330 FOREIGNFOREIGN correspondenceof snow will insure arianarf abundanceofabundanceof water for irrigating the crops the corn6wcornewcomingcominsseason

DrDEPARTUREPARTURE the ship tltorntonthorntonTltornton captain collins cleared on may 3 and sailsallsalisallemisalledieae&

on the 4thath for new york with 764 souls of the saints on board of whom 163 werewerdfrom the scandinavian mission

this company is under the presidency of elders james G willie mlllenmillenalllen atwoodyatwoo4atwoodsjacob A ahmansenahmansonAh mansen and moses clough elders willie atwood and clough arrivedin england january 5 1853 and consequently havehavo been labouringlabour ing in the ministryin this country nearly three years and four months elder ahmansenabmansenahmansonAhAbmansen was oneamong the first whowiiowilo received the gospel in scandinavia liehelleile was baptized by elderE snow when the gospel was first carried by him to denmark since that timehe has labouredlaboured faithfully in the ministry and held responsible positions in the scan-dinaviandinavian mission elders john kelly late president of the cheltenham conferenceA M findlay formerly of the east india mission and john chislettChis lettletliett who has beenlabouringlabouring iinn the swiss mission also sailed in the thornton these brethren haveall been faithful and diligent in the ministry and have left their fields of labour to gohome to zion with our blessing andind they have ouour prayers for their future successand welfare

NOTICE OFov TRANsTRANSFERfenrEnfer in view of our approaching return to utah and thetransfer of the business of our presidency we call attention to the following no-tice

it is requested that the presidents of missions and the pastors and presidentsin the british mission will forward to us prior to the 30th of june all tithingcollected and the donations to the P E fund and temple offerings for ththequarter ending june 30 from the saints under theirrespectivethetheir respectiveirrespective jurisdijurisdictionschionsctionsctionslons

also that the pastors and presidents in the british mission will see that generalbook agentsaments forward to us prior to the 30th of june all the funds possible to thecredit of their respective conferences

all persons who have money on deposit at this office are requested to communi-cate with us stating the amount

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it is desirable that all individual obligations whether for goods cash or postageshould be cancelled previous to the 30th of june that we may not be undertfi4under theunpleasant necessity of transferring such items to our successor for collection

it is particularly requested that all the remittances above contemplated reachus before or not later than the 30th of june as our accounts will be closed onthatthit dayaay

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fillmorerillmore city dec 242418551855EldereiderelderfranklinfiFranklinanklinkli D lizardsrizardsRirichardsZards

dedearr ierifrbrotherothor we at presentpresenpresenthallthallthailbai

il fromthis place being hereherdhero duringdaringdarlng the session

iloivoatwitwof the legislaturei which convened atiatithisiiabiastbiaspoint on the loth instant andwillangwilland will holdboldhoidforty days we send you the messageand the laws providing for holding a con-vention and taking thethemthei census withaviewyiewviewofof obtainobtaininging our admission into

FOREIGN correspondence 331unionrinion as a state there has as yet butlittle else passed the legislative assemblyof much importance the deserecivewsdespretdescret newswhich will go out with this mallmailmaiimali will giveall the items we are not in receipt ofanything new from this california mallmailmalimaiiexcept the return of dr kane therefore1havechaveI1 have but little to write we still wishto urge the saints to cross the plains asbefore suggested orionoiloll foot in charge sofar as may be practicable of americanelders

it is now probable that brother lorenzosnow will not go out the ensuing springbut most likely orson pratt may andothers of the twelve

we still feel the burden of the past sea-sons operations and desire you to assistall you can to liquidate the st louis in-debtednessdebtedness be careful to avoid any ad-ditionalditional indebtedness in the operations ofthe ensuing year

