your Letters contained a good Deal of matters upon various
subjects. Sister Smith has been to Utah for a week she
has just Returned & well the Calafornia Mail arived on the
24th brought some letters & papers some letters from C. C. Rich
a spicy one from Father Steward it is said that He leads the anti-
Mormon party in San Bernedeno. He manifests a Bitter spirit
they have had a good Deal of Rain there. So have we more
Rain since you left than I have ever seen here in one
Spring. Crops of all kinds look well it is now begining to be
warm & Dry. We are told that the Indians war is vary
fierce in N.WOregon that the Indians have possession of all the
country West of the Cascades, & that both white & Red man
have hard fighting Col Steptoeiswith his command is the
midst of it, and they have been [looked] to By [gracier] It is also said that Gen Harney is ordered to
Origon with his command, if they go through this Territory they will
find Hard pushing for supplies amid a people who are living upon
nettles, thistles, pigweeds with occasionally a little bread or meat
I think we will have considerable fruit this season
some 20 twenty of my Appletrees are bearing for the first time this
year I shall have a midling crop of peaches, plums full,
Quinces Bloomed, grapes are setting for fruit strbawberries are
ripe in my garden. President Young sent down 6 waggons to Cedar City for wheat, tells of sending 14 waggons to Salmon River
for dryed salmon, but few fish caught in the Jordon yet. C C Rich
thought that they could send up some grain from San Bernadeno
if necssary. Their has been but few fish fish caught caught
in the Jordon or Cottonwood it is said it is in consequence of a [rise]
at the falls of Jordon, ^whare many are caught we hear^ it is said the shore of the Utah Lake
your letter contain a good Deal of matters upon varis
subjects. Sister Smith has bean to Utah for a week she
has just held & well the Calafornia's mail arival on the
24th brought some letters & papers some letters from C. C. Rich
a spicy one from Father Steward it is said that He leads the antiMormon party in San Barnedeno. He manfets a Bitter Spirit
They have had a good Deal of pain there, Lo have we more
pain since you left them & have even seen here in and
Spring. Crops of all kinds look well it is now begining to be
warm & dryy, We are told that the Indians war is very
fiene in NWOregon that the Indians have pumpkins of all the
bounty West of the Cascades, & that letts white & Red man
have hard fighttsy bd steplae visith his command is the
midst of itand the line been hahed to my succiess It is also said that Gen Harney is ordered to
Oregon with his command, if they go through this Territory they will
find Hood pushing for supplies amid a people living upon
nettles thistles pigweeds with accasnally a litte bread or meat
I think we will have considerable friend this season
some twenty of my Applettrees are bearing for the first time this
year I shall have a middling leg of peaches. plums full,
Quines Bloomed, grapes are utley for fruit Strawberries are
ripe in my garden, Prenslit Opey sent down 6 waggons to
Cedar City for wheat, tells of sending in waggons to Salmon from
fer dyd Salmon, C C Rich
thought that they could send up some grain from San Bernadeno
if necssary,, Veirs his leave but few fish caught
in the Jorden on Cottonwood it is low it is in cenequel of a uoi
as at falls of Jorden, where may be caught hear the shore of the Utah Lake