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Show -131- Sunday, September 17 '. ',', V.Tent to Snowflake and saw President Smith. Vie had a frost three rrig ht s I worked all week making molasses. Y':ol'l,ecl till late at night. Got a letter from nly daughter Clarey with news of her troubles and sickness a.-.d the death of my little grandson, n.1·t2.7 He was three months old; sick nine days. He was the son' of L. L. {Lorenzo Lafayctte7 Hatch. I felt qu it e bad having worked harder than common. , - Saturday, 30th Willard returned f:rom cutting . . hay. Camp Apache. I went to meeting bishops in the afternoon. I spoke John and Thomas went with fruit to at (Stak e] .conference. V/ e heard f r o rn the it.y.of all up to their privileges or how could a bishop recommend them to the· house of the Lord. President Lot Smith gave some e xc e l l e nt.dn st r u ct io n. After meeting. I gave VVidow Robinson her blessing, also Joseph 'Millett, and :r eturned home late at night. living on recommends, the ne c es s Sunday, .. . October 1 rrie et.ing (Stake Conference). Gave a bles sing to Alfred Cluff ··Meetings lasted through Monday. Brother Ylilliams gave a discourse on the first principles. President J. N. Smith g-ave a talk on po l yg arr.y Had a most interesting time.·· I found on m b e r co f horses a nu Tuesday morning and cattle in my corn. Pv e worked e a r ly and late all year bringing my crops up and yet each morning loose stock get in. I have been greatly injured by this class of destroyers. I was four days at conference and am to start on October 9 for the Gila Valley. This d e a t ru ct io n has' made me much hard labor and extra care. .Pr-epax ed for . , \ L ,J I Monday, 9th S. D. Rogers, Jacob Hamblin and I loaded in our outfit at my house and hitched in his ho r s e and we /8tarted for the Gila VaHey7 drove to Forest Dale and held meeting. Gtayed at Brother Bal1ards.- TueG day, we drove to V.I. F'o l e tt e got dinner and administered to Sister Folette One of Brother' who was very sick. Vie camped neal' to the old Sawmill. Hunt's team got scared and ran away. /Bishop Hunt of Snowflake and President J. N. Smith apparently were Gaveling along with Lorenzo Hilt ,Hatch, Hamblin and Rogers in another wagon. There may have been other Martin Mills , '. brethren along also.7 went out to hunt the runaway mare, but it got dark and they we felt back without her. She had a nos e sack on. After p r ay e r s that President Srnit h!s prayer would be answered. Bishop Hunt and Pres ident Smith started .out Found the animal all sweaty and only a short distance from us. Vre were all thankful. The brethren came , , .' .. Wednesday, 11th ') [?'ear _ Fort Black River j\pach much we were and us to pleas ed when an After dark a drunken soldier came officer came and took him away. {fr'avels continued7 Traveled down a a green rocky canyon past a soldier s tat iorio n As h Creek" Camped near on nooned We road. miles from Black River. :Very rough Traveled thirty .. two rni l e s and hill,. thirty the Gila River and Thomas. on .. Dal.ls ot at and Henry Presldent ,-,mlth,· Part of company stopped. tired. l l s Da Brother with rode into Smithfield were Teams were J. Hamblin and myself camped met by Bl'othel'!J Tcples , |
