The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-31
THE WATER VAIL.
nrv Benchers of the North
II Iii Yet a Little Longer.


nv Benchers of the North
Vail Yet a Little Longer.
editors Hs-aIa'
We. tne injured and ostracised
". w" inbabitants Of this burning
s ~ bench, wish to let all the read
NV of TIE HERALD know our situa.
. 'l' y through the only ch'nnel of
..loUr n we have, which you
So tjndly permitted, and we will
nav inform the public that which
ny " strictly true. We have
Is .bt some answer tuat wOuld
soug St,s,sctory why cur walls should
De in ba heeied, but we have been
no. . % 9TH silent contempt or else
aesso Tu1i.s.ateEent. We can stand
WIN Wv Contempt better than the mis-
inc CO which We consider to
sta ,'naanerous, bat can rsfate them
Dc t LIS are offended to convey a
WHILE ~ fbs Constitution 1t is gusranN
"a ID 10 every citizen the right to
I leu ,ibsrty and the pursuit. Of hap.
L Lto, When we came here we
pine'' yully impressed with this
idea. and felt full of JOY
a and tbankfuIness that we were
ddslivered from tyranny and oppres
sinn that in this land of liberty, by
i5gustIy, sobriety and faithfulness
tn our trust in whatever capacity
va might be placed, we should have
aII the rights and privileges OF free
men. and be protected in the enjoy
renls of life. We, on account OF
lack of fortune, took up our homes
on the north bench, and worked on
ungrudgingIy until we had in mea-
sure su6dued the sagebrush land; We
planted trees, for we were encouraged
10 do 30, with the promise
that the Lord would enlarge the
springs of water and cause the rain
TO fall on the bench lanes; also that
as soou as possible the streams OF
water would be brought round for
our use as Eothers had then. 1t has
been repeatedly urged by those who
knew bettsr that we took our homes
up here with the understanding
that We were not to have any water.
That is utterly false, or We were all
Of us worse than fools. What can
we do without water? 1t is ore of
the ESSENTIALS Of life aud it is well
known we cannot do withoutit; ont
to get it we have TO work very hard
indeed.
l am not writing or complaining
for myself sl0ne; no. it is not my
wall any more thsn hundreds OF
others, nor go much, for I have
water, and it does not belong to an
other; it is my privilege, but pity
those who have none for domes tic
use except what they carry up the
bill, and steep hill at that. Gen
llemen, it is q source of grief
TO me to gee so many Compelled
to do it or die, children OF both
texes and Of tender years toiling up
hll many blocks IS late as 10 |
o'clock at night, because the mother
has to wash tomorrow.
The irngating water we have had
and have is not only at all times TOO
so9nty, but it Is too hard through its
Lmey nature to properly cleanse
the clothes, and is positively unfit
.or cook ng purposes, and worse Still
or drinking; being so charged with
Inc it is injurious 20 life; yet we
re very thankful for even that, bad
! It is.
But our object in writingis to i'm.
rove our condition. We have pa
entity borne this'great piivation for
ears and feel that the time Is now
me when we have to aaike on.
snfully for our rights for sevsgal
,ssons.i
First, we are getting old in the
.rvice of packing w ter up hill. I
ave done it for sixteen years; my
cad is Whitened with age, and I
&c now the third generation under
ne yoke. while if we kept silent and
a'ieqt we might see many mere
neh changes, ''lf life would last
ing enough " And still our
iunicipaI Fathers would sit
nth folded hands and let
5 Wag as long as there was hill to Z
lm6- We call for mercy and in.
nence upon the public 10 help us {
pen and tongue, and We viii try Z
IT oest TO alter this STATE of things. 6
10 would like to have the whole OF {
le people who feel interested In +
l!s matter to awake from Iethargy
90 snow themselves. We will call
mass meeting soon and take soma
upoftant steps in the premises in
.uer 10 Prove our rights. Our deeds
property are w0rded lust the
,me as others who have their
gats while We have noae. Our
teeVs are q Disgrace and even in I
y matter of Q right OF way for our
mlled foul water, only iit for irrira- J
"a 70 lun down hill, We cannot est i
" Feilef. An alien can effectuaIly 1
ocA Ghe way from a cit zen. We b
81 s4i mat, for tho present our cry q
give US water" It's no uss try. c
: 70 induce US TO telieye We are b
,sIeF without it, a. if we had il we II
ouid plant trees and make mud
sS, or mat there is no water we c
q nave; We can snow to the con- .
ny; OF that there are no