[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Mosquito Creek. Very warm and pleasant. [At] 9 a.m., Mr. Sarpee and Gyren, interpreter, arrived in camp at post office, also Elders Young, Kimball, P. P. Pratt, O. Pratt, John Taylor, George A. Smith, W. Richards, and Bishop Miller; had a long conversation about the road, country, the climate, etc., etc., about Great Bear Valley. Mr. Sarpee offered $l000 to have about 90,000 lbs. of peltry brought from the head of Grand Island, and 15 or 20 barrels of provisions and a horse. Bishop Miller took the job, and Sarpee and Gyren left about 11. Council wrote to William Huntington at Mt. Pisgah to send on the public tents, have Cutler, Cahoon, and Chase come on, and for the Presidency to raise 100 mounted men, etc., for Guard, Trustees, etc. (letter on file) .
Council wrote to O. Hyde to get money and means from Brother Boss; also to John L. Butler and the Saints with him to come to the Ferry Point immediately, to go after the furs, etc. Thomas Williams started with a mail of seven letters for Mt. Pisgah about 1 p.m. [From] 1 to 5 p.m., President Young went to pick strawberries; Elders Hyde and Kimball visited at the post office from 4 to 5.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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