| Show correspondence A ja 11 IS TI ORE OKE ORE near NEAH MI MASTE ASTE uton HTOy sew yew lealnd zealand march i por wor deseret news about one year a ago go I 1 left my home in at vit tit glea pleasant sant utah to preach the gosei fito rito to the inhabitants of this remote ad ad detached portion of the world I 1 was assigned to labor among the lb origines of the ISLAND ND iff mission to this peculiar pecullar allar aliar lute resting race of people I 1 hope has jot lot gt been fruitless in my humble way i lare lave endeavored to teach the ileson eaon the gospel as taught by christ lad iad his bis apostles while they sojourned sojourn ed cion cron the earth also to warn them thein of the impending judgments about to be poured toured out upon the inhabitants of the cirth unless they speedily repent of their wickedness s and the sin sinful ful fui abominations in which they are groveling at te tie present tt time me my liy object in writing now Is to ive lve give ITC tib tie readers of your most valuable iller paper era a brief of a recent inter the noted MAORI maoni PROPHET TE on the ad of february my companion elder EL E L davies and I 1 took a trip to the west coast to ascertain the feelings of the fo followers lowers ot of this noted loin join in regard to receiving the OB on our way we made it a point to visit every pah and sow the seed even though tiou thou h the inhabitants d did id not feel in obaed to receive the gospel gener lily llly tye vve were given food and shelter i ind sad listened to with muc i attention invariably we found sound them professing 1 three creeds english catholic and anti ban Han llau liau the latter class are se ceders md by far in lle lie ile he majority it is an amusing g scene to observe them go through this invented system of reli pon which one would have to study hore lefore giving jiving a description of it in ili jail fell after passing a place called mutee lound found it but little us use to preach 1 ach to them as they were firm be ka finvers 1 1 rs in their prophet and said they would loald believe none of the the pa kehas or men we were told by them to go to the tile houe noue HOME OF THE LORD lorb od bid if te would believe us they would as he I vis ils vs is having revelations hm irom time to t tim m for their benefit benent fact yet nevertheless ame that where ap a people coble place lace so rill lanca confidence in one mans man as in this asea person might talk for a bringing an any amount of truth to substantiate his argument yet in nine out of ten they would never leedia if their ranga Kanga tira ll chief id cd not take the le lead ad we concluded to make for the head quarter this extraordinary man of gioia whom so much and ob wu an interview with him by hy which leads leans if he was favorable a large largel hid bid could be opened as he has nuh huh beds bedl of followers accordingly on of tile the month we arrived at hrin aka I 1 the HOME nome OF THE rnO pro PROPHET rhet PhET this is the largest A pall pah I 1 have jiahe seen new zealand and while shile we were rating lating for his residence inlander in wand eri ert k around among the large number of IT 0 bark roofed chares we lost our ray lay having obtained a guide we were ivere led libis illis house after much leluch crossing of itches getting through fences anc ane climbing of hills unfortunately he hs fas absent dig alg digging in potatoes ota toes antl anil we nye tere vere informed would woula not be home till avin relieving pm ourselves of our luggage tr dext next aj object act was to INSPECT THE TOWN I 1 we may so call it and aud have a talk with his followers while thus engaged ret lev leavere ie were here vere invited to partake of dinger dinner rith with twenty or more of the more intel tent of hit men being seated upon the mat which arved tn ed for far table chai chal chairs rs etc we lipped dipped ti fIngers into the tish fish and potatoes ils ins conveying it to our mouths living sving become acquainted with their hode tode of eating in which all dip into ie te same dish we were quite expert hads at it we availed ourselves of tle tie privilege of speaking to them as huch luch as we could also learning some it 0 their ideas about p va it was announced to us oat tat the prophet had bad arrived during to taik talk with his followers we learned tithe tat hat he placed himself on a par with hoses loses hence we sat with breathless It to catch a glimpse of his difine countenance presently he made his appearance in TO e room which was pretty well tilled iid bid after extending the hand of friend elp tip I 1 introduced ourselves to him in tle the e maoni maori language making known to 01 the object of our visit and asking tie the privilege of holding meeting there to 10 explain to them the gospel of arist drist rist it was plainly perceivable after as a yr in u te stalk taik talk that he absent yet yeti little did wc we think we oaid would bu b Q ORDERED OUT I 1 t his wh arelt arell house but such tas was our tate fate I 1 endeavored to tell teil 1 l him we had come ome e to give them blessing but was only interrupted td tta called all kind ot of names As we WO left the tho imsand were passing thron gh the pail pall pah ne jre had an idea some of his men would invite us to remain over night as osithe the sun had sunk to rest behind taa tao