The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
IN THE FAR SOUTH.
Heber J. Grants Trip to st.
George.
TERRIFIC TAXES IN ARIZONA.
The Deserted Reef-The Land of the Jerky-
The Drama in st. George
Notes of Interest.

ST. GEORGE, Sept. II, 18S9.-Leaving
the city on the afternoon train, Thursday
| the 18th inst, arrived at Milford Friday
morning where l took stage for this point
landing here Saturday between and in
| the evening.
TwENTY-oNE TEARS AGO
this winter | spent some time in st. George
and l well remember the trip from Salt
Lake; we were ten days on the road and
had some of the worst places to travel oven
that have ever seen, although l have seen
and passed over some pretty rough roads
since that time. The ''black ridges which
were so celebrated for their capacity to
break wagons and the backs of the people
who had to pass over them, are now things
of the past, as pretty fair dugways have been
constructed to avoid passing over them.
l recollect when "a boy, heaving Brothers
Goddard fand Willis sing a song, COM
posed, think, by the latter, which ran
something like the following:
pixies land, sunny and bright,
To dwell in the south is my hearts delight.
And as one travels along over the rocks
and keeps his mouth and eyes closed to
=
the whole country to those who could OBJ
tain their hearts delight so easily.
SINCE MY FIRST TRIP
here in 1866, have had the pleasure Of
being II st. George some half dozen times,
but never encountered more wind and
dust in any one day than on
Saturday last coming from Cedar City
to this place We had the wind behind US,
and the sand and dust that it piled in upon
us was simply fringhtful "Jerkies'' are
used on the stage line between here and Mil
ford, and | am convinced that these convey
ances could not possibly have had more
appropriate name bestowed upon them.
Anyone who has been ''ierked'
FROM MILFORD TO ST. GEORGE
in one of these vehicles must agree with
me. The jerky has the one redeem
ing quality of never wearing out,
and speaking of things that never
wear out, they have one of the
old overland harnesses once use by Wells,
Fargo q Co, now in use between Milford
and Minersville, and the stage driver told
me that it was good for a number of years
yet. 1t must be nearly thirty years old.
The Nv. f. Il CO.. on the blinds of the
brides wildly recalled my boyhood days; |
was raised opposite to what is now the
power house of our Electric Street Car
company. but what was originally the
stables of Wells, Fargo IL Co.'s
OVERLAND STAGES
There was hardly day passed that
did not stop around to see the four
departing. and the dream of my life
was to some day be the driver of a
stage with six animals; like many more of
the dreams of youth this one brings a
smile when it is recalled.
did not 60 to-
SILVER REEF,
but when we reached the point where the
road forks to go to that once tiourishing
ninip~ 81 off the stage and walked
70 Leeds. a distance Of about half a mIIe
where had the pleasure Of visiting with
some friends and relatives until the stage
arrived from the Reef.
Silver Reef, instead of having number
of stamp mills running, and being large
and prosperous mining camp, with its
hotels, stores and saloons all in full
blast, now consists, so far as its business
portion is concerned of the store of Woo
lev, Lund & Judd (who have leases on the
several mines in the vicinity, one other
small store and a saloon.
The falling off is something wonderful
and the chances are that Silver Reef
will have to say, Farewell, long fare
well to all its greatness" What few frame
buildings there are in the town still remain
ing are being sold for old lumber and car
ried away by the residents of the towns in
the vicinity There are now only about
forty families remaining at the Reef.
ST. GEORGE
has changed but little during the past ten
Years. The temple continues to be the
center of attraction and it is wonderful
structure to be found in country like TINS.
The beautiful white walls make striking
contrast with the red hills that surround
the city, and the sand of the same color
that fills the streets The stake house is
one of the hest in the territory considering
the size of the stake, and the time whenlt
was built. The county court house Is
creditable structure and far in advance of
many in richer counties. This city is as
well built as any in the noun
tains. there being no novels and
all of the buildings being solid
and substantial. There are two good
sized mercantile stores, (the Coop and
Woolley, Lund & judd and number OF
smaller ones.
At the time of the death OF President
Young there was
NO CITY IN ClAh
of its size that was as well built up as
Saint George President Young seemed
determined that this should be one of the
leading cities in our fair territory, and had
he lived and continued 10 spend most of his
winters here as was his won't, L do not
donht that his plans with reference to the
nIace would have been fully realized. A
move h0spitable and faithful set of people
can rot he found than those living here
| had the pleasure OF
ATTENDING THE THEATRE
here last night, and was interested and
nleased with the performance. The lead
inc part was rendered in very credltabIe
manner by Miss Rose Johnson, sister to our
toTrnsnan C.. E. johnson, of ". Il. R."
fame The building is a very creditable
ono and the scenery was much better than
one would expect to see in small city and
ono ca far away from the centres whore
theatres flourish.
Thomas Judd is at the head of a
hiC canal scheme to bring under
cnI+ivation the Laverkin bench,
which is situated south of the
town of Toquerville. An S0O-foot tunnel
will form a portion of the proposed canal,
and the totol cost will be from ten thou
sand dollars to twelve thousand dollars
The canal will bring under cultlvatlon
ahont seven hundred acres of choice land
for f,nit raising. an industry for which st.
George possesses many advantages.
The regular
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
Of the stake was held here yesterday and
tho day before The attendance was good
ond the people seemed to be well satisfied
with the instructions given. Inc stake