History of Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell and Margaret Thompson Mitchell

By Sidney F. Mitchell (grandson)

PREFACE: The following is a history of Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell and his wife, Margaret Thompson Mitchell taken from his journals, recollections of their son, Edgar Bentley Mitchell, and other sources. In 1967 my wife and I traveled to Logan, Utah, to visit Edgar Bentley Mitchell, son of Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell and Margaret Thompson Mitchell. He had in his possession a number of journals written by Frederick Mitchell. Uncle Edgar consented to our taking the journals to a copy machine and making photocopies of the journals. He also related to us his memory of the history of the family. This history consists of Uncle Edgar's recollections along with the journals of Frederick Mitchell available to me, which may not be all those which exist. Sidney F. Mitchell

Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell was born in Sheffield, York, England, on 14 July 1835, the son of Hezekiah Mitchell and Sarah Mallinson Mitchell. Margaret Thompson was born in Alston Moor, Cumberland, England, on 31 January 1840, the daughter of Ralph Thompson and Ann Bentley Thompson.

Frederick Mitchell was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 27 November 1845 by his father, Hezekiah. Margaret Thompson was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848.

Edgar Bentley Mitchell (1967):
Father was never in school from the time the family went to Sheffield. He served an apprenticeship in an engraving shop that manufactured razors. It was still in business when father went back there on a mission in 1900. He bought me the first razor I ever owned from that shop. He was in the engraving department and learned the trade.

Hezekiah Mitchell brought his family to America in 1849. The full account of the voyage can be found in the history of Hezekiah and Sarah Mitchell. The family arrived in the port of New Orleans, Louisiana and then traveled to the St. Louis, Missouri area. In the St. Louis area the members of the family that were able to do so worked in order to support themselves and to assemble the means to travel to the Salt Lake Valley.

Edgar Bentley Mitchell (1967):
When he got off the boat, he went to the big plantations. He would stay there for several weeks at a time and engrave the owner's monogram and coat-of-arms on the silverware. He told me he averaged $5.00 a day. This helped buy medicine for the family back on the boat. During this time, my father (Frederick) went to work in a trading post on the bank of the Mississippi River. They traded with Indians and travelers going west. Three young men owned the trading post. He worked there for five years before leaving for Utah. There he learned bookkeeping. My father and another boy slept in the trading post as night watchmen and then worked in the store during the day. When he was leaving for Utah, they offered him a partnership if he would stay with them. On one of his trips to New York he went back there and called on them. He said those fellows picked him up and swung him around and said, "Fred, You've come back." He told them he was going to arrange to ship some goods to Utah and they agreed to outfit the wagons and teams. Today it is called Vanderborg, Scruggs & Barney and is one of the biggest department stores in St. Louis. The present store is right on the ground the old trading post was located on. The present owners are the descendants of the original owners. A Mr. Scruggs, the grandson of one of the original owners, is the General Manager of the store.

After working in the St. Louis, Missouri area for five years to earn the means to travel to the Salt Lake Valley, the Hezekiah Mitchell family left for the Valley in May of 1854, arriving on 29 September 1854.

NOTE: The Frederick Mitchell journal available to me dates from 23 May 1854 to 12 August 1854. Although priceless for the portion of the journey it describes, it is not a complete account of the journey to the Salt Lake Valley.

JOURNAL OF FREDERICK A. H. F. MITCHELL
CROSSING THE PLAINS

May 23th 1854
Preparing to start for Salt Lake City for over a week and commenced our journey at three o'clock PM. It was very disagreable wheather. We had a span of Horses and a yoak of Cows. The cows had never been worked before. They turned the yoak. It was the first time I ever saw a low brute him a summersett. We got them reyoaked with the assistance of Bro. Geo. Hobbs. We resumed our journey again and traveled about 4 miles where we got stuck in a hollow and the road so bad that our teem could not haul it out. We camped here for the night. It was one of the most miserable nights I ever experienced. It rained hard all the time and the cows were restless which kept us awake most of the night.

Wednesday 24th
Still very gloomy and wet. A wagon and 2 horses came along and we put the horses to ours, but could not pull us out. Father & myself repaired the road that we might get up easier. Father went to get an ox teem of Mr. Wattson's which pulled us out about evening. We tried to trade our two horses for his middle and lead yoaks but he would not trade his cattle without we would exchange wagons and he give us five dollars to boot. His wagon was a very inferior one not worth more than $45.00 and ours worth $100.00. Our horses were more than worth his cattle but in our present circumstances we were willing to make a sacrifice. It evidently appeared that he would not trade unless he could get double the worth of his cattle. We camped here on the hill. It was a better place than in the hollow.

Thursday 25th.
Whether very unsettled. We hitched up the horses but we could not trade. Father took Ponny to trade for a yoak of oxen. We heard that Polly Dobbs on Otter Creek had a yoak to trade for a Horse. Did nothing all day. Towards evening felt very ancious to see father return & with a yoak of oxen; knowing that as I had asked of God for our dilliverance & he had answered my prayers that he would still assist us in anything that I asked him in rightousness. I prayed that father might be prosporous in his undertaking that we might go on our way rejoicing. I did not go to sleep until late on account of Father not returning to the wagon.

Friday 26th.
A very pleasant morning. After feeding the cows & the horses got breakfast. Did nothing of any consequence in the forenoon. About 10 o'clock father came with the yoak of oxen which he had traded for Ponny. They are four years old and I think a first rate bargin. We heard from a passerby that a man by the name of Carrol on Coon Creek had a yoak of cattle to trade for a Horse. Father and myself went to see him. We mist the right road and went about 6 or 7 miles out of the way. Mr. Carrol was not at home but we learned that had traded his Cattle the day before. We returned home after walking & riding bare back on the Horse (which is very unpleasent) about 18 or 20 miles. We got home about 5 o'clock P.M. After supper retired to bed early.

Satterday 27th.
The wheather pleasent after breakfast. Sister Lavinia said she saw soom Cattle by a house near the spring. Father thought there was no harm in seeing if the owner would dispose of them so he told me to take Sun and see him. When I got to his house I asked him if he had a yoak of cattle to trade for a horse. She said he had three yoak but did not wish to part with one without the others on account of its braking his Teem. He looked at our Nag and after telling him the reason why we wished to trade I left him. As I was going back to the wagon a thought struck me that he might be induced to trade. With that I told father he ought to go see him. Father went to see him & staid with him most of the day before he could get him to deside. After he had said he would trade & he had got the horse, he wanted to draw back on the pretex that he thought the horse was not sound. The horse was as sound as any horse I ever saw & in good condition & if we had not wanted oxen so bad, father would not have taken less than one hundred dollars for her. I felt convinced that the devil was trying all he could to hinder us from getting away. Putting my trust in God who I knew could and would assist us, I went to the wood and asked him to so influence the mind of that man to trade with us that we could resume our journey. I went soon after to his house & I found that he had concluded to let father have a yoak of his cattle for his horse. My heart was made to rejoice & I thank God for it. Father & myself came home with the cattle. After getting supper & talking about the trade & etc. we retired to bed with our hearts full of joy because we were now able to on our journey to the valley of the Mountains.

Sunday 28th.
A very prety morning. After breakfast was over, we hitched up the Cattle, Two yoak of oxen & one of cows. The cows not being thour1y broak in we kept them tied behind the wagon. We traveled very well about 4 miles with the exception of coming out of Medow hollow which is very steep. In turning round Mr. Bently's fence to get on the ridge road the wagon wheel ran against a tree and broak the tung. We camped here, eat dinner. In the afternoon conversed with Mr. Bently & two other men on different subject, princeaply about Utah & the Indians. I didnt think they were favorable to the Mormons, but affraid to say any thing against them. Towards evening the naighbouring Cattle were very trub1esome to ours which kept me up part of the night.

Monday 29th.
Wheather very unsettled. Several thunder storms. Helped father to make a new wagon tongue. Cattle again troublesome. Not so bad as last night.

Tuesday 30th
Got Breakfast early. Hitched up & started again. Took the ridge to Jones' Ferry. Got to the river about 1 o'clock. We had great difficulty in getting up the bank on the other side about 4 o'clock. Very stormy. Camped a little up the River from the Ferry.

Wednesday 31st.
Started about 8 o'clock. The most of the road swampy. Came very near turning the wagon over in turning a..corner. A very bad road. Traveled about 10 miles. Camped 1/2 a mile from Hardin (Illinois).

Thursday 1st June.
A fine morning. Past through Hardin, the County seat for Calhoun Co. A very pritty town, situated on the Ill. River. Traveled to Hamburg (Illinois) on the Mississippi River. We expected to cross the River here in to Missouri, but the man at the ferry said the road from hear to Bowling Green was so bad that it would be better to go to C1arksvi11e. There are Mormons in Hamburg & vicinity. Camped at the upper end of the town. Washed in the Mississippi River which was very refreshing. Road to Hamburg very hilly and muddy.

Friday 2nd.
Weather p1easent. Travelled about 14 miles to day on our way to C1arksville. The road tolerably good. Camped a little beyond a Praire. A pleasant place to camp but no feed, so we took our cattle on the Praire to feed.

Satterday 3rd.
Wheather fine. Started between 7 & 8 o'clock. Crossed Bay Creek. I had to wade the Creek on account of the lead cattle being inexperianced. Bay Creek has a tolerable bad bottom & is only Fordable at low watter. Crossed a low bottom land. Very bad swampy road. The sun very hot. Got to the ferry at one o'clock. There is a steam ferry here. Crossed the River to Clarksville. It is a very strugling town. Stade in town about an hour. Afterwards traveled about 3 miles & camped. Nats & Musquitos aplenty, but little feed, which makes a very bad camping place.

Sunday 4th.
Hitched up before breakfast & went about 3/4 mile to a better camping place. Here camped all day.

Monday 5th.
A Gloomy morning. Travelled several miles & it commenced raining very hard. Had a little difficulty in getting up a hill. The rain had made the roads very soft & muddy. Crossed the Creek. Got dinner, It being still raining, we though to camp here. It is a bad place for feed. The rain ceased & it cleared off about 2. We hitched up again & traveled 4 miles where we got good feed for our cattle.

Tuesday 6th.
A pleasent morning. Pritty good road to Bowling Green. Got in town at 12 o'clock. It is the county set for Pike Co. A few pleasent residences (unintelligble) the homes in town not very attractive. It has a good courthouse. It is built of Brick & gives quiet an imposing appearence, compaired with the shabby buildings around it. We staid in town a little while in order to by a few articuls, after which we went 1/2 mile from town and got dinner. We traveled 8 miles, crossed Pin 0 Creek & camped. Rained very heavy. Thundered & lightened. A bad place for feed.

Wednesday 7th
A rainny morning. Had to buy corn for the cattle. Staid here until after dinner. Still raining. Hitched up & traveled to Spencersburg, 8 miles from Pin 0 Creek. Road not very good. A bad place for feed. Had to cut down trees for the cattle to eat the leaves. At sun down it cleared of & was a fine night.

Thursday 8th.
A very fine morning. Went through Spencersburg. A very neat little town. Has about 200 inhabitants. Here I bought a pair of Boots. Traveled over a hilly road. Forded Spencers Creek twice. The first time tolerable deep. Past through Madisonville (Missouri), 8 miles from Spencersburg. Traveled on about 5 miles & camped in the middle of Sick Creek Praire. Excelant place for feed. We made a fier of dried weeds & a few sticks that we picked up in the lanes coming in.

Friday 9th.
A fine morning. I felt a good deal concearned about the road we were on. I saw a house a mile to the right. I went & made inquiry & found we had gone a mile to much to the left. Crossed from one road to the other. Traveled over Praire and wood lands. Crossed Sick Creek & forded Salt River. It is about 30 feet wide & has a swift current, I suppose principly caused by the Mill dam a little way up. We past through Florida a Small town about 1/2 a mile from Salt River. We traveled about 2 1/2 miles from town & camped. Traveled this day 14 miles.

Satterday 10th.
Very hot to day. Roads very hilly. Past through Paris (Missouri). It is the county seat for Monro Co & is: a very stiring place. After leaving town we traveled four miles and camped by a Creek. A very pleasent place, but bad feed.

Sunday 11th.
Wheather plesent. A Gentelman past us & told us that there was a Praire � a mile ahead. We hitched up & went, where we found good feed & a pleasent knot of Timber for a shade. I read some of the Pearl of Great Price, concerning Enoch & Moses. Was very much pleased with it & rejoiced that we in this the evening of time could know the dealing of God to the ancients.

Monday 12th.
Wheather fine. Past through Madison (Missouri) at noon. Staid here about an hour. Journied on farther & past through Milton & camped over the creek a little way from Milton. Traveled 16 miles.

Tuesday 13th.
Wheather still fine. Journey on to Hunstville (Missouri), the county seat for Randolf Co. Roads very hilly. Past through town & camped about 2 miles from town. Here we found good grass back from the left of the road. We traveled today about 13 miles.

Wednesday 14th.
A fine morning. After we had started we found one of our oxen a little lame in his foot. We atribited it to his striding on a rotton log the night before. With that & his neck being sore we traveled very slow. We met a Mr. Ford & asked him if he knew any one who had a yoak to trade. He said he had. He said he would be back home as soon as he could go to town & back. We travled as far as his house, about 6 miles from where we camped. Mr. Ford didn't come untill Evening. Father & myself went over part of his farm to see his oxen. He had ten yoak at work. By the time they got up it was night.

Thursday 15th.
Before we had breakfast we went to see Mr. Ford about trading. We found one yoak about 5 year old which would suit us but he wanted $25.00 to boot. He asked $65 for his. We thought that to much. In fact, we had not that much to spair. We told him we could not trade. After eating some breakfast we hitched up & traveled about 9 miles princeaple over Praire land. Rained & Thundered very heavy. We camped on the edge of praire in high grass.

Friday 16th.
Rained very heavy at day break. We had no watter for our Cattle. Had a little for ourselves which we got from a house the night before. We went our way. The road was very heavy because of the rain. Crossed Chariton River over a new bridge, but a very bad one. There a several holes in the flore which is dangerous to Cattle. We went up the hill from the river & put down to eat dinner. I enquired of a Negro if he knew of anyone who had a yoak of cattle to trade. He didnt. We went again & past through Keytesville (Missouri), the county town for Chariton Co, & camped about 2 miles from town on the edge of a praire. After getting supper part cooked it commenced raining & it thundred & lightened & blew tremendious, put our fire out & shook the wagon so much that we had to hold it on.. We Prayed to our heavenly father to stop the storm, which he did. We also sang several hymns.

Satterday 17th.
Wheather very pleasent. After breakfast & c. we journied on over praire and wood land. Past through Brunswick (Missouri). It seems to be quit a bussiling place. Hered of several cases of Cholara in town. The town is situated on the Missouri River, very low swampy land. After leaving Brunswick, traveled a mile & crossed Grand River & camped near the ferry.

Sunday 18th.
Slept rather latter than usual. Spent the day in doing some nessercery things. Finished reading the Pearl of Great Price. Monday 19th.
Hitched up again. Traveled along Grand River a few miles then went more west mostly over Praire land. A good road. Towards evening it rained & thundered a little which cold the air considerably. Traveled today 15 miles from Grand River. Camped on the edge of a Praire.

Tuesday 20th.
Woak up at day braik. Raining prity hard. Father looked out & saw that cows had got loose & gone away. We dressed ourselves immedietly & went in search of them. Father went in one direction & I in another. Father went to the last house we past the night before & found them a little distance from the house with some other cattle. Got them back to the wagon. It cleared up in 1/2 an hour afterwards. We got some breakfast & went on again. Past through Carrolton (Missouri), but a smal town. After leaving town traveled about 4 miles & camped in a poplar grove. A fine evening. Traveled today about 11 miles.

