Christmas Day] Come 4 miles through grape vine narrows made some rode & got stauld 3 times

SAT 26 on 10 miles & made dry camp

S 27 on 5 miles to hackbarry springs & camped

MON 28 on 6 miles to Long Valley and nooned on 4 miles to water

TUES 29 on 2 miles to city plot camped & rode up to the head of the valley with J. L. Murdock who had overtaken us yesterday

WED 30 move up the creek a little & pitched tent

THUR 31 afternoon we begun to level for a water sect. to city plot, W Spencer made the level

JENUARY 1869

FRI 1 We continued leveling the sect

SAT 2 Jos. L. Murdock & A Cose went out to hunt timber had an Indian pilot 3 Indians come in camp last evening heard of us by two young men who left our camp yesterday to go to Meadow Valley we were levelling to some farm lots then run of 10 two acre lots, south of city plot. rained a little

S 3 rained a little Had a meeting in my tent one Bro Wm Elvy come in today also Bro Morgan Richards was helped by John Keel

MON 4 Moved our camp about 1/2 mile south an Indian brought a letter from Bishop Barron

TUES 5 Answered Bp Barrons letter & sent by Mr Indian Jos. S Murcock & J Keel started with an Indian guide to hunt pine timber I dug up a bed & planted the trees I had brought from home Iras birthday slaughtered a cow afternoon commenced work on water ditch

WED 6 worked on water sect

THUR 7 Do

FRI 8 started for to find a road through to clover valley Steam saw mill Christian Larsen & Indian guide with me

SAT 9 we passed over the divide five miles from the mill visited the mill & went back towards home

S 10 arrived home about sun down judged the mill 28 miles distant from here. the grade over is good for a waggon, but cost heavy to make a road. on the way we fell in with a Bro John K Smith projecting for a saw mill the brethren held meeting in my tent

MON 11 Laying of farm lots for Bros Allen & Richards grubing & commenced plowing

TUES 12 clearing land & plowing

WED 13 Received stock to herd from St Josepth by Br Bennett

THUR 14 clearing land & plowing

FRI 15 Clearing land looking out lots for the brethren that arrived the three last days Yesterday received the St Thomas herd by W. Gibbins

SAT 16 clearing land on farm & garden lots

S 17 Bros Murdock & Rydalach started to St Joseph we had meeting in tent

MON 18 Laying of lots & leveling on my garden lots

TUES 19 levelling on garden lot & hauling up fencing stuf

WED 20 weather moderated Plowing for wheat

THUR 21 finish plowing for wheat plowed my garden lot

FRI 22 Wm Spencer & I had plowed our wheat lots together today we devided it I sowed my lot & commenced harrowing

SAT 23 finished harrowing & furrowed out Some of it. Br Rydalch come in from St Joseph

S 24 Had meeting in the big tent wrote a letter to Bp. Gardner

MON 25 finished furrowing out my wheat & got up a load of wood Held meeting with the young men in big tent

TUES 26 worked on upper water sect

WED 27 watering wheat

THUR 28 working on sect afternoon on sect

FRI 29 working on sect

SAT 30 rained last night & today. fiscing harness in tent & writing letters

S 31 Bros Bennett & Staker with their families arrived we have no place to hold meetings five of the bretheren come in late in the night from a five days trip after wild cattle They got one shot & two more lost & 1 horse

FEBRUARY 1869

MON 1 jobing about camp plowing in barley

TUES 2 finished plowing in barley & irrigating it

WED 3 worked on sect afternoon dragged the Barley ground forwarded by A Cose letters to Bp Hunter, Bp Gardner also John E, Bro Pugmire, Thos Hall also forwarded a petition for a mail route

THUR 4 worked on water sect

FRI 5 rained most of the day levelling water sect & located corner stake for public corral

SAT 6 measured of some farm lots. got up a load of fire wood John Egbert planted potatoes Bargained with Warren Pollett to herd for us for 30 dollars pr month he board himself

S 7 Held meeting in Br Bennetts tent It was voted unanimous that Br Staker be our water master Wm Gibson arrived from St Thomas brought the mail matter from St Josetph I recieved four letters from home Dated Jen 20.

MON 8 Attended to a general drive Laid off a public corral ten rods square in 15 lengths of 44 ft each 16th man make gate

TUES 9 cutting stakes for fencing garden Indian Jim come down. I had Br Gibbons talk to him about some threats an Indian had made, they each got excited Br G struck the Jim at which he drew his knife the bretheren standing by stopped it. (the striking) I mailed a letter for home

WED 10 worked at fencing the garden went up in the cedar & camp Enoch with me

THUR 11 Chopping cedars for corral commenced snowing about noon, we loaded & drove home, got quite wet, first with snow then rain

FRI 12 digging a ditch to make my part of corral fence rain & sleet a part of the day

SAT 13 working on my corral fence afternoon on garden fence, Br Cose and Richards come in from St Joseph

S 14 Had meeting in the big tent, had a good turn out after meeting talked over about herding we concluded to herd in turns & drop the hired man. the past he herded poorly

MON 15 Making garden fence drove to the Cedars & camped Israel with me

TUES 16 Loaded up & drove home. making garden fence five of our men started to St George with two teams

WED 17 making corral fence went to Cedars

THUR 18 Loaded up & drove home leveling garden lot three of our men start to the wild cattle herd Bros Bennett, Keel & Cose

FRI 19 finished putting down my pickets in public corral done some work in garden

