Letter to William Atkin, 12 December 1889 [LE-9753]

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

P. O. BOX B.

Salt Lake U. T. Dec 12 1889

W^m Atkin

Dear Brother

Your Letter
of the 1 is Before me and in the
midst of a Meeting I attempt to write
a few to you though I have not
much News to write ownly
that the Devil is not Dead in Salt
Lake if it is in Atkinville and
the political pot is Boiling and Earth
& Hell are [assisted] to overthrow Zion
but God Reigns still & we have to
trust in him You may have Read
in the Herald an interview which the
corresspondant of the St Lewis Democrat
But I want to say you must not
beleive all you Read in the papers about

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what we say for they do not tell the truth
thy make us say a great Deal we do not
say My General Health has been good
this Winter Except a cold on my Lungs
which has afflicted me a good Deal
Well I spent a Month in going to Canida
& returning with G Q C, J. F. S, & B Young we had
a good time visit the Saints say a great
Country full of Rivers Mountains forests
& pari prairies Rivers full of Fish trout
1 to 25 lb salmon 5 to 40 lb pike from 1 to 50 lb
I caught 16 trout out of one hole in a
few Minuts. The Mountins & forest abound
with a great variety of game, Moose, Caraboo
Elk Deer Mountain sheep & goats, & Grizzerly Black
Brown & Cinnamon Bear We saw 10000 geese
& 5000 ducks in one pond 3/4 of a mile long & 1/2
a mile wide but Enough abot this My family
are Generally Well Except Emma was taken
Deadly sick a few nights since she thought
she was posiioned Poisioned by eating Sardines from
a can she was vary sick for 10 Hours but finally

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

P. O. BOX B.

Salt Lake U. T. 188

got Relief she was better this morning
all want to be Remembered to you and
family Remember me kindly to all
I hope you are all doing well as
My Mail is in I must stop writing

As Ever Yours

W. Woodruff

1889
W. Woodruff
R^d Dec 17th 1890
answered Jan 19th