Letter to John Taylor, 4 May 1879
Point Look Out, Colorado,
President John Taylor & Counicil
Dear Brethren,
After being nearly starved to Death
for the want of News (not Bread) not having received a letter or paper for two months
I retrurned to my present location after a journey of 17 days with John W & others
visiting it San francisco Mountain, & its surrounding country I arived here on
the 28 April & found awaiting me a package of 20 letters, and Months paper &
on the following Day President Taylors Messenger concerning the ferry arived Bringing with
package of letters 21, & with Months papers, so I had some 40 letters & two Months
paper lying before me to read and Answer, so I had a feast after a famine, which
gave me the Account of your conference, & of laying the corner stone of the
Manti Temple, on ordination of M Thatcher and the news in General all
of which I was glad to hear. I will say that I am enjoying good health
and spirits I wrote some 30 letters during the 3 days following my Mail arived
we are in hopes of having a Mail line from Kanab through here Moen Copy before
long. Before your Messenger arived concerning the ferry we had word that Sister
Lee had two offers from Gentiles to buy the ferry and a man informed us that he had
one of Sister Lees Boys say that He Be D'd if He would not sell to the highest Bidder
Either Jew or Gentile. We felt a great anxiety about it and having a talk with
Lot Smith, who said whe would help pay for the ferry, so John W employed
an Agent to go direct to the ferry and purchase it for the people He had been gone
about 4 Hours, when your Messenger arived, and we all felt glad that we
