Show 1 great salt lako lake city feb ift imm loth im news the progress of the latter day saints since their settlement in these valleys in cultivating the soil building up cities in the waste places ac Is acknowledged leagea by all important op observers servers to be truly wonderful if we J adge from the enterprising and progressive gres sive spirit of this people together with their ever widening experiences we may reasonably conclude that it if our enemies will let us alone our oar advancement in the future will be still more rapid thau than it has been some partapi parts of the territory possess very superior advantages and resources for future development at Mantl manti sanpete San pete for instance excellent rock for building purposes can be obtained quite close to tg that city wood Is also very plentiful at fort gunnison gunelson Gunn ison lson which la is the most southern settlement in sanpete San pete bishop cairns informs mo me that in about two weeks from that time goth soth uit the geiple people expect to commence ploughing sloughing hing the weather er in that re glon Is very mild all through the winter coming in a northerly direction from sanpete San pete after passing the divide the first settlement you arrive at Is nepal city juab county w which ch presents a pretty appearance with its fine looking meetinghouse meeting house honse and neat adabie dwelling houses the situation of San santaquin is excellent commanding as it does a view of nearly the entire valley in which provo Spring springville ville and payson are situated I 1 thought the eight sight was really grand gr nd as I 1 looked from the summit upon the extensive extensive mallef valley beneath just as the sun was setting away in a the cl istance distance could be seen the city of provo beautiful meetinghouse now nearly completed standing out in relief and the huge mountains circling around on every side whose snow covered tops were golden with the rays of the setting sun as he was wasa bont about to sink behind them at I 1 had the pleasure of being present at an examination of pupils belonging to a school conducted by bro charles D evans evans As many visitors as could be accommodated with sitting room were there during puring the course odthe of the examination the Spring springville ville choir sang several pieces the proceedings were aio also alo enlivened by an occasional song irom fox and evans the proficiency odthe of the pupils was very gratifying and reflected much credit upon allro bro evans who is an efficient and persevering vea teacher ener the most gratifying part of 0 the affair in my opinion consists in making evident the fact that instead of the children of the latter day saints being dull and as some olour of our enemies have averred there Is within them germs of intelligence a quickness of aud and aptness to learn and in fact a foundation for intellectual greatness in many of them which like the thu diamond in its crude state whose brilliancy wis gis ls hid until cut and polished only enly needs cultivation to cause it to shine forth in mental power As the facilities for education extend among this people this fact et will be made more and more manifest yours truly johnsr jou jon f 1 |