| Show RE appearance reappearance CRICKETS OF OV the hon geo A smith has handed us the following 0 communication which will be read sith with kith apprehensive interest by many of our chi citizens zens we are like all human beings ever ready to postpone the day of 0 trial and hope that this fearful affliction is not upon us just yet t it it does come we will get through it no doubt and leard learn some things that we are slow to accept without chastisement SPANISH fobe fore MAY MAT 13 1864 BRO 0 A SMITH t vve we have a real cricket war on our hands about three square miles of them moving last week from the bottom lands between us and payson in a north northeast north east course the demonstration would have taken two thirds ot of our crops but as ts yet only ona one mans has up he was on the bouth south side of the rivery rivers river below town we ive were successful in turning the head of the column on the face of tt the tte e ghigli bench south of the creek to the southeast south east androw their advance iset is at the base of the mountains near maple kanyon the rear about the indian farm A great multitude have crossed the river i into nto the bottoms below to fown sown and we have them I 1 to contend with and probably y as soon as they get gel e ll 11 out of the thick billowa willows and bru brush ab we ma shall bhail have to dr drive L i ve them east to cb it takes nearly all ali our f torce force ace to manage them they are about one half grown aside from this all about as usual the indiana are arc very annoying but lut peaceable respectfully yours A K THum thurber miu mit |
