Letter to John Taylor and Council, 9 October 1879

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Letter to John Taylor and Council, 9 October 1879
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    W. Woodruff & Jesse N. Smith St John Country Oct 232 [18]79 [upside-down text] President John Taylor [end of upside-down text] Sunset Oct. 9, 1879. To President John Taylor and Council Dear Brethren A few days ago I sent a let- ter to Bro. Erastus Snow sug- gesting the importance of having a company in Utah to ^come^ and buy out St. John. Since that time, in conversation with Bro. Jesse N. Smith, I learn that the St ...
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    market in this region, including Forts Wingate and Apache, and securing an dextensive cattle range this region where bottom grass is so scarce. There would be nothing but the gov- ernment price of the land required We have at present ^we have^ but one man Bro. T. L. Greer, to occupy this extensive field. He fully beleives that grain can be raised without irrigation, upon those bottoms where the water is near the surface and breaks forth in small springs in many places. Bro Greer also thinks ...