SAT 20 in garden preparing bordors to plant trees in picking it up clearing the rocks I worked 4 rows 5 rods Long 3 ft wide

S 21 A cold strong N. Wind had no meeting. no mail I looked over some farming land one mile down the creek

MON 22 Last night I think was the coldest night we have past this winter worked on my garden lot

TUES 23 Do Do

WED 24 Do Do Br J L Morduck brought up our mail matter I recieved one letter from Samuel R Dated Jen 29 also one from John E. one from Mary T one from G. M. Spencer & one from our children

THUR 25 cut & hauled up a load of staks for garden fence Bros Bateman & Egbert returned from St George brought recieved the following trees from Br Hemenway 21 apple trees at 75c 15.75 4 pear trees at 1.50 6.00 grape cuttings 2.00 some peach seed-lings gratis

FRI 26 made stake fence on lower end of garden

SAT 27 planting fruit trees two men come up from St Joseph, brought up some more stock to herd we had a general drive

S 28 Held meeting in Br Bennets tent

MARCH 1869

MON 1 Bros Staker, Atkinson & Alvey started for St Joseph on Business Br Murdock moved away I planted beet, carrot & onion seed. finished planting my trees also 250 grape cuttings sent a letter to John E. via St Joseph

TUES 2 putting out garden seeds peas, rubarb, tomato, celery, Kale

WED 3 sowed carrot seed made a garden gate afternoon located B & disker repaired sect by garden

THUR 4 went up the kanyon & located & began a fence across the kanyon to keep our stock of the Indian farms brought home some ash sticks also Cotton woods to plant

FRI 5 worked on ditch B wrote a note to Bp Barron sent it by an Indian watering wheat

SAT 6 watering wheat & Bros Erasmas Lynne & Archibald Swapp come in from St Thomas after stock afternoon made bedstead Wm Spencer made a gate for me to use on big corral

S 7 Wm Gibbons started for St Thomas took to the Post office a letter for G Calder written by Esther A one for Geo M Spencer I wrote last evening & a few lines to John E enclosed held a meeting in the big tent in the evening

MON 8 I worked on garden lot sowed some lucerne seed Enoch watered wheat we received two letters from home pr Br Staker one from Mary T of Feb 10 also a few lines from Maria, Harriet, Alice, & Margaret Mackey the last one via Panacca pr Indian

TUES 9 went up the wash to fence it between us & Indians

WED 10 making said fence. cut a load & come home

THUR 11 worked some in garden measuring land & fencing

FRI 12 laying of fencing working in garden

SAT 13 prepared beds & put in some flower seeds some lucerne cucumber & beans

S 14 gathered up the stock from below, corraled counted & drove them up the creek they were troubling the crops had no meeting today wrote a letter to Samuel R

MON 15 about 1 O clock A M Esther A give birth to a Son about home jobing afternoon got up firewood

TUES 16 working in garden sowed some carrot seed rained part of the day

WED 17 still rainy & cold worked some in garden In evening held meeting in Br Bennetts tent the bretheren starting north each spoke expressing their intention to return in the fall with their families to fully carry out thier Dixie

THUR 18 The bretheren rolled out north to cut thier way through the kanyon worked in the garden

FRI 19 Jobing about home & sowed lucerne seed planted peas & onions on Bros Egbert & Bateman lots

SAT 20 prepared ground and planted a little corn in the garden. A lot of Indians come down, heap hungry

S 21 dispatch five Indians to help the brethren on the road carrying provisions & some letters to Samuel R. Eliza & Rachael, Mother & John E. Enoch wrote to Samuel R Alice & Maria, Esther to Margaret Mackey In camp all day about dark we had a heavy thunder shower with high winds

MON 22 working in the garden

TUES 23 in the garden prepared a border & planted it with corn got a load of fire wood

WED 24 have had a cold wind from N.W. several days Shod dobbin made a swivel tree & mended Enochs shoes

THUR 25 working in the garden three of the brethren come in from Clover Valley with lumber the first over the new road

FRI 26 hauling rock to build fence this week had wrote two letters to J. W. Young

SAT 27 Sent them of by Bro Richards & other mail matter Br R returned had met the mail brought me a registered letter with $50.00 also a letter from Angeline & one from John R & Hyrum Bennion Dates Mar 5

S 28 wrote a letter to J. R & Hyrum Bros Plumb & Taylor come in camp after some cows we gathered them up & corraled

MON 29 planted potatoes in the garden I received two bus from Bp Barron of Panacca by John Keel yesterday

TUES 30 sent a span of horses on Br Rydalch team to get flour & other things at St George sent $52.00 cash Indian Jackson & others come in from Santa Clara brought a note from Jacob Hamlin very windy, piling up rock

WED 31 frosty morning niped some garden stuff, hauling rock

APRIL 1869

THUR 1 frost this morning Hauling rock for fencing

FRI 2 went up the kanyon to fix up Piute fence cattle were getting on thier wheat Israel with me.

