Show EDITORIAL correspondence IN ix CAMP carr blacksmiths forr FORK monday evening june 14 1869 we left huntsville about 8 this morning accompanied by debbi K farr and lind his brother brather judge aaron farr of ogden pre president t francis A hammond and his son francis jr of huntsville the people of ogden kindly sent two wagons I 1 one with four horses and the other with two to haul the grain for our teams and camp equipage page and food and bedding for our selves ec for the distance between huntsville and the first settlement in bear laef Laer vailey valley st charles is about 72 mile miles we ve started out of huntsville in a very good natured mood the weather was delightful we were in excellent health and spirits and we had just par taken of a fine breakfast wm H hooper elder W woodruff and myself were traveling companions bro woodruff prescribed a trout diet for our frie friend iid tid the delegate fortunately pres had an ample supply of the needed article and we all hough hought bought tso so highly of the prescription that we concluded to test it ourselves these mountain trout are delicio usand all fen feh satisfied that the prescription excellent one the last time the president and this thib company traveled on this route was from froni bear valley in september hakl 1867 ism A violent violen furm form broke tipon upon us shortly after leaving beai bear lake valley aud continued through the d day ay the evening and night were f nine fine ine lne which made camping out tolerably pleasant but in the morning we had barely started when it commenced snowing and it continued until we reached huntsville the contrast between the weather and the app appearance barance of the country at that time and at the present is very striking fiig we have passed some bome very fine scenery today to day earl eari early y I 1 in n the day our road led up a very roman romantic ti 0 callion canon afterwards we crossed several divides and passed through valleys where the feed is exceedingly luxuriant we have had some charming views A trip 11 like ilke ke this we are now taking would be most delightful for foi those denizens of our city who are closely confined fo to business duing during i the grea greater t er pait part of the year by leaving the thil cil ell city t at bay eay about the first ofa of august fut Fht with with the necess necessary ary aTy conveniences for cami camping ing out a week or ten ton days could be spent by families with areat advantage to health iii in traveling from bromne ne afify tn valley TA al alla thao iriv ex cellen fc and ducks dueks ar euite eulie plentiful this Thi stream ia without the most beautiful and romantic of any in these mountains the water is as clear as crystal and a person has only to nelv ino ments on the bank of the tha niver river 0 I 1 b M satisfied thal ibal speck eck numerous rott s ero fro froma frota the thle p ifie we eress the stream to where we are now camped a distarce dista bce merv mera than a mile we lda lra hg passed amadi amedi a kie kle grea t number br beaver A y treet g g fr from M two and three thre e feet to twenty feet ih height i in dald one oue place thele thel therein e h a d succession of these dams form iu f L gerl serl serlest geri esi est fi beautiful fuI ful cascades the s daivs are the work dorkof of beavers they have built bulit their dams of vii willow billow vil low birch and other m materials asnis ais ash is customary with s arioul animal and t formed upon them and they bave have grAd gradually unity daliy petrified they have continued to build si me of them higher and andi higher until faey have reached a grat grka hight by examining thib thee banks you u can find considerable sid erable quantities oS which lips mok mot t the appearance ot coral i our camb this and aud is most antera interesting it reminds kinei gnei of od oid times a swim gwim in the I 1 waters L th T the I 1 creek k 0 others are 1 na d mii uli others riis a again gain are areS spin sHin older ru embers members of the party are reclining on blankets on the grass grasa grassin in the shade abade the th horses are enjoying themselves iu in splendid feed and the speckled trout can joe seen n at almost almos t every point juno jun 1869 of president young and ani company any created lifo life and arima anima i flon fion lon ion amon among tho people the prospects fox for crops drops of an kinds in this thia county are excellent nt 01 at at 01 present bruit kruit is espell itly illy promising this chis is th caso case alalu also aiso in davis da vis i brounty the contrast between tho the appear anco of the trees in these counties unties eo and salt laho lake cipy city is very striking during yesterday day the weather lyas ivas beautiful and the streets streeta acro lined with coming in from the country to atten attend t tha Q