[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Near Cutler's Park. Pleasant. About 5, Agatha Ann, wife of John D. Lee, was delivered of a son named Heber John. Wind south. About 8, was a general turnout on horse, mules, and on foot to gather all the stray cattle, and returned to the yards with them about noon, and President Young joined in the hunt on horseback. This p.m. [afternoon] was spent by the camp in gathering the strays from the prairie and sorting their cattle, etc. Some hay was cut and put in the yards. About 5 p.m., President Young called at the post office and appointed a council at 7 to appoint a committee to visit the Omaha Indians. About 10 a.m., William G. Sterrett took a mail of five letters for Council Point, including yesterdayÂ's letter to council (copy on file). Dr. Richards visited Colonel Kane, found him better, his fever having assumed the appearance of intermittent chill, fever, for four or five days. About 7, a mail of eight letters arrived from Council Point.
About 7½ [7:30], high council met in Colonel RockwoodÂ's tent. Present also [were] Presidents Young, Kimball, Richards, Woodruff, O. Pratt, George A. Smith, and A. Lyman, of the Twelve. PresidentYoung proposed that a committee be appointed to visit the Omahas who had returned from their hunt, and council voted to send a committee of three, and by suggestion of President Young, elected A. P. Rockwood, Jedediah M. Grant, and Charles R. Bird as that committee. President Young said it was his impression that the committee would not want to enter into any specific agreement, but create a friendly feeling, and have a meeting at a future time, and that he did not want the Indians to be invited to our camp, we would go [to] them.
President Young said to the committee, we want the privilege of staying this winter cutting timber, building houses, perhaps leaving some families and crops. Suggest that we might do them good, repairing their guns and learning them how, school children, and if they wonÂ't pay, we will pay them. They [will] not touch our property and we will not theirs; that he would not be disappointed if the Mormons made a strong foothold at the Bluffs and more or less tarried for some time to come; that he would rather go to the mountains than anywhere else to live on account of health; that Parley Pratt said it was commonly reported in Missouri that the President Polk had issued a circular that the Mormons need not be in a hurry to remove. They should be protected on their lands while he was President.
Elder Woodruff reported a man had thrown down his fence and let out his cattle just for the sake of getting a nearer path. President Young moved that all such persons be notified to appear before the council on Monday next. Moved by Colonel Rockwood that each foreman of the several divisions shall be instructed to have a good and sufficient night guard and herdsmen, and if any stray, they shall be immediately hunted under the directive of the marshall, and carried. President Young said if he was going to rule a kingdom he would have judges that would decide according to righteousness, and let righteous be the law. Moved by A. P. Rockwood that Colonel Hosea Stout be appointed to make out a roll of all the officers of the Legion that are in this place in regular grade, and also a roll of all the able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 45 and make report to their council as soon as may be, carried.
Dr. [Willard Richards] reported that Sister Omon was sick, needed a place and nurse. President Young offered a wagon, and the foreman of Brother LymanÂ's company to find a nurse. Cahoon, Turnip Committee, called for 25 men and boys and 8 yoke of oxen to commence turnip ground. George A. Smith reported that several boys were about to start for Nauvoo. Council appointed Lorenzo Young to see the boys and learn their views and situations. President Young motioned that the first company make a yard and gather and herd and yard all their sheep together, carried. Same motion carried in E1der KimballÂ's, or second company. Elder Kimball offered to build a yard for his sheep in his company by Monday evening and council accepted his offer. Voted that Brother FlakeÂ's company build a sheep yard Monday. 20 minutes to 10 adjourned.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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