Wednesday 21st.
A fine morning. Started early having a long journey before us till we got to timberland. Road a little wet in places but level. We got to the timber before sun down but bad feed. Had to by 1/2 bushel of corn. Travled to day 17 miles.

Thursday 22nd.
A plesent morning. Traveled on again. Road bad till we got to Crooked River. Crossed over the bridge which is a very bad one. The wagon made it shake very much. Had to pay 40 cents for toll. Went a little farther to the Praire. Here we let the cattle graze. After they had done we ressumed our journey. Got to Richmond (Missouri) at 3 o'clock. It is a very neat little town. I liked the looks of it better than any other we have past through. After leaving town we travled about 4 miles & camped. Good watter but bad feed.

Friday 23rd.
A fine morning. Had to give the cattle corn meal because of bad feed. Bought a bushell of corn at noon for the cattle. After dinner we put on again, didn't camp untill sun down. Bought a dozen of oats for the cattle. Traveled to day 13 miles.

Satterday 24th.
After breakfast feed the cattle & hitched up. Journed on our way. The road very rough & hilly. Crossed the East Fork of Fish River & and the main stream also thought a good deal of P. P. Pratt as this is the Ford he went, when he made his escape from prison at Liberty. We camped two miles from Liberty (Missouri). But little grass. A man came along going to Nebraska. He camped with us all night. His family consisted of two little girls. We had to by 2 dozen oats for the Cattle. Traveled to day about 12 miles.

Sunday 25th.
A fine morning. Did not rise early. The man that camped by us last night hitched up & started after breakfast this morning. I was writing my journal as I was a good way behind hand. In the after part of the day I read P.P. Pratts Persecution in Missouri.

Monday 26th.
After breakfast & the cattle feed we hitched up & again went on our journey. We past through Liberty (Missouri), the county seat for Clay County. It is a very prity town. There seem to be more enterprise here than in any other we have past through. The princeaple streets are macadamised.At the east side of the town is a very large Colladge. It is built of Brick & situated on a high hill. I did not learn what Colledge it was. I had very parculiar feeling while passing through town knowing that the servants of God had been persecuted & imprisoned here. After leaving town we travled on over the hillest road we have had yet. While we where eating dinner a man was passing by & said he had come from Nebraska. He spoak of the Mormon camp & that there was a good deal of Cholara in it. We did not tell him we were Mormons. We got to Barry about 4 o'clock P.M. It is only a very small village. After leaving Barry we travled about 3 miles to the Praire where we got good feed for our Cattle. We travled today 14 miles.

Tuesday 27th.
After feeding the Cattle we hitched up again & travled over Praire & wood land. We past through Platt City about noon. Crossed over Platt River. Bought Flour & corn meal at the Mill & journeyed on about 5 miles past Platt City (Missouri). The road very hilly & very poor feed for our Cattle.

Wednesday 28th.
Rather a cloudy morning. Here we had to by some oats for the cattle. After we had adjusted we started for the ferry on the Missouri River. Had some very high hills to go up & down. In going down one it broak the yoak chains. We got to the Ferry at 1/2 past 11 o'clock. Stoped at the store to by soom thing & crost the river about 1 o'clock P.M. After crossing the river we met Bro Farr & several other Bretheren. At the fort (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) I saw Mr. Foss. Had a little talk with him on differan subjects. After we left the fort we travled about 4 miles to Williams camp. Here we met with saints, rejoiced very much that we were in time. There are a few Germans saints, & a few English. We travled to day about 12 miles. Staid up very late to night. Had some talk with a Brother from London. I forget this name. He is a very inteligant person.

Thursday 29th.
Wheather fine. After we had feed the cattle & c. we started to Bro Eldredge's camp in company with two young men. We got to the camp about noon, which is about 15 miles from Williams's Camp. When we got to the camp I went & found Bro Eldredge. He was glad to see me. He gave me an introduction to Elder Orson Pratt, which caused my heart to rejoice, for my prayer had been truly answered for which I thank God. Bro Eldredge pointed us out a place for our wagon near his. I went round the camp & found Bro Fielding & several others that I knew. Was glad to meet with them. I spend the greatest part of the evening with Bro Fielding.

Friday 30th.
Wheather fine. Did not do much to day except assisting in fixing the wagon & preparing for a start in the morning.

Satterday 1st July.
After we had breakfast, father & myself got up the cattle, & about 8 o'clock we start in company with 4 other wagons. The rest of the camp were aranging for starting. After a 6 mile drive we arrive at a camping ground. Here we meet Bro Sam Wells & Anthon Smith. Very glad to see them. It was a very fine day.

Sunday 2nd.
Attended prayer meeting this morning. After which I had some talk with Bro Fielding on different subjects. I went on a hill south of camp and took a sketch of it. Went & got soom whit planks. At 2 o'clock attended meeting, after which I wrote a letter to Leo Harkin as the mail was looked for. Wheather fine to day.

Monday 3rd.
Wheather fine. The cattle was heard up about 8 oclock, but we did not get a start untill 1/2 past 11 oclock on account of the wild cattle being difficult to yoak. After we got a start we travled very well with the exception the rims on the wheels coming loose. We got to the camp just at sun down. Two yoak of Cattle by the order of Bro a Pratt was at the creek to help us over. Here we meet Bro Billan & family & some other. We travled to day 17 miles.

Tuesday 4.
This morning all the camp was awakened to gather around the Liberty poll, on which was highsted the glorous stars & stripes. A cuple of guns were fiered over it & Capt Brown delivered a breff but appropriate speach, & solisited volunteers with tame cattle to go to the last camping place for the wagons which was left behind. Those that had teems went willingly. I spent the day doing various things.

Wednesday 5th.
Soon after I got up I went to the other side of the Creek to see if my dog "Frank" had come with those wagons which had been sent after. I learnt from the camp cook that he saw him with the wagon last night, but I could not see anything of him now. The wheather was p1easent to day. In the after noon I stood guard on the cattle in company with Bro Rose, for two hours. After which we went a hunting, but unfortunately we came back as we went. I was appointed this day to the office of Clerk & Historian for the camp. In the evening I commenced taking the names of all in the camp. Also a record of deaths. A little before sun down it rained tremendious.

Thursday 6th.
This morning I finished taking the names of all in the camp. Bro Eldredge & Brown went to Weston to purchase more cattle, as those we had were so wild that ever day alllmost, a wagon tongue was broak, or a wagon stau1d and always soom left behind to be sent after. Towards noon we made a start. Here we came in our place in the camp, the 5th wagon in the first company under Bro Golding, Captain. We trav1ed about 7 miles from where we started this morning.

Friday 7th.
To day we trav1ed about 6 miles. Nothing of importance happend to day except that it took a long while to hitch up.

Satterday 8th.
It was considered the best to stay here a day to make soom new wagon tongues & adjust other matters of importance. I spent part of the day in entering the names in my record of the camp and assisted to herd the cattle to water & stood guard from 1/4 past 5 oc10ck to 8 o'clock P.M. The wheather was fine day.

Sunday 9th.
After most of the cattle were hitched up, it was discoverd that several yoaks of cattle was missing. Men were sent in serch but to no purpose. After the Train had trav1ed about 3 miles Capt Russell road up in full gallop & said that 7 Indians had been seen with 2 yoak of our cattle, but would not give them up. They were seen by Charles A. Lanson. Soon as he made them understand they were his cattle, they presented there guns at him and he was compelled to retreat. As soon as Capt Russell had accqanted Bro Pratt of it, he being a little ahead of the Train, all that had arms were order out to go in serch & those who had none to take care of the cattle. The number that musterd were 30 including 5 Horsemen. I went in company with them. The horse went ahead of the foot. After serching about 2 hours we had to come back finding nothing but there trail. We found that they had seperated & gone 4 different ways. The teems were again hitched up & we trav1ed about 6 miles & camped 1 miles from a Creek, making our days journey 9 miles. The wheather to day was plesent.

Adelia Horrocks Cameron:
"Mother told a story of an experience with the Indians. 'At one point, the wagons were told to travel fast. To make the wagons lighter, the older members of the family were to walk by the side of the wagon. I, being only 8 years of age, was to stay in the wagon with mother and Sarah. I thought I was as big as anyone and capable of walking. I quietly slid to the end of the wagon unnoticed. Just when I was on the end of the wagon an Indian appeared out of the brush and placed his hands on my waist and was carefully edging me out of the wagon. I was so frightened I couldn't speak or make a sound. Priscilla's shoe came untied and she lagged behind to tie it. As she raised she saw the situation. In another few seconds I would have been missing. She screamed to Father who cracked the whip high over his head. The Indian did not release me. Again he cracked the whip near his head showing the Indian he was serious. At that he let me go, and I certainly was glad to climb to the front of the wagon and stay there.'"

Monday 10th.
This morning most of the men turned out with axes & shov1es to mend the road over the creek. It certainly need it. It was very muddy going in & the track so narrow that if a wagon went a little to the right, it was apt to turn over. We hawld 3 large logs to the right side of the road & laid Brush & dust on them which made considerable improvement. After it was done the most gentle teems were hitched up & the wagons went over well, with the exceptions of one tongue being broken. We camped about a mile on the other side of the creek. Here we found two graves. One was open & caused a very disagreeable smell. So much so that after we had commenced making the carrell, we had to moove 1/4 of a mile farther. I stood guard from 2 oclock unti11 1/2 past 5 oclock. After that I went in company with two others & washed in the Creek.

Tuesday 11th.
After the cattle was herded to water we hitched up & trav1ed 20 miles, being about 1/4 of a mile from a camp under the care of Capt Stiles. When we had trav1ed about 15 miles an ox in Thomas Frier's teem droped down deed. There seemed to be nothing the matter with it before it fell. It was hauled of the road and he & J Hater stoped untill Capt Russell came up. The cattle were all very tiered with to day's journey. The wheather being very close & no wind. I stood guard from 9 unti11 10 oc10ck this evening.

Wednesday 12th.
This morning I took the names and records of Bro Loba's wagons. Assisted to herd the cattle. We started on our journey about 1/2 past 9 oclock. There was one tongue broken by Capt Scott. We travled about 10 miles. Here there is poor water and a long way to fetch it & no wood. The wheather plesent to day.

Thursday 13th.
Wheather plesent. We hitched up & started about 9 oclock. We travled untill we came to a creek. We crossed it & camped near it. It is a very disagreeable place to be at. Musquitoes a plenty, water & wood land but not the best of feed. The distance from here to the other camping ground is 8 miles. We got here a little after 1 oclock P.M. I gathered some clams out of the creek which I Boild first in the shell untill they came out and then in milk & butter but could not eat them because they were so tough. I could not sleep to night because of the musquitoes. Bro Eldredge & Brown arrived this afternoon about 3 o'clock with 15 yoak of oxen. They seem to be of the first class. This afternoon there was a counsel meeting held ammong the captains to consult about the intrests of the camp. (I was not present, from the reason that I though if I was wanted they was would send after me. I felt a delacacy in goin to a counsel meeting of such men as O Pratt. I knew that they have had counsel meetings without a clerk. I have regretted that I did not go.) From what I can learn the counsel agreed to let the Family wagons go a head so that they would not be hindered by any accident in the freight train. When I say family wagons I mean those familys who have their own wagons, those familys that are depending on the Freight train will stop. Bro Brown was appointed to take charge of the advance train. Capt Stile's company numbering 13 wagons joined themselves with us to day. I took the names of all in it with the record of the deaths & ect.

Friday l4th.
To day is my Birth Day, being 19 years of age. About 1/2 past nine the family wagons started on there journey. The number of the wagons is 41. I regretted very much of having to leave Bro Pratt & he did to, for had not the provision been scanty we should have stayed with him. We journyed on about 9 miles & unhitched the cattle from the wagon to feed. After stoping about 1 hour we started again & travled I am shoor 14 miles, for it was only 1/2 hour before sun down that we camped, making the days journey 23 miles. Some thought it was not as far, but when we calculate the time it will bring it something near it. We camped at a very poor place for water. In the morning before we started I handed in my Record Book to Bro Pratt, & he told me to keep it until I reached the valley & still act as clerk for the camp. Bro Brown allso told me he wanted me to act as Clerk. After we had camped & eat supper I in company with the sergant of the watch went round and took the names of all the mails in camp that are capable to stand guard. No. of men 51. I stood watch myself from 12 to 2 o'clock.

Satterday 15th.
About 9 o'clock we got on the way again. Capt Stiles of the second ten started ahead of the first but was stoped by higher authority. He seems to have the big head some & very little sense. He is one of those kind of men that makes every body wate for him & he wait for no one. We travled about four miles to Black Vermillion Creek (Kansas). Here we watered the cattle & let them feed for two hours. We hitched up again & travled 8 miles to Willow Creek. About 1 miles from the creek we met a train of trappers wagons. They seemed heavy loaded. After supper there was a meeting called. The camp was adressed by Capt Brown. He spoak of the dutyes of the Captains & of all in the camp & other matters of importance. Everyman that had arms were told to come with them in the morning when meeting was called that Capt B might know what was in the camp.

Sunday 16th.
A fine morning. After breakfast those that had guns, at least most that had, came to the rank mustering 40 men. David Stiles was appointed Capt of the Company and Bro. Dresser Leutenant. Col. Brown being a Col. in the Mormon Battalion organized us as a part of it. Col Brown made some timly remarks to the mane in his own rough and reddy stile. We hitched up & started about 9 oclock & travled 8 miles & ate Dinner after which we travled to the Big Blue about 5 miles making the days journey 13 miles. At the river there is a store and a number of men at it. The Blue is very pritty stream & has a swift current, it is about 18 or 20 inches deep in the ford. Wagons going through need to be quick as the bottom is quicksand. Consequentaly a wagon to stand would sttle a considerable deapth in a short time. All the wagons got over safe, some had to double teems. We camped a little beyond the river. At dusk two men from the Store came to the camp. Capt Brown politely told them that it was against our rules for anyone to stay about the camp. With that they apparently left the camp but were seen lurking about afterward. I stood guard with six others from 10 to 12 oclock. We kept a good look out but didnt see anyone. The Cattle was very troublesome. We had a good deal to do to keep them in the Carrele.

Monday 17th.
A fine morning. After Prayers we hitched up the Cattle & when we had travled about 5 miles we saw at a distance something a head. Every body thought they were Indians. To arms was the cry for every mans blood was stired with vengance if we should be molested. Capt Brown said in a speach this morning that he had hered that Field's Company had been Robbed of provisions & Clothing & that the Indians would come to the camp a few at a time and by food & until they all came & than they would take advantage. Now we were determined to keep our provisions ourselves & stop the first signs of intrusion. On we went with gun and whip in hand. The scene was something novel to me, but notwithstanding safty required us to be on our guard. In about 10 minutes we came face to face to them, & to our grattification they were a drove of Pack Mules from California. About a mile from Cotton Wood Creek we were overtaken by Doct. Richardson & another Bro. with a company of Saints with 36 wagons from Kansas. We got to the Creek about 3 o'clock & camped on the right side of the road. The others camped on the left. They seemed to be very healthy but not as clean as they might be. I took the sensus of the camp. At Sun down Capt Brown adressed the camp. He spoak on order that should kept in the camp. About 11 o'clock PM I was called on by Capt Brown to record a marriage ceremony that was about to perform between George Chandler & Hellen Mattilda Bozer.

Tuesday 18th.
After adjusting nessecery matters, we got on the road at 7 oclock. The Kansas Company started a little ahead of us. I stood Guard this morning from 3 to 1/4 of 7 o'clock. We traveled 17 miles & 3 miles from Turkey Creek. The Kansas camp camped at the Creek. The wheather was fine to day & we travled very well.