distant horizon III in this we were disappointed botone not one of them had courage to 10 give us a pace place lo 10 sleep we left me the pall pail pali pah with sorrowful hearts not because he bad refused us a place to sleep but in consequence of not having the op opportunity anity to explain the principles of of eternal truth to that people we felt sorry for their condition for their ignorance of god and 1114 his laws re regarding gardin the plan pian il danof of salvation we took sli sll shelter elger elFer ato ago about ut a mile from the 11 pah ah 11 under the roof of an old deserted hut where we enjoyed a peaceful nights rest min mingled led with deep reflections te to whit ilas lias now noir sent invitations to numerous tribes stating that he is about to announce THE END OP OF tue TUB WORLD and has requested them to gather at a s specified 1 place on this occasion ile he 21 also aiso 0 proclaims himself to be one of the prop prophets liets spoken of in the lith chapter of R revelations eve lations while his followers declare that he is equal to td two men not physically but intellectually hen hence cc they say the lord has no need of rai rat raising S in u up p the other he fie a also aiso so anticipates building up the tile new now jerusalem in this land and proclaims that he is the one to preach the gospel to the different nations of the earth it is a deplorable sight to see the condition of many of the natives THAT MONSTER DRINK has the upper hand of them especially on this coast it is no uncommon thing think to see male and female inebriated day aften after after day before the advent of the euro european cau can the dusky maori knew little of oi the tile many evils with anich he is now surrounded through the evils of smoking and drinking which male and female indulge in offspring is now almost unknown of the of this race who once occupied this land and among whom sickness was hardly known about now remain to tel tell of the heroic deeds of their gallant ancestors at the present time they are FAST FADING AWAY and I 1 apprehend that ithe time is not far distant when the representatives of this race will be few unless they cease some of their present evils ever playing praying for the welfare of zion I 1 remain your brother in the gos Gob gospel pei pel al las L ALDRICH albrich OX ON THE WAY AVAY TO SAN J JUAN UAN thur THun ner nen PIUTE co utah april 1883 1885 editor deseret neuss news my aly last note to the NEWS left me at nepal juab co on the ath last on the ath about 9 a in I 1 left nephi my in teams having preceded me on the RK ath lust just erom from ibrom nephi to levan I 1 traveled over one of the FINEST STOCK P RANGES PANGES A I 1 ever saw in utah but it is over stocked and 1 is fast being destroyed destroy e by immense sheep herds in a short t time 1 me with the present herds to run there it will become useless the neat stock men are bein being run out by the oeners of sheep why cannot our stock men come to some mutual understanding whereby where our stock ranges can be preserved preserve for the best interest of the people of the territory I 1 wis wish the tile church or state or some other power would act in this matter and set off these local ranges for stock raisin raising and so preserve that siness business ou as a rila rita leading industry of our territory Iwas told bya by a sheep man that upwards of head of sheep wintered on the desert desert west of the sink of the sevier river I 1 mooned at LITTLE SALT CREEK a scalf deserted village of some fifteen felteen empty houses two bouses houses only had families living in them I 1 could not learn the cause of the desertion the soil looked to be good and I 1 sav sax sa v one or two neglected orchal orchards Is that looked as though witti with care they might produce well I 1 drove from here hero to gunnison over a heavy leavy road made so by the late rains G C UNISON is a neat town of gome some gome one thousand inhabitants this is the place where the lamented captain grimson Gi imson of the U S army was wag massacred by the indians many years a ago 0 the town presents a very good condition candi tion considering the ups and downs it has passed through since its settlement during the indian war of 1865 66 it was d deserted es and it had bad a very hard bard struggle tor for a number of years but now signs of activity and energy are displayed on every hand under the able and scientific man mau management amment of bishop madsen a professor ro fessor of great attainments when he found out wh AIwas was a traveling pilgrim bound for san juan he opened efe d out w wide wido do the door of hospitality op and nd J he e a and n his bis good IV wife I 1 fe entertained in me I 1 in r right 1 royal style lie ile informed mithat tile the people of his ward have SW soo acres of lucern in cultivation the stock are all kept up and fed looking sleek and flue here is the finest rock for b building ull all oling material I 1 have ever seen in utah there are three daffe different ent kinds ant and colors all very camuy Vs from 6 Gu gunnion un nulon nuion southward south wad there are arc some anely cultivated fields and irrigation seemed to be worked up U p to a science no d doubt the tile work oi of the bishop still further south down the tho valley for some sonic five or six miles milus there is a