| Show Most of the land under cultivation is very fertile but there is seldom enough rain here in the summer time to bring the grain to perfection we have therefore so arranged it that we can bring about the streams that flow from the mountains to water it guess that will astonish you but it is very practicable and the soil yields in general from forty to sixty bushels of wheat oats and barley It was because of our belief in the Lord and His holy scriptures that we left our native land now close my writings and hope this letter will find you with lots of health and happiness Mother and my brothers and sisters are well and prospering To you and your family we send our most affectionate greetings and ask you to remember us to our relatives and friends too if there are any yet living Yours affectionately Signed ANDREW MADSENS herewith inclosesketch of the kind of threshing machine and saw mill thathave mentioned previously maybe it will be interesting to you Andrew was an avid reader Believing in education he helped erect the first school house in Mt Pleasant and was treasurer of the first board of education He remained true to his religion and was always willing to help bring wagon trains of new converts to Utah In 1861 he becamemember of the newly 90 |
