Show ELDERS eldess correspondence SAN SAX FRANCISCO from nider elder joseph bull to elder jam jamas MeE night jun e 27 1855 ve we had bad anite a pleasant trip across tb the plains plain though somewhat warm while crossing the desert but bot we got iong long first raves tate and goa got our animals all through safe we arrived at san an bernardino on the fourth 0 of june janes and found sound all wil wll the rust had destroyed nearly all of their wheat we left san ledro jedro june 21 on the steamboat sea bird s I 1 antver Euffe suffered summered red more from sea bickne sickness s in my liley life ilfe but I 1 got along pretty well and thank the lord I 1 am here in the field of my future labors enjoying health strength and the blessings of heaven I 1 was to broj bro J it horner yesterday he invited us to his house hoise and appeals appears to bea beo a first rate bian er from ro in elder george Q cannon to lider josephi cain 1 l SAN FRANICIS Cos july 21 aw we arrived san bernardino mardino between three and four weeks ago aso all well when we landed herd her ber I 1 foma toma that thai bro 1 P pratt bad started for the hp valley valleys and ib e saints whose circum circumstances stances permitted had bad sonto with him or with bro mci mcl mcbride bride to san bernardino dwin owing fl to ile ibe the im improved coved I 1 facilities of travel travels I 1 succeeded in reaching bro pratt in the evening odthe ot the day we I 1 landed a in iii san francisco I 1 have succeeded after some little trouble in obtaining two iwo rooms in a fire proof building on montgomery street the principal street la in the city at a low rent for this country 2 where we removed our press and ma material lerial we are now at work wort and have got get the first form ready for foz or working corking oln off we ire have been bothered bothered for want of loer case Vs ies when I 1 wrote out the bill for the type I 1 ordered an extra quantity pf af ks knowing that they would be needed needed in printing in the Ha hawaiian wailan wallan language but ut thy the y failed to send them according to order and consequently we have suin suir summered suffered ered inconvenience we have borrowed all ill ve we could in town tow n but bet there are but few founts ot of lonz lons primer and we still lack sufficient to put up a form of double octavo the form suited to our paper papers and and which we ought to work we wyl wui cut the paper and 1 work wore single octavo octavo until we c can n raise Vs ks and that we may mav do with leis less I 1 haire have thought it best to lead ity its it in hopes that we will be able to obtain sorts from irom sacramento where we have sent by one of the brethren to inquire the press and material wa was generally speaking in tolerably good order they se sen rit iii the wrong w rong kind of title letter letters but it wili wilf come in useful for newspaper work times are very tery hard in this coun country tily money scarce mining at present Is a great deal better business than it has been beeri for tor sone fone time crops in the southern part of the state especially in san bernardino bernandino have proved a failure the grasshoppers aers pers have damaged everything in the northern and eastern east rn portions of the state stale and the prospect ahead Is gloomy all confidence in InI monetary matters Is lost and there Is but very little cash in circulation the cry you says sav ray in utah Is grasshoppers grasshoppers in this country thi the cry on all hands bands lisp Is iiara times sal sat hard times units in all branches ot of business ellere there are some 75 or 80 86 elders sent out dut in co company pany piny with bro amasa amass lyman from san bernardino to labor in various parts of this state bro amasa and capt staying at present wath in me ly my way ha ba been opened and I 1 haye have been blessed in gettine setting along falong 1 I think 1 1 baila oakia taking everything into considerations very much vet tet elwe we have hate been mn run ran preta close 9 but bat t lt uin ain when it has seemed as though we had llad gat atthe end a gleam of sunshine has show nion on our path and we have been delivered the blessings ogebe 0 he pat past augurs well tor for the of the future it if we only live in such manner before the lord as to io deserve deserve lit it my respect lo 10 lor tor r the brethren who w ho came cam e along liong br bros 0 s bull cull and akle wilkie wilkle increases daily dally I 1 from elder matthew F WIl allua kleto to elder