| Show LETTER FROM froam GEORGE A SMITH cedar city iron county april 29 3 5 to the editor of the news deab dean deansjr SIR the mail not having arrived to this date and an opportunity presenting I 1 send you a few lines regarding the progress four our subduing the elements in this quarter of the country the travel through this place ac the company of P P pratt and gen richs division arrived at this point on friday the lith dinst and they kept arriving until the in companies of different sizes size and camped in this vicinity some companies departing in the mean time however until yesterday when the last company left I 1 L creek none could be induced to remain at this point print though the circum stances atances of some regarding and the tate state of teams would seem to warrant such a course some children had been born on the way and some after their arrival the health of the parents would not justify pursuing the journey at the moment but the anxiety 1 I presume of persons to taste the fruits of the sunny climes of california was 0 so o great that not a moment was to be lost health lle Ife alth happiness and every other consideration consie to a reasonable man was to be sacrificed to obtain these much desired BLESSINGS INGS mrs s and if they should be as eamer camer eager to follow the counsel of those appointed to to lead them he hereafter as they pretend pretended td they were in passing this place by counsel much good will result from their operations the wheat is pretty well sown and the other labors of fencing and preparing for watering our land already sown is is fast pro gressin greasing and in a few days the most will be done the grain sown early is looking 1 fine and the prospect looks favorable for an early crop and a good one all are in good spirits and are doing the best they can a few discontented spirits however who are quite anxious to gee see their families and are praying for the way to open for their return we have suffered no harm from the indians they have committed no known depredations upon our stock which are in wood good condition the tiie feed if is fist fat improving and the past week we hive had gonic sonic fine showers have made gad ad the hearts of man and beast we ave are lookin looking anxiously for the president with the brethren of our oar express u and hope we shall see him anong us ui speedily py ay the arrival ar of the tha brethren wha wa stop atop with us we received a rood good s ripply of potatoes and some ollir heji seji j we sisa aho received ame some from the company p using who added addad vz to our stock it is a time cf health with us and oca occa aa ioa iou loyally siou loa ally aily we receive a rich treat ia in the ipe of of speckled trout tawit brought in by the indians fresh from tho the like ira aro iro the a f w miles which we aa yet hare hive not hid time to explore since our iut list communication comm two more children have been ailed addad thour to our number and are doin doln doina well we have hav the finest of clay for krick hrick or fir ar better thin i in ii i the valley of athe the great silt lake like and 63 country a hounds with it with plenty of utie clie finest quality qu hii ili of white cly oly all ail 1 I sa lime linie and if we iv e do not build good homay homai 4 it will be we hive ao d position disposition i to da ao so fur far individuals identified with our comp pay tay la in comin coming to this thal point b ya left ua for california with the company passing they did well while here but were gold diggers and pursued their way bro philip B lewis left us with br parley to go to the islands he was in fine spirits and seemed to enjoy the prospect before him very much nothing further at present respectfully I 1 remain yours ac GEORGE A SMITH |
