| Show ASHLEY FORK COUNTRY HEBER CITY W wasatch asarch county utah territory october ad president john taylor DEAR bror BROTHER according to appointment I 1 left home boffie on the of A august u gust accompanied by eider elder el der JH J H moulton and reached deac h ed ashley fork by way of uintah valley and deep creek on the ath day out passing by the flourishing settlement of mountain dell on the dry fork ot of ashley on monday I 1 attended a session of the conaty court finding the political situation favorable I 1 spent most moat of the week visiting bitting different portions of the valley ballf y and conversing with the tiie brethren who universally agree that tho the future of ashley seems bright and prosperous on saturday and sunday the loth and lith attended conference with the saints at their meeting house on the bench A fair attendance and an excellent time council of the priesthood in the evening on sunday forenoon by unanimous consent jeremiah hatch ratch sendas Sen was sustained as bishop of ashley and nathan 0 davis davia and I 1 J clark dark his counselors chont thomas bingham sr was also unanimously sustained as bishop of mountain dell ward with jerome merrill men ill lii and thomas bingham jr as his counselors all of those brethren were ordained and set apart to preside over the different wards except thomas bingham jr who was absent from home jos jef JET black was appointed to preside over the high priests in ashley valley I 1 find the valley one of the most desirable locations in the stake there is an abundance of good land with plenty of good water easily conveyed from the ashley river upon all ali portions of the valley plenty lenty of timber imber in the mountains pine vine fine pine buil dlug rock with the best quality of coal also and gypsum a are re found in great aban da daice ace the climate is all that could be desired probably equal to salt lake luke valley their li arvest harvest has been abundant fine wheat the larger varieties of corn and vines are grown own arth the grist mill of reynold reynolda co lq i doing good work and giving general satisfaction brother P carroll is manufacturing lumber which bells eells at 30 per M T ashton is growing for sale a large lot of peachy peach apricot and apple trees wheat is now selling at two cents per pound oats two and a half and potatoes poto toes at one cent per pound goods are sold at considerable advance on salt lake prices by mr gibson who at present is the only merchant there on monday the wo we organized a co operative mercantile and manufacturing company which will probably 61 bly V commence busine s immediately I 1 find the distance to be about miles from salt lake city the road fair and being made better every day by two compan companies les leq of united states troops who are en route to fort thornburg situate at the J unction junction of the green and duchene rivers on the east bank of green river 0 opposite nn osite to fort thornburg is located the ne new uncompahgre agency the locations of both the fort and agency are well tak enaud taken enand aud nud will willy in my 0 opinion meet all ali tho the wants of the situation a the white river utes are to be located on the uintah agency and the on a portion of the count country rv either side of white river 20 miles wide from i north to south and from green river on the west to the colorado pg jo 16 alino 1 on the east containing abut about goo us square quare miles the indian commissioners ners are doing all they can to carry out the stipulations stipulation 6 of the late treaty and under wise and judicious treatment by the U S agents col burry berry and col critchlow we may safely hope that in the near future the united ute nation will become good farmers and mechanics drefs drees like white men and educate their children col A B mee Mec cham of the commissioners ners who wm was severely wounded at tho the lava bed tragedy by the bodocs Is enthusiastic on the subject of indian civilization the late payment to the ile white river utes of acme silver dollars has given that country a silver currency and all parties are deemin seemingly ay 1 somewhat eager ea ger gez to obtain a fow fel of t the shin rs but to return to ashley I 1 will say that the country is capable of supporting ten times its present population and bishops hatch vind bing ham bain are very desIr desirous Gus ous that the presidency of the church shall send a portion of good people in due time to assist in deve loDing the many resources of tho thi country very respectfully your brother in the gospel abram HATCH ratch |
