The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-06
THE SOUTH COUNTRY
Glorious Prospects for Crops and
Cattle.
THE RICH MINERAL DISCOVERIES
The Gigantic Canal of the Washington irri-
eating Company-Gre Improvements
EVERYWHERE.

On Saturday HERALD representative
met our old friend and citizen, Mr.. Richard
Morris, who had just arrived from the
southern country, and whose face actually
glistened with smiles, which at once sug-
gested the question, Have you any good
news from the sunny south3''
Yes said he; ''lots of it, all the way
from the great Colorado. Water is album
dant over the whole stock range of noun
tains south Of the Colorado river; feed was
never better; cattle come up fat and fine
Ten thousand steers have been sold and
shipped to distant markets"
Mr.. Morris was enthusiastic in stating
that when the line of railway shall be ex-
tended south to the coast the southern
country will do her share in sustaining the
through line.
Twenty miles south of st. George the
well known Pymm mine has been leased by
a company composed of Higgins, White
head, Adams and Pymm, Jr. They have
put up smelter, and are turning out an
excellent quality of copper bullion, sam
pie OF which mas been sent to the chamber
of commerce. They have just struck a
body OF galenafore, over which they are
very much elated. A stack of bullion may
be seen at Postmaster Pymm's residence
In st. George, which is IN index to the
wealth of that portion of Utah's mining
country.
The abundant SHOWS of last winter and
fplentiful rains in the spring, have contrib
uted TO make most delightful climate and
a luxurious growth OF grain and
vegetation. Wheat harvest is over
and people are busy putting in stubble
corn, which, with a good supply of water,
will insure fine crop. Grapes were never
before so abundant. The almond and fruit
crops were somewhat injured by frost, and
will not be so plentiful 1t has been an un-
common spring, cool and pleasant up to
within six days ago. There are heavy crops
OF lucern and potatoes are unsurpassed in
size and quality.
A great amount of work has been done
during the last six months on the gigantic
canal of the Washington Irrigation COM
pany work, on which has been suspended
? during the hot season.
He says the Washington factory has been
4 leased by Thomas Judd, and has been re
modelled and, reftted at a great expense,
7 being especially adopted for the working
| up of Dixey cotton into cotton
batting, in quantity sufficient to sup
ply the whole territory. They have
|, a two years supply already on hand with
out the present years growth He hopes
: our merchants everywhere in Utah will
note the fact.
AS everyone knows who has been to st
George, distance from here of $50 miles
only about 200 of it can be Travelled by rail
way to Milford, the remainder by stage
for some years past that route was run by
Woolley, Lund 81 judd whose faithful ser
vice can be attested by thousands of pas
sengers. Last June new company com
posed of Corey 81 Walker, of Cedar city
took the ontract, and stocked the line
with fresh horses and new California
coaches. The route now from Milford
to ST. George instead of by Rush lake
will go through the following settlements
Minersville, Greensville, Adamsville
Beaver Buckhorn, Paragoonah, Parowan
Summit, Cedar, Hamilton's Fork, Kanar
rah, Bellevue, Silver Reef, Leeds, Harris
burg, Washington, Middleton to St
George Mr. Morris was the first through
passenger on this new route and speaks il
glowing terms of the energy and ability Of
the new company In managing and getting
: the road In good running order. -Four
: changes made the first sixty miles Il
e Cedar, and five changes of ninety mile:
g from Cedar to Milford. 1t was amusing
to hear him recite his experience of twt
:, days and 1.-TWO nights travel from ST
r George, the first $50 miles in a coach
o where his fat sides were iostled TO and FRI
e and up and down; then the gay time h
d had with John Murdoch, of Beaver, cattl
u lHdH III GnC sCdls anu UilG u ulcL fSpOSG III
n sleeper that brought him safel,
y to this city, and which fully
It prepared him, as contrast, TO
l his enjoyable ride in an electric car. H
1t wished to say for the benefit of stranger
It and tourists that for the sum of $50, a tri1
e from Salt Lake city to ST. George and re
d turn can be made and the privilege of TAX
' ing in all the settlements and unbrokel
is stretch of immense vallies of highly cult
Y waited fields and orchards. He says til
p accommodations throughout are ample
e noting particularly the old Page house, @
> Parowan, of twenty years standing, an
the new hotel of Cedar, by Andrew Corey
d the headquarters of the stsge line.
II He also strongly recommends that til
N cattle and sheep meu of the souther
a. settlements.call a convention, aud adopt
IT resolution to purchase suitable seed, an
reseed the vast ranges that have bee
entirely used up by sheep and drough
If such a plan could be carried out and til
range restored again to its once luxuriou
!, growth, and some of DR.. Fausts pul
~ blooded >tock occupy the same, the south
=, a ern county will have no peer III the wester
~ wilds of America