Show il an i L A dangerous baldeo i baxt BAIT lare CITY jcl acl abl April 1877 buor editor desere f I 1 I 1 T be rp 1 ii fa a agn dangerous elotis brid bridge 0 il over dvor 1 I 1 I 1 emigration ratiba creek creeks ioli loii on the road leading directly from salt bait jake bake city tv to the tho asylum and many nlaly failing on on thebe nem neb and the h 0 wool ool ioni leri factory jae Jac tory this leilh bridge about thirty five give five feer feet with aap bap unbent on bent only ili iti the centre othe bridge the aleo north end d is braced froin til the kien lien ad nt tto the r north bank e end haa no bracing excepting ing I 1 the sleepers which bear the planking that reach from the bent to the bank on the south bide side the bridge has i a ight cb vering of daft making a track ibo about 4 ten feet fea wide having no railings failings rai lings and anil 45 no po shielding to prevent teams and travelers from heing being precipitated into the the tho chasm below which is nearly twenty feet deep if the bluff on each side were gr graded alid anu drill Ithe the bridge brought nearly to h a level with the load lond rond road I 1 it far less lebs dan aan dangerous kerus herus evirl evoil even I 1 tin in its present capacity of strength but the bridge is built nearly halfway ay from the top of the bluff to Oth ebed of the creek 31 isa so that loaded teams will naturally make a rush when they approach the bridge A as trie bank is steep oneself on each side which sis ris is v efy very dangerous in producing a hany heavy lires pressure sq te on buch euch a light frame work thela theia thereby I 1 omir rendering it insop insupportable r before long iong and aud from frow pr present sent bent ap pe arances from what I 1 can learn there willbe 66 no attention paid to this thib unlit one 0 or i more lives tives ard are lost lort which ve chaps will wake up those whose 1 ilus lids business luew lueN look after buch such mattery and they may shut door after tile the horse is stolen f JOSEPH YOUNG SEN BEN it J visita visits and meetings Meet luus lucs talk and la iia bors bora of other otner aders Pd erm ers NEW blared mr mf ji 3 0 h 4 1 ady i 0 r since arp wrote td to y last lahde I 1 a tour toun north of this cat city kers ingers fails falls albany Mb atly troy ala ald and cohoes at yonkers 1 vil vii jeider eider remained over night then called up upon onan an old friend of in Dud dug duchess liess iless county was noticed by the local paper sas as an E elder elden ider lder from ddom salt bait lake zhe the gueston guest of a ble citizen citi zeu zeb I 1 visited his son an ex m member ember bathe bf the legis legislature lati iati lire of this state whom I 1 accompanied to poughkeepsie jia jil his sleigh dined with him twice visited several friends an android ar acquaintances and talked upon Utah her tut ions and principles after a visit of a few dayh days left for coho cohoes preace preached iha to r Tew Saints grga drga a small branch proceeded to green island h and n d visited a 11 nephew ephew of bishop southern utah received and spen spent wa with wilh the gentleman talking upon matters in general Hp is al cousin to irs L wardy hardy 11 ardy of the wa i ra I 1 received d air invitation to accompany mcany hll hil hin to h a upper parta party wiera where I 1 cony freely with a nj umber number of his friends his ris wife WIN said bald bb she liked fiedle ib bear me fale faie talk falk I 1 answered answerer many mapy questions the gentleman of o f the house continued enquiries duing r my py stayn stay and iid ild expressed P alre wre f at bug bue bur 1 interview 1 11 beird beldi imhof pd shorb shorb short I 1 returned with h greed island where I 1 remained jil ill noon the next day conversing freely treely upon all matters of interest connected with our holy le ligion I 1 was invited to call u upon them again before returning to new york I 1 promised to do so and suggested a meeting ng 0 of their friends aff agg whom I 1 proposed to deliver v 6 r p ed re upon tipon utah lh and life fife cormons mormons Mor mons lehe ithe lady told mia that they and ibe fhe eitleman ent leman ieman with whom I 1 egA versed the previous evening I 1 the then returned tb Cp cohoes dins lipa plea pipa preached chea ched to illg the and administered i redtha the hb of 0 the lords nords sapp supper to them to oreen island agreeable 1 to ap appointment accompanied tho the ajene geneman ninia 61 to vi troy ty visited another gentl gena I 1 elp elb ernan took pook kUPper to r dir eit ak ali his house and ana preached pr Cached to a gom company or merchant li r ladles who were i roi foi tho the occasion in in the fhe large d drawing I 1 room i pl I 1 spoke h e and answered ques questions tiong for about two hours they wished me rue boin to inform them ait to our divine institutions which I 1 did in aa as clear ilea rand and lucid am a manner a i as I 1 possibly could I 1 was invited to call and spend end a day or two with them aw which ieh leh I 1 promised to do as soon boon as navigation opened to troy truy I 1 returned to the house of the gentleman previously named and pent spent the balance balan coi coF of bf the evening in conversation with himself and lady the next morning I 1 was called upon by a gentleman who was with us the night previous and who stated that if our out principles wele were as IT 1 represented them he lie baw caw nothing wrong in them he made some further inquiries shook ghook me by the hand and wished mo me every success the gentl gentleman emad with whom I 1 was waa staying inquired into the object jentof of my mission I 1 told him it was waste to represent Mpr monism as it was from our standpoint to combat err orand the misrepresent misrepresentations atlon of our enemies and a corrupt press 1 conversed with him and his wife wire until my return to cohoes the following day we discussed the difference between embodied and disembodied spirits and kindred subjects I 