| Show WEST JORDAN oct 2nd and 1869 editor deseret mews sir clr As there is an increased interest being felt in sheep raising in this territory and as the D A and M society has offered such liberal premiums on sheep I 1 thought I 1 would write a few items upon the subject and give my views upon the breeds that are best adapted to our climate and feed for wool and mutton I 1 will speak on these points from my past experience we have had imported into the territory the leicester cotswold Cots wold southdown spanish and french merino bucks the h 0 leicester and the cots wold are the heaviest mutton sheep the southdown is the best quality of mutton but the wool is too light dry and harsh for this territory and climate the spanish merino has the finest wool but like the southdown its wool and frame are not adapted to this mountain climate its wool is too dry and harsh and its frame is too light and feeble the question then arises which breed will answer the best my experience sa rays says 8 take the french merino buckwith h his heavy sheavy robust frame and fine heavy fleece of wool with plenty of gum in it which is a protection against the burning rays of the summer sun as well wel 1 as tile the chilling winds of winter storm sand cross this buck with the leicester or cotswold Cots wold ewe owe and you have got the best sheep for wool mutton and the climate that has yet been bred in this territory the lambs will grow large healthy sheep with a fine heavy fleece of wool I 1 have got a three quarter blood french merino buck that sheared thirteen pounds of fine wool take these bucks and cross them with the leicester or cotswold Cots wold ewe and you have got the sheep with the size quality and quantity of wool that no other sheep will produce in the territory neither is there any other that will stand the climate like them and their wool is worth on one e fourth more to the pound than the common wool produced here then I 1 say it is q quite alte an ob object act to breed fr from orn the french merino tuek tuck buek buck if you can obtain one third more wool and it Is worth one fourth more to the pound and you have got mutton as well as wool since writing the above I 1 have passed through several flocks of sheep in this county and have also seen the Socie tys sheep bought in the states and I 1 am fully convinced odthe of the truth of my statement yours etc JOSEP JOSEPH lir HARKER B bear BEAK EA R HUNT GENERAL GENERA MUSTER IN CACHE co I 1 hector I 1 I 1 writing from logan cache valley says ithe the militia of cache military district assembled for a three days drill on monday the uit tilt the camp was pleasantly situated on the bank of ortho tho the logan river and was well supplied with grass wood and drinking water the evolutions of the troops during the drill elicited the highest admiration and would not have disgraced regular troops atthe at the close ortho of the drill drin remarks were made by col hyde brigade quartermaster maughan brig martineau and colonels ricas ricks rieks and crockett Croc croe kettin in reference to our present efficiency and future improvement pro I 1 several grizzly bears having been seen near camp lt lit col S collet with about 20 men started in search and succeeded in killing on one ethe the others four in number escaping into the river willows and swamps where pursuit was impracticable two of those that escaped were badly wounded on the a young man named james jardine fell from his horse and nearly dislocated his neck remaining for some time insensible brigade surgeon D B lamdreaux lamoreaux and others were uh unceasing ceasing in their attentions until he was restored GOT HOME homp president young and coma pany stayed and held meeting at le lehi lehl hl last evening they left there this diio morning r n early and arrived arrived in this city at ab about 0 ut ant half alf an hour past noon today to day DISTRICT COURT count the tho afternoon of saturday was occupied by the counsel for the defense the plea for the prisoner was as forcible probably as could hane haye been framed from the conclusive character of the e evidence vi dence against him T the he JU jury retired ozourt to their room about 5 pm t the court taking a recess in the meantime at 9 pm the jury placed the following verdict in the hands of judge wilson 41 we the tho jury in the theo case of the tho people c etc ete vs james kilfoyle do find the prisoner guilty of murder in the second degree and affix thereto the penalty of amerison in ent for life ilfe this thi morning tIle tite the court met pd pursuant rs nt to 0 adjournment and after hearing and ing case s adjourned t till illi t to morrow morning at ten tea |
