| Show extract of a letter from capt dan jones please inform me whether you in G S L city have published a selection of school books or whether such a thing is contemplated and when we have a monitorial school taught in manti of upwards of scholars and andi I 1 am glad to say that this principle with wiseman argement promises i not only economy but general gen er al aati satisfaction r j action the principal obstacle aich gich it has to contend with in its infancy is gheant the tyant of a uniformity of books which I 1 hope wilt will ere long be removed r I 1 the weather the winter here has been abeen so far very moderate the few snow which fell gradually melting in the sunshine of the successive days the rattling of a threshing machine the racket of fanning mills the weighing neighing neigh ing of the prancing steeds whenever a chance is had for a sleigh ride are th the e pal and almost only disturbers disturb ers that break upon the monotony of the silent and peaceful city cit of manti with occasionally a few alecs for a change and who cares for them some brethren from came here last week for grain and returned laden and found an excellent road making the distance less than 70 miles I 1 hope many more will come for we have the wherewith to supply them with sentiments of respect I 1 subscribe your friend and bro D JONES not had time to read from elders journal reply to not received no school books published at this place there will be as soon as circumstances will permit taxes will be appropriated according to the will of the people taxed for the deseret desere news PA RowAN jan DEAR DEAF SIR the inhabitants of this city cit yare are an enjoying anjo joyin ying g good health peace and happiness reigns among and around us the brethren have reason to rejoice in the god of israel for the manifestation ife station of his spirit in not only detecting in iniquity but purging it from our midst midat there yearned to bo be some who were determined to disregard the counsel of the authorities and lay their han hands dupon upon what was not their own but this was the wrong wrong place for such things to remain main long concealed their deeds were brought to light and this evil has been pat away from our midst and the saints are rejoicing another occurrence has taken place which abich caused a cloud to pass over us the son of robert owens and the son of jonathan Pug raire about 12 years of age each were out herding last week and through accident or otherwise bro pug mires so son n was shot through the lo 10 lower part 0 of f the face the ball going in near the right corner of the mouths mouth and coming comial I 1 r out at the back of the neck this has caused quite a sensation in this community but the clouds a are re passing away and the sun of happier days is drawing upon us the brethren seem to enjoy much of the spi spirit of the lord and all seem determined to do right and obey counsel our fort is enclosed gates hung ac there has been but few appearances of indians this winter they however were friendly the colony at cedar city have their fort enclosed an and d truly they have done a great work all is is peace among them and a good spirit manifests manifesto itself there the president bro john L smith with some others visited them a short time ago and it was a time long to be remembered by the he i manifestation of the spirit which should reign I 1 in the heart of every good saint bro lee has received counsel to remain emain 1 here and his party remaining remaining I 1 is quite an addition to our oar strength A small company are about start I 1 ing for we the gold mines from this place 8 some ome 1 gentiles and the rest apostate cormons mormons morn ions though they say they are strong in the faith yet byj their work shall ye know them I 1 our school begins today to day and the house will be kept warm day and night this winter as the 1 elde elderees elders seem anxious to improve in whatever will W ill bo be beneficial to them hereafter considerable wheat wai was sown last fall every man seems anxious to perform all he can to roll forth the kingdom of god considerable snow has fallen upon the mountains and we expect more water for irrigation the coming season seas on than we had the pas past t T the A e we weather a ther for a some ome time past has been fine respectfully respectfully we remain your brothers in the covenant of the t e gospel JOHN L SMITH JAMES LEWIS their school house was defecated in in prayer by elder J D lee at carowan parowan paro wan dec 23 accompanied by singing and an address of education from elder jas lewis followed by eldea lee C duncan james A little the music music come come ye saints mountain standard 14 mistletoe bough and an original song suited to the occasion by F T whitney I 1 we nave have no not t room for the song or full report which shows clearly they had no need of fiddle or dance to raise raise their spirits to high water mark the brethren at parowan carowan Pa rowan have made a good beginning on education may they never end in in well doing ED for the deseret news BISHOP KAY s WARU WARD davis davisio co january 1852 1 SIR I 1 came into the valley on the 3rd ard of oct last and located myself in in this ward and was much pleased with the place and people all were engaged in in farming ac we have meetings