The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-06
THE SOUTH.
MILFORD, WILLARD Co.. UTAH,
June 2. 1880.

MILFORD, WILLARD Co, UTAH,
June 2. 1880
Editors Herald:
Taking the cars at Juab Station
soon found myself a. the busy it'll,
town Of Milford, the present terminu
of the Utah Southern Railroad Exten
sion. and porbably will be for some
time to come. The clatter of ham,
mer and the noise OF saw is heard in
all directions. There are now
ten stores in the place. promi
nent among them is that OF
Grover, McCune & Read, OF
Nephi City. They carry 10 stock
horse feed, flour, groceries, dry goods,
harness, baled hay, etc. They are
located close by the depot, and are
ready to accommodate the travelling
public at all reasonable hours. There
are three or four boarding houses in
the place; among them the place of
E. B. Martin, run " by his good
lady. an early Salt Lake woman, and
enc who knows how to fix up a
good square meal'' on short notice,
and no "Cninaman" in it, either.
The town is located on the site Of the
smelter OF Williams & Lstey-which
is about TO start up aysin as SOON as
the cars reach Frisco, whence they
will get their Ore-snd Of the stamp
mill, q large building running ten
stamps, which expects to start up in
a few days. The location is we'll
selected, laid out in blocks and streets.
Part Of the land is owned by Mr..
Williams and the balance by Mr..
Stoddard; the lots are sold from $50 to
800 each. There is no stream of
water for iTrigating the ground, but
water is found few feet from the
surface, and several talk of putting
up wind mills in order to irrigate
their gardens.
l took a run up to Frisco, and paid
a flying visit to some of the business
places in the town, and had a short
chat with an old acquaintance, Mr.:
who is merchandising here,
as also IN Mllf0Id.
Frisco is situated in q romantic
little nook in the mountains that
beats the most romantic dream oil
the novel-writer-hills, hollows, cliffs,
mountains, cedars, houses, all mixed !
up in the most fanciful manner.
Times are rather dull and the smelters
all shut down but one stack. Flour |
retails at 81; oats, So so; corn, $3.50
per hundred.
1 hurried of in order to ride back
On the construction train. following
The grade most of the way; but the
engineer failed to see us swing our
nat two miles away for several good
was that We did not
wing, SO 1 had to foot III all the
way back.
There is some very heavy
blasting to be done near Frisco,
md instead Of getting the train
Up in ten days from date, some of
he graders are willing to "bet their
,ottom dollars" that the road will
lot be completed 10 Frisco by the oath
It July. though every effort is being
made to get the cara in at the earliest
possible date. The construction train
lad to discharge some Of its hands, as
he graders we're not able to get out of
heir way. Grade hands are paid
1.50 per day and board; good blast
re- receive 81 and upwards and in
emand. Grade hands are over sup
lied.
DEsERET, WILLARD COUNTY.
1 stayed over Saturday with Mr..
oseph s. Black, of this place. He
J carrying on merchandise, which he
avs has been very brisk during the
asst twelve NOTWITHSTANDING as much
9 81, 900 over his counter in a single
sy. This place is certainly portion
# scattered Israel" living out on
heir homestesds, over an area OF
everal miles; but town site has been
ocated near the depot, where, no
loubt, the business will concen-
rate. and become place OF consider
.ble business. as there are a number
# mines being opened, and the
)nterio is putting in stamp mill, /
bout thirty miles northwest of this
,lace. There will be a large amount
# freighting done from this point.
Just on the point OF starting Mr..
Black showed me a paper, written
y and subscribed to by Sam Baker,
character in the Rockville murder
;age, who had just made his appear
nee in Oeseyet. Mr.. Black took him
q hand and sent him of to Rock
lille. As got the import of the
fair in the bury of starting On the
rain, l hope I get it correct. He
avs that note was found il his pro-
'ision bCx. urging MIN to clear out If
lie valued bis life, and he left his camp
,recipita!ey. Another man came in
With him and made a statement that
his man Baker slept with him on
he 21st, 22d, 23d and Oath, before
nd after the time of the murder.
JULB STATION.
| arrived at this place and took
inner with Mr.. WitHitb, WHO is
running" the WitWith Hot |. Had
pleasant little interview" with this
on the prospects Of Milford.
Sc thinks this place is overdoae, and
le has had all he wants cut OF it,
having run 8 "hotel en wheels" or
lotel car from Juab Station up to the
present terminus and having had the
patronage OF the railroad employees.
'uab has a good deal OF traffic,
everal of the adjacent settlements
Getting their supplies here
". IL. CowLgY.