Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-03
THROUGH PIUTE COUNTY.
4 Description Of the COuntry.-In-
creasing Thrift Among
Settlers.


| Correspondence OF the bEsERET
News. - Your correspondent left
Richfield, Sewer County, on Fri
day, November sth, for Grass and
Rabbit valleys. Through Glenwood
the road leads Up over the noun
tain in a circuitotis route, and We
got up very high before We began
the descen: into Grass Valley. AZ
ter Journey Of 81 miles We reached
Burrville, near the head OF the las.
named valley. This settlement Is
composed Of ranchers who DO some
farming but are mostly engaged in
the dairy business or numbering.
From Burrviile We again crossed a
high mountain to Rabbit Valley,
which we found to be quite exten
sive. In the upper end Of it is
situated the town Of Fremont, nice
ly located with the high mountain
covered with cedar and scrub pine
rising to the north and west, max
ing a very solid background for this
agricultural village. The district is
watered by the Fremont that has its
head in Fish Lake, situated about
. miles from here by the wagon
road and right in the tops Of the
mountains. The settlers in Rabbit
Valley have bought the Indians
claim 20 Fish Lake and turned il
into a reservoir TO hold water for
irrigation purposes, thus increasing
the acreage Of tillable ground.
Six miles below Fremont is Loa,
the principal place in the valley,
situated on a pleasantsite for a town,
and well watered by Spring Greek. |
that rises from springs just below |
Fremont, forming \ large stream Of
beautiful clear water. On this creek |
is located Touring mill that is kept !
busy employing the fast gowing
community with the staff Of life. |
This creek supplies irrigation for the |
west side of the valley, while a canal |
from the Fremont supplies East |
LOa.
For the first few years after the |
settlement Of this region frost at
tackled the crops and shrunk the
grain, but this year good crops have
been raised and greater prosperity |
has come TO the people.
Twelve miles below LOa over a
heavy, sandy road, Thurber is
reached. IL Is quite a town. Here
We were informed good crops were
raised. Further TO the east, down
the valley, eight miles from Thurber,
We reached Teasdale, nestled in a
nice little cove and watered by a
stream from the mountains TO the
a few years ago a
spring broke out that at
times threatened to destroy this
settlement by making the water so
that it was not pleasant to
drink, and injured the soil when it
was used for irrigation purposes.
BY an effort this could be flumed
away, which has been partially
done, but the water is still quite
salt. The climate at Teasdale is
more mild than further up the val
ley. From Teasdale down the
Fremont or Dirty Devil River are
ranches.
Blue Valley below is n strange
sight. In places the river runs into
4 box canyon with perpendicular
sides n thousand feet high. The ,
Grand Wash, as one canyon is
allied, is a most remarkable place.
The rock walls tower up on either
side from thousand to fifteen hun
lred feet and present n smooth, pol- 5
shed surface, made and polished by {
he action of the elements and the
leculiar nature Of the rock. On ,
hese smooth walls are found Indian !
pictures and symbols AT a height Of I
,ver a hundred feet. \
From RABBIT Valley we returned 7
o Grass Valley and to kOOsharem, j
where there is quite a settlement, {
With good soil and excellent facill- I
les for grazing. But the people are |
by the lack,Or bad manage =
nent Of water for irrigation pur-
'OSeS. This should lie rcmedied,
When greater prosperity will attend =
he district.
Here we met Presidents Seq
miller and Clark OF Sewer Stake, I
Who were making a tour Of the wards 4
nd branches included in that Stake, /;
folding meetings and exhOrting the C
iaints to greater diligence.
From kOOsharem we followed n
own the valley thirty-five miles, {
'assing many large and prosperous r
auches, until we reached Coyote. e
Iere we found Presidents Crosby v
nj Steele who were making tour o
+ Panguitch Stake, holding meet o
ngs in each ward and branch. From 4
'oyOte we went down the canyon "
} Kingston, a distance Of fifteen
niles. At this last place We found
he wooden factory that had stood d
lie for years in successful operation
nder the management Of Curfew,
'Owdell & Co, late employees in the a
;eaver Mill. They were turning =,
ut excellent yarns and very good 4
Ibrics, such as should recommend .
TO the good people Of the "
istrict. We accompanied Presi- =
ents Crosby and Steele TO Marys-
ale, Junction and Circleville. At 9,
lch place were well attended meet -
lgs where n good spirit prevailed. 10 10
he people all through this district N
re more prosperous than hereto g,
re. At Kingston we noticed some ID
ew brick residences and in most ..
the towns were seen signs Of n