Your letter of April 7th has
come to hand after taking a fishing tour down the Weber River for six weeks; the letter bag that was lost or
flung into the Weber River was found by an Indian, and
it was brought to this City.
Neither your family nor myself received and
thing from the Mill, or bro Houtz—we are both out of
flour—I furnished Mrs Bernhisel with flour as long as
I had it. I am now cutting my wheat—may be some
300 bushels: as soon as I can get it thrashed I will supply
her what the Mill does not, but it seems to be a pinching
time at present. Sister Bernhisel has laid the matter
before President Young, and informed him that Bro Houtz
does not furnish him with anything, so she says, and
told him that if he does not do his duty in the matter
he will attend to his case. Mr Houtz takes a strange
course in relation to your business.
Sister Bernhisel is well—she was at my house
to day.
We are in the midst of harvest: there will be
a great deal of wheat cut this season in the Territory; but
it will require a great deal of care to save it all, or we
shall be worse distressed before another harvest than we
Page 2
have been this season, for the starving people commenced
upon the grain before it was ripe—worms are destroying
the potatoes and corn a good deal.
It is a general time of health, except I am a good
^deal^ troubled with the rheumatism in my right leg.
Tintick and his band are in a valley west of Tooele
Valley. It is expected that he will visit the settlements again
soon. Arropene, Ammon and others were with us on Sunday
all well with them. Our settlement is broken up at Salmon
River by the grasshoppers, who have eaten up every green thing
They will probably go there again when they make a raise
of more provisions
The California Mail came in on the 29th inst. The
Eastern Mail came in the last night, and brought me your letter
of June 7th, with your bills of lading, and goods, and letter
of instructions &c, all of, which I will attend to, to the best of
my ability.
Bro Houtz did not give me any of the book money;
He brought me a bill of settlement, or balance sheet of the Mill;
charged you some $80 for wall tax—was some $70 due on
the balance. I intend to see brother Houtz and tell him
that he must do his duty towards you in this matter more
honestly and promptly, or I shall have to make a church
matter of it, if I do not take a course of law with him. I
shall send to MrScovil, at Provo, for a copy of the agreement
next mail. I will do all I can in your matters.
Brother Cain is getting better, I am happy to say.
He told me the cows were in a good pasture; one of them
Page 3
had eaten poison, and been very poor, but was recruiting. He intended to get them up this fall, and get up Sister Bernhisel's wood; if he does not do it, I shall get her
wood up for her, or see that it is done. I think I can
get along without making any draft upon you; the
only push is now, as I have no money at present, and
shall not have till I can sell some of my wheat or flour
as soon as I can thrash it. It will not be long first.
I shall employ your thrashing machine to thrash my
grain.