| Show correspondence 7 SUNSET SAW MILL AULD mogollon mountain 40 miles west arizona october X tr vy r 7 A ent ronn rohn talor taylor satt salt lake oft Cit yf fT Dear brothern otherA Br A few MINs bedore before reaching n we strike the road on which thel the M mormon ormon battalion traveled in 1846 1816 when malding malting their bardh through thih this I 1 country und and ont out entered ered the town on the thelast east side aide tucson is a mig mis miserable erable dirty place and situate th oh the banta santa cruz river the houses are ofa of doble dobie one story high with flau flat of them have gny any windola win gin w In dows dowa or or floors bit but bat th the ground streets very narrow and irregular I 1 main street ison isanthe the west side of town the river adeo bottom on which the principal business houses abiu storey are located the waters orthe stream 4 smail h tho the south bouth end of the ahe town and jun run along niong the west mide whery ii they are used for foe all purposes a 1 YO vp ilaw baw beveral several at the ex x pi ca n W women and one phinese Ih ill manon nea ner the the pank bank washing clothes there app arp a p arine garine no degara as to waters clean cleano chein ache in habant aare sare mexicans aud and rd a af pf IXL Avi dufils martof pard k part jbf our company y d the obi oed ord of the town lown he ot guard llo lip apuan use was aouate y h a entha jha battalion was be here re th ehe the L 1 i renca are t that tl i ay a rt has been beon mostly vacated ony only a fewox few pi the hovels els elb viano re low inhabited the rampart new part pi 91 is not not mot lin rin muc tich nii nir af la style tecum I 1 ume ure i 1 tafter 1 after aften purchasing a W f few owl xit xie majed Tit eded articles artt arti clep and mailing bur our i let iet letters terai we left tucson and drove droye 11 miles to a mican mexican ranch and having traveled 41 miles O Q day here we han had to buy for our animals at five cents er h ead lon for night flight and iri tri morning orning U nfaye ye miles from town we creased the tho hi water atan star ditoh con contal taing ng the waters of t the tho e santa cruz which shortly binks minks in ini tue the sand and wem we minter finter upon apon the debalt deceit thursday oct 10 lo 10 v bri bli bilings bil to point boint bf another ranch rinch where re water wafer can ud b e purchased tadino un thia lila being d a ridge of bf vo volcanic rock extending the main maln b ral miles thence to Deser elbta elSta tion 9 miles a ranch aiso also a mall habyl by an american irh irb thy wat wal water drle is drawn from a well feet deeply y ii a horse horbe attached to a 8 shaft har bar bal turning a large drum around which a rope is con conveyed ve e I 1 over twe two pul rul liea and tha tho full babrel barrei barrel containing 25 or sor gallons allori 16 coines colnes omes omen 1 up w while the empty i one decendy dec ends the horse horce being sa hitched that he can turn round on the landing of odthe tiie tile full barrel without help from the driver A detach detachment m ent eni of soldiers of the regiment on route from california to camp grant were here thence 6 miles to noon camo bince since entering upon the I 1 desert the road ha hab has s been dry an and d dusty and for 15 miles parses through a continuous forest of mus mua quite of a fihe fine with healthy eathy growth the tho apparel ch with a an occasional low rugged relba of volcanic rock are seen all albund on the easu east and west from 5 to 15 stant weather very warm gra tra Bs ss short abort and dry our out rhoad being on the ibe battaro battalion 11 trail after dinner we drove northwest through to P leacho station 21 miles and camped here therele good gool water drawn as before fram a weli well leej leep fee deep deen chiew which costs 25 c cents centa per span ispan here wa roddi fork the right to florence 22 miles the left to sacaton 33 miles on the atila river eiver r oct oot ool ocl lit alth to florence 7 atre ing another in 71 alleg wh where water can be obtained this place la Is on the gila river and laid out on a from the bed of 0 the stream at right angles the main street about 3 rods wide through the centie of town everything has bas hasa bast aglean aplean clean elean and more neat appearance than atia aria any place plage yet passed assed in sod them arizona there I 1 ar ersome inha dinha inhabitants bi tants quinea number of americans here we found two hingle shingle roofs the first and only abnes in this section there is considerable very rich land on this thia river at this thia place but little vater water during the summer sinks ies above the town toka is supplied by wells well S i we drove across the niver river which at this thilo time e is ii a beautiful strem stream and K nide made our noon camp where bro wilkic was taken down with a chill which 11 nab has M affected hins bismore more or br lebs lees bince since leaving the san ban pedro A mr stiles an american gentleman fro from pennsylvania icela 3 resides here in a fine house with shingle roof his hla farm well cared forand he is looked upon abone aa bonef onet of the most moat reliably reli rell abia abla farmers of this section of country ou after dinner we started upon a 40 mlle mile dbert across a mesa or beneby bench andin and in ismilda IS 15 milea maae