SAT 3 fixed the fence & brought home a load of shade brush

S 4 A Bro Stewart came for two horses for B. K. Bullock I & Enoch hunted horses

MON 5 I hunted horses Enoch was out found them about noon water part of my garden

TUES 6 I watered wheat. Enoch at the drive put the stock below

WED 7 got up a load of wood & hauled rock for fencin

THUR 8 helping J Keel make horse shoes about noon Jos W Young & Bp Leathhead arrived we looked arround at our improvements

FRI 9 started to Panacca with five others camped at Seap Springs

SAT 10 Nooned with the Bretheren, then rode to Panacca thirty five miles lodged at Br McIntosh'

S 11 In company with Bp Barron looked over the town then visited the Sunday School at forenoon meeting the Bp called on me to speak afternoon the brethren arrived and preached

MON 12 started back home camped at Clover Valley

TUES 13 from Clover Valley we rode through the hills for to find a shorter road Nooned at Mountain Spring arrived home about 9 O clock PM

WED 14 Held a council meeting Jos. W presiding took in consideration our isolated position & many Indians arround us some men must leave to get supplies Br Young gave council to move the families down to the upper Muddy & that two young men stop to take care of the crops this was an important move but I felt it good to comply

THUR 15 gathered up the stock & corraled it all we could find those going north helped drive the herd A few miles I loaded up & started about noon drove to the Hackberry springs Bros. Bennett & Rydalch & myself moving down with the herd, scarce of help

FRI 16 Hunted some missing stock

SAT 17 drove down to Cane Spring

S 18 Bro Bennett & Enoch started back to L Valley after some stock that had run back, we kept camp

MON 19 Afternoon Bro Bennett returned with 2 cows & two mules could not find the missing stock

TUES 20 moved camp two miles the old Beck mare missing

WED 21 Moved to West Point & camped on the public square to day some help met us to drive in the herd & put it in the upper Valley on saturday the 17th we received some mail matter I had a letter from Angeline

THUR 22 unloaded our waggon & fixed up again

FRI 23 rode back to Cane Spring to hunt old Beck found tracks of an Indian driving her of into the hills offered an Indian blankett to bring her in

SAT 24 rode to St Joseph to buy bread Stuff Slept at John Hoits

S 25 Breakfasted at Jos W Youngs had a talk about L Valley recieved 3 letters from Jordan wrote and sent of one returned home to W Point

MON 26 An Indian brought in old Beck I rewarded him with a blanket & some flour believing the Piutes had shaded her to get some such present got up a load of wood

TUES 27 with Br Rydalch I plowed up a garden patch

WED 28 planted some potatoes & other garden seeds helped build a bowery

THUR 29 got a load of crotch sticks for to make a bowery around my tent

FRI 30 fetched a load of willows

MAY 1869

SAT 1 Do built my bowery as far as I had material

S 2 Attended meeting in the new bowery Had our baby blessed by Bp G Leavitt

MON 3 I got up a load of willows received a letter from W. J. Spencer dated April 15 also a few lines from Mother

TUES 4 Enoch started to L Valley with Wm Rydalch to drive down some horses I got up a load of wood

WED 5 Choping firewood up the wash I received 3 letters from Samuel R dated Feb 14 John E. 21st & Geo Calder to Esther of Feb 14th our family all well & prosperous Mary Calder has another Son Mar 25th

THUR 6 got up a load of wood Israel with me

FRI 7 Helping Br Murdock shear his sheep

SAT 8 got up a load of firewood from upper valley

S 9 attended meeting under the bowery. Enoch arrived from Long valley had found 3 horses & drove them down to grapevine narrows some animals give out had to leave

MON 10 Helping Bro Myers haul up hay

TUES 11 made a trip on horse back to St Joseph Had a talk with Jos W about long Valley he said he would rather have our labours on the Muddy than L. Valley I expressed to J W that I would rather make a home in a good settlement than go of to L Valley or any such little place, far of, & liable to be preyed upon by Indians I wrote and mailed a letter to John E & one to J. Egbert

WED 12 Enoch home last night without finding 3 head of horses he drove down from L Valley Plowed up a patch of ground & planted with corn & sweet pumpkin

THUR 13 got a load of willows from below

FRI 14 got a load of firewood from the upper valley

SAT 15 got a load of firewood from below

S 16 Attended the Sunday School & meeting

MON 17 fixing up about the tent hoeing in the garden

TUES 18 got up my team from upper valley & loaded up

[The journal now skips from May 18 to October 5, 1869. During this time John returned to Taylorsville, accompanied by Israel and Sister Julia Adams Young and her child. They arrived Saturday, June 5. John's journal covering this period is included in Volume 3 of "The Bennion Family of Utah." The Muddy River Journal, which we discovered in an account book, covers some of the same dates as the published journals, but is more detailed in most cases and covers much of the time missing in the other journals. Ed.]

OCTOBER 1869

TUES 5 left home starting for Dixie camped at Dry creek

WED 6 on to near Battle Creek Israel drove 35 bucks

THUR 7 horses missing found them about sundown

FRI 8 on to Springville stoped at Br Waters

SAT 9 got 20 bus of Wheat ground at Spanish fork camped near Payson

S 10 on to Chanies ranch

MON 11 on past Salt Creek to 4 Mile creek

TUES 12 on to chicken creek

WED 13 on to Round Valley

THUR 14 on to near Filmore

FRI 15 on to Corn Creek Bought Hay

SAT 16 on to Cove creek

S 17 hunted my horses all day

MON 18 found horses went on to Indian creek

TUES 19 on to Beaver presented my tithing order to the Bp for wheat drove to Adamsville

WED 20 on to 3 miles past Minersville

THUR 21 on to 4 miles past the warm Spring

FRI 22 on 20 miles past Sulphur spring

SAT 23 on to 7 miles past Desert spring

S 24 on to Panacca Bp Barrons boys took care of my team & we arround his hearth very comfortable

MON 25 unloaded my waggon

TUES 26 started to the Muddy alone Israel stoped with the bucks I camped at Bennett spring

