Letter to John Taylor, 12 December 1879
Sunset Apache Co
Prest. John Taylor
Dear Brother,
I write to say a messenger has just arrived
from Colorado Meadows with a letter from Bro
Tenney informing me that we have secured the purchase
of all of St Johns except one water claim and 2 1/2 acres
of land. Our purchase secures to us 3 water ditches
all the land both sides of the river, and the town inc-
luding the toll bridge. We got this purchase for 700
Cows to be paid in one year, from two to six years
old. We have also taken possession of the Colorado
Meadows, I think some 25 or 30 claims entered and
we are the first on record to secure the water of the
Little Colorado to water 4480 acres of the land of this
Meadow. We were none too soon in securing this meadow
for our claims to the water and the possession of the
land had only just been obtained before the
Mexicans came to enter the water and secure and take
possession, and they were very much astonished to find
and have the Bishop at Johnson get some teams to go
to Upper Kanab and get the lumber that is sawed for
that boat and have it carried to the ferry or have
the boat made in the Settlements and carried down
on wheels. It seems to be absolutely necessary that
something should be done. I cannot do anything
about it while I am here, and again they want me
to go to St Johns and the Meadows to assist about
the settling of the country there.
I remain your Brother in the gospel
A. H.
