Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-10
AT SALT LAKE CITY.

Ike temple Is IN tins enc.CStire b,i
. ~ is 50 sacred that ou.v the true mn,
Sried mcnoers are permitted to enter
ms city was laid out bv brigham
ioung, the streets running due Nortl
an" south, east ana west. The street.
Sre very wide and it is lovely city
Much literature was distributed from
the bureau of information. MANY h,n
dreds or thousands, should say. Wis
itlng these grounds dailN, and attend
ing the - o'clock concert by the rrnn,
flpe organ. one of The five preatcsl
n the world. had the pleasure 81
SDeaRmg to one of the guides-a Vn.
%inian, Elder Joseph St&s Pecrv. Iii,
!aiES were indeed very Interesting. IL,
insisted ON me visiting his mother in
ogden CANYON, but for lack of tim,
was not permitted this pleasure.
remember having seen her one din,
ut the home of my grGndfather Miles
C.aypool, in Burke's Garden. she nm,
her husband having spent the da\
there on visit to Virginia. when
was Il child. Truly The Mormons have
been badly treated "bad" is not thc
word; Just ind word that expresses
II IN All its horrors. When they wera
uriVen from NarVod and from other
places, houses burned behind them
property coniiscated, women ravishcd
before the husbands eyes by the hell
'Sh hcndS, children born on the way.
| many dying, IN we'll ms olde, ncrsonu
ANA were rolled IN blankets, wagon
overs. or what not. and buried in NJ.
marked graves. Then SEQ men. TO add
90 Che horror, were called hy the ROY
ernment TO go fight Mexico. Josepn
smith told them 10 80, aaad not y pun
would they nave 10 fire, which we
true, II Is said. The two Smith lead.
e'S were shot. being under protec-
non ~ OF the governor. Onc fcI
from window. and the furious mo!
started To bchead him, when IL strcn
OF lightning came between them nm ;
smith, and tho mob lied. so they snv
And this "the land of the free ani
the home Of The brave ! took n bath
in the lake at Solitaire, and in rambl-
ing around with the crowd found NV
SELF IN the dancing pavilion, where
several hundred couples were waltz
ing to the music of Il most excellent
brass band-many children from five
or SIN years up waltZing with II par
ent. These people bring their families
frequently, say they know where their
children are, must have amusement
comes as natural as taking ameal and
NV "i"iS 'iouSnl ol IL.
On leaving Salt Lake. for more thnn
an hour we sped on the Southern Pac-
iiic railroad through the Salt Lake.
with water MS far ms the &c could
reach ON either side. This track is
about two feet above tho water. After
passing the water, on either side, as
lar MS the oyo could reach, was ground
covered win salt, called The SAT- Lake
Desert. For miles not thing was
growing. Directly nigh, came ON, and
as noticed Keno on the folder, TIA
tily famous for divorces. and for the
Johnson Jciries fight, ] told the Dor
Ter TO wake me before getting there
which he did, and we mailed couple
OF cards to homciolks, us souvenirs
oi That city. Were shown the direction
where these lights occurred, and were
,oid' also, that persons had been
known 10 simply stay all night and
next morning leave with divorce.
while newspapers or others used TO
state three days or three months.
Must not forget to mention coming
through Royal Gorge after leaving
Denver-a sightseeing car was nut
ON and many stood out in the rain.
Yours truly" was SO fortunate as to
nave n seat on rear of pullman, out
oil the rain. The air was very cold.
Heat was put on tralns at night, and
our frozen feet soon thawed. IL is very
cold here IN San francisco-my feet
are like ice. Everyone wears IA coat or
furs, II they are so fortunate as to
have thought of them. But have di-
crossed, and will return to my arri
val in Ogden. My venerable aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sprachcr
had tried to meet me previous to nv
arrival. My aunt was looking natural
only little older. They are both still
enjoying the evening of their zenith,
and took many trips in their carriage
behind the young horses, 20 years old,
which had never been shod or ridden.
They were driven by my uncle, II boy
OF 7S years. BY way or parenthcsis /
viii say that yeiy Few Western horses
have heen shod. Another thing you
will notice in the West where / have
visited that only occasionally you see
"a person on horseback. They never
walk even short distance, but drive
an auto or take street car.
My aunt, Mrs, Spracher, accompan-
led me TO Idaho. We changed cars at
llackfoot, and were Joined bv her
nephew, Leo Birbeck, of Turner, and
came down 40 mile short line 10
Stirling, where we spent week with
my uncle, James II. Claypool, and
various daughter, Mrs. Pearl and Mrs.
Ruby Corbridgc and Mrs. Grace Lar
sen and families-a Jolly lot Also my
aunt, Mrs. Anna Bartlette, To me she
is as of yore-so kind and gentle. Her
son, Shelby,is a bachelor sheep ranch
cr between Stirling and Aberdeen, and
spent the night and day with us. Three
hacks full of Vi went to visit the
place, and made an inspection of The
sheep wagon, with its outfit of kit
chen utensils, etc. forget the name
of the sheep. They were great hig
white ewes, very fat, and the rams
were brownish. They count the rams
and tell if any are eone-five hundred
were in this cot. and they averaged
about 40 our sheep. No bran or grain
is fed them during the winter. Water
is hauled ten miles sometimes for
them. They were the prettiest sheep
| ever saw, | think. Twenty-four Of
us had our pictures taken in a group
at Aberdeen, which will be sent to the
brothers, sisters, cousins, etc. Uncle
.Tnpac (1ounool 10 Ill