Show W CO T 1 t v milam 1 as aji jah 5 ji PROGRESS OF 01 PRESIDENT T YOUNG AND COMPANY COUNTY friday morning C sep 12 I 1 EDITOR DESERET Dr senet sErET NEWS dear sir sar riving hiving ao an opportunity of forwarding wardin a letter to cedar city where it can be posted in time for the northward lound mail on sunday I 1 sit down to do what all who aspire to ba be authors should do viz to write what I 1 kaisand KA think inand bind tind not to think what I 1 shall write therefore hoping I 1 shall not weary you with what I 1 ii imagine to be well doing I 1 snatch a few moments of le Ie lesure lelure sure before starting with president young to visit harrisville washington and st george to dash d dowa down 0 wa a few more items I 1 hare no desir desire e to be abstruse or prolix but really before I 1 could wind up my last letter I 1 concluded that there were some grounds for accusing me cf of both please pardon the prologue u 1 we left the folks at teaver beaver tee fee feeling livit g well most of them showing igns signs ot of contrition and evincing a determination to improve the habitations of both man and beast by the time of the presidents next hext annual visit we passed ov erthe divido divide between eight and nine am ain arn on monday pushing along through the upla part of liitle S silt uit tit lake valley which I 1 confess conless bears some signs of a desert country biving perhaps lit je salt lake which hs hrs a beautiful white appearance lying away off in the western part of the valley but it looks mii mil much ch better than I 1 expected to find it from the impressions nde n de by former depre enta tlona tiona elk horn springs not seeming to be very inviting we ive traveled on to red creek now called Parag oonah which means sti iring icing liing 0 water on the wednesday previous to our crossing the bridge at this place a heavy shower of rain aided it is supposed by the bursting of a cloud clond caused the to rise three feet higher blaher than the planking of the bridge resulting in c loss to some of the citizens elder george A smith and bishop wm win S warren here joined our party and while tg g through the village we were v ere met by the tile parowan carowan band conducted by mr tt omis onus durham they haj had uncured ed to the breeze tae deseret flag the stars and ana stripes p es hain bain being hoisted in th thy thi liberty pole at the entrance of the city this band cheered us with sweet strains of music the t he remain ler er of 0 u days journey the city of parowan carowan is well laid off and bears signs of present enterprise and recent improvements ta T e shade trees ae ae chri ty and add greatly to the beauty of the place at 5 pm meeting was waa held in the bowery the services coenen ed by the checho chor abor r singing 4 god gol mores ina in mysterious way war 1 president youe preached a discourse pm paring our condition privileges and blessings with the anarchy confusion war and bloodshed that reign in the states whence the laople kozl e of god were drian n by the leBS and of bigoted he fie then pointed 0 olt at the duties of the S saints eints in the southern with regard to building up the kingdo kingdon fl of god on the earth exp eap anding aaning those anticuar duties that are obligatory upon i ose who hav hava made a to venant covenant by fie fi e elder benson bore testimony ts to the presidents president dents to the doctrines doctrin ea contained in te bible book of mormon and X doctrine Dac trine and coven covenants rits also to smirne of the Bly buy brynga nga of joseph the seer then made some soine ac ellent remar bri kii on op the chriatian curla Curia Cu ristian tian virtues that thai should adorn every saint faint aint of the most alost high eider elder E der taylor also in m de remarks B howing showing bowing that the requirements made of the ihas call cail tor them to fi fiig the various positions thy they th y are called to occupy with honor and dignity bafo e hh high heaven on tuesday morning morma the president visited the newly erected coton factory at which they are now making thirty eive five pounds rounds of yern per day which though th jugh not ot of first class quality quality yet it is good and serviceable for tor s betl toweling arid ancl ilick 1 at t a little hamlet haidet called sa summit amit lyn ayr be teen carowan parowan and cedar the schoolmaster school ini ici aster ister an elderly gentleman named luke liale fird par adai hie hib bie scholars all of whom I 1 aked neat lad ind alii jad clin elin cl in they anide de I obeisance tu bythe the company rn tit passant on oil seelig seel seeing tg w pae lue P president esl esi delit with adini adint ati atin abin n on on the little group and blessed them and their teacher in the name of the lord I 1 am told that at this little settlement they keep about a thousand sheep and one