A few items in general – we had several very dry seasons with very little water for irrigation, but we continued to clear the land, using mostly the grubbing hoe for the purpose. We endured many hardships, but were greatly blessed in the health of the people. We were short of provisions sometimes. Mr. Samuel H. Case, a merchant of Terrace, was very kind to the people of Grouse Creek in letting them have provisions whether they could pay for them or not, he being willing to wait until they could. He did a great deal of good in that direction. Terrace was 25 miles away and in winter we had to travel 40 miles to reach it as we had to go around the mountain. Terrace was the place where we marketed our produce. It was on the Southern Pacific Railroad.

We had a good season in the year 1884.Here is an extract from the writer's journal: Sept. 28, 1884 we have had plenty of water this season and have raised extra good crops of fine quality corn and squash maturing, lucern [alfalfa] looking splendid. Oct. 19 – Beautiful weather, busy threshing grains Albert F. Richins had 1334 bushels. Wm. C. Bitteridge Sr., had 608 bushels and Wm. P. Paskett 696 bushels. The writer raised 460 bushels of fine volunteer wheat. It was a wet season.

Dec. 28, we were visited by Elder Lorenzo Hunsaker of Honeyville, and Darwin and Wm. Mecham of Park Valley who held two days meetings at the house of Wm. C. Bitteridge.A splendid spirit prevailed. The following named persons were ordained Seventies by Elder Hunsaker: James R. Simpson, Wm. C. Bitteridge Sr., Edward Kimber, Henry Hales, Albert F. Richins, Thomas Atkinson, David H. Toyn, and Benjamin H. Cooke. James R. Simpson was appointed temporary President of the Seventies in this Ward and Benjamin H. Cooke Secretary.

Another extract from my journal: May 16, 1885: We were visited by the three county selectmen, James Pitt, Carl Jenson, Wm. Lowe and County Surveyor, Nephi P. Anderson, who had come to locate and mark out a county road. The brethren attended meeting on Sunday and spoke to the saints. We had agreed time. On Monday the 18th, I accompanied these men over the Hardesty Pass, over the “cut off” to the elbow on Grouse Creek and camped for the night. On Tue.19 went down the old California road 2� miles to the north line of Utah. Lorenzo Jensen of Brigham City drove the team. The writer carried a flag on horseback and stopped at different points while the surveyor made observations. Lorenzo Jensen plowed a furrow much of the way to mark where the county road was to be. The writer helped the county men until they reached the south line of section 10 in township 11 in Grouse Greek, or where Willie Shaw's farm is located. It was difficult to get hay as there was little on the East Creek or fork till we made a success. We were diligent in attending to our meetings and occasionally young and old engaged in the same dances. These were three things the saints lived up to pretty well. These were attending to Sunday meetings, attending to their prayers, and paying their tithing.

Martin DeWitt and family moved to Grouse Creek in 1878.Four sons-in-law came with him. They settled below the forks of the creek but afterwards moved to Idaho as the water was scarce at Grouse Creek.