Show OUR 0 UR CORNER P DEAR FRIENDS everywhere I 1 am fl finding noling great joy as I 1 so go albo about at in ili various directions within this areat domain ilo maln in nive ni tnt new friends and mating making new contacts in the most unexpected places I 1 happen upon one or of on mi readers eat leTS nr it may inay he be that vie the of an appointment made ofru correspondence wr which brines yi j light man I 1 who extends to us convial boril el v elcan elc nn in ord order that we may feel at home in our new to these newfound new found friends aw antl well wishers I 1 extend in the name of our assembled ones our lir love and gratl gratitude tude and the promise that we will tin do all within our power to become dorthy of your friendship anti and cooperation I 1 take this means and opportunity to inform our distant di tant reader reade a part of ir great raynar fan tant we who are liere are lading finding it pleasant plea to become rl i ill blo li rianner wit with our loo for there are others besides les ldes myself wl tro o have oc occasion caslin te tc illing liL 11 i tili ft fashion ishlon ani ami were also pleased to welcome the occasional guest who clun comsto tes to pass our way and say a word ol of ir cetin r As time advances and our ari ibers increase we hope to have better ac for unexpected ones but for the present we are handicapped through lack of anc litjes awl ami proper hou housing lio usina sinz even for our own roup croup 1 I 1 know that you will beloice with us its in the knowledge that we fire are mak inz ins slow but bt sure progress at tills point where we have established head ou quarters arters as well us as at the various outposts as we call our distant en camp ments at t one point elsh in the mountainous district we are carry in anz on oil operations and in ili sn nn other alier direction we are cuttin sr timber for or hull dins operations at this his 3 mile area in dry pi y valley it may also he interesting inte for you to know W that we have been successful in if andins 1 d water at two places within this territory our second well Is being completed at this writing and a third I 1 one is underway As we look back over the months since our arrival last september it Is ratifying indeed to count the improvements imade prove ments we have rr made ade alt although bough as we ficere the accomplishment of each ainzie dav and tale take into consideration tle tile handicaps under which we are worling work in through yli lack of equipment and hiir mai material lerial needs it seems as it if we are makins slow process toward the final oaf of nt at we vve have set for ourse oni seea hes we have truly learned arneil le what it means to ji pioneer loneer in every sense of the word and how to live one day at ait a time lut but with it all we are happy just to lie liere bere in this land rf if beauty and great possibility anything worth while must necessarily tie be rt pit slow growth and because of our slow develop development in some soma rs re ts wp we are by no means ils our ared rather do we learn thru liese experiences how to appreciate each other the more tir fill we are also learn in well the lessin of give band take in that we must hear bear with each other and share with each other in order that tile the greatest rood good for the greatest prea test number may lie be the order of the day daya I 1 male make this statement at this time in order that some of our real readers in distant places who are re contern plating joining us inay may know the ex at a t conditions for we have also ex perlen ced some unpleasant relationships when those clio are unable or unprepared to meet these trying conditions suffer disappointment because of 0 certain inconveniences cal led upon to endure our friends the country countr yare are familiar a series of messages I 1 have been sea beading ding forth over a per told tit of months in ili which are stated many truths concerning concer present day cond conditions Rions and tile the reasons fort for them bem as well as definite guld anve toward bettering ourselves it if we will live ac cordi c nr to to the instruction Instruct lita that Is outlined one reference ence in regard to mak ing a new start such as we are at tempting to lie ile here and now is this sentence rim IT IS ONE THING TO SAY YOV YOU ARE READY AND AI AV TO PROVE rt IT to interpret tills this statement may again elwira size tile the yseult truth therein for we AUK ARE callnn CALLED UPON TO PROVE ans in 11 inny 82 or 01 rm WORD and only those wlm who ARE alii TO fik OP 01 THEM 1 AS M 1 I I AS OP thella as we far e ahead in this thiis treat great work weare we are doing ARE FINDING H on the other liand hand we who are lv fr ans accordine accord lne to tills this plan tire so busy we ve have little time to think tit i ourselves and to quote from another pas sage of at earlier date there liere I shallie shall be no renter greater happiness possible than to see the results 0 of labor and this in itself will bring great reward to all alio will take part in the work we are also grateful atef tit tor for the privilege that Is ours to t be part of this 91 glorious orious work of 0 up building and reconstruction and we give alve dally daily thanks to our clr VI NIX FATHER roil FOR THE I 1 bar anc THAT ARE OURS TO enjoy with love in our lietarta for at all I 1 people everywhere sincerely baal ab |