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Transcript for "William B. Pace journal, 1855 May-1856 March"

Title: William B. Pace papers, 1847-1904 William B. Pace journal, 1855 May-1856 March

Call Number: MS 1658

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William B. Pace's

Journal

Provo

1855

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[The left margins of the journal are generally not uniformly to the left]

On the 6th of April

1855 I was Called upon

(with a number of others)

to take a Mission to Israel

& on the 30th April was Ordained

A Seventy and set apart for my

Mission by Elder George A. Smith,

in the Following Blessing. “

In the name of Jesus

Christ, and in the authority

of the Holy Preisthood, and

Apostleship Confered upon us,

. We lay our hands upon thy head,

And we set thee apart to go

forth as a Messenger of the Gospel

unto the Lamanites, to be a

Savior upon the Mountain of

Israel, unto the redemption of

the seed of Joseph, And we say

unto thee, be humble, and the

Spirit of the Almighty shall

rest upon thee, And thou shall

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have influence, and great

power to do good in the

redemption of the Children of

Israel: thy name shall be

had in Perpetual remembrance,

and thousands Shall rejoice in

thy testimony. Exercise wisdom,

and faith! and thy dominions

Shall increase, thy Children

Shall increase as the sands upon

the Sea=Shore, thou shalt be

prepared to inherit Eternal

Glory in the celestial kingdoms.

We seal all the blessings of this

Mission upon thee in the

name of Christ our Redeemer,

Amen,

Reported by

John B. Millenes

[artistic swirl]

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I then set about geting ready

for a start & through the

Kind assistance of my Father in law

(Alex Williams) I was enabled

To get a (yoke of catttle) [word crossed out, probably “team”] from him, [word crossed out “to”] and

Joined with Clinton Williams &

John Mc eune we were enabled

to rigg a good team of three

Yoke of Cattle & a good wagon-

All things being Mad ready (we

took Thos Wilson in with us as

he had no team, making four in

number in one waggon 3 yoke of

Cattle, & one Cow,) and on the

14th May 1855-

I bid farewell to my Wife

& Children. (leaveing them without

ten days provision, & nothing to get

with) & started to the Elk Mountain,

that being the point Designated for

to establish a Mission) the team

having started about one hour before

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I traveled on foot as far as Spring

ville – where I overtook the waggons

After passing Springville we over

took James and John Ivie & traveled

on together & encamped on the slew

two miles north of Payson. Wilson &

Mc eune being behind of his a Cow;

15th

( Drove up to Payson for Breakfast

(at Mothers) where I tried to

sell some land I had in the Payson

field for something to leave with

my Family & finally succeeded in

getting a Cow & forty Dollars in

lumber from Pardon Webb for ten

acres, in the afternoon, Wilson

& Mc eune came up in Com -

pany with some of the Los Vagus

Boys & passed on. to Spring Creek

3 miles & encamped with the exception

of Wilson who staid with me to try

to trade some More &C

to help us

on our journey -

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But to help us off there did not

seem to be many that felt interested

unless they could get low prices

for stock, after spending the

remainder of the day & a Larger

Portion of the night in try – ing

to trade fairly with out success

we Concluded to wait until mor

ning & give them another trial

as I could find no one that felt

Disposed to give me more than half

Price for my land & that to is some

thing that was of no use to me

nor no one else -

16th

After hunting without success

for a Buyer, A being by the name

of George Patten did condescend to

give me a 10 dollar Rifle one lb

of Powder with a horn, for the

acres of good Parden Land worth

according to fair valueation 10$

Per acre

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After spending sometime in

Makeing out Transfers, Wilson &

myself started on foot to over

take the train. after a hard walk

of Ten Miles we overtook the Com-

pany, near the Pancheon Springs where

we stoped to noon; Wm hamlin

of the Los vagus mission overtook &

stoped with us. afternoon drove

to the Springs, 4 miles south of

Nephi City & encamped. G.J. Patten

J Davis & A. M. York met & Camped

with us & I traded Guns with

Patten and got 100 lbs flour at

Manti for the differance -

17th

We arrived at Nephi where the

Los Vagus Company were encamped

Follet & Turner of the Elk

Mountain Mission. Changed with

Wm Hamlin & R James & went

to the Los Vagus, for the sake of

being with their Brothers in law.