I 1 LARGE TRACT OF LAD land awaiting ayaltin cultivation which no doubt will be a all ail al 11 made to produce something in time lucern for instance or possibly 1 I heat by the dry farming process As it is it would be an excellent stock range if the grass was only on it th the 0 mountain scenery surrounding this region would bo be dery very fine line if the elevations were covered over just a little with something to hide their nakedness for they are so nude that I 1 believe it would inake make some althe of the anti polygamy ladies of your jur ci city y blush to look at them poor jle dle dear ar so souls u 9 I 1 saw along here one jack rabbit and he was so poor ana and lean that he made a sorry out of it in ru running to hide little we camped at night on the SEVIER RIVER this is one of the most dirty la lazy ayt rolling I rivers thatis kno know IV of in this part of utah and the good people down here seem just as proud of it a as do the people of the north of their beautiful ogden weber and provo rivers risers they are also proud of their homes too as I 1 am pleased to notice on the ath dinst we arrived at athalina ralina a llila this place we found well supplied with fine table salt and taverns or places of rest for travelers for a sign of one or the other seemed to be on or r near every other house hoise in the town here we got some blacksmithing done and purchased a few supplies for our journey and about 2 p in on the oth dinst pulled out for grass valley where we arrived on the morning of the loth here we found a dense covering of saze sage all over the valley except aio alo along the sides of a small stream flowing 1 n dov don down me valley called the east fork ok of the sevier where are some nice meadows the sage benches have a rich deep soil soi land laud and aud no doubt crops can be raised there without irrigation as the land is too high to get the water upon here we tind find the mountains moun taina covered with 0 GRASS CLEAR TO THE the only case of the kind I 1 have seen in utah from here we pass over quite a divide into rabbit valle vaile valley vailey where we arrived about noon 01 of the and camped and mooned at bishop E 11 II Blackbur blackburns Black burns lits ills of loa a a ward ot some 40 or 50 fat fai families nIlles extending some ten miles up and down the valley brother black blackburn is doing a good work here is a progressive gi go ahead man and I 1 wish he had more settlers to help him build up this country the people of this valley and grass valley have done a noble work in the matter of ol road making the heaviest job I 1 have ever known so tew lew settlers to to do with only the paltry sum of appropriation is a small smail ward of some 25 families bishop geo brinkerhoff Brinker hoof a good enter man is now working a road down to the colorado river riven and establishing a ferry there your rambling friend on his way to san juan 1 A A PECULIAR QUARTETTE E 4 FOUR DESPERATE chau CHAR characters IN ONE FAMILY fred and mark moss lately brought in from iowa by sheriff cazier gazler of juab county and who are to hav have hase c an examination ona on a chame charne of burglary before com commissioner miss loner ioner mckay next saturday are two of four brothers who have a remarkable reputation they are all quite young fred being 21 and mark naif naif half brother to the three throe 22 james boand 19 and stephen 23 james is also in custody on account of turning states evidence retains his liberty this enterprising quartette formerly resided at sevier cou countr county tx and at an early age developed a anak marked ea proclivity for appropriating other peo pies property to 10 their own use about three years ago Step stepnen llen lien the 0 only liiv illy one of the four married removed to levan evan evau juab Co boand and the others lived most bf 61 tiie tile time with him his house bein their headquarters a species of rou rol rots bers roost j one of their exploits is alleged ja tc have been the robbery of afram mc nic allister from whose wagon they purloined goods to the value of 1 1 50 1 l they are also accused of robbing the levan co operative cooperative store from which chic they carried away doo casha watchband wat chand pocketbook pocket book containing some sonie valuable bie bid papers they subs subsequently returned the poc pocketbook pocket ket book however placing I 1 if t on the steps of the store where it was found a few days after the burglary in the same town they are said to ilav ilaw also burglarized two blacksmith shops shop T and land a pr private avate house i on their way southward probably with the intention of gettin getting out of th country r a number of men watched their movements stephen and mark marki 1 came suddenly upon this party le levellen level leyel led their pistols on them made thera theia throw up their hands and as soon es a they got a sufficient distance distance awai away the two desperadoes stole a coup couple coupie e of bf horses hories they I 1 h ey rode these thes furiously for 16 6 in miles e s when one of them ave out from exhaustion voth oth then theil rodo rode the thle ahter other animal for five miles further when that also succumbed to fatigue and they continued their fil ill flight h t afoot and escaped la in the meantime 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