Show JOTTINGS BY THE WAY in the isolated valley of carey blaine county idaho there here has hab been a gradual accretion of member of the church or their descendants descendant who were finally organized into a branch or ward under the supera I 1 slon of orla canis stake brother Q H harris being bishop vie tue majority of these were young people of limited experience who felt themselves inadequate for religious defense and yet were subjects of controversy tro tr by non believers and skeptics sceptics of et which there was quite a few there are now twenty families in connection with the church anu about the same number of outsiders they have bare no settlements ett lement but are an scattered on ranches within a radius of from two iwo to eight miles and the asinto have hare a regular meeting house of lor logo calob in as a comfortable and ana yet jt under contemplated improvements mn a goud good sunday school chool mete meets regularly tb the relief belief ocleta society and mutual organizations are making effort and doing considerable good it it if however a day of religious rell Riou inquiry and controversy contro oTery vessy and the visit of et a baptist exhorter strenuously Is the people to e to bettu has ha created a thirst for meetings meeting and a great deal of individual and family reading of the bible indeed a lengthy winter to afford offord an unusual opportunity for ministerial service elders elder JU J G kimball of the seven ties tie and H W Naim naisbitt bitt were sent ent up on OB a tour ot of observation fad abid preaching their reception xeo eption was enthusiastic and aad some twenty meetings and many hate been held by them to congregations sleigh ipg wax was good and news new circulated readily bad and until a late hour bour listening and enquiry proved a veritable interest in religious things on saturday dinst some borne fifteen were baptized in the warm springs four mlle miles away by rider elder harvey sessions of marion ward who with bluer william A leo lee of oakley had haa been sent lent over for house to house hour visitations by the auther iti of the stake they supplemented effectually the preaching of the elders but have re returned to the stake goatse conference where after reporting they or others othen may return to where there to ie a wide field aisla and many ot of scattered eat ered israel as it were without a shepherd hepherd the series of meetings meeting culminated on the in a general palonio social t to which all adults adulf were invited scout IN responded and after an interesting program of music bog sang and recitation conducted by bishop harris the she belief society masted the people and they had bad a really good time together oon con with an evenings evening eve ninga Js dance la in which participated the following day all the children bad feast feair and dance so no that most ot of the dwellers dwellen in this thin now now olad valley had bad a memorable entertainment at midday brother kimball and the me bishop drove ever to the he warm springs spring and baptized three more who had been inquiring they were con firmed thereafter at the home of brother Adel adelbert adelburt bort and hie hi wife rife who have hare borne the blunt of ar trouble and shown hown untiring kindrew in entertaining the visiting brethren the flippen family once of balt bait lake munty are here bore all ardent workers worker in the gospel an a are brother quiver gulver and family brother samuel P richards richarde Ric barde also alio some ome old Co coalville alville resident denef and on silver creek where the elder elden visited and preas preached bod there mo are the th taylor eTaylor family from near ogden father rich and some newly baptized the brot brethren bron leave today for the towns of bellevue and hailey where there Is IB said aid to be a good deal asal of in terea ted inquiry and a low few who have loog long been bee a out of reach of meetings and ana we the elders elden in tact fact there to over a wide area of country many a nucleus where the devoted intelligent ale conary of the gospel could flud wel come and a few friends besides many curious and some ome honest inquirers although this thie letlon of ef idaho blaine county Is if heavily taxed were there to li a rood good opportunity for brave colonists colon lito who can exhibit industry self elf reliance and patience and are or wish to be good latter day saint there li Is water in abundance and good land fruit melons meloni tomatoes tomato ea and corn can be raised here what do doe well wall and a grist will mill on en the u ear by waters of et silver creek would be not only a aset desirable rable but profitable enterprise enter prie there Is a daily mail brought from be railroad at six alx lx miles milea away there are no tore nearer than bellso belle vue or halley hailey 20 and 26 25 miles mile distant respectively firewood and lumber are an obtain able in a two days day easy canyon trip wild hay bay grows grow in Is belog being sown own quite extensive ly jy there Is lew less demand tor for produce now than usual owing to 90 quiet ude at the mines minee but a 16 hope ful people are making for them hovag beet a substantial subsistence and are oaring caring ion ie tor for mining aaion families are growing and young married couples will soon know knew this country in ii the home of their childhood and the more prized home of their matured experience it to li claimed and it to li ey easy to be believed that those valleys valley are lovely in the ummer summer mos soon being green an ac far a the eye can reach and the mountains and lava district furnish eban dant range for cheap beep here henell and took stock trout la is abundant la in silver creek which never frees freezer and the waters of wood river carry cany stun abundance danoe also alo urther further away la Is lost lio river where there that Is maid aid to be a good many saints sainto with or without organization books baake river is near 75 miles irom here bore J but on its if tributa tributaries ries irom from an and d east eat there to la a mormon element waiting and anxious tor for recognition of the ministry mini itry and the preaching of the word theme items will be of interest to num bore bera who have kindred in the wilde and perchance to some ome seeking homes home where there here are facilities for or religious instruction and district schools ae hooli it to I 1 regrettable that thai in this section lection the schools have only been hold held for three months this and they are now suspended uc it la is intolerable that with a tax ef at per cent so 0 important a matter should be in statu quo although one per gout cent extra was wai levied for school buildings beside but bat these the local questions are outside the put pur view or of the probably and we only oaly hear bear of two copies of your vetoe ble be semiweekly semi weekly be taken bore bere where if you yon could find a stirring agent there beald abound be at least twenty good ones othere here and on silver crook creek adla adja ent INDEX |