[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Near Cutler's Park. Morning cloudy. A little sprinkle of rain about 11 oÂ'clock. President Young was visiting the different parts of the camp, counseling, etc. At 6 p.m., Presidents Young, Richards, Woodruff, and the high council at Dr. RichardÂ's tent and heard them investigate the affairs of the camps. A report of first company from A. P. Rockwood was read, consisting of 12 divisions. Total, 324 men and boys over 10 years, 359 wagons, 146 horses, 1264 oxen, 49 mules, 828 cows, 416 sheep. President Young advised that the cattle now in be retained in the yards on the morrow and till further instructions, and gather all they could on the morrow, and gather hay into the yards for the cattle, and finish the yards, and on Saturday all hands turn out and gather all the cattle from every quarter. After that keep them all herded, and the council voted accordingly.
On suggestion of President Young, the foremen of the several divisions of his company were called by marshall and instructed by President Cutler to carry out the last vote, and similar notice was written by Dr. Richards to second company and read round their camp by Jedediah M. Grant. President Young said he wanted the council to take into consideration the propriety of sending Bishop Whitney to St. Louis for the purpose of laying in supplies for the camp.
There are many women in camp who have husbands in the army who have sent them money, and we have them to take care of, and all we can help them to save we save to ourselves, for we would have to pay it out of our own pockets. If they lay out their money here they will pay three prices for what they get. Flour is $3 per hundred here, and we can get wheat for 25 cents, and this would justify us in getting a small set of millstones and irons to move by two, three, or four horsepower, and with our labor, added to our means, make a great saving of money, and I want this council to take into consideration the propriety of this thing, and also of getting two sets of burr stones and mill fixtures to carry with us over the mountains. And also the council across the river to consider the same thing. About 9, adjourned to Monday next 1 p.m. at Samuel RussellÂ's quarters.
Presidents Young and Richards and P. P. Pratt walked towards the east, stopping nearly in front of the PresidentÂ's tent where they stood in conversation nearly an hour, when President Young spoke his feelings freely about the English mission and their former mission to England, and Richard Hedlock and Thomas Ward and others; shipping office, etc., in which Brother Richards concurred, and they separated about 10 oÂ'clock.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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