Mormon History, Jul 29, 1847

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 29th President Young with his brethren the Twelve & others mounted horses & started to meet with the Battalion under the Command of Captain Brown. We met with some of them about 4 miles from camp. We were truly glad to meet with them. We continued on up & soon met with Capts Brown, Higgins, Lieut Willis & the train f[ollow?]ing them. We exhamined A good grind stone quiry while on the way up. I soon met with Br Bevin who went from my family into the Army. There was About 140 of the Battalion And a company of about 100 of the Missippi saints that came with them from Pueblo being about 60 waggons in all 100 Horses & Mules & 300 Head of cattle which added greatly to our numbers
We had A Heavy shower of rain while we were in the Canion which sent down the water in the Creeks from the mountains with a rush & roar like thunder resembling the opening of a flood gate. The first rush of the water came down with a front 3 feet High. Some of the waggons had to stop untill it fell which was but a short time. The shower spread over A good share of the valley whare we were setled.
We returned with the company at there head & march into camp with music. They took up there quarters between our two Camps on the bank of the creek.
While we have been exploring the Camp has been busy in farming puting in potatoes, Corn, beans, peas, buckwheat, & Preparing A garding for garding seeds & will go to work to prepare a peace for turnips. Our garding to day was divided off as each [ten?] had need. Our distance of travel to day was 12 miles.
In the evening Br Young with the Twelve walked up to the warm springs about 1 1/2 miles from the Temple Block. We went in & bathed. It was quite as warm as we Could endure & be Comfortable. Those springs are healthy for the sick & diseased.

[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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