I1 expect thatvbenthatthab when you leave my sonjoseph will accompany you and that youwill come directly through others areolderbider and can manage as best suitsthem I1 presume a goodly share willhavebavehase companies in incliargecharge

we contemplate having a set of schoolbooks printed at the liverpool office inthe new alphabet we would like to haveyou inform us in relation to getting up afont of type and whether we will have tosend any person to liverpool for that pur-pose or to oversee the printing of thebooks the manuscript of course beingfurnished from this territory it is ourintention to introduce this system in theschools throuthroughouthoutbout the territory wefoiForsoiforisiderconsiderisider the deseret alphabet a greatimprovement in letters simplifying theattainment of our language to the youthas113mis well as to foreigners the legislativeassembly will probably take this matterin hand and make an appropriation tofurther this object As you are probablyaware brother samuel W richards isherebere and I1 presume will write to youyour family are all well so far as I1 amacquainted

brothers kimball and grant are hereandiand together with myself areenjoyingare enjoyingtolerable good health

remember me to joseph edmundbrother little and all the boys youtogether with them have our unceasingprayersE and faith for preservation orofhealtheaith and strength from the powers ofdaldaidarknesskness and of the adversary andthatand thatthal all

may return touspureanduncontaminatcdto us purepuro and uncontaminatedfrom the wickedness and pollutionspollutions ininelneins

this unungodlydlY generation we have con-tinued jaj0favourablevourablefavourvou ablerableabierabie reports of their faith-fulnessfulness industry and of the good inalinflinfluencewhich they are exercising which givegivesus great joy we trust that they willkeep humble and continue to rely uponthe lord of hosts who is able to savethem and will do so inasmuch as theyare faithful beforbeforebedfor0 him all is peacewith us and the various settlements areprosperous

there will be sufficient provision forthe inhabitants until another harvest if itcomes as usual

praying the lord to bless you con-tinually inin all your labours and in hisuisnisown due time bring you unto us in peacepeacoand safety I1 remainremairegilreggi very truly youryourtbrother in the gospel of christ

BRIGHAMBBIOUAM YOUNG

great salt lake city january 7185g7 1856dear brother franklin it has been

in my mind many times to write to youpbut always writing you from the office atritrseemed as though if I1 should there wouldbe but little left for me to say geo0 eo Asmith is at iron county and probablymamaxmay not write you this mailat7tit is now about four years since I1 hadbadhaabaathe privilege of bidding you farewell atitliverpool since that time the vicissitudes i

of life have placed you there and mehere and I1 anticipate with pleasure thatthey will soon bring you home againwhere they will place me futurity must vtell for I1 dont know but if it should be-on europesEuropes shores I1 would feel to saysaysamen

you are probablyawareprobably aware that since myreturn I1 have been engaged in the histotorrianslansians office in 1854 5511 clerked inthe legislature this winter during thesitting of the assembly I1 have copied300 pages of manuscript for a latterday saints reader and 11 latter daysaints elocution which I1 am now enga-ged in compiling and arranarrangingg ng I1 men-tioned last spring0 to prepresident1dentyoyoungung thatI1 considered good readers or schoolbooks could be compiled here principallyfrom ouroun own works so that while ouryouth were learning to read theymight at the sametimesometimesame time be learningtb6learning the v

faithnuifaltheaithmuimul of their fathers the truths of healbealbeag t

venyen the revelations of god ilehelie told

382 FOREIGN correspondenceme to pogo aheada head and prosper at it andlie would see what I1 would produce atthe same time asking me how and whereI1 thought such works could hebe publishedto advantage whether they will hebe pub-lished or not I1 do not know but I1 thinkit is a good idea to encourage our ownliterature as soon as pracpracticapracticablepracticetica ae1e and tothis end have I1 devoted my winterslabour

the weather has been very severe thethermometer has been at 12 degrees be-

lloww zero piercing cold there has beensnow on the ground since the beginning ofdecember at interintervalsvalsvalivais it has nearly dis-appeared but before it had time to getentirely away a fresh fall of it wouldcome so that there liashasilas been good sleigh-ing 0

