The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-12

lock at the wives and little ones. On
the porch side by side sat tho two wives
of one man. They We're rather young,
ahuuS2i Years old, looked alike. 10 me
they looked good and seemed happy.
| counted seven small children around.
things looked cosy and nice. did not
see the three wives residing IN the other
houses. but we counted fourteen babies
thcle-it il said babies are Utah 5
best crop. "Oh, Religion, what crimes
have been committed in thy name. y
The Mormon elders have mad fat living,
but behold they are now tormcntcd. 1t
is well. ~ promtory Point II Utah,
we were shown the spot where the gold
and silver spikes were driven with such
imposing ceremonies, when the rail-
road was completed THAT spans Il con-
tncnt, and welded the two oceans. 4"
on the l0th day OF May, 1869. \ solid
pyramid of cut stone marks the spot.
One spot in Weber canon, Utah,
called the lJcyll's Slide is worthy of no.
ticc. commencing on the mountain top
and dp,ceudiupto the river. is 4 smooth
grassy track or slide. about ten feet
wide. Oo either side of the slide rocks
staud up edge wise about 10 feet high.
In fiji, narrow. ana almost pprpiuJIcu.
lar slide. il is said the Devil comes
for exercise. when he has nothing to do
NJ home sliding down bill TO keep
warm. don't believe it. over the
uoubolt range. and the Sjetras. we
hasten ~ the beautiful city of Sacre-
mruto. lhls c.\ The second in size. is
fine rap;tul Of California. The carltaI
building is an imposing structure.
costing two millions and "A half OF
money. The Sacremrnto and san
Joraquiu VALLEYS are the great wheat
lands Of Tie State. Hence we saw Il
fine locking farming country, the first
had seen since leaving the Platte Valley
i'm Nebraska. The land is level. and in
Favorable seasons. produces 80 bushels
OF wheat 10 the acre. Very little but
wheat is raised. The country is SO dry
thar crops ripening in the fall, can { be
raised without irrigation. Little or no
rain falls from the first Of April to
the middle oi November. 1t was the
l7th day OF oct. when we arrived IN
the Valley and every green thing on
the big farm WAS dried ny, not even a
straw Of the wheat stubble left. Scat
tcring oak trees give the country the
appearance of q park. After the win
ter rains in early springtimc the coun-
try must he beautiful. Dakota wheat
"A ,ers ought TO see how thelr California
lrnt Icr raises wheat. The land. hard
and dry. and bare as tie streets of
city j. u,owel or rather rooted up by
tl,ipos called gang plows. cutting $ or
IA fprraws and drawn with to Il pair
.of horses ar mules. They commence 10
.,,v IN the dirt and continue SO long
after thn rain sets in as tlev can with
ONT mj,ipr down. The wheat is cut
win, headers ~. q LARGO machine which
cuts and throshes and i; l. drawn alonr
bv an ,,oiv, of hnrso. Tbn ra,ne ~.
ranches arc ou laroa 5o ooo ocres
j. not called larga or course only very
,ich mon c,, r,,, sucb - farm II * =
yerv n,,,. nl,co for = man with = ,Lin
norke,-hooi ~. family NJ children to
,...i.n wheat in caiifo,uia j. tbo nIoco
t,cv l,gro win , li., ouoar
If ono has = little lposa chapoe. sav
half = million hr caumal;e money here.
loss than that ono lad bettor com.
menca b,,,f,oss in Dakota \ deter
n,iucd siurlr white man can do we'll
worl. mo on tba farm. or hire ASA team
stnr 2o 10 40 dollars per month is the
n,iro maid. still hired men are not
Iarny they want s75 If you work nm
thn lilo farms Won are expertaI to sleeu
ou ,le rronnd in the stable under :,
trnp mover thiul, az undrnssinp II Won
t.or, in tna mountains vnu must bo
,lJo T., dr;,a / Gor & horens or ,nn,es
carry feed for your teams ana ocruh fo,
yoprsclf eton where p;rht overtai;a4
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1 down TIE hiil' % Keep out ol lne WY o
, the logs and to keep the oxen ont o
danger. that was the trick. Such dia
h,I;o.l y.rs ord ecr.4us -. tha, Inn
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WhacNer SET ul--"eli ooi want 10 ~
d teamSter III California. Did you
raader over see ONE of the taams;er