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and in the evening attended a conjoint meeting of
the Young Mens & Ladies Mutual Improvement Associations and
listened to a most excellent program. On Saturday April 4
attended a meeting of the children in their Primary Association
Pres Keturah Baker, Rhoda Stowell 1^st and Wealthy Shafer 2^nd Coun-
sellors Louie [illegible] Sec. 104 officers & members. On Sunday
April 5 I spent in Juarez. Attended Sabbath School after-
noon and evening meetings. Meetings well attended
and an excellent spirit prevailed. Monday Apr 6. at-
tended a meeting of the Town Council, or committee and
heard the proceedings. The subject of the reservoir and
endeavoring to get the water upon the land where we
had investigated in the Lesaja Wash was discussed
which resulted in the appointment of Bp Geo W. Lencey
Henry Eyring and Isaac Turley as a committee with
instructions to secure the services of Bro Jno M [illegible]
to survey the land and calculate the amount of water
that can be reserved in the reservoir and the amount
of land that can be put under water and when all
calculations were carefully made to report to the next
Priesthod meeting. On Tuesday Apl 7^thattended a
funeral of a six year old son of Bro Sextus E. John-
son named Layne Johnson who had died at Juarez.
On Wednesday 8th left Juarez for Pachieco. We drove
to the mouth of the Kunyon and stayed over
night with Bro Heleman Pratt who [illegible]
here. Thursday 9^th Bro. W.R.R. Howell who had
driven us from Juarez was taken very sick and
had to return. His son drove team for us, and Bro
& Sis. Pratt accompanied us to our[ illegible] to
Pachieco, (Thursday April 9) calling upon Bro [illegible]
M. Allen on the way. The road up the kanyon
is exceedingly rough, there is a great deal of
traffic, hauling lumber & wood, and the [illegible]
are very much cut up and rockey. We arrived