Mormon History, Saturday, Mar 14, 1846.

RichardsonÂ's Point. This forenoon the sun shone clear, the air was very salubrious; in the afternoon cloudy, and the wind changed to the southwest. A few cases dysentery were reported, but the general health of the camp is good or improving. The historian sick in bed. Edwin Cutler and O. P. Rockwell left camp for Nauvoo this morning. Brother Calhoon was thrown from a wagon and had his shoulder dislocated.
Certain deposits near Vorhee, viz.: beginning at an auger hole in the west side of a white oak tree near the roots, running thence west with the needle pointing 80 degrees north 130 links to a black oak tree. Thence the same course 23 links to a mound with a pit on the south side of said mound, making in all 192 links in direct line from said white oak tree. Thence from said mound south, with the needle pointing 10 degrees east 135 links to a stone about 15 inches long, and about 7 by 9 inches square at the upper end, tapering to about 4 inches square at the other end, set in the ground on the east side near the roots of a forked black oak tree, forks near the ground. Witnesses John Scott, John Farnum, George G. Johnson, Joel Terry, Warren Snow, and H. G. Sherwood, surveyor.
The historian, notwithstanding his sickness, is contented and happy. 8 oÂ'clock, Young, Kimball, Bishop Whitney, Richards, and others in council in the historianÂ's tent. The bishop and President Young signed several orders for the trustees in Nauvoo for teams, etc., to pay for teams the brethren were about to leave in camp. Elijah Averett came in council and reported that he had been west about 25 miles. Captain BentÂ's company was encamped about 3 miles ahead; Captain Roundy and company, 14 miles; O. Pratt, Peter Haws, Elisha and Elijah Averett, and their companies, 11 miles.
Bishop Miller, P. P. Pratt, Shumway, and their companies were supposed to be together on Chariton Bottom, about 45 miles ahead. Corn is 20 cents per bushel at O. PrattÂ's encampment. Council closed by fiddles and songs by Clayton, Ray, and Huchison, 10 oÂ'clock. Sometime this day, William Hall left camp with his team for the Des Moines to bring forward a load for Allen J. Scott.
At Indian Creek one of his horses sickened with bloating and colic. Elders Hall and Luelling Mantle laid hands on him and he recovered immediately and went on about 2 miles when he was again attacked much more violently than before. They tried to give him medicine but could not succeed. The horse lay on his side with his foot over his ear, but Ruben Strong said he believed there was breath in him yet and proposed to lay hands on him. Some present doubted whether it was right to lay hands on a horse. Elder Hall replied the Prophet Joel has said that in the last days the Lord would pour out his spirit upon all flesh and this satisfied the brethren, and Elders William Hall, Rabins R. Strong, Llewellyn Mantle, Joseph Champlin, Martin Potter, and one more laid hands on the horse and commanded the unclean and foul spirits of every name and nature to depart and go to the Gentiles at Warsaw and trouble the Saints no more, when the horse rolled twice over in great distress, sprang to his feet, squealed, vomited and purged, and the next morning was harnessed to a load of about 12 cwt. and performed his part as usual.

[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]

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