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points all the year round. On this
! account this subterTauean passage
is known rs the Ice Cave.
In the south end Of the valley, ON
the east side Of the river, and about
half n mile east Of Bishop Robert II.
Williams residence, is another OF
Natures wonders. Bridge Creek, a
stream Of considerable size, here
shoots through a large hole in a
solid rock wall spanning the can
yOu, and then leaTs 10 the depth OF
80 feet within horizontal distance
OF about 80 yanIs. 10 i most
beautiful sight both when viewed
from the natural bridge above aud
the Lowell below. IL is quite certain
that the creek formerly passed over
the ledge Of rock already mentioned,
and that the fail at that time was
nearly sixty feet high, but that in
course OF time the water forced "a
hole through the wall, which gradu-
ally Increased in size until il became
large enough 10 admit the whole
stream. This natural bridge thus
formed Immediately above the falls
i what has given the name To the
creek. Within 4 distance OF a mile
above this wonderful place there are
a number Of other failz, but none 50
high rs the one Described.
| There are two wart organizations
in Gentle Valley, namely Mound
| Valley in the east and Mormon
Want on the west side Of Bear
| River. Both extend through the
entire length Of the valley from
north to south. Mound Valley
Ward, presided over by Bishop
/ Robert II. Williams. contains forty
two families Of Saints, and Mormon
WGri, presi-ei over by Bishop
Ernest +. Hale, thirty families.
Both war!s have n north and south
| district aud hold meetings aud sun
day Schools IN two different places
in each ward nearly every Sabbath. I
There are three p0st0llicCs In the
Valley, namely Cleveland and Cen I.
tile Valley ou the north side aud I
! sage on Ir1u. Creek, on the eas, 4
side.
The Mormon Wand meeting
house on the Yves. side Of the river /.
may be considered the most GENITAL Z
point in the y-'.e,. Its a respect
able lumber building, hy Gar the best I.
Westinghouse in the valley. situated /
IN an elevation overlooking the I
river. This point Is about - miles /
by road northeast OF Oxford, and - /
miles 10y way VI Rivcrdale northeast /
II Preston; also - milts southwest I
Of soda Springs.
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the Mormon Waul mcetinghouse |
on Tuesday evening. Bishop Hale 4
started With me for Chesterfield on 4
Saturday morning, bat after travel
ing about three mics ne placed me
in change OF Elder Geo. n. Smith.
who with a light conveyance anil a
pair VI fast-trayeiing horses brought /
me 10 this place in three ami "a hall
hOurs-a distance Of - miles from /
Brother Smiths ranch on Bear
River. | was soon made welcome
at the house Of Elder Juds0n
>. TOlmIn, and yesterday | adj
dressed the Saints az Chesterfield in
their new meCtin-huUsc.
Chesterfield Wand embraces all /
the saints (5l tlmiig-l residing on |
the head waters Of the 'Crinruf Riy-
II. Like tie people % Gentle Val
ley, they live In a very scattered I
condition on their l1Tuls and ranch
-, principally On the main branch !
OF the PortueUf, T0pRnce Creek,
Iwenty-fOur Mile C."rs, and Eight
cen Nile Creek. ThejunctiOn OF
these four streams form the pJTtnruf
river. There is some very cool land I
mere, and the Saints. considering
the shOr. time they have been here,
have made good progress, and their
public enterprise is shown in the
erection OF one Of the finest meeting
HOUSES in the Oneida stake. II j. a .
brick huildiug, 50 10y - feet with
fine vCstry on the west end, beguti-
lully situated on m elevated /
piec-Of ground which was surveyed
into townzitc about five years ago.
This tuwuslie contains . Ig-acre
blocks, divided into lots Of - acrys I ,
each; 10 Is somewhat hiily and ,
broken, but most of the lots can Lr ]
improved. From the point where F;
the Westinghouse is located q fine s
view j, hal % the principal Tart 81 I
the POrgncuf Valley. Thc.tUwusile q
IS - miles northwest Of soda {
Springs, II miles north % SquaW q
lraCk, the Nearest railway station I
ln the Oregon ShcTt Line. 30 miles (
southeast OF Biackioot, the county I
scat, - miles southwest Of old Fort
Hall and - miles north Of the CEN
re Uf MurniOn Wand in Gentle
Y Valley. As yet the tIwusitc has 10 n
buildings erected GU IL except the h
and a store kept By d
Brother Ira Cain. This + owing o. O.
he fact thai the isnd Is net yet IN h
market bCgauEe Of mistake IN the \
government survey, ,ut as soon =
Is 4 legal title has been Sc
aired, many Of the people purlCscto
move on 10 the site. As il Is uUw
nc Saints are scattered for 4 dis II
9nce Of Ten miles and more between , =
eighteen Mile Greek on the SOUTH :,
'ast and Christian Nelson's ranch =
IN the main P0Itneui on the north Y
Vest. Three families q sutsi!c!s )
eside within the limits u the Ward. 81
ne Of which has caused the brethren
considerable trouble.
fOTtutui valley Is actually 4 con- J. Z
Of GENTLE valley. In com =,
ng from the latter valley north II
Tard the tTlvrlcr simply asyeuis on =
D a high bench. which continues Y
u about twenty-five miles and n
;hich at this point divides tue u
'aters falling Into the Great SIit
AXE from those running into
ne Pacific Ocean through the Port -.
euf, Snake ami Columbia rivers. =,
reckoning that the Partueuf val =,
y commences where Gentle val -,
Y ceases to be known by that name. =,
measures about forty miles from
o!th to south ana is from three 10 =
Yeuty miles wide, H. widest part
sing where Chesterfield IS located.
he elevated bench referred 20 above
full OF volcanic rocks and Is en-
rely destitute Of water save for n -.
tile stream called SqBaw Greek n
hiCh rises IN the mountains west, q
It after running a few mil Is in an u
Isterly direction sinks on the o.
ain near the railway station bear b
e its Bame. &,
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