The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-15
The Msrn0ns. tt
The following lettsr appears in the Keokuk Dis.


Eighty mile. above the great city, Bear. River
breaks through stupendous mass Of rock. This
river winds it, devious course through rich aIlu.
vial bottom, Attending luxurious pasturs 70 num-
berless herds Of cattle and horses. Every little
stream is dotted with houses, barns and fields ad-
joining Them; on the larger streams the dwellings
around a fort, with saw and grist mills, the differ
ent mechanics needed mostly In a new settlement,
forming villages, with their places for worshp And
schoal. houses. fl ~ lsS
All the water coming from the mountains ia
made use Of for irrigating their fields, which, al
.nosn o., recently made promise on iasssr sf,als
improvements in This region have bsen made last
spring the experiences in The use of water for ifri
cation, time Of applying IL to crop, in CONSTRUCTING
bitches and dykes, WAS but ssry limited in fact,
we. BY. %sss s .,! ,s with me
crops as are met with elsewhere. Wheat, 0ats,
barley, have yielded abbndadsly Of the finest
grains Melons and al the vines are in perfec-
ton, and vegetables flourish likewise, the climate
and soil suiting tropical productions. - D ~
Should their experiments with the grapevine, .
olive, orange, lemon, pineapple, tea and coee,
succeed, of which there is but little doubt, thew
viii be able 10 supply their rapdy Increasing pop
uiation with all the neeessaries and most Of the
Injuries other countries enjoy. While the valley
below produces topical fruits, the beach land or
old shore of the at the altitude Of three or four
hundred feet above the plain, brings forth all the
productions of The temperate zones and still higher
up, the cedar, pine, juniper and other eversreens
ora Northern cline flourish hard wood, however,
is scarce, a species Of maple being the only native.
but chestnut would thrive here, and Weld as good
timber and fruit az any Of the slopes Of the Apen-
ines. I 81 ~.
The pssturage on the plains, an well as on the
beach land and side-hs, il luxuriant, equaled for
iattenns qualities only BY that of California. hav
ing the advantages over this country Of the verdufe
extending to the tops of most of the mountains.
In the way Of minerals they are well provided.
A geographical survey has brought to light an in
exhanstible bedof stone coal, the specimens at the
State house equaiing Newcastle coal; iron ore,
with vein of silver running through it, which
latter alone would pay for working; gold in small
quantities and platina, very rare and valuable
metal, found; and traces Of copper and zinc
have been discovered. Their mineral springs are
famous, little as they have been tried they proved
eficacous in some cases Of long standing, and the
analysis shows them equal to the best and most
resorted TO in the old country .
The country only needs thorough investga-
ton and hands enough to develop its resources and
the population will be Independent of supplies from
other quarters. Should they succeed in getting
their grand system of irrigation Conducting the
river Jordan by canal to the city, distance Of rs
miles along the foot Of the mount ans) an immense
scope Of land will be brought under the influence
OF irrigation, besides vast water power for ma
chnery, which will give support and employment
10 the old inhabitants, as well to the new ao-
cession Of 1000 $500 souls of the present years
immigration, swelling the population of the Val.
ley, inclusive Of the settlements of Utah Lake
Sand Pitch, Bear and Weber rivers, to between
5000 and 1000. ~ ". -
The plan concluded upon by the leaders will
eventually secure success to the enterprise, if en-
ergehcaily and .perseverngy pursued. After
bringing as much land as possible under cultva-
ton, by an extensive and judciopsly conducted
| system Of irrigation to have one years supply Of
provisions IN store, they intend to set up and finish
their machines, furnaces, etc. for smelling ore,
casting rails and finishing engines, for manufac-
| turing purposes as well as for railways, to put
| themselves in connection with the neighboring
| country, southern railway to top the Pacific,
| at some practicable point, is favorable plan with
them A road to Oregon is spoken Of; and the
railroad from tn head of navigation on the Mis-
souri, to the Salt Lake Valley will some day be as
much travelled as any Of our main thoroughfares
| are at present.