The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-14
abandoned at this point and the

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who seemed to be thoroughly
acquainted with the conditions con
aected with the water, your cor
respondent thinks that the supply
6 would be not only continual but
enough to irrigate several thousand
&C 7es OF the now arid land, which
C stretches itself out in such abun-
J. dance In the 'gh5orhood of all
the elevation before alluded to. and
at various other points small
streams Of water spring out of the
ground. These spread themselves
: out for a few yards, and form
into sloughs and stagnant pools.
finally sinking back into the earth
without having performed that
duty which water in any part Of
our Territory is expected to do-as,
SlSt III the production of cereals and
other farm products necessary to the
Isustenance Of man. In any and
all parts of Utah, wherever
la stream of water darts from it's
lel omy mountain recess, 1t is tai en-
up and spread out on the land IL
every direction. At an enormcu3
cost canals are constructed, and the
water is carried, sometimes many
miles from its original channel and
made to assist in founding and guy
porting communities. But over en-
the west side Of Cache valley, there
are now mountain streams, but IA
better, there are springs of water
opening out at many places; and all
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water, and perhaps increase the flow
would be the cost of cleaning out
the sources, and making a channel
for the stream. There are many,
many thousands of acres of land
around these parts, bearing natural
grasses that are sometimes mown
and cured for hay, and
repre- ienting every appearance
OF fertility that might be put to
use and made to support many com.
munities of intelligent people, for
the better natural advantages man
can command in cold elm ate the |
higher will be the standard of in
telligence. This state Of affairs |
could be brought about by bringing |
this water on to the land, and the |
expense necessary would be
such a small amount that |
we are afraid to mention figures.
having suspicion that if we did so
I'll our statements would be secuted,
These advantages are bouad to at
tract attention, and if the present
owners of the land do not seize the
opportunity. it is probable that cap
italists may find their way there;
and If they ever do, good bye to the
independence of the inhabitants. Il
nave enlarged on this matter consid.
erably, and considering the import
ance attached to it, 1 think am ex-
cusable. If the inhabitants
Of the west side of the VAL
ley should awake to the natural
auxiliaries they possess. it would
not be many years until that stretch
u country that now appears yell
oW sun-scorched waste would be I
1otted with the best farms in Utah. ]
For here the soil is of a quality
equal to any and for some kinds of | Z
arming is better adopted than some ,
sections now considered gardens. {
1t must not be forgotten that we '
tarted out on a hunting trip; r
he game we sought being
he prairie chicken, wild =
owl we'll known In Utah. We )
ound that the best ground for J
ur game was in the will
Owls and underground that :
tinged the banks ofeach little stream !
saving the foothills. la every case, il
Ihen We followed q stream to its E
ource, We found i! springing out of 3
olne rock, or oozing out of the soft, 3
hillside; and often the
;ream received its supply from both
,ese sources. I was particularly y
ruck in one instance, with O slope
hich furnished most of the water
ontained in one OF the principal R
'eeks. There was probably On acre
I'D half that was covered with a
'owth OF long graes, and pretty :
lickly dotted with young quakinR
-. OF course one could tell that
ere was water in such q place; bat y
proper idea of the amount OF water j
,tainable from thst spot could only
gained BY going through il. Every vi
lie in the ground. and every slight tre
preston was filled With water; and Of.
every step the hunters would sink be1
( inches or more into the soft turf, tho
Q depression thus made being inn 81
filled with water upon the o
thdraWal OF the foot. The overflow =
this side hill found its way into q ,
lsll gully, and, mingling with other
tiers, formed quite q respectable n,
cam, But I could not help pictur-
; the result, to myself, If this spot L
g properly drained. In imsgina-
n I saw torrent rushing down. M
Iers now only the faintest nurmur w.
running waters is heard; and far :.
n down l saw the angry torrent u |
,tured by the husbandman, and
ided into a thousand minor
cams, spreading in as many direc- MI
ns. And springing up in the y
ghborhood of these streams we're Raj RAJ,
hards, farms and gardens. MIN Sire
d with homes and sohoolhouses. n nels
is is bright picture, but there are ors,
as many obstacles in the way of ines