Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-07
A PLEASANT JOURNEY
Between Arizona and Wyoming, and
What was Seen En- Route.

e ever, to notice some Of the place
I visited since leaving st. Johns
. Arizona.
, 4 drive Of eighteen miles from
the last namei city enables tn,
traveller to reach Concho, or Eras,us
/ prefer to give both names, as Their
are two distinct towns, though il
: one precinct. The first mentioned
rs its name implies, is a Mexican
, town situated at the lower end O
, the valley. Erastus contains aboa
. fifteen families and is . mormon
) settlement, pleasantly situated oil
the side Of the sloping hills. Bishop
c. l. Kempe took advantage Of oul
visit and announced an evening
meeting to be addressed by Bishop
from Salt River, and a Brother from
Salt Lake. We had an enjoyable
time, and it was evident that a good
Spirit prevailed among the people.
COncho and Erastus are supplied
with water for irrigation from
springs and, 10y storing il in the
early part in the year, have an am
pie supply. Both towns are in one
school district, and two schools are
conducted. The post0fiice has re-
| Gently been moved TO CouchO, one
and half miles from Erastus.
Show Low Is a small town about
thirty miles from Erastus. A
wealthy stOckmau owns most Of the
property there, and has extensive
farms and gardens. Small farms are
located along the creek, and the
Saints are organized into n ward
presided over 10y Bishop Hansen.
| The town being on the main read 10
Camp Apache there is considerable
travel through it.
Pine Dale is situated in the noun
tains about 10 miles west Of Show
Low. Ward meetings and schools
are held in good log schOolhuuse.
and the people are improving their
dwellings and making good homes.
| The heavy timber in the vicinity is
convenient for building and fencing
/ purposes. Water Tor culinary puT-
poses is obtained from wells and the
farmers depend upon the rains for
their crops The grain in the fields
proved that good crops can Ice raised
without irrigation.
Taylor and Snowflake were the
next towns visited. Both are stu
ated on Silver Greek and are settled
entirely by Lattcr-day Saints.
Taylor has about sixty families IN
the precinct and would appear TO
better advantage If the settlers
would build up the town instead Of
scattering out - much. They ap-
pear 10 be doing 80 Of late. aud
have every prospect Of making it an
important town.
A UtOnian visiting Snowflake is
at once struck with its resemblance
70 many settlements in Uiah's wales.
The town IS in a good location, aud
its uniform streets lined with shade
trees give ita hOmelike appearance. /
The city lots are laid oil in orchards
and gardens, and, considering mast
drawbacks, are in excellent con-
ditiOn. Both Of the abovengued
towns obtain their water supply
from Silver Creek, and are able, bv 4
the construction Of dams and reser- /
voirs, to obtain a good supply. This 1
season they are scarce OF water. the I
dams having been washed out be- |
fore the reservoirs were filled. This ]
Is the only drawback, and will soon 1
toe remeiied by the construction OF !
dams.
The Stake Tabernacle erected az
Snowflake Is certainly a credit to /
the Saints, who are Justly proud OF
1t. u is substantial brick structure,
With neat spire, and n seating caIa-
city Of eight hundred. When fin
ished and nicely painted it will be
the best and most commOdiUus
owned by tine Latter
DAY Saints in Arizona. Many older
towns in Utah cannot boast OF such
residences as may lie
seen in Snowflake. New tWo-stoTv
houses with bay windows are nov
in course Of erection. The Snow
fake Stake Academy, conducted hy
Brother Levi Savage, reports salts
factory progress anu considerable
interest is taken in it. Such insti-
buttons should be encouraged and
sustained in every Stake Of ZiIn.
and l was pleased 10 notice an in
creased desire for this class Of
In company with President jesse |
y. Smith | attended 4 meeting in
he Tabernacle and vas greatly
10 see so large a congre.
CATION present. in conversation
with Bishop Hunt | learned that n
good feeling prevailed IN the ward.
Ind that the various organizations |
Ire doing an excellent work.
Woodruff, TIE next town visited,
: located ON the Little Colorado
liver. About thirty families reside
here, and ii Is a very promising ,
Considerable fencing
las been done during tine mast !
pring, and all hands are new at
york on the dam, which was wash
d out some time ago. The new dam
being built on good rock fUun-
alton, and the side bgtments will
lsO be bedded in rUCk. 50 that Il |
I'LL prove a substantial and perma- \
ent structure.
HolhrOOk Is railroad town on =
ne Atlantic and Pacific railroad,
nd here We babe good bye 10 The G
email Bishop, whose company We
ave enjoyed nearly two months, !
nd change our mode 0f travel.
The Arizona Cooperative Mer- .
lntile Institution at Holbrook has {
good stand near the depot, and is Z
dOurishing condition under the
IperintendenCy Of Brother J. Fish. "
his institution does n good busi-
rs, with the branch houses in y
fIerent parts Of the county. y
st. Joseph is reached on the 4. =
p. railway, about twelve miles =
est Of HolbroOk, ard contains y
out fifteen families, presided over >
Bishop j. Bushman, whose fine y
chards and gardens are an evil II
,nce Of what may be accomplish v
IN this locality. 4 good school :,
held here during the winter i
onths, and good crops are raised e
the farmers, AS the soil is very j
Oductive. The people have prov W
the great NalIe Of summer fal- u
wing their land. The water sun rc
y is obtained from the Little Col v
ado river, and the green fields Of -
ain and alfalfa extending along L
e railroad are pleasant relief to N
e otherwise dreary landscape. and N
other evidence Of the Industry
ID perseverance OF the Saints. so
We are now leaving the Territory II
a season, and in doing so will "
J that We have experienced agree IN
lie disappointments in our travels. er
some parts Of Utah the fair Ter III
DRY Of Arizona has been greatly W
represented, perhaps not lnten- "a
nally, but a great prejudice exists "a
u many exaggerated stories are IN
d regarding it. Everybody that e.
Is TO Arizona dies there,o was the
lsoling remark OF friends when
, writer signified his intention Of
'iting the Territory. Well, there
now an exception 10 this rule.
re we are in Wyoming, healthy