The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-25
BEAR RIVER CANAL.
Work Soon to Commence on the
Mammoth Enterprise.
BRIEF BITS FROM BRIGHAM.
Pleasant Grove Paragraphs-How Some Farm
ers are Disposing of Their Surplus
Potatoes-General Glimpses.

The practicability of the Bear river pro
iect wears no longer shade of uncer-
tainty; the river can be successfully taken
out, and in all probability actual work is
not far in the future. It has generally been
supposed that the land on the north side of
Bear river was to receive the water first,
and the project of watering the south side
was to be an event of the indefinite future.
Mr.. Boutwell,, however, has decided to
make use of the south line of the survey,
and as soon as the river is taken out on the
north side, large portion will be conducted
across the river to the south side by means
of an iron bridge which is to be made at
point about three miles below the falls.
How far south the water will be conveyed
is merely matter of speculation; it is eX-
pected it will not stop short of Brigham
city. and some are sanguine in their hopes
that it will reach as far as Harrisvllle.
Thus nearly the whole of this portion Of
the valley will be rendered fertile, and dry
farms will be increased to about six or
eight times their present value. 1t being
necessary that report OF the details OF
the survey be made as early as possible
large force of men is now engaged in run
ming the cross lines and contemplating the
various details of the survey. Bids for
contracts ON the masonry, canals, tunnel
ing. bridging, etc, will be open by the lst
of May; and it is expected that not many
months viii pass before this part of the
country will present such scene of hustle
and activity as has never been wit
messed before, and no wonder; Sl,5OO,OOO
spent in an enterprise of such nature can
not fail to produce NEST beneficial results.
Prosperity to the country here means
prosperity and development to Brigham
city, and while the people will be doubly
benefited by the move: I'm the furnish
ing of employment to hundreds at home;
2-The immense increase of the produc-
tiveness and consequently the value Of their
lands. the whole cannot fail to rebound
with propitious results to the general in
terests of Brigham.
GENERAL NOTES.
f. Norris, Esq, is up from the metropo-
lis.
Drummers are plentiful now; thick as
hops
DIR. Snow, of Logan, paid Brigham a
flying visit
William Critchlow is up from Ogden,
visiting his Brigham friends.
D. P. Tarpey was in Brigham last Sat
urday, looking up land matters.
T. H Blackburn leaves for England on
two years mission on the 18th ult.
The new billiard hall, owned by James
Knudsen. is rapidly nearing completion.
The Cakes comedy company are billed to
play here in the Factory hall on the 18th
inst
Lorenzo Graehl is down from Butte
He reports everything tiourishing in the
northern marts.
T. H BIackburn's benefit party, held in
the Factory hall last Saturday night, proved
d very enjoyable affair.
The enterprising merchants, Boothe &
Peirce, have just imported handsome soda
fountain at a cost of $3.50.
NJ. X Parsons, of Salt Lake city, was in
town few days ago, probing into the con-
dition of our stock business.
The most saleable article in mercantile
marts at present is fence wire; 10000
pounds sold in the last two weeks.
o. \. Stohl, Jr., prominent young man
of this place, has received call to take
two years mission to Scandinavia. He
leaves in August.
A span of full blooded Norman horses
passed through Brigham the other day.
One weighed - 200 pounds, the other nearly
2,O00 pounds. They were beauties.
John Bott is busily engaged in complet-
ing the cap stone of the masonry upon
which is to be erected an iron fence as a
frontage to our court house grounds.
The Christensen band leave for Pocatello
on the 25th ult., having been engaged to
take part in the celebration at that place of
the Odd Fellows Thirthieth anniversary.
Our quarterly conference, which con
venes next Sunday and Monday, will, no
doubt. be an interesting one, as President
MILFORD Woodruff and George Q. Cannon
are expected to attend.
The Pocatello nine met the Wizards in
match game a few days ago at Willard,
Some good playing was done on both sides,
but the Wizards proved too much for their
northern competitors; the POcatellO nine
scored 10. and the Willard nine II and an
innings to go.
A local question is beginning to perplex
the minds of our citizens. 1t is: What
shall we do with our cows! Pasturage is
getting scarce, and arrogant herders who
4 7and 81 per month per head for pasture
lees. arouse the righteous indignation of
the COW owners, who declare it is cheaper
to sell the cow and buy milk.
BRIGHAM CITY, April "A, 1889.