I would be happy to receive an answer to this. SFA [FIGURE] Jan 10th 1857.
I seat myself this morning to finish my letter as it
is the last day before sending it. [FIGURE] Every thing was ready and the
smelting was commenced on the 25th of Dec and by dilligence
and hard labour we have run out about 9 thousand pounds
The mineral yeald from 20 to 30 per cent proving to be of a much
poorer quality than was expected to be when seen in the lead on the mou-
ntain there is found in it after the outside is taken off much dry bone black
jack and sulpher which burns up much of the Lead in smelting which
makes the mineral yeald much less than was estimated it would do by any that
saw it even old miners and smelters so that bro Jones was not alone in over
estimating it. My health is very good and the most of the hand enjoy the
same some two or three are unwell with a cold Bro Jones enjoys very good health
and is determined to obtain the amount of Lead required if posible. Pleas excuse all
mistakes for I have written this where there has been several talking &c Yours &c,
S. F. Atwood
Los Vegas Lead Mines Jan 4th 1857
Elder Woodruff
Dear brother: According
to your request and my promise to you before I left SG. S.
L. City I seat myself to write you a few lines to give you
an account of our journey to this place and all other
news that I may think of that will be interesting
to you
[FIGURE] Bro N. V. Jones and company (of which I was
one) left the city on the 31st of Nov 1856 After
having been detained four days after every thing els
was ready hunting for a lost mule. Bro Jones has
three mule teams one wagon with two mules and the
^other^ two with four which were loaded with surplies
a horse power bellows furnase hearths &.c. for the
Lead Diggins. We camped in the settlements as
far as we could. The weather was cold and some
of the time stormy which retarded our speed in
traveling and being detained three days at Parawan
for the arrival of Bros James Williams from Cedar
City and Lorenzo W Roundy from Harmony we
did not arrive at Cedar City until the 14th of Nov
I will here say that the reformation has spread
more or less in all of the different settlements baptism has
been administered to the saints in many of them and repentance
and reformation has been and is being preached to the all
which is listened to with good attention by many and treasured
up by some to profit thereby. A surplus of provisions has
been raised in the most of the settlements and some of improve
ments have been made in the diffent cities and by in the
farming opeations by some while others seem to be walling [willing]
to live in old log huts apparently indifferent whether
Zion is buled up and beautified or not. In this place
(Cedar City) there has been some building and other improve-
ments made far more in the old city than on the new plat
I would be happy to receive an answer to this. SFA [FIGURE] Jan 10th 1857.
I seat myself this morning to finish my letter as it
is the last day before sending it. [FIGURE] Every thing was ready and the
smelting was commenced on the 25th of Dec and by dilligence
and hard labour we have run out about 9 thousand pounds
The mineral yeald from 20 to 30 per cent proving to be of a much
poorer quality than was expected to be when seen in the lead on the mountain there is found in it after the outside is taken off much dry bone black
jack and sulpher which burns up much of the Lead in smelting which
makes the mineral yeald much less than was estimated it would do by any that
saw it even old miners and smelters so that bro Jones was not alone in over
estimating it. My health is very good and the most of the hand enjoy the
same some two or three are unwell with a cold Bro Jones enjoys very good health
and is determined to obtain the amount of Lead required if posible. Pleas excuse all
mistakes for I have written this where there has been several talking &c Yours &c,
S. F. Atwood
Los Vegas Lead Mines Jan 4th 1857
Elder Woodruff
Dear brother: According
to your request and my promise to you before I leftG. S.
L. City I seat myself to write you a few lines to give you
an account of our journey to this place and all other
news that I may think of that will be interesting
to you
[FIGURE] Bro N. V. Jones and company (of which I was
one) left the city on the 31st of Nov 1856 After
having been detained four days after every thing els
was ready hunting for a lost mule. Bro Jones has
three mule teams one wagon with two mules and the
other two with four which were loaded with surplies
a horse power bellows furnase hearths &.c. for the
Lead Diggins. We camped in the settlements as
far as we could. The weather was cold and some
of the time stormy which retarded our speed in
traveling and being detained three days at Parawan
for the arrival of Bros James Williams from Cedar
City and Lorenzo W Roundy from Harmony we
did not arrive at Cedar City until the 14th of Nov
I will here say that the reformation has spread
more or less in all of the different settlements baptism has
been administered to the saints in many of them and repentance
and reformation has been and is being preached to all
which is listened to with good attention by many and treasured
up by some to profit thereby. A surplus of provisions has
been raised in the most of the settlements and some improve
ments have been made in the diffent cities and in the
farming opeations by some while others seem to be willing
to live in old log huts apparently indifferent whether
Zion is buled up and beautified or not. In this place
(Cedar City) there has been some building and other improvements made far more in the old city than on the new plat
