[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 30th + We met in Council this morning with the Twelve & Captain Brown, Higings, Willis & others & Herd the statements of the officers concerning the Battalion & there situation represented. Counsil was given by President Young to the Officers what course to per sue. It seemed wisdom for Capt Brown & others to go to the Bay of San Francisco & report himself & men & the state they were in. Br Brannan would go as there Pilot.
Much conversation took place during Council of interest. Dr Sanderson was spoken of who had been with the Battalion and it was believed he had tried to poison the Brethren to death & that He would be rewarded for his Crimes.
After the Council Broke up we mounted our Horses & rode north to the warm Springs. Also visited the Hot sulpher spring 4 miles from the Temple block. It ishues out from under A rock. A large fountain of water forms A pool about 2 rods square 5 feet deep. Is hot enough to cook an egg in few moments. We could hold our fingers in it about 10 seconds. After viewing it a while we returned to camp.
I then visited the soldiers camp & also planted ground. I found some of our potatoes had rotted. Some was coming up. Our corn was up also beans.
I returned to Camp & had a visit from Br Dexter Stillman. He wished to Come into my family. Also Br James Bevin wished to returned again to my family as He was with me when He went into the Army.
At 8 oclok All the Camps met to gether & was Addressed for more than an hour by President Young in An interesting manner Clothed with the spirit of God. He expressed his feelings freely concerning the treatment of the government towards us in the same manner as He did on the eve of the 28th. He informed the Brethren that there going into the Armey proved our temporal salvation at the time for the Governor of Mo had already recieved orders not to let our people pass the Mo river if we did not enlist.
The goverment intended to distroy us from off the face of the earth but through the Blessing of God we are here And I thank my Heavenly father for it. And [he?] knew we should prevail. Zion would arise the Judgments of God would be poured out the Blood of the Prophets would be av[enged] & their Cup would be filled double unto them. And if we were faithful we should yet have Brs Joseph & Hiram & many of the saints in there resurrected Bodies with us on earth & when we died should not sleep but a little time but should Come forth out of our graves with Bodies that no mob could kill. We were much edifyed with all the remarks He made.
The meeting opened with A shout of Hosannah to God & the Lamb repeated three times with its Amen. Br Young said the Ancient of days was not as far off as many supposed.
At the close of the meeting I returned to rest meditating upon what I had herd. An appointment was made for the Battalion to prepare A Bowery on the Morrow for our Sabbath Meetings. 8.31st Saturday I spent the morning in writing. The Battalion went to work at the Bower, our camp sowing & planting.
About noon A company of about 20 Utahs visited our camp. There seemed to be two parties of them. They came to trade with us & while traiding deerskins for powder & lead &c one Indian struck another one over his head with his gun & broke it. The old [Chief?] whiped them both, & during the Afternoon the one that had the gun broke over his head stole the other ones Horse & put out with it. Soon the Indians found it out & put after him. Followed him into a Canion & shot both him & his horse d[ead?] & returned to our camp with the Horse that the Indian [stole?].
The Utahs appear vary friendly to us as yet.
There was A [rumor/report?] out to day that the Indians intended to come & ask pay for their lands. Br Young has expressed his opinion that we Should not buy any land of the Indians but as the Lord made the land there was enough for both them & us, that we would teach them to labour & cultivate the earth. Br Pratts opinion was that we should not feed them at all untill they had done sumthing for it so as to begin right with them & teach them industry.
During the evening I went down to the Utah outlet with several of the brethren & drew a net 4 times & Caught one fish. They needed a boat & could not get [my?] fish without it. Travled during the day 18 m.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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