1 felt quite at homeard home and was escorted to the door by the gentleman and his hiir wife wire who told they wele ivele glad I 1 had paid them a visit with a promise on my part to call upon themi them again before I 1 ib turned returned to utah I 1 held a meeting on the following day at cohoes and anC and returned the next day to new york city I 1 left new york for rockville roc Boc kville centre held three meetings ort or bained elders eiders blessed little children anointed with oil and prayed for the bich sick reorganized the branch administered the sacrament and left left my blessing with them after ft which I 1 Te turned returned with elder J midgley to burg preached saints ion on sunday and andun the following day left for connecticut ut topped stopped at norwalk and hud preached to the tife saints and left for bridgeport where I 1 spent two days with borno some friends and talked upon gene ral rai at this place I 1 separated from WY companion elder J midgley Blid gley giey and san sen sent sant thim him to visit somei scattered Sa saints litts at J kair fair haven and new canaan whilo while I 1 took the cars for northfield got the schoolhouse school h house ouse ta 0 o preach in us and put up some notices that I 1 would lecture upon utah and aud the cormona Mor dior m mons mona an I 1 the 0 o house wils was well weli ell filled and d I 1 had an attentive audience A new few rowdies tried to distal disturb the meeting b but hut lit were were unsuccessful vye vvo we had a few missiles thrown at us lus after we xe got out in the dark one edmy and the brother with me had his hia hat knocked off I 1 gave th ahe the audience an opportunity to ask quest questions ioris loris many availed themselves of the privilege A reporter i present resent inde many manx and abd return returning to jahe house of brother pearson two gentlemen told me they were e edified and had learned many things and alid pronounced it ic avery a very interesting and intel lecture re I 1 gave notice that I 1 would dei del deliver dellver liver ilver another lecture leet tire on sunday vve ve held meeting administered the an elder blessed a child and in in the evening pie preached ached according to appointment were listened to at and received ail an invitation to deliver another lecture on polygamy and ano the book of mpr mou nion which I 1 promised promised to do on my neaty next visit sl t as I 1 had bad made arrangements ti to 0 leave on monday bionday morning I 1 returned to kand and from there accompanied by albert w merrill went to limestone bno and preached n d the schoolhouse school houseton house hoube to a rhodi room full of strangers I 1 left on monday non for Danbury accompanied by elder john whitlock thus I 1 keep preaching wherever opportunity off offers ers I 1 have done doe a great deal of private prea preaching chin g among str strangers angers aDgers have madem made many any friends friend 9 have sown much eed seed that will I 1 trust bring forth fruit to the honor hono and raud glory of god I 1 enjoy good health and have not laaken anything I 1 I 1 we ve are now at al yon You yonkers liers cherp I 1 preached last night to an attentive audience and expect to preach again tonight to night at the someplace same place brother J BlId midgley gley giey is here with m me he is lq doing well we enjoy the spirit of the work and desire to do more than we can accomplish my prayer prayer is that god will bless our labon labor ibo and bring about his purposes in bl his bis is own owl due time I 1 chave hav a received letters from elders newell robinson nj rose and seaman of this mission all of whom are doing as well as circumstances will permit and ac accept capt every opportunity to preach the gospel write for our works etc I 1 biso also received a ietter letter from dr riggs of provo ho he ig Is at new haven writing and gatherl pothering Dg up his genealogy his general health is good a little fatigued with tra traveling your fellow laborer in the new and everlasting covenant jonn JOHN pruce YM y kt ay AV if T A thistle valley i schools FAIRVIEW utah april 25 1877 editor deseret neus sir our oar YM Y MAI jyl L I 1 association was wag organized on the loth of november 1875 our present officers are john A mower blower president L j A wilson and IL it graham vice vic presidents dents james sanderson banderson and P hurst secretary and assistant secretary and L A wilson corresponding secretary debates were our principal exercises until we learned that there was a better way since when we have devoted our time to touting athing and answering questions on the principles bf tor the gospel at present presen b we have an on grollment roll ment of seventy three names we intend soon eoon to follow the example of our brethren at buchheld rich Bich neld Held in abstaining from intemperance and other bad habits during the coming bummer summer we hope to be the possessors s of a cyclopedia as a fou foundation n of a library our president is much pleased that the authorities take eo so much interest in the these thee e association arnd arid thinks the calling of or missionaries from the same an excellent practice our or neighbors the indians s in in thistle valley ai are doieg well under the directions 0 of f bro john spencer they have made great improvements prove ments and hope soon to be elo eio elf sustaining as regards bread stuffs stuns they claim to re receive in dreams repeated instructions and prom promises lees fEes from the lord They havo have great respect for the words word sand and counsel of our bishops and their father president 33 young we have two schools with an attendance of one hundred and thirty pils in regard to the schoolbook change J the lie lle people and ud trustees here feel that they have ilav abeen been wronged vron ged our crops are doing welland there is is a good prospect for an ati abundant harvest submitting this 1 I om vin yours etc ete L A WILSON winson |