Letter to Charles Coulson Rich, 30 April 1871
Randolph
Brother C. C. Rich
I am in
Randolph with my 3 Boys & 3 teams.
I have been here one week last night
have looked over the County, seen my
Land & city Lots & am well pleased with
it all it is a beautiful situation for
a city, in consequence of their not farming
& fencing this season south of the creek whare
my farming land is Brother Stewart has let
me have a farming lot up the canyon
& during the week we hunted horses 2 days
& cleared 7 Acres of sage land, & ploughed
it sowed 3 Acres of wheat, 1 of Barley, 2 of oats, &
shall plant one Acres of potatoes tomorrow. I
went down the creek fishing trout yesterday with
the Bishop. I caught about 20 x 4 weighed 15 lbs
I preached an hour to day, & an hour last
sunday, so I think I have done well for
one week. I have sone 20 posts of fence to
make in cooperation ther we shall all
