| Show I 1 0 W F ama amm aua J A AF f tj r I 1 GENEVA GETA S 7 10 arl trl 10 A if july yda ysa WW I 1 BEAR PEAR FATHER mother according to promise I 1 sit down to give you a brief account of my traveis travels ou on the continent of europe sunday june wa in ili company with 11 young jr his wife H 11 J richards and NV 11 I 1 left london and after a pleasant voyage e of hours arrived ili in rotterdam kotter dam holland ath hired a vehicle and drove to hague 95 15 ini int miles les ies the capital city of holland visited t the e palace in the wood tho the tile queen was in but we did not get to see her the museum of chinese and japanese curiosities and went through tile the picture gallery and saw what Is said bald to be th the 0 hoest anest collection of paintings or rather not to be surpassed by any in the world had our dinner i and nand returned to rotterdam f ath visited the principal places ili in the town the dutch people and their towns look very tidy la in the evening br J weller came up fram poor joseph lie had been in holland six coutlis and scarcely had seen a mii VII well weli day for five sive by his request bequest we adminis t to him and since I 1 learn he ls is Is 14 much improved in health etli at half p past ten am embarked on oil the steamer for manuelm Man helm had a ti pleasant day passed several beautiful towns situa situated tedon on tile the banks of the rhine lay over night at emmerich in prussia ath left emmerich at 7 am stopped at dusseldorf duss buss eldorf and several other towns to take in passengers and freight arrived in cologne at it 1 pm put up at the hotel du da do dome me where we received good accommodations for 10 franca francs per pe e yas yay pas pay loth today to coday darwe day we visited the cathedral and were shown through the we building saw ma many ny ancient curiosities in the chapel of old crowns pe precious 0 S stones tones fc etc ascended seen e to the top of the e cathedral th I 1 I 1 where we had aver ater a very nice view of the eit tit etty elty number u ber of in inhabitants abi abl lits catholics 0 protestants rot tants a and I 1 jews in the afternoon went out of town m to t the international exhibition hibi tion but did not go 0 o in as tile the lice did not seit suit lith sunday went to mass in the morning and spent the remainder of the day in 1001 looi looking ing at the curiosities ili in the town embarked on the elberfeld the tile seener scenery beautiful all day arrived in collani 6 pm a and n put up at the tho auker anker hotel this morning we ive visited the t tein fortifications opposite the blue moselle returned to the hotel by the duke of cassaus Nas saus palace which Is considered building luth lith left coblenz at atSa 8 1 am on the Roni gin gln the ring scenery lovely and romantic had a splendid view of the stolzenfels castle castie this grand edifice belongs to the king of prussia he ife entertained queen victoria there in 1813 1815 in ili a most splendid manner landed in mayence a 5 r pm opyl went on shore shote visited the cathedral cathedra I 1 which dates from irom the fortifications the ol 01 old oid roman aqueduct and tile the statue of gutenberg the flatt in venter of printing born innia lulla in mayence yence wa loz the garrison Is loom hair half prussians an and d half austrians Aust rians lans mayence Is considered the strongest fortress of the german confederation blent on board the steamer loth 1 landed in Man mau manheim helm heim 10 aw aarm took train for ca Carls caris rhue baden where we aniced arrived 3 pm put up at the hotel L 17 Angle terre the english hotel after partaking of refreshments visited the calr JaIr the tiie duke of badulis palace and tile MO theatre after aft era a very kam ing agreeable ree able abie ride of 8 hours hour in III i a second class car arrived in zurich switzerland put yip tip up at tile the lare lake hotel situated on tiie tile banks of the lake zurich met with drs G B Spen spencer cerand and samuel 11 0 lath spent the day with the brethren had R a dow fow row on the lake and a swim in it 4 sunday brothern brother samuel H hilland W P V dressea dressed them in tho tuo afternoon B young jr and I 1 bore testimony br hill translated it into german to the saints E enjoyed i oyed eyed ourselves much much though we could not nut understand tile tiie Jerma if after enjo enlo enjoying en joring toying ying a sallon sail sall on the lake in com pany yany with urs and lind herzog left zurich nor jor for a tour on foot through east walked 13 miles and rode three which brought Q to the town of Wint eithur where we stayed wl al 1 night with one of the saints cioth loth and traveled t through a beautiful country calling on many of tiie the saints sv As well weil a few strangers stranger h commenced to stud study artl the ie german language langua e i d walked 21 miles over mountains while an on the had a beautiful view of the lake constance also of the mighty alps which were cover covered edwith with snow and looked much like our mountains only more rough and romantic stopped to ed with brother brother brothen johannes gran graft in the dalfey of the tile rhine in the village rebstein auh by invitation called on the head man of ahe parish helas he was very kind and asked us to cali call again if ever traveling that way br gratt took eis his nis