Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-15
IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
The New Party pf Missionaries Reach
Their Destination safely.
MARSHALL, Oklahoma Territory,
krnt.unbsr Ia. 1904

MARSHALL, Oklahoma Territory,
September 10, 1894.
Editor Dsssret NewG
It's pleasure Tor us 70 write you n,
line settiug ior,h cur pleasant journey
here, after leaving home aud loved
ones. Oar l. dots, numbering ten, all
left Salt LtRe, September l, 1894, for
missionary work Ia this land, Four Oi
lhem-ElIofs saunders, Blown, Win.
ter AMI Authorization tho Union
Pacific at $50 pm. on the date above
mentioned, while Elders Kirkmau,
BoesIcy, Fulm,f, Vincent aud Bow.
hng. y. Sat Lake, aud Bro. Newman
Of OguUu, let Via the laI Gaudu
Western on same date Al $500 PAN. Our
journey over the great scenic route was
Que u lntiuuni pleasure, though We
found 1t hard TO utter those lonely
words &c lod byn 10 20 many friends
trfofe leaving. We had pleasure IN
the company VI President Cannon auI
party on tue road, as thUy were un
route for the Irrigation Congress aL
much appreciated seeing Bro. Cannon
made temporary chairman Of tnAt
wOlthy C1ugTuts. A Tow hours moTu
with our Union Pacific Elders were
spent plrasAutly nj Denver, nnd then
agaiu We .ail farewell 10 tuum ~ they
t0uk tuytr travel eastward % ksuHas
Clty, tnencc south to the Indian 1cffi-
tuty mission. where thay labor for the
autvuFtYft a t8A FUlsu4HTIf,Ft % f.uIEHs u4F.
anu daus hters, Oar journey via theSan.
~ Fe rIutr was commenced at 1850
pm. Monuay thu 3fd inst, AMI our
destinations were reached dutiug
different hours VI "Wednesday, 5optBn.
Der II, some leaving the train NJ
Orlando, while Others went 90 Chad.
diuk aud some 10 tue Chicsusaw ma
ton.
Since they have been here some good
work has been done, Bros. Wollali anu
Ashton being very energetic wjfkers
IA the LDri'H great cause. and qualified
for every emergency. Some meetings
were held aud several applications iof
bablism handed Ia during tue past few
days.
We have had some very cold AMI
stormy weather. 10 tho north Of "a
on "the plrip" cyclone unroOiui
houses ana did great damage 10 other
property. Water rushed along the
favines, filling them beyond their
capacity. Onu family auum ting 10
cfU-s one OF these streams Ia n buggy
were unfortunately eapsizru, The
mother with babe Ia arms, daughter
and one niece were taken from this
earth 10 the great beyond, where sin
aud sorrow are not known anu love
forever lwclla.
The mission Ia n Promising Cnb
aud the ELDERS are enjoying good
health anu spirits. Brother Arthur y,
Wallace Is out pfesiliug Elder. lie
snd Elder George 5. Ashton met Elder
John II. Niauea! aud myself A. the
Orlando station. We then took up Gus
walk for headquarters (thu homo "
| Brother McMilnnli AMI while sitting
4 by the WayHiIe near ell OF g1Uu
! water, We finished our "Salt Lake
luncl.n After travelling Fix miles our
destination was reached, aud We were
royalty tteated-even getting finely
| mod chicken ana rice pudding, etc.,
| Tor supprr-yet We do NOT tN'
pect such meals always. In tue
eveuiug we held "A meeting AT Brother
McMlllun'a NJ which tnB new Elders
were allotted some tins 10 speak, sing
anu pray. Meeting over We had a
very pleasant ireside conversation
which lasted uHtil twelve o'clock. We