| Show SUMMIT ITEMS weather and crops thron from his horse bishop S F atwood writing from kamas summit county under date of august says sats thes the quarterly conference of the summit stake was odd held in august 13 aud 14 and the saints had a very enjoyable time in going from kawas to coalville Co alville and return I 1 passed through the principal farming district of summit county and found the farmers joyous over their abundant crops this fais season has been an unusually mild one for this county some of the grain being planted in march fully a month earlier than usual up to this time there has not been been frost enough 11 to injure vegetation beans corn and other tender vegetation i are maturing and even peach trees tree are arc growing nicely giving promise that our people will soon abon enjoy the luxury of eating peaches and other fruits of their own raising for the last three years there has been less fruit than before caused no doubt by the snow not lying so long in the mountains as form formerly eTly this thia year the eltern slope of the cottonwood mountains is bare whereas in former ears enow could be seen on them the whole year through on the lush 10 lust a very SEVERE ACCIDENT happened by which henry mccormick a young man of this place came near losing bis life he and another young man were riding a norse horse race when his bis horse stumbled and fell throwing him violently to the ground gound and then rolling on him he was picked up unconscious la ia which condition he remained from 8 am a m until 4 in the afternoon he was well cared for and at the present time is on a fair way to re recovery coveri his head and face were badly bruised and his ankle ankie sprained but no BO bones were broken prosperity attends us and we are enjoying life liberty and the pursuit of napP happiness as far as possible under the restrictive laws made especially for utah by our P congress |
