Letter to Arza Erastus Hinkley, Milton Sevier Ray, and Amos Hawks, 22 October 1883
Salt Lake City, .
Elders Hinckley, Ray & Hawks.
Dear Brethren—I received your
letter of Oct. 6, 1883, also one from Brother
Hinckley of Sept. 22, but I have been away
from home so much, attending conferences,
that I have not had time to answer my cor-
respondence as I could wish. I also got a
letter from Brother L. Harris today, saying
that he had just returned from a mission
in Sonora with Brother Trejo. They went
160 miles south of the line, as far as the
town of Oposevia. They visited the villages
of Bachuchi and Compa, as he spells
it, and many other villages. Many were
interested in the Book of Mormon. They
travelled through the country of the Opota
Indians, who were very kind to strangers.
They wanted one of the brethren to return
to them again, and they promised to do
so this winter, and thought much good
could be done.
Now I want to
