[sideways text] Received Aug 20 [18]88 answered Sep 2nd [end of sideways text] PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake U. T. Aug 14, 1888 William Atkin Dear Brother I have lying before me of July 29 & Aug 7, both of which I Read with much interest You ask about Asahel I took Emma & Blanche Alice Clara & ...

2 but they go & come He has some 30 Now. there has been so many fishermen that they nearly Draned the creek near the camp Ovando another Brag fishermen started up the creek for a Days fishing at 7 oclok I went up with my carriage at 11 oclok to find them & fish some. I did not find them but commenced fishing at 1 oclok & fished 5 Hours & cought 20 fine trout and landed a good many more out of water that I did not ...

3 PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake U. T. 188[8] this season He has Entered the Land as Minneral Land I should think he would do well next season thare if He was prepared. G. Q. C. & J F S are both with me Now J. F. S. has just got able to get out but He has to lie down most of the time. Well our Lawyier ...

4 and others are on the Note I visited Brother Eldridge yesterday He is considered by the Doctors to be at Deaths Door He is a vary sick Man & Doctors say He cannot Live I suppose He is the richest Man in the Church but riches dont keep a Man alive My family are well & my own health is good at present I have had 3 Artesians With Dug on my farm 2 at Emma, one at Delights I sunk one well at ...