The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE.


Because OF the scarcity of water this
season the Gem roller mill has suffered in
common with all Foreseeing future prob
able droughts and the necessity OF pro-
viding against stoppages, the owner Is now
providing means whereby this uneXcelled
mill may run to its fullest capacity, even
in very dry seasons. A new mill race two
and one-eighth miles long has already been
dug and the flume and water pipe, consist
ing of 5O.O 600 feet of best red pine lumber,
tongued and grooved, and interlaid with
white lead, are nearing their completion
The present head is IS feet on 35 inch
special Leffel: this will be changed to IS
| foot head on 20 inch wheel; thus increasing
the power from sixty-five to seventy-elghG
horse This new improvement Will cost
the institution about $1,000, all OF which
has been wisely distributed among the car
penters and other workingmen Of this place.
/ am informed by the superintendent of the
work, Rufus P. Smell, Esq, that the water
through the new channel will not run onto
the mill until the bottom and sides OF the
new ditch are made sufficiently impervious.
This will probably take month or tVe
weeks as the soil, in some places, is eX-
tremely loose; but is now being puddled
with unsoakable clay.
NOTES
Quite number Of our people are work
ing on the railroads, some of whom had
good contracts, and all are making fair
wages. This fall they will distribute their
earnings among the people, and partial
relief will be felt from the unbearable
script.
Yesterday, the numerous relatives and
friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, mother
in-law of our townsman, William Robert
son, of the cooperative store, inferred her
remains in the city cemetery, alongside her
kinsfolk. Mrs Thomas lived in Salt Lake
city since 1852, at which place she is widely
known, having been a model of persever-
ance, integrity and nobleness of purpose.
No one would think that water had been
scarce this past summer, were they to Judge
from the number of ponds and little lakes
we have on some of our principal streets
to-day. 1t SENS as if someone was derelict
in his duty The fact is, our plan of irri-
without system and void of intelligent
method, except in the water tax part and
collecting fees for work miserably done.
Last Sunday evening we were favored
with lecture by Bishop George D. Smell
on the history of Spanish Fork. He
graphically, and sometimes humorously,
described the varied scenes of toll, trial,
pleasure and worship the old settlers
passed through in forming the nucleus OF
:
contrasted the difference between the then
and the now in such manner as to rivet on
the minds of all, the young especially, the
grand improvements made through severe
trials and against circumstances of nomean
proportion. He was followed by Nicholas
Smith, Esq, who gave short and compact
account of some of the explorations in the
Arctic region.
The Utah County Teachers association,
/ II
teachers form part, has commenced oper-
ations in good. earnest. Some of the new
! features added TO this progressive institu-
ton of learning is the founding of a library,
charging 81 for male and 80 cents for female
teachers in all cases of unjustifiable alb
sence, and resurrecting the county educa-
tional fair Superintendent E. A. Wilson
and the executive committee seem deter
mined to make this school year one of
unusual activity and pio r,ss. So may it
be. HER Cot
SPANI FORK, Oct 4.