Show extracts of a letter from froin J D lee iron co march DR da WILLARD RICHARDS DEAR BRO walker the utah chief on his return from the Moqui ch Navi hoes and welsh indians indiana stopped with us two days from him we had an interesting account of those tabes and more especially of the country he says that they live in houses and farm raise sheepy sheep and manufacture clothes their women tie up their hair like ours and some of them have li light lit hair and blue eyes he says they speak the 8 spanish is lit language guage and have a know knowledge e 2 eafus of us from walker alk 11 and want us to come and trade tr e with them and see their country two of the biedes killed an ox for bro S john son some 8 or 10 men pursued them 4 of the number took them prisoners they had some of the beet beef with them brought them near the settlements when they tried to make their escape one 0 of f th them em was killed and the other wounded the natives were much offended and showed signs of hostility h os ti lity some sheep and horses were taken one horse was mortally modally wounded the sheep were billed killed they also shot at the herdsman at their conduct condri ct walker walk appeared displeased took from their chief a pony hyt force ace e and would have killed the chief Quo narah had not bro J L smith and myself prevented them after the two chiefs took a knockdown knock down walker preached to them and told them of their meanness and said he would tell the big captain gov young of their conduct walker and his braves were so enraged that they shot the pony ony that they had taken for revenge we ke kept t them apart aart and privately slipped old yuo narah arab the rief chief away this we did aid not believing him aul xul guilty tv walker left us this morning with friendly feelings he is intending to visit your valley and city and says he will return again at harvest to go with a company to the welsh indians indiana this little fracas I 1 verily believe will result in good for us we lo also learned from walker alker that uncle sam had a tort fort and broo troops ps stationed on an ahe the colorado river and that they had made a treaty with the Navi hoes JOHN D 6 LEE fillmore march mit MB EDITOR sir sin I 1 arrived here on the ath alt bei being seven days on the road from your CI city ty found found th the e rl brethren ret hr en enjoin enjoying J irl good health and good spirits found a party of walkers wal i ers band of indiana indi headed by one they they call battion Bat tiou encamped near our fort they stated that they were here to meet walkers walker tamed some 10 er 12 days and left saying that walker must have taken some other route the were also encamped encamp pd about us they did not appear to be on very friendly terms with each other A portion of the citizens have been over on corn c creek cek ek ploughing sloughing hing and sowing wheat for the indians they returned yesterday the rhe winter has been very mild there has been hardly snow enough to track a fox since winter commenced we came here in the fall too late to cut and put up hay and we have needed none our oar cattle have done a good winters work ind and are now in good 1 1 I 11 0 j I 1 I 1 0 e plight 11 1 1 for business able to plough everyday every day and cat cattle 1 1 I 1 too that came f from rom the states last season vegetation is springing up fast every prospect for an early spring the brethren have hav been ploughing sloughing hing and sowing for the last ten days with nearly all the teams in our settlement the ground bi caks easy and we feel highly pleased with the appearance of the soil ve are in great want of a good blacksmith we want one that has a good set of tools toworu to work with one or two would meet a good liberal patronage in this place also a tanner and currier yours in the bonds of the covenant ANSON CALL P S the fifth number of the news has not been cen received at this place the fifth number has been sent and the cause of its failure is unknown to us if any friend on the route can inform us or forward the bundle they will confer a favor I 1 TOOELE CITY march 25 1852 MR edior dear sir it is with pleasure that I 1 embrace this opportunity of communicating to you voit a fe few items pertaining to us as a people I 1 e in in this thi s valley the saints generally enjoy good health I 1 hive have not heard of a single case of yellow fever here this season we have built a meeting house 24 feet square our meetings are well attended we have hid had no law suits nor bishops courts to contend with peace and good goodwill will prevail in our midst which causes the gratitude of our hearts to flow to the giver of all good we have a school of about 30 scholars we have a good saw mill in opera operation tion and a grist mill building there is a few spinning wheels and looms loom in this th i 4 place but having no sheep sheen cons consequently these things as yet remain almost still the saints here have been subject to many inconveniences incon having to pull up stakes and fort together with the repeated aggressions of the indi indians am at a time when most moat of t them was making a beginning III in the vallies vadies of the mount moun taina M yet they ih faeth by paying payin up their tithing as fast ast f as i diey hearkening en unto to the teaching of those that teat are set to counsel that at they are determined to endure as good soldiers they are very busily engaged at le present sent in putting in all the gram grain they cau caa in order that they may reap a bountiful bountis al harvest there is is a very pros prosperous 3 settle settlement meat at crants ville 12 miles west of this i city ty surrounded by a vast quantity of good land and would accommodate a great many more settlers which would be a benefit to those already there on account of schools acy ac ac I 1 remain yours in the covenant of peace JOHN we do not wish to find fault with the brethren at tooele thoele or any other valley but if the saints in future new settlements will act upon the counsel always given to new settlements and locate first in forts it may ay save them the trouble of pulling palling up stakes 11 when they would be busy about other things they will 1 il i I 1 only have to drive stakes outside and go ahead |