Show STILL HALE AND HEARTY the following wier totter written to secretary rognon of the semi centennial commission corn maion by james jamee leach of the second ward in this city will be par ticul arly interesting reading to his bla many friend owing to the be toot fact that be has just recovered from the effects effect of a serious accident occasioned by falling ailing on the meeting house tepa about three months month ago dear sir in response rex ponie to a call made for a ut list of all of the pioneers who oaie came hwe bore in 1847 1 herewith laform inform you that I 1 have hare she he honor of being one of that bat noble band who pushed their way oron moron the tracking tra okle prairies the h company with which I 1 came betas reached the mouth of emigration canyon on the second day of october in wat bat memorable year 1847 1 I shall hall never forget the scene oene that lay stretched before me BB as I 1 looked to the north the south sooth and the west and though there them wu was no vegetation nothing but huga bug rocks rocke and sage cage breeb felt that this bla would be ba a beiting reiting alao for the tired saints batata who composed out our band I 1 felt that in the provide noea of bod this thia would in time beco become becomes mem a great place and I 1 have lived to see ee the time lime when utah and her people am ar known all over the civilized world my early experiences experience here aistis were uch such as a are usual with pioneers pioneer in aar by now new country and aad I 1 have suffered buffered ed privations privation of all kinds kind believing that the th time would come when I 1 should be ble big to enjoy the fruits fruite of my labon labom I 1 was wai among those who made the adobas adobes and help build the he old porton ap pp pioneer square as aa a protection against again the lu In this thi work we commenced soon oon after our arrival here bore it was wa found necessary necea rj to pre pare a company of the saints bainte IQ in the tall fall of 1848 to go out again the abe in diani alone who were annoying us u oe dalder ably and I 1 was waa a member of the little band who under the leadership ot at squire quire Wells 02 matched marched down clown to he ghe shores or of utah lake near provo where we had bad several reveral encounter with the indian la dlane whose chiefs were stickney Sti okney head hasa and elk I 1 was wa not injured at as all but returned to my home and in the spring prang of 1849 1649 planted my first farat crop of wheat somewhat somewhere just juat east of the tithing yard block and walle the water wui wain very scarce aaroe and much of the crop atop parched and burnt up I 1 nevertheless in get ting ling enough out ot or it is to keep my family during time the year the history of the pioneers who lint settled the valley of the great grant salt lake to Is known to go almost every one on and L have always alway done willingly wilho gly the part oart tuat mat tell fell to me and though I 1 am now eighty one years of age I 1 still till have hav my eight and hearing bearing and can walk miles at as a time without iselin feeling very much wearied and I 1 hope that I 1 1 ball yet live many years year to bear the praises of utah ulab and her people sounded bounded all ail over the she world very respectfully i J agns |