[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Missouri River, east side. Pleasant morning. At 9, Twelve assembled at Elder Taylor's tent, and President Young signed a letter of commendation to O. Hyde, P. P. Pratt and J. Taylor to go to England. About 10, repaired to the bower and met the Saints. President proposed to them that some go over the mountain, some to Grand Island and send their cattle back to Missouri River to winter, some stay here and bring up the poor from Nauvoo to this place. Take your choice. If you go over the mountain you will have a hard time, and if you stay here you must send back teams and bring up the poor and fulfill their covenants they made in the temple, never to cease our exertion till all were removed.
Let Bishop Whitney direct and gather up all the Church cattle and let Brother Lott take charge of them and take them up the river to winter. Forty or fifty volunteers were called for to fill the 5th company, and said President YoungÂ's hundreds and thousands will eternally regret they did go when they had a chance. President Young retired, and O. Hyde was called on to preach a sermon about the woman in the wilderness and the two wings of a great eagle, etc., and Elder Hyde spoke accordingly, followed by H. C. Kimball who urged the importance of enlisting to fill the 500 enrollments. At 10½ [10:30], meeting adjourned a few minutes to fill up the companies. President Young, in writing, requested Colonel Allen to take special care of Justus Earl, drummer and fiddler, etc.
[At] 11½ [11:30], meeting assembled. Brother Kimball called for volunteers to work on the road over the river, etc., and a contribution for Brother Yokum who was shot in Missouri. Elder Hyde read Major MitchellÂ's letter about six stray horses. J. Taylor advertized a lost coat by an Indian on 4 July. 10 minutes to 12, President Young came into meeting and proposed that men be selected to take care of the families who were left by the soldiers. Charles Bird, John Murdock, Isaac Morley, Roswell Stephens, John A. Wolf, Jonathan H. Hale, Ellis M. Sanders, Levi Hancock, Asa Davis, Madison D. Hambleton, Abraham Hoagland, Prudy Meeks, William Draper, Jr., Edson Whipple, Jacob Myers, Isaac Haight, Caleb Haight, William Perkins, Andrew Perkins, Roland Cobb, Thomas Guyman, Benjamin Willis, Landford Holmon, John Tanner, Sidney Tanner, Ute Perkins, George Coulsen, James Allred, George W. Harris, Daniel Spencer, William Blackhurst, Samuel Shepherd, Lewis Zabriskie, Seth Taft, Jeremiah Root, John T. Tanner, John Tibbetts.
James Bean, William Simmons, were appointed bishops over the soldiers. President Young said the soldiers must leave their wages for the benefit of their families. The bishops must keep a correct account of all monies received by them and how disposed of, at the risk of being drawn before the council, etc., and reproved etc. Bishop George Bundy, Henry W. Miller, Joseph Meacham, Sidney Knowlton, Hazen Kimball, James S. Kimball, James Huntsman, James H. Rollins, John Shaw, Samuel Parrish, Daniel Russell, Samuel M. Russell, William Henry, James Eastman, John Benbow, John Barnard, Charles Chapman, Job Barnum, Benjamin F. Bird, Andrew Burnham, Jonathan C. Wright, Samuel Conrad, Erastus Root, Hector C. Hate, James Davis, Justin Merrill, Allen Taylor, Alfred Randall, Abraham O. Smoot, James McLellin, Frederick Van Leuven, Thomas Pearson, Samuel Turnbow, James Dunn, Newman Buckley, Luther Bunnel, John Van Cott, James N. Jones, Isaac Houston, Moses Clawson, Samuel Snider, James Lake, Robert Gibson, Raymond Clark, J. C. Little, Andrew Cunnington, Hiram Spencer, Daniel Hendrix.
President Young said arrangements must be made not to have the cattle trample on all they could not eat. A concert at l p.m. tomorrow for Captain Allen and troops. Dismissed at 12½ [12:30]. Notice was given for the brethren to drive in all the cattle this p.m. [afternoon]. John Vance, and Even M. Green were voted in by the Twelve in Elder Taylor's tent to be bishops. After dinner and about 3 o'clock, Presidents Young, Kimball, P. P. Pratt, O. Pratt, W. Richards, W. Woodruff, John Taylor, George A. Smith, and A. Lyman, N. K. Whitney, Andrew Perkins, John Scott, C. P. Lott, J. C. Little, Ham[?], J. M. Flake, J. M. Grant, C. C. Webb started to find a location on the rush bottoms. Three carriages, one buggy and some on horseback.
Arrived at the half breed settlement, edge of the Bluff at 4 1/2 [miles or o'clock?], where they were joined by Henry Miller as pilot, and rode north through the woods 5½ [miles], thence followed a sharp ridge one hour, a part of the company walking on a high bluff on the left, the carriages passing through a deep basin, apparently no inlet or outlet for several miles, where they passed the ridge and entered on the bottoms and arrived at Pigeon Creek, about 20 miles south, where [there] was Brother Shockley [on a little rise of land] and others of Henry MillerÂ's company in about eight wagons who had gone up to commence a settlement for the winter. Here the party took supper and retired to rest. July 17, George Cummings [was] confirmed and ordained an elder by Elders E. T. Benson and J. C. Little.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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