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Show at anY previous.flood. Much marks by driftwood lodged, as high as Ci t t t.r;e ter a.t and La f ed Lc Sunset from y, Brigham place away grain losing some 40 acres of wheat in the shock; and much damage "yas done to wheat in stacks or left in the fields by rain, which contlnued for several weeks. However, sufficie nt breadstuff was leftt the set- V . t1em€ nt s for one season, if used with Silver Creek-- Snowflake---founded) of Taylor was abandoned, the some 20 miles south of Woodruff.'__' (Taylor abandoned; l8?8. economy. During the summer, the settlement people movi ng mostly to S11 ver creek, May 24-26, 18?8. QuartrlY Aug. 31st conference the of stake was held at Brigham City. Sept. 1st, 18?8 Q,uarterly c-onference of Tne Stake was held at Brigham Ci ty. Those' of the brethren a t t e nding from Sunset l'iding over in a boat and • - . . drawn by OXE"; n, the river. as of sept. 2 1878. the water was (Third visi t. c:.ll the over from church land throl).gh Le ade r-e Apostle E. Snow; presidents of Stakes J. N. ) Smith, overflow L. J. Nut tall, Ira Hinckley and others arrived at Brigham City from Utah'via Lee's Ferry; and held meeting at Brighcun City Sept. 21st and 2200; and at Sunset on the evening of Sept. 23, 18?8 • .. Dec., (Eastern Arizona Stake organized) 1878. tetter was received from President John Taylor, da t ed Slt Lake ·City, Nov. 2?, 1878, g i vd ng notice of the dividing of the settlements in eastern Arizona into two presidencies. The dividing line to be . at Berado's Rancho on the Little Colorado river, leaving tte settle ments lying on t e Li t t.Le Colorado river, west of the dividirg line, also those 51 t.uat e d betwee n the Li ttle Colorado and Kanab, as well as the £ddd scattered saints located in the regions round a bout the main settlements on the Little Colorado in this Stake; but not to extend to Salt River nor the San Pedro. Aug. 31, .18?8. (Statitica) The stake-Statlstical report for this date . Sunset: bers, 3? was as follows: ' 21 f amt Lf.e.s 6 seve nt Le s , 1 high priest, 14 , elders, 56 mem children under 8 years, 6 baptised, 1 marriage, 5 births, 4 vhildren b Le c sed 16 members members removed , 2 de a tha received, Totfu '2 of , .// souls ...,.. 'Brigham City; 44 families, 11 seventies, 1 high priest, 35 elders, 1 priest', 1 deacon, 93 members, 84 children under. 8 years, 4 baptised,. 10 births, 13 cgildren blessed, 22 members received, 56 removed, 9 deaths. Total Woodruff: gai::J!.J.1t b: 11 ·21 children under re n ble s sed families, 8 years, 4 :3 of high priests, priests, 1 230. souls elders, 31 rr..embers, teacher, 6 bpatised, 6 child ? , TotSl Sant Joseph: ,chl:ldren under 11 families, 8 ye ar-s , 4 .ceived, members removed, of souls ' 67. seventies, 10 elders, 22 members, 29 births, 4 children blessed, 1 member r a3 2 deaths. Total of souls I 64. Eli . V |
