| Show coin coyd nt wrom T 0 WN discouraging circumstances LAKE tows TOWN to rich co utah may 1 1884 editor deseret the N NEWS F ws comes to hand pretty regularly in this region of its popularity you may subscribers judge fudge from the fact that there are 22 subscribers in our little town of inhabitants making a subscriber to every nine of the population there have been some discouraging circumstances with which we have had haa to contend in bear lake valley during the past six months hay has been scarce in our end of the valley vailey val vai ley and snow very plentiful indeed from the of october until the aoth of april we might almost say that we had one storm and that has been all the time of course we have had a little fine weather thrown in anere la Is still an abundance of old snow in the valley especially in the northern settlements As to lake town we have upon this first day of may snow upon a quite a number our town lots plowing has not commenced except upon some very rare dry spots in round valley alley vi in this precinct pre the snow is about one foot deep on th the level and in drifts ranging from three to six feet in depth A crowd of men shovelled shovel led a track for wagons through the canon on monday last they report rp ort huge banks of snow up there and some of if them put iu t the long handles of their shovels down clown in some places on the roadway and then failed to find bottom suspension OF TRAFFIC ETC As to the traffic there has been almost a deadlock dead lock since conference time until a day or two since traveling with sleigh or wagon has been almost entirely out of the qu question estion e especially apeci all ali between paris and lake town aur our store cannot get anyone to attempt any freigh not for love or money still our people live we have been blessed with plenty to eat cat drink and wear scarcely any cattle have died in this end of the valley this winter notwithstanding the rigidity of the climate and the soft sat state of the roads president wm budge badge accompanied by bishop john hunt of saint charles favored us with a call on wednesday the ultimo and held meeting in the even evening 1 n it is s need needless less to st state ate that a spiritual irit ua 1 afe feast as t was e enjoyed nj oyed as a result s t of their visit and labors amon among us AN INDIAN INMAN CAMP an encampment of our brethren has been made with us during the past winter they call it I 1 a heap long winter they have sustained themselves almost entirely by dressing buckskins making gloves whips etc etcy and have done very little house to house visitation they have gone off one by one until today to day the few remaining gathered up their wigwams and went on their way rejoicing towards evanston where they intend staying a little while previous to going to the farm at malad AN ARCTIC asre aspe ASPECT the atmosphere today to day is clear in cheerful contrast to the steam and fog and sleet and mud with which we have been so abundantly tried this spring if anyone should be anxious to know the state of the climate of our portion of the footstool we quote for their benefit the saying of one of our bear lake sages nine months winter and three months mighty cold weather which with a fair alTo aito allowance for hyperbole we submit as an approximation to the truth so far as tile the year of grace that has gone respects respectfully ully ALTA |