rieprinp nearly all the time in consequence0of hardbard frost the water courses havefrozen over causing the water to flowosor the streets and making them anentire sheet of ice difficult to tiavelteaveldeavel on onfoot or with oxen unshod this weatherliashasilas been hard on the cattle and manyhave died we hadbad some more snow lastnight and this morning the snow will

ibee a great blessing to us the ensuingseaonseason for irrigation

the measles have been prevalent thoughiliaviiliavcI1 have heard of but fefew ddying therebhasbeenhasteenhasas been more disease aandnd datathisdeathtthisthis sea-son than usual

the missionaries who were appointedfor this territory have been alive to theirduties and have found in many localitiesa great necessity for such a mission inconsequence of the saints getting luke-warm and setting their hearts on horseseattlebattletattleeattie farms and property more thanon building up the kingdom

we have organized a Polypolysophicalpolysophlcalsophical so-ciety in our wardiward which has created quitean interest this winter essays poemslectures and speeches have been deliveredexhibiting that love for literature whichis the pride of a free people balloslcexcellentxcell ent band has been inin attendanceand the exercises being interspersed withsongs and recitations has produced avariety which has not failed to please andenliven as well aas enlighten the most fas-tidiousti during theabsencethe absence of the legis-lators all other societies have been ad-

journedjourned thetlletile seventies have framed aconstitution for a library and I1 mightadd a museum in which may be depositedall collections of antiquities relicsreliesrelles ancancientlentcainscoins philosophical and astronomical in

struments as well as books maps chartsdrawings &cac &cac

elder amasa lyman has been with usthis winter and in tho absence of thefirst presidency and twelve has muchedified instructed and built up the saintswe have been thankful to the lord forhis opportune visit ilehelie looks and feelswell

there was a 11 mass meetingareetincr of theinhabitants held at the tabernacle lastsaturday afternoon for the purpose ofagitating the question of establishing adaily express and passenger conveyancefrom the missouri river voaviauiavia great saltlake city to san francisco californiaafter many speecheseechesbeches and addresses themeetinmeetinglethisoethisadjournednednea for one week thereis no doubt but this great project will soonbe carried into practical operation andwhen it is successfully carried out bysome enterenterprizingentcrprlzingenterprisingprizing company it will be easaaseasyTfor them to have a telegraphic line alongthe road As the conveyances of this com-pany will go day and night and havestations every 30 or 40 miles they willprobably gogo through from themissouritbemissourithe Missouri riverto california in about 12 days perhapsless every one is sanguine that such acompany will be emineritleminently successfuland I1 believe it only needsneets presidentPresideneyoung to say bretbrenletbrethren letiet us go headaheada beadthis probably will be the company thatwill construct a railroad across the greatcontinent

the health of the first presidency andtwelve is generally first rate I1 have notseen president young look so well since I1came home ilehellelie enjoyed very good healthat fillmore

it will be pretty hard times here thisspringsprang inin consequence of the scarcity ofgrain through the failure of crops lastseason ananda the severity of the winterthis will probably cause many who areready at every trial wowe are called to passthrouthrough

LTb to find an excuse for leayingleavingleading us

to seeseek other climes they not being onoonewith us

we have hadbadbaahaa good meetings lately notonly in the Tabertabernaclenaclet but in the wardsthe satosaints generallygenerallyt feel alive to thethemthepwork of god and to preparing themselvesfor the events that are coming on theearth I1 will say brother Franklinfranklinfrankiinfrankiln that I1do enjoy my prayer meetings in the endowfaettfaentmentpent house ththey are to me a sourceofsource ofmuch comfort andanaanelgratificatiodgratification I1 feeloft times when I1 do not express it to mlomlehmil

