The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City, U. T.
May 29. 1873.

Bishop L. W. Roundy.
Kanarra, Kane Co.

Dear Bro:

We feel considerably interested in the Arizona Mission, and as we are anxious about the welfare of the brethren and sisters there, we wish you to take a few of the brethren and go over and visit them, to see what they are doing, and how they are getting along, and assist them with your counsel.

We have received an excellent Steam saw and grist mill from the east for Arizona, and had it all put together to see that everything was right, and when it was made all complete. we had it loaded in 14 wagons, and ready to start, but we learned that the present boat is insufficient to ferry it across the Colorado, and that there is some difficulty in getting out timber for the boat, so we concluded to unship the mill, and keep it here until the fall, at which time we expect the brethren will be better prepared to use it than they now are, being busy with their crops, and fixing their temporary residences We are sorry to hear of Bro. Joseph W. Young's illness but as the latest news from St. George indicates that his health is improving, and we hope and pray this will continue.

We do not want to put more upon you than you can consistently attend to, but we would like the brethren to get together and work a road from the mouth of the Scootinpah to the mouth of the Pahreah, and intend writing to Bro. Levi Stewart and probably others to cooperate in this matter, also, to get out the timbers for the boat, the gunwales of which should be 20 inches deep by 4 inches thick. We will try however and find some competent man to build the boat which we think should be 40 feet by 12.

We start for Provo early to morrow morning with some of the twelve to attend 2 days' meeting there Saturday and Sunday.

Peace be with you, and all Israel.
Is the prayer of

Your Bro. in the Gospel.
Brigham Young