WED 27 on to 7 miles past rock spring

THUR 28 on through Hico to A ranch 16 miles down Pahranagat Valley

FRI 29 on to Ciote Springs

SAT 30 on desert road 25 miles

S 31 on 5 miles to the head of Muddy arrived at West point about 3 O clock PM I had traveled some in the night to make the journey, had come down alone, was anxious & rather lonesome on the journey, was thankful to day to find my family here as well in health & Spirits as they are it revived me after a long journey

NOVEMBER 1869

MON 1 rested in the tent

TUES 2 fixing up to start to Meadow Valley

WED 3 started north up Meadow Valley Wash with family & all we had one Br Petterson & Family accompanied us Camped at grape vine narrows

THUR 4 on to Cane Spring

FRI 5 on to Hackberry spring

SAT 6 on to Long valley water

S 7 northwest the old settlement. left cook stove & other things camped 5 miles above

MON 8 on to Deap spring

TUES 9 on to June Spring

WED 10 on to Clover Valley were kindly entertained at BroBirds

THUR 11 arrived at Bp Barrons Panacca all well about 8 O clock PM found Israel all right

FRI 12 Pitched my tent on a city lot reserved for me

[Note: Here John makes an error in dating, which we followed through. Ed.]

SAT 12 Stacking up corn fodder at Bro Barrons

S 13 attended meeting twice forenoon Bro James Henry was voted in for Bishop I was appointed by Prest Jos W Young & voted in as his councillor

MON 14 got up a load of fire wood in the evening at a meeting, a female relief Society was organized

TUES 15 started to st George Enoch went to Minersville with my team in company with Br Egbirt

WED 16 water at desert Springs I then rode to Mountain Meadows Lodged at Br Holts

THUR 17 on to St George 35 miles put up at Br H. W. Millers

FRI 18 Met with officers of the cooperative sheep herd Had an article of agreement made out visited some vineyards & orchards with Br Carter & Pixton Had a pleasant interview with Br Snow

SAT 19 Signed our agreement attended School of Prophets wrote a letter to Samuel R.

S 20 started homeward. Lodged at Br Canfields

MON 21 started about 2 O clock AM Breakfasted at Br Holts rode on to Summit spring over took Enoch & Br Egbert

TUES 22 Arrived home about 3 O clock To St George & back 190 miles

WED 23 Spent the day helping the Bishop

THUR 24 about home

FRI 25 got up a load of fire wood

SAT 26 Started to the Clara to recieve Sheep as per Appointment James Anderson with me Camped at Summit spring

S 27 went on to desert spring broke the road 4 inch snow left the bucks then drove five miles on St George road

MON 28 on to Mountain Meadows Camped at Br Holts

TUES 29 rode 13 miles to Br Canfields before breakfast recieving cooperative sheep

DECEMBER 1869

WED 1 received Br Canfields sheep & A few others Drove the flock to the desert 17 miles received 118 from Br Sills flock at the Meadows

THUR 2 recieved some cooperative sheep from Br Chidisters flock, cold north wind

FRI 3 Moved six miles to point of rocks

SAT 4 went through the west P. about seven miles to Shoal Creek& back again W. E. Jones refused to give up A waggon I sent by him to Dixie when he went as my substitute

S 5 received 58 head of sheep we had lost at Br Canfields

MON 6 moved camp ten miles towards Desert springs

TUES 7 I rode to D springs & got 33 Bucks I left there when going out lent one to Br Buchanan one was missing

WED 8 moved camp to Twin Mounds

THUR 9 halterd six old bucks fixed up camp & started home leaving James in charge of the flock Camped at Sum-mit springs

FRI 10 Cut A small load of cedar pickits & arrived home about Sundown

SAT 11 got up a load of wood

S 12 attended meeting twice & baptisms in the afternoon

MON 13 went down the valley to look at some hay land

TUES 14 could not find my horses Br Egbert hunted I worked on his house

WED 15 Br Egbert found my horses I started to the sheep camped at Mountain spring

THUR 16 drove to the sheep found all right the snow had gone of desert

FRI 17 moved camp 7 miles to the Meadows

SAT 18 looking around in the hills

S 19 moved four miles up the creek or road towards Spring Valley

MON 20 A very cold day riding in Hamlin Valley found A Spring of good water & good range

TUES 21 looked out another camping place

WED 22 Hunting my horses

THUR 23 Met Br Forensen on the Meadows to get some sheep, he concluded to let Br Buchanan have them Moved camp over into Hamblin Valley

FRI 24 Started home I nooned at Spring valley settlement & lodged at Br Foreman of Eagle Valley settlement

SAT 25 went on home took in A load of wood

S 26 attended meeting twice & visiting the sick

MON 27 Helping Br Egbert move the hay afternoon wrote to Geo Calder

TUES 28 started to Clover Valley mill Lodged at Bro Birds

WED 29 got my load & come part way home

THUR 30 arrived home about 7 O clock P.M.

