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1865 March 2 Letter to Erastus Snow

Title

1865 March 2 Letter to Erastus Snow

Description

Church leaders postpone a Southern trip. Land should be secured around Hardy's Landing and the Muddy to prevent outsiders from benefitting from operations there.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

[Brigham Young]

Recipient

Erastus Snow

Date

1865 March 2

Location

Great Salt Lake City
St. George, Washington County

Number of Pages

2

Subject

Church Leadership
Settlements
Property
Business Matters

Item sets

Letterbook v. 7

490 - 491

President's Office
G. S. L. City, March 2nd / 65

President Erastus Snow,
St. George, Washington Co.,

Dear Brother:

The heavy quantities of snow, which have fallen this winter, and which are piled up in the Mountains, are likely to make travelling in the Spring very unpleasant on account of high water, &c. President Kimball and myself, in conversing upon our trip to the South, have come to the conclusion that we had better, under the circumstances, defer our visit to your settlements until next Fall. That you may not be at any trouble in making preparations, and be disappointed in our not coming, I take this opportunity of informing you that we will not go South this next April, as I informed you we would when you were up here, but will postpone our visit until September next.

By letter from Bro. Anson Call to Bro. Horace S. Eldredge, I learn that the Gentiles are crowding into the Landing and taking up lots there, and also at the Vegas and elsewhere. Steps should be taken, by sending the brethren down to take up lots and have them properly recorded, to prevent such persons from getting a foothold at any of those places, and, where they have succeeded in getting land, some compromise, not too unreasonable, should be made with them to have them give up their locations. I should be pleased if you will attend to this matter as soon as possible. There should also be enough brethren sent down from St. George to the Muddy, and secure all the land there that can be of any service to us, so that these stragglers who are drifting about that country and thinking to speculate out of our operations and toil, may be forestalled.

We are having the severest part of the winter now. At present, it is could enough for the month of January. Fuel is very high and very scarce. A great d[missing] of the stock on the range will be likely to perish,  if left uncared for by owners.

With love to yourself and the brethren, and praying the Lord to bless and uphold you in all your labors

I remain Your Brother as ever,