The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-02

river, where meets the Bear and Weber rivers The
soil here "a rich and FERTILE The harves: OF the year be-
fore she destruction by crce.s and grAsshoppers they
raised there 10000 bushels Of whest Tue city was in
corporssed In February, 1851 BY the General Assembly
Of Dessre and now the county seat o. weber county
bam Fort Ogden Hole, and Willow Creek. The fort con
,sips about eight hundred inhabitants and surrounded
bv an abundance Of good farming land. Ogden Hole
s,t Of brok On kanyon in the mountains north Of Weber
Ksnyon This set ement contains about I'VE hundred pop
uaon and considering i:s pspulston one Of the Isl
erred 10 the INHABITANTS there rased, when they were
fwsper in proportion, l6 coo bushels OF wheat A. VIII
raised ia Goo bushels OF wheat Box Elder twenty
Ave miles north OF Ogden s the sst nortasrn settlement
the Territory. rhsre are sixty families resiing there
under the Presidency Of the Apostle Lorenz1 Snow. rhe
GUY Of Box Elder is very hdely sttuased Il is oodt upon
pain about two hundred feet above the level OF Bssr
bap,ed principally BY Danes and Welsh. That APOSTLE
having, rev pears back introduced 4oraonism ,ao
Italy and 5szarland he hss draw. into hs settlement
converts from Dosn coantriss.
MAI-DE AND CACHE VALLEYS.
The crOagiug OF the Bsar about fifteen twenty
miles eth OF eIx Elder, where e road turns nor:hwes.
scross she riVer 70 ford the AaIade snd thence e
south Of wsst to California. Lying between Bear
and ,s tributary, the Natalie, is valley
named after tho latter river, i've or Six miies
the wabsetch myuntains by the Bear river, we
enter Cache valley, in Greer River county, which
both beautiful ana picturesque, and - d'versist pg nu
msTous cunps OF willow The soil is principally rich
alluvian wAh much vegetable mould. Facilities fr rri
CATION very great, and water could bs Obtained 70
largo esett for farming purposes. In these valleys tbs
To the south Of this valley from the Winssch Mountains
the eastern boundary OF tho rerrtory very
Se exploration has been MADE; but Is SC nsideret 70
be sterile region.
THE GREAT BASIN SETTLEMENTS
We enter the Great Basin, aud, II mies west OF
q Grea: Salt Lake City, the road thai the Grel
Western desert the lake at Back Rock Here are
springs Of fresh cd water the shores Of tae lake,
coxcg ou. Of ts bed aud sometimes ~ashei by rs
DOubir poin, OF low mountains ~ Benson's mil Rbou;
seyen miles further and travelling six miles in south
south vest di rooee city In Tooele coSny aad
valley wcoee county forms an cx slen pas,arags for no
herds Of caie vhco until the severe winter or
1855 wintered there under charge Of keepers rhe
erase Ia very ar1naRnt and numerous springs found
sprpss in various rats Of IT, Tooeo city Is the priu ,p
settlement and vss incorporated IA 1883 The Indians IN
hsbDg this regcn Of country hsve recently great
disposition 10 pruder the Mornons though Ia previous
wears they lived terms In March Lass the red
skns stole about $50 beaa o. CATTLE sixty horses aud Cred
upon the gusrds Among the settlements is Grap.svile
~ miles wett OF Tooele and Rchve Excellent crops Of
wheat abundance vegetables have been raised there
From fooee city the road turns north, TO round low
mountain that ias towards Grea. Salt Lake, and then
crosses ever plain about Is miles vide, called spring
Valley by Captain StansbuYy, and Lone Rock Valley by
she inhabitants Of the Territory ron large rock almost
equal Independence Rock Standing alone IA the centre
Of the plain and oncs many meonc ago, no douo small
island Of lake This valley extends nor.hvard TO the
southern of the Great Salt Lake, aud shus IN TO-
ward the south by range Of compsraitveiy Low hills
which connect tTo mountain rang thai form Its eastern
and western boundaries In some PLACES, owing 10 salt
springs Is marshy and wholly mpassa5le. the cities
and farming mproy ements In The valleys said
20 be destined 20 the fate Flrnngon, aud ~
mony Of the dsterm!nacs 81 tne nhsssn,s 70 DO Nor
mofs at the sacrifice OF everything
Commencing again n Grea. Salt Lake Valley we find
the settlements OF Zig Cotton WOOD on the creek Of tnAt
name. This place Will ever be memorable in the annals
OF Normonem Il was here, last oath Of July that Brig
BAN learned Of TIE stoppsge OF the Ester, mail and Of
the troops already the march across the Plans, and
here where Che first ntinatior OF opposing tner entrance
20 their valleys named. Union estlement on Lit
Crees Al tho respe tive distances Of about g. IL q
miles nearly sonth Of Great sat lake City and all good
farming districts twenty ave miles south OF the city
tat separates Great salt Iso valley from Utah Valley,
d where the Jordan passes and opens into the later
UTAH v,rIzY SETTLEMENTS.
