| 160 went to Bro. Johns', and was by him taken to Genoa, Carson Valley, where we spoke to a large assembly in the court-house. From there, Bro. Johns had arranged for preaching at Mottsville, Fairview, Diamond Valley, and Jack's Valley, on successive nights; all of which engagements we filled, visiting the Saints between times.
At Genoa and Mottsville, we fell in with a number of the brethren who accept William Davis, now at Walla Walla, as a leader. It is stated that there are a number of resurrected saints, ancient and modern, among them; as, for instance, the ancient of days; Daniel, of the lion's den; Joseph and Hyrum Smith. It is also stated that Jesus in the person of a child of about eight years of age, is at Walla Walla with Mr. Davis' family. We heard other rumors about them, but do not care to repeat them. Some of the men whom we met are evidently sincere and earnest men; and as we can only wish them well, we do not choose to report anything not well authenticated. Most of them were with Elder Joseph Morris in the Webber trouble.
On Friday, November 10, we baptized three, in Jack's Valley, holding confirmation services at Bro. A. B. Johns'. Two were children of Bro. and Sr. David R. Jones, and one, a Sr. Trimmer, a citizen of Carson City. We returned to Carson, on November 11, and went directly to Virginia City, the mining center of Nevada. We met Bro. George Smith, of Pleasant Valley, on the platform at Carson, who accompanied us to Virginia.
At Virginia we mat Bro. John Parsons, and - Petrie, once of the Morris band now standing aloof from all; also Bro. Levi Atkinson and family, whose guest we became during our stay. We received an invitation from the Liberal Association, by Elder McGrath, their pastor, to occupy the stand at their regular Sunday evening services, in the National Guard Hall, to which invitation we responded. The hall was large and well filled with an audience of intelligent people. We were thankful for the opportunity, pleased with the liberal sentiment expressed in the invitation, and tried to do our duty-the result is with our Master. We were more favorably impressed with this invitation because it was so opportune and so out of the ordinary line of treatment accorded to us by religious bodies.
From Virginia City, we visited Gold Hill, calling upon the widow of Bro. David Holman, deceased, and spending a pleasant half hour in chatting about the early days of the church. Sr. Holman was with the Saints during their Missouri and Illinois troubles, and still retains her faith. Her husband was intimately acquainted with Joseph Smith and family; was with the family during the Liberty Jail trials, went with them to and from Missouri and refused after the death of Joseph to accept the rule of President Young.
Leaving Virginia City on Monday, November 13, we visited Bro. C. A. Gross, at Gold Hill, and while there blessed a child of the family. Bro. and Sr. Gross treated us very kindly. We dined with him and his, and
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