Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-05
STILL TRAVELLING.
Elder Andrew JensOn's Trip Through
Bingham COuaty, Idaho.

ately west Of Bingham County.
East the Stake extends 10 the
Wyoming and north to the Mon
tana boundary line. With the ex-
ception Of about sixty families who
reside in the Teton Basin, the bulk
/ Of the Saints dwell in the great
Snake River Valley, the settle
ments being scattered for distance
Of about ninety miles up and down
the main river and its several forks
and tributaries. The south fork or
main branch OF Snake River which
near Market Lake suddenly
changes its course from n northwest
erly TO 4 southwesterly direction
makes a natural division Of the
south AMI north settlements, and
there is no doubt but that the Ban
mock Stake at some future day,
when the population INCREASES
more, will be divided into two
or more Stakes. The country
being open for hundreds OF miles
westward, heavy winds, which no
doubt originate on the Pacific Coast,
frequently sweep through the valley
from southwest to northeast. Thus
we find in the Taylor Ward, south
east OF Eagle Rock, a long row Of
saudhills which are continually,
travelling nOTthwapi with the wind
leaving small sand knobs in its
wake. These finally become sta
tionary through being 0vergrOwn
/ 10y vegetation, while the great bulk
Of the sand masses is slowly work
ing its way further and further
north, and will perhaps eventually
be arrested in its march by the river
and carried 10y It in the opposite d.
rectiOn toward the Pacific.
On the south side Of the South
Fork and Oh the east side Of the
Snake River proper q. e. the river
below the forksl there are. within
the limits Of the Bannock Stake,
nine organized wards Of the Church,
namely Menan and Eabelle lJa'a
Poole's Island. already describedl d,
and Louisville, Righy, Willow
Creek, Iona, Eagle Rock, Taylor
and Basalt.
Louisville Ward embraces a
large scope Of country lying south
Of the .'Dry Bod and east OF the
main channelof Snake River. The
townsite, containing so acres, is
situated in the center Of fine farm
ing district, and bids fair TO become
an important town at some future
day, wheL the country shall have
been filled with inhabitants. Bishop
Richard +. Jarliue, one 81 the
founders Of the place, presides here.
Louisville i fifteen miles north OF
Eagle Rock. Market Lake Station
would be n much nearer railway
point, but the river makes direct
communication with that place i'm.
possible.
Southeast Of Louisville lies the
Righy Ward, so named in honor
Of William F. Rigby, first counsel
or in the Stake Presidency. This
ward contains only about thirty
families, including the Cedans
Branch, lying toward the noun
tains east, and near the mouth Of
the Lower Snake River Canyon.
The townsite Of Rigby, containing
100 acres, is so far nearly unoccu-
piel, but the people intend to build
on il as soon As they have proved up
on their lands. Rigby Is, as yet, a !
vast sagebrush plain, with here
and there n few acres under cultiva-
ton. The green lucern patches and |
wheat fields present indeed lovely |
contrast 10 the unbrOken lands sur
rounding them. But in Louis |
vile and Righy there is room 4
for thOus lnds OF settlers, aud
the lands are supposed to he |
as fertile as any in the great |
Snake River Valley, to which the |
very thrifty growth Of sagebrush /
n0w covering il abuRdantly testifies.
Bishop George a. Gordon, a young |
man, presides in this ward. The !
Righy townsite is six miles south /
east OF Louisville centre.
South Of Rugby lies the Willow
Greek Ward, containing about 1
twenty five families, presided over
by Bishop Alphonso b. Simmons.
This ward derives its name from
Willow Greek, quite an important
stream which rises in the noun
tains on the east side Of the valley.
aud falls into Snake River imme,Ii-
ately above Eagle Rock. The dis
lance from Rigby tOwnsite to the
centre OF Willow Creekward, where
the meeting stands, is little
over Fix miles. Here also new
settlers can find good accommoda-
ton, bu. they must be prepared
with fOrtitude and physical strength
10 wage au discriminating
war with the sage brush.
Eight mills southwest Of the
Willow Creek centre and seven
miles northeast OF Eagle Rock we
come TO the beautiful tOwnsite of
Iona, named after an ancient town
in the jordan valley in Palestine.
Iona Ward, including the South
Iona branch, embraces some ex-
cellent farming land and promises to
become one OF the principal cities Of
this region Of country in the near
future. To secure water for irriga-
ton purposes n canal seven miles
long ami thirty feet wide ut
the bottom had to be built
nj a cost OF ST 500. This canal con-
yeys the water from the south fork
Of Snake River Into Willow Creek.
and IS thence conducted In the
channel Of said stream and
sand Creek to the upper end Of
Iona Ward, where il is taken out
into smaller irrigation canals.
James +. Steele, late of American
Fork. Utah, is the Bishop Of Iona
Ward, but there will soon be a change
Ia the BishOpric, as Brother Steele
has been called to fill the position
u second Counselor 10 President
Thomas +. Kicks, in the Stake
Presidency. / held n meeting with
he Iona Saints on the evening of
THURSDAY, Goth ult.
At Eagle Rock the ward organiZa-
ion is presided over by Bishop
James Thomas The Saints residing
Il this place are mostly business
men and employees Of large business
Of which the princi-
al ones are the branch house of z.
.. NJ. l., branch Of the Consolid-
sted Company, and the Cooperative
Wagon and Machine Company, all
argely representing "Mormon"
capital. These houses, whose main
places Of business are in Salt Lake