Show lIE VVAXTS TO KNOW Bourbon county Kentucky came to I the front yesterday with the following unique letter to tostmaster Nash April 15 ISOo To the Postmaster r am a young man and have some means and would like to settle in your city or vicinity and as you are an honorable and popular citizen to hold the high position you do wish to ask of you a little information which am sure you will grant to me How large is your I city and whether are the Mormons or Gentiles in the majority the population of the city are they generally native Americans or foreigners Have you got many negroes In the city I have read sometime ago you had a good many Sandwich islanders in the city aro they any account Aud do they look like I negroes or not Have you got many Indians around the city or not And if so suppose they are not much account I I have often read about a low down class of Indians said to be the most degraded of their race named the Digger Dig-ger Indians are they in Utah or Nevada I Ne-vada and if in your state arc they around your city There Is another class of people that I have read about said to be dangerous people called the Mexicans I Mexi-cans Have you any of them In the city or not And are they any account to work or not I would like to go into the sheep growing business about your city I and would like to know if It is a good place to engage in sheep growing What is land worth about the city either improved im-proved or unimproved Mr P M the Mormons are they friendly l with the Gentiles or not Are any of the Indians Mormons or not The negroes in your city and state are any of tliem Mormons or not Please write me a nice letter with all tho points I should like to know No I more at present But hoping to hear from you just as soon asv possible I remain I re-main your humble servant servJ8ftN ROSS i Hutchinson PO Bourbon county i Kentucky The letter was referred by Mr Nash I to Secretary Colborn of the chamber of who answered the queries commerce a contained therein in such a manner as I should enlighten tho writers mind on the condition of affairs hero I |