The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-23
A VALUABLE SPRING.
Offering Special inducements
for Manufacturing.
A CHANCE FOB INVESTMENT.
a Pleasing Description of Remark
ale Water SOurce-A Favored
Spot for Fish Culture.

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Springville proper, is spring of springs
which is truly marvel. Month after
month and year after year, for the past
thirtV-fve years, or even as far back as
the Oldest residents can recollect, it has
yielded steady, unceasing fow-there
not being any perceptible increase or
diminution in the size of the stream.
The head OF this immense spring covers
about two acres and appears to be
made up of innumerable smaller ones.
In some places the water forces itself
up through fine gray sand, in others
the sand is brown. black, glaring white
and led; the whole forming a ground
work as beautiful as it is varied. The
liquid is as transparent as crystal, af-
fording an unobstructed view of Its
depths, which are embellished, both
winter and summer, with delicious
little tufts of spring green water cress,
reminding one, in winter, Of perpetual
spring in polar region. The whole
supply seems to issue from the very
bowels of the earth, not dependent on
the fall Of rain and SNOW IN the imme-
date vicinity. Another remarkable
feature is connected with this spring and
that is, that its water never freezes; its
ingredients resist the coolest weather to
which this section is subjected. Well
was the stream named spring creek"
which issues from the above described
source.
a quarter of mile from the head Of
the spring is a large dam which bulks
the whole flow, giving it considerable
depth and forming a great pond.
About two blocks farther west of this
bank, is situated an old grisr mill which
is IN rather a dilap!dated condition.
Tie water is still coursing lazily down
the race, through the antique fume,
and falls with a roar into the tail race
below, then out beyond the public
highway, where it meets and is lost in
the greater volume; which escapes
through defect IN the above men toned
embankment, taking more precipitous
and direct route Years ago thare was
q fourishing grist mill at this place but
when improved machinery was i'm
ported, this mill was not replenished, so
in time it became obsolete.
Why some SpringyIile or Provo CAPT
tallsts do not improve this invaluable
SPOT, seems strange, for there is not an
o her more desirable site in the Terri
t1ry for roller mill or q woollen fa,-
5ory, or, IN fact, any enterprise where
water power is an essential. Some four
years ago, companV was incorporated
with the object of erecting a roller mill
at this point, but on account of mis-
management, the project fell through.
The mill site is not more than half a
mile firm the most distant of the small
springs, and the race. which is in good
condition, is not more than two blocks
in length. The race was dug to admit
sufficient water to run 20-inch tur-
bine wheel, but with slight engagements
it would convey enough to run two such
wheels, atfordlng fall of sixteen feet.
While most water power mills are
obliged to close down during the greater
part of the winter, because the water
freezes up, one ct this place could
march right along without halt, for
the water was never known to freeze.
Another advantage over most mills is
that during a season of drouths or
irrigatiDg time, they are compelled to
shut down OH account Of scarcity of
water; but here, the stream changes
not whit and is not used for irrigatiDg
purposes. Virtually. Sprinsville is
without q -four mill, for three or
four months IN summer and q month
or so in winter, during the irrigating
season and coolest snaps of winter.
The old mill site could not be bettered.
it being only a quarter of mile from
the d. & r. &. w. railroad, mile from
the Utah Central, and right on the
~, rOo6 hotVu Snr;rnuillo
and Provo, which Is generally lined
with grain-laden teams, conveying their
mil stuffs to and from market.
With the necessary improvements,
just the mill site would be worth $50, 900,
instead of $4,000. at which it and the
water right are quoted, under condi-
tons. There is no reason why q roller
mill situated here, should not supply
Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork, Pay
son, and all the smaller towns in the
neighborhood, which places include
population of over 5000. 1t is every
| where admitted that a roller mill al
| wavs "holds its own" and very often
| takes the entire trade from the other
! -four mills, which before its advent, ap-
peared to be progressing favorably.
There are four or five acres of water
situated above the dam, and as many
below, which, if stocked with fish and
properly taken care Of, would bring a
mint Of money. Carp have been raised
in this water on small scale with graf
flying success. There is now small
pond teeming with these handsome fell
lows, some weighing as much as ten
pounds. The value of five or ten acres
well stacked with fish, and backed by
| iudicious management, would be in
calculable. The fish would find ample
food in the evergreen watercress which
lines the stream and ponds. There is
always ready sale for good fish, and
nothing is more wholesome.
It is understood that the present
owner of this invaluable location wishes
to improveit, but has not the necessary
means to make the required improve
ments; but is willing to turn in the mill
site, ETC., for shares in the proposed
scheme, should any one see the beau
ties of such an undertaking.
There is no roller mill within a r. dius
of forty miles, and good one would be
worth a fortune. Utah County seems
rather backward in this direction. being
unable to boast of single roller mil
within its BOUNDS. This certainly il
not because the peopie do notappreciste
its suDeriority over other -four mills, is