Chaddick, Oklahoma. Dec. 1st 1893. To the First Presidency, Salt Lake City. Dear Brethren: I arrived in my field of labor on the 18th of Nov. and have now visited the Elders and Saints in the Oklahoma field. Now ten months since Elder Rawlins and Lewis made an exploring tour through this newly settled country. The only acquanitance, friend or Saint was Bro. P. T. Gooing formally of Cherokee Nation, whos home has been ours ...

an organization for their good, their scattered condition is an aid to us in the infancy of the work here. I have now covered over one hund- red miles, mostly on foot dividing my time between the Elders and Saints instructing them and holding public meetings. Have had a meeting almost every night and Sundays, to which, notwithstanding the cold weather, many people came. So far this seems to be a splendid field the country seems to be settled up be a very good class of people. We are preaching the Gospel to many

fully one hundred thousand people. Guthrie the capitol, and Oklahoma City have over ten thousand inhabitance each. These two cities are equil to many old places, having fine substancial business blocks and many fine residences. Many small towns and cities dot the country here and there, while squatters are located on almost every quarter section in the the country. One of the problems of the Indian Mission, was: how shall we get at the many small remnants of Indian Tribes? I think the U. S. Government have solved that all ...

Through the country being settled up we can now get at Indians and Whites alike. When our labors were confined to the Indian country, we used our Indian Friends to assist us to get at the Whites, now things have been reversed, the white people will furnish us an opening to the houses of the Lamanites. Oklahoma proper, covers an area of country one hundred by two hundred miles fully ten million acres of land, while the Cherokee Strip and "no man's land" on the north of Pan handle of

This country is more healthy than the Cherokee nation and will offor a change for our Elders when they get delicate. The weather now is very clold, this climate of course is like the Southern states, but located as it is central on a stretch of prarie country from the North country to the ocean we are subjected to the cold blizzard wintry blasts. The Elders are all well and greatly interested in their labors. We must have two more Elders as soon as we can get them. Kind Regards Respctfully Your Brother