| Show enio enro lake larie to switzerland ahe ailo eld ers era in berlin etc BERN switzerland october 7 1876 editor aca neus news at the last april confere conference rioe I 1 with wilh many others was called as a missionary to europe on the of M may ay elders N al Peter reter peterson soil and theodore Braend li and your correspondent left salt lake laue city in an unusual snow storm our journey to new york was a pleasant and speedy one being interrupted by a twenty six hours fredt freit rest in chicago we arrived in new york about 7 am may and having no particular business nor desiro desire to 8 tay stay there and learning that a steamer would sail in about an hour we concluded to embark at once and not wait three days for the idaho secured tickets 3 had to hurry up went on onboard inboard board the city ciry of berlin of the inman line lino I 1 in n our bustle and hurry we all forgot to leave any word of our sailing balling hence the anxiety concerning us ug as mentioned in the NEWS iu in june had hada a very pleasant voyage neither of us was soa boa siek sick an hour houry always ready at meal dil did did justice to the abundant supply of eatables provided for us we landed in liverpool about noon of june ath hearty and well round president carrington and party who had just returned from their continental trip and other brethren at 42 Is lington alt all well len leu ned from president carrington that thai F elder eider lder ider peterson was to go to den elder Braend li and I 1 were to come here and that the whom we shouMeI 04 relea ease were preparing to start lh h mj with emigrants and were af ai awaiting our oum arnival arrival cuu Cou our stay in liverpool w on the following mornin we separated bro li an ana a I 1 came via london harwich rul koi ordain cologne and basel to benr ber where we arrived at 10 am june alb were received as well met by elders E ayring gyring theurer and lenzi lonzi who wi wt re very busi busy elder L arrived on the ath thus the entire journey from sait bait lake city to beralas bera bern was made in eighteen days of which we spent nearly two in chicago and liverpool this is from three to five days quicker than our out letters come the mists milts mission lon ion was in good condition 1 tion with over ver a hundred persons just ready to emigrate bro stuck had lately been prosecuted prosecute tl for publishing and distributing a small pamphlet he was fined fifty francs franca and the pamphlets were to be confiscated fisca ted on being recommended by his lawyer lir mr air he appealed to the supreme Court whore the decision was in our favor and wo we received the glad news just before the brethren started which made all hearts rP jolce rejoice elder li has hns spent most moat of his liia time in the neighborhood of Ludwig shaven on the rhine ermany where a young soung and thriving branch was organized last spring elder lenzi ia is laboring as president of zurich conference elder wirt lin hn as president of the bern jura conference he is now VISIt visiting relatives and friends in canton argan elder B R maeser arrived after visiting relatives in meissen on the slat of august and is laboring as tra velling elder in the bern jura conference elder B R S wells presides over the east swiss conference all the elders are well enjoy the spirit of their missions and are ze zealous alous for the cause of truth we have much prejudice and many lies to oppose people generally seem to have very little interest in regard to religion though there are a few who realize that something unusual is pen ding they know not riot what and try to show the necessity of some kind of a reform we find a few who are are willing to listen to and embrace the gospel one hundred and thirty persons have been baptized in this mission since jan 1 and many are now investigating under the present situation of affairs political and otherwise in europe business is dull distrust characterizes the actions of all parties and truly mens hearts are failing them there would be no difficulty in getting people to go to utah if we only had bad plenty of money and would pay their way for them notwithstanding all that ia is said and published about her people but the inducement we oar is the gospel of life and salvation the principles of the religion of jesus christ calling on all to obey them elders Braend li dWells an have lately made quite a lengthy trip in germany visiting a few scattered saints and endeavoring to spread the leaven of truth in various places inthe in the city of berlin they obtained permission of the police authorities to hold bold meeting rented a ball published an invitation for all to come and hear bear them in two of the widest circulated papers and on the evening ef sept 30 had the pleasure of speaking to eighty or ninety persons person among samong whom were two authorities and many influential and business men after one hours preaching several wanted to hear something about polygamy bro Braend li asked permission to discuss that subject which was granted by bythe the police and for half an hour came questions from all sides which were answered and after the meeting the few pamphlets dhe ahe elden elders 1 h had 1 d with them were soon gone they wrote to me for more which I 1 promptly forwarded although they baptized none on their trip the