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Hamlin & James Hasting with

us we traveled to Uinta Springs

& encamped passing through Salt

Creek Kanyon -

18th

Traveled to fort Ephraim &

encamped in the fort in the

evening I went to hear a Dane

Play the Violin Returned to Camp

Late well pleased with the Music

19th

Traveled 8 Miles to Manti City

& encamped with the Elk

Mountain boys. the afternoon

I spent in getting my flour -

20th

Repact our waggon & spent the

remainder of the Day in writing back

to wife and friends Weather stormy

snowing at night in the Mountains

Got a steer from James Ivie

to work with Johns Card making

four yoke To our waggon -

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21st

Cold & windy A portion

of the Company being ready

we Drove out to the six mile

Creek & encamped. in the remain

of the Company Came up makeing

in all fifteen waggons & 41 Men

At night tied our Cattle up for want

of feed. the Company was organised

The President Alfred N. Billings. Apointd

Joseph Rollins Waggon Master, &

Oliver B Hungington Clerk -

Commenced Guard, Also Prayers,

night & morning in Rotation

22nd

Started at Day light 3 miles to

Willow Springs & got our break-

fast Good feed & water for animals

thence 9 miles to Sevier River.

Crossing the 12 Mile Creek from

Manti also a number of deep

Ravine’s & encamped, feed scarce,

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23rd 9

2 miles to Willow Creek

thence to South Salt Creek 8

Miles up Salt Creek Kanyon 4

Miles to Salt Mountain & en-

camped.

24th

Crossed the Creek & turned

to the right, up Dry Kanyon

8 miles to a flat & narrow Valley

& nooned. 4 miles to South fork of

Salt Creek & encamped in Gunnison

Valley Good feed & water Butiful

farming land Plenty of timber,

25th

Up a Kanyon 5 miles & moved

thence 6 miles over a high mountan

Desent steep, to George’s Fork &

encamped. this evening it

snowed about 8 inches Deep

As I was on Guard I had a

fair Chance to feel the affects

of it

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26th [10]

Down Georges Fork 2 miles

Road bad Crossing Creek several

times, & nooned, then e 6 miles to

across some rolling hills, to Pleas-

ant Kanyon, & encamped Good

feed & spring water

27th

Traveld one mile to summit

on Rim of Basin thence 4 miles

To Cotton Wood Creek & encamped

It being sunday held meeting where

the boys all spoke. & told their

Determination’s to Push forward

& Do all in their Power for the

up building of the Caused they had

enlisten in &C, After Meeting I

went upon the Rocky Bute on the

North Side of the Kanyon, in Com-

-Pany with some eight or Ten

others where after Climbing

Some half hour or more we found

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About two hundred yards

farther east we found a small

white circle also two hands

with the appearance of splattered

blood for several feet above upon

the rocks, Late in the evening

we returned to camp much

fatigued from the trip

28th

Traveled 12 Miles to Coal

Creek & stoped to noon no

feed water Poor, thence 8 ½ miles

to Stewarts Creek & encamped

Good feed & water

29th

Traveled 15 miles to Mudy &

encamped Plenty of feed

& water S Huntington & S

Moore were Called upon to Carry

the mail (across the mountains) [crossed out word] to Manti Supposed

to be about fifty miles. I wrote a

letter to my wife, weather Cold & windy,

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30th

Weather warm, traveled Down

Mudy 4 miles, thence a cross a

Ridge to Sweet Cotton wood 5 miles

thence 3 miles to Huntington’s

Creek, & encamped Here we

came to some Green River Indians

which were Very Friendly & wished

to pilot us across the trail where

they said we would save two or

three Days travel. A few horse men

went out with them on to the

Ridge where they could see the Green

River Mountains & concluded to

go that way -

31st

Left Gunisons trail to our left

& started across (on) the Spanish Trail

4 miles to Salivated Springs No Grass,

thence 6 miles to where Road turns

north. 2 miles to Deep Kanyon

2 miles to head of Kanyon Water

to right of Road in the Rocks -

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Here we Got supper & rested

our Cattle until 10 oclock P.M.