hundred goat goats col smith li formed me that he be bad visited one place up the kany n near parowan carowan Pa rowan where two of the bre bren keep about twelve hundred cheep sheep the prospects tor for sheep raising and consequently for the beope being clott clothed led in home spun are ery very flattering in iron county if this little amiet amlet and parowan carowan city be true specimens we reached cedar city at 12 ro the tho arrangements range ments not beng being complete for meeting as it was anticipated they would be the brethren loiter loitered d around till tilt 2 at which ime time a beils bells bell beil said to have been cast at the foundry th thre reo re was rung did I 1 say rung it sounded for all the world like the beatin beating 9 of an old cracked skillet letl however the peo pie assembled and the choir sung t a hymn blymn accompanied compa nied fed with such a superabundance a of baba basa voices as to almost entirely drown av all the he other parts prayer was sas offered by bishop A it ralaigh Rale Ral tigh elgh elder lorenzo snow preached an excellent disco discourse urbe uree on the practical duties of saints in all the settlements in zion showing the necess necessity ity iti of subduing the earth here building good houses planting good orchards and vineyards that we ve may be prepared to go an ani 1 build up the centre stake of zion elder john tailor then counseled the saints to live their holy religion today to day and thereby strive to prepare for the great future that lies before them president young then ihen gave instructions to the people belati relative ve to present requirements and remarked that although his visit might seem beera very short yet short as it was war by the time he be returned to the cly cay bis his calls calig at each of th southern settlements would united occupy one twelfth part of the year elder george A smith dismissed with benediction there are a number of good looking house houses in cedar built of red and white brick but the foundations of all of them seem to have been miserably laid fr fir the walls are all cracking to pieces after meeting meeting we ire traveled on to iii ili distance stance twelve mii mit miles ea this is a name taken from a chief who is still about that pait 0 of f t the h e Terri territory ory there are thirteen families at this settlement which geographically I 1 ede epe peaking speaking aking awing is a little south ot of the rim m 0 of i the lin basin it was settled in 1860 here we met dr whitmore oil on his way wat to your city A meeting was called which bishop luht lunt who had bad come over from cedar with ue us opened by prayer the president then preached one of the best and most heavenly discourses ive ire have had bad on the journey all felt happy and rejoiced tog ther A kind and liberal spirit prevails in this little settlement all appear to be governed by the peaceful influences oe of the holy ghost elders lorenzo sno snow george A smith john ta taylor lor and ez ezra r T bens n bore bore testimony an and made some edifying remarks WEDNESDAY it ia is called twenty four miles from to toquerville and about thirteen of it is literally covered with a looe kind of volcanic rocks which must at some remote period have been belched forth by some now extinct volcano into this narrow valley and the adjacent mountain gorges half a mile south of the sett Pett settlement lement is the air line which divides iron and washington counties passing along the old harmony road six miles we come to the ruins of harmony fort which vas wag destroyed last spring by the fl od since which the inhabitants have moved up tip to the springs of ah aih creek nearly six miles from their location coming into wadding I 1 ton county I 1 noticed a complete change oe of vegetation J the cactus and the beirl being very I 1 plen ifal on the hangs a fruit much resembling in shape the tho adney potatoe pot atoe cows are said to like it and nd the indians indiana store tre tra it away till wanted when they put it ir in the j ground and anti roast it the leaves are fibrous and are used for making r pes pea and twine nore more aron anon my iny time is limited truly yure vlra lira I 1 JOHN olix V LONG spring LAKE VILLA sept jtb 1862 1802 DEAR NEWS OD on wednesday last prest young and party passed here in good health and spirits h haying having ainz i spoken to a large audience on the previous evening at payson from the house tops we ve viewed them passing and at intervals beat them a tattoo of welcome with hammer and na nails nalls ils its only regretting we were unable i to be numbered in so intelligent and pe pleasant avant a party adson anson an son 1 l on tuesday following his ilia excellency gov gor Ilard liard hardina ine inz arrived on a visit to his friends residing at santaquin San the governor ap appears peart hale and nl