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for flour he paid it to the first of the two that he met and and charged
it to the one to whom, he gave it- he had no idea what was
the amount of proceeds for the spring of 1849= as he did not recollect,
he had heard Cooley say frequently that the out goes were equeal
to the income= Bro, Cooley said he had no witness here
and he should have to submit the case=Bro Gould said he

and Bro. Cooley spake together of building a mill in partnership
when Bro. Cooley was up in the winter-Bro Cooley said he could
bring on some stones &c, and we would go in together- previous to this
I had looked out this place, and it was known to the brethren I found
that bro's Ashton, Driggs & Alva Benson had taken possession to this place
and had cut & hauled a set of home logs- I spent some time in
looking a place, while thus Employed Bro. J. M. Benson said to me
''You can have that place, the boys have gone and given it  up.''
Consquently I went and located my claim and built my house-
Bro. Aston offered to sell me his  house logs and I Bought them -
In the spring when Bro. Cooley came on we agreed to go to work &
build the mills, and sell out and go to the Valley, making
no definite contract as to what portion in them should have
we shared the expenses and profits Equeal untill I was
taken sick- after that I knew nothing different .I had what supported  
my family and some more, and I knew nothing different untill  he
came into to he mill and forcibly drove me out of the mill
there was some 150 bus,joint stock wheat in the mill at that
time= Bro Cooley said the statement of Bro Gould relative to his being up in the winter was correct we talked about
building a mill & he spake of this place= I sold out on
Shartion gathered up my teams provisions &c and came
up here I also had about $100. in money- I spent what I
had as Bro. Brigham told me- I let him have my teams
and inent to work to build a mill, to sell out, and to
take Bro. Gould with me to the Valley- We have not
been able to sell yet=went to work & built the mills
I spent my property without reference to the amounts
invested by either- he has no right yo claim the half
of the improvement, s he has not invested the half
or a questie of the stock- Yet he has received the