Then drove 15 miles to Standing

water in the Rocks. after night,

June 1st

Traveled 5 miles in a circuterious Direction

& struck Gunison trail Road sandy,,

Thence to mountain Springs 6 miles

first - running water since we left

Huntington Creek,,

2nd

Traveled to Mineral Springs 10 miles

over a sandy,, Road and stoped to noon -

Thence 6 miles to Green River where we

encamped about dusk,, here we found

Plenty of excellent Grass Valley -age, well

timbered with cotton wood, River high,,

3rd

Morning Cleaned up Being Sunday

held meeting in the afternoon also met

with several of the natives who felt

well when informed of our Business

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with them & said we were welcome to

Live on their Land &C

4th Moved down the (River) one Mile to a

suitable Place for ferrying, Commenced

Calking the Boat,, In the afternoon

Crossed the running gears of several

waggons,,

5th

Crossed the Greater Portion of our train

6th

Finished Crossing the remainder of

our train about 10 Oclock,, Bros Hunting

=ton & Moore arrived from Manti with

the mail. I received a letter from

my Father (who was) in Liverpool England

no news from my Family,, In the after

=noon tried swimming the Cattle But had

Poor success only getting over 30 head

7th

Tried the Cattle again and after work

=ing with them until noon got over 15 head

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in the afternoon commenced

swimming them to the Boat by Lassoing

them & hitching them (two at a time) to

the stern & row over with them,,

This afternoon wrote. home by

an Indian

8th

Swam the remainder of the cattle and

at 4 ½ P.M. Broke Camp & started

for Grand river traveled 10 Miles to

Alkalin Springs Broke one waggon & had

to lay over without feed

9th

Broke Camp at sun rise traveled two &

one half miles & stoped to Bathe,, Spring up

Creek Left Road 1,, Mile, to flat valley

12 Miles, water right road in holes

To Quincy Rock Springs 12 Miles (four miles

back & west of road 1 Mile is a good spring near

Point of Mountain) & encamped for night

Broke one waggon several teams did not

get. to Camp until very late

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10th

Traveled down Creek Bed 2 miles through

deep sand weather tremendous hot thence

to head of rocky Kanyon 10 miles down

this Kanyon three Miles to grand River

Valley,, to grand River 2 Miles here we

arrived after night feed good River very

high

11th

Crossed a Portion of the Cattle wind

Blew very hard & made it unsafe

for Crossing with the Boat,

12th

Prest-,, Billings & others crossed

the river & went in search of a suitable

Place for to locate a fort, farm &C

& see some of the Natives if any could

be found the Ballance Crossed Cattle &C

13th

Morning. Prest Billings & co returned

reported the Indians gone off fighting

the Mexicans. had selected a Place

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for the Fort on the south Bank of

Grand River, Good Farming Land &C

the after Part of the day being very windy

we could not run the Boat.

14th

This Morning twelve of us were called

upon to Cross the river & Prepare for

farming some went to stocking Plows

while myself & others went to grinding sage

found good Land of a dark red sandy

soil Covred with Large Sage, Cleared several

acres & Plowed a few furrows,, returned at

night found most of the train had got away

15th

Went to the G-am Continued burning

Sage & Plowing some Little Broke two

Plows at the commencement & Sent

them back to camp for repair, the ferrying

Company finished Crossing & moved Camp

10 the spot intended for the Fort, situated

in a Large (Grove) of Cottonwood Trees near

the Bank of the river, Ground low &

Considerable Salarotus

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19 16th

Some Men were called to burn Coal

another to make a grindstone, others

to Building a dam across Elk Mountain

Creek for the Purpose of turning water

for irragation as the Farming Land

had to be irrigated Previous to Plant

-ing sowing &C others to bruning sage

Plowing &C 17 “Sunday”

Went to the river & took a good

wash, went to meeting at 10” o’clk

Bros Joseph Rollins & Wm Holden

were Chosen Counselors to Prest Billings

Some arrangements were made relative

to farming & In the evening joined

our mess with James A Ivie’s making

7 men in all 18th

Commenced Farming by Mess--

Clearing sage &C 19th, Continued,

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20 th

All hands worked on water ditch

Got water out & down two miles

21 st

Planted Potatoes &C 22nd

Planted Corn, Mellons, Beans, Peas, 23rd

Finished Planting, some of the Green

river Indians Came in & camped close

by us, 24th (Sunday)

