Show Si t it- it BEAVER REAVER April 1868 E Editor itol Evening The News The past has been the hardest winter known to our oldest inhabitant We had sleigh sleigh- ing sleighing something like two months which is very unusual here A larger amount of snow than usual is deposited in the mountains and the Beaver and its tributaries will undoubtedly furnish a surplus of water In fact the annual increase of water in i a the Beaver river is isa isa isa a Latter problem solved only by Latter day I Saints A few families some eight or nine years ago were scarce of water orI I but now a city of say one thousand in- in inhabitants inhabitants in inhabitants habitants hardly know at some seasons of the year how to control their surplus water The seasons too are becoming more mild insomuch that a region which a few years ago was thought fit only for a herd ground now brings the husbandman thousands of bushels of grain and choice vegetables The hand of the Lord is plainly visible in these things During the winter the Saints had many enjoyments What with leap year day birth musical quorum and other associations we have had quite our quota of dancing The Beaver Young Mens Men's Association met twice per week holding lectures and debates alternate alternately y The Spirit of the Lord was with them insomuch that several who could not occa y three minutes at atthe atthe atthe the commencement had to be called caned to time at the end of ten minutes after a afew afew afew few meetings The best of feelings pre pre- prevailed prevailed pre prevailed throughout They set an ex- ex example example ex example ample worthy of imitation Among the various dancing parties I will only mention one held on the Sister Bister Eliza Hawkins assisted by some twelve or fifteen others got up a nic apie pie nie and picked the halt lame and blind with the various presiding authorities such as the Bishop and his Counselors Presidents of Quorums also the City authorities with a few of the usual dancing class The music was excellent and the eatables choice which were served until all were satis- satis satisfied fled satis-fled fied at about 5 b PM Among those who served I observed Bishop John R B Mur- Mur Murdock Murdock dock Mur-dock dock thus forcibly reminding one of 01 the saying of the Savior He that is greatest greate t amour among you ou let him be yo your r servant Bish Bishop Murdock M is a faithful and pr profitable servant to his Ward Ward- Wardman A A Aman man in whom dwells the Spirit of the e living God We have haye had four day schools and a Sabbath School all well attended The I sisters have organized a Relief Belief Society yand and with the usual zeal of their sex are relieving the wants of the poor We have monthly fast meetings and dona dona- donations donations donations for the same purposes Professor Thomas with a portion of the Washington Dramatic Association Association Association tion are just now entertaining us with plays songs etc They have crowded audiences a sure evidence that they please We have every prospect of a plenty of grasshoppers but our trust is in God who will preserve his people DANIEL TYLER T TWe We hope the accompanying letter from Bro Thurston of Wellsville on the mysterious disappearance of his little liitle daughter will induce a strict watch to be kept on kept OB the Indians north to find if they ey have taken the child r ff 44 W WELLSVILLE Cache Co 1 April 1868 f t I Editor Deseret News Dear News Brother I write to inform you that on the my youngest daughter aged two years an and five months marvelously disappeared from home She had not been out more than hour half before she was missed and a diligent search was commenced which has con confined tined to the present time and not the least trace of her has as yet been discovered We expect the Indians have taken her We live at what is called the Mention Mendon Mill half way between Wellsville and Mendon which are between five and six miles apart and lie on the west side of the valley near the mountain On our east and near our house lies liesa a large field which extends from Men Men- Mendon Mendon Mendon don nearly to l lP in which a 8 great number of min meu were engaged plowing at the time of the above named disappearance Below this field on the east is a stream which runs from the extreme southern end of the valley to Bear Ri River ver On the south side of our house at a distance of seven or eight rods is a large deep ravine which extends from eighty rods west of the house heuse to the stream above named There are springs at the upper or western end of this which are raised by a dam which is about twenty five or thirty rods above the house and the water is conveyed in ina ina ina a large deep ditch from this point to the mill which is south of the house or in front of it There were a number of us at hand who immediately searched this ditch with its outlet into the slough tho tho- thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly roughly while others were searching the open country north of the slough towards Mendon A little before Right night I concluded that Indians had stolen her although none of us had seen any on enquiry among the men who had been plowing in the I field I ascertained that Indians had been seen in the neighborhood by a number I went vent to Wellsville and sent Bent to Men Men- Mendon Mendon Men don don to see the Indians at these places and employ them in the search I also raised a com company pany of men came back and 1 all night or nearly so SC soWe We searched the whole country over again in the morning and also the water In the afternoon I sent to Logan requesting them to telegraph all round the country Bishop Maughan came in the evening and after viewing the country and hunting told me I had better go to Logan myself Accord Accord- Accordingly Accordingly Accordingly the next day I went but the tele tele- telegraph telegraph telegraph graph would not work I told them to send end the word as soon as possible and through the interpreter I 1 offered the Indians a horse to bring the child alive and a smaller present for her body if dead The Indians universally denied knowing anything of her and I was unable to find anyone any one who would be- be believe believe be believe lieve they had taken her I accordingly returned home and sent word to Bishop Shumway of Mendon requesting him to raise his Ward and come and make a search so thorough as to either find the child or place the fact that the Indians must have her beyond the possibility of reasonable doubt On the next day the Bishop and the Ward came en masse and searched the country in systematic order for miles around They also spent some time searching the water and through the interpreter offered the Indians who had come to help an increased reward reward-a reward horse a beef steer atter and ten sacks of flour for the child alive or a beef and ten sacks of flour for tor the body if dead I would here state that the Bishop of Wellsville has offered to assist in mak mak- making making I makI ing log up a reward to Induce them to bring the child if it they can ean tad find her On the or yesterday a company from Wellsville eam came with a boat and andrake andrake andrake rake to drag the pond also aIso a cannon which which they fired at several points point J I They raked the pond but to 1 Respectfully G a W X HAYSVILLE April 1868 Editor Deseret News News- News Dear News Dear Brother the flie farmers here are busy putting in inthe inthe inthe the crops They are not letting the theland theland theland land lie idle on account of grasshoppers pers but on the contrary are re planting more grain than is usually planted inthis in inthis inthis this settlement The people responded in a liberal manner to the call for means to bring the poor saints from the nations of the earth Some in cash has been paid and over 1000 more promised which will makeover make over donated for this purpose Fish Fish culture is facing being eing talked of also the raising of silk worms A large num num- number number ber of mulberry trees is expect expected d to be Slanted planted this spring spring Three saw mills have been erected within the past year Bishop Layton Lay ton has commenced work on ona ona ona a new grist mill which he expects expect to have in running order before next har har- hat harvest harvest vest Yours truly RESIDENT T i l 1 A CACHE COUNTY L April 11 1868 Editor Deseret Your News News Your valuable paper comes regularly to hand and is a source of joy and great information to those who read it Last year there was very little grain raised here compared with previous seasons and in consequence improvements improvements improve improve- ments have not made so great a way as we could wish to see this 1 spring has opened very favorably plowing and sowing Bowing have be been n going on for the last two weeks and there i is every prospect of heavy crops Last Monday evening the sisters sister got up a Leap Year Ball for the benefit ot of our Sunday School which was a credit to all concerned The committee were sisters Johnson Liljenquist and F AI Ali Alilen len AI-len len floor managers sisters Curtis and Williams We intend to apply the pro pro- proceeds pro proceeds to purchasing rewards of merit etc for the children who attend the Sunday School I XI Y urs etc X TaOMAS POTTS r I |