meeting president lorenzo snow now came in from brigham city aty this morning and there were nvere many other presiding officers from he ho surrounding country the meeting opened at lorl pi xa cherol there were present on i the stand af tho first presidency flentse B young geo goo A smith and D H wells of the twelve apostles wilford woodruff fr loreno snow franklin D P richards deg dep weg Q cannon and ani B young jun jun tun john smith patriarch and aud john NY young president of tho the stake of zion at salt sait cau lake city and of the local authorities president lorin farr and bishop C W west and many other elders after the tho choir had sung sweetly for ogden ogdan has not lost its reputation for delightful singing elder B young jr prayed the choir again sung and presidents brigham young and geo goo A smith addressed the congregation their discourses were reported the afternoon was occupied by lay president D dwells H wells and elder wilford woodruff at 5 pm tilo the school of the prophets convened vone Aone dand and presidents B young and q geo goo a asmith imparted instruction to the class the speakers today to day were geo Q cannon B ba young jr presidents dents brigham young geo goo A smith and daniel H wells the tabernacle was very much crowded dring during both meetings and excellent attention was paid by the people to i the instructions which were ivere delivered with pauch plainness and power there were nany nany strangers atthe inee meetings tings drawn doubtless by curiosity to hear the character the teaching sand to form some idea of hd nature of the attraction which holds the latter day saints together there was none nore said bald upon the first principles of the ilia lospoc Sos at our meetings here than is usual a our visits to the tho settlements the spirit pin ev evidently antly led in that direction at the tho close of the tho afternoon meeting the arrage a ij nivon driven up to the tabernacle md the tho company jook took leave of or their hos stable hosts bishop 0 W west lents on ts azrin arr forn forr and franki franklin iq D richards ima imd the Saints hundreds of whom crowded around to shake share bands with the brethren who started for huntsville I 1 june junne 13 11 1 the drive up oden M en junion is a magni masni mag fi pent bent one tho the pima timo will doubtless come when whon tourists will travel il a long on distance to ce 00 the picturesque and grand scenery of tills this kanyon huntsville Hunts illo Villo is a charm ng bulac situated in a lovely valley known as urd ogden ep valley vailey a e Y edan another beautiful littie little 0 place ulace I 1 ac a presided over by brother richard ballantyne a tyne tino lies hes about three throe miles 5 th a no th of huntsville the first fea L uro luro U which strikes the v visitor s aitor upon eiberg g from orom the kanyon into the valley I 1 is s the splendid character of the meadows a and ana d the abundance of feed on tho the range the Th stock estock look very fine the remark was made by jno me of the company on seeing the fine prospect act for living here that if iuan inan many of the people a w who 0 now try to live in salt salt lake city ouid only seo sea how the people live in the opportunities the there thore roure are for a nan to lae lay the foun foundation dAtloff foh for independence aa aby h y aou would ca dispose of theu then property there thele t in young stock and move motre out they ia 6 riot of hate have istock toc tot k eti etl enough oUgh here lenit lerit francis anana A Habih ond informed me ine 0 occupy t their air range the hills MIN around around he ild valley vallor ard are adik ld antl ind for abom about seven selven niles ild iid between the tho town and the Weber river ifford nino fino range for abek stock during the ner er season I 1 the female relief belief society and sunday school school children were drawn out on the side sido agthe f the road awaiting aho the he arrival arrival of the company preceded by Pros president ident hammond ive lve 0 drove up to the meeting house a fine ock bui bul building loing which was f failed with peo yie ale lo 10 rqn ngn vm 11 hooper trooper elders 33 T benson jenson ilson risen gog goa Q cannon president flent D ha ells eils eiders elders eiders elders W woodruff 13 youriga younger i r john 0 hn W young and president brigham I 1 xoung young galla all ail addressed dressed the niec meeting ting tine in a series sennes bf f brief rief discourses on a great groat r variety of topics the the hospitable doors of president F A timmond abre thrown open to the members of tho the compan yand thoy they were regaled with a feast of trout we start for black m ith s fork this morning i 1 ST charnes CHARGES june jine 35 15 9 last lot night ds us we had a smart shower show of ain aln aiu ohp of the eky iky was wit svery very