Wednesday 19.
We started this morning about 8 oclock. Went to Turkey Creek which is 3 miles & crossed it without any diffculty. It is a tollerable bad place to cross because of so many rocks in it. After crossing the creek we travled about 10 miles. About 1 hour before we camped it commenced raining very heavy. Was glad to see it rain for both wagon & cattle needed it. The sun was very warm before the shower & had such an effect on sister Woollerton's ox that we thought he would die but the rain cold him of so that it was able to travel. We camped by a small creek. It is not a good place to camp at. Very poor water, little wood & not the best of grass. It hung for rain all the evening & in the night it rained very heavy. There was a birth the camp this morning by sister Stiles. She and her son is doing first rate.

Thursday 20th.
After the cattle were carrelled we went as usual to hitch up our teem & found that our lead yoak was missing. Father & myself went in search. I found them a mile from the camp in a hollow. The road to the creek was very bad. We had to mend it some. All the road to Big sandy was very hilly & bad to travel on account of the rain. From the creek to where we crossed is 5 miles. We went about 2 miles from the creek & ate dinner. At the creek Capt Brown found a paper stating that the Kansas Camp had camped here. They had broak a tongue & an axletree & lost a cow. Bro Carroll broak his wagon tongue in attempting to go another road from that which the others were going. He hithced it to Bro Stiles wagon & brought it along while we were at dinner. A man came in camp & wanted to get to drive a teem. He said he came from St. Louis. He had nothing but what he stood in & little at that. I do not like his looks. My oppiniun is that he is nothing but a thief. Capt Brown told him he could not get a job here. He wanted to do all the way with us. There was two wagons seen in the distance & a man went to see who they was. They are settlers. I think this man was from there wagon & would watch his oppertunity to steal some of our goods. We traveled about 8 miles in the afternoon, making the days journey 15 miles.

Friday 21st.
A very dull and misty morning. The fogg in the early part of the morning was very dense & as cold as in October. Father was very sick this morning. His bowels was out of order. We started about 9 o'clock. This morning there was more disorder in the camp than I ever before saw. The Captains of the tens I am sorry to say show but little knowledge of their duties. As soon as Capt Booth of the first ten had started Capt Stiles of the 2nd ten started immediately afterwards, & before any could get on the road the wagons were all jamed up all together & scarsly a wagon was in the right place. This was not the first time they had in that way gone out of there places. The principle commencers were the New Brunswickers in the 2nd ten. With a little trouble each wagon got its place. We travled about 7 miles untill we came to water. Here we found the Doct Richardsons Company at dinner. We stoped here allso. Doct R Co commenced to move soon after we set down. In about 2 hours we started again & the teems again went out of the places. The creek was difficult to pass on account of the sand & some of the men that got over first went ahead about 1/2 mile lead by Bro Robinson. We traveled on about 6 miles farther which brought us to the little Blue. It is about 20 feet wide & has a swift current & is very deep in some places. We travled to day 13 miles.

Satterday 22.
The wheather pleasant this morning. The camp was called together earlier than usual & Captain Brown spoak on the proceeding of the captians the day before telling them that they had not done right & as he had been appointed to lead this company he wanted every man to adhere to his counsel. He did not want any man to go out of his place nor start before his time. After he had done he for a vote to see if they would do it. (it was unanimous) We hitched up our cattle & got on the road at 7 oclock. There were three wagons on there way to the states. They camped about a mile from where we started. They said that they had come from the Ferry at Kearney. We journed on all in good order about 9 miles. We stoped about 2 hours to eat dinner & let the cattle feed. After which we travled about 6 miles. We camped near the River (little Blue). A tolerable good place to camp with the exceptions of mosquitos which was in an abundance.

Sunday 23rd.
I stood guard from 1 to 3 oclock this morning. The wheather was pleasent this morning. We go on the road at 7 oclock. We travled on till noon about 9 miles & eat dinner. A little before dinner Sister Stephens gave birth to a child. After stoping about 2 hours at dinner we travled 3 miles which brought us to the Kansas Camp. It had lade by because of some of the cattle giving out. We traveled about 3 miles farther & camped near the little Blue. At meeting this evening Bro Brown blessed Sister Broomheads child.

Monday 24th.
Today is the aniversary of the Pioneers in the valley. Capt Brown woke up the camp early & put them in rememberance of it. After attending to regular camp duties we got on the road at 7 oclock. After travling a few miles we had to ford a small Branch of water. It was Backwater from the little Blue. We stoped about 12 oclock after traveling 8 miles. We hitched up & put of again & traveled other 8 miles, making the days journey 16 miles. In the afternoon we met a train from Kearney. Sister Woolerton Bought a yoak of Cattle for 85$. The wheather was warm in the afterpart of the day. We camped near the little Blue. The mail past from Wioming.

Tuesday 25th.
The wheather still fine. We got on the road at 7 oclock & travled on well about 8 miles & stoped to eat dinner near a creek. This morning we left the little Blue. In the afternoon we traveled 10 miles. Here we found grass & water but no wood. We had a little with us which served us. Just before we camped I shot a preaire Rubber. We cooked it & it was very good. The days journey was with out any difficulty except that one of our oxen was a little lame with the gravel hurting his feet.

Wednesday 26th.
After the regular camp duties was over, we hitched up & started at 15 minutes before 7 o'clock. This morning father had a very narrow escape of being Killed. He went out with his Gun to try & shoot some birds & in firing it off the Gun bursted. The piece was about 6 inches of the Barrel & it flew between his head & hand & nothing but a little powder hit his left eye. After we had traveled a few miles we met 2 wagons with mules teem from Fort Laramie. About 11 o'clock we struck the South Platt. The road going into the Bottom is very sand, which makes it heavy hauling. We set down about 12 o'clock to eat dinner. We traveled 11 miles this morning. After dinner we 6 miles, & camped on the bank of the Platt. Plenty of water & grass but no wood. In the afternoon we saw 3 wagons & 2 carriages from fort Larimie. They had the mail. The wheather was coole & Plessant. Our ox was still lame.

Thursday 27th.
The camp got on the road this morning a little before 7 o'clock. We traveled 6 miles which brought us to Fort Kearney (Nebraska). The camp stoped here about one hour. It is not a very interesting place. The fort consists of a few frame houses, & about 12 sod ones. There is a store also & the way they stick the prices on is a causion. The price for Salt was $1.25 a Bag such as is sold in St. Louis for 20 cents. A little from the fort we saw a wagon with a family that had stoped out of Fields Co. Some of the family profesed to mormons, but I doubt their integrity. They had taken a claim & was building a Sod house. A little farther ahead we saw a tent with a family which came in a company from st. Joseph. The man had had the Cholera but was getting better. The woman said that 3 of there oxen have died & they was compeld to sell there wagon to get provisions. I think the woman was indeed a Mormon. After we traveled 2 miles from the fort we stoped to eat dinner. About 2 o'clock we rolled on again. This afternoon was very hot. There was not a breath of air stirring. We saw buffalo ahead and several from the camp.. went after them but didnt Kill any. We traveled very late in the evening & camped about 1 1/2 miles from Platt river. We traveled 18 miles today.

Friday 28th.
This morning started a little after 7 o'clock. Captain Brown & about 10 men went ahead of the Train in search of Buffolo. We had got several miles on the road & we saw several Buffolo. Capt Brown shot & hit one but did not Kill it. As soon as he had shot, his horse took fright at the Buffalo & started after them. Luckily it turned towards the Train & Capt Booth caught him & I road him a head of the Train untill I came up to Capt Brown. Capt Brown again fired at a Buffalo, & his horse ran off again. I put off & headed him. The Buffalo was wounded behind the shoulder. He ran a little way & stoped. Several men from the camp had they got up to him & as near as I can tell 11 shots were put in him before he fell. We went to work to butcher him. It took about 2 hours. I got a shoulder for sister Thorp & Sister Hinchliff, & ourselves. Father came & carried it home & we slated it down. The Kansas Camp followed us all morning & stoped a behind us when we stoped for dinner. At 3 o'clock we started again. It very hot. It seems to be a regular thing & evening & the middle of the day to hot & no wind. We sat down about 6 o'clock, with the Kansas Camp behind us. We travled to day 13 miles. In the evening we saw hundreds of Buffallo in the distance. The grass is very short. No wood & water 2 miles off.

Satterday 29th.
This morning was very pleasent. After prayer & etc. was over, we hitched and started at 1/2 past 6 o'clock. The Kansas Camp followed up slow behind us untill noon. Both camps eat dinner together, but the K Camp started before us. There teems seems to be in tolerable good order. We follow them up slow & camped near the river a little above the K Camp. About an hour before we camp, we met 9 wagons with about 40 persons on there way to the states from Salt Lake. They are appostates, & followers of Gladden Bishop. I had but little to say to them. My determination is to be faithfull. We saw plenty of Buffalo. One was Killed by some of the German Brethern. We travled to day 16 miles. We had good grass & water & a little wood.

Sunday 30th.
The wheather pleasent, we thought best to lay by to day: not only to Keep the Sabbeth but the let the Cattle rest. The K Camp started early this morning about 8 o'clock. Capt Brown came & told us that he had Kiled a young Buffalo Cow & wished us to go & get what we wanted. I in company with some 8 or 10 others went. It was indeed a fine one. When we had cut it up & ready to start Bro Brown was puting his meat on his horses Back and he kicked him on the thie. He thought for a time that he had Broacken his leg, but fortunately it was not. It was with great difficulty that he got to the camp. It took me untill afternoon before I reached the Camp. I am sure it was over 3 miles. In the afternoon I washed in the Platt River with Charles Hawley from G Brittan. In the evening we had a first rate meeting. The meat I got we cut it in strips & salted & dride it.

Munday 31st.
Started this morning at 7 o'clock, the wheather pleasent. Traveled on untill 12 o'clock & stoped 2 hours to eat dinner. Journeyed on again & travled about 7 miles making in all 17 miles to day. At meeting to night some of the men were dissattisfied with the present mode of travling. The manifested a very bad spirit & seemed determined to rebell against the counsel of Captain Brown. Capt Oberg & Bro Roberson seems to be at the head of all of it. The wanted each company to take the lead in turns every day which would creat confusion every day. Capt Brown delivered it up to the Camp to have it as they pleased, notwithstanding showing the disadvantage it would be. It was put to a vote & only ten voted for the change. Consequentaly no change took place.

Tuesday 1st August.
Started agains as usual about 7 oclock. Travled on untill noon with some little difficulty as one of our Steers was lame & had the Hollow Horn. Sister Woolerton staid behind a little on account of one of her cows calving. By permision of Capt Brown we hitched up her (Sister W) cow in the place of our sick one. After dinner the camp travled till 6 o'clock making a days journey of 16 miles. In the early part of the afternoon father drove our sick ox & afterwards I took. I could not get him any farther. I cut grass for him with my knife & when Sister Woolertons wagon came up I tied him behind her wagon & by that means brought him to camp about 9 oclock. It hung for rain all afternoon but held of untill night. Plenty of wood, water & grass. Met a train from Fort Larimie.

Wednesday 2nd.
A very disagreeable morning on account of the rain. Started at 7 o'clock. hills to pull up, & it being mudy was hard to get up. A nasty day. We hithced up our lame ox becaus Sister Woolerton was going to work her cow. Capt Brown said if we worked him he would die before we could get ten miles. With that he got Sister Thorps cow for us. She dose not work well, but is a good makeshift. We tied our lame ox to the wagon. We travled today 18 miles. Plenty of grass, water & wood & an abundance of Musquitoes.

Thursday 3rd.
Stood guard from 2 to 4 oclock. Got on the road 25 minutes before 7 o'clock. Travled well untill noon. Our steer gave out in the afternoon. He had travled as far as his strength would let him. We untied him from behind the wagon & I staid with him untill 8 oclock. In the mean time I went of the road a piece toward the river & cut him some grass which he eat. While I was with him the Danish company passed me. They had 40 wagons & 500 persons all in good health. After they had gone by I managed with great difficulty to drive him about a mile which brogght me to the Danish Camp. Finding him not able to go any farther I had to leave him. I was then 4 miles from our camp. I met father coming to meet me. The night was very pleasent & favoured with the light of the moon. We traveled today 18 miles. Grass here was not of the best but some good cold spring water. I got in camp at 9 oclock PM.

Friday 4th.
Got on the road about 7 o'clock. The wheather pleasent. Traveled well. Stoped 1 1/2 hours at dinner & journeyed on untill 6 o'clock. Here we meet coming from the Valley E T Benson & Ira Eldridge to releive Bro's Pratt & H L Eldridge, allso E Snow to St Louis, O Spenser Cincinatti, H Smit, Eng, a Doct Rust & Son, U.S. with the mail, all in fine spirits. After supper O Spenser & E T Benson preached to the sainsts talking on different subjects pertaining to the Kingdom of God. I felt very much edified. The danish Camp camped a little below us. We travled to day 18 miles

Satterday 5th.
After Breakfast & meeting was over we got on the road at 7 oclock. Our guest allso set on there journey and took with them John Bagley & Captain Oberg. Capt O left without saying anything to Capt Brown or any of his Company. He was allso Chaplin for the camp. We traveled on first rate. Stoped one hour at dinner & journeyed on again untill 5 oclock making a days journey of 18 miles. At meeting Capt Brown appointed James Buckland Captain of 3rd ten in the place of Capt Oberg. He said that Bro Benson asked him if he could take a man out this camp to go back & drive teem for the freight train. He said that he didnt know of anyone but those interested in a teem but if anyone could be spaired be had no objection. He said he hadnt the least idea of a chaplin & a Captain going voluntarily. He said that Capt Oberg had done entirely ronge.

Sunday 6th.
Hitched up and started about 7 oclock. Traveled ten miles & stoped to eat dinner. Dinner over we hitched up & went 2 miles which brought us to the ford on the South fork of the Platt. It is about 1/2 miles whide at the crossing & in the deepest place 2 feet deep including 6 inches of sand which made it very heavy hauling. All the wagons got over by 6 o'clock & we camped on the Bank of the river. A very disagreeable place to camp on account of high weeds. After our wagon was over I took very pleasent bathe in the river. Travled to day 12 miles.

Monday 7th.
Wheather pleasant. Got on the road 15 minutes after 7 o'clock. We had several very steep hills to go up after which we had a good hard road, except in a few places gravely, untill we came to Ash Hollow so called from a grove a Ash trees at the bottom & sorounded by high Bluffs. The steepest hill we had to go down has a fall of 5 feet to every 6 feet & about 200 feet long. The road in the hollow is very sandy. Here I gathered 3 pints of choak cherrys. In coming to the camp about 1 1/2 miles from the grove on the North fork of the Platt, Bro Fieldings wagon turned over in a slough on the right of the road. I staid untill 9 oclock to help him. At dark captain Brown & several others came to help. We got the up & on the road & his heavyest Boxs in and then went to the camp. There had been great disorder in the camp. After it had gone down the hill, some of the men wanted to get ahead of others & Brother Adamson drove in between our wagon & Bro Macwells, Capt Brown was very indignant at them. We traveled to day 18 miles.

Tuesday 8th.
Got on the road at 1/2 past 7 oclock. The wheather was very close & warm in the morning. Some 3/4 mile some men was put up a Ceader Log House for a mail post. The road this morning was very sandy, the worst road we had this side. Fort Levenworth 7 miles was as much as we could manage before dinner. It was still hotter at noon & the road in the after noon was still worse or at least more of it. We traveld 5 miles in the afternoon making a day journey 12 miles. We camped on a sandy hill. At sun down the wind blew tremendious which made it disagreeable on account of the sand. Feed was not of the best. I assisted Bro Fielding this morning.

