Letter to William and Rachel Thompson Atkin, 19 August 1887
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Brother & Sister Atkins
After a full day council
on important business I seat my self at the table
to answer your kind Letter of Aug 14 G Q. is
walking the floor, J. F. S. Reading the Newspaper and
[Ressiton] has gone into the Tithing yard to see
what two Marshals are after there so I have
nothing to do for 5 minuts but write to you
Though I have no great News to give ownly
We are busy turning a big [Augur] to make
a State Government and abot 1000 other things
I got not much Exercise ownly nights on
which I call upon E almost Evry Evening but
she is afraid to have me stop. Asahel is making
a calculation to build a House He started yester-
day to drive him a well they drove down 106 feet
yesterday got a little water 5 gal a Minutes I Expect
He has gone Down 50 feet to day making 156 feet &
I shall look for a good stream of water to night
I am going to see Brother Thompson has been
watching the whole operation yesterday & to day to Learn