Called in the Natives & held Meeting

They seemed much Pleased at our Coming

Among them,, after being informed of our

Buisness &C

I went to cut some timber for Saddles

Some of the Natives went out with the

Boys to Learn to Farm: at night the

President Concluded to Move the Waggons

& Locate,, the Fort to the Springs at the west

foot of the East Mountain in consequence

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of the Land near the river being subject

to overflow in time of high water,,

(so said the Natives) 26th

I stayed in Camp & worked on a

Saddle tree. 27th

Worked on the Farm irrigating

Some commenced cutting Logs for a

Corrall

28th

Halled Logs for the f-rt ground for

a corrall

29th

Worked at setting up Picketts in

the Corrall

30 th

Finished the Corrall,, in the afternoon

the elk Mountain Chief (i.e.)

(Suit-Sub-Socketts ailias,, St john) with

three or four of his Men Came down

to see what was the Matter in the

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North end of the valley as he said he

had seen great Smokes. (from the boys burn

sage but did not Know we were there until

he came in sight of the waggons. after

some Little conversation between himself

& the Interpeters. as to our Business their on

his domain. &C. He expressed himself well

Satisfied & said we were welcom to a share

of his country, but that we were the first

white men or red that he ever give any

Previliges to stop on his Premises any longer

than they had time to get away, - But said

he I had a dream the other night &

I saw the Mormons coming here to live

on My land & I went & got my men toge=

ther & was agoing to drive them off, but

the Great Spirit told Me to Let the Mormons

alone that We must be good friends & not

fight any more - & from that he said

he new it was good for us to be there

that he wanted us to Learn his wild

Boys,, how to Plow, raise grain & work

like we did &C

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July 1st Sunday (Sunday)

went with Joseph Rollins & others

to accompany the Chief st John to

his farm some twelve miles from our

Camp,, his corn & Mellons looked well

though it had not been irrigated for some

=time,, we assisted him in getting the water

out of the creek & turned upon his Corn

& then returned to Camp leaving him

well Pleased

2nd

All Hands Moved Camp to the

Fort Ground= built some nice shady

as it was tremendious sultry

3rd

Worked on the Farm,, William Hamlin

& James A. Ivie commenced cutting

hay for our Mess

4th

Continued work on the Farm in

the afternoon a company of St. Johns

Indians Came in to trade – held

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Meeting at night for the Purpose of

taking into consideration holding a fast

Meeting on the Morrow,, decided that we

should,, [word crossed out]

5th (Thursday)

Meeting at 10 O’clock,, had much

good speaking from different ones,, all

voted to hold fast meetings on first Thurs (day)

in every month (as they do in the valleys &C)

6th

Worked on the Farm,, our teams com-

=menced halling stone for the Fort,,

7th

I worked on the Fort wall laying

stone

8th (Sunday)

Meeting in the afternoon Considerable

speaking from the Boys &C ,

Layed stone on the Fort

10th

Halled stone,, Some bitter feelings

arose with Old,, Nicholas (a relation

Halled stone,, Some bitter feelings

arose with Old,, Nicholas (a relation

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of the Chief St_ John) & others in regard

to our staying on their land halling the

Stone & Piling them up as we Pleased

&C as they seemed to Call it,, Which

Was soon setttled satisfactorily

11th

Halled stone in forenoon,, & Layed in

the afternoon Large Bands of Indians

Keep coming in from all directions

12th & 13th

Layed stone,, ___ 14th Rested ,,__

Arropean Chief of Utah's arrived

with the Mail from Manti

15th (Sunday)

Wrote home several letters - Meeting

was held in the afternon with the

natives Arropean gave them to understand

our Business here,, with some good instruc-

tions relative to how they should do

towards us,, spoke lengthy & with great

Power,, which seemed to take deep

root in the minds of the Leading men

Shapeof the Nations.

