Show FROM al mui Mut day march 17 at half past rpm m pi fuents young yown youn and heber C started artea in the carriage carnage on their intended visit to the utah valley saw many breth brethren renver very y busy beautifying their city lots lota by planting every variety of shade trees others breaking bre dking aking the ground to prepare for spring crops every thing ushering in the approach of ot sprang arrived at the house of abraham 0 smoot at 7 p in where we received the hospitalities of his house tuesday id 18 at 9 a m resumed our journey atter alter tra velling a few miles we tte were met by william draper who requested the president to go to his hou seand seland administer to his daughter who was very sick ife he immediately turned out of his road arrived at bro draper s at half past 11 a in when we laid hanas hands on her head headwind and rebuked her disease then pursued our journey around the hill which winch requires res much labor to make it a safe road on ou enton entering ng the utah valley we beheld the increasing industry industry and improvements in rescuing the waste bands ands from their desolate condition twelve months ago agro not a house bouse or fance fence was to be seen on the north side of the provo but now we behold villages springing up fences to enclose thousands of acres ol 01 of excellent land and detached farm houses with the busy sounds and hum bum of passed through evansville and andave arrived at pleasant to chesun the iun sun was c sett bett setting betting ing ipg and re r e george V and n oam 11 n knor kner inget young and an KimbaU kimball visited vis vit cited the aksa s a L and ond wilhiam crosby g a a risa wisa ripa ri pa at 10 11 agun pur put sd sted burjo toor journay journey afef q a new ka and better road to the payo provo river i r w we found C C richs two hours making arrangements range ments menth fidi fisi all an to lo nin derous devous on the pe teet neet to 6 organize antze anize preparatory to their fi nal move we IT creed the provo prove oa on a ner ney and bridge and arrived at the house of bishop higbee in utah fort about 3 p OT in at y V p m tha the inhabitants met in the school when they were ere addressed by pres t aang gang loung koung and afterwards the people reelected isaac higbee to be the president af the branch in utah and organized organised tiled seq sed a high council far git thia this stake namely perry pe rry thomas guyman aaron johnson johnton william miner peter W conover william pace alexander williams john banks kamuff clark dark james ivie ivio james A smith and david calfield canfield cau Cac field elias blackburn was elected to be the tiie bishop of the place isaac higbee nominated jehu bl dickburn and thomas themas willis for his c im th thi ilet ilee binm it continued until aner after an er 10 li p m wn i i 1 i y v i ro r disia used ss ith ith lib by 11 II C kimball when we retired to alexander williams Will wiil ianis lanis for the night thurid thursday v 20 a the ground p round covered with i v at al 1 1 a in hoid hold a meeting in m the E F i I 1 h 11 liu u nd ordained isaac higbee as pre tezo teze en L oae oie ae branch and jehu Black blach blackburn burn barn and thomas willis his counsellors coun ordained elas eias Black blackburn buin a high priest aud aad bahr b sil sll p ef af pf f the cranch and william young a high hibb priest and counsellor and harlo ilario redfield second counsellor to bishop blackburn also abo john banks 1 james A smith and s nd alex aiex alexander der Wilf williams hams iams high agh coun counsellors SV M S v T ahe afe s oleter otter W W conover wilm ar A ia r lvie ivie david canfield and wr d samiuel ear at 0 be high klests fiesta and counsellors coun in stal of thet that tb m congregation mation nation was nas th 4 ini IMI by P P pratt prann 11 C kimb saina salna youn young on theIr h several du duties ties 3 ti bishop high council and saints a at e blest by the president at a quarter to I 1 p m we started our ouy journey bourney calling at the new mill of la X smith to examine his new principle VS when we were near the beautiful tul tui star stor r co creek we were met by two com comparin paril prill of horsemen bearing bearin a flag who opened coi columns and received us and then tc escort us into the fort of the whole male population were par line to receive us alter visiting several sevira beautiful springs and examining soine wine of the th richest soil that thai man can wish to see in aej part of the world we returned to aupper supper a william millers at 7 in the evening the school houe wai wal filled by the people and were addred b bj the presidency ncy ney until 9 p m and they thoy mur after wards ordained asahel perry as president 0 the branchal brane braAch hat hal tt Spring springville ville and noah Pac liari and stephen C Per perry ryAs as his counsellors coun aarde johnson Jo linson to be the bihl of th branch and wm win miller and allran miran cran dell as his counsellors coun ordained pr por ry aaron johnson wm lym miller and tho thos guyman as members of the high council u iu provo city at the same time orda integ se phen C perry wm miller and adral crandell grandell to be high priests an excellent s pir dhir it prevailing wo we tarried all ail 11 night with aaron johnsoa johson and william main iain miller friday 21 hail and snow r kat n through the day crossed the ia sl fork over dver a deiv new bridge and arrive dl son about 3 p ro and tarried with 1 t james pace when P P pratt da d and A 0 richs camps came up and formed a coral 01 1 the west of the fort Satu saturday rJay 22 warm day dy many hijji ei roll luto camp and join the main maln body hody prest young sick tick sunday 23 Wrin hya tb fort at noon noun addo hyu byu 0 reah 1 0 kimball anu and A lyman lynam and aanon thi tnt tb eve evening ng at james paces house bouse vien vlen 13 amk fok mi mm cross was ordained a hit hig high h jre ire iro janc lanc rei roi M 1 get set apart as bishop at payson f monday alunday 24 prest young and eimm kirn ball having organized all the camps we commenced our return journe yat t a m and ars ari ar rived at ulah utah fort at hath hatt ani asi 4 p m at dusk the high of provo prova city met and aad organized and tried a ease eise john bheeler Vh eeler versus alexandri Alexand qi wil wili i liams for damage done dong to wheat thal that tras not fenced which was d dismissed at aalt pas L 9 p ro m Tu caday 2 25 we resumed our journey having a very strong north wind ia our out f which which was very severe the th storm cud ta nver nore visible ay rapid in its ments than to day and before we arr 1 at a place of rest we were perit peritha hj h the cold and were happy hippy to lb arrive ag a a hava haza 0 smoot i house ag as the snow d in its bitile pi tilea s liri n rj veitch cunti nue nur all ali night Wednes wednesday lly oby 26 As the sun pw it vei vel persed tle ci wJ aud add the mn manafe pa ot sn siar from froni the ground when we resumed amr emr joir ney until we arrived safe in G S L city about I 1 p in the presidency having performed form ed much business and showered blessings in s on the saints to the joy of their souls and nd we were all happy to once more sit down in peace at it home THOMAS BULLOCK clerk V |