Letter to William Atkin, 20 January 1888 [LE-7197]

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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.
OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS,

P. O. BOX B.

Salt Lake U. T. Jan 20 1888

W^m Atkin

Dear Brother

I have received
your Letter of the 8 And read with
interest as I do all your Letters I
think it is quite an uncommon thing
for you to have Ice 10 inches thick or
6 inches the thought struck me about the
Health of Ice for drinking taken from
a pond that you would not consider
the water suitable for Drinking the Ice
formed from that water would be of the
same Nature of course the Ice would
be suitable for any cooking purposes
and it might not be injurious to drink.
My Health is vary good at present as
is the case with the Brethren with me I
think business rather grows upon
us with 20 or 40 Letters a day, our State
Government Our Legislature, Congress, our

Law Suit and all Church affairs taken
together Keepe me vary busy (Private I was
vary sorry to learn of D H Cannons affairs
I was in hopes He had age & Experience
Enough to keep out of such scrapes as that)
As to Sulivan I dont know much about,
his operation may be in his Line I dont
think He is much of a Saint Our Law-
suit has not Done much of Late I
Expect sumthing will soon be done in it
We are having vary cold Weather Thermomter
16 degrees Below Zero in Salt Lake 24 in ogden
30 is Cache & 40 &45 in bear Lake
there is hardly snow Enough here for sleighing
still some sleighs run My Daughter
Clara is both better & worse has vary
poor suffering spots then got better Julia
is getting up again slowly is abot the
House Wilfords oldest son Wilford who
broke his Leg is around again Give my
Love to Sister Atkin May Nellie & all
the boys

I Remain as Ever Yours

L Allen