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Show - 17 - east side. On April 6, 1853 the corner stones were laid at which time I was present as guard to prevent the· crowd of the public. The south east stone was laid by President Young and counselors, the south east bY Bishop Hunter and counselors, the North West b,.r John Nebeker president of the Elders guorum to which I belonged and northeast corner by the twelve Apostle with Orson Hyde Prest. In far the time had gone with ten hours of work per day besides cultivating a garden wh·ch was quite a help and blessing to us. In 54 I rented a place in the 16th ward and raised garden stuff there. The following spring I built an adobie house of my own in pioneer Grove in the 17th ward where I live when I was called on an Indian Mission to Idaho. I received my endowmment and sealings in Marcg 1854Q After returning from the Indian Mission I went to Spanish Fork and the first year raised a crop on land which I rented from A. K. Thurber who also furnished me a yoke of cattle to work with. After After the grain was bound and shocked. I walked to Salt Lake and solic i.ted contract s with fruit growers to sell this fruit. Among my employers in this work were Wil~ Woodruff, Willima Staynes and Albert Carrington. I succeeded spendidly. I soon commanded the market and gained an enviable reputation for honesty, sold fruit that was stuffed, occasionally to Ft. Bridger and Camp Floyd. I received 75¢ per lb grapes, $1.20 dozen for peach and $1.00 per donz. apples. At the end of the season after paying my employers and expenses. I had enough to purchase myself a yoke of cattle, a wagon, a cow and clothing for my family and returned home the same fall. The boy James Meredith, had gone to live with a married sister and in 57 we had taken another boy of about 13 or 14 years whose name was Ephraim Calfal. I was now settled down to farming and hard work in Spanish Fork~ |
