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Show 173 Woodruff Sept. 25th At .2 :00 0' clock pvm, milep Woodruff, 25 for the Rive; Joseph, they 3 miles .from St. Farther general . -, Valley up his way to SB."fOia °th th tOll were on Sol. e a Rl,Ver---arnVl.ngW1t good , <Crossing of the Puer-ce River Near the were W .. . merchandise. us " . S,rado Rancho Gr ee t e d the lady of the house, Here is· kept,an assortment of ,party. to meet the appeared who cottonwo!cts ' : St. Joseph (AlleR's loch had teen under water called at we on '. . passed the ite first Encampment---a fine grove of during' the recent flood. .. - the p art s »t churchmen left St. Joseph lld the w0 this prftY·;6we at :30 ru feed excellent. j Bra dver· • • h H '. 't °Lnot thpartdedGeorge wloth an travelled up th east side of the p.m, Along our way here thd e roads. '. - ,place(Wodruf) was sablished in May, 187?;: and all of of 2 fal1U.ll.es are living in the 'United Order with :th, xcptl0!l 15 25 20 The . ." ,populatl.o:-:-15 . i Crops' :-- 33 lost girls;.13 families. ro ck in half-square on south and 'e'st' s:(i l. es. feet. Hall 16xl7 16x20 ft. Dining Dwellins (:" acres in heat, whic,h the 'flood and 3 acres 'lost yield about 100 bu., by , t cane ' ' 30 gallons. " . • .: " .... wich wil. :' .'.' been "sor-ghum't-e-no sugar , bOls; :women; and adobe, men; :The fort is of Each line 7 rods. . the saints • .. raised about, by drouth. .35 bu.·-about 200 bu. Have 7 acres of eorn must'" ha ve of eugar-cane (this '2 that I 'know ofT-which will produce about ; " acres "-. '" ' ", - '. :22 ft. high. Dam:--125 ft. long; 50 ft. wide; washed out. team labor. Mostly 227 , days " . .. .Good w4tr frqm a 48 ·ft. well. 3 isters in the,.cooking department, ,with boys and girls'to ". as '. arriving' ical fraternity; and at Since . '". t desired. Politics ',." "assist them our settlements, others we hear we have' haje met w}.}U?me of the politi teen here 'we7came---aspirants are anx coming 'election in November. They for Territorial our people votex They:think that ious·to obtain the votes of the people. election their the MOl!Ilons as a and that if they obtain the favor or. office in the unit, is practically certain. . .. we are a few miles below Smset, travelling up this river from flat counreminded of many places on the 'Platte River Bottoms---level the Rver; and. ,try with heavy groves and scattered cotto!lwoods alon . .. In : luXuriant grass. ,-,s ' , t¥mtrWe; on,the sme day. .orado.R1ver, and At Woodruff, travei to the or near that place, southward ovr we leave the Little Coe- th olliryg countrwl.th cdar, I'l.deof Creek). are lUXUriant gra ss, On the left and the right, east of Silver was straegling trees along the road (this • '." - I. Snowflake |
