Letter to the Editor of the Western Standard, 3 July 1856
G. S. L City
Ed of Western Standard
I continue my monthly correspondence
for your paper.
The Weather has been dry and warm since I last
wrote to you. we have had 2 slight showers during the past
month. Barley harvesting commenced last monday the 23rd and
some wheat in the big field was cut on Saturday last. Much
of the crops however have suffered materially for the lack of water;
by good management and much physical labor the waters of the
Big Cotton wood have been brought Northward as far as Kanyon
creak by way of the canal, and have been used on the
10 and 5 acre lots, which will help some fields of grain
that would have been almost an entire failure; br J. Wright
reports the wheat crops for 3 miles around Fort Brigham completely
eat up by Grasshoppers. The tobacco worm in great
numbers are eating up the Potatoe vines, but we manage
to kill them, for they soon grow so large they are easily
seen. Many fields of wheat look well and the city Gardens
promise much, but city kanyon creek is very low.
The arrangements of the committee for the national
celebration of the 4th of July, have been made on a large scale.
We will have a grand military Review and the Legion are
making preparations accordingly. A copy of the programme has
been forwarded to you by the post office.
Prests. Young and Kimball have just returned from
spending 3 days on the island examining their stock.
