| Show uw rockville kane C U march 16 1868 editor deseret news dear sir one of the many interesting features of a home newspaper is the correspondence of a few of its numerous readers I 1 love ilove to read of the movements of the elders eiders abroad in their conflicts with the superstitions ions of the age and the welfare of the people in the various settlements settlement of our mountain territory rockville roc Hoc kville is situated upon the north bank of the rio bio virgen about twenty one miles east of the road leading from salt bait lake city to los angelos via bt st george eorge the high waters of last december be r swept pt away a considerable portion of the bottom land thereby curtailing the operations of many of our farmers the crops the past season were only medium that of cotton falling far shor short t of an average yield with the exception of a few lingering cases of whooping cough among ohlia child ren the health of the people is generally good about two years ago owing to the warlike attitude of the navajo and ute indians it was deemed prudent for the inhabitants of grafton and Spring sdale to concentrate at this place but now that peace seems to be restored rest gred ered for a season the brethren are anxious to return to their former homes and some are now moving in that d direction we read of our neighbors in the north enjoying the enlivening recreation of glei sleighing gning and othe other healthful pastimes peculiar to a northern climate and to avoid feeling envious we comfort ourselves with the reflection that if we are deprived of the pleasures of the north neither are our ears made tot to tingle jugle by the keen biting blasts 0 of f winter that sometimes prove fatal to man and beast it is sorrowful indeed to read of our feli fell fellow ow creatures falling a prey to the merc merciless llesi ilesi storm and perls peris perishing hing bing in tho the now snow the natives immediately surrounding us are tire disposed tobe to be friendly and assist in many of the labors that haye have to be performed yueh inch aa as digging water ditches cutting firewood fire wood carrying water terae ac I 1 very respectfully you your brothen brother in the gospel CHARLES a SMITH |
