The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24
THE SOUTH.
Bright Crop PrOspects-A Spirit
in Progress Mineral Dis
cOVeriss, etc.

Ed tors Herald:
Thinning a word from Willard
County might interest some of your
readers, 1 drop down in this
Elysium Of the south where a
decade since sojourned for several
months.
Holden is certainly the oasis of
Mlllard County. and its inhabitants
among the most unsophisticated in
the Tei ritofy. Ny observations and
dealings prove them TO be firm in
their convictions, honorable in their
dealings, and united as a commu-
, NIFTY, anu comparatively rich in this
worries goods. a few years since
this place was considered over.
stocked with half a dozen families
Last evening | sat down with a
couple Of friends, who cot nted over
sixty thriving families. Yesterday
L visited the day school. it being the
gala day, after one years tuition by
str. Oscar Burglund, q graduate
from TIE 3. 7. Academy at Provo.
The exer Uses were of very inter
esting nature, the most pleasing
feature of which was TO see the love
and confidence that existed between
the children and their teacher, and
to hear the euIogy from all sides
upon thi5 young man, who certainly
appears to possess, in an eminent
degree, tbs qualifications for a sue
eessful teacher. Thereport showed
that the second quarter he had one
hundred scholars, and the third
ninetY-niae. In fact, every house
In this vicinity appears to have
full quorum of Utah's best crop, al
though very few of the citizens APP
pear TO have broken the law of '62s
or any other law; and trip through
| these country towns and villages
would or ough6 10 convince the
small-family advocates that no law
framed by man Can stay the coming
power of these healthy, strong, vir-
tuous and exceedingly numerous
people.
Holden is certainly not very en-
thusiastic about building its meet
ing house. for the brick was burned
for that building when l was here
item years since; out it is thought by
some that they will be cool enough
TO handle the coming fall. The crop
prospect is very good, although a
somewhat limited area was planted
through fear of scarcity of water,
which has proved to be abundant.
SciplO has. as usual, good harvest
prospect. They are preparing for
quite building boom in that fertile
Va.lty. The Cooperative Mercantile
Institution under the successful
management of Bishop Yates has
matured plans and is letting con
tracts Tor quite large building.
President Thompson and several
Others are busy in the same line.
| also observed new store build
ling in Course of erection in Fill
more.
at Meadow and Kanosh the crop
prospects never before were so good.
at Meadow the area is the largest
lever soWnj ana my informant. him
self an extensive farmer, told me
that he thought Bishop Bennett
would be put to his wits end to
know where to store the tithing
lgrain. To man up tree. this
ianXlety appears strange, but all good
MOrmOns evidently believe in pay
ing there tithing as correctly as
Iany other debts. at Kanosh the
lcrops are very forward and looking
jsplendid. Bishop Kimba has gone
somewhat exclusively into the
dry wheat farming, and seem to
take q pride in coaching his friends
down to the farm aid insisting upon
their footing it right into the
finest stand Of wheat we
ever cav attempted to be
raised In Utah without irriga-
ton. The season has certainly
been very prOpitious, and the
bishop has certainly good cause for
the satisfaction he takes at his ven
ture.
Bishop Black, of Deseret, informs
me that their crop prospects, al
though rather backward, are very
good. Their new dam is q perfect
success, which gives the inhabitants
confidence. Deseret is one of those
places whose permanency and sue
cess depend upon q good dammiDg.
The people last week appear to
have had a very pleasing visit from
F. III. Lyman, the Millard County
apostle as he is claimed. They GER
tainly repose greas confidence IN
this gentleman, and consider him a
safe counselor.
| hear Of some mineral prospects
OF a bright nature hereabouts, which
| shall probably refer TO hereafter.
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