Show LOCAL correspondence MANTI august ath 1952 EDITOR NEWS since f iday last the wi weather ather has ha been remarkably cool in in comparison to what it was previous to that time in our oar pence peaceful fal c 9 ty tv 0 01 1 friday list the 39 0 tilt nit thee the e fell a very heavy rain in this quarter of sin pate valley on saday the I 1 ast 1st at ins twe had the hardest rain that thai I 1 ever saw in 10 our loisi ois streets streeta eti cellars and every place thit that water aoud ize oe istrate 40 was wai flooded our large dicha ade to 0 o water ofir fiade not contain a moiety ino acty of the but it ran promiscuously through street i arm 4 to lei ine india his deep washing woodpile wood pile plea hay araks ra ks ac before it the rain lasted nearlean near newly lyan an hour hoir an I 1 I 1 thence then ceased ased doing but bat little edam damage tage but savins many dayt diy in in the way of irrigating S nee S inlay in lay the weather haq ha been such as to ha listen haten ten arg unto mito its final detiny we have been abundantly blessed ah rain this thia season there is 9 oce lionly a bew new house hoine gins axing into existence our fieldi hilll Il ll pr peoro 0 m ae e abundant harvest our harvest has commenced a and nd the brethren areu on the move it iq ii haying vine i i our faey ey a afta calls for action I 1 am heirs ANDREW L SILER LE CITY august angust I 1 1852 5 MR mit EDITOR op I 1 n i ti Y 01 ac aw k 1 r e ft we bie i saints ailts in in thip I 1 valle they continue to benjey good health peace and p asperity rity generally preval prevail in our in dt and our meetings are well attended ti ta inhabitants of this pl pi ice assembled together on the of july for the celebration of that day when afie P one e 1 a entered into the valleys of the mountains and 0 on n that oc occasion caRion we bad nany many ap aate oi 01 actions songs ac delivered by the brethren bretha en which caused chused the hearts of every one resent to ip in in realizing real zing that we had indeed become acome a people lee f ee from the and add opp I 1 preg assor sor amsa T ane je season sason for rais laia wr ng grain hee t e r has h 4 been abter thai ha i any one previous ioui since ance the set settling t 1 of valley we hive have had many fine showe rii of rain awl and an abundance of water tom lom the mountains for fi anig u by reason of those blessing blessings being t bestowed upon iii ane bi ehren are now busily en in in gal hering in an abundant harvest the th idiana that have committed so many depredations in iii this valley seem at present desirous of beconi g i f andly with az about 30 of them have come to grantville grant ville and camped there and accor according Jing to the lite bs bra ii we can gt git there are seme 4 or five more in the in ains yet who are expected in eve avei v lay day if a treat treaty ly of peace could be effect eff eciel ett w wi i it them thein so as to make them stealing it would be a great areat ble blesic blesing sim unto mito t ie citizens citi zeni of this county for aorl I 1 aro am W well ell 0 aw are if that thin thing could couk be ac compi shed the brethren liere here turn th their attention to the tl e jiing giuin of stock stoat as th s valley i is so well adapted for thit that p impose I 1 mink t is is sue ir to any I 1 haap 9 san en in the moin mt lans f fi pi r sheep I 1 rm r m tin nn or o r friend and bro her in the G s I 1 of Cl christ irist JOHN matl august aucutt 17 1858 MB AIR editor dear sr believing us as I 1 do that the readers of the le news are anxious anxious to hear from sn san pete county occasionally and as nothing has apparel l in ii your paper it ii relation relt ton ioa to the spending of the ah of july last I 1 desire to give you in in few words a sketch of the iddings Id du ings on that day at 9 the citizens having assembled in the fort a dedication prayer was offered up aaby by elder titus billings after the leading of the dt etc otc ration 4 of I 1 nde pend enec by P W cook esq L v vi W hancck Hin cick R W glenn glean A L slier saler and nd nelson Hig higina grins severally delivered orations after al mij alij ij higgins oration the people formed into procession lind and in arched around the temple block about 2 0 c lc we sat doal down n to one ot of the buwa sumptuous dinner that thai I 1 ever saw in in the tie f the mountains after dinner P W C cook a read reaal the toasts tabt that had been handed in ia umit of winch which were axce lent after afier the reading leading 02 the toasts the inhabitants disper dispersed to their several amies h mies I 1 had almost for forgotten gotten to say that during daring ne day there were many excellent original songs s sung ing one in in pai particular nicular wat I 1 should like to see ae in the news hut but I 1 presume that it was as well as the 01 other her proceed ngsi odthe of the day rt it was entitled walley valley sin pew P te aud and wr A atten aten by sylvester hulet esq 9 of this town isyou if you will give div this a place vt in your 0 ur columns that 0 our ur friends abro id may know that we are or were on the 3rd ard of july last up and doing in honor ot the thedius d tys of 1 76 you will oblige yours A L SILER P S 81 I 1 send you yon 12 1 2 doz kinds of seeds needs lately rece YA from U upper georgia received FA ed aug ang 7 1852 dear dar B bro ro r H I 1 hards bards A few days ago