FRI 31 working on Br Egberts house

JENUARY 1870

SAT 1 hauling clay on Br Egberts house 1/2 day took dinner & spent the afternoon at Br Petersons

S 2 Attended meeting twice & baptisms in the afternoon at the Spring

MON 3 Moving up to Bro Egberts house

TUES 4 fixing up the tent

WED 5 hauled 2 load of clay & one of rock to Br. Egberts house

THUR 6 Jobing about home

FRI 7 hewing & puting down Sleepers in Br Egberts house

SAT 8 laying floor this week quite a number of persons sick I was frequently called on to administer Spent the evening at Bps

S 9 attended Sunday School & meeting twice

MON 10 forenoon on Br Egberts house Afternoon visited school evening met with directors of cooperative Store

TUES 11 hunting horses

WED 12 Jobing about home

THUR 13 hunting horses

FRI 14 got up a load of wood

SAT 15 Started to the sheep taking Israel with me

S 16 Nooned at desert Spring found sheep camp after dark

MON 17 Moved camp into the hills about 3 miles Making A Cedar corral

TUES 18 dressed some sheep for the scab & started home camped at Mountain Spring

WED 19 got A load of cedar Arrived home 6 O clock

THUR 20 went after pickets for fencing

FRI 21 loaded & come home

SAT 22 Some 8 Missionaries from St George with them went to see the quartzs mill afternoon we attended the female R. Society Meeting & had meeting in the evening Elders Romney, Woody, Cannon & Woolley preached

S 23 attended morning & evening meeting also Priesthood Meeting afternoon

MON 24 The Elders had given much good instructions give us thier parting blessing. I went after pickets

TUES 25 got my load & come home received A letter from Bp Hatch counseling me to bring the sheep to the settlements

WED 26 Br Egbert started after the sheep I went to Dry Valley with some brethren to build houses on land claims

THUR 27 after looking abut the Valley we located the building places & I come home brought some wood

FRI 28 getting hay from Bro McIntosh Also attended the teachers meeting received A letter from Mary T

SAT 29 making A stable

S 30 attended meeting morning & evening afternoon at W Alveys weding at Br Heaps

MON 31 last night sheep come in. I started with them into the hills

FEBRUARY 1870

TUES 1 Made a sheep camp & went on to near Sherwood sawmill

WED 2 got A load of lumber & back to Br Birds where I was kindly entertained

THUR 3 drove to sheep camp

FRI 4 moved sheep camp five miles to the summit left Enos with James

SAT 5 reloaded my lumber & come home Spent the evening with Bishop

S 6 Attended meeting twice. visiting with the teachers at Bros Atchisins

MON 7 Helping to start men and teams to Dry Valley

TUES 8 Made some shelves

WED 9 went out to sheep, thence on foot to Clover Valley with protest for signers against tax paying in Nevada

THUR 10 Back to camp loaded cedars & come home

FRI 11 went to Cedars after pickets.

SAT 12 loaded & come home wrote A letter to Mary T Spent evening with Bp

S 13 raining Morning with Br. McIntosh we rode to Eagleville meeting preached A number signed the protest then we rode to Spring Valley preached in the evening the brethren signed the protest we lodged at Br Geo Lees

MON 14 we dinnered with Bp Hatch & arrived home after dark

TUES 15 went after pickets stoped with the sheep

WED 16 got our loads & come home later received 4 letters

THUR 17 went after pickets

FRI 18 loaded up & come home at evening met with the cavalry in School house

SAT 19 got old Beck Shod & afternoon got A load of wood to school house

S 20 attended meeting morning & evening afternoon at the Bishops Bro Jas A Little preached today wrote to Samuel R

MON 21 rainy forenoon I got one load of rock to fix road Mass meeting in the evening

TUES 22 got A load of Pickets

WED 23 hauling rock on poll base to make levy

THUR 24 rainy day made A Small gate for stable

FRI 25 went out to sheep camp moved 4 miles south

SAT 26 moved 9 miles towards pine spring Br Egbert along

S 27 moved to pine Spring & camp

MON 28 we started to Long Valley with team

MARCH 1870

TUES 1 Arrived at Long Valley to Camp dug up our trees & loaded up plows stoves & etc started home camp at first narrows Indians good

WED 2 on to over the Summit

THUR 3 on to sheep camp & tarried in camp the rest of the day

FRI 4 on to the Summit

SAT 5 Br Egbert cut & loaded up pickets. we arrived home all well about 3 P.M.

S 6 visited Sunday School attended two meetings afternoon assisting the teachers visiting

MON 7 Made A rack & got up a load of wood

TUES 8 up the canyon getting shade trees to plant

WED 9 finished A letter to John E then went to the Cedars camped alone

THUR 10 got home about noon afternoon a snow storm

FRI 11 went to the Cedars cold north winds somedays

SAT 12 loaded up & drove home ploughed a patch on lot

S 13 attended meeting twice & visited Sunday School very cold windy to Glover Br Egbert took my team

MON 14 Making Cow yard on my lot at the wood dance

TUES 15 working on cow yard teaching at Br Petersons

WED 16 making partition fence evening at the Bishops

THUR 17 Br Egbert come in from the sheep Started to St george on horse back to attend a two days meeting met Bro Reno from St george who said the meeting was over and the President gone to the Muddy. I turned back

FRI 18 planting shade trees Snow fell about 2 inches evening met with the directors of C store. I was appointed one of A Building committee for A Cooperative Store building

SAT 19 working on Cow yard & lot

S 20 attended meeting twice visited at Sr Barrons

MON 21 working on lot Sowed lucerne seed at business meetings

TUES 22 gardening for Sr Barrons. At Elders meeting

WED 23 working on the bridge. The new & old School Com met on School bussiness

THUR 24 gardening for Sr Barron At general meeting of Co Store share holders Bp Henrie Elected to preside

FRI 25 working on my lot was called on to administer to Sister Lee

SAT 26 working on lot, Sowed Some lucerne peas lettice & planted onions beets & carrots for Seed Enoch come in from clover brought home the Spot cow