joseph cain SAN SAIT FRANCISCO july 27 we ire had pretty good times while cros croons ns the desert except at kingston Spring springs sp wheres where about halt half past one while an on guard I 1 got stung in t the he leg by a I 1 when about a mile and a hilt hall h itt from the wagons the mules 11 giving signs that something was ner rier I 1 stooped down to look through the bushes and immediately after received the sting I 1 saw the insect crawling struck it with the butt of my erfle and took look it to the other guard to learn what it was ile he told me and said it was poisonous onous ne eless elessy I 1 determined to stick to my post posts and continued about halt balf an hour but could stand fio no longer I 1 was so weak I 1 could could hardly tand on my feet the rolled from me in streams auis anig and nd I 1 pat put out for camp it was B as by exercising a considerable 1 am amount 1 0 apt of faith that 1 I reached the camp I 1 asked bro 1 rich rick to lay hands on me 1 11 1 nd immediately relt felt as if I 1 had been immen immersed d in cold 1 waters water af and in two hours we e arre ie all comfortably traveling we W have cave ave got the press going and have now printed off the first 16 pages of the book of mormon in the hawaiian language it looks well alil and we ve feel highly gra 0 rifled with our success so far E iders elders qa cannon anop bull and myel myself f are living together happy and jeep tree free and add rejoice in la the spirit ot of the gospel prom hrom bishop dishop J L heywood to to elder geo A smith SAN pray FRANCISCO cisco 9 JULY 25 1833 1855 I 1 am very tery happy in being able to report that my health has gradually improved ever since I 1 left your city cit in may last and I 1 n now w entert entertain aina alna a strong hope that I 1 am coming up p costay cp up longer ahan han formerly I 1 do not however feel as well weil lit itt at try thy bayas bay as I 1 do up nearer the mountain air I 1 think think san an francasco has the coldest climate I 1 have any knowledge inow enow knowledge ledge oi of in su summer anmer altho aitho the w winters inters are said to be delightful 1 I 1 have had the unexpected pleasure nf nt meeting our esteemed brother elder lyman who with capt hunt hur it of the california legiel legislature lature and some others from san B der ber e r carlino nar lino have coma come to the upper country 0 on p a visit elder lyman is in first rated rate heath health for him and certainly beems much imbued with the spirit of f the tike gopel gospel I 1 am at presena present stopping with a brother obed taylor I 1 I 1 I 1 whom hom br parley baptized last spring he ile was a canada I 1 I 1 acquaintance of mv my wife martha rejoices in the truth and la Is eitrem extremely ly anxious to gather lils his mother in law sister baptized by elder willard richard elchard in the north of england 0 br 0 P rockwell calls upon me occasionally ile he accompanied compa compau nied led ool col boi Step toes command to Ber bernecia necla where they were wre tu turned rn ed over to gen wool who it seems has military jurisdiction over a wide aide section of country he ile inquired of col steptoe how bow the people get along in utah the col assured assumed him that there was no need of of any troops to sustain ain sin any good man in n administering government but the people ired from the indians gen wool wooi said it wa was his intention to furnish a couple of comp companies aill es to be located at rush valley valleys but did not say when the in general gener il joked the tie colonel and said if he be the col went to utah he be would become a mormon and get a lot of wives on being assured that the people in utah had many he hp gen wool coolly remarked WELL THEY oudriz ta tt TARE TIKE GOOD CARE OF THEM at the last account the thee goshad hot toot heard from his pro proposition position id td accept the office of governor of utah on oil certain conditions judge stiles and myself e expect x p e c t to I 1 leave eav ear e tor for sa sacramento cra era me to tomorrow to morrow we expect to arrive arrige at carson on or about the of aug auz an next neit where we hope llope to meet judge hyde 11 de duir duly installed and band actang as ag probate and county judge of carson with a board of selectmen J sherlin clerk ac acy such cuch as ghail shall promote law and good order in society I 1 hope nope to be able to leave carson for forborne home on or before the I 1 loth 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