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16th

Layed stone on the Fort -,,

17th

Finished our Messes [possibly means measured after the German ‘messen”] share of the wall

Also Prst Billing’s & John Lowrys

Messes Finished theirs

Worked for Oliver B. Huntington’s

Mess Laying stone, Heavy Shower of rain fell

about noon doing a great = deal of good to

our Crops in the evening wrote home to

my family

19th

Huntingtons Mess Finished their share

of the Fort,, In the afternoon Bros -,,

Wm R Holden, John Crawford, James [illegible, smeared, word]

Ivie, Wm Hamblin, John Lowry, Wm K

Carroll, Stephen Moore & Columbus Perkins

started for G. S. L. City with the

Mail,, Myself & others accompanied them

as far as the River & Ferried them

Shapeacross

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20th

I went to the River after some timber

for a house

21st

I halled stone for a house - Boys finished

holling hay in the after nooon

22nd (Sunday)

Held Meeting,, In the afternoon there was

Several natives Comeforward for baptism

We went to the river & Prest-,, Billings

Baptised 15,, including several leading

men among them,, (ie) St Johns. Brother

& Family,, two of St. John’ Sons,, &C st Jhon

being Absent himself,, on retrning to the

Fort they were Confirmed & some

Ordained Elders & set-apart to Preach to

their tribe &C

23rd

I halled stone for the house,, four men

went to the mountains to Look for timber

for a gate,,I Commenced Laying stone on

our house in the afternoon

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24th

I l’ayed stone on the house at night

the Boys returned from the Mountains

reported an abundance of timber but rather

hard to get at until aroad was Made

25th

L’ayed stone on the house

26th

Finished stone laying on our house

27th

Put on the Roof which was maade of

willows Covered with hay & dirt

28th

Wefinished our house & moved our things

into it

29th (Sunday)

Held Meeting with the Indians

Brother O. B. Hunting ton & John

Clark Presiding,, the Native Brothren

Felt well also some strangers that

came in a a few days ago appeared to

take some interest in the work

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30th

Ive cleaned out the stone & dirt from

around our house

31st made a saddle tree &

traded one of my oxen for a

horse

August 1st

I covered a saddle for Wm W Skterret

2nd held meeting Fast day &C

3rd built fence around our hay

4th Covered saddle

5th (Sunday)

Held meeting Bro’s Moses Draper &

Wm Freeman Presided Had a good

Meeting 6th I made a saddle tree wood

In the afternoon Spoods, one of Arropeen

Band Returned from the Navijos reported

that they (the Navijos) were friendly &

that 4 of their Chiefs were coming

in with Arropeen

7th covered saddle &C

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8th,, Arrepeen in Company with

the Navijos Indians arrived at our

fort the object of the navijos were to

make a treaty with the Elk Mountain Utes

that they might travel the road & visit

the Mormon Settlements,, they seemed

well Pleased with us & wished to get aquainted

With our habits & customs. In the afternoon

we killed an ox & gave them that they

might have something to treat upon &C.

9th was occupied by the Indians in

making a treaty which I believe was

made sattasfactorily by both Parties

10th Arropean started for Manti &

the Novijos started for this Country

11th worked at saddlery

12th (Sunday) held meeting in the forenoon

in afternoon I crossed the river with

some of the Boys with the expectation

of meeting the mail from G.S.L. City

but returned without success

13- 14 – 15 worked on saddles -,,

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16th & 17th worked on the Gate to the

fort & hung one side which was made of

Cottonwood loggs hewn to 8 inch thick

& doubled & Pined to gether

18th Ive hung the other side in the

morning, in the afternoon I was shoeing

my horse & fixing for going home with

the mail. 19 th Morning John Lowry

John Crawford & Stephen Moore returned

from G.S.L. City bringing Mail, I received

two letters from home. It being Sunday

we held meeting with the natives & members

was called upon (i’e) (all those that had horses

sufficient) to take mail back to the

valleys in acordance with the instructions

of Prest Young. I being one of the

number on the 20th commenced

fixing for a start on the morrow

21st morning I traded another ox

for a horse but in consequence of

it not being in good condition I

left it with John Clark until I

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returned which I expected wood be about

five weeks, & at Half Past 12 o clock I

started in company with 15 others for

G.S.L. City & traveled 12 m,, to Quincy Rock

Springs & encamped, had some little trouble

with some of the animals sometimes being

wild at night I stood guard with Joseph

Rollins & others around the horses

22nd,, Packed our animals & traveled to

Green River 36 Miles Crossed & encamped

on the West Bank.