his carria carriage e and drove us over the rhine lunne into austria down the austrian side of the river rivier four ballen re pe crossed into switzerland and I 1 took us to the town of rorschach situated on k the lake constance where we were to meet B young and party but when they tiley had agone gono gone on to constance sq we put tip lip for the bight night rig mii nth alf at 6 amo ato took steamer for constance Const guce tuce found pound B young and party comfortably seated at the breakfast table in i u the hotel brochet so wo joined in u and paitool partook freely of that set before us 1 in n lit tho the afternoon went out 5 miles into the count country axy and dud visited some of the saints Mon Nl onlay clax clay had a row on the lake in ili 1 she afternoon took train fon for ar rhe rived ived at 9 pm put up at the crown hotel br left us at constance to bleet with us in i zurich As it was late when wilen we arrived we did i not go put out to see the town aa as we ire usually do when arriving in a liew hew place glam 1 7 th left the above place at 9 13 15 am had ti iview of the rhine falls stopped and had ilan tt dinner inner at zurich also recel received letters frol from 11 blome home after dinner took train to lucerne ar rived rivea safo safe and ard put up rt atthe attha the swan an hotel br ebeier joined us according to promise SSt bIn hin company with B youn i jr r b bri rs and G B spencer S ancer ascended mount 1 t ree tege oege we vve were 5 or nii nil y hours to t the h e stop stopped on the top over night at the hotel it was as a grand sight to look over the surrounding e country oun and see the be beau benu dutiful lakes twelve in an fn number u aber as well the scenery in the morn iulg we met ars hill nila and alia H J richards wiio wilo ilo llo had iad ind been out in the mountains visiting W the saints they whey wore were hearty bath got up nt at 4 am afaf to see the huu nuu nn rise nise after the magnificent sight descended beave by a very verv old nand and rugged path to the lake and took steamer t to lucerne where we met with the boys ani ana ang sister bister young after a few minutes prest we all took steamer up the tiie like lake to fluelen near the mountains vis visited tir tip t ed the tiie place william tell was born I 1 assure vou von etwas a iid lid wild ild looking place returned satisfied with our 1 ilaya I Sad adventures Ventures til th Bro brothers richards aall falla and myself yield traveled trave lTd foot 28 26 miles through ig thi he mountains to brienz at the the white c cross al JM I 1 81 W r july birr took me r fr for I 1 we stopped ped had our breakfast T visited sited the rall pall itt iti places then walked mile lak 1 thun l n took stearn steamer er foi fbi for vor the town om dif pil ruil rail put u up at the hotel or pension belier belle bellerive lve ive v e ars e r and hill parted from us to visit the tho saints ad attended meeting ad B young jun and family arrived from lucerne enjoyed ourselves by boating on c 4 the th lake ath spent the ath in the hotel in the evening in a wealthy scotch family who formell for formerly merl meri resided sized in america got up some bome beautiful fireworks ath left for berne where we stopped over the ath and visited the public places ath th tiis hiis morning B young br and and I 1 par parted ted from bs bys richards JUc hards spencer sp ancer and sister young they embarked for geneva and wo we took tr train dlin itin for blei biel where we met with br samuel hill and one of the native brethren esth had a j swim in the lake biel in the cool of the evening walked 3 miles to a small village in the jura jara mountains where we stopped over night uth sunday walked 6 miles through the broiling hot sun to the top of the mountains where a conference had been appointed and the saints assembled from both hides bides of or tho the mountains 75 in number before we opened our meeting a thunder shower came up BO so we adjourned to a hired house hoube where we llad flad had refreshments fresh ments and when the tiie storm abated we commenced our meeting and felt that there was no one to hurt or make afraid br young soung talked some to the saints sainta and we all bore our testimony it was a time tI long iong to be remembered the spirit of god goa was in our midst after meeting we wo parted from the saints and br and br hill went with us to neufchatel neut Neuf chateL loth parted with samuel and took train for geneva where wo we joined the brethren and anasis sis deryoung ter t er Young youngs stopped in the tiie above place 2 weeks continued my studies in german went out on the lake every day or BO so visited the saints ac which tossed passed os uie the time very agreeably celebrated ohe the e of july br glovanna ban aan had bad came up from italy the night before so you can guess it was a ha happy py time for us all in company with B young and wife bid the brethren good by a and ana took tra train in for lyons where we arrived after a 5 hours ride the city of lyons ns Is somewhere near the ilee ilze of liverpool we N had hail a stroll through the town and saw the principal streets buildings ac c 1 left lett at 6 am for paris after gh H hours ride arrived in the tile above place we stopped in paris 4 days visiting public places I 1 cannot be gln gin ginto cinto to describe the