9th Wednesday.
Started this morning 20 minutes after 8 oclock. The road was a little better than yesterday although we had some pretty hard falls. We travld 7 miles before dinner. Two wagons owned by Germans staid behind on account of there cow calving. Bro Stephen staid with them. In the afternoon we traveled 8 miles. Two or three places sandy. Bro Maxwell staid behind with one of his wagons because one of his oxen was sick & not able to travell, it Bled at the nose. About 9 oclock he got to camp. His ox traveled pretty well to camp but died in the night. Plenty of feed & Musquitoes.

Thursday l0th.
Started a few minutes after Seven. Had a few sandy places to pull. Very warm in the forenoon. After traveling 10 miles we stoped to get dinner. Stoped 1 1/2 hours & went again going one mile. We crossed Smith Fork, went 6 miles & camped on the N F Platt in view of Chimny Rock, making 17 miles today. It thundered & rained a little in the noon which made it very pleasant.

Friday 11th.
This morning a Bull belonging to one of the German Bretheren died of the stagers. We started at 7 oclock, crossed Lawrence Fork at 11 oclock, went a little father & stoped to eat dinner. In some places the road was very sandy. Traveled untill 7 oclock in the evening but went slowly. Camped about a mile from Platt River, still in view of Chimney rock. Traveled today 16 miles.

Satterday 12th.
After attending to our regular camp duties we hitched up & started about 7 oclock. This morning we hitched hornet our lead ox alone because Sister Thorp did not like her cow to be worked. He worked very well. About ten o'clock Bro Benson, Eldridge & Keysler overtook us. They told us to put down which we did. The camp was called together & Bro Benson told us that the cattle belonging to Bro Eldredges train had take a stampied & they had lost 122 head of Cattle & they wanted 5 yoak of our cattle to go & help them. The Bretheren complied with thier request Boldly. At one o'clock we hitched up again, passed chimney rock, & traveled to High Rectangular shape & Sandy Bluff off south road. About one mile this Bluf is very interesting on account of their romantic appearence. We traveled today 15 miles. About two oclock in the morning we was wooke up by the arrival of O Pratt, Wm D Richards, Thos Williams & George Halladay & another young man in company. Bro Pratt came to our wagon the first. We were glad to see him. He is on his way to the Valley along with the rest. They staid with us the remainder of the night.

26 August 1854
Maria Mitchell and Elizabeth Mitchell were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

NOTE: The "High Rectangular shape & Sandy Bluff off south road" referred to by Frederick Mitchell was probably Scotts Bluff, now a National Monument. Although we do not have a record of the remainder of their journey to the Salt Lake Valley, they quite likely followed the trail through Wyoming and into Utah followed by other wagon companies.

29 September 1854
Hezekiah Mitchell and his family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 29 September 1854, traveling with the James Brown Company. Ten days after their arrival they were able to rent a house. Hezekiah was employed hauling sand and clay and doing other work. He traveled to Richville, Tooele County and then went to E.T. City to see about getting ten acres of land and a city and garden lot. He returned to Salt Lake City, stayed a few days and then went back to E.T. City to build a house. He had purchased a lot on the east side of E.T. City. He brought his family to E.T. City on 25 November 1854. He planted wheat and corn, and potatoes. The grasshoppers destroyed nearly all of the wheat and corn.

Edgar Bentley Mitchell (1967): My father (Frederick) brought a letter from a man in St. Louis with him in his trip across the plains to Utah. The letter was to Ralph Thompson, my mother's father. After a day or two when he got located in Salt Lake he delivered the letter to the home of Ralph Thompson and there he met my mother. I have heard him say that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in his life. A few days after my father and mother were married, he left for the Hawaiian Islands on a mission. This is the only reason that my grandfather consented to his daughter marrying, because she was only sixteen at the time. He was supposed to be away for five years.

Frederick A. H. F. Mitchell and Margaret Thompson were married on 15 November 1855 in Salt Lake City.

At the general conference of the Church held on 6 April 1856 Frederick was called to serve a mission in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).

JOURNAL OF FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HERMAN FRANK MITCHELL
JOURNEY TO A MISSION IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS

Journal
G.S.L City Utah Ter. U.S.A.
April 6th 1856.

This day I was appointed by the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, at G.S.L City to go on a Mission to the Sandwich Islands. I attended the forenoon meeting. and as my wife was unwell I remained at home in the afternoon, and as my appointment was given out then, I didn't learn it until Father came home. It was cirtainly unexpected news to us: but as soon as I heard it I received the Spirit of my Mission, and I felt determined to try and fullfill the same to the Glory of God being aided by his Spirit.

Monday Apl. 7th
My Appoint as a Missionary was a source of much regrett to bro Wm S Godbe, as the arrangements we had made together were all knoked in to a Kocked Hat as the saying is, he wanted to go and see Prest.Young and try to get the appointment recinded, but, I told him I would go and perform my Mission and I did not wish him to do any thing of the kind. In the evening 5 P.M. at the Tabernacle, and received my blessing and setting apart for my Mission under the Hands of Orson Pratt and Zera Pulsiver, Elder Pratt officiating------ Brother Frederick, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we lay our hands upon your head and set thee Apart-to the Mission whereunto thou hast been appointed, even to go to the Sandwich Islands to lift up thy voice unto that people, and to preach salvation and eternal lives unto them, to prepair the way for the great and glorious plan of redemption, and be the means of bringing them from darkness and degradation in which they have been bound for many generations, And we pray the Lord to give the wisdom, patience, understanding, discirnment, and every other necessary blessing and qualification that thou mayest bring about much restoration, and bring many of that degraded people to an understanding of truth, and from their lost degraded position. O God the eternal father give this thy young servant much strength & power while upon his mission that he may have strength and power to do a good work, and have much joy while performing the sacred duties of his high & Holy calling, and be the means of bring many unto thee, and give thee the honor and the glory. We pray thee to give him knowledge that he may acquire their language speedily and that he may soon understand and speak unto them in their own tongue, and if thou art faithful thou shalt be able to declare the great things of God unto them in their native language, and bring very many of these to a saving knowledge of the truth, and do much good in thy day and generation in the vineyard of the Lord. These blessings together with all others that thou canst in thy heart desire, we seal upon thy head in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. (Report by J.V. Ling)

Tuesday April 8th
Attended Missionary meeting in the evening. Was appointed second counselor to John Hyde, Prest. while traveling, also clerk and Historian of company. Attended my Quorum meeting at 7 P.M., heard some very good instructions. And spoke expressing my feelings in regard to Mormonism, and my Mission. Desired ever to be remembered with the faith & prayer of my brethren, while absent from them. After meeting I went to bro Godbe's for my wife who had been visiting her relatives.

Wednesday Apl 9th
Tryed most of the day to find a customer for my house and lot, but could not. I offered it for 3 head of good oxen, bro D. Candland gave me 2 shirts for my journey.

Thurs, Apl. 10th
Visited Capt Hooper. Asked him to buy my house & lot, he could not, but he said he would give me &20.00 in cash before I leave. I thanked him kindly, and was greatfull to my Heavenly Father, for the same. Went to my circle meeting at 7 P.M., felt much of the spirit of Lord while there; Was called upon to open the Circle by prayer; I boar my testimony to the work of the Lord.

Friday Apl 11th
Bro John Needham gave me 10 # flour. D. Canland gave me a camp knife. Fred Walker gave one belt & bro Mullener gave me a knife scabard, bro Gwilliams gave me an over shirt: In the evening Margaret & myself went to the Seventies Hall and had a nice time in hearing many Eloquent & brilliant Essays, intermixed with rich vocal & instrumental music. I was called upon by bro. Eddington to make a few remarks as I was about to leave for the Sandwich Isles, which I did attempting to express some of my feeling, at having a name among the Saints. And as I was about- to bid adeiu for a short time to my home and friends to carry the tiding of truth to the Islands of the sea, my heart was so full that I could not express my feelings as I would wish. O that I may be faithfull, and return to be worthy to reunite voice again with them.

Sunday Apl 13th
Went to the Tabernacle with my wife. Very disagreable returning in the evening, on account of the rain, which fell in torrents. Through the wet and fatigue Margaret was taken very sick as soon as we got home. I administered to her in the name of the Lord, and she obtained immediate relief.

Monday Apl 14th
From this time up to May 15th I have neglected to keep a daily journal owing to the muliplicity of business which engrosed my time.

Apl 17th
I went to Aunt Harrington's and was met at the door by Thomas Sanders and was accused by him of trying to swindle him out of $3.00 worth of trees which he had brought me, the Saturday night before my appointed time, and not knowing at that time I was going on a Mission. The Monday following I told Jacob Peart, to tell him (Thomas) to come and see me, thinking that if he could take the trees and use them to good advantage and thereby liberate me from an expence that I did wish to be as I was going away, I would do so. During the day Thomas came, says I to him well Thomas, what about the trees, thinking he was a friend and a hint would be sufficient; he made me a very abbrupt answer and went away; I saw plainly he did not want to take them back, so I resolved to say nothing more to him about them but to pay him for them. On the Morning of the 17th I saw him working in his lot and told him to go to the store and get $3.00 on my a/c intending to have word with bro Findley to let him have it, which entirely sliped my memory, and as I had given previous instructions not to pay anything without an order, he could not get it until I came. So in order to vent his Devilish & malisious splean which he has cherrished since I objected to him marrying my sister Lavinia, he took advantage of this triffeling thing to make a disturbance, such contemptable pusilanimous spirits are not worth the ashes of a rye straw. He called me a lier and a swindler, and told me to come out into the street and he would fight with me. I told him I would not dirty my hands with any such a fool. I got a due Bill on the store and in the morning took it to him, he was in Father Thompson's house, and when I offered it to him he made no answer, nor offered to take it: so I dropped it down by him. Mother T. was there so I told her all about it, he attempted to deny what he had said, but he continued with his vexatious blagging language, that I was so vext, it was with difficulty I could contain myself, so I left the house and left him severly alive.

On Friday Apl 18th I packed up and took my wife to E.T. City: to my Father's. It was very late when we got there. As I could not dispose of my house & lot; to obtain means to pay the remained I owed bro Shirtliff on it: he agreed to give me a deed for one third of the Lot, and he take the House & remainder. I did not get the deed as he could not go to the land Recorder at that time, but left it for my Father to do.

Sunday 20th attended at E. T. was called upon to address the saints. I boar testimony to the truth of the work, exhorted the saints to dilligence &c&c. The following week helped My Father in the field and garden,-- Saturday walked in to the City.-- Sunday attended meeting at the Tabernacle.--Monday Capt. W.H Hooper gave me $2,000.-- Feriamore Little promised to let me have a Poney, and pay him when ever I chose.--Tuesday went to my Quorum meeting, had a good time.-- The brethren felt well towards me,--Prest.Bullock gave me a blessing, and promised me many things which if I am faithfull, I know I shall receive,-- Stayed with bro Findley every night I was in town. Wednesday, walked to E.T. City,-- found Margaret well- - On Friday returned again to the city.-- called at Deckers place expecting to get the poney which had been promised me by bro Little, but he had sent no word about it. Called at bro Dresser's at the crossing of the river, they envited me to supper which I willingly accepted been very hungry.--arrived in the city about 8 P.M..- slept in bro Godbe's store.-- Saturday helped Capt Hooper in arranging his good in Nixens store, as he was moving there. In the evening bro Richard Bently told me he would take me to Carson Valley and board me on the way, if I would assist him on the way to drive his cattle &c. which I gladly accepted.-- Sunday rained all day.--Borrowed bro Bently's horse to go to F Little's place, in Big Kanyon for my poney.--It was a small studd poney.worth probably $20.00 or $25.00.-- 4 P.M. started back to E.T City, where I arrived about 9 p.m.

Tuesday May 6th
Bro John Mann envited Margaret and myself to eat dinner at his house, spent quite a social time with him and his wife. After which I saddled up my poney and prepared to bid farewell to home and friends. Now came the rub, to part with my wife was worst of all, but I have fully weighed the cost, and the reward is beyond comparison, therefore I was contented to go without a murmur. trusting in the hands of the Lord. I lade my hands upon her head and gave her a husband's blessing and dedicated her unto the Lord. I then bade her farewell, and allso my sisters (Father & Mother started yesterday to Ogden. & will see them as I go through). I much cast down in spirits, when I got to the point of the Mountain I selected a retired spot and poured out my spirit in prayer unto the Lord that he might bless and prosper me, after which all dispondancy left me.-- When I had rounded the point, I fell in with Bishop Winter--he took a liking to my poney, and said he would give me a cow for it. I told him I would trade if the cow suited me. Got to the City at Midnight.--Slept in bro Nixon's store.

G.S.L. City Wed. May 7th
Sold my poney to Bishop Winter for a 5 year old cow, not in very good order, but I think will make a good one.--Eat breakfast at Aunt Harrington's.-- Most of the day assist to arranging the good in Hooper's store.-- in the afternoon eat an oyster dinner with Capt Hooper & D Candland at bro Goddards. Visited Sister Benson & family, was invited to eat supper with them, and remain all night which I gladly accepted.

Thursday. May 8th
A fine morning. After breakfast bade farewell of Sister B & family, and numerous other friends. Capt Hooper gave me a letter of instruction to M.F. Truit; and C.K. Garrison of San Francisco. Bade farewell of Aunt H. and rolled out of the city together with Father Thompson & family who is also going to Carson Valley. Traveled to Sessions' settlement and camped at A Call's.

Edgar Bentley Mitchell (1967):
He joined up with a company that was going to California and drove cattle on foot for his board, clothing and protection. There was a wild country between Salt Lake and San Francisco. David Cannon, a brother to George Q. Cannon, was going on a mission at the same time my father was going. These two boys took it upon themselves to drive this herd of cattle to Sacramento, California

Friday May 9th
Traveled 5 miles before breakfast,--And camped--drove the cattle in the bottom land, pritty good feed. Hitched up again about 11 A.M., drive some 10 miles further, where we fell in with 7 other families from the South

Saturday May 10th
A heave rain storm until 11 A.M., when we hitched up and traveled to Weber River.-- roads sandy.-- rained a little through the day. Camped about 3 miles below Ogden City, not very good feed on the river bottom.- Drove the cattle 2 miles East.- rained at sundown.

Weber crossing Sun. May 11th
Lade by all day.

Monday May 12th
Fine morning. Passed thro' Ogden about 10 A.M. There I met Father & Mother, at Capt Jas Brown's, stayed a short time with them, bade them adieu.-- Moved a few miles beyond Ogden "Hole." In yoaking up I hit my Eye with the end of the whip, which was so pain full all the day that I could hardly see my way along. Camped at the point of the mountain beyond Ogden "Hole".

Tuesday May 13th
Passed thro' Willow Creek.-There saw bro Joseph Young who was glad to see me. Moved a little beyond W. C. - After noon passed thro' Box-elder, a pritty place, it is built on a hill and affords a good view of the surrounding country, but said to be very cold in winter. Was disturbed much in the night from the dogs who kept a continual barking, being zealous that some suspicious characters were about. A man went by.-I hailed him, he said he was going to Box-elder. I quized him very closly, but he answered in a very suspicious manner. There has been a number of theft committed this spring by men that came from the states last fall, and wintered in the vallies. These are the damned rascals that run of to California & else where, with other people's property; an cry "treason," "rebellion" etc. by the "Mormons".

Wednesday May 14th
Indians in camp this morning selling fish. Traveled to A Colls farm, come 8 miles and camped. Wether very warm. Wrote a letter to my Wife giving her a short account of my travels thus far. Exhorted, her to dilligence in remembering the counsel I had given her, to be faithful and all things would be right. In the evening P. Session & others joined our camp shortly after Brigham Young & escort passed by on there way to Bear River, was met cordialy by him, gave my letter to bro Joseph Y to mail in the city.

