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Show RETURNED. Prest. Wm. (William) B. Preston, Apostle Moses Thatcher, and other members of their party, arrived in Logan yesterday from their exploring trip to Salt River Valley, They had, on the whole, a very pleasant trip, though they encountered one snowstorm when near Blackfoot. They looked well after their outing, and we are pleased to know that it has been agreeable and beneficial to them. They were absent two weeks. They reported Salt River Valley to be a magnificent country, possessing many attractions for settlers. They found, in the valley, seven families of Saints and organized them by setting apart one of their number as presiding priest. The valley is in Wyoming Territory, and it is but a question of a few years when its virgin soil will be turned into the gardens and farms of a prosperous population. |