Utah Valley IL about forty miles long from north 20
SOUTH and IL miles broad from east to west Capt sans-
bury IN describing that valley the rmpanogss
bottom wheat grows most luxurianty aud root crops
seldom exceied continuous ted be made thence 10
the Wa es creek and the lovely Utah Valley bs made
70 sustain population OF more than hundred Thousand
souls The west OF The Lake IS grazing land This val
Icy h m Utah county, and the principal settlements
David City, Dry creek, 70 niles lsh City, on Dry
creek west Of David) 30 miies Lake City, American
Fork sax miles; Peasant Grove, Blale creek, Al
miles Provo City the soath side OF Provo or rmplno
gas river, 4e miles sprngsle en- Hoooie creek, %
mica and Psyson beth sides cf Peteeuesi creek,
miles distant from Great Salt Lake CITY or these, Provo,
the capital OF Utah county by sr the most and
inporianiis population being about 900 souls. Il.
aed IN February, 1859 aad the municipality
DIVIDED into four wards Tho excellent facilities when
the Prove affords manufacturing purposes have been
taken advantage Of, and there are already Touring
and other mills driven by water power sooen factory
r,achine hop pottery and various other xnu.sctures
have been es.ab.nsd they have there public library
music hall, quito smart dramatic ASSOCIATION tosn
hal meeting n sennay S.n,ns Siee ana q p os
the frat rather primitive, vhich WAS carried away by
unusually rapid current a "a That across the main
Is 12o feet long, and over which the new military
road through the rerrory passes the conuacs for buc
ing $4,000 Two com sanies were onhrtered IN the
city by the legislature one the "prsvo Manufacturing
Company SHARES $50 each, capital not to exceed
81 900 ths other "rte Provo lanai and Irgaop Com.
p.ny stase $500 each capital not 70 exceed sloooo
porous but wbal considerably behind Provo. The last
heard 81 Brigham no q, tbs city, and had called
grand council or conference Mt which expected he
future eesgIs OF the leaders wo1ld be put before the
people their representatives from the various settle
menis and acton takon thereon. 70 10 the last
news the vSsnvord had only been gong south" such
., when they Utah they knes notning than
"goiDs Wcst'
JrAp vAuky.
Contiguous TO Utah valley IL Joab valley aud county,
separated frOr Utah by ridge Of mountains, on whion
ruat srnma creek, where settlement has been IT.
tempted bat no, with mucn success Juss is long, mo.
form, has springs 10 IS aucngs them one named
By The Indians Puui1n Spring" watch their rs ttoas
regard a eostomless. and N the eveuiug they re-
port that the eight wailing Of child is ten heard
70 proceed from IT. The west side OF tho val
hey Is nearly dsstintc Of timber oa tae ots,
old Mount Nebo raises bis hosry heal, c,verei
With snow. al5 In the ravnos Of the mountains
large timber seen, bit not very cone,saois. SAT-
creek runs through prtty the Of the valley.
Is banks steep tbs stream rapid aud muddy. TN
s sides are willows and many ceiars iniersperset 10
beauty the landscape mountain % salt exes In Saig
creek Espyon, little 70 the len OF tue road leafrg ~
Manu. aud about four lss IS spring yell pure salt
che valley also c0utsns gypsum. Nsphi CITY, toe pri1.
Gil seueent Of the valley, and capital Of the county,
sises'ed salt when IS niles soutn o. zoe 20
tsetnstt II was Commenced 40 SEQ smper, 1851, sod in
corr rated the folio sing spring Here toe san PETE roai
turps the kanyOn, whence issues Sat creek Taking
meanderins about eounexst % sodtn, We enes
Pete valley AM county, aut ~ travelling 80 mlts
rescn Mspi City. This galley y gsncray evel soi nie
with rage snd rabbit weed exceYt scr1 90 the im
date banks Of the creek and feS msrsny places rae
hills low and well otufded with cedar, pine a1d o.ner
timer, which De yr0csrst VITO bus ltle tro10e IN
r1mnarSrg " tina. eyporiruced Great salt lake