Sunset, Apache Co. A.T. Nov. 25th 1879 President John Taylor: Dear Brother As soon as I receivd your letter concern- ing St. Johns and the Meadows, I wrote immediately to Brother Tenney to go and purchase St. John if he could. And on Saturday night, at the Sheep-herd Spring in the Mountains, some 40 miles from Sunset, I received a letter from Brother Tenney upon the subject; the follow- ing is an extract. ("On the evening of the 14th I received your ...

running from 2 to 6 years old; to be paid within one year. I have 3 weeks to decide and^or^ notify them that I cannot accept. Thus giving you time to express to me. Now, you may think this a big price, and so it is, but just as sure as you loose this chance, or let it go a while longer, you will just so sure have to pay 250 more cows; and it will continue to rise. What is the sum of 750 head of dows, when we are blessed with the cattle upon ...

take up claims, so as to secure the Meadows before the inhabitants of St. John know any thing about it. Our missionaries are now on the way with my letter to Bro. Tenney. Now, Brother Taylor, what I wish to re- quest concerning this matter is this; That the companies who are being organized to come to take possession of St. John and to locate the Meadows will not delay, but come this fall. And, again, you will see from Bro. Tenney's ...

raise, if they can: as bread-stuff is as high again here as it is there. I should like to be informed, as soon as you receive this, what the prospect is about the companies, and what the chance will be about their bringing cows with them. We can begin to feel and see the importance of the counsel and views of President Young, years ago concerning this country, and he often said; "Bretheren, form your settlements in Arizona ^and^ New Mexico, for the day will come, when you will ...