Show THE MOSS SHEEP CAMP CAM not much tortured with the thou ts of matrimony editor CLIPPER thinking rh inking a few lines from this part of the country would be appreciated by the readers of tho the CLIPPER will endeavor to write you a few lines about the ath of december the first cold weather commenced which was very severe until the when the thaw commenced taking off a all 11 the snow in the valley and on oa the sunny side of the mountains it has continued to be f ahne ine weather ever since with the exception of one little snow fall fail on the which has all melted since such weather has never before been known in this part of the country the sheep are all doing well this winter we have hare to go into thi the hills for snow A month agot ago you could see from eight to fifteen camps out in the desert where you cannot see one now they have all retreated back into the mountains where the snow is more plentiful we depend entirely upon the snow here for the sheep and for camp use our enjoyment consists consist of visiting each others camps whore where we talk over old times the parties being visited ge generally treat their guests to pudding which consists of suet currants currant and flour which is usually served with dip seasoned with lemon some of the cooks tire are mairia gable young men and would willingly officiate chate in that capacity to good advantage with the exception of one I 1 who is too tall to stoop down in cam camp P to light his fire and who has to sleep leright ways of his bis camp to enjoy his hi ret rest this same young man is contemplating ma matrimony matrimony trimon find and is 13 out here making his wedding stake he bid bad been sick most of the winter until the other day he received a letter from his intended to whom be said he be sent a letter of one and a half pages and in re turn received all tile the news that aba t she could crowd into a six by three inch envelop since the arrival of the utter letter his health has greatly improved and he is now able to sit bit up I 1 fiig enough to have liis is hair shingled all the rest of tile the hoys boys are well except some of those who have girls at bountiful theyon they of gourse course do con cod sid erable worrying but as the writ er has none his mental faculties are arc not dot over worked I 1 do not know wh whether ethert you can read this or not while writing on one side some mo aea which happened to be 0 on n the table through no fault of the cook got on the other tide side and glued tile the paper together of bountiful bountis u I 1 the people hops hoping fig are all well and enjoying themselves I 1 am I 1 ski at ever your |