Show OUR OUS correspondence UTAH utan COlS TT OFFICE G S L city J july 27 I 1 S EDITOR OP OF NEWS newl on thursdays july 19 ivi ibi 1 left lett thib thiv city for an excursion in utah county I 1 took passage on board of mr dalays mail mall coach the mules ot of my fori mer trip had been exchanged tor for an excellent pair of A merican horses the carriage repaired and we set out under vey very favorable favo rabla circumstances taking the county road roady mr norton of provo became our fellow passenger which added to the six ef of us already in the he coach made a heavy load the fields looked barren irom from the effects of the grasshoppers and dr drouth and really presented a very siim prospect for feeding the inhabitants of utah upon the delicious bread for which our territory Is ao so justly famed we dined at where a good appetite enabled us to do rdo ample justice to mr browna browns new potatoes and other vegetables laid upon a foundation of ham and eggs r oui out loa ioa load d being heavy hety hevy we did not reach provo till dirk after wh which I 1 cb I 1 iwas wa prett prest J C conow sno w and other brethren acter after a rest I 1 continued on OR with be thet mall mail to arriving there at it am cm ou doth where I 1 stopped topped with uth bishop charles chrin IS hancock nan uan cock where I 1 again encountered the dangerous luxury of green peas bean and new potatoes backed with ham barn and eggs and the best belt mountain cold water which fio flo float a la in pett peteet neet creek I 1 visited the city walla wall wali their gar gardens densy or the wreck of them left since the grasshoppers took their exit bishop IIan ilan cork cock gristmill which Is a creditable establishment and doing good bustnes busl nes a machine shop which Is in course of erection a foundation for tora fora a large tithing store house 30 by 60 50 feet which has been dm dug the wall of the city Is 6 feet high and 6 teet feet thick and is one of the best so far as it has gone cone in the county at half past 6 1 I addressed the saints assembled in the bowery and altho the wind rendered it very difficult to speak I 1 delivered a soine somewhat what lengthy discourse which was listened to with the strictest attention by the large audience at 10 on the stat slat I 1 adir adin addressed essed the in palmyra school houge bouse a large abb hembly embly and a good meeting the people were building a bowery preparatory to the celebration eb ration of july 24 I 1 was accompanied to provo by prest prent levi W hancock uan nan cock benj F johnson stephen markham john W Ber berryand ryland fire others where we met in council at 6 5 and had a very interesting prayer meeting at the close ot of our business sunday 23 22 I 1 went to Spring springville ville and addressed th saints in the bowery at halt past 10 the wind blew so as to render it difficult to preach in iri the afternoon the mayor win miller presented to the people the advice of president brigham young given to the people of utah last sabbath at provo prove in relation to the indians remarks were made on n the subject by a number of individuals vi and a resolution was unanimously agreed toy requesting the city council to assess a tax of I 1 per cent on all the property within the corporation io to be expended in educating the children and otherwise ameliorating the condition of the indians it also appeared in the meeting that a considerable portion 0 of the damage to the cropo which had been attributed to the indians had bad been the result of the neglect of white men I 1 it was also resolved that all the indians at present camped within the corporation which w alch comprised nearly all the red men of the con conerity rity should be invited ta a public dinner together on the of july thus the people of Spring springville ville are taking the lead in the praiseworthy work of regenerating the utah indians at the close ef of this business I 1 ad the saints on the subject of the dempton redemption re of 0 israel and the of setting good examples for them to imitate at 5 attended a pray prayer er meeting at the house ol 01 prest aaron Jo johnon hron the spirit of tie tle the lord was with us on monlay mon ay 23 1 visited spanish fork city in company with A ron dron johnson and william miller stiller and found the pagie people all well their crops had ruf suf fired red almost en tire destruction I 1 duct truc lon tion by the grasshoppers was wai very kindly treated by the mayor mayors matthew caldwell esq bishop wm win pace yace and many other citizens citizen sj with whom we conversed the fort li Is pleasantly situated and Is kept cleany cleans ciban clean which gives it a pleasant appearance and this place also affords good sites forthe tor for the t of machinery in inconsequence conse of the abundant mill power powen a afforded b the stream I 1 arrived at provo in the evening and was invited by prest moore of the seventies to attend a prayer meeting at tin oln 7 in the morning tuesdays tuesday 21 24 at daybreak thy thi th of provo were awake awakened by thenn theft the ring firing of cannon which continued till sunrise at which time the gun a it six bis brought from troa f rom nauvoo burst killing william nixon who applied the match tb throwing rowing pieces of the gun 25 dodsy rods tearing the pun gun carriage to pieces and breaking the tire throwing one piece of it 30 20 rod rods A coroners owners inquest was wai held on the body by justice duke the jury returned a verdict af t death by the burst ing ingot of a cannon which bd hd bt bien en improperly loaded the gun was under the control of orrin glazier there was a wad of potter potters ls clay next the powder then some hay bay and another wad of clay the whole tamped camped in with a sledge hammer and rammer altho aitho the