Thursday May 15th /56
Wheather fine,.rolled out after Bro Sessions & Co. crossed Bear River and camped, a good Ferry Boat.- charged $2,00 per wagon 25 cents a head of teams, & 5 cents a head for stock swiming the river, rather in the expensive order,- Bro Young and Escort-passed us Early this morning on their way home, washed in the river, spent most of the latter part of the day in reading Hawaiian Grammar, & writing. In the evening camp assembled for the purpose of organizing the company, appointing officers &c. Chester Loveland was appointed Captain, Richard Bentley Clerk, Perrygreen Sessions Chaplin, Edward Walker Captain of Guard--this company contained 16 Wagons 193 head of stock.

Friday 16 May 1856
Wheather pleasent, rolled out of camp-9 Oclock. Crossed the Malad river, a misserable (unintelligble) of a Bridge, at this place Father Thompson Broak his wagon tongue, by not having having command over his cattle, they run of the road, luckily found a stick of red pine timber at the Bridge which we carried to camp some 8 miles from Bear River and made a better tongue than the one which broak. I assisted him to drive his team into camp and assisted in making the new tongue; we had good feed, but poor water, stood guard from 10 to 12 O'clock.

Saturday May 17/ 56
Road to day mostly hilly, travel to Blue Springs, 18 miles. We have been followed to day by a man with evidently desines of steeling some of our animals, it was a man by the name of Barlow that had lofed about the city all winter. I have good reasons to believe coligued with Henry Pack a fellow which was driving team for Capt Loveland, the Capt and others went in search of him after we had camped but did not find him. The water of the Blue Springs is very warm and sickly, feed good. Bro Robert Rose and myself went to the springs. I requested of him that we should be more intimate, and that we ought to be together as often as possible, had some conversation respecting our mission, offered up prayers together and retired to camp

Sunday May 18th /56
Roled out about 8 o'clock, after getting a few miles on the road we saw something to the right of the rode which looked like cattle, In congress Bro Session's son & myself went to see, after traveling some 4 or 5 miles to our surprise it was nothing but a pile of brush, had a slow time getting to the train, was riding Seth Dustin's poney, a broaken down thing it puffed and grunted all the way. Some portions of the road was hilly, traveled 14 miles, which brought us to a spring, here we rested about one hour then rolled on to Deep Creek 6 miles further, here we found good water but not the best of feed, had a hard days travel, rough roads and dusty, travled 22 miles. Stood guard from 10 to 12 O'clock. Bro Rose and myself had some conversation princaply about Bro Wm Wright and of the feeling entertained of him by John Hyde, we did not justify Bro Wright in his aparent negligence, but attributed it to his ignorance and inexpereance, and thought Bro Hyde ought to instruct him rather than sensure him.

Monday May 19th /56
Fine morning, rolled on well in the forenoon, good roads. Road in Bro Price's Wagon most of the forenoon, conversed upon the American Indians their history as given in the Book of Mormon. & a number of interesting topics, some rather on the rediculs order, about noon assisted in driving the loose cattle, was much anoied with the conduct of Wm Congress, and a boy that is with Bro Duel. named Almi. Wm Congress I told that if he was going to assist in driving the loose herd, which he had engaged to do for George Nebeker, he was to do so in common with the rest of us, and not ride in the middle of the hird and sometimes ahead of it, other times behind it- doing nothing; and told me thad he showed a disposition to trifle and impose upon myself and others, and that we should not permit him to act in that manner any more. At this he spent a volume of curses up on me, that he would do as he d--- pleased, and had he done as he thretened , I should have been allmost annihalated. Watered our cattle at a spring by the Way 16 miles from Deep Creek, no place to camp, after which travled to Ceder Point 24 miles from Deep Creek, good feed and water. Told Capt & Bro Nebeker the conduct of W Congress and the steps I had taken. They justified me, and Bro N said he had spoken to him often about it, but to no use. Bro Rose and myself went among the ceders and had prayers.

Tuesday 20 May 1856
Stood guard from Sun rise to breakfast time, with the wagons all day assisting Bro Bentley. He had a yoak of young stears in the team, which at first was rather awkward, the road was very rough and hilly, rocky creek bad to cross, camped after crossing it. Wheather cold and windy, travled 10 miles, hailed and rained, at sundown,afterward was pleasant. Stood guard from 12 untill 2 O'clock A.M., had considerable trouble to keep the cattle together, the ground being wet and uncomfortable.

Wednesday 21st May 1856
Wheather fine, every thing seemed rejoiced at the appearance of the sun above the horizon, it infused life and animaty to both Man Animal, and vegetation, which the night before seemed filled with gloom and drearyness, travled 12 miles which brought us to the De Cassia River. Steep banks and bad to cross, nooned here after crossing, in the afternoon, crossed the De Cassia twice, crossing very bad, water muddy, washed my feet in the river, Brother Rose & myself went and had secret prayers felt much blessed in doing so, conversed upon our circumstance, attended camp prayer then retired to bed.

Thursday May 22nd /56
Stood guard from 4 to 6 oclock A.M. feed good. Fine Wheather. Travled over the first ridge of Goose Creek Mountains, hilly roads and rocky, rather a picturesque country, passed steeple rocks, so called from there singular construction, judging from the road, two of them are some 2 hundred feet high, and a number of smaller ones, saw some large spesimens of marble on this road. I believe a good quality of marble could be found here. Camped on a small creek where Phil Margets formaly had his trading post, it is a small valley on the East side of the main ridge of Goose Creek Mountains, 12 miles from the 3rd crossing of De Cassia. After we were camped had a heavy rain and very cold and disagreable.

Friday May 23rd 1856
Still rainy, travled over goose Creek Mountain, not a bad road up the mountains, but a tremendious hilly one on the west-side, being steep pitches some up & some down, the secenary looking from the mountain, out on goose creek is magnificent, the hills due west form a circle and gradually disending to the center resembling an ancient Amphitheater, camped on Goose Creek, travling to day some 14 miles, had some rain going down the Mountains and some time after camping. Stood guard from 8 to 10 o'clock P.M.

Saturday May 24th 1856
Had a visit by Capt Higgins who was camped a mile ahead, rolled out early, had bad roads, muddy and swampy, stoped at 12 oclock to get dinner, road simaler as the fore part of the day, camped on the Goose Creek, after travleing 18 miles, stood guard from 6 to 8 P.M

Sunday May 25th /56
Wheather fine. Travled to the head waters of the Goose Creek, through a rocky Kanyon, after travleing 10 miles, we overtook Capt Higgin's company, here we stayed to dinner, here met a drove of Packers from California, En route for U.S., in the afternoon we travled ten miles more over a very rough road, very hilly, & cobble stones in some places, rather a picturesque country, very mountainous, passed Higgin's Co at rock springs, and camped a mile below, on a small creek. feed poor, travled 20 miles to day.

Monday May 26th 1856
Stood guard from 2 to 4 P.M. At sunrise Higgins company hitch up and started to get ahead of us, we rolled out at our usuel hour and after travling 5 miles we came up to them again stopped here to bate our cattle and to give Higgins time to get out of the way. Stayed here two hours, afterwards rolled on to Thousand Spring Valley, good roads, on arriving at Los Creek, some 4 miles before camping, we over took Higgins again, hear they had stoped for dinner, at our approach they hitched up and drove to 1000 Spring Valley, and camped 1/2 a mile ahead. Stood guard from 6 to 8 P.M., after which Bro Rose and myself went off from the camp had some conversations, upon various subjects. Had prayers, and retired to sleep

Tuesday May 27th 1856
Wheather fine. Started at the usual hour, roads over 1000 Spring Valley tolerably good, excepting a few myre holls which are bad to cross, passed Higgins at noon traveling 10 miles, and camped for the day, good feed. Bro Rose and myself bathed in the creek. Higgins repassed us in the after noon. Passed most of the after part of the day in writing. Bro Rose and I had prayers as usual, which we find assists us surprisingly.
Wednesday 28th May 1856
Made an early start this morning, left 1000 spring valley at noon after climing a high ridge which divides the waters of Goose Creek, & those of the humbolt. 1000 spring valley is of high Altitude, has some farming land, good water, but no wood. At this season the sun is very hot through the day, but at night it freezes keanly. Hilly roads in crossing the dividing ridge, camped on the head waters of Humbolt, good feed and water. Indians in camp, till after supper. Stood guard from 8 to 10 P.M. Indians were seen by some of the camp on horse back, go by on the south side of the camp, travled to day 15 miles

Thursday 29th May 1856
A number of Indians in camp this morning, had bad roads down the Kanyon, myre holes and very rocky. Nooned after leaving the Kanyon, good feed. good roads in the afternoon, had good feed, travled 18 miles to day. Stood guard from 6 to 8 P.M. Had prayers with Bro Rose. Friday 30 May 1856
Cole morning, but hot through the day. Journed to the Bridge of the main stream of the Humbolt, tolerable good bridge, charged our company 75 cents pr wagon, here we nooned, met Capt Browns' & Capt Higgins' camp was glad in meeting Brother John Hyde, Almy Smith, Thos Clayton & other of the Brethren, went and saw there team, a very good one. They are getting along well, have had fine times, good company to travel with. Saw Alfred Haughs at the Bridge whom I believe is the owner, learned that the Indians had killed Charles Murry his wife & and many in company with them in 1000 Spring Valley; travled in the afternoon until 6 o'clock travling some 15 miles. Higgins passed us soon after camping, was visited by Thos Clayton who were camped 3/4 mile ahead, went with him & stayed untill 11 O'clock, when I hear the alarm of a stampied. Bro Rose and myself hurried to camp. The cattle had all run off, but had been brought back, most of the horses were still gone, men were just starting after them with those horses that were left, they found them about a 1 1/2 miles, the cause of the fright was that some of the horses were tied to yoaks, which is a very follish thing to tie any to, but as good luck would have it they did not go far, retired to bed after all was quiet, stood guard from 2 to 4 o'clock.

Edgar Bentley Mitchell (1967): On the way to Sacramento, one night just before daybreak, the horses and the cattle that these two boys were guarding began to show fright. The horses were raising their heads and Snorting. Guards on night duty were always mounted so that the stock could be driven to where the grass would be most plentiful. They would sometimes be a mile or more away from the main company. Father said that something unseen by them was frightening the stock. They immediately investigated and to their surprise they found a lone Indian wreathing on his stomach toward the horses with the idea of stampeding them. My father put the spurs to his horse in order to catch the Indian. The Indian got to his feet and began to run. Father overtook him and sprung from the back of the horse onto the Indian. He managed to hold on until Cannon arrived and both of the boys were able to overpower and disarm the Indian. The Indian was armed with a bow and arrows and with a knife. They built a fire and began to stand guard over the prisoner until daybreak when they could drive the stock back to the camp. Father told me that it was a very chilly night and the Indian was naked except for a small garment. Father had on heavy plainsman's clothes and had a rifle across his knee. He said that in spite of the cold the Indian never gave a shiver or winked an eye. He was offered part of their meal but did not even acknowledge the offer. The prisoner had the most perfect body the boys had ever seen. At sunup they returned the bows and arrows to the prisoner, pointed off into the distance and motioned for him to go. The Indian gave them one sharp look, took off and was soon out of sight. David Cannon and my father were boyhood and lifetime friends. Once, while sitting around a campfire out on the Ranch, Cannon told me that my father had more nerve than any man he'd ever known, and then he told the story that was this same story told to me by my father. Father had told the story without any fanfare or show of bravery on his part. He just figured it was his duty to hold the Indian. He knew the rest of the party was over the hill ready to pick up the chase if the horses were stampeded. When their companion didn't come back, they probably knew something had gone wrong and didn't attack or cause any trouble.

Saturday May 31st 1856
Lazyness from above date to 8 June caused from have so much to do when camped and being tired, in the mean time we travled to within 100 miles of the sink of the Humbolt, made some big drives one of 30 & 25 miles successively, lade up 2 day on good feed, left the river twice, having to cross the mountains, bad roads and hilly. Crossed the humbolt at gravaly ford, good crossing, saw John Hyde & the Boys several times, on the 3 of June sent a litter to Margaret by some packers from California, had fine wheather. On Sunday the 8th had meeting in the evening, a good spirit manifested, felt it influence, embraced the opportunity of speaking my feelings of thankfullness to my heavenly father for his goodness, in preserving us this far. Brother Rose and myself had private prayers every night, which we found helped us to keep our spirits up, and renewed our willingness to surmount every difficulty.

Monday June 9th 1856
Camp leaders in a big hurry to start,-Bro Bentley and few others were dissatisfied with hurrying things so much, which had become quite common. They told the Capt they would take out thier stock if more moderate steps were not taken; everything was made sattisfactory. Rolled on some 10 miles and camped for the day. Good feed. Good roads excepting a small hill rocky and sandy, stood guard from 2 to 4 and from 8 to 10 P.M. Visited Peter Haugh's & Bro Duncan's camp, saw Wm Wright,-received a visit from him in the evening. Bro Rose and myself have some conversation with him about himself, and his conduct, as had been represented by John Hyde and the Boy's with him. He showed every thing to be in his favour, this had been the first aquaintence he had had of any ill feeling from any of the Boy's towards him, which cause him to feel bad about it, and showed an extreem anxiety to have a proper understanding. My first impressions are still more confirmed with regard to him and I think, their predjuices have been caused by malicious tails, and a lack of charity on their part. We had prayers togather, accompanied him home, and went to bed with considerable anxiety off my mind, for I feel an interest in the welfare of each of the Brethren on the Sandwich Island Mission, which I consider to be my duty, and I pray God that we may be united, and be charitable to each other. :

Tuesday June 10th 1856
Wheather fine, started early to get ahead of Haughs & Duncan, passed through Gold Kanyon, so called from gold being found hear, road up the Kanyon,very rocky, in one place the wagons had to be lifted up, bad getting down in some places, a large variety of stone is to be seen on these mountains, some have the appearence of being burned, some perfect dross, some rather of a Red sandy order, some slate (very poor), and a quantity of Black Marble. These hills are very singular in there appearence, not in construction, but from thier variety of material. Some of the hills that are less stoney are filled with Alkali. After travling some 13 miles we camped, good feed, Brother Rose and myself had prayers.

Wednesday June 11th 1856
Fine morning. travled 10 miles and nooned on good feed, roads good, here Bro Cherry missed a cow which had left in the morning, Bro Price and John Portous, went back for it, Bro Dewal was kind enough to put two shoes on my cow which was foot soar and found nails, which I think will help her considerable, travled some 4 miles and camped on good feed, while travling some Boys frightened Bro Bentleys horse, that ran to Bro Laytons camp 5 miles ahead of our camp, I went after it upon Bro Lovelands Mule, saw Wm Wright who was sick, attended camp prayers, invited to be mouth by Bro Sessions, allso had private prayer with Bro rose.

Thursday June 12th 1856
Started prity early. Fine morning. Passed Hawghs & Duncan saw Bro Wright who was much better than on the previous evening. Travled some 12 miles and nooned at a poor place. Travled a few miles further and camped, making some 18 miles. Had prayers with Bro Rose

Friday June 13th 1856
Fine Wheather but very hot, travled along the river bottom for a few miles then took the Bench road, bad hill to rise, steep and sandy roads, very sandy; we travled some 12 miles, which brought us to Murders bend. Good feed. We had a hard job to get along with the hird, having only 3 Boys that was very ugly and would not drive only when it suted them, some of the cattle crossed the river, had a hard time to get them along. Bro Rose and myself had prayers as usual.

Saturday 14 June 1856
Had a long drive to day 15 miles to water. Tolerable good road, here is Willow station, a small hut made of willows by some traders. Watered our cattle at the small creek running by, then rolled on to the river, some 4 or 5 miles. Found some feed. At the watering place Bro Nebekers calf was left. Two of the Boyes whent to hunt for it but could not find it, told Bro N of the circumstance, he (unitelligible) dissatisfied about it, but I felt as though I had done all that I could under the circumstances, offered my services to go back after it but he thought it would be useless. At the evening meeting the herd Boys conduct was considered, and resolved that Almy Workman was not to be with the hird any more, because him and Bro Session's Boy was continually quariling, and that I be Captain of the hird driving and if I could not keep the Boys strait I was to (unitelligble)-- then Bro Dustin said I was to take charge of his horse, and ride or let-it-be rode when I pleased. Bro Rose and myself had prayers, stood guard from 10 to 12 P.M.