made our camp nearl near a ino ind mound uno inq i which appeared an ancient people the excavation we tye found water far corbut animals animal I 1 october we traveled 27 miles to noon camp arid aud 10 miles to td bro bm jesse N per kins kinal camp oli oll ton tin the balt salt biver river aund two of his bis bons sons sick with the chills and fever contracted if while on ori the ban satt pedro then ther brother ismons Or empi camp a short dista distance ilce lice up the river kiver and thence to brother bif Sif sirrine tilie and abd Pome roys roya camp ono one OBO oiin mile highe higher 1 up then them returned to brother b r F per df kins W where her i d su supper hlad had been prel pre j i pared of which wa partook aha khit when the moon aga uga arase wa we drove four miles down the alver tb broiher brother daniel W where we ca came 11 upon them thenh somewhat une unexpected pec pea doted as 13 rother brother jones was waa outto to meet us expecting we would bomb edme up the tim yil 11 the these I 1 cam cambare pare ali all 0 health akcer aicer except the bona aona farbrother har far brother per afis hera here we wd found letters from utah 3 october As per ute apte previous iio ilo appointment meeting was wi 9 cal eal called ledat at lu lt luin luia ia maud maua mana I 1 wa addressed by besse N smith Hi nokley liph alph president bno sno snow ano spoke in bothi to the invasion and conquest orM of Cortez ithe against the Monte in the cit city olty of mexico referred to the lord dord suffering buffering the wicked to sni shi blay alay j tuoi wicked in the that wars vars etc also otther mission of the three ne no philes towards their brethren the this country kud and the unity of df the saints in the ordinal cea of the gospel benediction by elder nuttall meeting convened convene df prayer by elder Lot smith elder nuttall read tead read the letter of appointment and instructions from president anon anor one cne or wr rne TOO twelve to President eiDt 1 erastus after which president enow snow Sainte sud and as ab there were soini some difficulties nave have all things reconciled so that we wi can theSa the sacrament cramen t of the theli nordis mordis oras ly tyr fyr that of the lord may dictate what will be tor for the best good of 0 all concerned crismon Cris mon moa D W jonea J X N perkins geo W V birt elnine lne lae A E if pom rby hi and nd thomas biggs Bigge spoke oct A few teams and vehicles being provided swe wo drove on farms examined the several water alit c hes has or canals then on to the idesa idess br two 1 and a half milea east easdon easton obi to the townsite located by the brethren of 0 the up pet camps campa wax way A wo we passed phased and und examined leht ru ruins ins which appear to be very tho main structure seems to have been a citadel or fortress about three rods east and westy west by bk tight eight rods north and south the decay of ages und and debris have filled the rooms so that traces ofalie of the w walls wails alls ails which which had been elds plasie reg d ca an w only only be found the out a Fly Kalls and kni traces are plainly ivis visible atso also taga a reservoir f anaide idl e the wall wali hau haa evidently bea been beon stock leedio lo contain pontal q water during A belge and from the 1 indi cat eat callona ibria of many build buildings ings for some distance ali all round it was evident a numerous people ha had d isome isomo omo ome time lived Acre broken pottery 1 tery aery i being beings strewed all over the ground gron grou rid nid we wd then passed tb the north examining the labor of the brethren on to where they take the water through what is called the nonte Monte montezuma zurna canal this Is a s very extensive piece of work and forth evidences of engineering and skill it was wag taken from W tue the yie lie river verbi verti eross across the 14 bottom botto malong along the side i of the hench bench and 0 oh alfil the bench to the level levei where it divides into lato beveral several large daves ditches sonae of which extend and are tra daht cabe C formales form roio hb lles iles ej on the bench belich showing that thai much farming lim has been do done no one ono of 0 the main maln mai ditches cros crosses M tha the bench samo same bome some 4 40 miles to the glia gua ever this main ditch itch has been 15 to 20 feet wide widd on the bottom and to loo feet wide on pa courto 18 or 20 feet deep for 11 alyo yo milea the breth denof ren ran of the some IS 18 hands bands haab made mado sli niiles of ditoh ditch apin river to he head adif adit of montezuma canal and three miles on the bench from vibe where rethe the old canal forks also cleaned out the old canal the 16 ame sanae being from three to eight feet wide except two miles at the head bead which is 15 feet wide and they now have the water to their town slite alte this wor work khas has cost some borne wages at igo per nay brother D bjones W jonea jones and company a canalis canal is three miles lafi long iong g and capable of watering 1500 1600 aeres acres of land there here are 22 men 20 women 53 bo boys a an and garls 88 eight years yearb of I 1 a age a kad had seven advah fAmil families leis no now owr 16 located td in these c camps campb i alap they have la labored borree ore the past huni auni summer bummer bler bier mainly on their water ditches