marshal of the day had given instructions the evening previous that no clay should be used the gun was charged with 2 ibs lbs 3 oz of rifle powder mr Thomp thompson son Bon one of the firing party remonstrated that the piece would burst if loaded in that hut way but glazier was sanguine that there was no danger the gun presented tho appearance of being a most perfect piece of workmanship made of very fine soft iron this circum circumstance stance threw a deep gloom over the whole city carrying moarnin mour mourn nin ine lne not only into the house bouse of his father thery stephen nixon but into mr collins colllns military school of which he was a student the 21 young men of whom he was to form one daring during the proc sAon ion lon of the day but throughout gloat the entire community a deep pang of grief wa wan wai 4 visible upon every countenance lie ile was waa one of the most exemplary young men in provo at 1 7 I 1 attended a prayer meeting at A J stewarts house bouse had a very agreeable and instructive season for two hours the committee of arrangements suggested to me the propriety of suspending the celebration on account of br nixon death but I 1 advised that it proceed but without the firing required by the pro gramme the procession was formed composed of the mayor and city council hrobat judge judger and members of the county court the bishops of the different wards president ot of the stake and councillors councilors Counci lors 23 young men dressed in black wm win nixons dixons place being vacant 21 24 young ladies indies in white the principal schools in the city accompanied by their teachers mr collins military school lcy cy fee fec all with their different banners and flags which corm coro combined blued to give variety and interest to the scene and passing thru throy the principal streets of the city assembled la the bowery under the great flag which was lowered halt half mast and shrouded in mourning where I 1 delivered a short address in relation to t the sad gad accident of the morning after which the assembly dispersed for tor one hour and a quarter when the vast assembly again convened under the shade of the dowery bowery where it was communicated to me by the committee of arrangements that tho the principal orator of the day dayi ilon hon J A kelting was gick and that AP chesier chesler Che siev esq who was to have delivered an address 01 on behalf ct the pioneers was Indi indisposed posed 0 was consequently eam tam rn otly estly requested to deliver an address elder philander cotton dell deil delivered terea verea a brilliant speech in to b halt ot of the Mormon Battal fon ton showing the tc lelce if n fe rings exposure and fatigue which they were called to t endure on their dreary march from the missouri river across the great american desert to california I 1 follo followed wedy weds showing thawing the saints as the pioneer pioneers ot of the th last days the speeches were reported by john B milner toasts sog sow recitations recitation sj tcp mcp were given displaying a great amount of 0 genius wit taste and principle it was then resolved that the procession should attend the funeral of 0 william nixon in the order of this day Wednes wednesday dayl 25 23 at 6 12 1 2 pm mr dalays stage delivered me meat neat at the door of the historians once having baying traveled about miles tho tha weather ali all the time belaz excessively hot at pleasant groves grove lake and lehl lebl the early crops having ing been almost entirely destroyed destroy eds their place tras trag wag was mcp top piled plied by late planting with corn potatoes potato esy esp and some wheat aich which Is now perishing from the extreme drouth the ther water in dry creek having disappeared dIsappear edy and american creek affording an insufficient quantity to supply ono one on halt the wants of the farmers spring ville and palmyra baye have a sufficient clent supply of water as yet for the late crop cropf but the small portion of wheat heat which escaped the ravages of the from the injury it received Is thin thinner nery the straw shorter and the heads smaller than last year their com corn and potatoes can be mature I 1 it sufficient sufficient care Is taken to prevent the destruction by cattle payson Is scantily supplied with water to mature its 9 second V planting Peteet neet deet not containing half its usual amount at this season and twice tn ice the quantity tj eing being required to mature the late crops that has been heretofore at provo the people possess the amount of water n ater necessary to make a very large fall crop with sufficient over their own wants w ants to supply miny of their neighbors the fences are poor and the cattle unruly and many of the cattle owners unwilling to put them into herd berd sor gor secure them in pastures A great amount of the precious grain Is destroyed every night by these unruly animals animal i xi aich are rendered the more rabid by the great scarcity ol 01 grass la in the immediate vicinity of the town from my limited observation I 1 am of the opinion that II 11 fifty men were employed by the citizens of provo to herd their cattle on the rich grass valleys of thai that river and oi on the benches in the ned neu neighborhood that the grain arn being destroyed de would amply pay the expense not to name came th the great advantage it would be to the cattle cattley and the amount of su frering suffering that would be prevented by the saving of tha the th grain althof I 1 do not believe the one third of that number are required celebrations of the of july were held at raim paim palmy raimy yra rap ray P pleasant growe growel lake city and union fort G S L co and the people enjoyed themselves IB in tha best manner imaginable yours tours very respectfully I 1 geo GEO CEO A sulin |