on sundays sometimes well attended and at other times but few but I 1 am ain happy to say things have taken a change for the best and that since we had I a 1 visit I it fr frum x prisident joseph young cr and fulmer Fu lnier who came to stir the saints up to a sense of their duty that their labors have not been in in vain vain for we have had much better meetings than before and we find that the houses of the saints are not large enough to hold the saints that come to the sunday meetings but we hope to have a larger place built for that purpose as soon as the weather will permit for us to maee mak for that purpose we had no school house a short time back but we have one now and the saints want to have their children educated that they may be able to roll on the kingdom of god we shall have a night school fur for adults and children and some have offered to teach that school free of cost that their breil brethren iren may be able to read and write ac we have f four ur p rayer prayer meetings in in the week I 1 have visited some of them and found them well attended f and the good spirit of the lord is is with them so that brethren and sisters speak in in tongues ci and have the interpretation the gift of prophecy with many other gifts are with the saints here yea ya the spirit of love and union union is is with us we have had but one person charged before the bishop who was out cut off for not paying the tithing when it had been given given to her to do so BO but spent tin ih money for other things with other charges that was brought against her we hope it will be a warning to others not to keep back money when in trusted to them to pay our land is is rich our cattle feed well and the spirit of peace is is here and our united prayer is is that the poor may soon come and be blest as we feel we are inthis rich valley and we feel that we cannot be too thankful to the lord in in permit permitting us to come to this the place oh I 1 think many time i of the poor that I 1 have bave left in in england and pray pram that their way may inay be opened to come to tins this rich and goodly land for they lono long to be liere here to learn the lord their god with his saints I 1 subscribe myself your most humble and willing servant WM BOOTH 1 for the deseret news IR EDITOR sin sia in answer to the call of superintendent penn perin of pottery please report progress t I 1 would briefly say that we are not able to do enuch much at the business at present on account of the severity seventy of the w eather no provision pio vision having been made to secure ou clay or 01 ware wai e from f om frost fi ost we fiade hav e more than one oven full of ware on hand ready for fo burn rig ng but we lack about sa gars or boxes before we can burn buin it we bave attempted twice to make them but the frost has proved to be too sharp tor for us it is is very destructive to our materials w iea prepared prep ired for use we are ai e busily engaged in in making preparations so that we can fisli p ish the business as soon as the weather w 11 pe oat we have got a clay cellar completed complete dit it is is 24 by 16 this ought to have been a first consid erat on for clay after being prepared requires age and it must be kept in in a dark damp place the plaster mill and stone breakers do well since since the last alteration we can grind almost 2 bushels per hour u and break about ut 3 b bushels 0 h I 1 1 per e r hour there needs a small kiln in in order t to o boi boil 1 eo or r bake it to advantage the boiler that is is here heie is is too deep to boil only in in small quantities and our clay kiln in in its present state cannot be made hot e enough n 0 I 1 h there are many obstacles yet tot to be e surmounted before the potting business can be made profitable good substantial is one of the first important impo tant objects 2000 of them have been made and 1700 have teen used up and the remainder i will share shai e the same fate when taken out of kan k in most of the clayware clays clay sare are mixed with ime 1 me and the more it is burnt the worse it becomes it is is our opinion that by carefully cae tully preparing and fine sifting we can in a great measure over come in t hied with respect to white ware and china we have hav e nothing to say at al pre present seni and we feel fully satisfied that the remarks nude mide relative to ware of that ahat kind must have arisen arisen through a misunderstanding or misrop e sen tation our first object will be to secure a solid soun sound dand and substantial article regardless leg ardless of color and then we know we can improve prove upon it we shall have a number of trials in in our next kiln both with respect to baggar clay clay for ware and glazing and sincerely hope to be successful we feel interested in in this matter and wll will do all we can to facilitate the business and trust in in a few weeks to be able to report in in such a manner that all may seethe see the inutility of transporting crockery from 1000 to miles we are pleased that the church has taken hold of this branch of bus business neis and wish that all others were under the finger odthe of the priesthood for under that director this territory would in three years be in a ampre flourishing flourish k condition condit ign then it otherwise would be in five we