S 27 attended meeting twice, visited at Bro Saganine Cooper afternoon

MON 28 with Br Egbert went to the Cedars very cold day

TUES 29 loaded up & come home Hauled A load of manure from Br Barrons on my lot

WED 30 Hauled two loads of manure & got up wood

THUR 31 Started to Spring Valley with Br Egbert to locate A sheep ranch Stoped at Alma Millers

APRIL 1870

FRI 1 we left our waggon & road to Slades farm claim & camped

SAT 2 we rode over the hills about the head of spring valley & camped at Millers pronounced it A good sheep camp

S 3 Drove home nooned at Br Hammond in Eagleville

MON 4 Working on bridge recieved A Note from Mr. Sherwood wishing to move the sheep

TUES 5 Stormy Morn planting goosberry trees on my lot I wrote to Mr Sherwood

WED 6 working for Bp gardening Worked on bridge

THUR 7 attended fast meeting afternoon cooperative meeting adopting constitution

FRI 8 working on my house

SAT 9 Do Br Egbert helping

S 10 Attended meeting twice dinnered at Br Wadsworths

MON 11 working on City ditch

TUES 12 worked on my house day very windy tent tore down

WED 13 ground covered with snow worked on my house moved into our new house without finishing

THUR 14 the thermometer was down to 27 in the house this morning went out to the Sheep & camped with the boys

FRI 15 got up my team & loaded lumber for Peoche we camped 4 miles south of Clover

SAT 16 moved on 18 miles & camped

S 17 We arrived home 1/2 past 1 P.M. attended the afternoon meeting & talked received A letter from Mary T.

MON 18 working on my house Enoch went to Pioche with lumber attended directors meeting

TUES 19 with Br McIntosh rode down the wash looking for herd ground for cattle of Panaca. Made report at the school house at A meeting

WED 20 Jobing around afternoon started to Clover

THUR 21 went on to sheep camp Enoch went to mill with Br Egbert for lumber

FRI 22 Started homewards with the Sheep camped at Clover Valley

SAT 23 on towards home travelled 12 miles

S 24 arrived in Meadow Valley abut noon

MON 25 making fence posts jobing about home

TUES 26 moved the sheep about three miles

WED 27 Started to Spring Valley with the sheep, went as far as Dry Valley

THUR 28 Some sheep taken sick, Ewes lambing we had to tarry

FRI 29 attending to the sheep

SAT 30 Do Do Bp Henrie & Jos W Called

MAY 1870

S 1 rode home & attended two meetings & rode back to camp

MON 2 attending the sheep

TUES 3 Come home with team attended the evening meeting Jos W preached plowed ground & planted potatoes

WED 4 prepared ground for carrot seed afternoon attended meeting J.W. & Br Brown

THUR 5 loaded up a few things & family and moved to Sheep camp

FRI 6 Commenced shearing

SAT 7 Shearing sheep

S 8 I rode to Panaca & attended 3 meetings after night drove out the team Enoch had brought in for shoeing

MON 9 Shearing sheep

TUES 10 Do Enoch left us to go to Salt Lake City after a Mower & flour to travel with Br Wm McIntosh

WED 11 Shearing Sheep

THUR 12 Do

FRI 13 Do Enoch left Panaca

SAT 14 Do

S 15 finished shearing we loaded up the traps & family & come in the high wind tore down our tent

MON 16 we made a trip to Dry Valley & brought home the wool very cold day

TUES 17 we weighed up the wool

WED 18 irrigating my lot

THUR 19 Sowed carrot parsnip pie plant & other Seed

FRI 20 working in my garden irrigating & hoeing up

SAT 21 Helping Br Egbert plant his lot, spent the evening at Br Barrons administered to his sick children

S 22 attended School & twice meeting

MON 23 Br Egbert started away to move the sheep to Spring Valley I commenced to plow my lot

TUES 24 Plowing my lot

WED 25 planting my lot

THUR 26 finished planting watering Br Hamers lot

FRI 27 finished water Br Hamer's lot

SAT 28 planting on Br Hamers lot met with C.O.S. director

S 29 attended Sunday School & two meetings & visiting with the teachers

MON 30 watering my lot got up my horse teaching with Bros Syphus & Jones

TUES 31 teaching at Bro Wedges & Jones recieved instructions from Bp Henrie & started to St George Conference at 3 O clock P.M. camped at Desert Spring

JUNE 1870

WED 1 rode to Mountain Meadow & camped

THUR 2 arrived at St George about sundown stoped at Br Halls

FRI 3 attended conference held in basement storey of the tabernacle Elders Herriman Hancock Gates & Prest Snow spoke

SAT 4 attended the meetings visiting Bishops called to speak

S 5 went to meeting house full I was called up to Speak & spoke A short time in much fear at A meeting at noon A cooperative cattle herd Institution was adopted afternoon consecration was the principle Subject of preach

MON 6 Last night had A interview with Br Snow also today about 4 O clock I started home rode to cane spring by midnight

TUES 7 traveling with Bros Hamer & Haslem we come four miles past the Desert Spring & camped

WED 8 arrived home at noon we reported our trip to Bp

THUR 9 with Br Egbert went down the Valley to look at Some hay land

FRI 10 Visited the day school worked on my lot

SAT 11 fiscing the floor of Shanty worked for the Bishop in his garden 1/2 day Enoch got back home He made the trip in 29 days brought a Mower & flour

S 12 attended Meeting twice Bp called on me to speak & report from the St George Conference

