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Show -57- Sunday" Was home in morning doing some chores & meeting in afternoono Miss Eliaz Ann Meecham and her brother Lyman came down in a sleigh and visited meo Put Wagon Box on a sleigh in eveningo Was to Bishops in evening and J an 30th writing" Went to . delivered over the Ward books to him and it was decided I should start down through Weber canyon tomorrow, In the evening father laid his hands on my head and blessed meG Jan 31st Mondayo Loaded up wagon & got ready, bid my mother & brothers & sisters goodby, also Ann (father's wife) and her children & left home in company with father Had some trouble in driving my cOWo Had 3 teams & 6 men from this place & 3 teams & 3 men from MOtmtain Green to help me through canyon, It was drifted very bad" Took leave of Bishop Peterson & others after getting through the canyonG I hitched my 2 yoke of oxen to the wagon & went with father & his team onward to J" Forbes where we e stopped over night Feb 1st Tuesday" Started before daylight to Raymonds where ' we put the wagon bed on my running gearsf loaded my wagon Bro 5 L Po Rob inson & W" G" Young having helped me down thus far with Took leave of them & went with father to my load on s le igh, Farmington where he borrowed a wagon & loaded his oats in from his sleigh when we proceeded to S"Lo City and arrived about dark in tithing yard where we stopped over night" Feb "2nd Wednesday" Was in Salt Lake City all day doing trading,. Father sold my cow to Erastus Snow for an order for a cow at Toquerville, as I could not take my cow with me" Stopped 0 at Titlling yard over night Feb 3rd Thursday" Took leave of father, when he proceeded home & I hitched up & drove in connection with the Farmington teams with Lot Smith as my Captain to Draper (one mile out of the way) 18 miles and camped for the night Feb 4th Friday.. Left Draper about 8:30 am" & drove through Lehi & American Fork to within one mile of Pleasant Grove and camped for the night, had plenty of hay here, 18 miles" Feb 5th Saturdayo Started at daylight & drove through Pleasant Grove to Provo, 12 miles, my company went ahead & stopped here & got a yoke shod for $5 00 & proceeded to Spring'" ville where I overtook the rest of the company and camped over at night in Tithing Yard, 6 mileso "Feb 6th Sunday" Left Springville about 9 a.m, and passed through Spanish Fork 6 miles, then through Salina & Payson, 6 miles then to Santequin 6 miles where we arrived about 8 p"mQ and was taken by the people there to their houses & our oxen fed" .. .. |
