Ralph Smith's Journal Pg 3
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We then proceeded on our journey, yet it was very heavy traveling as the snow was not quite all gone.
May 7th, Brother Maughan wished us to stay at Logan but the most of the company desired to go toSummit Creek now Smithfiled and some got there that night. Others did not reach until the evening of the 8th on account of the mud or heavy traveling. May 8th, we commenced tosurvey the land. May 9th, (we) commenced to plow and sow.
May 12th some of the families left and went back to different places which caused us to alter our field and threw some of the best land out.
May 25th, Brother Peter Maughan sent us word that it was wisdom for us to move our families to their fort on account of Indians. We started that evening and camped near Logan. On May 28th, we commenced to build a bridge across Black Smith Fork River.
(On) May 29th we finished it and went over to Maughan Fort. The majority left their families and went back to finish putting in their crops.
June 6th, most of those who had put crops in at Summit creek gathered on the banks of Logan. (We) had a fort surveyed off and got logs for houses etc.
Before the middle of June 1859, a number of families had gathered to Logan to settle.
June 21st the first drawing for pieces of land was got up for the first settlers.
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