Show correspondence i S SNOW X 0 W I 1 mr the fal lowing note of the snows at rill more moore was banded to tome me by mr iff mace from the lt of november 1855 to the of january 1856 2 months I 1 and 13 days there were 13 snows snow making a total depth over the ground of 2 feet 8 inches I 1 this speaks well for irrigation tha the coming season I 1 would ouid auld be a it good idea to have a reporter at every city in I 1 the territory that you might 1 be en enabled bied bled to give your tour numerous readers the amount of snow in the various settled portions of utah SAN FRANCISCO from elder elden Ide rJoseph joseph ball to elmerjohn elder Elde rJohn ohn G Char charnye chamber nhe SAN SAM FRANCISCO dec 3 1835 1855 during the past month we nave have been bean slowly lowly with the he book of biform dortono o in tiie tile hawaiian language we e have now pages paces out of press which 1 leaves laves aves about 60 pages yet vet to do it if no unforeseen accident occur 11 t 0 body of the work will be completed bv by about the lle ile lie lit i ot it this month the index and title pas vill bill I 1 a sr to i over till our small finall type tape brevier arrives fr rn th ili ut int unless we can borrow a pair of brevier case fn an v i office 1 in the be city cay vie ile c did exra f d I 1 to in ha b bren a TU purchase the necessary type and other materials for the paper at the store in this city but oving owing to the great demand for the last few months for small sinal type and other printing materials they had bad sold nearly all ill of their stock afore 1 fore we could raise the cash cali to pur purchase chase chaie ours the boniv chance iott lott v u was as to send gend to nt sew new w york to elder talor tailor and g gt epi t him to forward ow tin n esard esary es ary arv material we wanted before we v e could coald publish the paper 1 by the express in the retarn steamer steamers which if no acal dant dent happens happen sg will arrive about the of jannary january Janu jann arv ms this is 1 rather an expensive dav 1 tt b have ave are type brough broucht t from tho the states but w it hetter odo tb b s lan tan tian wait 4 or 6 monias and bv barf it cyme cime b ipe ipen arn irn th thi express compani cna caa charge ge ly y 30 j ns per As soon as the paper arrives we shall commence the iong long ion lon deferred paper and T think that bv by the finst first saturday ur february ae the first number will b be e wih wit 0 it if all goes 0 on n right we have not ti bf 0 a i to publish b thi tin B P vt 1 mf M inner aitta so n Y as wan war i apai d wot w no 0 11 but taking all things into consideration I 1 think we ha haye have done tolerably well looking at things naturally it seemed almot an utter impossibility for us to accomplish the object of our mission when whet we arrived in thiis this city business tor for some time previous to our arrival had been at a very low ebb money was very scarce but we felt that by the help odthe of the lord that a press crebs could be established upon the sh shores 0 1 res of the pacific and be instrumental in doing dolne much good bood and since we have commenced our labors in this city we have been greatly blessed the hand band of the lord has been extended towards us for good all the time he has opened up burwa our way y in a manner that la Is even astonishing to ourselves and I 1 feel that inasmuch as we seek to do his will with an eye eie single to his glory he be will continue his watchful care over asp us and continue to bless and prosper us as he has in days that are pa pat past t and gone and that we e shall shail be instrumental in bringing many to a knowledge knowledg me who are at present entirely unacquainted with the principles that he has revealed in these the last days for th salvation of all who will yield obedience to them I 1 we crave an interest in the faith and prayers of all the faithful in zion that we may be kept humble ti and nd faithful tuis that we may have the whisperings and teachings of the still small voine continually in our bosoms and be enabled to accomplish all we have been sent to do with honor bonor to ills nis cause gause and to ourselves that when our mission shall shill be finished we may return home as ge workmen that reedeth not to be ashamed of our work we are daily dally expecting a company of saints to arrive from australia on the bark julia ann under the presidency benc y of J S eldredge eldred 9 e the julia ann left melbourne about th the e latter part of A august the indians in oregon and ard washington territory terni Terri torie torte have commenced oin oln eced war upon the whites in that region li several everal severe vere battles have been fou tou fought bt and in several instances the indians indiana have massacred both men women and child children by wholesale ars cannon and Wilkle wilkie are well and desire to be ri re to you |