would like the brethren in this city and its vel lity to a s st us its in this matter by brini bringing rg us a simple a ini of clays they may meet with in in their j i cesear researches ese arches C hes M we hear of a variety of clay on cottonwood will not some of the brethren furnish us with a little we hear of plaster stone in dry creek settlement utah co a specimen n would Duld be very satisfactory we have now to api harkit a acme I 1 t f from asan san pete yours respectfully ALFRED CORDON G S L city jan for the news MR EDITOR it if th the e lm importation i of light baric fancy leather such as french mc calf gent lemans and I 1 ladies adi I 1 morocco and kid skins li linings in gs and andings ac s bould be overlooked what w ilabe th the e r result eaul i go to in matinas me ain tinas s and parties gentlemen and ladies with cowhide as a substitute no no if all the horse hides colt skins calf skins dog skins green deer skins and she sheep ep skins would be taken care of they would in a measure supply the demand at least for the ladies it is but a few years ago say 25 or 30 that the finest leather for the ladies in general in our country was made mad e from the horse hide there was two tw 0 qualities aliel i es the English and the S spanish anish the latter deem deemed lythe the finest and commanded a h aher her price the article called morocco when genuine is goat s skin ki a but a great deal of bogus bogas is made from deer and S sheep heep skins neither of which is of much account but may answer our ladies for a short time for meetings go or pait a it I 1 es in dry weather better than cow cowhide hide I 1 toots boots and shoes made of dog skins properly I 1 manufactured ak will wear fir far beyond any boots arsho or sho ave have ever seen and look as ai genteel as any macco acol wh it do you s siy iv ao aloit it klang off half the yd d ds vit int not till they are fat fie fat 0 0 I 1 is worth 0 ony dollar ell per quart stathe the skin woth wo th from 50 cents to andl ln 1 and dl 1 I 1 saved sav perga as s dog op tax will make a large fat dog worth about 3 1 if it if was not for the novelty of the thing we might raise our own dog skin morocco coas as 71 wll A they in other countries raise the goat I 1 mo q 0 bocc waat baat do you think of this folly you aaers fa mers butche dairymen ac DESERET TANNERY I 1 I 1 I 1 for the news MANTI dec 19 I 1 1851 DEAR SIR our city is in a flourishing condition there are large piles pilas of wood at almost every booi there are arc many new houses going upon city lots the weather has been remar remarkable kaj hn fine i e here since since the ath irist it is cloudy this morning but not severely cold our council house and public works stands still for want of nals nails and glass there is a cellar dug for a house for gov B young it is in the most p pleasant basant P part ar t 0 of f the ci city ty i bro dan jones has a thrashing machine in success ful operation there is not a particle of snow in the vallel valley I 1 am yours ours c AND S SILER R por or the news MR EDITOR I 1 left the city of filmore located in valley on the december in in company with peter robinson chandeler holbrook and others about 30 houses have beef bee erected and a schoolhouse built of dpn logs in the form forin of a fort nearly in the shape of a triangle we have made a road into the kanyon with the expense of 50 days work where we found pine and fur quite plenty timber suitable f for or s sawing in about 6 miles from the state sate houte house blo block k adz and all 4 other timber limber necessary for building 1 purposes oar stock a doing well we did not ge get I there in time to cut hay we have commenced building a saw mill the weather has been warm for tha time of 1 the year snow has been about 2 inches deep and left in about 24 hours the brethren are well sati satisfied shied with wilh their location we have organized the cou county sity I 1 tle indians have visited us frequently and have not disturbed the least feast thing to my knowledge we have also been visited by some spaniards a number of times once they said they were in of stolen horses almost every facility for farming and buildt building ng purposes are found here and an abundance of excellent farming land is boand here yours ours w th respect ANSON CALL 2 0 A R N E K E G LEAVE to call the attention of the inhabitants B BEG i of the V valley alley to the their ir large and splendid stock of goods yet on hand which they are determined to sell as low as piny any house in the city thankful for the extensive patronage we have heretofore received we earnestly invite those who wish mish to ch to us a call as we know it is only necessary to see our goods and lelm learn the prices to purchase we are receiving cattle in payment for goods our stock consists in part odthe of the following 1000 pieces prints 11 ginghams 11 Al very cheap 50 14 english and french merinous Mer inoes 50 11 muslins mullins Mus lins 20 14 blk and cold silks very cheap 41 white red and yellow flannels 11 1 plaid and plain lindseys Lindae Lind ys I 1 20 11 apron cheeky checks I 1 11 1 cotton 50 silk r bay state shaws shawls a new article gloves hosiery hooks and eyes needles sewing cotlar collar s patent thread a large assortment 60 pieces blue grey and blk satti nets 20 11 cheeps grey cloth 20 11 |
