Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-05
THE JOURNEY CONTINUED.
Items Pounded Upon a Pleasant
Excursion In Idaho.

FRANKLIN, Oneida Co., Idaho,
April 30, 1890. Correspondence Of
the DEsERET NEWS. by the assist
ance Of friends at Houtz's Ranch,
who furnished Elder Andrew Kim
ball with another span of horses,
In place Of the animal that died the
night previous, We were enabled to
continue our journey on the morn
ing Of April 25th. We traveled seven
miles TO the little town Of Snow
vile, situated on Deep Greek, in the
east side Of the Curlew Valley,
where, at the request Of Bishop
Arnold Goodlifie, we held a meet
ing with the Saints in the evening.
We had good time. Elder KIM
ball related some OF his experiences
among the Lamanites in the In
dian Territory, and 1 gave a short
account Of my late visit to some OF
the waste places Of Zion.
Snowville Ward, belonging to the
Box Elder Stake Of Zion, embraces
all the Saints living in curlew VAL
ley, including the town of Snow
Vile, half a dozen families at q lit
tie settlement called st. Thomas,
situated on springs seven miles
northeast Of Snowville lin ldahol,
two families at Houtz's Ranch, near
the sink at Deep Creek, one family
at Dille's Ranch, seven miles east,
and two families at the foot of the
Black Pine Mountains, seventeen
miles northwest Of Snow vile.
Curlew Valley extends from the
Great Salt Lake on the south to the
Sublette Mountains on the north,
a distance Of about forty-two miles,
and from the Clear Creek and Black
Pine Mountains on the west to the
Hansel Mountains on the east, about
twenIy-six miles. The greater por-
ton Of it is in Utah, while the
northern end extends into Idaho. 1t
as poorly watered valley, the only
creek Of any importance within lis
borders being Deep Creek, on which
Sncwville is situated, and n few
springs at various points.
The town Of Snowvills is in Box
Elder County, Utah, about sixty
miles northwest of Brigham City,
by way Of Corrinne, Point Lookout
and Blue Springs, twenty-eight
miles northeast of kelton, the near
est railway station on the Central
Pacific Railway and two miles south
OF the Territorial boundary line. A
rock school house, where the meet
ings are also held, is the only public
building in the town. The private
dwellings are all log houses Of the
primitive kind, but there are num-
Der of good Saints living in these
humble habitations who deserve
great credit for the way they have
stuck to their posts in the midst
OF many discouraging circum-
stances: for ever since 1876,
when the place WIS first settled
by our people, there has been
a continued warfare with the ranch
men, who from tine very first objected
10 the location Of the settlement,
claiming the range and creek for
their own special benefit, and who
since have employed every means
and strategy to break il up. Besides
this, the settlement has suffered
much from the, ravages OF grass
hoppers and rabbits. The latter
were at one time so numerous that
1t became n common saying among
travellers that in passing through
Curlew Valley il was necessary 70
lend a man ahead of the teams with
a whip TO clear the road of rabbits
before the wagons could pass.
But SnOwville has now brighter
prospects. Bishop Arnold, with the
true characteristics Of n hardy and
fearless pioneer, assisted by a num-
Der Of his faithful brethren, has
taken a determined stand and by
the blessings Of the Almighty will
weather every storm and overcome
every difficulty, until thei. little
town shall compare favorably with
any settlement Of the Saints in
northern Utah.
On the morning Of the oSth Elder
Kimball and myself continued our
journey. BY way Of Ansel Springs
(where Dille's ranch is sirIated),
Bene Springs (where the water is
badl, Blind Springs (where Joseph
Mormon Harris, a nephew of Martin
Harris, the witness, has a ranch, and
Point Lookout, we Travelled SIS miles
in a southeasterly direction TO Bear
River City, where We arrived late
in the evening and were kindly en-
tertained by Bishop Carl Jensen.
The next morning Sunday, April
27t6) We Travelled four miles 10
Honeyville, when 1 parted with
Elder Kimball, he going 10 Brig
ham City and | boarding the train
and starting off for franklin, Oneida
County, Idaho, where / attended
the Stake Conference on that and
the following day. Apostles Francis
NJ. Lyman and Martinez w. Merrill,
were the principal speakers and their |
instructions were all Of n practical |
nature The Saints were advised 10 |
keep out Of debt, 10 be hone st in all |
their business transactions and live |
within their means.
The Oneida Stake embraces all |
the Saints residing in the eastern |
part Of Oneida County and southern
districts OF Bingham County, Idaho.
1t consists Of fourteen organized |
1,a.