Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-24
THE WORK ABROAD.
Interesting Letter From a Missionary
Now Laboring IN England.

The holidays over, President Moylo
gave me permission to visit some rcla.
tons in the north Of England; so On
January lith I left Cheltenhsm for
Leeds and stayed at tho conference
house with presidcut Joshua Il. Bean.
The day following went to Harrogale,
visited some friends there and re-.
manned three days.
Harrogate Is fashionable summer
resort, and IA renowned for lis mineral
waton. The streets are wide, anu In
some places beautiful shade trees adorn
the Sidewalks. Many Of the streets are
at right angles. The place reminded
ms much Of Salt Lake City In some re-
spects. On the 10Th loft there Tor sun
derlsnd, where | was mo, by Mt. Ed
ward Hunt, my cousin, from Ryhope,
who took me to his home. There
was very kindly received by the fimi.
~ and royalty entertained during my
stay Of two weeks.
Ryhope Is three miles from Sunjer.
land aud is wholly supported by
large colllery, which employees nom
1000 TO 1900 men aud boys. The aver.
age daily output IL 1000 tons. Tie two
engines that hoist the coal are OF the
condensipg style, each Of 290.horse
power. The Irum around which the
wire rope is coil,d Ia twenty. two
feet In diameter. Tho rope Is HAT,
four inches wide, and an itch thick.
IL Is maize OF tine steel wire aud weighs
four aud half tons. The shaft IL
about one and half miles from the sea
coast, yet the mine runs nearly three
miles under the ocean. Some oi the
workmen have TO walk nearly five
miles from the bottom Of tile shaft 10
their work. Thesmino Ia ventilated by
mcaDs OF two large engines, Of about
100 horse power each. These pump
MIR Into large receiver, and from
thence down the shaft II IL distributed
TO all parts OF the mine. The air thus
conpressed IL raised TO n temperature
Of 90 degrees Fab. at "a pressure Of u
pounds 10 the inch. Mr.. Hunt, mas.
ter shiiter, kindly took me around the
works. We also visited the RyhOpu
waterworks, which supply part VI
sunderland, South Shields, aud other
places. The water Is obtained from a
large well or shaft is feet In
diameter aud 30 feet deep, aud Il
raised by means Of two engines of 800
horse power each. One pump Tnise- u
half the distance and the other dcliv.
eta II Into the reservoir vt the surface.
Each pump makes eleven strokes per
minute, thus making 1850 gallons per
minute. The engines are cOndenseu.
On visiting Sunderland met Elder
l.. NJ. Dugdalc aud the Saints there.
The population Of Sunderland s. llO,-
900, and the city 10 supported mainly
10y Hhipbuiluiug and coal shipping.
There are n Eumher VI large shipyafus
along tue river Wear. There are large
collieries near Sunderland, nndihe coal
IL sent there for transportation. On
returning 1 called at Stocktou-on-
Tees, and spent four days with Prcsl.
dent Alfred solomon aud some Of the
travelling Eldets in the Newcastle con-
ference. also called again Mt Leeds
aud from there went 10 the Manchester
conference, held Mt Oldham on Febru.
AIRY 18th. We had n good time. Presl-
dent Young was present, and much
valuable instruction was given.
Arriving IN Cheltenham ! wa. up.
pointed 10 labor In SOmsr-etshiTe, with
Elder Samuel Weston OF Lake Town,
Utah. There we have been distribut.
luz tracts and holding private CONVEX.
sations whenever tho opportunity pre-
scented ltfelL In "trscting" a village
named Red Post, | happened 10 20 to
a ministet's house with . tract. The
gentleman himself answered the door,
/ asked him II he would accept n tract,
and he replied, son, yet, but | very
much prefer to follow the old primitive
faith" told him fully agreed with
him, and rs a representative OF tho
Church OF Christ now establish.
ed upon the earth enlreatud
him 10 investigate our doctrines.
"Ah,n said lie, "that's the M0fmOus,
and, my dear friend, | would advise
you TO leave them severely alone; they
ARE II bad so,." Your correspondent
told him In substance that he was In
error In regard TO US ~ q people, aud
bore myitts.lmOny to the truth ~ the
message that I have TO bear-that the
Gospel had been restored with all Its
gifts and blessings. "You may think,
10, :" said he, "but earnestly implore
you not 10 distribute any more tracts In
this village" told him that having
u knowledge OF the truth OF the gospel,
aud being called TO prcaoh AMI bear
testimony Of the ZANE to all men, 1t
would be impossible To comply with his
request.
The Elders In this conference enjoy
general good health. and are energetic
In their LAHORE. Ever praying for the
triumph VI truth,
II. A. JONES,
10 AudOvor Terrace,
Cheltenham. England.