The past year has been a severe time with the people
in this Territory the crops being nearly all cut all last sumer by
the grasshoppers and the winter has been so cold that I would
judge that 3/4 of all the stock in the whole Territory are Dead, & nearly
all the Sheep, almost every thing in the Northern part of the Territory is dead,
but vary few of the people in the Territory have bread to eat, & their does not
appear to be animals Enogh left in the Territory to plough the
ground. snow is still lying on the ground North of Davis County 18 inchs
deep. we had a few heards of cattle & sheep in ceder valley & on south alive
& the Indians came & stole them & drove them onto the Desert &
killed some 8 or 9 men a few of the cattle were retaken but it
is said they have drove away some 200 & 300 Head of cattle & Horses
we have been informed that their was but few Indians ingaged
in it, most of ^the Indians^ them are friendly but they as well as the whites
have to dig Roots this spring in order to live. We have not Received any
Eastern Mail since last fall yet the Mormon has visited us via Calafornia
and it is truly a welcome visiter. You will learn of the Different
missions by the News of Deseret if you get it I will forway
forward a copy of this via Calafornie & on the eastern Route Hopeing you
may get one of them your family are all well as far as I know
Sister Taylor called upon us a few days since & was well
Truly Yours
W. Woodruff
The past year has been a severe time with the people
in this Territory the crops being nearly all cut all last sumer by
the grasshoppers and the winter has been so cold that I would
judge that 3/4 of all the stock in the whole Territory are Dead, & nearly
all the sheep, almost every thing in the Northern part of the Territory is dead,
but very few of the people in the Territory have bread to eat, & their does not
appear to be animals Enogh left in the Territory to plough the
ground, snow is still lying on the ground North of Davis County 18 inches
deep. we had a few heards of cattle & sheep in ceder Valley & on South alive
& the Indians came & stole them & drove them onto the Desert &
killed some 8 or 9 men a few of the cattle were retaken but it
is said they have drove away some 200 & 300 Head of cattle & Horses
we have been informed that their was but few Indians ingaged
in it, most of the Indians are friendly but they as well as the whites
have to dig rock this spring in order to live. We have not received any
Eastern Mail since last fall yet the Mormon has visited us via Calafornia
and it is truly a welcome visiter. You will learn of the Different
missions by the News of Deseret if you get it. I will
forward a copy of this via Calafornie & on the eastern route Hopeing you
may get one of them your family are all well as far as I know
Sister Tylor called upon us a few days since & was well