Sunset, Apache Co. Arizona, . Dear Brother Tenney; I received your communication on Saturday night at the Springs 40 miles west of here. I arose early in the morning and came to Sunset at night and have counseling with Pres. Lot Smith concerning your purchase with Mr. Barth and our united voice is for you to accept his proposals But we would like to know what that 2 1/2 acres is reserved for and by whom. Cannot that be included in the pur- chase? And again does the purchase include all the water right of the creek or does the west side hold claims to a part of the waters of the creek? Brother Smith and myself both would rather you would buy out all the water right of the town if you can. If the people hold the right on the west side of the creek will they not claim the surplus water and play the Stinson game on us and still occupy the west side and let their cattle run over our crops. We would like to understand, as far as we can, cooncerning all these matters. We would rather buy out the place if we could so as to make a Mormon town of it, and not be mixed with Jews, Mexicans and Gentiles. I am satisfied that Barth is a sharper and will get all he can and you will have to be careful and in making the purchase with him do not let him have a loop hole to crawl out, and if you can get the 2 1/2 acres you had better get it. I know he is a slippery man but if anybody can trade with him I know you can. I wish You would send me a letter by the bearer and answer the foregoing questions. If your purchases will take all the water of the creek, if not what portion? Will there be any water claim on the west, if so how much? Does Barth own the 2 1/2 acres and what does he want to keep it for? Will he ^not^ have a hold on a part of the water to make us trouble? We would like information upon all these points. Will there be surplus water for him or anybody else to claim to make us trouble? We would like you to buy all the water rights of the place if possible. We think we can back you up so as to make the purchase. Is sSt. Johns surveyed by the U. S. surveyors? You say the 2 1/2 acres is on the edge of town on the east side of the creek. I thought the village was on the west side of the river. Does your purchase include the dwellings or any of them? We would like an explanation of all these things. Brother Smith is anxious to have you buy out of the whole town if you could, if not get all the water rights you can. Of course you will not have a chance to consult with us about anything after you get this until you get your purchase made, but do the best you can and whatever bargain you make bind it with a band of iron so strong that no one can break it. Write by the bearer all you can about it and as soon as you get the bargain send me word by mail. I shall write to Brother Taylor immediately and tell him to have mis- sionaries who are coming to take possession of the place to bring cows with them of the age you speak of. Do not fail to make the purchase if possible. I Tthink that is all I need to say upon the subject. With regard to occupying the Colorado Meadows, there should be means taken immediately to occupy the place by the brethren. We are now making arrangements to fit up teams and send 2 from Sunset, 2 from Bringham City and will call for 1 from St. Joseph and 4 perhaps from Snowflake and will send what we can to you to take up the Meadow forth with, but we shall want you to go with them to go with them to Greers and help them settle or locate and Gilbert Greer might make a claim and I want these brethren to locate their claims so as to exclude the St. Johns folks from getting a hold there.