threatening and w we e i m made ade what whai preparations 1 for atzet night athe the large sibley tent which our kind friends us a very acceptable shelter ten iten I 1 w tl wik f 01 c lock loek the rain cease ceased dand and t he the sky cleared off president young arose early and the camp was all astir by a little after three P resident president hammond soon hoon had hild a fire built and he proved that he had lost none of la his 01 old oid fad gad skill at cooking hah a skill which I 1 nad heen seen exhibited on many previous occasions oll CIL when we were fella fellow w mis t sion bion io aries narles on the sandwich islands nis bis son on francis jr had succeeded last in catchin catching a lot of very fine rout and though the houreas hour was an earlier krill r one than the company were lri iri in he habit of breakfasting at home yet most of them doia dota contrived to make a very substantial meal we took leave of our ogden and huntsville friends as they intended to return from this point and beabout by about four we were on the road finer scenery than we pas passed sed bed through this J morning would be difficult to find in any country it appeared to better advantage in the early morning than it would have done in the full glare of day flay for as the sun arose light and shade were beautifully blended and every point was brought gut put with pitr such sharpness of outline and in buch auch marked contrast that the effect was very striking As we rounded the hill and emerged from lodge pole cason we saw a company of cavalry drawn up on the hill awaiting our approach the spot was admirably chosen whether with design or not to make an effective display their fine line flag was vas das spread to its full size in the breeze and as they performed their evolutions to form into line lide on he side of the road their arms glinted in the morning sun and they looked from the low point where we saw them a much more formidable body of men than they really were they were under the command of col joseph crich and major solomon hale shortly afterwards ter wards we met bro charles 0 bieh rich abo who had come out to meet us we turned from oar our road in round bound valley to examine big spring creek various accounts of this spring had r reached bac hed us one was that a man could iride fride on horseback into the hole under iander the mountain from which it issues another that a covered wagon or a load of bay could be driven in but though we found the spring a very large one a stream of over twice the size of city areek reek in salt lake city being belog formed py it t the orifice from which it issued was not nott large the water like ilke that of all the streams in this country was beautifully clear and we saw a n number umber of schools of trout in its crystal depths we stopped for dinner at ithaca palled by some last chance a little town at the head of bear lake I 1 am told that stock can winter here on the range ran and keep fat at no time for several bra era ge years earshal ears bas has the snow been more than a PL foot deep deg at this place e while a few i miles distant it has covered the ground to the depth ot of three feet and last winter er they did not have more than three inches of snow the appearance app earan ce of this place will be greatly improved by the planting plant ing lug of trees some of the settlers have nave have commenced commenced their cultivation aa arwe we descended towards bound round valley shortly after meeting the company JA lof cavalry we caught our first glimpse bf of bear lake one is struck by the deep plue color of the water traveling n g on the prospect widens and a magnificent panorama panorama bursts upon the view the oake lake seems to occupy nearly the entire bulley the mountains especially on the ahe east side appear to have their bases washed by the waters of the lake at ha 0 place on that side I 1 am informed is libe jibe he bottom lindmore land more than half a mile we 14 on the west side the bottom is im pell peli wider and in d bel bei heie hele e are the tho principal the lake proper is I 1 about wenty I 1 I 1 ini miles bles iles ion lon longani gai gal gand ad varying in width arom from rom nive five to ten miles at th the q nor hor northern thern endis end is I 1 what is known as the tild turnpike lurn pike 11 it itis atis is a beach thrown greater part of tho distance about the width of a wagon road there is an ari outlet of about thirty or forty feet wide and ind about fourteen feet deep which runs through into what is called thenora Northern the hern lake Li ake a shallow body of water about five miles long widest at its southern end lend and gradually narrowing to the nor northern hern horn extremity until it runs into pear river biver itis it is into this small lake that bear river biver empties from the east |