vigorous seems pleased with the fine scenery maks of improvement and his friendly fri adly reception everywhere Speak iii of partie partle a reminds us that the period of pumpkin pies plem gingerbread and I 1 doughnuts approach approaches ep when nice sweeten sweetening inc inz I 1 r ses sea above par so I 1 will give the sorghum growers and a few items of my experience which may prove useful row low now row in a short 1 time timp as the is at hand for WORKING UP SUGAR CANE having everything prepared commence working ot fl n gea era aa as soon as the ed seed is n the tle d ugh lor the b head 1 I begins begina to turn black at this jeriod the syrup may inay be prod produced iwed if I 1 pos possible sible tible press to byoir ir cane the saire day oay it is cil cut and ana in h alow pan pin 3 hastily boil kiili out adding or dipping out 0 to o the dl ir edco si stence and yon will have an article equal to new toney t oney by no means use lime iima tor for that forms a coat upon the bottom of the pan and will cause the syrup to be dark and to all appearance and taste will be scorched it if you use any clarifying article take ml k eggs ggs or the super carbonate of soda the latter dissolved in the juice in the proportion of balf a pound to forty gallons boil your syrup thick enough to prevent fr put it by in casks and at the end of a year the he flavor will be materially improved ed by pursuing the following 0 directions direction sp it is not difficult to make sugar JUGAR take one third from the middle of the stalk put it to press at onee once as soon boon as prepared I 1 so soon as you have hare enough luice juice to fill your boiler properly put it over a brisk fire adding nothing take off the skim and evaporate as fast as ail may be without scorching if it you have no instrument to determine when it is done watch for the little jets of 11 team steam that come up occasionally and when they appear set off your pan and pour into an open vessel which should be placed in a room with temperature even and at about 65 0 to 75 fahrer Fahren fahrenheit heit beit or about blood heat beat wi will 11 answer in a few weeks bation n N will ill have taken place then drain by making small holes in the bottom of your casky cask or d p into bags and han ban hang until the su sugar suar 7 ar and syrup are arc separated prate 1 and the former ia is sufficiently dry for buzar sugar r he the cine should be cut before fully rite ripe p and i in n no case cage should shoud be lie left over ni night ht before f e pressing r saing and boiling the pan or imucci boiler should not be deep and success depends much upon he the rapidity with which the process is performed formed let tEer those ose who wish a good y eld of good syrup or sugar be on the alert it is now time to cem commence mence upon some of the earlier crop chopa for we notice even here tiie the hads hada h ads ada are turning dark let those who are fond of grees GREEK cors CORK attend to it at once and they may pro provide vide a delicious dish for winter use by taking the ears in a soft milky state busk husk and anil boil twenty five minute 9 cut from the cob and dry in the sun as hastily as possible and it t I 1 is re ready ad to store t ore a away ivay when wanted for table use let jet it soak in warm water a few hours then boil till soft carm jarm an excellent article of 0 ina may be made by taking equal weight of onion cabbage heads and green neaily neatly rip tomatoes slice all up hogood to good size for spoon victuals boil in vinegar te ten teh n minutes pack down and pour the same liquid over the wt whole oie ole add such ic h seas seasoning orting as may inay be desirable desiray e this dish d I 1 h is i much u ch improved by the addition of the american artichoke sliced thin same quantity t as a each of the others for pickles the al above ve dish is very far ahead of anything in that t ii line we ever have eaten if you with irish to increase the quantity of your VINEGAR now is the time to do it cheap quick and easily if you have some that is quick and act active lre ire add to it the water ater in which green corn has leen teen well boiled or the juice of water melons or even water in which wheat bran has been well macerate macera tei tel set your cask in the sulp sun and in a week or ten days your it n binegar negar nezar will be doubled in quantity and as good as ever if it should fail rail add a little syrup now Is the time for BUDDING feurt FRUIT TREES it plum bet beu me apricots nectarines necta rines and almonds may way be successfully scully budded into peach stocks and t these h are common and cheap fruit of the c choicest h oa 01 kinds inas maybe may be obtained in one two or three years let no one who loves the g good oo 00 d it things 1 lir of life neglect this im octant item of r bus business ineis now yours truly J |