Show ANOTUEU BATTALION 110V Letter from A J Workman ol Vr flu U ah VinaiN Utah May 17 lS97 lIon 8peuitr OlawBou Obalrmcn 1loneer Jubilee Comultsloni Dear Hlr Botluz lu lIon papers some eltera Ironi Mormon llaltallun hOI Ivloj in account 01 tlurnielvua 1 bought a few Items ol my ex jor boo mluhl ba ao eptable I was born July Ulb 1624 and la 1843 went with my lather 10 Nauvoo wu having joined be Church In Tennessee I have heard Ibo Prophet Joacph Hmllh preauh I many nines and mae at the Jail a feW days after the 1ropaei and bl brolbor Uyrum woro kllld rim people of Cartuaice had all left the town but the Jailor and hla wife I waa at tha mooting aud heard tbe Prophul Brigham pnaob when be was clothed lu lan maulle ol Joavpb When tho exojua from Nouyoo De nan I was with tbo firat company tbut crotaed the 11I110111 > river on Ibo Ico la February While at Mouu Ilaijah 1realdeni Vouog called for a low meu to fit tueuiaalvea out to fa asa as-a Ruatd for the Pieueeie I tupplled myiell with hoiss and ad Jle rifle and ammunition atd we all ready to dart with tbo tompanyul rioneera from Council llluQj when I leard thai the UilleJ Hiites boa called for 5JO of the Morniona lo march 10 California tak Cb1 country Ho I enlisted went IQ MLitvenwortu t otmy rlt cut and marched with tbe real 01 lion llallallou lo the LaclUo Coast tlm fiomy ol eveollul maron 0 > BOO toldnnd there la I no raaton lot me lo I r peat II I > no a oue ol the first of tboBatlaliou lofea the Great Pi oinocceao In January 1847 AIr armIng ° Uole law oon yr an1 eight or nine uiautba I got an bonot ab u discharge atid Come lo Utah IdIoms the drit auttliueui ol Dixie I have rolde at Virgin City mine olnit the drat Umily to settle on tin Virgin river I raliuj the Ont grapne nod peacbta here and am Utber of IOu Hist white child burn la Ihle flaIl ul Utah tilnce I have bo a member of the Church I have hulped 10 build five rtmplfa done Buaiu work lu two 01 them helped lo build up three settle meals uud aettilud lu tulllui about Oily dam In ihu Viruen rlvur lam the falhtr ol eleven chlldruu uud grandfutbitrof stxtoou AUIiiujli 1 baoent the honor 01 being one of the Ilouoett you cau tee that hO not Irovldeiieu directed It otherwlbel would have Leun Dna 01 iheflratto Ubold Ibo valley of Ibo Great Colt Llk A J WOBKIIAN |