| Show 0 www ST DAVID cochlea county A T march ad 1883 editor deseret bews yews there have been so BO ranny nanny rapid changes and exploring in southern bouthern arizona ond and Bonora chati only at last have had no time to write you yon the visit of apostles snow and lyman with elders layton and martineau has resulted in a stake organization with bishop layton at its head bead the i latter having already arrived from utah with members of his family and commenced his labors labore with a will wills st david the frontier settlement with its lingering for the past five years yearb will no doubt take ahe the lead and bo a place of prominence we have already with the assistance of elder A F macdonald surveyed eu d two quarter sections of land into lots lote blocks blacks and streets located on tho the east side fildo of the san ban pedro river on an elevated piece of bench land that overlooks the surrounding country also incorporated the st bt david irrigation canal company with shares par value 50 each this canal will be taken out six miles up the river and south from our town site and when completed will cover the best beat part of one township laying on the east side of the river we are not in the texas pacific K R B R grant but take our land in a body which is in a great advantage wo are also located three and a half miles north of any spanish grant and surely there la is nothing in the way of day saints establishing themselves in good homeland homes home sand band and when men like elders layton P F 0 merrill and edward bunker bunkers who crossed this country 36 years ago in the service of their government can lead out and help to locate and build up pros berous settlements the young men of utah can truly eay say our fathers were and nie aro better men than we are for luxury society and wealth seems more than the King kingdom doin dorn of god and its interests to many of the rising generation town lots lot swill will be furnished to locators at a very cheap rate and with government title so in our infancy we will obtain good titles end and have a lesa less field for lawyers when we commence to be a prosperous community and pass by many of those troubles which have occurred in utah through settling on lands before they were in the market I 1 have continually through your columns advertised arizona and many man Y of the advantages to be obtained by new now settlers and now refer those who would like a warmer clime to apostles Apost iea leb snow and thatcher who are reliable in their J judgment and no man in the kingdom has had bad a more extended experience in locating new now settlements than apostle JS snow and will say farther that anything any thing from a cambric needle to a steam engine can be had at a reasonable price prices and unless emigrants have moveable moveably move able property which they cannot dispose of and very cheap rates ov erthe overt ertho bao fao railroad it would bo be better to purchase here at benson and tombstone unless it be garden seed alfalfa and choice kinds of wheat and cane our altitude being near that of isalt lake cattle an anu and horses can clu be driven to advantage overland good cows ranging from 40 to 75 and american horses and mules from to loo per span spun wo we trust many will come this way ways and if these parts after are not satisfactory we have an extended country south and east respectfully youn your brother D P F cassia CV co IT march 7 1683 editor deseret mews we are arp having very nice weather here now and many are putting in grain and it esema ems the spring work has commenced the health of the people is ia good and there have been but three cases caseb of sickness this thib winter we have two sunday schools in this branch with about 30 pupils enrolled in each our improvement pro associations are in a very prosperous condition although we have many things to contend with that the young do not have in other places the sabbath meetings are well atten attended dod and the people generally are striving to obtain the blessings that are in store for the faithful saints and our worthy bishop is striving to unite the people in their temporal as well as spiritual affairs through his perseverance and energy we have started a operative cooperative co store which Is iain fain in a very prosperous condition we have a relief society and the sisters are sure working and are trying to do their part and giving relief where n needed the winter has been a mild one for this country and the mount mountains sins are not very plentifully stocked with snow and unless we have more snow there will be a scarcity scar ecar city elty of water in some aarts parts parth of the valley we have a daily ally mall mail and the NL NEWS WS is ia an ever welcome visitor vl altor trusting that god will bless biess us ua in strengthening zion and her borders I 1 am your brother in the gospel of christ J T J T M X |
