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Show LETTER FROM ST. GEORGE. Reguliir Correei'ondcnco of the Herald. ST. rCiEORtiE, Oct. s, 171. Although Autumn seems really to havo tet in, the weather is Ftill warm and pleasant, the mercury going up to WJ at noon, with cool nights. No frot, however, has put in appearance j that wc hear of. Crops and fruit have ! plenty of time for maturing.andit is nice j weather lor the farmer aud fruitgrower to gather the products of their labor. ! At present writing the sky is overcast with cloud?, giving somehopes of roio. -A few nights ago wc noticed an extensive exten-sive fire in Fine mountain, and for several sev-eral days since much Miioko has been seen and wc fear there has boon great destruction of timber. uite a stir occurred some days ago by the advent of some sixty or seventy i ofMaj. Wheeler's scientilic party here, for supplies, c. They behaved here j in a most gentlemanly manner, and , left considerable money in payment for supplies, fruit, &c. A wcok ago to- j day they started directly south for the Colorado, after having completed ob- i servations of latitude, longtitude, alti- tude, Ac They lcll wagons and all j surplus baggage, aud started with pack ; animals and supplier. - . - The telegraph line to Vioche is fast ' being completod, and Mr. Cox, with a good corps of workmen, is on the line with insulators, wire, kc, and to- day are probably resting as tar along as Can field's, about twenty-five miles distant dis-tant from this place. They expect to have the line in working order at the earliest moment, and j) president Snow, i -Jos. W. Young and D. 1). McArthtir, are especially devoting their time and j attention earnestly for its completion. The poles on the lino to Kanab arc being set and it is expected that this line j will bo placed in condition for business beforo the season closes. ! The Sacramento mining district continues con-tinues to bo reported rich and exten- , sive, and there is much travel back i and forth, both via this placo and j Piocho and tho Muddy, where there is i abuudancc of grain for the travel. ; A mining district has been organized at Kunara, and wc learn that rich prospects pros-pects have recently been discovered there, v Wc leant that the iron works at Iron city aro now ready to commence operations opera-tions in various departments of casting; and the silver lodes in the district near are being considerably prospected by sinking various shtfts, tunnelling, ' well digging, tfce.; and that hopes aro high and prospects bright for rich and extensive strikes in that district. A company has boon formed here and in the city recontly for tho importation impor-tation of n largo herd of Cachmerc goals, to be brought to a point in this region where ranges, good for summer and winter, are contiguous. - ". ; Et is a time of health, quiet,: arid prosperity throughout our southern clime and settlements. Peace be with you, and capacity abound to cope with and exposo and bring to - shame the miscreants who seek to annoy, harass and destroy a peaceable, industrious, virtuous and patriotic people, Amen. J- |