tile beautiful things I 1 saw on the tiie fifth day we went out to versailles where we visited the palace and saw baw many s splendid oil paintings we were 6 hours in the palace and did not have time to we kee near allalie allt ail all tiie tile lie lle beautiful things at 6 pm p parted arted with ja B young and family on my return to birmingham tid vid havre and southampton arrived at havre 11 II pm p m went on board the steamer and at iam lam 1 am put out of dock the weather was very rough which t soon set many to throwing up myself included on tha follo following iVing day atOe at between tween 11 and 12 10 a m la landed nd at southampton stopped several days and visited amongst my first acquaintances they were glad to see me as ag I 1 was glad to see them and thankful to god that shut I 1 could return to my old and first field of labor and abid nind find all my friends friend aud and not one enemy while there president wells velis ame emme from liverpool and held a conference at which I 1 h heard eara hiru him preach also enjoyed his hit society which I 1 appreciated after the conference went vent to london with him he will tell you yon more than I 1 can write about how your sons sonk are ore conducting themselves since returning have been traveling hard doing all the good I 1 can call in the midst of strangers strai igers and saints 1 I did expect charles S here to make me a visit but he has lias returned to cheltenham without calling on me through some urgent business unknown to me I 1 will see him in january next all being well make one year since I 1 have seen him I 1 have had it hinted ta W me that I 1 can cang go blome next spring which II 11 I 1 do will will make ine lle ile lie 3 years and a i hair half away from home a pretty good mission forthe for the first time father I 1 feel thankful that I 1 have hadan badan had an opportunity port unity of seeing some mime of the tile old world though a your expense you will not be dite leased as you yon know I 1 am desirous of doing abing right and antl when I 1 come home hope to benefit troubie yon you if only by not causing you any trouble troubie bie boutwe but we de do not always know that which we will I 1 do until the trying moment the lord knows that I 1 have repented of every wrong done lone ili in my life if ever there was a place in the world to try men raen the ministry Is that place the only pleasure I 1 I 1 find is in doii doli doing right and if I 1 not do that I 1 I 1 desire an interest in your faith and prayers for my tave tafe return home hom ewhen when released from this mission mis slon siou which wili will be before many months month it itar I 1 ar fatherland Fat eather father heraud herand aud and mother yours affectionately I 1 P KIMBALL CITY oct 1865 EDITOR droit DESERET DL senet henet newa neva SIR since 6 hearing the good instructions at the conference and convention with the opportunity being being offered to again agala send teams eastmo assist the immigrating saints we have been led to ask as f follows oil aws when we 11 havo have a V 0 met the call m made ade for this how I 1 maily many teams with good wagons could be spared ared too to 11 go o down east and bring baek back freight lit fa for r our merchants and an if we sha should uld send sena a train of fifty or a hundred wagons from utah county the merchants no doubt would pay us the money as readily as they pay it to those parties who have no local interest with us when the farmers carry tile tiie ir grain to market in hopes of obtaining some money to pay taxes etc they are frequently disappointed as the merchants say we need money to pay our freight bills 11 we ask who receives said money mostly those with outside interests can we not unite and send a goodly number of teams to do this service in part and next fall keep the wheat athime which inmany instances is now given away in I 1 fact we co could u ld afford to receive merchandise at fair rates for fon such service and oai our i thereby ur r by harkening hark bark ening holthe counsel gi given ven at the farmer maydo max may vet better eri ert aai gli of ground pa gugh pugh th this faund early spring li h would enable 6 us I 1 to spare some of mr teams during the summer months and work the ponies now running at large on the range in sloughing ploughing hing corn potatoes etc our ox and mule teams can return here in time to do the heavy part of our fall work provided we have careful teamsters with the blessings of god upon our e efforts ff 0 S to help and protect ourselves we think a few teams can be fitted out in this place I 1 and that the other settlements in this county m may ay adopt the idea to some extent and so save ourselves from the thel shaving process we have in the past submitted to that our brethren and friends the merchants might procure the needful to pay freight bills bins which amount to eight hundred thousand dollars and upwards annually as stated in our hearing by a reliable ra merchant erchant of great salt sait lake a k C city will some of the merchants and business men of G S L city make mako us encouraging encouraging offers or present us views vie ws that wil wll will unite the greatest number to produce the greatest good and may we remember the words of our friend and president 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