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Show CORRKSPONDEtXCE. Tooele City, Sunday p.m., Nov. 6, 1870. Editors lltrald : In compliance with your implied wish, I beg to hand you some datn respecting the "out" )f the Presid. .cy and others fo this i ty. The parly, consisting of Presidents Presi-dents Young, Smith and Wells, Kl-lers Kl-lers O. Pratt, J. Taylor, V. Woodruff, Wood-ruff, (. (v). Cannon, J. F. Smith, li. Youncr. Jr., A. Carrincton, T. Taj lor, II. J. Faust, J. li. Nobles, J. H. Smith, J. Squires, O. P. Arnold, two Misses Taylor, and your correspondent, corres-pondent, left your beautiful city on Friday last in seven carriages On a visit to this county. On this side of Lilacn Rock we were met by an escort of mounted men with the "Star Spangled Banner.'' Passing li T. City, where some of the citizens were ranged by the road side to see us pass, we pressed on to the Tooele Woolen Factory, vliere we fed our animals and replenished replen-ished the inner man. During our -tay here we witnessed a grand but not very pleasant sL'ht, in the breaking break-ing away of the factory dam, and the consequent avalanche of water, seething, seeth-ing, boiling, foaming and lashing with terrible fury either bank of the yielding dan, in its rapid passage pas-sage down the heavy grade. This sight to the spectators was an -xpensive one to the proprietors of he factory. It seems the dam was located on a bed of quick-sand, which, ic is now believed, exists to a greater or less extent, up and down the stream upon which the factory is located. They wiil build another datn further up the creek, and on a somewhat different differ-ent basis. The dam just torn away, I am told, cost $4,000 in labor. The factory has been running more or less successfully for about a year. The machinery is very good, and the ctone building in every way suitable. On entering Tooele the Band struck up "We thank thee O God for a Prophet;" and the citizens were out to welcome the party. On Saturday three meetings were held, at which Prests. Young and Wells. Elders W. Woodruff, J. Taylor, J. F. Smith, A. Carrington and B. Young, Jr., addressed ad-dressed the congregation. On SunJay Elders O. Pratt, Geo. Q. Cannon, and Prest. Smith delivered addresses. At noon a school, to be held on -tlter-nate Mondays at Tooele and Grantsville, was organized and a number of members mem-bers admitted. These meetings were well attended by people from all the settlements of the county. I need scarcely mention that the addresses were replete with valuable and practical instructions. ery many items of improvement were urged upon the Saints. Pointed remarks re-marks were made against intemperance, intemper-ance, a thirst for riches, a neglect of filial, social and religious obligations in a logical and lucid manner" The education and culture of children, aud the necessity of living exemplary lives were forcibly dwelt upon by the speakers. speak-ers. Elder Woodruff last evening referred re-ferred to the culture aud improvement of stock, bees, fish, &c, and expressed an anxious hope that the people would take firm hold of these and kindred du'ies and practically carry them out. The Tooele meeting house is a fine one, but much too small for a county gathering. It is well finished. The architectural arrangements have been well studied. The Grantsville choir was in attendance. The choirs rendered render-ed several pieces very creditably. There is much room for improvement in this part of our religious services in other wards as well as those of this county. The "hoppers" during the past season sea-son have played the Prussian on this and the settlement of St. John. There were some lovely serenades last night, promoting sleep and pleasing pleas-ing dreams. - Our roads were good. The dust was flying in clouds to-day. We start home this afternoon. Respectfully, A. MlI.TON MlTSSER. |
