aries at the meadows are holding from 3 to 4
claims each. We have but few men at St John as yet
I am turning in the emigration as far as I can those
that I can get to go there but a good deal of the
emigration have other places designated to go. I appoi-
nted Bro. R. Allred to assist Bro Tenney in delivering
out the land to the emigration as they come. I also
appointed or recommended Bro. Allred to take charge
of the meetings until the place gets settled so that it
can be more fully organized. Of course all that country
comes under Bro Jesse N. Smiths jurisdiction in his
stake. I think Bro Nail of Toquerville will take up
his farm there but will have to get a Ranche out
side for his large amount of stock as will all men with
large herds, as it is not suitable for large herds to dwell
in any settlement of this country, for there is good facil-
ities throughout the country outside of farming district
We cannot tell what amount of land there is in the
purhcase at St John, it may amount to 2000 acres
it may vary from $5, 6 to 7 an acre besides the
Government title it may not go above $5.
One Mexican Brother joins us on our lower line which
he throws into the company and takes his share of land
and water with the rest. We also bought out two Mex-
ican claims joining our Mexican Brothers claim
down the river with two houses, 320 acres of land for
9 cows, so we have an unbroken claim from the Dam
down the river on both sides nearly to the Meadows
with the exception of two Mexican claims below us
and when we left one or both of theirm were talking of
being baptized, but there is one thing I wish to name
concerning our purchase. I supposed it included
the houses of the Mexicans. I now understand it
includes the land they stand on but the Mexicans
claim the houses. The Jews permitted them to build
on the land and they now claim them, but they are
poor, low, one story mud houses mostly. We have
several of the houses standing on the farming land
The two brother missionaries from Ogden occupy
two of them with their famiflies. I am now turning all
to St John that I can but as yet we do not begin to
have enough but shall do the best we can
aries at the meadows are holding from 3 to 4
claims each. We have but few men at St John as yet
I am turning in the emigration as far as I can those
that I can get to go there but a good deal of the
emigration have other places designated to go. I appointed Bro. R. Allred to assist Bro Tenney in delivering
out the land to the emigration as they come. I also
appointed or recommended Bro. Allred to take charge
of the meetings until the place gets settled so that it
can be more fully organized. Of course all that country
comes under Bro Jesse N. Smiths jurisdiction in his
stake. I think Bro Nail of Toquerville will take up
his farm there but will have to get a Ranche out
side for his large amount of stock as will all men with
large herds, as it is not suitable for large herds to dwell
in any settlement of this country, for there is good facilities throughout the country outside of farming district
We cannot tell what amount of land there is in the
purhcase at St John, it may amount to 2000 acres
it may vary from $5, 6 to 7 an acre besides the
Government title it may not go above $5.
One Meixcan Brother joins us on our lower line which
he throws into the company and takes his share of land
and water with the rest. We also bought out two Mexican claims joining our Mexican Brothers claim
down the river with two houses, 320 acres of land for
9 cows, so we have an unbroken claim from the Dam
down the river on both sides nearly to the Meadows
with the exception of two Mexican claims below us
and when we left one or both of them were talking of
being baptized, but there is one thing I wish to name
concerning our purchase. I supposed it included
the houses of the Mexicans. I now understand it
includes the land they stand on but the Mexicans
claim the houses. The Jews permitted them to build
on the land and they now claim them, but they are
poor, low, one story mud houses mostly. We have
several of the houses standing on the farming land
The two brother missionaries from Ogden occupy
two of them with their families. I am now turning all
to St John that I can but as yet we do not begin to
have enough but shall do the best we can