brethren feel sure that good has been done and rejoice to think they have sown good seed where we hope the ground ia Is not barren larn tain I 1 am very respectfully your brother in the jos B S HOENE trip to the bah Fah renn reah rane kane co utah october 14 1876 editor deseret news I 1 I 1 took a trip to the Pah reain reali a few days since for the first t time timo me so I 1 thought I 1 would write a few lines concerning the country between here and there perhaps it will be of interest to some of my friends who may read your paper in the vicinity of eight miles east othere of here is what we call dall the navaho wells at which place a stone house was erected by I 1 brother J blythe and company some three year years sago ago they also improved the water capa capacity eity elty by digging d deeper beep r and walling up the wells there is no chance for stock to range at thia this elace place on account of the water abing to be dipped up stock cannot get at it themselves the direct route to the ia is not by the wells but travelers frequently go that way to water their teams from four to ox miles northeast of the wells over a rolling country wilh with here and there in nice ice patches of grass then sage and rabbit brush grease grea se weed spanish rush cedars pinion pine and various kinds of other brush and trees too numerous to mention Is what is known as petrified point deriving its name from the fact of there being a great quantity bf petrified wood which shows the grain of the wood well a great many pieces looking as if the wood had been sawed up and split the are of all sizes from the minutest particle to a foot and a half long by a foot through with every color froma from a milk white to a coal eoal black that you can think of it lies on low clay hills of a light bluish color bome borne six miles further is what is called the hun liun lutch kutch ey pass on the north side of the road with the buckskin wash on the south the former being a pass through the cliffs cliffis the latter iatter a wash through the buckskin mountain connecting with each other eight or nine miles further you are on the divide then you begin going down downy down among the hills and hollows not being able to imagine where the road goes a quarter of a mile ahead in fact seeing nothing but red white and yellow hills with a few scrubby cedars and pines no grass with scarcely any brush of any kind so for about four miles where if you are on the lo 10 look ok out you can catch a glimpse of half hair a mile off as you are rounding a point in of rock rack then comes the creek k with the town on the tha other side when I 1 was there it was storming there was a flood coming ng down I 1 could not cross I 1 h had a d t the he pleasure of gazing upon th the e town t own i from the opposite side of the cr creek eek there is another town down the creek about wont ten miles it is impossible to vo ito down there while the flodd flood ia Is coming cowing within nive five miles the creek is crossed twenty odd lodd times after each flood crossings have to be worked every now and then during the flood a piece plebe of their farming land crop and all takes itself down the creek at kt a furious rate it is how the mormons cormons Mor mons can cart make pleasant homes hornes in such out of the way places and under such unfavorable circumstances the hand of providence must be in it P in indian means stinking or Dir dirty water it appropriate for the stench is horrible when the flood is coming we are having our equinoctial storm now it basteen bab has been storming with but little abating since the lith instant being at present cold and disagreeable yours truly ELMER W JOHNSON T the arizona SIls ston slon SUNSET CROSSING arizona october 5 1876 bro A F macdondald Mac vac dondld dear sir we ve a ved hero here safe and had a first rate time no accidents of any kind happe happened ne the wagons stood the trip first artt nate rate te the cattle improved and looked well we have forty five miles to go yet to the place of destination and expect to have hav e the mill running in three wee weeks ks brother smith says there is plenty of good water timber and plenty of fine grass for the stock the mill will be set so as to be bb convenient to all the camps and about the same saing distance from each bro tinney has been out in the timbers with a party of men for some time making arrangements to set the mill his health is somewhat improved the camps are all sending pending back for foi provisions to the diff different erent wards they think they will raise sum clent for beed seed and arid no more what grain they have hatie raised is no nd 1 the corn coin is better than I 1 evor saw fine carswe ear sWe have had no frost yet the weather is fine the camp p nie aie all in fine health and all feel well viell if you should have lave an opportunity of sending bending g me anything in the shape of clothing clo elo thin g you will please send in care of lot smiths smith an and diar in regard to provisions I 1 suppose the mission has to furnish brother tinney and myself we nye fl nind find we have to have help this year I 1 think next year we shall be able to take care of ourselves I 1 remain yours in the gospel gospe JOHN joun A MCCONNELL ST GEORGE oct 24 21 editor deseret iveas fews i the foregoing ietter letter reached