we had a ait imin from the toner to ner captan Cip tan or black chief so ao called bv I 1 the he sol south 1 th pat pah da eed In indian diane with about thirty of hi WA warrior rr aiom they were fam the st ita clara and rio virgin count country rv and wished to hold a count il with we me upon the subject of f wining fining a settle ment in their country I 1 was absent from parowan carowan at the time which to them was quite a disappointment but fortunately though accidentally 1 I fe ml in m w with ith them on return near coal creek th they e y met me with the greatest warmth of indian t ap fiey all recognized me on sight and said t that I 1 had VA been in their dounay and promised mi sod to settle there cpr they wished t to 0 know if I 1 29 intended to comply with my promises and how soon w I 1 replied whenever the big captain told me to go fp perhaps it would be within four moons they mpr expressed essed great I 1 to have us settle among them so they could Iman manika ikall work for the mormons cormons Mor mons like the pah eeds at par owan the settlements at parowan carowan and cedar city are arc in id a flou flourishing M hin condition crops of almost every kind look well the afif iron company have liboi laboi ed under many disadvantages which are common in in every new country which has caused tile the work to move on slowly yet the most of the bi brethren ethren are determined never to cease their exertions until iron is made and I 1 believe they will accomplish it the lit alth of the saints is good in general the jonir spirit linter t that led them to form this colony in the depth of winter and that too under many adverse circumstances is still here to unite the people together in their exertions to build up tile the King kingdom doin of god the natives in general are pea gable and well disposed sed though some soine few ar reckless reck Tess and have need ZO to be looked after on saturday the A ih hist one I 1 of those characters a brother to ow wan nop the chief came into my house in my absence and was wad very very saucy mrs tee lee bid liim him leave which lie took as an in m milt ait and instead of going out struck her over her left eye with a piece of leaving tle skull bare about four inches lie he struck her three blows which used up tip his present weapon lie he then lien seized a stick about three inches over and aimed the fatal blow when she was rescued by br wm win barton who caught the blow with one nand and struck him two licks with the he other hand almost dislocating his neck this ended the affray it is but due to mrs mr lee to say that slie she fou fought lit like a heroine to the last moment all although hough her fice fice and clothes we e bathed in crimson crimson gore this transaction caused a doleful adolef a sensation throughout the camp for or a little season 1 tais anis morning ow wan nop the he chief chef and a pall pah vante chief together with wit h a fw fow of their leading men met in council at my house president smith br steele br lunt ad myse f told them through my boy who was our in interpreter eter that we were not not road mad with all the indians but were not with the indian who had abused our squawk squads and it i they wanted to be our friend they must bring and tie him to the liberty pole and give him forty lashes well put ut on and we would then be satisfied for that and other er of fences which he hid previously committed on other females we sat in council about two hours and aad fully explained our int intentions lions and feelings towards them they readily promised 0 ased to comply with our proposition and be iri friendly endly accordingly according v about sundown sun down the two ch es with twenty 1 two wo of 4 their braves in arched th ci cin amit ninal ial to lo the he spot appointed armed with their bow 3 and arrows we told them that if they were oue ou friends ds they hey would leave their weapons at their camps as a token toke n of their sincerity they were in a mow moment ant and two mn mm appointed appin ted to convey them without the fort ane victim was then stripped and teil ted to the liberty pole and with a raw hide 1 so isso doubled live times received thirty eight lashes pret pretty ty well tucked on he was whipped by hh iii own brother broiher the chief who while repeating r the blow said you would not hear your ears cars ware sto stopped ed up but atit now I 1 will open them so thit that they d will 11 always always stay slay open he then told him that if lie he attempted to shoot our oar cattle in ret retaliation alia tion he would kill him we told the chief to stop that we we e satisfied tile pipe off of friendship r was tuen sra though previously a prayer was offered flared of to the G geat eat spirit by one of their chiefs as an evidence of their diw beace of the misdemeanor alleged to one of their tribe in return for their prompt compliance with our request the chiefs were presented with a s ir aali ea li and the braves with bread A greater degree of f delity in the performance of their promises was never before witnessed among any of tile the In indian diarl tribes and they set an exa example raple worthy to be followed by many of the more civilized civil zed and enlightened whiles with grated d feeling I 1 subscribe myself your friend and brother in the new and everl everlasting astin co coe e nant ilant JOHN P LEE |