Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-30


Losee, or Clifton, is a sn1h settle
ment near to Carn0nYihe. y few
families settled IN the place about
four years ago, and there i every
Indication OF q perpfanb ut settle
hient. Tho people bsvS 70 De con-
sSahla.ei on the progress made in
80 short a time. Nm
a school Is now IN session con-
Quoted by Mr.. Ephrsim GsGefl.
The town of Cannonyille has
hrvn settled many years, and the
/ iriiabit6nts continue TO improve
their homes. This isa good l0ca-
ton for fruit, and steady progress Is
| being made.
Georgetown i about three miles
further south and IS another new
settlement. About twenty families
are located there at present. They
| depend principally Hp0n their stock
ant sheep herds.
Henrieeille, The neSt town visit
| I'd, cb'aitis its water supply from
! the Pareah Greek, and the pOpula-
ton i steaiily increasing. Several
families have moved in recently
aud there is still room for more.
The mountains in the vicinity are
very rich with coal, and severll
very good veins have been discov-
cred.
From Henrieville TO Escalan;e
. the distauce j. said To Toe thirty
miles, but the character Of the road
causes the Traveller to estimate It n
nearly fifty. Originally there was
only q trail over tile MOUNTAINS, but
eventually a wagon road was made
Of Il. and there are few roads in
+ titan more difficult 10 travel. The
( parsah Creek IL followed 10 The
/ head, and q very steep asceBt1s en-
: tounteTed to reach the simnlit.
I The road Il made on \ ridge q the
. mountains, aud in bad weather
must he extremely dangerous, as
yawning chssms orprecipices lie on
each side. The scenery, however,
is grand enough TO compensate iOl
( The difficulty in reaching the top.
Range after range Of mountains i
Ueheld CIi every stie, uyering
/ a5pve each other. The scene Is
sublime. |I ~ fsElL
The shades Of evening fell before
we reached Escslante, which is stu
ated in what is termed Potato Val
ley. The town Is finely located on
Z hiii. The meeting house Is n good
sized two-st0ry building, in prom
inent fsc-iEion. At present schUO
e. held in q portion Of il, the uppei
story being IN an unfinished condi
ton.
An excellent school was in ses
sion, conducted by Brother Wm
Wilson, whp manifssts great inter
est III the welfare OF the students
I The majority Of the people have
erected substantial houses, and tins
/ fences rohnd the city lots :4roye tina
the owners afe pr5ui II their homes
Neat board fenctt Ifptect most Q
the orchards and gardens. TIN
streets are lined yith shade trees
and the town presents very pleas
ing appearance 70 the traveller sfte
crossing the rugged mountains.
l. Escalante at present contains owe
seven hundred inhabitants and ih'
regulation Is increasing rapidly. i
new ditch has Been made, 50 tina
more families eau lie supplied will
water, and the settlen are eviden'-
prospecting. ~
Two stores are catering for tn
trade and supplying the necesssr,
comforts Of life to the residents.
! Last June 4 new COOP. store wa
commenced and is now doing
good trade. Though comparativsl!
Isolated, the people are able to keel
themselves well posted, The NEW
is welcome yisitsr. --
With the many streams flowini
Ft1fouyh rich and fertile vaileys.ans
the hills 'ahordiDg good stoel
ranges, there is DO reason why Gar
field COanty should not rival, 0
even excel, some q the older couu
ties. The enteFpiising spirit nov
manifested in establishing settle
menis, constructing canals an
building saw mills will undoubtedl,
tend 10 bring il to the front.
PBGSIN.
/ PANGuITCH, Garfield County
| Utah, Oct. aith, $50