The Montana post., 1869-04-02
The City of the Future.

observer" the correspondent of the
Salt Lake Reporter gives the following
in regard to Corinne, the new metropo,
lis of the West. He states that people
are pouring into the new city with Il
rush. 1t will be read with interest by
many Montanians:
CORINNE, March 10, 1869.
The child is born, and her name. as
YOU see, is Corinne. Gen. Williams was
given permission TO name the town al
the crossing of Bear River, North, as the
Saints call II, and he has christened it
after one of his daughters, Corinne
Whatever may be thought OF the name
it has escaped the all but inevitable
''city" attachment unoer which most
new towns in the west suffer during
their infancy. Corinne is euphoneous
new, short enough and long enough
pretty, grand, and not without pleasant
associations in itself for people acquaint-
ed with modern French literature, il
being the name of one Madame de Stael's
most fascinating books.
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS.
OF course, l wouldn't continue writing
to you of this point, and of matters and
things Herewith connected, if thought
there was any possible chance of Co.
rinne proving one of the mushroom
towns of the last season. There are now
about thirty canvas houses temporarily
set up near the west ferry landing, and
each of them represents from five to ten
men, not to mention the women. And
all of them, as well as the pilgrims pass
ing through, agree that it is the best
-, 81. Ro aH for a
the best between Omaha and Sacra>
mento.
WE'RE LOCATED.
1t is on the railroad, and not on &
stem. 1t is not only as nearly central
as any other point on the railroad for
Utah, but it is central as regards Neva-
da, Idaho. Montana, Wyoming, ColoraN
do, and the Northern parts of New Mex
leo and Arizona. In short, it is the na-
tural centre of the Rocky Mountains for
thousand miles square, or a million
square miles, full of all kinds of pastor
al, agricultural, manufacturing and
mineral wealth, especially the last Il
is on the only navigable stream between
the Missouri and Sacramento rivers
which are eighteen hundred miles asun-
der, as Gov. Gilpin would say. 1t is the
only good water in any abundance be-
tween the Wasatch and Humboldt
Mountains. 1t is on the only conside-
rable timbered stream in the Rocky
Mountains-Bear river being four hun
dren miles long and well timbered three
fourths of the entire length. Not less
| than 100000 railroad ties and 100000
| feet of lumber will be RATED down Bear
River to this point the coming spring
From this crossing there is but little
doubt but that boats of light draught
might run through Bear river, to Lake
| Unah, distance north and south in the
heart of Utah from 200 to 300 miles
Perhaps some dredging would be nec-
essary at two or three points, but it
would not amount to much, and no
locks would be needed, as the current
in both the Bear and Jordan is very
sluggish, comparatively.
GOVERNMENT LANDS.
The Bear River valley, below and
above, and in Malad Valley and Round
| VALLEY above, there are at least 250000
acres Of as good land as there is in the
world, enjoying as fine climate. equal
to the production of sixty bushels o.
wheat, or 500 bushels of peaches to the
acre; covered with bunch grass almost
heavy enough to NOV, and at least the
lower and larger moiety of it subject TO
! water at a comparatively light expense
| Twenty miles above occur rapids in Bear
river, the stream there falling sixty zee,
in a mile; and that is the place to take
out an acequia carrying 10000 to $4,000
inches, or any desired amount of water;
the river itself averaging three fathoms
in depth and thirty in width. Such an
acequia might be constructed for, at the
outside of $4,000 a mile, mostly in the
labor of those to be benefited by it,
owners of land along its course.
SUBJECT TO PRE-EMPTIoN.
Nearly all this land is unoccupied, the
government or even numbered sections
within twenty miles of the railroad on
either side, and all the sections beyond
or outside of that line being subject 20
pre-emption in 1856 Recently Regis
ter and Receiver have been appointed
and land office opened in Salt Lake
, City. l understand the plats OF 2VO
townships of the aforesaid survey have
: been turned over by the Surveyor Gen
eral of the Territory to the land office
: That survey shows twelve townshlps,oi
506,S acres of agricultural land, natur
ally tributary to this point, of which g.
leasL one-half is first-class. Besides
this, are settlements in Cache Vale!
and beyond, containing a population u u
| is said of $4,000 souls-there are 25O,UW
acres of available land in Cache Vale!
by the survey-and a wide belt of conn
try to the northwest, which furnishes
: the best pasturage in the world. IheL
: il is the nearest point on the railroad 70
Montana and Idaho, for which countne,
this place might become the source -
supply. And finally, the mountains IL u
r sight in every direction are full OF gOlO
! and silver, lead and copper ore, and tn5
prospect is extraordinarily favorable 10.
building up the Queen City OF the "es'
right here.