here on the insor via Def denver fyer iier col elder mcconnell McConne II accompanied NV it tin tinney ne y with the steam saw mill from mt trumbull we crossed the mill at lees leea ferry last fi month lorith twelve men from the camps with ox teams being there to receive it according to P prest prost elt olt young 1 instructions wo we thought the news items mi might abt interest those of your read reader erss erff called to take part in the southern mission yours truly A F baid 91 zi u jr ai more moro niber liber ber ty worl work ers antwork anel anil and prices drunkenness ehri Chri nilan milan nilson gothenberg GOT HENBURG oct 4 1876 editor deseret news it is with great interest that I 1 now and then read a piece in your valuable paper as it comes to hand from some of the missionaries that atre are scattered over the world and thinking that others might e beof be of the same mind I 1 was in induced d to pen a few lines my health has been very good sinco since I 1 left my home hodie in fil ephraim nearly a year ngo ago and I 1 have feit felt the blessing of god G od attending a tt ending me during my absence from my mountain home I 1 cannot say that we meet ath wi thany any uncommon degree of success at present buttel but bub the e vork york of god G od go goeb 4 is steadily te 4 dily dlly en on wn N V et are baptizing one here another one there every once in a while prospects for the future lre ire are just as hs bright now as they ever where e in this section of country iwas I 1 was appointed tra velling elder in this s gothenburg gothenberg Got henburg conference when I 1 arrived here bete last fall fail 1 and haven havee have boen been been boon trying to effal fulfill fulfil inn 1 my mission ad id fast as asi I 1 have been able to travelling tra velling around a good deal mostly on foot for this conference takes in a good third part of sweden enhus and we have a few saints scattered over the of iland asal asae as a general thing they are very poor our ex pences for hall rent etc are very high so that there is not much left for the missionaries to dand spend for travelling tra velling on railroads and an steamboats team boats and they have to footit foet it most of the time we have a good chance of bearing hearing our testimony to the tho truth of the gospel nearly everywhere we go and the liberty is extended considerably since I 1 was here last my attention was drawn to a letter copied from a omaha paper IR la your pape paper r that is lately come to hand band from a gen gentleman tieman here in sweden that had just come from america he was telling about the i fine times that were here in this country he must have struck some particularly favored spot I 1 dont know that thab place boberg where he was writing from if I 1 did I 1 would give a few some information forma tim about going there where he says they can earn from four to five a day and that they are just as good as so many dollars in aim Arn america eries erles and if there is any of my countrymen in america tha that t cant get work there to just come to sweden for here Is plenty of employment 11 I 1 am not afraid that many of them will come from utah 1 for I 1 think the most of them tha tilt thuu t have once been here are very glad glud that chat they are away from here A common laborer here in the large cities is paid as a general thing not over two kronor per day and a tradesman I 1 three and a good many less than that then to tell people that they are lust just as good as so si many dollars in america when everybody knows that a great deal of the provision they use here is imported from america such as pork cheese etc and eold gold here at tit a good profit besides many miny other articles of the necessaries of df life A man with a family has to pay herein here in gothenburg gothenberg Got henburg sixteen or eighteen kronor kroner per month house rent for a small room and kitchen and very hard to betat that on account of so s many laborers comin coming in from the country to seek work kork in walking through the city I 1 have havo noticed on all the large largo buildings under work that nearly all their tending work is done by women you can see sea them going up the ladders with their heavy burdens of brick and mortar up to the fa fourth arth and fifth story and these woal women cnare are not paid much over one kronor kroner per day it was unusual or me to see anything of that sort when I 1 first came here coming from A merlen america but this ia is BO so common hore here that it dont geem to be anything unusual at all now many hundreds of laborers here went without work in each of the large cities last winter and some of the manufacturing firms have now dismissed lots of their men having no employment for them so I 1 would not advise anybody to be too hasty in following the gent lemans counsel to come over here I 1 cannot say that my feelings were BO enthusiastically elevated W when hen I 1 saw my native land last fall after an absence of thirteen years yeara I 1 have an idea that they will be a little higher when I 1 have the privilege of again beho beholding iding lOing my adopted country it must be admitted that there is a great deal of the beautiful in Nature bur bui rounding us here on every hand but people cannot alway 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