23 rd five of our Company took

the old trail for Manti while the remaining

ten took the Spanish fork trail for utah Co,,

& traveled 30 miles to Dushanes Fork to green

River & encamped Water Mudy Grass Poor

24th traveled to first Crossing 6, M, thence

to Whitbeck Creek 10,m, & stoped to noon

thence 8 miles up Whitbeck Creek & stoped

for night

25th traveled 8. M. to Dushanes Fork

again thence up 7. miles crossing

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Several Deep Revines & nooned, thence

15, M, & encamped on D. [smudged letter]. near foot of

high Bluffs

26th traveled 1,m, up Kanyon thence across

mountain to river again 1,m, thence 5 miles

up Kanyon to Forks of the river, up right

Fork 2,M & killed a mountain sheep &

stoped for noon, to head of Kanyon 10,m,

(on Susakitch Tewerp) & encamped in the

tops of the mountains

27th traveled 8,M, across a basin to left

branch of Dushanes Fork thence 8 m, across

the hills to creek again & stoped to noon

thence 5, miles to summit or rim of

Basin. thence down Spanish Fork Kanyon

14,M, & encamped

28th traveled 15,m, to east foot of Big

Mountain, thence 3,m, across to river &

stoped to noon, thence 10,m, to mouth of

Kanyon, thence 8,m, to Springville

City, there I left the Company &

rode on to Provo where I arrived about

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8 o’clock, found my Family all well & good

Spirits, 29th remained at home receiving

visits from friends & the Company (to City) Post &C

30th, 31st at Home

September 1.st

I went to Spanish Fork after a horse

I left there on the 28.th hunted all day

without success. spent the night with my

Uncle Wm Pace

2nd I got Wilson Pace to assist me in

hunting after searching the Brush several

hours we found him in the Field near the

River, being near Payson where mother

lives we Concluded to go there for Dinner

where we arrived about noon. I found

my mother & family well. Spent a couple of

hours & started for home where I arrived about

Dark, the remainder of the month at home

settling accounts against the Provo Music

Hall of which I was a Partner, also

Paid Lemira Palmer two hundred

Dollars for an adobie house & two Lots

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October 1st

Began to fix for going back to

Elk Mountains (in a few Days)

2nd An express came in from Manti

stating that the Indians had been

hostile on grand River & drove them from

the Mission killing three of our Boys

& taking Possessions of the fort Provissions,

Cattle. Clothing & everything the boys

bearly escaping with animals enough to

getaway on also that those there was

in a bad condition & was not able

to get home having done without eating

for several says, accordingly 3rd I got Joseph

Clark to take his waggon & horses & go with

[smudged out word] me to their assistance, we started about noon

I rode out on horse back for the Purpose

assisting in driving their Loose animals

Called at Springville & got Bro J. G.

Metcalf to accompany me on Horse

back [a letter erased] Arrived at Payson after Dark

& stated all night at mother’s

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4th fixed for starting on early when

Bro_,, Orson Miles & Brigham Lamb Came

in from Manti & informed that the Boys

Shapewere getting along well & would not need

Shapethe assistance of a team. I then released

Brother Joseph Clark, & Medcalf & myself went

Shapeon on horseback with some Provissions for them

Shape& met them about two Miles beyon d Summit

Creek Bros Clinton Williams Stephen Moore

& John Clark & gave them some refreshments

& reurned to Payson & got Dinner

at Mothers & then came on to Provo in

the evening 6th I went to G.S.L. City with

Stephen Moore, arrived there [smudged word, probably “at”] about dark

6, 7 & 8 attended conference I was informed

that we would not go back this season

9th,, returned home, & continued at home

until the 16th I went to Payson with my

wife [smudge] to get my corn down from there

that I had raised [smudged word] on my Land.

