Show G S L city july 12 1854 18 54 FRIEND carrington OW 1 I 1 left this city on wednesday s july ath at 6 am arriving at provo at sunset sunee after tafter a weary and hot days journey the people are mating making a very good and durable city wall the prospect is excellent for an exten sive ai i ve harvest more than double the grain being now on the ground than has ever been before in in this neighborhood and within a week a considerable portion fortion will be ready for witting cutting some of the fie fields ds of wheat are as high as my head bead several large tracks of meadow have recently been enclosed A large number of the utah indians are encamped along the river feasting on fish considerable number were sick of the erysipelas they were all friendly on the ath I 1 visited springville Spring ville the city wall is is progressing and bids fair to be one of the best constructed walls in the territory it is under the superintendence of bishop aaron johnson col dame in company with a dozen wagons from millard and iron county left here on the ath on their return home the wheat crop looks remarkably well I 1 preached on sunday at provo to a large and I 1 attentive congregation two schools are arc in operation in the seminary monday the I 1 10 0 went in company with greene bird york and stewart and sought out a site for a bridge across the provo at the mouth of the kanyon after climbing the mountain for some time I 1 went to pleasant grove and preached in the evening the prospect for an extensive and immediate harvest is excellent and the best of health among the people generally yours youre ac G A SMITH |