Sunday June 15th 1856 Was arroused early by Bro Nebeker who wish me to go and help him to find his calf, which I did, we started about 6 o'clock. Rode Capt Lovelands mule. After getting to the station we hunted about the Sage Brush and creek untill we were satisfied it was not there, returned to camp, when we got back to the river we saw a large wolf were Hawghs & Duncan had been camped, we gave it chase. George Nibeker got within shot, and fired but missed it, reached camp about 10 O'clock when we hitched up and travled 10 miles, to some springs, here we found good water, but some poison parsnips in the grass, allso found wild currants which were good, and were relished well by the frute hungery folks. Bro Rose and myself had our evening prayers as usual.

Monday June 16th
Wheather very hot, I believe as hot a morning as I ever saw, travled about 10 miles, and nooned on the river, after which we travled 20 miles, there being no feed we were compeled to go to the medows, where we camped at nine o'clock. The afternoon was very pleasent for travleing, being cloudy and windy it rained a few minutes which was refreshing to man and animals.
This morning when starting my cow crossed the river, Bro Rose was along with the hird and not being able to swim myself I ask Bro Rose to swim the horse & if the horse could not carry him he could swim himself, Bro Bentley seeing the horse in the river came and very indignantly said, he did not want his horse to swim the river, he did not particularly address his remarks to me, for what reason I do not know; I told him 1 requested of Bro Rose to swim the horse, because I could not swim myself, with that he turned away very abruptly said he did not want the horse swam across the river and was very shy all day.

Bro Rose told me that Perrygreen Sessions told him that he had no more use for him, that he might go with anyone he could the rest of the journey. From the time reached the Meadows to our arrival in Wash-ho valley, our journey was more or less tedious on account of the deserts to cross and long drives without water. We had a good trip over the big desert,-but rather an unfortunate one for me. We had not gone more the 12 miles when I had to leave my cow she being so week from lameness that she had gone as far as she could. We reached Carson River six A.M. Travled up the river some 3 miles and camped. Carson River is a pritty stream, good water which was a treat- after having so much alkali water to drink There is a little timber on the river bottom which gives the country rather a picturesque appearence.

At Ray town a trader gave me a shirt for the chance of my cow, I thought I had better take somthing if ever so little than nothing at all.

Some 20 miles up the river we crossed another desert on account of it being difficult in following the river, for 26 miles, then we travled in the night. When I had an interview with Perrygreen Sessions, with reference to his treatment Brother Rose telling him that-did not approve of his treatment to him, and that it was any thing but Brotherly and alltogather inhuman. We arrived at Wash-ho valley on the 26 th day of June. Wash-ho is 25 miles north of Carson Valley, is a splendid country for stock raising. Plenty of timber. To the east is a fresh water lake, but the valley has but poor facilities for irrigation consequently I think will never become much of a farming country. It allso is of a very high altitude which I think will retard the growth of vegitation materialy, however, it is a very pleasent valley. Orson Hyde is building a saw mill on the largest creek running through the center of the valley from West to East.- Received a wellcome reception by Elder O. Hyde. Met quite a number of the Brethren from the valley. Heard Elder Hyde preach twice, to the Carson missionarys principly he directed his remarks:

On Sunday 29 June the Brethren of the Sandwich Island Mission met near Capt Brown's camp; they were all present with the exception of Wm B. Wright & Robert Rose who were in Carson valley and had been counseled by Pres. John Hyde to make their way over the mountain the best and quickest way they could and obtain work the first opportunity for means to pay their passage to the Islands. Bro Hyde said it would adviseable for two of the Brethren to remain with the cattle at least 2 weeks that they might recute, because in the condition they were then in was not saleable. And as Bro JohnHyde and Alma Smith had been with them thus far, they were the one to dispose of them, the property consisted of 1 wagon, 5 head of stears, one cow & 2 yearling, the cow and yearling had been given to Wm Nailor & Wm B Wright by Brother Layton. The rest of the Brethern (Thos Clayton, Wm Nailer, Wm France, Thos Douel, Franklin Young and myself) were to start over the mountain on Tuesday morning next and get means the best way we could to take us to the Islands. Bro John Brown would accompany us to Placerville but would not continue with us at present-as he was going in search of his Brother, but would be in San Francisco by the time we would get means to sail to the Islands. Being a counsellor to Bro Hyde, the Presidency of the Bretheren fell upon me, of those who should go over the mountain, untill we should again met Bro Hyde. On Monday morning Mother Thompson washed and mended my clothing, and manifested a spirit of friendship that I cannot forget, and allso Father T. She spoke to me of the feelings which had been manifested before marrying Margaret. I told her that I thought I had not been treated with that respect from her and father that I thought I had earned, and I had tried and had done the best that was in my power, allso told her that the feelings that seemed to be extended to my prents were not such as were wright,-and these things had hurt my feelings in such a manner that I would not be able to forget in a hurry and that these feeling had been caused by nothing but a malicious tale telling people who appeared to be your friends, to which she hesitatingly acknowledged to; but however it is fooly to write a volume upon the subject.-suffice it to say, that I think my conduct on the plains showed to father Thompson that he had had a wrong idea of me, that he was more pleased than he was here to fore been, was evident,-for he would come and chat with a freedom that was altgather different from what he used to do at home. It is what I have sought and desired my heavenly father to bring about, for he knew that I desired a mutual feeling to be between me and my Wife's friends; for which blessing I feel to thank him and pray that it may allways exist.
Bro Bentley the last morning I was their said I could have much as much food as I could pack over the mountain, now I had served him al the while crossing the plains, and am told he received 4 dollars a day while crossing the Plains, and he knew that I had not a cent to my name, but however it only corresponded with the manner in which he treated me all the way, which I shant forget in a hurry. Father gave me a dollar, but I refused to take it knowing that he was not able to do it, but mother insisted on my taking it, which I did finaly.

On 28 I wrote a letter to my Wife giving her particulars of my journey &c sent with bro Townsend, who was going to Salt Lake City.

On Tuesday morning soon after breakfast I bade my friends farwell and took my things upon my back, and started for Brown's camp the place of rendivouse, upon arriving the Lord had provided us with a mule to carry our things for which we ever feel thankfull. By 10 O'clock A.M. we got started and took a last look upon the valley of Utah, the abode of the saints-Bro David Cannon was with us sent to assist his Brother George in San Francisco, we were 5 days in crossing the Mountain, had a good time, enjoied ourselves better than we had done on any part of the trip. Arrived in Placerville on July 5th 1856 about 3 Oclock in the afternoon. Placerville is a small mining town in the Mountains, situated in a Kanyon, with only one principle street running through the center. The houses are built of lumber with I think 3 or 4 exceptions, which caled fireproof brick buildings, the hills arround are considerably cut up by the mining opperations and allso some parts of the town. We were nearly all tired out when we arrived in town having travled 40 miles the day before and 18 miles that day. When we arrived we now began to realize we were strangers in a strange country and felt the influence of Hell as we got into the country. I can say truthfully that every other house was a grog and Gambling house. And for the women I did not see one respectable woman in the place, they have the most lasivious appearance that can be imajined, at evening the streets and house were thronged by men and women, who mingled togather in common in the Saloons and gambling shops, oaths and curses were on the toungue of every person we met;-while walking through the town in company with Bro France these feelings passed through my mind so vividly that I could not avoid expressing them to him; how easy would it be for the Lord to destroy this place by fier, and how long will suffer such wickedness to be tolerated and such were the feelings of all the Brethren and could we have got away from the place I believe we would not have stayed one night.-and luckily as the Lord would have it we met with Bro Wright who had come over a few days before us. He was stoping with friend of his whom he had met that had wintered in the valley who was living 2 miles out from Placerville upon Smiths Flat. He had a pasture which he offered Bro Brown the privelege of puting his animals in and that way have a good place to camp, which offer we gladly accepted, there we found Bro Rose.

Sunday Morning 6th July.
I called the Brethren togather, and had a meeting to assertain what amount of Money there was in the company that if we could possible make out, to get to Sacramento- it would be best, fortunately Bro Wright had sold his gun and blanket and loaned us what money we wanted, this being accomplished I went to Placerville to pay our fare in the Monday morning stage which was two dollars each which $16, for the Eight of us, Bro Wright not wishing to go to Sacramento as he thought he would have a good opportunity for making money there Sunday morning. I eat my share of the bread which we had, which was not at all to much, and started for the stage office. Upon arriving their the alarm of fier was given, on going to the door saw that it saw that it was the second building from me, Bro Rose was with me & he wanted to go rescue the goods out of the houses, but I felt that it was the judgements of the Almighty and that it would be wrong for us to give one helping hand to save the property of any Whore or Whore master so we went upon the high hill to the north side of the town and saw the whole town burn up from one end to the other with the exception of a few houses of what is called uper town, I had the satisfaction of seeing those persons whom the evening before had whollowed in abomination and filth, bereaved of home and property; but all this was attended with oaths and curses, and blassfeming, enough to sink a nation in to distruction. However the fier over, we engaged our fair, and returned to the camp on Smiths flat. About Sun down we went to the stable and slept untill morning, in the Hay.

Monday 7th July.
Started for Sacramento at 4 A.M. Bro Wm Price went with us to Sac, he is on business for Elder O. Hyde. There were no other passengers on starting excepting 3 old whores whome I suppose had been burnt out the day previous, They tried to get us into conversation by throwing out blackguardish hints, but we did not give them any encouragement whatever, nor did we speak one word to them the whole journey.

We arrived in Sacramento a little before 12 A.M. We all felt hungry, had had no breakfast, neither had we any money to get dinner. I went and cleaned myself the best my clothing would allow, after dividing the Brethern out in two's to get work or find some one that would give us a night's lodging, I had tried several stores but all seemed rather independent, finally I told a man that I was hungry and if he could not give work for a meal to loan me 50 cents and when I got some work I would pay him back, but he had charity enough to loan me or give me a meal. I crossed the street and went into store owned by a man named Brown, after telling him my circumstances, not mentioning Mormonism he willingly gave me 50 cents to go to the Hotel and get dinner. He gave it me with the greatest freedom imaginable, this touched my senseabilities that had I been compeled to have looked the man in the face one minute I should have become womanish, however I thanked the Lord for the 50 cents and felt to bless the man in the name of my father in heaven.
I immediately searched for the rest of the Brethren, found three of them; Bro's Thos Clayton, David Cannon, F.W. Young. We went to a bakery and bought some hard crackers (25 cents worth) and went to a hydrant on one of the back streets and eat until we were full, and 1/2 our crackers left, while eating a man came for water and seeing that we were new comers he enquired where we were from, told him from Salt Lake City, he made some enquires about some people, which Bro Clayton was accuainted with in the valley, that was coming to Carson valley. I enquired of the man if he knew any Mormons in the city of Sacramento - he did not know the places they lived in although he thought their was several families in the city-but he directed us to a doctor Moses, who treated us very kindly and showed us where we could find Mr Baldwin, who is a Mormon. On finding him he treated us very kindly, and received us warmly, his wife is a spiritualist, and looked upon us as more as a set of ignorant boys, than respect to our calling, but with all was very friendly; Bro Baldwin's house being small he directed us to a Bro Carter from Austrailia, whom he thought would keep four of us, and he would keep other four of us. This man Carter had a great deal of tails to tell of Burr Frost's conduct and of the evil reports which he had heard from the valley's of the Presidancy and Twelve, and as full of the spirit of apostacy as the Devil could fill him, but I believe he had been abused by men of bad principles, who had agrendized themselves under the cloak Mormonism, his wife is a good woman but of course is influenced with the belefe of her husband, they treated us well and gave us two Dollars &200 for the four that was not going to supper to Bro Baldwin's to go and eat supper at a Hotell as he could not well accomadate them in his house, after they had had supper they were to come to Bro Baldwin's to sleep.

Four of us eat supper at Bro Baldwin's and we all slept in his front room as he had only two rooms in his house. The evening was enploied in conversation upon Mormonism and some little of spiritualism, for which Mr B was a strong advocate, but after conversation upon the Autority of the Priesthood, she found that she could not make much out of me of spiritualism & left me. I am vain enough to believe on the vantage ground; Bro B has a tolerable good notion of Mormonism for one that has always been in a place like California, (he has never been to the valley) but is a kind of an easy peticoat man, as his wife I should judge wares the britches. We all felt thankful to our heavenly father for opening our way so miracilously, for when we arrived we certainly felt we were in a strang land, with out friends or home, but we left home puting our trust in God and he certainly did bless us, and we found that when the road would seem the darkest, all at once the light of fortune would ilumine our path, which filled our souls with joy inexpressable, which bouyed us up in our weakness, and stimulated us with a determination to surmount ever difficulty, God being our helper.

Tuesday 8th July
All eight of us eat breakfast at Bro B's after which, told Bro Rob't Rose to go and seek work and take with him F W Young, Thos Dowell & D Cannon and told them if they could get work to go to Work. If they could find friends to give them means to go to San Francisco, to do so, or if they could get a chance to work down part or all of them to do so, and report to me of their movements what ever they might be that I might know them. I took Bro's Nayler, France and Clayton and went in search of some families of Mormons whom Bro B had told us off.

In the first place we went-Morgan Egan's Nursan �gan's Mother in law. I disremember her name. She treated us very codly, she left the valley 2 or 3 years ago. She knew all about Mormonism had been with church in Missouri, Illinois, and on going to the valley had been ill treated and ronged in the most distresing manner. After summing up all her complaints found she had embibed an antipathy against the Authorities of the church, for nothing else in the world than because they had not showed her particular marked attention, and she found that she had to get her living, in the same way as every one else, in the Mountains, by honest Industry.

We next visited Bro Fields the tanner who had left the valley last summer with his family. He treated us very kindley, we eat dinner with him, and asked him for assistance to go to San Francisco, where we could obtain work, but as he had no money he could not assist us in that way but as long as we stayed in the city we were wellcome to come and eat with him. He directed us to Mr Fowler (I think John R) after considerable trouble we found him at his office, Bro Naylor was the only one that would go in with me to see him; I enquired of him if he was a Mormon, to which he responded in the affermative; but was very much embarrused in doing so as there was a number of Gentlemen present. I told him I was from Salt Lake, in company with 7 others on our way to the Sandwich Islands, and had just arrived, being destitute of food and means to proceed on our journey, and if it was in his power to assist us we would ever feel graitfull. He took Wm Naylor and myself to a Hotel and told us to regestor our names in the office telling him that he would settle the bill, told us to go after our things, and stay there untill morning when of course we expected to be helped down to San Francisco, Bros Rose & Cannon got an opportunity to work their way down to the bay.