MON 13 Started to the sheep camp went by Pioche to deliver A notice to A Mrs Fitzsen Agent of Pioche Mining Company about Dry Valley claim We camped in rose Valley

TUES 14 drove to Sheep camp in Burnt Kanyon

WED 15 we went over into Camp Valley with Pack

THUR 16 commenced making A corral I packed stuff & Br Egbert chopped we brought over the sheep

FRI 17 making the corral

SAT 18 altering & docking lambs towards evening Started with the flock over back to burnt canon Camp at Sheep Springs

S 19 went back after some lambs that The Boys left behind Yesterday. we moved to burnt Canon after moving Camp we started home

MON 20 nooned at Egleville Arrived home 1/2 past ten PM Israel come in with us

TUES 21 made report of Sheep to Sec Eyering & sent by Br Lund with the wool we put mower together & plowed Some corn on lot Spent the evening at Bps

WED 22 plowing out potatoes afternoon went up to Eagleville. Israel went with me on his way to the Sheep we lodged at Bro Crosby's

THUR 23 recieved 585 Sheep of Eagleville cooperative & sisc for Br Jones 3 for Br Carter one for Br Peterson Israel went up with the sheep. I come home

FRI 24 loaded on the mower went down the Valley 12 miles cut several loads

SAT 25 gathered up hay, loaded & come home late

S 26 attended Sunday School & two meetings was called to lay hand on Br Davies child & Bless Br Marshalls

MON 27 loaded up & started north camped near Summit

TUES 28 Harden with me & Br Hamer in Company we camped 20 miles past deseret

WED 29 camped three miles N of warm Spring

THUR 30 camped two miles west of Beaver

JULY 1870

FRI 1 camped 3 miles N of cove on the summit

SAT 2 camped 3 Miles North of Fillmore

S 3 camped at Sevier Bridge

MON 4 camped 4 miles N of Salt creek Suppered at Br Hagues

TUES 5 Lodged at Br Waters Springville

WED 6 Drove to Lehi Stoped with Br Karran

THUR 7 arrived home about sundown found all well

FRI 8 took the wool I brought up to Deseret woollen mills Dinnered at G Calders

SAT 9 went to School of the Prophets at the City

S 10 attended ward meeting several nieghbours come into See me & talk

MON 11 About home getting up hay & watering.

TUES 12 Started to Rush valley Lodged at Br Gillespies Toeloe City

WED 13 travelled with Bp Hunter to Mountain home

THUR 14 gathering out & dividing Bps Sheep

FRI 15 Bp started home gathered out some sheep to drive to Dixie

SAT 16 gathered Some cattle for Dixie

S 17 got up my horses & started for home drove over the Desert in the night Alfred & hired boy with me

MON 18 Drove past Joe Desgoochs one mile & camped

TUES 19 Drove home we found it difficult to drive Sheep this warm weather

WED 20 went to the City made some purchases for Dixie

THUR 21 catched 30 sheep & sent to Geo Chandler Sent 7 to Bp Hunter watering the garden

FRI 22 Hauling up hay

SAT 23 went to the City Saml & Mary come in from Rush S.R. in bad health wanted to get medical advice

S 24 attended Meeting twice. Bp Gardner & councillors took dinner & Blessed marys Son named it Milton also blessed Willey

MON 25 attended the celebration at Jordan ward house we called on for A speech Dance in the evening

TUES 26 went to the City to purchase supplies for Dixie

WED 27 went to city purchased some articles for Dixie

THUR 28 fixing up my waggon & team to start

FRI 29 started the sheep 357 & 3 cows 2 calves & 2 steirs to Dixie Samuel R & family started to Rush Valley he was some improved in health I started with my team (four animals) about noon Harden with me Alma Russell & Kanosh with the stock Camped at Dr Dunyons

SAT 30 I nooned at American fork Bought a half bred cashmere goat & its dam for sisc sheep Valued at $30 left Br Robinson his wool camped near Battle creek

S 31 nooned at Br Allmans camped at Springville

AUGUST 1870

MON 1 recieved part loading at Spanish fork camped one mile beyond

TUES 2 on to Chanies ranch & camp

WED 3 on to Salt Creek. I Sold 4 bucks to J Hague for $45.00 finished my loading & come on, at the four mile creek overtook the boys Harden was hurt by A fall & kick from the poney. It was dark

THUR 4 on to Chicken Creek. I could find no Doctor Br Morgan & Teasant put back the Shoulder joint & bandaged it up. we then Drove to the sevier bridge Harden Suffered much pain by the Shaking waggon

FRI 5 nooned at round Valley camped two miles South of Cedar Springs (24 Miles)

SAT 6 on to Meadow creek & camped

S 7 nooned at Corn creek traveled at night & camped in Bakers pass

MON 8 nooned at Cove creek & camped in wild Cat canon

TUES 9 noon at Beaver Sold 12 lame sheep to Br Catwright for 24 bus of grain & camped in Beaver pasture

WED 10 started on Horses broke the harness & ran away I fixed up A spike team & went on to Adamsville Camped below the field

THUR 11 Nooned at Minersville on 14 miles & camped

FRI 12 started at day break Soon overtook the boys they had gone too far & been out all night without beding food or water nooned at warm springs went on 8 miles & camp

SAT 13 on to Sulphur Spring & nooned one cow died of bloody Murrin travelled on till midnight

S 14 arrived at Desert spring about noon Sent the sheep & cattle to Spring Valley by Alma I went on to the Narrows