18 returned home, : this after noon

C, es, huntington Wm W. Skerret

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& Richard James of Elk, mountain

Mission arrived in Provo they having

undertook to come in the Spanish Fork

trail from Green River but lost their

way & was out twenty four Days having

eaten one dog & the greater Portion

of a horse in consequence of a Lack

of Provisions

19th Assisted in getting a team to

take the boys home & get Clinton

williams to take them down to G.S.L City __,,

20 th I attended a Reorganization of

the Utah County Malitia & was Elected

Colonel of the 1st Regiment Cavalry

by a unanimous vote -

22 nd Drilled the Regiment on horse

in forenoon in afternoon inspection

of Arms. &C

The reaminder of the month at

Shapework laying adobies for Different

individuals. "

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November 1st,, 2nd 3.rd

At work laying adobies

4 th My Father arrived from England

having been gone over three years

on a mission, at home until

the 8th I went to Payson with

My Family on a visit to see my Father

& Family spent the night & returned

Shapehome on the tenth & Continued laying

adobies until the 20 December I

had to leave off in Concequence of

Shapebad weather "

Dec 25th I made a Party at

an expense of twenty five Dollars

for supper &C, & had my Father &

Family C.B. Hancock to others to

attend it at the music Hall

26th Commenced Doing business

for Alex Williams in selling

Goods where I Continued until

Feb 4th I went to G.S.L City

in Company . with my Wife, Father

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& Mother for the Purpose of attending

the Mormon Battallion Festival

arrived on the 5th & stoped at

ShapeThos, S, Williams "

6th Attended the Ball & well

Sattisfied with the entertainment

7 I Bought a lot of merchandise

from Levi stewart & Co in exchange

for the music hall ($950,00) for

my interest

8th Cold & rainy

9 returned to Provo

10 in Store Putting up goods

& selling &C

Continued in store until the latter

Part of February, about the middle of

this month a band of Utah Indians

under the Command,, of Tintic &

Squash-Head their Chiefs,, became

some what troublesome in killing

Cattle stealing horses &C _,, And upon

the same being made known to the

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United States Judges,, Writs were

issued for there apprehension and

a Posse summonsed of some Forty

Persons under the direction of the

U, S, Deputy Marshall Thos,, S. Johnson

to take their Chiefs & some others &

bring them up for trial,, and on the

21st Feb A detachment of the above

Possee under George Parrish Come

upon Tintic’s Camp with the intention

of taking him, but the Indians arose

in Arms to defend him, whereupon a

fight Persued which resulted in Killing

one white man, one Indian & Squaw

the remainder of them (the Indians) getting

away [word smudged out] without any serious injury

This only helped to kindle the flame in the

ignorant Lamanites & they likewise

went to a Herd ground from that

Place & on the morning of the 22nd

they killed Carson & his Cer-ao

who was there a herding . battle &

horribly mutilated their Bodys and

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Drove off a number of Cattle & horses

to the Mountains, this day an express

was sent to the Governor, to know

what was best to do in regard to the

matter. Consequently Orders were

issued to Brigadier Genl,, Connover

to Call out the Malitia of Utah

County & follow the Indians into

the Mountains & return the Cattle to

their Owners,, And on the 26th

I received the following orders from

ShapeGenl Connover "

ShapeOrders” Head Quarters Bregade Secretary

Office Provo City Feb 26th 1856

To Col Wm B. Pace,

You are hereby ordered

to Call out from your Regiment

one hundred men well Armed & (mounted)

& Provissioned with Ten days Provissions

to March at 9 o clock on the 27th

the remainder to be ready to march

at a moments notice to any Point

[Page 48 of 134]

where their services may be required

By Order of P.W. Conover

Brigd Genl Con m

John Mc Ewan

Brigade sec,,y & Quarter

Master)

Pursuant to the above order I

made the following selections twenty five

men from Co, A, twenty five from Co, B,

fifteen men from Co, E, ten men from

Co, C, & twenty five from company D,

After issuing the above Orders an

Express Came in from Capt Willlis’s

Command, (that were in search of some

Cattle that were scattered on the west side

of the Utah Lake) of being surprised by some

Indians & three of their men killed & several

of their horses taken from them, & that

the Utes drove off One hundred &

fifty head of Cattle at the same

time to the mountains, The Genl

Ordered Me to send Capt Lords Co, D,

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Around the north end . of the Lake

to Scour the Country & if Possible find

where the Indians had gone & Check

them until the Main Command overtook

him

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