| Show interesting FROM ARIZONA SUNSET ARIZONA 1 11 V may 1871 editors deseret jveta As I 1 have been traveling for a season as a missionary among the saints and Lama nitea in arizona and have taken observations of the countz country men and I 1 have nave thong thought t perhaps a few dot tings tinga by the way would not be uninteresting to the numerous readers of the NEWS after crossing over the great colorado river biver at leold leed ferry perry and crossing the hogs hoga back backs which seemed to be the most mad and dangerous road for loaded teams to pass over that I 1 ever saw I 1 indulged in the thought and hope that not many years would pass before a suspension wire bridge would span that river many miles below its present crossing which would save 50 or mileson mi miles lesof of weary travel and entirely escape the dangerous crossing of that terrible mountain we viewed the colorado river biver far below the ferry confined within its narrow bed by solid perpendicular stone walls 2000 feet high highs which made the stream look quite diminutive it being a very vory dry season throughout the whole country fryu the wells tanks and springs hav having g dried up in a great measure it makes it very difficult for companies to travel this season for the want of water for both man and beast the distance from willow springs to moan moa n copy is some 15 miles over a strange country of a barren desert of rocks sand hills mounds gravel beds and many curious rocks look as though they were hewed some of them 20 feet long by 12 to 18 inches wide and 12 to td 18 inches thick and hills of thin slate in a decayed state states rocks in every shape of men mien women children and palaces the country without water grass rass or soil until we arrive at t the moan copy wash bottoms tomsy which contain contains a large quan quantity ti of good land covered with vegetation and soil suitable for wheat or any cultivated crops the present settlement inn ina in a fort for form is located en on a hill a hundred feet above the cultivated land laud in the midst of sand hills A good spring of water is a hundred feet below the forts fort which la Is brought into the fort by a hydraulic ram raw placed thereby there by john W young which saves much labor of both men and women from bringing water a hundred feet up a steep lif hili hill fl there ia is a townsite laid out oat two mile milea a north of the fort called the city of tuby taby which stands upon a plat of goed good soil with good springs of water A number of families are building upon the new location 1 I 1 consider moan copy a very important location in many respects for a settlement of the saints sainter as an outpost and especially its connections WE with the surrounding surround ing Lama of the Moqui and sand navajo tribes I 1 hold many interesting meetings with both the saints and Lama with their chiefs at moan copy tho the great change which has of late come over all the tribes of indians in utah arizona and new mexico from war to pea ceis visible to every observing mind and could only have been accomplished by the power of god A few yearb years agn ago neither Mo mormon ninon nor gentile gentiles could travel with any safety among the navajo apache or other indian tribes of this country while toda today to da day y any white t e man can travel either bingly singly bing sing ly or in n company with saoe sate safety ty if he will wil attend to hla hia own business and no not t interfere with the indians many of the Lama are uniting with the saints at moan copy sunset and other settlements tle ments in cultivating the earth raising wheat corn and vegetables and the brethren are doing what they can to help them A young man by the name of kah rah son of the chief cashady Ca shaby has a of being a sk benefit to his tribe he speaks seven different languages including good spanish and some bome english he is raising wheat at moan copy and learning issig lish ia is smarr smart intelligent and active oo Is trying to fth geography V of the earth he the indian tradition being that they have have 1 a new sun every day bat but w while hi 14 0 hl he e was trying to understand that the earth tolled upon its axis and we have but bat one sun his bia faith was waa tried while on a visit to san fraucisco francisco to see the sun sink into the sea and the water put it out he could not see for awhile how it could come out again but being informed the earth was round i and the sun wag was hidden from view by the rotation of the earth ho he became reconciled brother john W young has established a trading store at moan copy and ia Is furnishing the la iia goods gooda for their wool and the brethren goods for their labor which is a ii benefit for both the Saint saints sand and Lama lamn he pays a liberal price for wool and sells goods very reasonably this brings the and navajo tribes both chiefs and people to moan copy to trade he has haa bought some pounds of wool this season baled it sent it boutah to atah to be manufactured he laid the cornerstone corner stone of a woolen factory at moan copy on the first day of may and its surrounding surroundings ss dedicated to the lord the walls walla will ba built of stone atone plenty of good rock can bo be obtained within a few rods of the building the walls were rapidly being erected when L