Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-23
TO CAsslA STAKE.
Edtor Deleret Nsl0r

Edg0r Hcftrcf Nc0g
SALT LAKE CITY, May %, 1884,
Tho follow ng Ia a briei sketch OF
four days tflp 70 Oakley, CasBia
county, Iiahc:
On Thuuday, May i7lh, Elder Goo.
Reynolds ami myself LEFT Salt Lake
Ci,y at $3.50 I'm. by the U. L. Il, r.,
aud arrived Mt the Mlnidoka station
(2SO milesl ON Friday, at j:2j am. This
brought us within forty.fvc miles Of
our destination, which distance wa had
to travel by team. Assistant 5uporln.
tendont Robinson had already arrived
10 convey w to Oakley, where a two
dsys' annual sunday school conference
was 70 be- held on Saturday and Sun.
DAY, May 10. IA aud 2Olh,
We lei. Mlulioka at O'Clock am.
and crossed Snake river at Mont.
gomeTy's Ferry, Tho river at this
point ls S7l itet Wide anu the charge
Tor a round trip por team $3.50.
After crossing the fivcr, which o.
eleven miles from MinidJka, we made
our way up the G00ss Creek valley,
distance from snake river being 80
milrB, or from Mini1oka IS miles. We
were heartily welcomed by our OLD
time friend Horton ID, Hhighl who Is
president Of tho CasslA stake Of Zion.
During Saturday aud Sunday four
conference meetings were held aud one
general meeting, besides a seventies
meeting. We had representatives from
Albion, Eliza, AlmO, Spring Rasin,
Marion, George Creek anu W0OI
River, the latter being 100 miles from
Oakley, and some OF the others ng.
ing from 20 10 ~ miles. Owing 20 the
long distance that many had 10 travel
anu the longth Of time absorbed, at ~
busy time Of tho season, II was deem.
ed wlsd0ni 10 test the feelings OF the
congregation, by vote, as 10 combining
our future conferences 20 one day ln-
stead OF two, but not one haud was
upllnod; every hand was up Tor two
daye' conference.
Tho meeting house, Of hown lOge, Ia
90 loot long aud 30 wide, with a seating
capacity Of 400.
The Sunday afternoon congregation
was 20 large that many were unable 10
get Ia the house, They have IN eX-
collent choir 81 JlngefH, led by Elder
James Stoidart. We met many old
friends who formerly lived NJ Rays
vile, Pennington Rnd Willard, also at
| GfantHville And IO1elo. We were
much pleased with thu reports Of tho
SUNDAY schools by the local suporin.
tendontB.
our visit was one that Afforded u
peculiar pleasure, anu We have every
reason 70 believe that tue instructions
aud encouragement the Spirit OF the
Lord enabled IA TO impAtt, were equal.
~ appreciated by tho paronlU, teGohcrs
| Rnd children,
Oakley 10 town Of magnificent dis.
| tauCes. No Two hOu5cg Join zach other,
not even on Main sheet. Oakley warl
proper is2 by o miles. All the residents
Two on thoir own land, ranging from
| forty 10 one huudrcd aud sixty acres,
ami have sufficient water Tor all they
occupy. The planting season IL over
ana Irrigation hascummgnue1. Large
fields OF lucern gro growing aud VIII
he ready for cutting IN about a month,
Wheat, oats anu barley, besides apples
pears, plumu, peaches and aprlCOtg
go0leugiries, curTauts, etc., all thrive
IN tins climate.
Ol Mouiay, May "a, we blde aleu-
10 our friends at Oakley At 1918 a,m.
and ntlura pleasant roe OF torty -hvt
mllea behind a good team, and Ina COM
pany with goOI diver W. II. Brim,
aacoud counselor 10 President Hal shtl
We arrived a. Minidoka station. For
tunalely thore lives a man with hi
family VI this lonely station Wno ae