| Show THE IE california MAIL arrived am bcd oa on the ath dinst but brought 0 only ni y dec 13 20 of the mormon jan 10 17 of the western Wes terii terri standard dec 20 af 0 the N Y herald the january harper and a few other scattering papers this was owin owing to the mail matter by the last steamer which t generally ene rally raily comprises the main i bulk of letters packages and papers not arriving until the day ahe the mail started and the carrier would not wait HON NON J 31 by letter to gov young written at Wa washington illington D C dec 17 we learn that our esteemed delegat ethe hon J BI berenb bernhisel isel isei is at the post of duty and actively tive j zealous as heretofore in his efforts I 1 in behalf of the just rights of utah though it if appears to be an uphill up hll hill busin business ess amid so much groundless prejudice as exists against the mormons cormons Mor mons SAN bernardio bernardino A lyman and C C rich write feb 71 7 thit that lt they ardd arid the people in their locality were generally in the enjoyment of health nearly five hundred persons ns fild hild fi hid kid id renewed their covenants the mills were again running much rain having fallen ani aai th tha prospects were P good for tor abundant crops AUST AUSTRALIA australla nALIA nalta WHEAT mrs birs S D rich wife of prest charles Chic C rich hhas has very courteously furnished us a liberal package of australia wheat which vh ich when sown thin bears forty heads to each kernel bowed This wheat has a long good sized berry is very solid and heavy and has the appearance of being ery ery cry hardy we are not acquainted with its pro productiveness any further than may be informed from the number of heads said to grow from one kernel nor with the character of the flour which it will produce not leaving ba 1 ving seen it growing nor heard of any flours being 0 al yet mide made from it but it is in a fair way for soon having its merits tested for behas weha e taken the liberty of distribution distri distributing butin tile the portion given to tb us by sister rich to gov youri yourl young and others who will iii carefully cultivate it and abid n note ote its peculia peculiarities r PREST K KIMBALLS MILL in ili company with eider elder elder eider wm 11 kimball we indal indulged 0 ed in a tr trip ip into davis county on the ath instant and vill I 1 cited prest kimballs Kim balls splendid floering flouring flou ring mill erected near city bountiful this mill 7 is two stories high besides the attic sto an observatory atory has two ran of or stones a smut machine ine lne elevators a beautifully beautifully full y finished bolting chest and numerous bins for storing 1 grain all admirably arranged and finished the machinery works to a charm and is driven by a large overshot wheel requiring but little water th tha c building and its appurtenances app internal and external are highly creditable to the taste and bild judgment ment mant of prest kimball to the skill of bishop F kesler the millwright mill right and to the faithfulness of the different m mechanics en engaged aged upon the work it is also the most striking feature in the improvements in divis davis D ivis lvis county aside from its great reat utility to the people in that section on and arid judging from the great care and attention on the part of the miller br martin wood and from the superior flour lie he produced from some samples of rather indifferent wheat we c could ouid not discern wherein there was much if any room for material improvement FORTS BRIDGER AND SUPPLY br lewis robison writes F feb b 21 that but little snow had fallen in that region durin during the past winter though the wea weather ther then bad had been rather cool atti at times raes but few animals had died except on green river notwithstanding the tha poor condition in which many arrived last fall br robison and party had a laborious trip from weber kanyon to bridger having been compelled to leave their horses in charge of mr simons near the mouth of east kanyon creek and aid prosecute their journey on snowshoes no word had reached the fortt forta concerning br heywood and the october and november mails from irom independence urther further f than that brought a long iong time ago by mr Ger gernish gerrish rih indians very peaceful and friendly and the settlers all well ELDERS MOVEMENTS we learn from the mormon of dec 20 that elders thomas bullock james G browning william brown john H tippetts Ti thomas pierce daniel diniel pa page e j jr r and henry harris sailed from new york for liverpool in the packet ship guy dian Blan Mannen nering ng on the of december they were in good spirits and h had ad been I 1 kindly treated by the saints in new york elder W I 1 appleby was in philadelphia dec 15 and we regret to add that his health was poor though improving g elders george A smith and erastus erasing snow were in new york city at latest dates CARSON VALLEY elder wm nixon writes to the standard under date jan 2 very f favorably avor concerning the people and their prospects in that section of utah on the tha of dec a portion of the valley was visited by a hurricane it did but little damage PEACH trens TREEs prest 11 C kimball has peach edic trees treas which lie he will dispose of at rates one half less than h he 1 e paid two or three years ago CARROT SEED wanted please deliver it at the post office in this city operations ON gre GREAT A SALT lake LAKE capt dan jones informs us that he has commenced sailing oar our ar lake in the timely gul 1 built and owned by gov young and that he anchored in black rock harbor on the uit with a general cargo mainly composed of cedar wood fine salt and flagging L C for side walks yards and cellar floors which articles he offers for sale at black rock also at his bis residence in we the ward at reasonable rates capt jones also informs us that he has made arrangements 11 for quarrying 0 large quantities of roofing slate which he expects to soon have on sale at the above named places and at prices which lie he thinks will successfully compete with the present price of shingles |
