Show TO HOME SEEKERS some ome wise deductions which home seekers would do well to consider the following letter has been re ce ched ed be here eby by a auta berof the bishops and d the ibe stake presidency and inasmuch as it contains some information that thai may do be of ii use to people who are lo 10 looking ing lor for now new homes bomea we take pleasure in reproducing it ilehr city utah june jane 7 1005 prest oleen N and counselors brigham city utah dear brethren inasmuch a as the uintah reservation territory Is nearly all within the confines of wasatch county and over which our ecclesiastical jurisdiction ex extends exten dg it Is desired by the first presidency that we use our good offices in behalf ot of our people who may wish to settle genie there it Is 1 presumed that the opportunity tor for registering will commence 00 july lot las when all contemplating pro procuring curin g land upon the reservation will be r required 1 to 10 register in person after I 1 which a time will be designated hen ben the drawing will commence while the manner of drawing will be such that each person will stand an allu 1111 equal show and we therefore cannot adalat in procuring certain pieces piece of 0 wats land for ig yet we are ae ac qua inting ourselves with tracts q f inert which we feel are boht desirable for settlement and which through land office connections being formed by us can be chosen basea by those who may be in touch with us the region la is amply watered and there Is sufficient good agricultural and aud grating grazing land to sustain a large lar e population you will call it to c ni I 1 D gd that it is deemed inadvisable for our people to seen seek new homes afar off when such tracts tract as these await the reclamation of the husbandman and are located within the confines of utah the center place of the lords establishment ot of lib people la in the west our reason for now communicating with you Is that should you feel in ID harro harmony oby with our mission you immediately inedia tely help us as your fellow laborers by taking the matter up with your bishops who among their numbers desire to draw for these lands and in a systematic way get us in touch with them by correspondence at the very earliest date possible it Is not deemed wise for families havi dg good homes and who are arc satisfied with their surroundings to pull up stakes and move mova to other places but there are many young youn men and and middle agi aged who have little attle or no holdings where they now reside who are ambitious to create homes and are prone to establish themselves in ID new communities where the they can grow up with the count country counter rr it T Is to this class it in 1 more especially desired that we appeal detailed instruction will be issued from the government office giving a clear understanding of the mode of procedure in securing land upon the reservation and we shall be pleased to assist your people in every way possible in the premises by giving this matter y your 0 U r earliest attention atto atlon you hyill 11 confor f a favor or upon your fellow ellow laborers to in christ WM 11 SMART JOSEPH K R JAMES C JENSEN wasatch stake presidency |