Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-05
TIE GOSPEL IN MONTANA.


CtWi.y in ana,onda aud Butte.
ANACpNDA, Mont, July ~, 1890.
10 The Eiitor
Soon alter our oorreip9ndcnce from
Butte, Elder Cowlcy aud myself visit
Cd Anaconda, twrnty.sighJ miles over
the Montana Uullu railroad, passIng
down Silver Bow o.eet, fcvon mllefj
phwiug silver Bow aul dowu Deer
Lodge valley through u narrow gorge,
lson opcnllg out Into broad valley Of
meadows.
Toe gmis ~ very gtoou and roifesh-
log to look upon; especially after lohv'
log smoky, dry anu hilly Butte, IL
seems 90 bring relief OF thought and
| change ui scenery. From Cue scatter.
! luE haycgcka ami thcit smalIuesi and
| the li.ht sWhinu, we are reminded that
We ara not in sac fat valley ui UlRh.
| the sigut, hHwovrr,ui this Deer Lodge
/ valley ~ very pretty aud refreshing.
Auhu1nua " rather lovely IN lia 10.
/ uality, Aud dtblfaulU city 10 reside Ia
Tor various toisons. One of tho great
/ objections b Bute Ia tho bad water.
| Not 10 in Anaconda where there h
/ good water. in Butt 10 Il 70 bad that
/ tue od0t alone iB really hiokoning.
/ Pretty ihir water iu Butte is cold iOf
| hve cents per pail Water wagons 90
afuuud as regularly ~ milk wagouf,
uut tuo poor arc unable 10 uny for Il
except nFa luxury. Wa who are used
o. oity creek water we're very severely
| fuuisuu by uulhg mpsllci 10 use u
OIL 90, oven when b1ilUl. But the cliy
30 making rush 10 bring water Into
tho oIty without pafsiug through tho
utluklug fuautvylL GfUAt 10 tho wall
FOL, the people ior better water. Ana
couda IL more on "a level, unlike climb
ing Butte. Butte ~ one VI the
hardest cities 90 walk On. on,
how wicked. Anaconda Il bu.-
| Ion. Y,t when Wv looked over
o.. statistics OF afrfaH mlIc IA June,
1870, 90 iouHd tue following: mates,
3-5, Iumslur, 49,; Inmates Of houses 0f
iuiumC, POS.
sabbatn lea general holiday which
makct empty churChus, several OF
which W. attended hnd had tho oppOr.
tuuily n tposkiug Ia four different
meetings uhinly a.tonIou, Oar doc.
times were tomo'hiug new in these
plncol ana created quite curiosity.
Many came out wnun opportunity
Offered 10 roo anu hear. Tue uuwspa-
pets saii We were the iiht Elders 90
preach in these pnTts. We beld four
public muutluga Ia nigo Swedish
church, ana some private muoiingf,
binding about lofty In attendance whU
had been a. come time bapilEl Latter.
day haiuia. They Woru surprised 20
learn Ui uHgh utuur, wuen thus they
met, that thUy wUto Mutm1ub 30 called.
Inoy had hal 10 meetings, ana the
children we're growing up wild ~ r..
garla tue Gospel,
One trouble with the Lattorday
6ainiB 10 that they are lfhnslrnts. Tiny
obtain work aud make money atu
move Oh, WAGES are very good aud
paid in ctsh. but there Atu macy out
u employment. Our experience a.
that those who remain NJ home sud
hght tho battle OF hardship anu brave
W overcome are much the best Oh ut
tuu one, ana their children grow up iu
,uo lear OF the LORD.
Tho Shil'- here were organized into
branch on May ION, 1898, In log
house. Elder =, g.. Spllmnu was pre-.
Gliding Elder, with Elders H.. n. VII.
! sou NhA AftuNNlN 5putH NlununlufHt NNL
the PRECEDING Elder moved away after
holding i've meetings alter the organ.
lzi,l0n uud tue branch diei entirely
Tor want Of a shepherd. The desire VI
tho meeting was " have reoTgauiza.
ton.
Our meetings were held Ia tho
church, aud on Sunday were crowded.
The newspapers have been very kim
aud tfoatnl ua C0urtuously on eNpurl-
elcD 90 loTuut 10 that which hiihuf.
10 has been uuts. We eau truly say
iunt sinco the Salt Lsko Temple was
dedicated, a. was predicted by PIesi.
dent WuOufuG, vast change has
tgken place Tor the better. Utah has
hoe .mu a state, aud H.Un 10 coming 10
,up lfUnt
Alter tho meetings VIZ lott the few
5linlH and some interested strangers
with hearts warmed up with iurplfn.
ton aud returned 10 Butte % atruugU
lof cur meetings iu the Auditorium.
We buocguIeI Boa obtaining notices in
tho uuWFpaIrB iUr Sunday Az D. m.
anu %, me-, July gbJh
On tHr 5000 Iu.., Ht 1880 %. m.