Wednesday July 9th
Slept well the past night, had a good bed, rather more comfortable than sleeping on the hard ground, at 10 Oclock A.M. went to see Wm Fowler, when I found him he treated me very indifferent semt rather astonished at my calling upon him, and wished to know my business; I told him I wished to know what was his intentions respecting myself and Bro Nailor whom he had told to stay at the Hotel untill this morning, After thinking a few minutes he said stay there untill tomorrow morning and I will try to send you down to San Francisco, at this I felt elated, Bro Baldwin gave us ten Dollars, $5 I gave to Thos Dowell, & $5 to F W Young. Bro Clayton found a friend who gave him ten Dollars, $5 of which he gave to Bro France as he was with him at the time. It was just the amount needed to go to San F; at 4 P.M. Bro Thos Dowell, F W Young & Wm France left for San F. Bro Clayton wishing to remain untill tomorrow, expecting to see a man from the country who owed him money. I put the Brethren who left to under charge of Wm France. In the evening I was taken very sick at my stomach, and a bad diareoha which made me very week, and was very warm and scarsly a breath of air sterring. This morning I wrote a letter to John Hyde telling him of our movements &c directed it for Placerville, allso one to Wm B Wright telling him to hurry on without delay

Thursday July 10th
The diarreoha which came upon me the day befor still increasing, and vomiting with it, however managed to get round in search of Mr Fowler, but could not find him any where. Kept up the search untill the steamer had left, by this time I was compeled to go to bed. Bro Wm Price came to visit me, and got me a good dose of Brandy, this took effect immedeatly and cleansed my system throu every out let of my body, after which I took a good sleep and felt much better so that I could eat my supper with a tolerable good relish

Friday July 11th
This morning visited Mr Fowler, who seemed astonished to see me, he had been in the country the day previous, he seemed to be full of the Devil and thought to trifull with us, and was determined before I left him he would have to refuse us assistance all togather, for he is a rich a man as there is in Sacramento, and it was his duty to help us. After enquiring how much it would cost to take us down, (which $15,00 three of us) he swore with an oath that could not raise the money, I told him if he could give us 1/2 of it perhaps the captain might take us down by helping to work on board. He complained poverty in the lowest degree but finaly said if came at 12 A.M. he would give us $5,00. I was determined in going down to day and Bro Clayton had spent all his $5,00. And this thing which was nor before us, was to get some money from some one else for I could not scrap confidence enough to ask the captain to take us for that, after trying several places and found that we could not get anyone to give us the amount, I went to Bro Price and borrowed $5,00 of him, for rhich I gave him an order on J Hyde in Carson valley, and the Capt took us without any difficulty for $10. Bro's Nailor, Clayton and myself, left Sacramento at 4 P.M., arrived in San Francisco at 10 P.M. by Bro Cannon's offices and found the door unfassened and slept on the floor.

Edgar Bentley Mitchell (1967): When father got to San Francisco, he didn't have any money to buy passage. The Church didn't furnish any in those days. So, he got a job painting the boat for his passage. It was in the harbor for a month before it sailed and he painted it right down to the waterline. When he was ready to sail, he wrote a letter to my mother. This was the first letter he had written because there was no mail traveling unless there was a chance to send it with someone. He traded the pencil he wrote the letter with for a postage stamp.

Saturday July 12th
Bro Matthew Wilkin came to the office soon after 7 0, clock A.M. and Bro Young with him, Brother Y went to show us where Bro Geo Q Cannon lived that we might eat some breakfast-on our way there we (met) Bro Geo Q. C. and his brother David. He was glad to see us. We persued our way to his house and sister Cannon, a fine hospitable woman, we eat heartily of the breakfast which she made for us, Found Bro C. a good whole soul Mormon, he gave me a new pair of shoes, slept at Bro C house, enjoied meself well in the company of the Brethren, it seems when with them like being home.

Sunday July 13th
Went with the Brethren to meeting, they had rented a Hall on the corner of Stockton & Jackson streets, and this was the first meeting they had held publicly. Bro C preached morning and evening, there was some few strangers there. Had a good meeting and felt well. Staid with Bro Evelith, he is a good fellow, and willing to accomadate the Elders as much as he can.

Monday 14th July
Called upon Englins, Kelly & Co to enquire if there was a letter there for me from Capt Hooper, but found none, met Mr Mudget, a Gentleman whom I was acquainted with in Saint Louis, he was glad to see me, had some talk about old times, and wish me to call and see him again.
Went to Truett Jones & Co to whom I had a letter of introduction. They received me kindly and Gentlemenly. Met with Mr David Burch, another Gentleman whom I had knew in Saint Louis, he was glad to see me and had a long talk about Salt Lake & Mormonism, made some inquiries about getting some employment in some business but found the chances were poor indeed.
Spent Tuesday & Wednesday in San Francisco assisting in office in ajusting papers &c enjoyed myself in the company of the Brethren

Thursday July 17th
Went over the bay of San Francisco with Bro Thos Dowell, met with Bro Said a young man who had been appointed by Elder C.C. Rich to go to Australia on a mission, he paid my fair over the bay; and allso for my dinner, he seems a good boy, he is young and I think disires to do right. Bro Dowell & myself went to Bro Zackeous Cheney. We arrived at his house about 9 Oclock P.M. They made us some supper and recieved us kindly. Bro C knew of us coming, and had prepaired for us.

Friday 18th July
Commenced working for Mr Jos Cheney this morning, harvesting. Worked for him untill 1st of August where I earned $24,00. This job being completed we thought that it would be wisdom to try the benevolance of the saints in this country for assistance, so the rest of the Brethren went to Bro Naile's to work for him for a few days while I went round to visit the saints. In the mean time I had visited the meeting every Sunday at Centerville, had spoak several times to the saints. Wrote a letter to my wife enjoied, the company of Bro John McCarthy, return missionary from Australia and Bro S.S. Smith from Sandwich Islands.

Saturday August 2nd
Staid at Bro John C Naile's last night, received a letter from my father (dated 27 June) was glad to hear from him but would have been better pleased had I heard from my wife as well.
I drew up the following paper to present for subscription.
We the undersigned Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints, on our way to the Sandwich Islands, from GSL City U.T. being destitute of means to continue journey to the field of our Labor, and our presence being speedily required there to assist our Brethren in the spread of Truth, we earnestly solisit the assistance of those who have a desire for the advancment of the Gospel and the good will and prosperity of the church.
By complying with the above request you will incure the blessing of Him that sent us, allso assisting in the advancment of the King- dom of God.
The names of the Eleven wore attatched to it. I showed it first to Bro J Cheney who gave me $20,00. Had some conversation with him upon different subjects, connection with Mormonism

Sunday 3rd Augt
Called the Brethren togather and went up stairs to Bro Nails large room, (the Brethren that were present were Bro's France, Young, Rose, Wright, SS Smith & myself), opened meeting by prayer by Bro Smith. I told the Brethren it behoved us to be more on our guard than we had been here to fore, that we had not suficintly careful in our expressions and had given way to much to light expression with strangers, by that means had lost our dignity in a great many instances as Elders and missionarys, allso in neglecting our prayers, exorted the Brethren to be humble and prayerful and search after wisdom, & the gift of desearnment of spirits that we might be able to baffle with the advacary. All the brethren spoak, expressing a good feeling one towards another, with a determination to do the best they could. Bro Silas gave us some good advice and felt well with us.
Showed our paper to Bro Nail who gave us $20,00, afterwards walked to centerville to meeting, after Bro S S Smith had spoaken I was invited to make a few remarks; spoak upon Faith, repentence & batizum, the laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost-touched on the order of the Priesthood as being necessary for the administration of ordinancies, allso of the nessecity of going on to perfection, which could not be accomplished unless the saints would gather themselves togather from Babylon, where they could be under the instructions of the servants of God. Before the meeting closed I told the saints I was prepaired to recieve donations for our assistance. Stoped at Bro Naile's to night, slept with Bro Smith.

Monday Augt 4th
Started out soon after breakfast, to visit the saints, or rather those that belonged to the church, I cannot vouch for all being saints, that I saw. Called on Mr Marshall, saw his wife him not being at home, she talked a long time upon Mormonism, and insinuated that if she knew I would use it to some good, she might give me some, thinking she doubted my honesty I showed her my credentials, and at the sight of Brigham Young's name she gave me $20,00, invited me to go into the Orchard and eat some peaches, after having a good fiest of peaches with a young man that is going to Austrailia, I started for Union City, some 6 miles; called on Father Horner, at Centerville, he promised to give us something before we left. Arrived in Union a little before noon. First colled on Mrs Forbs, met her husband at the door, told him my business, he invited me into the house, and said he would give me $2,00 on it. Invited me to eat dinner, which I did, he introduced me to his wife but as for Mormonism, she has not much from what I could see of the spirit they had. Mr Forbs is a man that has not any disposition to oppose mormonism, but will redicule in a ludicrous manner, any thing that comes under his notice. Dinner over, I took my leave, and visited Mr Grainger whom I heard was from the Valley. Was not received very friendly by Mrs G, Mr G not being at home, they are nothing but apostates. When I visited Sister Pool a widow Lady that came to the country in the Ship Brooklin, and had not been able to get to the valley, but was going this fall in company with Bro Naile, her circumstances are poor, and see that I told her I did not wish to receive from her, upon leaving she put 50 cents in my hands, I refused to take it; but she insisted, I felt that it was the widows might, may God bless her. These were all that made any pretentions to Mormonism. On my way back I passed through the small town of Alvarado a towns time half a mile East of Union. I thought I would try the hospitality of the inhabitants, there are no Mormons but thought perhaps they might be some that would contribute a little. I first called upon a house towards the east part of town, showed my paper for donation which she (the Lady of the house) examined for at least five minutes, handed it back to me saying I have no- thing to give, but I have no doubt you will get assistance. I thanked her for her kindness and made my way to the Post office store, showed my paper to the one I judged to be the proprietor, after reading it he said,"the man that attends to the church business I would find in the warehouse next door," judging from the way he spoak, it was all a hoaks of the warehouse being connected with the store; I gave him a very scrutinizing look, asking him if the Warehouse was connected with the store, which he answered in the afermative; however I went into the Warehouse presented my paper the proprietor, after reading it to himself, he anounced to all in the store (some 4 or 5 men) "here is a man from Salt Lake," and read them the paper, afterwards saying he had nothing to give, uttered several oaths about the Mormons, I told him that every man had a right to his own opinion; and left him to themselves. I thought it useless to try any further, on the road back I stopt at Ralph______ a brother in law to I M Horner, he is not in the church, he made no disposition to assist. From there I went to Bro Hopkins, another Brother in law,to I.M. Horner. I was made welcome by him and his family, conversed upon different subjects upon Mormonism, they are disirous to gather to the valley and fine folks, and feel well. Staid with them all night had a good comfortable bed, rested well.

Tuesday 5th Augt
After breakfast had a long conversation with Bro Hopkins upon the princaples of Gathering, his determination were to go to the valley as soon as circumstances would permit, he gave me $10,00 and would have done more, had he been able. From Bro Hopkins's I made my way to Centerville, visited Bro John Riser, when I went he was not at home, but met his wife, after introducing myself and showing her my paper, she received me kindly and was glad to see me, she seems to be a fine woman, for a Calafornia Mormon. Was introduced to Miss Hurst, the girl whom I since learned was the one with whom Egiton Snyder disgraced himself with. I did not feel altogather right in her company, neither did I like her manner. Toward the last of my stay she acted very free, rather to much so, but however I gave her no encouragement, but addressed my conversation to Mrs R, by noon Bro Riser came home, he was glad to see me. I eat dinner with them. Bro R gave me $5,00 on the subscription paper and gentleman who was with him, allso gave me $5,00, I forget his name. Sister R gave me a silk handkerchief which was very acceptable, as I was not the owner of such an article. I then went to a man by the name of Nichols north of Centerville who had been a Mormon, one that came in the Ship Brooklin. He is a wealthy man, but when he was poor he was a Mormon, but now he is rich he dispiseth the Truth. Upon presenting my paper to him he said, very abruptly. "I have no intrest in Salt Lake, neither do I wish to have." I told him that seeing he was a subscriber to the "Western Standard" thought he had some interest in Mormonism, to which he reiterated the same as before. With that I left him, for it is as well to try to make Gold out of stones as to argue with the Devil. But he shall have his reward. I visited another man in the same vacinity, (whos name I disremember) one of the Ship Brooklin's company, apostates who politely told me he was not a member of the church, consequently was under no obligation to contribute.

Learned that Harvey Ryan, the man who was in partnership with Joe Cheney who I in company with 4 other of my Brethren, had worked for, the last 3 weeks had had his arm drawn through between two wheels of the thrashing machine, and had taken off his left hand, above the wrist. This man last Sunday morning had paid what he was owing us, to Bro France, the rest not being there, upon examining the amount I found that he had given me $10,00 more than was my due, of which I told him, and returned it to him, but asked him to give it back to us upon the subscription which we had got up, by so doing he would not loose anything by it.-but no he hooted at the idea, and said he had given us enough now, however me thinks that his doctor's Bill will be a little more than his ten dollars if not all he made last year, which had been a profitable one for him. Perhaps this is a vain notion of mine, let it be what it may, it's a very striking one! Another circumstance of a similar nature, occured at the very same place. David Cheney, an old apostate needed hands to work his thrashing machine, but had refused through his son to heir anyone of us to work for him, because we were Mormons. A few days after a Grizzly bear came in the hills where he was living he went out in search with his gun on his shoulder, and only a short distance from his house, he came sudenly up on the Bear, and before he could get help, he was toare in such a manner that the last time I heard of him he was not expected to live. Truly I can say that the Lord has blessed us, and that he has manifested his power in our behalf for under any other influence than His we would not be sustained.

Wednesday August 6th
Went to see Mr John Horner but did not see him because he was away from home, after wards started towards the neighborhood of David Cheney thinking perhaps there might be some in the vicinity that might contribute a mite; after geting to the hills I felt as I ought not to go, and the influence was so great upon me that it was difficult for me to walk, but upon turning back, felt envigorated in every nerve. I felt that could could run with the race horse. Staid with Bro Naile the rest of the day.

Thursday August 7th
Worked for Bro Naile 1/2 of the day untill he was finished thrashing, when I went with the Brethren and washed in the creek

Friday 8th August
In the afternoon went to Centerville with Bro's France, Young and Wright. Now, for the last few days, Bro's Wright & Young had acked very singular, keeping themselves aloof from the rest of the Breth ren, and they had several times acted alltogather contrary, from what I had advised them, in common with the Boys as a company, but it had passed aparently unnoticed by me, but not in reality as I wished to see what their designs were. My advice daily to them was, to husband what means they had received and not spend it foolishly for things that would be of no use to them, but in the face of all consistancy they would spend no less than a dollar each time they went to town. But to day to clap the climaxe sugested going into a drinking and gambling saloon, and getting a drink of Liqour, which I instantly repudiated, that it was anything but right, for Elder in Israel to visit such places, and for myself I would not visit such places, and would not countenance the like in them; to such Bro Wright said he would do as he pleased and I had nothing to do with it, at which he and Bro Young crossed to the opposite side of the road, filled with a rebellious spirit and when they came to the grog shop, they marched in; Bro France and myself felt ashamed for them, I resolved to call the boys to gather that we might under stand each other wheather some were determined to act unrightious and independantly, and if so, they should do so upon their owne responsebility for I have set out to clear my garments of all such, God being my helper.
Before going to bed we all retired to Bro Zackeous Cheney's stack yard where I told Bro Wright & Young my feelings in referance to their conduct, that I considered it anything but in accordance with their calling, and as long as I remained their president I would consider it my duty to counsel and dictate in all things pertaining to us as Elders in Israel and Missionaries, and that I required strict defference unto the same or they should act upon their own responsability. I endevored in my feable manner to lay before them the order of the Priesthood, and where ever that order was formed it must be acknowledged. I told them that they had done wrong, and that repentance was required at their hands, and allso wished them to express their mind freely wheather they intended to sustain me as their president, untill Bro Hyde should be with us. Bro's France and Rose expressed their sanction to that I had said and done, and was still determined to sustain me in the same. Bro Young said he was sorry for what he had done, and said that he had been lead into it without thinking or realizing the consiquences. Bro Wright said if he had done wrong, he desired forgiveness, that he allways intended to uphold me. I told him there was no if in the case, that if he would reflect and consider for himself he must cirtainly know that he had done wrong, and that he must repent knowingly and not conditionaly to which after some hisitation, he ascented. We all mutualy forgave them and after having prayers retired to bed. Bro France and myself slept in the straw stack.

