| Show I 1 departing missionaries yesterday afternoon two tivo of the hands that have been employed in this office elders henry mcewan mcevan and wui win lyl cowley left for california to take the places of elders joseph bull and matthew wilkie lii iii in tiie tile I 1 st standard an da in san franci francl francesco on saturday cly after the tha tb c labors of the week had been ben promptly performed pei pel formed those of I 1 the craft that remain in theoffice gave them a splendid entertainment at the saloon of staines caines Sf q candland in which by invitation we participated the evening wag was spent ers ery very pleasantly in taking care of the good things provided and in the interchange 0 of those friend ly feelings that emanated from the heart and we we trust will ever continue to pervade the thee boso bosom bof those that go and those that stay these brethren are going out in company with twelve or fifteen others going to california and the saaid sandwich cicil islands on missions and 1 will assist in driving a adrove drove of some six sly or 1 seven ill lit hundred indred head of cattle and several wagons loaded with flour belonging belokin C b to captain hoopper as far is as carson valley where the cattle will be left for a while to recruit and the brethren will proceed to their places of destination and may peace and the blessing blessings of tile the lord attend them continually until their 1 return RAIN AT AT LAST nast after the tile lapse of two months of continued dry weather v ith scarcely one drop of rain to moisten the earth there were ere I 1 several liht showers during the afternoon norfi of monday the lith and after night set et 1 in ill it rained copiously for several hours mixed at times with snow which covered the bides aides of the mountains very lowdown low down this tuesday morning a and rd it has been snowing higher up all day to this time 2 p ro and from appearances more rain may be expected here in the v valley alley I 1 which we hope will be the cas case D wll wil what at I 1 has already fallen has done much good but the g ground ro und has been so thoro thoroughly 0 aly dried since the snow thawed early this spring that it will nil take much water to wet it down to any considerable depth we do not suppose that the introduction af 6 f I 1 a little borrowed latin arito into th eWeather office has had any agency in producing rain but it has beer beef suggested that the experiment had better be repeated that if BO so the fact may ma be fully established our opinion is how hou however ev er that it would have rained just as us soon even een if the office itself had not nat been in existence birgit WINDS the wind which bab baa blown almost incessantly for the last two or three month months s kicked up a tremendous dust onell urs day last making outdoor out door life ilfe uncomfortable and id disagreeable as in in addition to the dust that at thues tim es filled the air almost to tion and sand and gravel was put in in motion most profusely the ground being a exceeding dr dry tl growing rowing crops both 1 in in fields field s and 0 gardens girdens anderis ar deris sur suffered severely buring Z the fore part of the day tile the wind blew blev from the south towards eveni everns it veered round to the north west and seen after snow clouds vere seen resting on the mountains a and i nd before dark a w hite mantle mantie ace again ai covered tb that at portion otheir sides fl horn born om which the flie snow had disappeared nearly to their base bast and tha air was unusually unusually y cold cole FROST on the them morning of the gil OIL there was a severe frost which killed every thin thing 0 that was not hardy lardy enough to resist its wither aj log ing r prop propensity how bow much damage was done to fruit trees we do not know but they in must have been more or less injured as ats it was so cold that water standing in pools was wis covered with ice in some places nearly half an inch thick I 1 PIE PLANT planta A few days since since kince mr james starie starle starley the excellent gardener gard ip the employ of mr staines proprietor of the city gardens pres preb presented us with v asirla specimen i of or pie pile plant as ais uis usually i sual suai 11 calleri called the largest w we have seed seen seen been i in n this ov or liny any other country of the name nam of 0 i the he t kind we w e are ignorant and do not know min from whence it was imported but is of Mammo mammoth thy size and unquestionably has been improve dy y the scientific J skill of the cultivator s ince since its introduction I 1 into the valley mr stal stai n es has beon beem untiring in his efforts from the commencement of the first settlement here to introduce into this isolated and naturally barren baren and unfruitful country the best and choicest varieties of fruits and vegetables of all kinds and if you wish to know how far his hia labors have been crowned with success with his bis leave or the permission of the gardener take a look at the city gardens and you will learn a lesson that you may profit by if you will follow his example in iii the selection of things to cheer and gladden the heart and to beautify and anil adorn the abode of man ft an lie has bas not been unmindful in the selection of a suitable person to superintend their growth and culture ae as upon examination of the tb e prenis premises es will fully appear |
