Show A TRIP TO RAMAH on august ath the presidency of the st johns stake staked D K udall E M freeman andem gibbons elder henry platt piatt and the pre presidents 31 of the relief society young ladies mutual improvement association and primary associations started to visit the saints in the ramah bamah ward owing to recent rains the road was muddy and some of the washes were filled to overflowing with turbid water in crossing one of these treacherous washes the team of brothers gibbons bo us and platt being on the land drifted too low and struck a steep bank on the opposite side causing one horse to lose his hirs footing and fall in deep water they were so ao near to the shore however that the brethren reached it with only a wettin gand brother gibbons caught the standing animal by the bits to prevent it from falling while with the assistance of the other brethren who hastily unhitched their teams and mounting weir their horses rode over he soon succeed ingin ing in getting brother gibbons horses loose from the buggy and on to dry ground all this time the carriage an open one was under water wit with h the exception of the seat when it was drawn out wet and dripping the first thought was for the dinner box and ohl obi what a mixture dread bread cake matches soap sugar cheese ginger and butter all soaked mixed and seasoned with the muddy water just ready to be laid out on the ground where it was left to dry though the the loss of the provi was somewhat trying the probability of its being replaced by other members of the company had a soothing effect tut when the valise of brothers gibson and platt was opened and suits white shirts and the etceteras were seen een to have taken the hue of a dirty whitish clay the countenances of the brethren were a fit alt subject for the study of an artist things however were soon arranged and we jogged bogged peacefully on reaching ramah at nine a m on the ath according to appointment we met with the saints of that ward at ten one hour after our arrival during meeting the remains of patriarch james richey were brought in from wingate siding some twenty miles distant i where he and his wife had bad been V visiting their children ard where alb died after ten days suffering from the effects of a stroke they were interred in the ramah cemetery for far the time being the funeral services were held in the afternoon father richey bichey was an old member in the church and a consistent latter day kajut on saturday meetings of the relief belief society Y L M 1 I A and primary association were held presided over by their respective stake presidents sisters E L S udall mary freeman and JB B coleman A good work is bebing done here by the different associations saturday evening the remains of the little son of brother william and sister charlotte sherwoo i were brought in to be burled buried by the side of the grandfather brother richey till they can both be removed to st johns the funeral was held sunday morning the bereaved family have the I 1 he sympathy of their many friends after the close of the afternoon services president udall was notified by telegram that he be was needed in another quarter on very important business the next morning monday the eleventh bishop me neal kindly interested himself him sel f in making the necessary preparations anti and brother asheroff Ashe of ramah bamah and presidents udall and gibbons were soon on their journey by courtesy of bishop mcneal ani and his bis counselor ira hatch hat c h we had a pleasant drive through a few of the many picturesque valleys that abound in this region the scenery is grand judging Jud gini from the ruins these nooks and valleys at some remote period have been deil densely sely populated the natural facilities for reservoirs are unsurpassed passed the climate is reasonably good and the soil rich and pro duc octive tive the crops however have suffered this season from the grasshoppers making it necessary for many of the brethren to go off to the saw mill and elsewhere to work in order to obtain supplies during our drive we called on grandpa aged 83 years still bale and hearthy by whom and his aged wife we were hospitably entertained the health of the people is good and notwithstanding the damage done by the hoppers the saints are not discouraged but seem to be alive to their duties both temporal and spiritual while there we were treated with the utmost kind ness we held seven meetings in which the brethren and sisters spoke with the freedom only enjoyed where the spirit of the lord prevails we trust our visit will be productive of good not only to the good people of ramah bamah but to ourselves as well president wm gibbons returned monday night president udall having continued his journey to albuquerque tuesday the found us en route for st johns which we reached on the at 9 pm without important incident except a little more experience in the water which was higher than before from the continued raina respectfully PINE swoons aug |