| Show SNOWFLAKE ARIZONA CONCHA apache county Ariz ioa na Nove november niber 26 1896 1895 after the snow torm storm of eighteen inched mentioned to the NEWS from snow fl ike the sun delighted asana usana us aoa the storm gave way for our conference which was well attended tula this snow storm was no ordinary affair for the ground was not frozen bence slush and snow now made a solution very ent eat for pedestrians but carriages wagons lagona and every convenient way oi 01 transportation were brought into use and the be two daab 1 confere tice was wai a grand rand success six meet liDge were hold held including council meetings gB seventies and priesthood meetings all well at tended besides these meeting salter the close of the conference many gathered gato gatti ered ored together around a large wood lire fire in the be old country fire place seats provided and after telling over scenes and some pictures plo taree of the waste places of zion several being present who had trodden over grounds represented represent td in those pictures of independence adam and other places these pictures brought out many very interesting items the blessings dispensed during this conference onnfer enoe and also the extra etra meetings enjoyed the fatherly tat berly instructions and good words by elder F M lyman of the apostles surely will wil form a link of faith union and spiritual benefit never to be f forgotten argott ev belore before leaving the snowflake snow flike fl ike stake of zion I 1 will lay thattie that the extent of the stake is in from north to south miles and east to west about mile exist at each extremity tuba city being in the north near the colorado ferry this la Is a fruitful place grapes apples applee and peaches grow luxuriantly much of the country la Is rocky and the settlements quite scattering it la is expected however that all of the settlements will be visited each year the population of the stake Is ie about 1500 the average altitude Is feet above sea ea level prep free J N smith gave us a sample of apples raised by him which were of excellent flavor and no ino sign of a worm but marked with hail ball stoner of the abe early settlement some borne frontier tales are told which are startling instances have occurred where settlers were assailed aseal led by desperadoes of the cow boy sort forbidding the settlers going out on their ranches or to leave and being under the pen alty of death if they disote disobeyed when endurance appeared appa apps ared to bu be no longer possible poe sible the abe lives of many be ing in imminent dauger four of those desperadoes were at holbrook and defied the sheriff threatening him with death that thai officer armed himself and determined to arrest them it is ia said fhaid to have been just sixty seconds to the time when three ot of the desperadoes were shot dead and the fourth seriously wounded it was waa not long after this before the rough element gave way for honest peace ut u I 1 oti olti zane WARD STEVENSON |
