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Show :t#~,J d r eary r ide aeross the desert count r y • re-aetd:rrg 1 arsnall Pass - 48 - after dark an hour behind time . April 28 , 1888 On reaching Pueblo they changed trains ru1d pro-ceeded on to the IVlanassa crossing an hour late . A wagon met them and took the women and children to town while the men walked through the snow for t hree .miles to to\¥n. He met his family and found a~l well . April 29 , 1888 ~ ·· ," ne remained at hom~ during the ~n~on and attended meeting in the afternoon . n e and Apostle John Henry Smith were the speakers . Apri 1 30 , 1888 :' i r st t h ing this morning he drove to LaJara with Brother Samuel Jackson to g et his o aggageajhe got the trunk of . 7 cutt i ng s that he had sh ipped from Utah . He rode h ome with Brother s. s. Smith , Jr . That afternoon! h e plowed ~'f> the ground and planted the cutting s . 1v1ay 1 , 1888 h e was busy all this day planting cutting s and some ~ .... ornament al shrub s that came ·with t he cutt ing ~ some honey-suckle vines and climbing roses . 1v1ay 2 , 1888 rlaving finished planting the cut tings t~~ he watered them. That evening a number of the visiting brethren came ~and t alked ao out their locating in Manassa . May 3 , 1888 h e was busy this morning plowing and planting early ~Q rose po t atoes . Also worked about the home . Ivlay 4 , 1888 Assisted by ~ rather Samuel Jackson, ·"""' .. ~{141., he .t'::i JEoS: ~ the fence along the east f ield . May 5 , 1888 Quarterly Conference convened at lO (~ . m . t{~ SGHil:O of the local authorities reported and Apostle John ~ -enry Smith spoke • • to the people . Brothers Gold and Cowan al so addressed the Saints. May 6 , 1888 At 9 :30 a .m. he met with t h e Bi gh Council and arranged |
