| Show I 1 i f I 1 L f i iy ay j beaver coulty 1 april oth 1865 J ear emr EAK Dp seret NEWS U I 1 I 1 isik M arch has with us been agy averry xvi ilter liter y month th mercury rv having a ranged at daylight from 12 below blow zero a to td 40 above there have been asap A amounting mounting to 22 inches t those on ti the e ath uth th an 4 feli fell 14 inches k these storms have been very hard on the unsheltered sheltered stock and aw quite a number have hive died the them weather is yet quite cold and farmers have done but little plowing and planting during thelast winter we have had C considerable sickness the have been visiting from house to house and are still the unwelcome visitors of many families but only 2 deaths have occurred since christmas many of the brethren are preparing re paring to koput input up comfortable dwellings dwellings the coming season and are talking of starting a large and elegant meeting house many teams from california are passing loaded with ghods for G S L lacity city the animals generally look thin your ac 71 FAIRVIEW county H march lra nta r bli 1 ah 1865 r DESERET NEWS tj sliu str T fairview is a new settlement formed on the sevier river 15 jao miles northeast north east of pang ach or fish lake and bs farming facilities ani and conveniences to accommodate about 65 famines there are about acres of good farming land laud the town and ana farming land is is watered by the fish lake stream and the sevier river the surrounding hills and kenyons afford supply ay iy of firewood fire wood and saw timber while the benches and bottom lands produce grass in abundance and with industry unit unity yand yana and ana economy this settlement will become flourishing and beautiful the ithe soil is richand rioh rich and very productive and will wiil willy when the seasons are propitious yield 30 to 35 or 40 bushels of wheat per acre i Thep the people egle eglo enjoy good health and t the he spirit s of t the e gospel the dinst was wash ta the first a anniversary of the settlement and ted i with a marked spirit of unity and good feeling the order of the day was as follows i the dedication of a 4 good com eom commodious modi schoolhouse school house 30 feet long byO by 20 feet foet wide erected during the tho past winter the committee of arrangements jesse jessia lander joseph H joseph and and wm vm W hammond carried out the following pro gramme ime meeting opened att ati 11 ll a in hymn by the choir do dochat what is right i dedication praye prayer by the chaplain wm win IV hammond I 1 dedication hymn by the choir ho ho for the temple completed IL I 1 administration of the baca saca sacrament ent remarks by the president jens nielsen remarks by jesse lander I 1 oration by the orator of the day wm W hammond toasts by the assen assembly iby aby nymn hymn by the chlor standard of zion benediction by jesse lander the assembly adjourned until 3 p na after which dancing singing ac closed the ceremonies elder eider jolin jolln john jphn S hyatt leading the choir resolved by the people that the minutes of the day be forwarded to the DESERET NEWS for publication your brother in the gospel W W HAMMOND it zw Z 7 w ASHING tont washington 1 C co r ta april esth 1865 1863 E D gesel bEsEl deseret tb NEWS DEAR DEAB SIR the weather is ver vei very ar c cold coid 0 id for this region on the nights of the ad ath dinst nearly all the fruit was destroyed an occurrence never known in this place before and I 1 think the freeze was universal throughout the adjoining settlements this is a very avery heavy loss to several ast as liere there were some large peach orchards here the nights continue cold coid and frosty jut but not so severe this is by far the most backward spring that has been known inthis ln this region and without a very sudden change ili in the elements the prospects for cotton cotten are rather poor as that Is s a plant that requires warm weather day and night for it to grow to profit the fall winter and spring grain looks very well and prospects are favorably for good grain crops the health of the people is very good little or no sickness i yours truly trulye vel 4 washington jolley f A 4 4 av i ri r ST GEORGE f march march 2 fig 1805 EDITOR editon DESERET NEWS near pear DEAR BROTHER agreeable to 0 A ap P to 6 make a ae twe tween enet enSt st george and tind the colorado rier rit 0 on n the route to the new h landing t n di ingi on the ath of january we located on the muddy about two miles above bove its junction wl with h the rio Virg cri erf the th maudy lias has a abrl brish brisk current is some rome ten feet deep pure water and runs run near the center of the azey valley vailey the town site contains three hundred acres exclusive 1 of streets and also surveyed about nine hundred aeres acres of farming land into 20 acre lots which have been given and are now being given to settlers as they come into occupy them we have some 55 acres of wheat 10 ot of oats and barley and set out some 5 or fruit trees and grape vines we expect to plant a large amount of corn cotton and cane our labors thus far as aa also in future now seems likely has been performed without a blacksmith and hardly a mechanic of any kind nearer nearer than st george the settlement is composed of persons who have been called to the mission and substitutes a portion of whom are living on little more than bread and water the flour in some instances is procured by borrowing borro wing 1 ing this they are pursuing their labor cheerfully 1 it t is our hope that all who were called to this mission will either co come with plenty of provisions or send plenty for their substitutes the indians are friendly rand and are wil wll willing to work for something to eat yours truly THOMAS S SMITH |
