Show LOCAL correspondence PARo wAx march 17 1852 editor news 1 I write you a few lines regarding the situation of affairs in this quarter th the e health of this and the coal creek settlement is good and we e are getting along very well there is a good spirit among the saints I 1 who are trying to do their tair utmost to carry out the couns counsels els of the authorities all are busy pre preparing u le f for 0 r seeding and securing ngy the field that the crops dayoe s safe afe considerable wheat was sown last fall fail which looks well the ile brethren at cedar fort are progress progressing well with their farming opera operations didds the place looks i uke one long established the iron business will soon b begin to shape itself which I 1 hope will be beneficial moth to the e inhabitants of the mountains since I 1 wrote you we had a little trouble with the dietes betes a few killed or drove away two animals from t yie e herd at bro johnsons they were pursued and iwo 0 taken prisoners ri sone r a they tried to ge get away and were ere shot PF for r a f few e flays it caused hard feelings among some they tried to retaliate and mj injured ui ed one or two animals they however appear friendly excepting two or threecy three but I 1 think there mere is no danger to tear fear from them walker has passed here on his wa way to sanpete San pete lie he appears friendly and censured the betes for killing ing our cattle there is no good feeling between walker and the dietes the brethren at great salt lake owning land here in the big field should know that leir their land has had to be taxed for repairing old fence building new public works ac that it has nearly eat itself up so that they cannot expect to get much for the same persons purchasing said land will find it involved tor for nearly or quite its value when they come here bro J D lee and a party took a trip out to explore the country south in their excursion they found a beautiful country at the junction of the rio virgin and santa clara many thousand acres of rich land lana and well watered I 1 good range range and plenty of cot ton wood on the st clara they found the me wild grape vines vines around the springs he seemed well pleased with it as a location as it possessed man many advantages t ag es the weather for some time pi past Ls has been favorable avo rable there has not been much snow but we have had bad a favorable winter I 1 think a tannery will be started this cpr spring i i an and d the prospect is we shall have bave soles for our fee feet ef if we have none tor for our bodies we are ii informed formed by kanava canava piete chief that the indians from tooele thoele valley have come into this country and perhaps will try to molest us as but we shall keep a sharp look out for them Reit respectfully fully I 1 remain your brother ac JOHN L SMITH SMITH |