The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-25


and with full sweep on the fourth
toward the lake as far as the eye can
penetrate. every variety of scenery IS
presented. With irrigation the soil
can be made the richest IN the world
Beyond the fine arrable land in the
immediate vicinity, are thousands Of
acres of the best pasturage IN the
country, stretching away into Idaho
and Montana, to the mines of
the Snake and Salmon Rivers. In
these sections bunch grass alone
prevails to any great extent. These
lands extend through fertile valleys
aud along well wooded streams, in
vlting exploration and settlement.
Lrs course indicates the route of in
land travel and commerce. To the
the east OF us, at distance of twelve
miles, aud lying under the protection
of the Gray Wahsach Mountains is
situated Brigham City, and is in the
same county with Corinne, namely
= Box Elder" The town contains
population of several hundred, IS
built up quite well, and, all things
considered, is pleasant little village:
An excellent view can be obtained OF
it from any part of the beach at Cor
inne, and the distance seems but a
mile or two, when it is by actual
measurment a dozen or fifteen.
Corinne has the finest geographical
location of any town on the railroad.
1t is nearly central as regards Omaha
and Sacramento; about equi- distant
from the head centres of the surround
ing territories, Helena, Boise City,
Virginia City, Denver; also from the
great commercial centres of the world,
London, Yokohoma, Pekin, &c. In
March of the present year the city
was laid out, under the auspices of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
and on the 25th of the same month
lots 22x136 feet 10 size were Of
fered to the public. Twenty-one thou
sand dollars worth were sold that day at
public sale. Men, convinced that just
here was destined to be the great
city, moved In from all parts OF
the Territory and for a time excite
ment ran high. Danoe-houses and
theatres were In full blast, night and
day, and the town was reputed to be
one of the fastest on the Railroad.
There has since been a change IN the
class of citizens. The restless adVen-
turers and fortune-seekersh have sought
out new fields, and more substantial
set of men have moved in. We are
in easy communication with the City
of Saints" both by rail and by
water. Situated on the only
navipable stream between the
Sacramento and Missouri Rivers. the
location is highly favorable for large
commercial transactions. The waters
of the river flow into the Great Salt
Lake, twenty miles distant, and con-
meets this city with Zion by the
Lake and the Jordan River, forming
| altogether navigable water 200 miles
in length in the heart of country
already populous and prosperous.
The supply of timber, coal, &C., is
practically inexhaustible, and there
will soon be demand for
all of it. Bear River furnishes
the only good water between
Wahsach and Humboldt Mountains.
When the country becomes more
thiokly populated, the finest induce
ment In the world is offered for the
establishment of line Of good steam
ere batwoOn this city aud the Mecca
Of the MormOns. In this trip the
traveller would be enabled to ride
upon the waters of three of the most
beautiful streams In the world. The
toTtuous Bear River, with its thiokly
wooded sides, the Great Salt Lake, of
which so much has been written and
spoken, and the famous Jordan River.
In this latter stream, to make naVi-
CATION perfect, some improvements
are necessary. This, however,
would be g secondary consideration.
A good steamer could make the entire
trip in from six to eight hours. With
q line of good boats established, the
traffic would soon become immense.
The railroad would find lively COM
petition in the handling of freights,
and a serious inroad would inevitably
be made upon passenger travel. The
tourist and the purely business man
alike, would readily chose a trip by
the lake In preference to the monOt-
day is not far distant, in our
will exist. We nov have at our
wharf a small lake steamer, built by
the efficient military commander,
General Z. &. Conner, and named In
honor of his beautiful and accom-
plished daughter, Kate. This staunch
little vessel has made several trips
across the Lake, and has already
proved fine paying investment for
her owners. She is now being COM
pletely overhauled, new and improved
machinery IS being placed in, and she
Will soon be ready to resume her trips
In the trade along the shores Of the
Lake. There are many things that
might interest the general reader we
would like to speak of, but our
limited space forbids. There Is "a sue
cession of cultivated farms, forests Of
timber, populous towns, mines of
gold, silver, copper, lead and coal, and,
finally arid deserts. There is a fair
sprinkling of each. The Lake is dot
ted here and there with islands of a
mountainous character, whose soil Is
the finest in the world for pastural
and agricultural purposes. At the
foot OF these, az we'll as at the base of
the grand mountain barriers that en-
close the valley, medicinal springs,
hot, cold, sulphur, mag0esia, soda,
salt, iron, and in fact waters partaking
of every medicinal property, bubble
forth in large volumes. The climate
is pure, the air invigorating, con
sumption and rheumatism strangers.
For the invalid here is the land Of
hope and promise. Many suppose
that our chill nights, after moder-
ately warm days, are endangering to
the health. This we believe to be-
erroneous. Since the laying out and
populating of Corinne, FIVE months
ago, there has been but a single
death, and that was of a stranger,
who came among US very much re-
duced, and died few days after from
the effects of an attack he had before
coming to this country.
Taking Corinne in business point
of view, she has a fine record. We