left it the factory proves droves successful in its operation it will be a great blessing to both the saints and Lama in company john NV young and several other brethren I 1 left moan copy on the lith of april to visit the san francisco mountain country we camped at night upon the little colorado river and found the stream rather low on the we visited the black falls where both the bed of the river and shore were composed of black volcanic rock A short distance above the river could easily be taken out without any dam to irrigate a good deal of land su supposed P P ased to be suitable for cultivation to D I 1 and the surrounding country la is very suitable for an extensive herd ground on the we mooned at the grand Falls Palls the main fall we judged to be about feet on the night of the we camped at turkey tanks which are co composed M of hard volcanic rock the one we watered at is about iou feet by 25 wide and 10 neet feet the water formed rain from and isnow lynow wa was clear cold and good another tank twice the size was about soo yards below our barometer barome ter tei gg the altitude feet the country abounds with deer antelope she and turkey which drink at thebo these we saw 20 antelope and i heard tle the turkeys gobble before we were of bed ve we entered on the east that noble pine forest which eui sni rounds the ban ff francisco mountain and spent the night of the at the flagstaff spring eight miles south of san francisco springe springs we found three in men a at the Flaga flagstaff taff springs building farming they were raising good wheat po early corn squashes and vegetables without irrigation their altitude being feet on the morning 0 of the wo we drove eight miles to ban san francisco which have been purchased by john W young who has erected two buildings and done a good dea of fencing hla hia house and apri spring 1 ry stand at the north end of one of to lbs finest parks either natural facial I 1 ever sa saw baw it contains ail asa acres without stick stone atone ol 01 bush with a soil as black and ant lich rich as the missouri botto bottoms MR it ia is shielded on the tho north east and west by the san francisco mountains and hills and open to the south and is surrounded on an every side aide by that immense foresi forest of 0 giant pine timber I 1 jook look apon this as one of the dinest finest 11 nest eta of pine timber ini har her in america thea ir no underbrush and the trees heel heba rom six inches to four feet iuah lual in du meter and antl from irom 50 to teeth helg heigh tand litan d a good deal of ft it from to 40 feet to the first limb thi TAs whole face of the daito both forest anapa and parks iks is covered with a heavy body of 0 f good nutritious bunch grass even to the very top of the volcanic vol voi eanie canie cones that we visite uko ito the he height ight of feet and thai seems to be range enough to pup port tens of thousands of liam hona eattie cattle and sheep we rode om mules on to the top of a cone some feet above the park where WB ve had lad a view of orall nii nil the surrounding as pa far as the vision of the eye sye could extend and wo we saw thi the same immense forest interspersed with ith parks from to aerel the tho tb altitude of sau san Franci sd wab was 60 solo 10 ngot feet ecio eight sight miles milea south who had euen epen several there said they ind iad but little snow and that the stock kept fat all the year round all this country abounds with g game ime brother youngs melbad men mea commenced plowing to put in wheat and spring crops we wo had to travel as the road ran in a ciro clo cio 0 nearly all around the mountain about miles from mean copy when if a road could be looked ont out on the north side of the mountain to 0 the little colorado river uon MOM copy could bo be reached in half hali vii vie distance li stance I 1 left moan coppy on the tl A H instant to visit sunset onnist on myr rival at the little colorado found a great clif eila change ange inge had mii tabi place ilace the drouth had almost entirely arely dried diled up the river foi for st 4 miles no water running at blade or grand falls only a little foud foun in n pockets buff sufficient lelent to water 0 baj horbes horses some herders lier ller ders having hating havi 1 13 g H I 1 moved their stock from the el blace al falls nat getting water for orthel thet to brother august wilcke accompanied me to grand fa fail fall at which place eie fie ne turned west 11 the san francisco mountains contin continued ded on bouth south until I 1 arrivi at sunset on the evening of the A dinst where I 1 was welcomed nial B brother lot smith and mail saints I 1 here found plenty ofa of W ter in the little colorado river bivert I 1 irrigate all the cultivated ianda landa sli arf run the grist mill I 1 waa was acree agree abr abt disappointed in tho the general 41 appe pe ance of the country surround sunset and brigham city I 1 shot shou not have havo formed a correct ideal the country from any fodi foci had ever heard of it I 1 foar these two settlements standing the borders of the little colon biver surrounded by a large q country covered with the feryo of grass for scores of miles heard 0 every hand ten ft housand thousand head horses and cattle could keep v 0 without going man many miles the settlements and there is at a DO of good thrifty