George A. Smith Potatoes all planted. I planted first. At about two the President and his company came up, all better.

George A. Smith Water let on the ground. Towards evening a slight shower.

George A. Smith Dam on run for irrigation began. 3 ploughs running and1harrow. 2 ½ acres ploughed. Grass mowing for turnip patch. Prarrie hens. Milkweed.

George A. Smith Major Pack reported the President and co. were few miles back and much better. Teams to come in 4 hour tours: 4 tours, 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.

George A. Smith Some cloudy but quite warm.

George A. Smith A committee appointed to pick out ground for planting. 40 X 20 rods staked off for potatoes at 11:15. First furrow turned by noon.

George A. Smith Pretty stream. Plenty mosquitoes after dark. Soil quick and fertile. A few trees nearly one foot through near the mouth of the kanyon.

George A. Smith Moved north at 7 to edge of the valley and camp met. Prayer by Prof. Orson Pratt. Remarks were made by Bros. Pratt and Richards & others.

George A. Smith Cannon wagon on Bro. Frost's team gave out. Descent long and very steep. Road rough. Camped after dark teams on wagons about 13 hours.

George A. Smith Within ½ mi of advance co. Wheat grass. Cottonwood, fir, few sugar oaks, box elders, &c. Berries plentiful. Limestone. Teams tired, dusty.

George A. Smith Emerged to view the southeast part of the Great Salt Lake with 3 ragged ranges of mountains in sight. The valley is 8-10 miles across.

George A. Smith Myself, Orson Pratt and others explored the kanyon. Found saline portion of valley abounding in hot mineral springs. Killed rattlesnakes.

George A. Smith Ascended to kanyon top. Fine view of ragged mountains ranges and also a fine valley. Soil rich and quick. Vegetation rank

George A. Smith Good spring run which we crossed often. Cleared timber and thickets. Ascended to the top of the divide between this and another run.

George A. Smith Geo. Wardle quite unwell last night Crossed kanyon fork 11 times. Road work. Road stony and the hardest we have had on wagons.

George A. Smith Distance 7 ¼ miles. So narrow in groves that one cannot walk and drive. Bro. Wardle is much better. 3 wagons and 6 men (3 sick) tarried.

George A. Smith Frost, ice in the bucket. Nights cool, days hot. A small coal pit burnt last night.

George A. Smith Followed Weber River 3 ¾ miles and crossed. Soon struck a spring rim. Crossed it two or three times and rose to the top of Platte Pass.

George A. Smith Camped on the Weber. Distance 13 ¾ miles. From this ridge you can see snow mountains, about 20 miles ahead, stretching across our route.

George A. Smith President Young better. Started at about 8 a.m. Soon after the President and the few in company came on a short distance.

George A. Smith Quite warm. Met at 2. Sacrament administered. Elder H. C. Kimball gave some good teachings.

George A. Smith Said Kimball, Prest. had been washed and anointed all over and then slept. Awoke looking like a new man and would be able to go on soon.

George A. Smith Prest. better. At 10 a.m. prayer meeting. Voted that all go on in the morning except a few wagons that the President may be more retired.

George A. Smith 10 brethren repaired to the mountains, clothed, prayer by W. Richards, signs and prayer by H. C. Kimball, signs &tc and prayer by self.

George A. Smith Prest. Young quite sick last night and this morn. Began at 10, reached mouth of Red Fork, camped. Prest. Young not able to travel. 2 ½ mi.

George A. Smith The Pioneers, twelve (except Prest. Young, who was sick) Amasa Lyman with Browns detachment and W. Woodruff were hunting horses.

George A. Smith 6 ¾ mi. 2 fine springs, quaking asps, good grass. Vertical cliffs of yellow, gray and reddish sandstone capped with pudding stone.

George A. Smith O. P. Rockwell returned from the advance company and reported. >20 miles to the fork of Reeds cut off Kanyon road. We started off.

George A. Smith The road down the same vale good. 6 spring runs crossed at steep banks. 7 Mi. Camped. Grass tolerable. Water from a run.

George A. Smith A light thunder show, then Prest Young came up. The sick are nearly all better. More light thunder showers.

George A. Smith Started at 2, proceeded 2 miles and passed 2 good springs. Grass good and plentiful. Camped, making 4 ½ miles. 3 good springs.

George A. Smith Plenty good grass, willows, sage and dwarf white cedar. I went to the top of the hill north of camp. View west cut off by high ridges.

George A. Smith A slight shower after dark.

George A. Smith Some clouds but very pleasant. The President did not come up last night. Some men went back to see him. I am much better.

George A. Smith I went to see the Prest. and returned about dark and reported to the camp that Prest. B. Young and Colonel A. P. Rockwood quite sick.

George A. Smith Some cloudy but quite warm. Pleasant breeze from the South West. Several in camp sick with the fever.

George A. Smith Decided to form a new camp in the morning.

George A. Smith Elder Heber C. Kimball rode in, reported the President better but Col. Rockwood worse. Slight shower from the south west and thunder.

George A. Smith Prest. Young couseled 33 wagons under Prof. Pratt to start on to fix road to Weber River Kanyon & survey Reeds cut off, while sick rest.

George A. Smith Fine view of the mountain, dale and valley. Snowfree, green and beautiful, abundant vegetation. Descended to a fine spring. Grass good.