MON 15 Nooned at Summit Spring & arrived home abut 9 O clock PM

TUES 16 unloaded my waggon attended roll call & A meeting of Sheep owners called by Bp Henrie for the purpose of starting a cooperative Sheep After some remark Bp Henrie nominated Br A F Barron President Seconded and carried I nominated Cha Mathews his Assistant Seconded & carried Bro Rennow was nominated Seconded & carried to be Secretary it was agreed to adopt Br Barrons ear mark I said we would make good the sheep lost out of the flock But those dying old age & sickness that we could not avoid we would not make good

WED 17 forenoon around town with the Bishop afternoon started started to the sheep camped in Rose valley

THUR 18 Breakfasted with Br Wood camped in Spring Valley with Alma who got in all safe from desert spring

FRI 19 got the Bucks out of the flock I brought from north, put them in buck herd afternoon reading news at night Br Egbert come

SAT 20 divided & altered 400 lambs, transfered 200 sheep into the Panaca cooperative flock used Slades corrals

S 21 recieving lambs & Sheep into the coop flock recieved about 1200

MON 22 we found A few more, recieved Br Barrons a/c found our horses at sundown

TUES 23 Moved this flock to Camp Valley

WED 24 Stationed both flocks high up in Camp Valley Started homwards about 4 O clock P M

THUR 25 dressed Bucks & left Enoch with them brought Israel home driving wethers to Butcher Wood Eagle Valley Arrived home 9 O clock P M

FRI 26 Spent part of the day at Bps talking about matters of the ward

SAT 27 Making A hay rack At Bps in the evening

S 28 About School time took sick with the hives Afternoon attended meetings ward & teachers meetings

MON 29 working in the hay

TUES 30 went to haying afternoon attended C. O. Store Directors meeting & brought home A load of hay

WED 31 making out the School reports to superintendent Burgon went to examine some hay lots & helped Br Egbert load up hay

SEPTEMBER 1870

THUR 1 attended the fast meeting afternoon got home A load of hay

FRI 2 Haying

SAT 3 Haying I brought home one load

S 4 Mending A break in City ditch Attended afternoon meeting & assisted Bro Wadsworth as Teacher Spent the evening at Bro Barrons at A Sheep business meeting

MON 5 Haying brought home A load from J Wedge

TUES 6 Haying brought home A small load

WED 7 Jobing about home afternoon got A load of Hay

THUR 8 Haying on Cold Spring ranche camped out

FRI 9 got home A load of hay & one to Bp Henrie of Dr Watkins lot

SAT 10 Haying on pasture lot

S 11 attended two ward meetings one teachers & Sunday School wrote to Maria & Harriet

MON 12 recieved 1100 shingles from Br W Lund Started to the Sheep Camped at round Valley

TUES 13 dinnered at Bp Hatchs camped in Spring Valley

WED 14 fixed sheep corral & fetched in one flock

THUR 15 Marked 38 head from mine to St george flock & divided St geo lambs marking 127 to St George flock slaughtered A wether

FRI 16 got up Br Egberts mares & started home Lodged at Br Slades

SAT 17 Left Israel to herd the bucks, brought Enoch home arrived home 9 O clock

S 18 attended meeting twice Subject of starting A School was to day talked of

MON 19 I attended the funeral of Br Israel Barlows Junior Infant Son & worked on my house

TUES 20 working at shingling my house Enoch helping me

WED 21 finished shingling my house

THUR 22 Making A shed tryed to use the Mower at gleaning on Br barrons Meadow

FRI 23 using the Mower raking up the hay fetched home one load

SAT 24 Attended Meeting, Br Snow preaching on the Saints enriching themselves by firstly Agriculture next Manufactures he wanted to raise means to pay for A factory at Washington I payed Br Snow $12.50 on my a/c and one hundred & four Dollars & thirty three cents for L. V. Woolgrowers Association afternoon on the ditch I got up A load of hay About 8 P M Northern lights was very beautiful

S 25 Bp started to S L City I attended Sunday school & twice meeting then assisted the teachers

MON 26 Staked of A house got up A load of hay & got up a load of wood Day school started.

TUES 27 jobing about town afternoon started to clover

WED 28 took breakfast at Br Birds camped

THUR 29 loaded & come 5 miles past Clover

FRI 30 on home by 4 O clock

OCTOBER 1870

SAT 1 took my load to the Mill commenced digging A celler

S 2 attended the Sunday School & twice meeting, evening in counsel with the bretheren on the Cattle question agreed to commence drive on Monday the 24th

MON 3 working on the water ditch & funeral

TUES 4 on the ditch

WED 5 got up my team hauled out of the celler attended the funeral of Br Hamers child & singing school at evening

THUR 6 hauling adobies & attended fast meeting & F. R. Society meeting

FRI 7 hauled 1 load of adobies have hauled 1000 from J Heaps

SAT 8 started to the sheep Enoch drove A cow & calf to Eagleville field

S 9 drove up to burnt canon

MON 10 moved both flocks of sheep to burnt canyon camped with the boys

TUES 11 Homewards to Spring valley camped at Slades

WED 12 drove home by 9 O clock

THUR 13 hauling dirt out of the cellar

FRI 14 Do Do

SAT 15 digging out the cellar & attended drill

S 16 cold north wind attended Sunday School & twice meeting

MON 17 digging out the cellar

TUES 18 Do Do

WED 19 diging out celler Bro Sessions helping

THUR 20 jobing about home mustered in the home guards

FRI 21 getting up potatoes Started to the muster ground Met the men & we hurried back Br Barran with me