The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-29
THE NORTH COUNTRY
...n III, Basin Metropolis TO
TV" Butte.
srsot q Salt Laker Saw and Heard
" h' an a Trip to that Place.

moved towards the North
on the Utah Central Railroad,
ao,1d see the sentinels on the
rn+ain tops giving the alarm that
Nv frosts and SHOWS Of winter were
'no ~ Of hand: the oak, maple, quak-
ne%I oS s and cottonwood showing
lh5 Gorgeous coloring caused by
t s6sts although in the valley be-
lI ao+5 ali was green and fresh. Tie
a .1S~n1ars' homes are fringed with
I eants of grain and hay, the grana-
$50 filed to repletion, the ripe fruits
I L.oTa bending the trees to the earth;
We and plenty seemed to reign
Pm ,non the favored lands Of Deseret.
ul Very few persons know the extra
.-Iinsrv amount Of Utah produce
Owed OWED east, west and north. From
s ahrop TO ten carloads are leaving
N r, daily, loaded with potatoes,
C 0S and vegetables of all kinds,
f f-llf both green and dried, and
~ oaTasIs. Indeed, so great is the de-
msnd for vegetables along the lines
cost and west that many farmers in
f5e vicinity of Ogden have quit
+qisipg grain and given their atten-
ZION to growing vegetables, potatoes
and onions being in great demand.
These facts should point out to the
farmer the proper direction Of his
efforts as a producer. He should
raise more butter, eggs, poultry, fine
fruits and other products in larger
quantities than heretofore. He
should especially aim to raise moth
inc but the best, and above all never
shin Door articles. While at Butte
was shown some small, dWIndling
Deaches that had cost 10 cents per
hound to ship. They were nearly
not worth picking up. The buyer
was swearing a blue streak, for
being thus imposed upon. Changers,
pull up all your trifling stock and
plant large early fruits; ship none
but the finest and take care Of the
reputation of Utah farmers. At
every station as far as Franklin, cars
were being loaded with potatoes,
-four, ties, lumber, salt, etc. Nearly
100000 worth Of salt from Salt Lake
has been shipped from Hot Springs,
while the fire brick from Salt Lake
City helps to show where all the
money comes from.
Cache Valley is beautiful to look
upon. It has produced an immense
crop. Its inhabitants are doing
well. The Utah and Northern is a
pronounced railroad success. Its
Originators lost what they advanced
to help build it, but they are getting
back some OF their loss in the adj
vantage of the shipment Of their
crops and q ready market for al
they raise close to their doors. One.
firm alone has shipped $50 car loads
OF -four to Montana, averaging nine
tons to the car. Other parties have
shipped heavily, at good prices.
Manufacturing interests have re-
ceived a good stimulus, ard every
one has been benefited by the com
pletiOn Of the road north. "The end
justifes the means" to some extent.
At the present time it takes thirty
nine engines and an immense num-
Der Of cars to do the business Of the
road. Its capacity is tested to the
full extent. When finished to Silver
Bow the road VIII be over 400 miles
long, and VIII make the distance in
about twenty-fOur hours. Its super
intendent, Geo. w. Thatcher, Esq,
is always to the front, as the COM
manding officer, and the rank and
file are all high privates. Every
thing goes like clock work.
The greater elevation Of Cache
above Salt Lake Valley is shown in
the effect of earlier froStS. All the
vines and tender trees have been
nipped. Still further north the
leaves are yellow and beginning TO
fall.
At Pocatello a junction is made
with the Oregon Short Line from
Granger, on the Union Pacific. Much
Of the freight from the east will go
that way for Montana, thus avoid
ing the long detOur by Ogden. Here
will be 4 live town, as the railroad
company will have repair shops, en-
CINE sheds and the like. Eagle Rock,
Snake River. is almost the centre
station on the Z. an. It's a Windy,
dusty place. Large railroad shops
have been erected, costing over $780,
0O0 Nearly $50 men are employed
here. The surrounding country in
places offers inducements to the
emigrant for settlement, and it will
not be long before farms and gar
denS VIII bloom in this volcanic re-
giOn.
a stretch of sixty miles across d
level open plain brings the traveller
TO Beaver Canyon. At this point
the first timber north Of Cache Val
lev IS found. Great quantities of
lumber are shipped from here. The
BasSett Bros. are making arrange
mentS TO take passengers to the Vel
lOwStOne National Park from this
point. The distance is about 100
miles over a fine road, Astounding in
game, with plenty of hsh in the
rivers. The cost Of going and re-
turning will be S25, exclusive Of
provisions. Saddle horses in the
Park cost % per day. Parties going
should provide themselves with pro-
visions before starting, as the cost
OF such necesSarieS is very high
there. The proper time for visiting
Is from June 1st to July 10th, and
from Apo,,,e+ 1sfb 10 nafnhpT In