August 9th 1856
Arose this morning by Sun rise. After eating breakfast Bro Cheney hitched up and he took us down to San Antonio, where we arrived at 11 Oclock A.M. Bro Cheney had been very kind to us all the time we where at his place, and had vollantered to bring us down, otherwise we would have had to walked 25 miles for which he shall be rewarded. Crossed the Bay in the ferry boat and arrived in San Francisco a little after 1 o'clock P.M. Found Brother Cannon and the Brethren with him in good health and spirits, and were glad to see us. Br Cannon approved of the steps we had taken in getting up the subscription which we had, and with us, was thankful we had done so well as we had. I went in company with the Brethren and purchased me a suit of clothes at Messers Strowbridge &c. I gave $32 for a Coat-Hat and pants, they were good, which I had been advised by Bro Cannon to do, and think it to be the wisest plan. Br's France & Rose followed the same plan.

August 10- Sunday
Went to meeting heard bro's Snow speak in the morning, after which those belonging to the church remained to partake of the sacriment. I was called upon in connection with bro Joseph Kelley to administer the Sacriment. The meeting was thrown open for those who wished to bair testimony, had an opportunity, which opportunity I embrased to express my thankfullness to God in preserving me through the difficulties which I had passed, enjoyed myself in the company of the saints, in the evening attended meetting Preached by Bro L Snow.

From the above date I have not kept a daily journal, owing to circumstances in which I was place and my memory does not serve me to give the exact dates of circumstances which transpired up to the 2nd of Sept in rote. Howere bro Geo Q Cannon and family, with the brethren in the office, left San Francisco on Monday 11th for a pleasure trip to San Jose Valley, where they remained untill the Monday following; and left me with the keys of the office, with authority to take all letters out of the Post office and open, and if I could attend to the business required by them to do so and inform him as was necessary During the week I made it my business to see Mr Garrison to whom Bro Capt Wm H Hooper gave me a letter of introduction, Mr C K. being absent to the States, his son received me with all the kindness characteristic of a gentleman. I called at his office several times before I had an opportunity of seeing him. Upon meeting him he said, "Well Mr Mitchell what can I do for you." I told him, I was desirious of going to the Islands and if he could put any thing in my way where by I could obtain means to accomplish the same, I should esteem it as a great favor, whereupon without any hesitating he told me to go to Mr Post & Co (the agents for the line of ships running to the Islands) and learn when a vessel would sail, and return and let him know, and he would make arraingments for me to go, which I did without delay. There was no vessel in port at the time for the Islands but one would sail in about 2 weeks. I informed Mr Garrison of the same. He told me to call and see him frequently in the mean time and that when the vessel arrived he would make arraingments for me to sail with her. I called to see Mr G several times while in San Francisco, and had several interesting intervews with him upon the princapls of Mormonism, he was alltogather ignorant of the same, only like a many others, had made conclusions upon the reports and stories of malicious and unprincapled men, who try to show anything but the truth. however I found him a man that would listen to reason, and I gave him an account of our doctrines, all of which I proved from the Bible, with which he was tolerabl expert, as he had been educated from a minister but found religion, as set forth by the different creeds of the day, much absurdities that he became disgusted with them, and turned an Infidel, He was much pleased with the princapls I set forth and acknowledged they were the most reasonable he had heard, and if the Mormons lived up to the same, they were a different people from what the world believed them to be. Bro John Hyde Jr arrived on the 13th Inst. having disposed of the company property at tolerable good advantage, that same day I spent with bro J C Naile from Centerville, assisting him to purchase an assortment of good to take with him to the valley where he designed going this fall. He purchased his dry good at Engren Kelley & Co amounting to upward of 500$, allso clothing, shoes and then articles at different places. He gave me a vest pocket handkerchief, and a cravat and was much pleased with the assistance rendered to him. One day in going to the Post office I met Mr Blain who gave me $5,00. Aug 12 wrote a letter to Bro Cannon. Aug 20 wrote a letter to A. L. Smith and John Brown at Greenwood Valley. Aug 21 wrote to Bro Wright at Centerville. Aug 20 wrote a letter to Father Thompson and one to W S Godby, the former at Carson Valley, the latter at G S L City, and sent them by Bro Silas S. Smith, who was returning from the Islands.

Aug 24th bro John T Caine arrived on the Francis Palmer from the Islands. We were glad to meet each other, I can see no changes in his appearence, from what he was in Saint Louis, 4 years ago. While I remained in San Fransisco I spent a great deal of my time in his company which was spent agreably. Bro Robert Skelton allso arrived about the same time from India where he has been laboring upward of 4 years, bro S belongs to the same Quorum as myself. I spent a portion of my time agreably with him, and believe him to be a good man, and one striving to do his best, bro A L Smith arrived here Aug 21st, bro John Brown Aug 30th.

On the arrival of the Francis Palmer Mr Garrison procured me a passage on her in the first Cabin, Gratis, and kindly volunteered to use his influence in obtaining a reduction in the price for as many of the brethren as he would go with me, he obtained a reduction from 75$ to 60$ cabin fair, which I have ever reason to believe could not have been obtained with(out) his intersetion. About the last of the month I wrote a letter to my wife, and one to my Father. Bro Chaffin (Missionary to Austrailia) gave me an order on his wife for a daguerreotipe picture. which I sent to my wife that she might get her likeness and send it to me, bro Cannon made me a present of the W. S. (Western Standard) for one year which I requested he would send to my wife, and made arraingement for another copy to be sent to me on the Islands. During my stay in San Francisco I remained most of the time under the hospitality of Bro Evelith, who treated me with the greatest kindness which I shall ever remember. I ask the Lord to bless him and all the saints that assist the the Elders going amongst the world to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ without purse or script. I allso visited a number of the saints. Among them was sister Jones and her family. The recollections of the many social hours spent with them will ever be remembered. Found bro Cannon and the brethren with him kind and afable, striving with all their powers to build up the kingdom of God, and keep his commandments, bro C's house was my home when ever I wish to make it such, and no troble within his power was to great, to make the Elders comfortable. May the Lord God of Israel bless him and enable him to war against the liers and hypocrits, that are abroad up(on) the land, and pull down the strong holds and establish the "Standard" of truth in the place there of. About the last of the month I received a letter from Bro Wright at Centerville.

San Francisco Tuesday Sept 2nd 1856
Called upon Mr Mudget, a gentleman with whom I was acquainted in St. Louis. I solicited of him, to subscribe for the Western Standard. He refused to subscribe for the W.S. but he would give me $5,00 for myself, as I was a missionary, for which I thanked him. I procured from Messers Truitt & Jones (Liquor Merchants) six months subscription for the W.S of which bro Cannon gave 63 cents (25 per C).

Wednesday Sept 3rd
Received a recept from Messers Post &c for my passage on board the Francis Palmer, shiped 188 copies of the Hawaiian book of Mormon on the F.P. Mr Garrison and Messers Engin Kelly & Co, each subscribed for one year, for the Western standard. Had another interview with Mr Garrison on the princaples of Mormonism, he promised to call on bro Cannon and obtain some of our works, and go to the meeting and investigate for himself. I bade him farewell and thanked him kindly for the favor he had given me and the interest he had taken in my affairs. He was glad that he had had an opportunity to do so, and wished me a prosperous journey, and success on my Mission. I pray his eyes may be opened to the truth, that he may be able to embrace the same and learn to keep the commandments of the Lord. Bro Cannon gave me $2,50 of subscription I obtained for him (25 per C) which left me in hand $8,00. Purchased some small articles amounting to 50 cents. About 4 O'clock P.M. took leave of bro Cannon and the Brethren in the office, and went with bro's A.L. Smith, Wm Wright & Robert Rose, on board.the Bark Francis Palmer, Capt Stott commandlng. I had some difficulty in getting my state room, from the fact there was another person named Mitchell and on seeing the name on the Plan of berths, thought it was for me, placed there by Mr Post. Consequently it not being me, I had to get the number of my room changed from H to L. After eating supper on the vessel, I went company with the brethren to sister Jones's, spent a few hours with her and family very pleasant. They are good people and may God bless them for the kindness they have shown to the Brethren. On returning to the vessel, the Capt came to me enquiring the nature of the arrangement between me and Mr Post. I told him that my passage had been arranged by Mr Garrison with Mr Post. and the recept which I had given him (the Capt) was what I had received from Mr Post showing I was entitled to a passage on his vessel. It sees that Mr Post is no man of business, or he would not manage things in such a loose way. He had not registered my name on the passanger list, which was the cause of the misunderstanding. By his partners and the Captain however it ended all right as the recept was written by Mr Post himself.

Ships in San Francisco Bay

Thursday Sept 4th
At 4 A.M. the vessel left the shore, but not getting out, in time to go to sea with the tide, weighed anchor until 2 P.M. when a brisk brease sprang up, and in a few hours we took the look upon the shore of America. Many feelings run through my mind at this time, America! though thou art not the land of my birth, my feelings are for thee, I love thee, because thou art chosen by the Lord as a land of inheritance for the faithfull, because in thee is the abode of the saints, the people of the Most High God, because, thou art the land upon which will be built the Temples of God of Jacob where in the sons of Joseph shall receive of the blessing of the God of their fathers, and behold his glory. On thee, will be built the Zion of the Last days, to whos standard all nations shall flow, I leave thee, as an herald of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a bairer of salvation to thy long lost sons, that I may earn an inheritance upon thee from the Lord, Farewell, until my Father shall say through his servants return, and enjoy the blessing of the saints.
As we got out I began to feel the efects of the motion of the vessel, I retired to my bed, and there I lay until the following evening, rolling from one side of my berth to the other. I think that of all the sickness a person can under go, sea sickness is the worst.

Saturday Sept 6th
Was a miserable day with, I forced myself on deck when inclination would rather have had me to remain in my berth. I felt as I imagined Jonah did, after he had been vomited out of the Whale which certainly was very unpleasent. However by forcing a little food down by degrees, I was soon able to do ample justice to the Caps' vitles.

Francis Palmer, Sunday Sept 7th
Spent the day in reading in the Book of Mormon and other works of interest. Up to this time we had sailed at the rate of 10 knots pr hour, and in our true course. The passengers seem to be very unsociable in fact had nothing at all to say, and the captain is a stern overbairing vulgar fellow not calculated in my estimation to interest anyone.

Up to the 14th nothing of interest occured, during which time I read the Book of Mormon through. At evening I generaly spent in conversation, with some of the brethren, upon the things we had read through the day. However on Monday morning 8th Inst. upon making my appearence on deck, The Capt accosted me and says, "Are you the young man that gave me that order from Mr Post-Yes, I replied, Well! how do you expect to pay, or how do you expect to agree to pay for your passage, Mr Post told me you had not paid for your fare, he asked, in a very grough manner, I answered him equally as plain, that I did not expect to pay for it at all. I realy could not help answering him in that way. I was so vext at him with the manner he spoke to me. I told him I could not see why there should be any difficulty about it, that Mr Garrison was to give me a passage to the Islands, and he made the necessary arraingments with Mr Post, and as far as I was concerned, I had nothing to agree about it. What agreements had been entered in by Mr Post and Mr Garrison I knew not, but Mr Post had given me a certificat showing me to be entitled to passage on this vessel, and that was all I considered necessary on my part. I told him I thought Mr Post's conduct was very straing to allow such difficulty to arise out of an affair like this. Darn it; said the Captain, Post is every day making some mistake or other, and with that he left me.

On the afternoon of the 10th I had some conversation with Bro Robert Rose upon principles connected with ourselves, telling him my feelings in reference with himself, that it behoved him to be more diligent in reflecting upon the principles of the Kingdom of God, that when he gave way to so much light mindedness it greaved the spirit of the Lord, and that his calling required him to seek knowledge from the best books and continualy conduct himself so as to keep the spirit of Light with him, to assist him in so doing and unless he did so he would come short of many blessings, which was his privelidge to obtain if he sought after them. I felt justified in talking to him in this manner, for his good, because for some time he seemed perfectly indifferent as to the manner he conducted himself. I felt blessed in so doing. I did it with the best of feelings for I have no other desire than to see him become a Man in the Kingdom of God. I also had some talk with Bro Wright upon the necessity of the Elders of Israel conducting themselves with decorum and of being submissive and obedeant to the authority of the Priesthood.

Francis Palmer Sunday Sept-14th
Not being in a hurry to rise early this morning did not eat at the first table. Bro Alma told me it was the request of the passengers that some of the Elders should preach if we felt disposed so to do, he told them we would be glad to comply with their request. Bro Alma told me, he would like me to officiate and preach to them. This caused my heart to rejoice because, I had told the Lord that if he wished that we should preach on board the vessel to put it into the hearts of the passengers to invite us so to do It was a subject that had given me much though, and last night while I lay upon my bed, meditating upon the goodness of God, towards me, and my calling, I felt the spirit of preaching come upon me, and allso the text should use, for the words of Paul came to me as vividly as if I had just heard them spoken, "Though we or any angle from heaven preach any other Gospel to you that that which you have received, let him be acursed." which is recorded in the first Chap of Pauls epistles to the Galations. All the brethren was told of our intentions and we all retired to our rooms and prayed fervently to the Lord to pour out his spirit upon us, that we might be able to set forth the principles of truth.

The passengers and crew assembled at 1/2 past 10 A.M. on the Quarter deck which had been prepaired with ample seats and shade for the purpose, in all numbering 40 souls.
Singing, prayer and singing again after which I read the 8 to 12 verses of the 1st chap of Galatians. I showed what the Gospel was in Pauls days, and if that was the gospel to be preached in his day to save man kind it required the same in our day, or it would not avail us anything. I refered to the Prophets of Old who had prophecied of the falling away from the primative order of thing as established by Christ when on the earth and that they allso prophecied it would be restored in the latter days, to prepair man for the Second coming of Christ and that Christ had declared that no man could come into his fathers Kingdom, except at the same door He had entered, which was by Baptism, and should any man attemped to enter any other way than the door should be counted as a thief and a robber. Showed that the falling away had taken place, which had been spoken of, and for nearly 1800 years man had been with out Apostles and prophets and the gifts and blessings which were given to the saints anciently, and the scriptures told us emfaticaly that without them the children of men could not abound in faith and the Love of God. . I told them that the Angle which John saw while on the Isle of Patmos bringing the everlasting to men on the earth in the last days has come, and the Gospel which Paul preached was now on the earth, and being preached unto all nations kindred tongues and people preparitory to the Second coming of Christ. I warned them in the name of Jesus Christ to have faith on Him to repent of their sins and be Baptized for the remission of the same and have hands lade upon them for the reception of the Holy Ghost, for there are men now on the earth that have authority to administer in these things, for no man taketh this honor upon himself unless he is called of God as was Aaron, showed how he got his commission &c. Closed by bearing my testimony to them and told them if they did not repent and come unto Christ this testimony would stand against them in the last day. After which we sung a hymn, and disprised by prayer. The company showed every attention, said "I am lead to think that some will investigate. After supper had an interesting conversation with Capt Stott, upon common place thing, his travel and &c his voiges to the south Island, telling the character of each &c.
The remainder of the voige the Passengers were more sociable to us, and took more interest in us, some read a few of our works and was pleased with them. During the voige the brethren gave me a short sketch of their travels that I might make up my report as clerk of the company when we should arrive at the Islands, which I preserve among my scraps.

I can truly say that we have been blessed on this voige, nothing occured to mar our peace, everything was conducted in order, for which I shall ever feel to thank my heavenly father.
I write no more in this book, but commence with my arrival in the Honolulu in a new Book, more adapted for a journal than this, and as I design transfering this at some future time into another book, as the form of the fore part of this does not suit me, and this book is not such an one as I wish to preserve as a journal.