Show LONG VAILEY valley glendale june 22 1873 editor deseret news our prospects in this part of the c country ou antry are not very flatt flattering ering efing our crops be being ng very bateas is generally spoken of as the case through the territory it is very dry ino ing ing 0 had no rains to speak of this spring prig the airis alris quite erid erld cold coid at nights lits and dry and sultry in the d day t time e representing a real indian summer it is reported that at mount carmel six miles below unless rain ram comes it will be with difficulty that they will save halt half the tiie crops the creek seems to diminish every day the people are mostly engaged in making a good practicable road out of the valley north a intersecting the road down the sevier had the old settlers expended the means they laid out in the place now located it would have been much better besides beside avoiding d a big z hill it will be a good thing for us as we felt feit that we were shut in and others shut out owl the people generally are very healthy indeed As remarked by our bishop today to day he could challenge any part of the territory with the same amount of people having the best health and least sickness lie he attributing it to our eating m graham bread as our mill is not com come plated so as to make flour we were wele alarmed last sabbath with the report of a pistol and the screams of women and on nea nearing ring I 1 th the e place whence it ear car carneke newe neve found to our surprise that two brother iii in laws had llad heen been engaged ina lna in a shooting match tho the pistols going 0 off fr so near together that one report was only heard one bullet passing through the ear eai of one and ani the tile other through the others rs left an arm between lis his its elbow and wrist break ing some bones this seems rather a dear w way ny of set settling alin g difficulties and I 1 sincerely hope hv that such sueh plans lan ian will not be resorted to again ey by those professing to be latter day I 1 saints the people mourn tile the loss of our departed friend president joseph W young ho he was a friend to the people Z being intimately acquainted qu quain anted ted with those that composed the muddy mission having taken apart a part in developing that country lie he was a man of wisdom and understanding der standing his mind was constantly grasping for good that he might enrich and exalt his own spirit and pour forth the treasures of 61 f goodness that he lie had gleaned from every overy possible source to purify and elevate the minds of his liis brethren ethien br over whom he had the sal wal watch ch cai eai care ho he has le left ft us but lle lie do and wile wilf follow li him JAS W watson |