The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-17
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
u. G.'s Notes by the Wayside
in Sanpete.
FRESH FACTS FROM FRANKLIN.
Brief Notes From Fillmore-Pithy
Points From ProvO-Milford
Mites-Etc.
items by the Road.

The next place on the road is Chris
tiaDburg, a small hamlet with consid-
cradle good land.
STERLING is one OF the youngest towns
in San Pete, but bids fair to equal some
places of greater pretensions.
| DOVER. on the south side of the Sewer
| River, is succession of farms and
dairy ranches from nine to ten miles up
and down the river. So far Dover has
been under cloud, owing to the extra
amount of mineral, generally aleratus,
| in the soil. and IS more suited for
raising grass than for farming.
FAYETTE, about five miles west OF
Gunnison, is q verItable oasis, as the
| land on both sides has very sterile ap-
pearance. The houses are built of r q
stone, with white caps and stills and
| wnlte corG1as. There are several houses
| there of considerable pretentions as to
s;ze aud appea ance.' Quite a mum Der
of the citizens are in the sheep aud cat
tie business, Father Joseph Bastholo
NEW and family being among the Oldest
settlers.
GBENIsoN comes next, and is beauti-
fully located, facing the south The
road south being built almost continu-
ously along farm houses on both sides
for two miles. Gunnison has been set
tied under very disadvantageous condi-
tions. First the Indian wars, next it
was an indian reservation until six or
eight years ago. when the squatterS be-
gan to make substantial improvements.
here are several stores-James Knigh-
tons, the Coop, Ladies', etc. The
water question enters largely into the
politics of the town, as ther4 is aboui
four to five times as much available
land as they can get water for. Some
OF the lucern suffered severely frem the
hard frosts last winter, and in places
was killed out almost wholly.
The first thing you notice ON leaving
Manti is the hot springs, somewhat
similar to those in Salt Lake, only
larger. They are still in their pristine
loneliness where the young BOYS 90 TO
disport themselves without even a shed
to hide in while dressing, consequently
those who wish the luxury of bath
have to wait until the shades of night
have fallen, or else be exposed to the
rude gaze of passers by. When our
town awakes from its lethargey and the
owners of valuable property discover
what they have lost they FiIl be
chagrined to think of what they might
have have had by a little more enter
prise.
About half mile on to the right of
the road are what are known as the
salaratus beds, almost Identical in ap-
pearance with the Maugais Terres or bad
lands of the Sweetwater.
Still farther to the left is Funk's
Lake, well stocked with the finest trout
III the world, varying from six inches to
eighteen inches in length. Mr.. Funk
will soon have a seine here and will
then supply the market. There is so
much food in the lake that the fish re-
fuse both fly ard bait. D. B. Funk, Jr..
has just made g couple of carp ponds
on his farm on Six Mile creek. Bishop
Peacock OF Sterling, has large spring
pond, with fish from three and half to
four and half pounds. The fish ale
only two years old.
ABOUT ten miles east Of Fayette and
twelve miles south of Manti is Mans
field quiet, coy nook among the hills.
The town is separated by nice creek
Called Twelve Mile, and is really two
burgs, as they are about half ruile
apart. There is some of the best farm
ing land in the county here, and the
owners seem to know il. There are sew
eral stores, the Coop, J. Christensen
& Cos. blacksmith shop. erist mill, &c.
A few days since, j. christensen 81
Jacobsen's, sheep herd got to milling on
the mountain east of here, and crowded |
into the Muddy, a stream that runs
into Castle Valley, and drowned and
smothered l60 head, all in q pile or
bunch. u. G.