Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-29
IN CASTLE VALLEY.
Description Of the Various Wards al
lie Emery Stake OF Zion.

IN CASILE vaLLEIs
Description Of the Various Wards al
lie Emery Stake OF Zion.
Correspondence Of the DEsEaEs NEws.l
For the purpose Of making q tour
through the Emery Stake OF Zion In
the interest Of Church history,
1 LEFT Salt Lake City on the sth
inst. and arrived at Price station
l25 miles from the city. In the
evening. Next morning in CON-
pany with Prest. Geo. q. Cannon
and Elier John Morgan, who had
arrived during the night, l coa-
tinued the journey by team Bishop
Geo. Frandser, of Price taking US
In his carriage) to Orangeville, a
distance of 81 miles, where we at
tended the Stake quarterly confer
ence on that and the following day.
After the conference Prest. Cannon
and Elder Morgan returned home
and proceeded to gather historical
Information concerning the Emery
Stake OF Zion. In visiting the
various wards and settlements for
that purpose 1 have held meetings
with the Saints in nearly every
place and have had n good time
generally. LastSunday evening /
also spoke to n respectable congre-
CATION Of Saints and strangers in
Castle Gate, n mining town In Price
Canyon, and yesterday attended
ward conference mt Spring Glen,
where the Stake Presidency was in
attendance, and today, in Connection
with that Presidency anu Bishops
Geo. Frandsen Of Price, and Ill. J..
Stowell Of Spring Glen, l attended
the ward conference at Wellington
on which occasion the Bishopric OF
that new ward was made complete
by the setting apart Of Geo. w.
Eidredge to act rs first and Robert
A. Snyder rs second counselor
TO Bishop a. G.. McNullen.
In these ward conferences much
good and practical instruction was
given suitable for the circumstances
surrounding the Saints in this new
country, and the spirit Of God was
poured out in great measure upon
all present causing the hearts OF
the Saints to rejoice exceedingly.
Alter the afternoon meeting today
Prest. &. G.. Larsen AMI his cOuu-
sellers (Orange Seely and William
Howardl returned to their homes in
castle Dale anu Huntington, and |
returned to Price, where, in the
hOspitable home Of Bishop Geo.
Franlsen, am finishing my his
torical gleanings as regards tine
Emery Stake, preparatory to leaving
for other parts OF the country.
The Emery Stake Of Zion EN-
braces nearly all OF Emery County.
Utah, and consists Of eleven organ
lied wards, which, named in geo.
graphical order, commencing from
the north, range rs follows: Spring
Glen, Price, Wellington. Cleveland,
Huntington, Lawrence, Castle Dale,
Orangeville, Ferrop, Molen and
Midday. Three of these settlements
are situated on Price River, three
on or near Huntington Greek, two
on Cottonwood Creek, two on
Ferron Greek and one on Muddy
Creek, all in what Is generally
known as Castle Valley. This valley
has well defined boundaries on the
west and north where lofty noun
tains separate it from other valley :
aud tracts Of country, but on the
east and south it extends into an
almost unexplored region so far that
even the earliest settlers here are
unable TO define its boundaries. 1t
IS, III fact, an open ouutry,
traversed by low mountain ranges,
barren hills, deep gulches and
washes, ETC., and in many places il
is absolutely impossible for teams.
Even men on horseback often en-
counter great difficulties in getting
through, and in some instances are
compelled to travel a distance OF
twenty-five miles or more in order
to advance five miles in a straight
line. But in the western part Of the
valley, near the eastern base OF the
Wasatch mountains, where all the
settlements are located, there are
comparatively fine tracts Of country,
which after being brought under
cultivation. eau most properly be
termed an oasis In the desert. Gen.
orally speaking, Castle Valley IS
more suitei for pasturai than agri-
cultural pursuits. Still the people
have made, and are now making.
farming n decided success, as In
many instances the amount of grain
raised per acre compares very
favorably with that produced in the
most fertile parts OF our Territory.
The culture of bees has, Of late years,
been proven to be a very successful
Industry and IL is now generally
acknowledged that Castle Valley
produces the best honey in Utah,
AMI perhaps the best in the United
he done rs regards quantity may
state that during the past summer
Brother Caleb 3. Rhoades OF PTice.
produced 500 pounds of honey
from % stands OF bees. Noah T.
Guyman of Orangevilie, and John
Zsah!en OF Ferrop, have been
nearly equally successful in their
bee culture the present season. The
great natural wealth Of Castle
n IaaN NanN -
immense coal fields. The coal is
found in inexhausta5le quantities in
the several canyons in the noun
tains west. The veins, 50 far dis
covered, ranges from six to eleven
feet in thickness and the coal il OF
the mos. excellent quility. But AZ
til railways shall have been built to
the different places where these
immense coal deposits have been
discovered they are Of course CON-
paratively valueless, except for
local consumption
The Saints In Castle Valley have
made great progress during the last
few years. and their towns and
Villages begin TO as ne the APPEAR
auce Of comfort and prosperity.
More settlers, however, are needed
aud anyone in need Of a hom who
Is not afraid to face the hardships
and dangers Of a new country. will
be made heartily welcome by the
people Of this valley.
Castle Dale, pleasantly situated on
the north bank OF the Cottonwood
Creek. 30 miles southwest OF Price,
the nearest railway station, is the
headquarters Of the Emery Stake
and the county seat Of Emery
County. 1t contains the best -four
ing mill I'm tine county, and the only
one, except the little Pioneer mill at
Orangeville on the same creek Got
tonwoodl. Castle Dale has IS fam
lilies belonging to the Church and a
few non-members. Henning Olsen
Is Bishop. A new meeting house,
which. when completed, will be the
most comm9iious public building in
the county, is IN course of erection,