organization of tho cache valley Settle settie settlements menti CITY nov 28 1859 1839 EDITOR or OF THE NEWS DEAR dean BROTHER on thursday the loth dinst at about 11 am pursuant to instructions received from the presidency of the church we proceeded to cache valley seventy five miles north to organize the settlements A preside president nt N v as dustir by the people to p preside reside over all the branches or wards in that tha t valley ralley six bishops were also ordained and set apart to act in their calling in their several wards twelve men were elected by the people to form a high council and were set apart to their office A proportionate number from each ward was elected b by the people of those Wards that an equal representation might be given in the high council as nearly as we could ascertain we found about one hundred and fifty families there and more continually arriving houses in eve every state of progress from complete comfor comfortable a e lo 10 log cabins down to the logs on the wagon being hauled from the kanyon many claims are taken and the most desirable locations are fast being settled we labored faithfully in every settlement the place heretofore known as baughans maughans Maug hans fort we named wellsville spring creek settlement being situated in an e elbow 0 of the mountains and appearing to us somewhat of a providential place we named providence the next settlement northward had been previously named logan the settlement on summit creek six miles north of logan we named 1 smithfield and told the people there to be spiritually britti ally aily what their location really was a city on a hill that could not be hid five miles mites northward from smithfield is a settlement on cub creek which we named richmond the settlement five miles north of wellsville Wells on the opposite or west side of the valley heretofore known as the north settle mant me nt we named mendon for beauty of landscape and richness of soil cache valley can be hardly equalled equal led yet its altitude being considerably greater than that of great salt lake valley renders it liable to deep snows and severe frosts which may admonish the settlers there to provide plenty of forage and ara sheds barns etc for the preservation of their stock we were highly pleased with the reception that we meet with in every settlement and the organization of the stake met with universal and cordial approval by the people on thursday nov 1 17 we returned to wellsville our starting C point and in the evening to held a very interesting meeting completed the organization by setting apart the president who had been unanimously voted in at all he the foregoing I 1 settlements we faithfully instructed the officers and people according to our best ability in their various duties and callings laid hands fiands on the sick and prayed for them committed them to god and to the faithful watchcase watch care of his servants blessed the people in the name of the lord and bade them farewell friday left the valley and came aner the mountains to box elder fifteen miles bothers brothers peter Al maughan aughan and charles shumway lv kindly piloted us over the summit in the ml midst st of 0 a snow storm we arrived at brig ham city at one the same day where we preached in the evening and also subsequently in every town village and settlement between brigham city and great salt lake city dispensing the word in great plainness and with much assurance as the holy spirit and the people will bear record we will not omit to say that from brigham city brothers lorello lorenzo snow bishop alvin nicholls and abram hunsaker accompanied us over the mountains to cache valley and were with us and assisted in our labors apor a portion of the time at ogden city we attended a general conference of that stake held on sunday dinst with elders john taylor and lorenzo snow bishop nicholls and brother reese and with pleasure basure we mention the cordial good will shown to us by pres pros lorin farr bishop chauncey west and also the people generally in ogden br west voluntarily cen oen tendered dered his services with his coach and four fine horses to convey us throy the mud and storm to the settlements adjacent to O ogden oden den city while our own team rested for which he has our hearty thanks we appreciate the kindness and hospitality of all our brethren and sisters during our ur labors and upon this present mission we tender to them our sincere thanks with an assurance that so far as our prayers will prevail prosperity and happiness shall attend them we arrived home in great salt lake city on sunday evening dinst having been beep absent seventeen days during I 1 which taws ti me there ther ewas was but one fair day the remainder of the time we enjoyed a continued succession sMi bei of rain snow hail and sleet fog and wind we remain your brethren in irk the the gospel orson HYDE EZRA T bensom