Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-26
SC0FIELD NOTES.
An Unpleasant Day with n Pleasant
Termination.

AhN A17s ENHE1A Has hNlu III
one for this town. Work has been
slack IN the mines, and rs n conse-
quence monty !, ecarce. a great
many persons have moved away.
Up at Winter Quarters there are
quite n number Of houses empty.
The staff Of men at the k. q. mine
has teen reduced, and those who
are left make better wages. The
trouble during the last winter was
on account Of there being too few
cars. The railroad guage had been
changed to the broad, aud a suIi-
cient number Of bread guagU carr
could not he secured.
The streams here are very high
and there is still quantity OF SNOW
higher up in the mountains: 80 that
II is expected there will still I've
higher water. This great mass Of
snow and the backward season have
interfered with the lumber bust
ness,and none Of the saw mills have
yet begun the seasons work.
This district has been interested
in the. land contest excite neut
which Is not settled set. aud there
have lcen some Jumping Of claims
How il : ali going 10 emf il j. hard
10 Tell. There l. much talk and
some threats Of lawsuits and land
Office contests, which will tend 10
cause had feeling and difficulty.
Tie Season has been backward.
aud the weather l. stiil cold. but
the stretches Of meadow across
the Pleasant Valley are very pretty.
flocks If sheep IRE now BENG pas- F..
tured ON tie grass-cove!yd NOUN
tains la this region.
| crossed the Liouptsius firm,
thistle 10 this place over = very
rough rnad, fording the swollen
streams which at times were quite
dangerous. intended 10 pass over
The mountain and down Hunting
ton Greek 20 the town Of Hunting
ton, but the deep SNOW in the head
VI the canyon forced a change Of
plans, 50 | intend 10 cross over the
mountain and down Gordon Creek
TO Price.
4 SUBSEQUENT LETTER.
While ut Scofield. Emery County.
on the evening Of MAJ 2lst we init
mated our intention OF crossing the
mountain into Castle Valley.
We were, however, advised 10 be-
ware Of the streams and not
venture 20 ford in swollen places.
Eventually We decided upon taking
a road which crosses a steen
mountain at the head 0! Gordon
Creek Canyon.
At 5 O'Clock next morning We
were fairly ON our journey, the
mountain road being so steep that
the horse had some difficulty in
getting along. BY slow stages we
TO ascend until, looking
backward, the cragged range Of the
Wasatch bordering the lower val
leys seemed down below us. All
the gorges were filed with snow.
forming n bright and interesting
picture, while all around us were
snow banks.
Into one Of these we suddenly
plunged, and horse and buggy sank.
For a time 1t appeared as though
further progress was impossible, but.
lndaunted, We went 20 work and
presently lifted the vehicle 10 the
crest Of the snow, and soon horse
anu buggy were moving again.
But when the descent Of the road
began we found ourselves in 2 great
er difficulty than before. Large
banks OF snow met us OIL the steep
Down grade, and ut times the horse
plunged and the conveyance
crowded until our seats were any
hing buts1fe. On we plunged-now
IN a snowdr,ft, now in mud, until the
;reek.bed was reached. The can
yon being 81 narrow, the road had
been maize down the channel Of the
creek, and the rapidly melting
NOW had gorged the latter, cutting
,ut the road, so that at times the
horse stumbled into great holes and
he buggy seemed at times 10 stand
IN end. For long distances We
.raveied ON the crest Of the snow
md the creek rOared under us,
while to the left Of the noun
am sides doomed wild flowers.
Hope presently grew stronger
within Us; but, soon afterwards,
o our dismay, we were con-
ronted by fallen trees which
blocked our way.
around we found a stick
which answered as n handspike and ,
With this the lighter trunks were
urned so that we could pass.
We jOurneyed on till noon had
l'.ssed, when We reached an old
Mil site; hut there was no mill.
After further struggles we found
| neat ranch, where the Kind people
irovided us with refreshment and
We felt that our day Of trial and adj
Venture was nearly ended.
TRAVELLER.