bitches whilst those with brother sones jones s have alsi also raised some tome grain and vegetables and each family have a young orchard growing also aiso hade shade trees etc bom adin chive enave raised two brol broi of smail small pat vat patches blies biles threet oroff crop sor of melons two of beans and two of tomatoes on the same vines also three cutti cuttings fugg figg of suga sugar cane from one planting g and ond cut bix six cuttings of luceail lucei lucel iL there oberear are beve seye t trai raia rala families of if bima rima maricopa Mar Mari leopa copa and papago i indians h here re tinder tha bare rd of brother jones who are ate making aking their own support by farming of the rna men man were recently baptized they are fine stalwart m men i a n 6 the saints assembled at brother Bro ther amp after sing iulg and p prayer brother S smith rith reported tiie the examination of lof the tind and of rother brother 9 jone company which had hiet been kept satisfactory the brethren gel gei generally brally availed themselves of the opportunity given yesterday af ofton con tessing their faults an 4 asking fer or gl veness president snow referred to the fhe words of echi as regards dp the Action actions got of thet evil one in laboring with the chil children drea drda of men also aiso upon the benefits ano ani efficacy of prayer elders nuttall and J N smith poke spoke in tigard regard to the indiana and add the g general i beneral welfare of the saints after which brg ther then jesse JesEe jn 1 perkins being a president of seventies was wag bec eed eec apart by president snow as prea prep presiding iding officer of the saints located on this riv river erand erana and in its vicinity not to act as a bishop in all al his bis duties but butwich wih his bis counselors oun to hear and determine such cases as may come before them with the sanction and tapp Japp approval royal of the saints brother henry 0 rog aach nar ner as ieraci counseled coun seler and geo warren sirrine N as second asEe ashe cond cona counsellor bro dnniel daniel W jones was sustained in his charge i pf af ahe fhe indians lo 10 labor labo i r un der dir the council of bro perkins po 00 that no misunderstanding aine president ataw offered the benediction and blessed the peep people at pm m after lne ine meeting etine eting drove to BroTon bro jonesb esy esl camp and met with a number of the rima pima Ind indians laps who 0 were bi baptized a by bro jones on th ite lith of Septem berand who desired to be confirmed afdera full ax explanation of this ordinance eight of them were confirm confirmed fd oct at 9 a am after bidding adfer to the saints we drove to tobro bro camp bro jones jonts and two indians accompanying and at 11 crossed jhb balt salt river biven at the mcdowell Me Dowell crossing which is Js just below their campana cam dao draye droye va to the north over medium good road somewhat hilly billy to camp mcdawell on the verde verdu biver river la 12 miles this is to a clean camp campi buildings shingle roofs closely sur aur round edby hills hilla or mountains the river is a nice clear stream of very good water coming in from thet the north not much farming land on the river bottom while a at our dienner din kendall van schwabe and dr todd made mads us a FA short visit vleit from campi we then drove through the hills tails td tot E creek 12 miles and t camped good water a small run rune ning stream but sinks occasionally I 1 Y feed plenty oct ct bro jones and ohp the two indians rot returned arned Orned home from this place we left the creek on our gig aig right ht and passed over the hills beven miles to creek again then thence ce up creek a short abort distance and leate leave it tto the right to round valley bix pix alx lx miles milts thence up a long steep hill andover and over hills and up canons callons to water holes two mile sand mooned here a party of men cereto were to work repairing the roads many rough laces had been smoothed by them alt a our travels of y yesterday esterday I 1 afternoon an and d this moral n gabut there is manifest t a great lack of experience in n this kind of work we drove to valley five miles to sy damore damore creek again then down the greek creek and up an east tork fork tour four ilour hll hil lesto leato foot of reno mountain in bange ringe up the mountain on steep long dugway most of the way two inies jales to divide it la now dark and wo we travel down fe the mountain on steep duew dugway about one mile when our carriage elsTun into a large rock in the road which bro smith who was driving could not discern in an instant we found ours ourselves elies upset president snow and myself on the ground among the seats and sides of carriage top topi nive five pistols and two guns dragging for nearly a rod amdur among the rocks brothers bret Brel hera smith and hinckley also down tid rid boa hoa hod ingon ing on to the team tean tildy they stopped ory on enquiry til there dro wa 0 o one hurt wita the of a few scratches aiches alches da bro bra knees we soo ngoi the carriage on wheels and they wor nor the axles were not injured and drove db down n the the canon somei some bome W 00 yards grdy chere w we e found anad camp ground d and d aown own id th t I 1 I 1 cre ere creer I 1 I 1 ejr 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