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brethren as paul said that we sit to-gether in heavenly places in christ jesusand are truly favourfavoureded and I1 assure youwhile we pray for all our brethren whoare on missions you are especially re-membered

the tithing of this people Is now beingcollected by the bishops in the variouswards and instead of settling the ac-counts at the general tithing office allare settled with the bishops minuteschedules areirelre issued from the generaltithing office which are filled up by thebishops and reported back to the officeaandnd whewhenn they aiaree bound they show thetithing of all the saints and through thatchannel an almost unlimited report of thestatisticssLatis ties and finances of the territorywill be yearly obtained

haceracespace forbids me saying much morebut I1 will add that I1 called lately on yourfamily and found them all well and anx-iously looking forward to next august foryour return sister jane has built a con-siderablesiderable addition to youryour house this fallihavechave1 have admired her planalanpianglangian very much andfor comfort and convenience consider heraddition unsurpassed

brother bullock bids memeinformreinforminform you thatliehelleile spent two hours with your family lastsab-bath myalybly family are all well and wish tobe remembered to you and brother georgeturnbull also with myself to all ourbrethren and sisters in scotland pray-ing god my heavenly father to bestow onyou everyevery needful blessinblessing and bring yousafely home in due timtimeC 91I1 remain yoursdevotedly in the lord

ROBERTROBEKTrobent L CAMPBELL

IOWA

council bluff city april 7 1856

idearbear brother franklin I1 arrived atthis point on the morning of the 31st ofmarch after a tedious journey of 10 daysfrom iowa city where I1 last addressedyou

the route fromlowafrom iowalowa city to this place13is a goodood one the distance is 277 milesand talet1lethe country is settled all the wayprovisions can be got on this route asreasonable as in any of these upper coun

tries horses and cattle are dear all1111.1111ailalilillthrough the country where I1 have beenbut I1 learned todayto day that good workworiccattle can be got opioiion grand river inMissAlisshilssblissmisssourialisssourimissiourisouri for from sixty to seventy dol-lars per yoke horsesiforses from 380 to sloo5100per head and good cows from gicsic tos25q25

I1 since I1 have been at this point I1 havehavobavahateI1 got some lands deeded to the Churchurchatchurchchurchakchatabcabb

florence alias winter quarters and amiambuilding a frame warehouse for thechurch 24 by 40 feet I1 have also madearrangements for timber and fuel forchurch purposes for the term of tenyears free of charge I1 have also con-tracted our ferriage across the missourielk horn and loup fork rivers obrforoor tenyears at the following rates across themissouri one wagon with one pair of horsesor oxen 6050 cents 5 cents for every ad-ditionalditional headbead hand carts 10 cents menwomen and children free rates offerriage across the other two riversone wagon and team as above QI 25 centsloose stock giof cents handband carts 12j12cents men women and children free

there is a great chance for workworkininthis region of country at the presentpresentipresentatime one hundred and fifty men couldhave employment in this and other ad-joining towns common labourerslabour ers canget two dollars per day and mechanicsthree dollars towns are springing uplike mushrooms after a rain storm

I1 shall leave thisylacethis place in three or fourdays for st louis to assist brotbrotherlieriierilergeorge in the purchase of cattle horses&cac the spring is opening up nice heregrassrass begins to start in low grounds andI1 am anxiousanxious to see the emigration rollingalong to the peaceful valleys of ephraimI1 have not heardbeard from home since I1 leftEengland although A W babbitt andthe mail arc expected every day therewill not be much emigration this yearexcept ours I1

myalyniy kind love to brothers spencer andwheelock and all the brethren ofmyofayof myacquaintance

praying heavens blessing to smile uponyou and hoping soon to see you I1 remainyour brother in christ

WMWU IL kimballKBMALL

smtntunr boston neeseebee containscontaconti ins the following polite hintbint deacon i is15 requested nottdov

to commence snoring in churchtochurchchurchro tomorrowto morrow morning until yiftertifter theithe commencement ofthofatheoethsermon as several of the congregation are anxious to hear the text vi as