Show correspondence bells belis erom FROM CITY BLUFF CITY san juan co IL U T april 2nd and editor deseret news there have been quite a number of damaging reports gone one out ont about this country notwithstanding withstanding notwithstanding not Mot this we have got a good place and there is room for more latter day saints to make themselves good comfortable homes the land is generally of the best quality I 1 it plenty of water but it takes lots 0 of clabor labor to get it out and as fine a climate as a person could wish for there has scarcely been a day this winter but what a person could have worked outside if he had desired yet this has been the stormiest winter we have had since we arrived our greatest drawback is getting the water wate rout out upon theland the land the ground is high and not much fali fall fall fali to the river and it is variable then low and f ull full ot quicksand and when it is up it deposits sand in the ditch and going down leaves it to be shoveled out when we came here we were all inexperienced perien ced bein being used to mountain streams with lots lots of fall conse quent ly we made a great many mistakes mis takes and did a good deal of work that had to be thrown away but now we have overcome most of the obstacles we have discovered that we can make the water do its own work by having gates and as the river falls it will wash the sand out of the ditch there has been some talk of this mission breaking up but that ame 1 I think is past the ahe crisis is over and there will be enough people stay to make it a success with the help of the lord if there are any of the saints living in cold and disagreeable countries wiio wilo want to get thawed out and make themselves good homes now Is their chance for this country Is like all newly settled places and as soon as some people have a prospect of making making comfortable homes they want tosei te sell seli I 1 out and move to some other part those who come in can buy them out for half what it cost them and reap the benefit of their labors our sunday schools and meetings are well attended the relief belief primary Y 31 and Y L associations are in good running order and the people in general are striving to live their religion and aud establish a friendly feeling with the Lam aultes to gain their good will and confidence the DESERET NEWS hat has come duly to hand with the tho exception ol 01 tills this 1 winter when the road has been blockaded and we have not received our ouri mail until lately A subscriber |