Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-20
THROUGH IDAHO.
4 Pleasant aud Profitable Excursion
Ia Bingham County.

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idaho, May II, 1889. LCorrespoud-
cnce OF tie DEsEREr NE1vs.7-
For several years after Dr.. Fellows,
I'm the fall Of 1866, hal located his
ranch on Bridge Creek, in the
south end Of what is now called
Gentle Valley, the locality was
known rs Fellows Valley, but wien
the first ward was Orgauizei in 1874,
it was named AouudV Valley, because
Of the numerous mounds and ridges
with which the valley aI.ouuds.
Soon after this, when 4 number Of
Gentiies began to locate ranches Oh
the west side OF Bear River, they
took 4 determined stand that no
/ ''Mormon" should ever settle on
that side Of The ri"er; aud when
p0stoflIce was established, they
managed 10 have it named Gentle
Valley I0stofiice, and got n bitter
apostate appointed postmaster. So
determined were these outsiders
that their pet name should gain the
day, that the postmaster refused to
deliver any mail matter that hap
Pcned 10 6e addressed 10 Mound
Valley. At this time there was a
regular ward organization on the
east side of the river and meetings
were held every Sabbath. The
GeDtiles on the west side de l1rei
that no "hIormon" meeting should
ever be held on their side Of the
river and threatened that If it
should he attempted, they would
break it up in disorder. Solomon
II. Hale, now n member Of the
Oneida Stake Presidency, haf lust
bought the oldest Gentle claim on
the west side, Of which Mr.. Isaac
B9<tOn was the original owner. and
heEfiBy Of this determination on
the part Of the outsiders, he ir,-
mediately invited Bishop Robert II.
Williams, who presided over the
ward on the east side, TO come over
ami hold a meeting in his house.
which consequently was done March /
II, 1876. The outside element |
turned out almost 10 a man and 4
came to the meeting, but instead OF
il, As they had threat.
enei, they paid the siriCty-st atten-
ton TO the preaching, and since that
time no general effort has been made
u keep the "A.Ormons" out. Soon |
n number Of GeutiIes
sold their claims TO the brethren,
who continued II Increase ia mum
Der on that side Of the river until IL
was found necessary to give them a
ward organization in the
UflSsl. Solomon il. Hale
was then appointed Bishop Of the
new Wand, and there are now only
i've GENTLE families on the west
tide Of the river.
Mound Valley, OF Gentle Valley,
s a strange spot 10 describe. In ira
-eling along the river the stranger
night be tempted TO call il a mere
with an average width Of
me mile, which would include the
'Ott0m lands along the river; but
including the bluffs, mounds, ridges
md high benches, which extend
II over the valley TO the base Of ,
he mountains on either side. ,
should describe it rs valley meas
ring about twenty miles in length.
with width OF about eight miles Al I
he upper or north end and tay.er-
Nc of to a canyon at the lower end.
he Bear River, which meanders
trough il from north to south. di-
ides II into an eastern and western | {
art, the eastern portion being the :
irgcst- In lie course, entering the
alley from the north, the river re-
elves as tributaries from the east
de Whiskey Creek, Trout Greek.
Warm Creek and Bridge Creek, be- |
des a number Of smaller streams. I
rom The west Il takes in the waters {
Burton Creek, Cottonwood Creek =
nd a number Of other streams !.
AIMED after the respective ranches i
gated on them. Trout Creek. u
q the east, and Cottonwood. on v
le west side, arc the two largest h
obituaries Of Bear River in Ghis :
'ction Of country. The ranches .
al farm houses are scattered an Il
rough the valley and are mostly +
tEated near the points where the L
any streams put into the river. !,
'ater for irrigation purposes, 50 :
7, has been supplied from these u
reams, but efforts are now being Il
ade TO take out the river on both "
les, which, however, will be very 70
pensive, as great deal Of blast
& and 1uming win have to be
ne. In the extreme north end Of
E valley, on the east side Of the X