Show godit 1 1 I 1 ret news PAROWAN CITY I 1 1 MR EDI EDITOR dear sir by bj the of some of the brethren I 1 send you a few eting affairs in this quarter few itei items of have transpired however since the departure depar tuie 0 the last company the people of this colony are progressing tye easing as usual going forward to pie picket in the fort according to toe the instructions instruction from the presidency I 1 all is peace among and around us one company has arrived since the last company left they report two more on the road en route for parowan carowan Pa rowan the brethren composing comp sing the coal creek settlement are 1 grossing gressing in in their labors erecting their caral and fort ac and doing well bro lee has made up his company and are preparing preparing to start on his mission for the virgin all is is bustle all is activity as usual here the weather has been for some days cold a few days ago we had about 2 inches of snow since that time the weather has moderated the indians have I 1 lean us and at present there is none among anio ng us A party left this point some days ago to a alff baw IF for coal north by representations from the indians on arriving at the place pointed out 7 which was this side the sevier river near the route traveled by the president and his party last spring the clouds and fo fog 0 so blinded them that they could not proceed ti till ll 11 it cleared away away being short of provisions they returned to cania camp to prosecute their researches at another time while absent they discovered a beautiful valley some four miles wide and seven long well watered the soil very rich the altitude very high good for ran range e with plenty of timber this they named secluded secluded valley va not more than 30 miles from this point thus one valley after another opens up as this country is explored I 1 think t the he coming winter there will be some parties from this place ilace made up to explore the country around us and perhaps much good may mav result our school house is als also 0 progressing and soon we hope to see the youth with their parents seeking I 1 intelligence antell ig e nee which w may be beneficial to them in building up the kingdom of god among the mountains we are all inte interested rested to have a monthly mail established to this point that we may receive intelligence i intelligence intelli telli gence of things which are transpiring abou arou around n 4 us the news is looked for with anxiety and we hope to see it soon respectfully ac JOHN L SMITH P S A few days since bishop lewis and a few others started out to explore a valley to the north of this point after passing through what I 1 is d called the lake pasa came into ino a part of coal creek vallea traveling north the they y crossed t the h ed divide ibi d 0 in into to 13 beaver eaver valley at the place they crossed they could see eee the valleys north and south beaver after tr traveling avelin w down the river in south beaver valley running west which is thickly studded with cotton citon wooda valley opens to the we west of some 30 miles wide and as far as the ya ean extend the water of beaver vallies rune through it thickly set w wood the i aabey is spotted with pine tend cedar this valley lays to the north or opens to the north no mountains appear in the direction they traveled some 30 miles down the valley found the soil good to appear appearance anee plenty of sage and rabbit bush J L S |