Show 1 from froin our missionaries to the sandwich islands EXTRACTS of a letter to judge SW 0 fruitt his R broiler silas we left cedar city on the wad of may to cross the western desetto deserts traveled 12 miles and froam encamped ed at the icon cpr springs i ings we had a very coo cool time to cross the desert and were blessed with good health the indians indiana were very friendly after 16 6 days travel over the worst road that I 1 ever saw the seventeenth found us winding our I 1 way up the sierra nevada mountains the ascent is ia very gradual but the descent is abrupt and daog dangerous erous it is 35 miles from the top of the I 1 mountains to the city of san Beri Ben ardino we traveled down the mountain some five miles and stopped for or the night the next morning june ath we took up our line of march down the kanyon over a rough and hilly road after following the kanyon soine some 30 20 miles the valley of sit san ii bernardino appeared in the distance and the bench land began to be covered with grass wild oats and flowers of many kilias f forming a pleasant contrast to the dreary plains just cro crossed ased As ale we proceeded down the valley the landscape land w was as still further diversified by numerous herds of cattle and horses and extensive fields of golden wheat already to harvest indicated that we were fast approaching a country where civilization liza tion and industry characterize the people we arrived in san bernardino on en the th ath of june one month from the time we left provo city in good health and spirits and were kindly received by the people I 1 the vall vail ey of san bernardino is rich and fertile the soil is well adapted to the raising of wheat barley corn and most kinds of grain that grow in in an any y of the eastern states grapes oranges lemons figs peaches pears and all kinds of fruit that grow in a warn warm climate are raised here in abundance the city of san bernardino itt situated on a beautiful rolling prairie with streams flowing through it fringed with sycamore black walnut cottonwood and many other kinds of trees their improvements are far behind those in the valleys of the mountains the houses are of a very inferior kind at present but some sue flue ado MO houses are in progress this season which will do honor to the place the sity city is inhabited by jews gentiles latter day saints and mormons cormons Mor mons anak making i n rather a 4 mixed set of inhabitants 1 I found r ad a good many people here who came from dif different differed feren t parts of the bee hive state and had become dissatisfied with the affairs in that place and were go going ng to seek in the gold mines of california vh r they can be free from the laws of gud aud ami ue ua solely amenable 4 in time to the laws of men which no doubt will wilf I 1 be more congenial to their feelings an old friend ehg left provo city two months before us 1 to go to fillmore FiU inore city but forgot to stop there I 1 continued his journey journe over the plains to this place anil binl arrived here the same day that I 1 did he gives a very distressing account of the hardships I 1 of the journey having lost nearly all his hio cattle on the road he be says that he cut the throats of several of his cattle and himself and family were obliged to drink their blood to save them from thirst and starvation while cros crossing sinar the desert we leave san pedro on the ath of anly for san francisco fare twenty dollars the brethren i there have bought a ship to ply between the sandwich san francisco our fare will be some 30 or 40 dollars from that place to the islands the ship will be in readings rca rea dines for the trip when we arrive i at san francisco and I 1 with good luck and ana the blessings of the lord in i one in month anth after we leave this place we shall be on the isles of thelea th the esea sea where rewe we are destined to labor for a seas season I 1 masti MAST II A august MR europ t SIR we have worked the road in salt creek kanyon report it passable arr loaded team labor is ig at still ill needed toma kb it first rate our harvest is is gicht great lind laborers few no doubt we shall have larg ft surplus of grain sad and vegetables of all kinds the grasli grasshoppers hoppers and hive have not bled our but the a i wheat who at is injured by smut at fort ephraim seven miles north of us they will bill have a very heavy harvest of wheat oats ae they have location and their crops are ape beyond what they expected health peace and prosperity prevail Lil throughout ag but the country I 1 hive have lately traveled through sonie of our our settlements in other abd r valleys arid aa find that we re are not far be hind liand any beor private excepted there ther will be a good chance chanc at this point ter for our next neif immigration both for themselves and their stock st ns we e shall aall have grain aud and vegetables fa all labor and such articles ai as they inay wi have to dispo dispose ie of we have a laage n of radians indians with us presenting the ap appearance ee of two to cities side and side with entirely different manners and p customs as fc GEO PEACOCK I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 leur LEHI august 16 1854 1 MR I 1 I 1 the grAse grasshoppers hoppers hav e done some damage to cincie oats cini corn gardea vegetables ac but not much t to w wheat ie at the crops of 4 which will gene be very good I 1 T the wall of our oi ir city which encloses one hundred and twenty eight lit lots lota of five rods rod 0 by ten dispio is progress gressing gressi in i ag fi finely ne E y three thre e of th the four r gate posts are ay up P and an some of t the I 1 wall is is twelve feet and w expect to raise the whole of it to et burm feet this reason I 1 A new substantial adebie ie tithing store is being amilt and ad a new school house 30 iset feet by 60 will probably be erected this fall I 1 1 1 THOMAS TAN TA LOR clerk of the br branch a n ch I 1 I 1 1 i EXTRACTS I 1 of fronz from wear eder 8 S W richards to fresa breit Pr eit brigham r yong T oong 15 WILTON ST LIVERPOOL I 1 I 1 april aar I 1 I 1 W 1854 3 I 1 lt it is vi very v gratifying to me to be ablerto able to say pay aaa h tit the church church in the evitish isles ales is in in a very prosperous state at the present time indeed more so than heretofore 1 I 1 in a some 10 me parts of tbt country a goodly number be are being baptized and considerable inquiry try exists among ajl classes the very P peaceful ea eaul and ancl the officers energetic in their respective spec tive duties and the gifts and manifestations ot the holy spirit are richly enjo enjoyed jed the administrations of the priesthood are attended with p power ower the sick a are r e healed the deaf are made to hear and the dumb to speak and tike the name of the he lord is 13 glorified in the i aidt of the people the present war aar on the co and its c consequences no to this thia country which i is s so prominently antly engaged in it will do doubt cause many to looi loo kinto into mormonism and find ichen for ama pa ny of their fears ind indeed ed the present moment is a fearful one to most of the continental countries the observed in and ireland as a day I 1 of fasting and 1111 humiliation by proclamation of of her ma majesty i eaty the Que enand was very solemnly observed d I 1 I 1 the elders in this country fire are generally jene rally well with the exception of elders Phelp sand R C williams elder daniel spencer icer is at present presen t in birmingham his health was quite poor in March but is is improving with the return of warm baim weather I 1 |