forest foresi of chottow cottony timber a mile wide for 50 naggl aw epand up and down the little colovi oolong river biver and sufficient dry wd strewed along the bottom to sayS the settlements with fuei fuel for rom row years without cutting any gre timber the groves are sufficiently dense to gisi sa s1 herds tot of deer deor hiding grounds all the year round on sunday the tha I 1 met the elint saints 9 of both settlements tle tie ments in the dining hall of sunse sunset t sonie iome some 55 feet in length which bl was thoroughly filled I 1 spoke 0 o to them during the forenoon and attern attorn Itter noon oon some two hours and a half a good spi spirit rit prevailed these r settlements all live in tho the y T united ani d order and eat cat at one family V table I 1 stop with brother lot smith gull th who is president of the stake I 1 took my meals with him at the samly family table the centre table being 45 feet in length and the side table tabie 50 feet making three rows of per pen soDs each man has his place at the table with his family with him the same as though he was with his family in his own house I 1 prayer Is 13 always offered at the table morning and evening belora eating and blessing asked and this is practiced practised in all places connect connected eI with these settlements at the sheep herd hard saw mill and dairies there seemed to be universal satisfaction with male and female with this thia order older of thing I 1 conversed with several ottha the bla sla si stere they preferred it to cooking at home homey all fared alike the president priest and people if it any were sick they were nourished if it any man was called on a mission he had no anxiety about hib hia family knowing they would fare as well as th thorest erest orest if any man died his bis family would have a support as long as they lived with the people and I 1 must mast say that I 1 felt in spirit that thebe these settlements bett sett lomen lemen to in inn connection with Oi derville were living jiving in the united order as near as any people could in mortality until a better way shall be revealed I 1 could belmany ea many advantages they had above those who were vere living each man for himself they were out oyt of the reach ol 01 temptation to quarrel with their water ditches ditcher or their neleh neigh neighbors boes stock getting into their crops they were all interested alike in the use of the water or the preservation or their crop crops all la is theira thelia stock and crop as though one man owned the whole and instead of eating enting eat ingup up or wasting their substance they are dally daily get engrich ing rich andare and are enabled to assist other settlements to bread and means meana the presidents preal denta and leaders are as hard laboring men abany assay la in the settlements and until I 1 can learna learn a better way J feel to say 3 1 with wn every sentiment of my heart to orderville derville Or sunset brigham 11 city pleasant valley and every other settlement living la ia the order go ahead and god bless you and as president young instructed Instruct ea 14 the saints who cam came a to form these settlements to get aa as near the united order as they could and aad as president taylor and the apostles Apos fles fies advocate the same principle I 1 hope hepe that all the priesthood will sustain by their prayers faith and in fiu ilu allu ence ened those who are striving to live in this united order until something more perfect shall be revealed unto us it appears to me that the further we withdraw from this union into individuality of gardens lots ore orchards hards cows pigs piga ond and chickens the further we the united order and the more mole we ve open the door for selfishness temptation and lault fault with elch each a other the same as before we attempted to unite together and would apen open a door to give each man an excuse to spend his time la in attending to his individual affairs td instead of laboring for the general good of all the sunset settlement consists 1 families milles fa 24 men meu 30 women 66 60 children total souls they have 13 men at work on the farm they have put in ac acres res nes of wheat loo of corn 15 of cane 15 acres of lucerno lucerne and five of other vegetables besides 25 acre acres s of wheat for th the Lama they have 65 brood mares 30 yearnings yearlings year lings 21 young coa colt and 15 horses also 30 oxen milk wowe tove 57 dry stock not including th this years calves also 1200 sheep aila alia boo too lambs brigham city of 40 lies 38 men 40 women children total souls they have hava lo 10 men on the farm who have put in acres of wheat 50 of corn 20 of cane callb 10 of lucerne lacerne 5 of oats oata 5 of potatoes IS 18 of orchard orchards sf and aua is 15 of other vegetables they have 25 brood mareb marea 7 colts 15 horses horbes also cows co ws calves 70 oxen young stock also sheep and lambs they have 40 wagons a blacksmith and wagon maker these thesa settlements have a good water grist mill and aud cardin cading g machine machina and steam saw mill and a it good pottery in successful operation on the tho I 1 visited 1 the sheep herd at mcneil springs in the pine plue and oak forests 82 32 miles from sunset the house stands upon the bench but the spring 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