Show fc f ldla OUDE N CITY U T tr aug 7 1864 EDITOR F 11 avink returned hen bew from rny trip through the settlements fill further ther north I 1 will give you yon an inkling of the op to which this people in general are subject at this city the presiding bis bishop bop couns counsels CIS the saints to store their grain and hold it that they may realize the benefits and immense pro profits fite which they will surely derive from the proceedings of the church convention that gold rs fd to be the busts oran or of an all future trade barter and commerce of utah and it tho 1110 gentiles or devils as beis he s pleased to teral them malce make any inquires respecting the crops to tell them positively that they are a failure ugh aill r 1 what stuff to beat into the cars of a poor deluded community as though an intelli intelligent gent gentile could not disi discern cern everywhere on the route from salt lake city to logan the most bountiful crops of wheat oats oata and barley the bishop here also threatens to burn and demolish their houses grain and every thing they aliey possess if they dare to listen to and follow the teachings or of the josephites J 11 that the counsels of briggs will surely purely lead them to damnation cie etc I 1 can tran transmit no other information than that already sent you abundant crops crop boun bifid harvests and no di drouth anth after you leave farmington Farming toni no complaints are made concerning 0 of water in these parts but all are awaiting the downfall of lincoln skins and the hume huge results of that terrific ter rifle convention to which I 1 am informed that gentiles will be respectfully assured post t ively no admittance so that my anticipations therein herein are sadly blighted yours respectfully |