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Show villo, helped to make the roads, ditches, and plant out trees, beforo St. George was located. I remember remem-ber crossing the valley before the location of your beautiful town was made, I having been to the Santa Clara for 100 cuttings of prape vines, which had been shipped from California by Walttr E. Dodge. I was on foot; I wanted a drink of water, because of the mineral around the ditches, I went on to Middletou before I felt safe to take a drink. Under the wise fatherly care of Erastus Snow, and George A. Smith with the Prophet Brigham Young in making known the time to build our temple in St George I am led to ask, do we in return realize the Iplessinpf bestowed bestow-ed upon us as the reward of our labors and trials wo passed through in making homes to dwell in? I have witnessed the labor to bring the results now enjoyed by the Latter-day Saints. 1 am thankful for the blessings of the Gospel given to us in this land. May we always appreciate them as they are given from time to time. Whon I commenced this I only expected ex-pected to acknowledge your kindness. kind-ness. I worked with my father in the Pit before I was seven years old. Father died when I was 16 years and two months old and Mother was left with 6 children, I being the oldest boy had to continue con-tinue to work. I am quite feeble and weak in body from the effects of La Grip which I had 5 years ago. In 1847 I became acquainted with the Latter-day Saints but because be-cause of my ignorance and being afraid of the Priesthood I was not baptized until the 9 of JLfarch 1852. If I live until the 25th of March, I will be 69 years old. v; We have some little excitement with our gold and silver prospects that have been found around, us. There is a great deal of freight passing through our little town to DeLarmar, Pioche and other places around us. Rumor says that the State Line District, north of Desert Des-ert Springs have some locations that bids fair to encourage a large camp, while others, do not hold out so well. Yours Respectfully George A. Wads worth. CORRESPONDENCE. Panaca, Nev. Feb. 26, 1896. Editor Union: I acknowledge with gratitude the complimentry paper sent me by you, the Union. The information informa-tion given therein regarding the old veterans where they lire, their ages, &c. is interesting to me, as I am aquain.ted with many of them. As far as I havo the power, I say God bless them in their labours for good, many where they reside, by their testimonies, counsel and instruction, they are able to give because of experieance and knowledge know-ledge of the work of God for the Salvation of all who will obey the same. On the 17th of September, Sep-tember, 1858, I settled in Toquer- |