The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-13
YHW OASIS.
A Voice from the Desert of Sewer
Valley. 81
OASIS, UTAH, September 9, 1885.
To the Editor of The HEsA1p

Perhaps avoice from the desert would
not pass unheard. Hearing and read
ing SO much of other places. more
blessed in many respects than we are
at tunes makes US feel "out of the world
entirely. although the iron horse passes
through our burg twice day.
10 many of your readers, If not to
all, this heading will be new, and natur-
ally the question, Where is Oasis ?''
Will arise. To remind our friends and
all who feel interested in the progress
and development of our ''Deseret" and
In the transformation of its sterile and
alkaline lands into fertile and produc
tive soil, that the good work is still go
ing on with undated zeal and energy. I
VIII mention our rapid advance, our
hopes and our situation. Fifty-tyo
miles southwest of Juab Station, on the
Utah Central Railroad and in the inter-
lor OF what is known as the desert or
Sewer River Valley, few miles east of
the long established town of Deseret.
hes the young and thrifty settlement of
Oasis. Scarcely five years have elapsed
since few hardy and determined set
tiers built their humble homes on its al
most barren soil; now, as far as the eve
can reach eastward. a golden yellow
floor proclaims that their toll and labor
nave not been In vain, and the large and
numerous grain stacks encircling their
houses and corrals, with the happy
countenances OF all, portray the pleasure
and satisfaction a bounteous harvest
can bring. On account of the uncer-
talnty attending the water supply here
tofore, this is the first year any extern
slve farming mas been attempted and
nature seems to have tried to Guido
herself by the returns the majority of
farmers will receive, which goes to show
what fertility there is in this desert land
when humored with the life-griving
fluid. At present we receive our water
supply from the De5eret dam, by what
is known as the East Canal, but in the
near future we propose to tap the Sewer,
about eight or nine miles above the
dam, which undoubtedly will secure
certain and sufficient supply of water
to not alone lrrigate our present limits
but an additional plateau of some 100, 900
acres or more, only waiting for water
and the farmers tools to make hundreds
OF new farms and homes. Several es-
Inmates have been made of the contem-
plated canal and all satisfactory consid-
ering the immense benefit to be derived
therefrom, and work would be COM
menced at once were it not for our weak
ness. We lack strength and means. and
our working force is too light. We want
more settlers, more sturdy and indus
trious young men. land older ones, tool
who are not afraid to battle against the
difficulties their fathers had to before
them; who are willing to rough it"
few years for the sake of inc ependence |
and home of their ownl We would |
like to have all who feel that they are |
too crowded, come and examine our |
facilities and extend cordial invita- ton |
to everyone to visit US and look at the |
opportunities and weigh the prospects
that are here.
town, which bears the misnomer |
g, 'Deseret." The Deseret Telegraph and |
Pacific Express Companies also have |
offices under the same roof. Near the !
station are two stores. One-the Oasis |
Co-op-does f1ourishing business both |
ia town and along the o. c.; few
yards north is the Oasis Hotel where &C
for both man and beast
can be obtained.
Our climate for health, cannot be ex-
,elled; winters are mild and the nights
slways. cool and, taken as a whole, a
healthier place could not be found. - :
The only news for some time has been
he sad death of Miss Ellen Hutchinson,
.ged 16 years, who died at Deseret,
September 3, after brief illness, con- t,
racted by wearing damp clothing after p
having been rained upon. On the same
lay a wedding occurred at Oasis, be-
ween a Mr. w. Williams, from Fill 7
more, and Miss A. NJ. Rutherford, of
OASIS, and on the 5th inst, as the young /
couple evinced no disposition to give
he customary dance, party of Deseret $
,,ys politely waited upon them, while 7
hey were at their evening meal, to as !
ertain the reason of this unusual devil
.tion; what excuse was made or what
passed between them may probably be
published under another heading -suf-
ice it to say that the convention cul-
minated by the bridegroom being
brown, head first, into the canal three
uccessive tunes, and one of the crowd
ollowed accidentally at the last throw. /,
The boys had a good laugh and the
good cry, but am told
he affair goes before His Honor" if
o the laugh and cry may be reversed.
We have fine wild fowl range, but |
m sorry to say, we need a few members
# the Game Protective Society in our
midst. ]. H. H.