Show FOREIGN correspondence I 1 san bernardino Bera ardino los angelos county comity feb fb ath I 1 wa 5 dear dearbra De arBro bro hopkins Hup kins people have continued d to arrive at this place up I 1 to this time ky y way of salt lake and the upper country both geneles and jews I 1 the elders eldera arrived here a few days after you left us they created quite a good feeling among us they remained lema tema ined with us its here aubut two weeks la in which time they ats disposed ased of their property aur lor a very good price a aud ad all embarked for tue the upper country ex ext capt bros E li thomas and brown who went uy oy t lie way of san diego on their way to british guiana in south america brother tompkins read a let leler er from bro horner today to day which stated that it took dollars dollar to fit them out oat to their placed place of des tit nua tation tion besides what they received at this place which was several thousand dollars capt hunt the country in due time and figured a as larg as ithe if he had been a white man and no person questioned his right but the last news we received of nun atin lie he was in san afan francisco down with the small smallpox pox but as tile the doctors say he was wag convalesce it and likely to be soon up we bad heavy ains here about chrismas which raised the streams very high high and came caine very near using up t the lie mill but bat tho th damages were soon laten ded au an it is ia ui in opera operation tion it does not meet with the expectation of the chinn community I 1 unity in grinding it will not be atle able to grind all the gram grain by harvest there has not been enough ground yet to pay off the debts the po population has so inor increased eased that it haiie takes the most ot of the time to grind for the community muni ty flour is dull at this time in los angeles at 14 spine soule ago at per hundred but two or three loads will glut the market about lbs ibs was sent up the country lately none of the tithing wheat ground yet a cleaner has been attached to the mill to get the dirt out which does the business a tolerably veil A field of nearly a thousand acrea of land has been added to the siti big field also a field of 6 or acres at san bernardio Bernar dlo house also another of a bout acres at the bishops garden the summer field is also being repaired and the people still I 1 begging for more land christman went up the country and bought a steam engine ot of thirty horse power and alid has got it here ready to carry up the mountain I 1 am it cost about there are three other oilier saw mill companies aies organized here lyumn idich fc 1 co oj jackson noyes co moss nd bingham and all but lyman kih are progressing rapidly from present al jp aces uces we shall have have plenty of lumber next suOT Ber i r but bat shall edve another spree of working th the road next spring I 1 arrangements have been made to get some threshers thre and reapers readers here by harvest which will be requisite to harvest our large crop this season myself and bro cox have been appointed teachers this winter and we have visited nearly every family and we find peace prevailing generally amongst mong I 1 9 t the llie saints here we have meetings wee tings every sunday and prayer meetings twice a aeo james brown front from the islands is at los angelos with the small pox as reported it it ge guts As to this country it will will be almost impossible to keep beep it from amongst us A great many in the mines are on the verge of starvation on account ot of the high price of provisions flour from 60 to 70 par barrel and pork about the same some that went up alie th e country are returning back on account of the hard times in the he gold regions i I 1 there is quite a 4 drouth here now it has not rained since the of january and no appearance of ram rain at present ifft if it continues our wet I 1 land will vill do the best this season I 1 I 1 we have considerable sickness 1 here which is said to be the congestive fever by the doctors and some are dan dangerous berous k i loomis laft here her e in a hurry about t a donth h lh ugo thea t e were I 1 botto Ij get ret after him for stealing horses at t Los bosje 1 4 je 1 1 0 0 I 1 they athey hung six six there about the of ece IL 11 k ly for I 1 murder I 1 this mites me think I 1 1 I 1 11 I 1 of the jail capt hunter had the walls of the jail up and when the heavy rains came and beat upon it it fell to the ground and great was the fall of it f J tin am told that the supervisors have made out a new plan for a new jail much larger than the other I 1 could not attend thelast court consequently I 1 cannot give pa miner amer is gone one to the upper country country to buy bay goods and he speaks of going to in the spring aprin m we had it a marriage amongst us on sunday evening el zabeth cox and william 7 bryant and also one goes off to night sarah turly and a man who is a stranger to me we have heard further particulars relative to james brown lie he has bas the small pux aux and bro sherwood is going to wait on him until he gets well bro A pratt and family are here except two cf his daughters who are in the upper country yet the saw mill in mill creek is in opera operation tir no disturbance with the indians this winter last sabbath col E jackson and sister joice were wedded your brother in the gospel D M THOMAS san bernardino nov igla I 1 1852 Brother Juseph cain dear sir I 1 have just a nion moment tent to say that the western missionaries al all here on the ard 3rd 3 d dinst in good health and aad spirits we had some hardships to encounter and were much longer en route than we had expected yet the spirit it of god and his blessing was constantly with us union prevailed in our company and the spirit of our mission has been universally felt the brethren here as in other places received us cordially we have bostley sold out our teams and I 1 expect to leave for san pedro to ship for san francisco tomorrow to morrow there is but butone one feel feeling ing in our midst and that is to honor our priesthood and d do the work where whereunto anto we are called I 1 remain your friend and brother B F JOHN JOH johnann NaON 8 ON |