Show matters at mant Manti d Fort completed 1 lords store house Hou seCcle of J ath of july MANTI san pete county U T june 27 1852 I 1 EDITOR news dear sir I 1 write to you boin to inform you and the public Jh through rough the medium of Y your 0 ur valuable paper that manti is at length blessed with a strong well built fort built of stone quarried from the everlasting stone quarry it is two rods square with a gate on the west side in I 1 the centre I 1 ol of the west wall and with round bastions at the north west and south east corners the wall is 8 feet high 2 feet feel thick and set upon a foundation of stone atone 3 feet wide the fort appears to good ad vantage from all quarters as it is is situated about 25 rods north of north east irom from the liberty pole on the north side of the creek there is to be a large gristmill erected tins this season about 25 rods from the fort in a south east direction which will be built of stone preparation is now making for quarrying ot of the stone for the same it is the intention at present to build the store house for the recep reception fion of tithing in the centre of the fort bro sylvester hulet has been selected as the keeper of the fort this fort cost 61 0 days labor for men and boys over 16 years of age 85 days fr for boys under 16 and days team work but it is is now completed and the citizens of manti intend celebrating the anniversary of our count rys independence pen dence within the walls of the same next saturday july the ad I 1 I 1 am yours youra AND L l N B 1 1 send bend you enclosed three packages of seed received at the same time of the others but they hive have been mislaid millaid with ibe abe names written on the papers the th e ice p I 1 ant ajr i one e of the most most beautiful and most rare corhouse plants A L S S seeds received with thanks 10 to the editor Edito 0 deseret news SIR we the undersigned undersigner under signed citizens of waukegan wauregan kegan lake county state of illinois on our way to the gold region of california do li hereby reby certify that we arrived at the city of the great salt lake on saturday last july 3 dinst attended church at the tabernacle the fth heard a good wholesome doctrine advocated by different speakers and also witnessed the celebration of the declaration of independence on the ath were much edified in hearing unhearing the different speeches made upon the occasion we therefore knowing the false reports concerning this people do assert that we believe they are deserving a better name naine thau than they have heretofore received we would re commend that all emigrants wishing to replenish their tock stock S in any way to come to this city as all things to be bought necessary for the journey can be obtained here at reasonable reasonably reason abl e prices price we would w subscribe 0 ourselves ur selves the well wish wishers ers of th this is people CAPT GEORGE BROWN JOHN HOUSE C H DODGE S C BROWN SOLOMON THOMAS ELI ROBERT great salt lake city july 1852 |