Myself and wife and Father and Mother Whittaker attended a supper party at Brother Chatterly's. President J. C. L. Smith came in from Parowan in the evening. Wednesday, January 12: Very sharp frost. Spent the day at the Iron Works--had 25 men at...
necessary in housekeeping which we were entirely destitute of, such as pots and kettles. May the Lord reward them for their goodness. I will in retum for their kindness to me endeavor, by the help of Jehovah, to prove myself worthy of their good...
Lake City had lost many sheep and cattle during the winter because of the severity of the weather. President J. C. L. Smith came from Parowan on Tuesday, February 22. Henry wrote the following about their conversation: There are a number of...
acquaintance of Ellen. They made us very welcome and we talked over many things and retired to rest as the sweet strains of music kom the brass band serenaded the city. Henry and Ellen attended meeting in the Tabernacle on Sunday, April 3, and...
Wednesday, April 6 : Myself and Ellen witnessed the laying of the comer stones of the foundation of the temple. There were more than five thousand saints present. To see the order and hear the music and see the troops of soldiers with their flags...
and had no meat and would be very glad if I would have my people give them some flour and potatoes. I said that I would. He had the large [peace] pipe charged and we smoked all around, some twenty braves, the pipe of peace. I then left and attended...
Legion. The escort arrived at Governor Young's at 9:00 a.m. and everyone saluted him at the west door of his mansion as he appeared on the steps.' The residents of Cedar City held their own celebration and Henry wrote the following about the...
and boasted of what great things they would do. Henry wrote, "They will find their boasting is in vain long before they get there." Brigham Young sent several brethren fiom Salt Lake with thirtynine yoke of oxen to help the emigration company, and...
thanlrful for this day brethren, the Lord has answered our prayers.' He blessed the saints and said he knew that we would have good times spintually and temporally. 'We have al1 pienty to do to mind our own bu sin es^.'^ The last entry in Henry...
men as t r e s waking,' and for even that cloudy vision he was thankful. As he said after prayers that day, 'It might be the Lord's will to grant him sight, and if so his faith should not be wanting to enable him to lay hold of the blessing. '...
fond of music. We also visited the Art Gallery and Museum in the new Midland Institute and 'Arcade,' both built since 1 was in England 30 years ago. We also were invited by a cousin of Ellen's to go and visit him and his wife who live at Olton, six...
Now for the ducks and geese. They have large flocks of each, between thirty and forty. They only reckon to kill one themselves, a goose 1 mean, at Christmas, and sell the rest. They will weigh from 1015 pounds each and get 9 pence or eighteen cents...
Lunt Jr. and Francis Webster Jr., each of whom rode a horse and led another, packed. We made a fire, for it was extremely cold, and waited till 8 a.m. when they came along. The boys now took the lead and we foiiowed up, passing aiong up the...
weli in spite of the drought in Pacheco. They probably were able to irrigate their crops; and, being at a much lower elevation, nothing would have ftozen.] When we were rnaking preparations for our retum home, the team had to be shod. Alma...
most of the work. They raised a good crop of com that year. At this time, according to Broughton, "Edward [ten years old] was working for his keep, living with Lucian Mecham and his wife who were running a hotel in Chihuahua City." When Sarah...
1 arn informed by good authority that the railroad
running fiom El Paso to Casas Grandes is going to be extended to the river, Piedras Verde, on to the Sierra Madre Mountains on which we are located and will open up rnany valuable locaiities for...
EMPLE Utah April6,1892
,,
A. --
.a --
----
-..
23, 1853 and arri
on April2,1853. Henry wrote: April4,1853: We visited President Brigharn Young a him some on the iron business. April6, 1853: Myself and Ellen witness the laying a stones of the...
center then became a farmyard or cattle corral. The water of Coal Creek flowed undcr the wall and through the north side of the enclosure and was utilized for a grist n~ill and other industries. Another field was surveyed and clcared dose by;...