Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-23
VISIT TO IDAHO.
Elder Jensen has q Good Time in
Bingham County.

/ OXFORD, Bingham County, Idaho,
May Is, 1899. Correspondence O.
the DESERT NEWS. On Monday
morning, the 18th inst. Brother
JuisOn \. TOlman conveyed me
ten miles from his residence at
Chesterfield to Squaw Greek Sta
ton, on the Oregon Short Line,
whence 7 travelled by train thirty
miles, mostly through The upper
ror.neuf Canyon, 10 AIcCammon
Station, on the Utah * Northern
Railway, where I was mt by
Bishop Joseph +. Capc'I, who dove
me 10 his ward tGarIcn Creek. six
miles further west. There ! adj
dressed az attentive audience in thc
evening. The following day I
preached 20 the Saints - Marsh
CeI.tre, aIler which Bishop S4uires
sent me by team 90 Oxford, where /
was Joined by Patriarch rIiio An
dHs, and il h's company had a
pleasant time with the saints in the
evening, speaking Of and bearing
testimony 10 the divine mission q
the Prophet joseph Smith.
On the following day Wednesday.
liib) Brother Audms and myself
proceeded to Clifton, where We held
meetings with the Saints In tire
forenoon, aud continuing the irur-
ney To Weston Te again spoke 10 an
5ppTeCistivC assembly in that liitiu 4
bTggh in the evening. Yesterday
we returned to this place.
Marsh Nalley,in Bingham Clun-
=, Idaho, is about thirty miles long 4
and from three to twelve miles !
wide. 10 extends south % tine
CherTy Greek mountains ana the
MalaI divide, west 20 a low range ]
OF mountains, Separating j. from /
the Snake River country aEl. Lor.h I
and east 10 the POrtueUf mountains.
Marsh Creek rises I'm the uUGg-
tains cast ami enters the valley, 10
which IL has given is nsuc. Z
al the extreme southeast corner,
and then flows In a westerly and
afterwards nOrtherly direction
the valley. taking ~ from
the right Nine Mile Creek anu ..1m
the left Cherry Greek, Birch Greek.
hawkins Creek AMI Garden Greek. /
i finally uniyes with the Poruipuf
River III the north end Of the val
Icy.
When Marsh Valley was fin set
lei by the saints il belonged 10 Box
Elder stake rs n part Of the NsI4I
W art' vas afterwards transferred % I ,
-acnr Valley Stake, ami finally.
when tie Oneida S,s.e Of Zion VS. I ,
'rganized in 1854, it Lecan.e q part
D; that Stake. There are t,so ,r:au-
zed wards in The valley, namely.
ne Garden Creek Ward. presided ]
'ver by Bishop y0scIh /. Ca.pII. .,
md containing all the Saints who
esi,ie IN the north end Of the valley, D
nd Marsh Valley Ward, embracing
he Saints in tie central part :.y.G /
outh end Of the valley, inciuuiur /
ranch organizations at Cambridge. 7 /
iaTshville and Calvin. This ward q
, presided over 10y Bishop Charles /
1. Squires. There i quite a num-
eE OF outsiders residing in the val y
!, but they are generally friendly 4
NJ live In perfect peace with the
ANTS. In idC., some Of them at .
mi The wand meetings quite re.u
Iriy, donates for the benefit Of IN,
)lr anu Tor other purposes IS lib
tally as many Of the Saints do. and l.
some Instances they even s-f,i ..
Y the Elders - administer 10 their :,
OK. Il
There Is 4 large tla,t Of good. level d
NO IN the south end OF the valley. II
~ u Is net yeI taken up. ami for W
hl.a water can be secured for y
rigaiiOu purpose by building res- ii
vuirs. Hence, more Latt,r-G4y IA.
iint settlers are invited TO come
HI join hands with those alreliiy e.
ere IN building up the country. ct
he present settlers live in a very n
altered condition upon their farm. nj
II ranches along the creeks anu Il,
the numerous springs with which IN
c valley abounis. It is coutaul- il.
lted TO divide the south end wand
two ga tue near future. iii
Marsh Creek enters the valley at en-
)Oint Known Is Red Rock, a curl ia
: granite formation guarding the
:, which 10y many is supposed a. nc
the old outlet OF the Great SaIt Ia,
Ike. From this point the 10
'eS will run both WAYS. BY ri
lpiy blowing few fur
IS il could lie conveyed into ~,
an Lake, a few miles 20 The tn
tn and thence through Deep "a,
eek and Bear River 10 the Greit tiv
L Lake. Immediately south OF pry
q Rock is the farm which was in,
ned by the late Captain Jefferson tue
mt Of Mormon Battalion fame. 10.
1 where the veteran soldier spent Z
last years Of his life aud finally tbt
q in tine year 1873. His remains dir
: at his own request, at the foot AM
little mound in his field. which is sur
lily observed by travellers a short Cd,
lance to the right Of the main ]
y. vey
'xfor1 is = beautiful little town. Nm,
lsautly situated at the foot Of the Oil
untains ami al the edge OF some ties
anu extensive meadows. IL ber
first settled in 1854, and was for In,
1mber OF years a regular battle ~,
between the anti "Ai0rniuns''ot Re,
tbern Idaho on Iheoue side, and vii
saints on the other. While The tia
'ida stake authorities desired 70 iusi
&c Oxford theStske headquarters, cur
Gentlles too n determined stand dat,
revent it. The result was that Il
Presidency ~ tf,a G.,I-. -