Show correspondence coree CORRE improvements i death at CITY nov Z 1871 editor deseret hems hews floal floral and little old folks folksy was represented here on friday a and saturday evenings by prof A J phelps and lady before before crowded houses that were well entertained and amused by the exercises many houses bouses have been built here durin duning during the season searon the masons and carpenters carpenter 4 could find plenty of outdoor werk wark fora oora number of fwee freeks weeks ks were it pa possible 1 te that we could have fine weather r and nd there seems to be indoor work for them for the space of a full winter no man needs to beldie beidie be idle idie our population now numbers 2000 souls soul sor or a little over more than have been geen added to our numbers within the last year i A large building build ing to be known as the social ocial ri hall ia Is now being roofed the first story 0 which is built orrock of rock walls wails abr feet at the basement the upper upp er story Is of brick made here A prom prominent luent vestry is attached to the rear of the main building A canal at the cost of about 2000 0 is being constructed along the tile line of part of the box elder calculated to draw the water from various sources holding it back t and thus greatly increase said element for irrigation purposes bro PD P D packer son of jonathan T packer died suddenly of lung fever on saturday afternoon brother y S A dunn one of our oldest citizens has been quite low for sometime with what seems to be neuralgic complaints but it is hoped he will survive although althou gh his strength is not increasing inc by any means yours truly A C bear near niver river valley randolph opening for settler settlers mills meetinghouse meeting rik lie house rie Ile healthy althy country he baptisms RAN RANDOLPH DoL Pir rich co november 1875 editor deseret news the valley known up this way as bear river valley extends south of this place about eighteen miles to what is known as the head of sal Bal eratus creek bear river entering the valley from the east about ten miles south of this place also entering utah out of wyoming at the same place thoi the river then runs nearly due north for about twelve miles then runs northeast north east again into wyoming nd and finally by a big bend to the northwest north horth west enters idaho the valley following the river for fifty or sixty mile mlle is from two to six miles wide with plenty of meadow land ai nil all along the river aver and on the different stream streams that run out of the mountains both fro from m the east enst and tho the west the land for farming purpose purposes is is I 1 very good for oats and barley and all root crops but is rather cold tor for wheat although some very good wheat has hag beep raised and I 1 think more could be if the people would manure their land and then plow in the fall and sow the wheat as early in the spring as they can get on the ground to work as it is generally more or less stormy in the spring of or the year thereby delaying the plowing until very late for small grain the people of randolph are putting up a very flue adobe meeting house size 55 x 33 with three large windows in each side tilde and one on each side of a large double door in the f ont facing east there is also a small door in the west end to lead into a vestry there is at the west end of the room a large platform orm 15 x 29 feet 8 inches which is intended for a stand and also for lecturing or dramatic purposes there have been some severe storms here lately and in fact there is quite a heavy rain now which is melting off about six inches of snow which fell lately which has ke kept ant ho the work on the roof backbun baek back but it is hoped ored the roof will be finished before any serious damage damigo is done io to the walls by storms there is a good opening for settlers tiers in this valley there being not a better stock or grazing valley in utah with plenty of timber and water handy we have got two of the old fashioned upright saw mills one on owned by J P F hutchinson and the ether other by howard and harper which supplies some lumber but I 1 note not enough nou li for the demand owing I 1 thing to the sawyers sawyer they li not 0 t understanding their business as they should do we vve have also a steam shingle mill owned by howard and harper which does a very fair business making some very good shingles as the timber in the mountains hero here for shingles and lath is much better than it is in the lower valleys valleye tile the people in thia thi place piam eda enjoy v ery very good health bo both th old an and Z young looking robust and healthy it is very seldom wo we hear of a case of protracted sickness and even then it is mostly caused by the increase in families as this is as great a place for children as any settlement of in utah sometime ago we had a visit from sever several alof of the leading brethren of the church who preached to ua us and gave such asod instructions that most of the people felt to do better and renew their covenants the result of which is there were over ono one hundred baptized into the united arder and there seems to be a better betten spirit among the tha people since there being not so much quarreling or backbiting back biting as there was before as is too often the case in small settlements like this where everybody knows every blodys business there are about one hundred families here and judging by a look at some of their corrals they have pi plenty lenty of stock and plenty 6 hay to feed them with which we consider a blessing in return for our climate not being so warm as ft atis Is in kome bome some of our more favored southern valleys yours respectfully W ii |