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Show Bushman Diary - De c emb er 189i (Zl) Very cold and a strong vrind from the E-s.st. I e n.me 30 miles and stopped in the cedars te.low Erastu s. Snowin g fast. This has been a very bad day. rdw 12: I came to Franey Na ils & sto ,p ed till 1 p.m. Start for Round Valley 30 miles. Came 5 m. Commen ced to snow very fast. Tra ve led 3 m & can scs.rce ly find the road. Snowin g fast, I was n ot acquaint.e d 1uith the country and was getting alarmed tr..at I might it get lost. So I a sked the Lord to cause the storm to cease, if on shone sun the was best for ne to n roceed . V! ithin 15 n inutes me. I fed my team &- proceed ed about 6 m. Very (fogy)? Team very tired toni ght. l:',eed wet a nd n o wood. Went to bed wet. SLowing , can see no s i gn of road ahead & scs.rce ly see the tra ck nd v 13: back, and as I did not know the countr y, I returne d to Erastu s. ?art of the time I cou ld n ot see the road, but the h orses could . find it. Sn owed and b lowed hard all night. I visited Bro. D. Pu lsi oher & had sup ?e r with them . Got Brigham r-:ail with h is team to help take my vmgon to Round dq_y 14: Va lley, & ba ck. Fe got the 1Na i;on & c ane to Smith & T Ra n ch. They 1 • treated ~swil l. a·o out 1 foot deep badly ~-~~w esd<ty 15: V!e came to Eagerv i lle. !~iP~n~ drif ted. Vle stay vr ith Bp . C: rosby . In the evening I c ame to Pres. TTda ll and had a good v isit with h im and family. got a ton "'esdw 16: Tradec}ny l uce rn seed with Bro. Crosby for grain. ·we & miles 2 came & left as much rr1ore here to get ground . '!He Very us. to stopped with sister Skouse n. They we re very clever 11: ---- cold. v;r L • ·re came t o- T.',._,r as t us 30 ni. 1 es . T_ g9.ve ,...,J ro. ,.-:. e. i. 1 e (TI.·ai. 1 e ) ?. 1or1Jl 0 s eed f or heluin~ me with his t eam ti: Br o. uH.iphe r 17:fp for the use of 1 horse . Left 5 sa c k s o f wheat. :Fa il is to Brin g it to Holb rook. I c ame id~y 18: 05 m to ~'foodruf 'f if- stoped vrith B . Gardne r. Came home. Got s ome flour at Holb r%k. All are pretty well. Att 3nded Sunday Scho ol ahd meet in g & s-:, oke . "·orked around home & got some tithing hay . rick cs.me f r om Snowfla.ke . I start to the cedars , go 15 miles, and s t op in the cedars . t~ry cold. d esd ,_. 23 : "'ent 2 m farther n_nd cut 70 ~)Ost s . Sviov,ing- '.lnd b l on ing. Loaded my p os t s and came h01ne . Cold and stormy. I too"'the P1 t o Aztec headqua rters. ',';e a ll gathere d at the v,a r d hou se a t 2 p.m. had s pea kers, songs I gave &c o ic knic, Santa :; laus & lots of !:)res ent s, after vrhich £.VA E. Staoley s baby Eva a blessin g . . came turd1.y 26: ·.:orked around h ome . ef '-T .vr. Smith & S .D . Roge rs Attende d s . Schoo l. 2 p . m. a tte nded l".eetin g . S.D.Ro gers & J. d'.J.Y 27 : 1'; . Snith spoke . ·1ros. Ro ger s, Smith , Hansen & Te nne r & I & our wives went to S.U.Po rt ers & blessed their son Ge or ge Alfred vrho i s afflicte d. We a nn ointed Lim & p r ayed . Perked ar ound home . I took a sm.9. ll j ob .r;r ad ing on the R . R . '!forked on R .R. Ver y cold. ~orke d on the R . R . us '.':or l:e d on the R . R . Th is hs.s been a. very eventfu l yea r. And to d suffere t no 7 ve ha vre t ye ut t:rns. ret lEtle of much toil with for the neces ~, it ies o i ' life, a nd we are free from debt , a cid above all we hE1.ve 1:c n a b id il,2_; f ·:i. it h i n the Gospe l. rs d1.y 17 : 1 ---- -- (Si gned) John li ushnu n |
