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

syr,hgs, in psavan Valley K,iasd county one OF tbs
most delightful 10 Inc Fsrsiy. v....y has consi-
dtrsbie A.:ras IONS u, ~ :, .ss
CENT has Dot been nu IN aproSsd. IL C!nans
Eve sIpas Q, ,sS ana was 90 lumber ,oa On mex
pu: poses Tbsre are seven sigh. hae o.
Ter, and the hns ae covered ~lin Sua;o grass. ~ 81
miles Ibs SEWER Fillmore City, Inc caqisA Ut Lne
Eerrlory-tO banned 10 honor OF ex-Sree1an. Sat
sbo by hst people regarded as an b9nor 80 os Ansr
natl n, for hs impartial ado,ipgrsee ceLioe wiih
Jew and Geh,e. Fillmore city ism la. 81 deg 50 IT, 10
N, and is lolIs mites Great Sac La6s ct7
eco nies east oy nortn o. San srAacisco, son 100
mined upon OctOser 1861 by commissions appoint
ed by Legislature for sha purpose II yIded into
blocks Of 10 acres each SUP divided into lot. Of
acres eesh xth stseels eight rods vide, esossag a.
aoges, north and south ana east And wet Saw aat
erst mills have teen erected Alec City Han and school
house. Tne State aouse in OF erection to be
very handsome building. equsl 70 any In the Union
One wing Of the building Is conpsted a. he es.m sted
COS! Of something near upon $4,000 Ten miles south Of
FILLMORE Cora Creek the head quarters OF Ksnosho the
Pshearte chies. Ksooshe Ives 10 q respectable house,
snd With big men cullivates farm, and lives Ia white
man.
Travelling from 80 TO 40 miles south enter Iron
county and at abou. 10 miles further
which Ia the only stream of much Importance until you
to the settlements. II Ia the largest county Of the
mpss 4 extends entirely across the rerritory having
California on the Weet and the Rocky Mountains on tho
east. 1t is watered by the Green and Grand
rivers, which unite near its southern borders
70 form tho Rio Colorado. The surface the
eastern ana central parts s mountainous, and Contains
r,h iron ore ana stone COAL The kAuSons c'atan plenty
Of limestone, with plaster Of Paris and intstone, and
several kinds Of clay salt aud alum have been found.
Timber the finest in the Ttrriory Is abundant covering
the mountains and 6lng he Slayors While tls country
rich in minerals its soil s equally fertile in producing
wheat corn, posssoes, sqaasaes, prmpk!a. turnips,
sixty Ave have been produced The climate s very sau
brous and during part Of the winter, which is shoot
resembles Indian summer in the Syes The spring Ia
early. at Paroxan, is reported, Brigham inssuds to
pisch biz tent for The present
LITTLE SALT VALLEY.
This valley contains the principal settlements. II IL
about 90 miles east Of the meadows Of santa ara be-
TWEEN 81 deg and 3s deg Of North LATITUDE and 1l3 deg
and ia deg West longitude aud about 900 feet above
the level the IL has rich coil uxurant age,
abundance OF timber, snort and mild winters mountains
OF iron ore, extensive strata of stone coai neatny AMI
pure q mospbere. The valley Is encrc.ed with O
broken chain Of beautiful mountains. On the east
they lofty, romanti; and grand presenting their
sopny sides up TO their TO xerng submits a variety OF
vivid :oors-the scarlet tina orange and the To
the 81 they Iecede In the distance they approximate
u the extremity Of the great California basin There are
kany the eastern mountains we'll filed with nber,
and numerous springs How rom them In rapid torrents
on the plains below
rARowAS CITY
rs Handsomely laid out beautiful stream called
Centre creek tho mouth Of s kanyoa the east Of
the valley about 90 miles south Of Fillmore, and 2i7 Of
Gree. Salt Lake City, and the first settlement in this
valley. commenced in 1851 rs farming district,
to provkie the wants OF the persons who might be
cocay with hundred and twenty men aod
thirty families, under The presidency Of the apostle o. A.
Smith The settlers had great dsa !, con,saa win the
amount Of labor 70 perform There To now thriving
population, with school houses, thng store c,unci
house 50 feet BY 40 fee., Ia the form OF Greek
cross. II has An ron foundry, q tanuery, machine
nA shops, cabinet snd sash fec org. Parowan
bss its dramatic association Much OF the WORK 10 the
c4)lt,D Ia
arts Of civilized soey and overcoming their rowing aos
In the fall Of the year that psro WAS fo1nded
Il irty Eve detailed to 20 ID CedAr On Gal
Creek TO bud the ron WORKS. "a kanyon opened,
frt built 500 Of land enclosed, canals and waer
lion Of the iron works laid in an incresby short sps,s Of
time. Two Of the Twelve Apostles then IN E,rope orgaoi
zed the Deseret ton Company. WITH 81 oscri 'uon
deal Of aenuon aud labor have been boso we'd the
works. which have been pretty successful, bo. they
have met with much encouragement rher now .hnk,
however, that they can accomplish they want vhs
iron qualities varsiog from 70 70 rs per cent OF
pure iron, s found 10 chain OF mountains which com.
eight miles west OF the city aud excellent coal
opened miles To the In addition to the
babnators for the workmen there are school houses
Harmony settlement, Washington county, Ia aoou. IS
miles south by west from Cedar CITY Il Is situs.ed
Ash creek 20 iles north On me no sfgen. Sne s,ss
and built many houses for them, aud many OF the red
skins have embraced The faith
Small settlements oliahed in Carson Valley,
the extreme west OF the Territory, bat have within few
months been vacated At the White River Aounlane
west Of Fillmore, . settlement was s.te,nped bu. an
Jnoian through trfing busress transacaop 90. d9ea
tshed, which hnaIiy led TO rhootng, tight add tue
departure OF the settlers Fort sapey and tho Green
river settlements near Bidgcr have likewise been abau-
doned since the expedition got there.
Leaving the northern sereueas, &C reported, tho
viii PROBABLY Gu up the southern settlements and &c
White aud Elk MOUNTAINS or tha; country tney
pcsos 80 considerable information.
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