| Show an tow X C M ta be ag 1867 ss editor sews news A serious and fatal ac a shortt distance south of this place yesterday the weber river has risen very verv rapidly of late and has haa overflowed its banks BO so that the wate water q is nearly aa as high as it was wag last when atias at its highest the four foun mile oree Cree khas b as overflowed im that last evening the water was about three neet feet on the top of the afi bridge edge early this illis morning the report came to the settlement that a team had been drowned in sand creek yesterday evening the citizens rushed to the spot and found jb john L J jamesr jamesy box belile ec county anty and bis his had attempted to drive over the bridge got too high api upi up went ent off the bridge and theman the mad man omart and the tha Jeam deam were drowned the bodies were found an and d taken slaters vile where relatives of the deceased reside and to which place araud mr aud and mrs MT james were wore going this sho bho should uhlie be al warning to all nil 11 persons not to drive into places with which they are unacquainted and do not know the way out of respectfully in haste I 1 il A S at A t we are indebted to elder georgera georgo A smith forthe for the following letter which we bl have ave much pleasure in laying before our reader ST 4 thonas THOMAS deo ath 1867 1807 oco geo A smith deur dear brother J eltien TOW taw itlie tag Round mufid Valley lf moved in my y family to sr st joseph jos eph aher where lead lend T I wad vad beef been appointed to labor and had just succeeded Bucce eded in grubbing anda and breaking up a farm of ten acres some of it requiring airing yoke of oxen to plow when we were required to ito vacate that place and con cop cen oen at Sim bim simons T mill aid and tat st thom thomas as we ve had expended sf large amount of labor in water ditches setting out fruit trees and other improvements landwere and were congratulating each othen other upon the fine start we had made is ll 11 causing to blossom ilke like I 1 the rdse sy Wuen len hen y we aa mire nere mere were suddenly lf arans fichs planted here her ea others beien beven seven beven miles above we came here because the servants of god wanted us to comel cornel 1 tru true e we w e have ii ad to conk cow tend with but those who are here have labored diligently and patiently and the I 1 R r lt danab as blessed ua in our in hlein in peace with us and labor for us instead firo property cly ely to co bussin sin themselves I 1 this place has proved to be a very healthy location for notwithstanding the uncommon hot summer there has haa nat been beell a single case of ague here bore this season nor any other disease excepting slight colds cotton is prod producing on an average aboul about oot aoe abot ibs lbs or acre grape vines grow well but apple peach and apricot trees have not as esyet yet thriven well wo havo have gained somo some experience on Qi by ye v can improve lm rove them thera early sown wheat looks exceedingly well I 1 sowed bowed a two and a hair half halfacre acre lot on the of Sep september it is now ten inches high wheat sowing will probably continue all winfer winter but from the middle of sep bep to the of november is the right time to sow itcan lcarl it can cau then be har bar veste s our mails come to ua very reg regularly attla 4 x an durdee the routes intersecting at this place and tomo have it was truly a time of re rejoicing with us when wo we aimard that recruits were to bo be called called for this niini mission lon ion and more so as we begin to see them arrive ant W 4 01 inland we vo li hear ar of many on the way those that have arrived express a wil wll willingness lin gness to locate where tile tiie they shall bo be told to and are much better pleased with the country than they expected to be our meetings are well attended and the spirit of god prevails in our midst we ve have had bad a nouri Bourl flourishing shing school at the present time kliore Is a gadati vacation A I 1 outfit it commence bommen e again bagain there has lately been just rain enough to moisten the earth and the weather continues very warm for this seas beas season beason of the year there has his not been over four or five frosty nights yet and arid the leaves oil on the cottonwoods cotton woods are still green our bishop arrived her erast week family all well weli ell bro E B tripp of your city is also here his health healt is 13 nueh nuch much improved improve ad col reese beese has located at this place and is well pleased with our prospects our legislature at their jast last session removed the couitt counts county heat seat from callville Call ville to this place it being the most central boint point pf af the colm coilty ty vve vvo we expect br snow now to be here next wednesday night I 1 must say that I 1 am well satisfied with this country and andr oil climate mate it seems to agri agro me and I 1 have felt and arid still feel ta gie all my influence and energy to sustain this mi mission listion stion for I 1 consider it a very important knef one and I 1 believe bellavia bel bei leviy levia th atthe muddy valley will yet b be settled wath a denn pul pui atlon and every acre of available e land an d be brought C into cultivation 1 WARREN roote |
