Presidents B Young & H. C. Kimball has just spent 3
days on the Island among their stock they have 300 Horses
& other stok on the Island, they took their Stock a
sail boat over & back. Elder N. V. Jones has
just Returned from Exploring his lead mine in the
south finds an inexhaustable amount of it will supply
this Territory with it. Evry thing sent in the Letter Mail Bags
that arived the first of June, was lost No letters, but
Mail. the calafornia Mail came in a few days since
brought but vary little News. I find from the Eastern
papers that the war in Kansas seems to continue I see
the Mo Republican published our Deseret Constitution
& can find no fault with it. I have been vary
sick since you left home got poisoned by skinning an
Ox which came near costing me my life. I[t] cost me a
month sickness & I an not Enjoying as good health as I
did before. I learn by your letter that ther is 25000
Head of cattle on the Road & that cattle are for ^$^70 to 90
pr yoke you say that you cannot buy at that price
to buy the woollen factory if not you will the sooner
get through your week & be Ready to start Home
Presidents B Young & H. C. Kimball has just spent 3
days on the Island among their stock they have 300 Horses
& other stok on the Island, they took their
sail boat over & back. Elder N. V. Jones has
just Returned from Exploring his lead mine in the
south finds an inexhaustable amount of it will supply
this Territory with it. Evry thing sent in the Letter Mail Bags
that arived the first of June, was lost No letters, but
Mail. the calafornia Mail came in a few days since
brought but vary little News. I find from the Eastern
papers that the war in Kansas seems to continue I see
the Mo Republican published our Deseret Constitution
& can find no fault with it. I have been vary
sick since you left home got poisoned by skinning an
Ox which came near costing me my life. It cost me a
month sickness & I an not Enjoying as good health as I
did before. I learn by your letter that ther is 25000
Head of cattle on the Road & that cattle are for $70 to 90
pr yoke you say that you cannot buy at that price
to buy the woollen factory if not you will the sooner
get through your week & be Ready to start Home
I hope you will get my little Bill of Articles esspecially
the Opeum for Father, as you know how He is when you
get out of medicine. I have just Returned from our
Evening council I heard Letters Read from Brother
Hart F D RichardsJ TaylorJ M BernhiselG A
Smith, J. L. HaywoodIsaac BullockWm H Kimball
& Lyman Wight which gave us a good Deal
of News. We shall feel quite an anxiety about you & the