Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-08

north Of Mount Pleasant. IL was
originally known as North BEND.
from the fact that the Ssnpitch
River here takes a turn from a
southweslerly to a more southerIy
direction. Fairview was. during
the Indian war Of 1861, thafron-
tier town OF Sanpete County on the |
northeast,and consequently suffered
considerable loss OF life aud stock.
The present Bishop Of the ward Is
Elder James e. Peterson, late Of
South Cottonwood, Salt Lake Coun-
ty.
| have Just been informed that
the track Of the SEWER branch of the
klo dranteWestern Railway Is now
ali IN within a short distance Of
tairview, and that IN the course Of
a few more days the town will be
placed in permanent railway COM
munication with the outside world.
Changing our course Of travel 70
the southwest we reach Moruni. Sit
uated on the sunny side Of the hills
which divide the north end OF the
valley Into an eastern and n western
part The Saupitch River skirts the
uaase OF the hIIk upon which the
town stands, and separates the set
Element from most OF its farming
lani, which lies on the opposite or
southeast side Of the river, Noroni |
Is Railway town, being stu
atcd on the Sanpets Valley |
Riilroa1, and has the Oldest |
cooperative store in the county,
the longest irrigation canal, one Of |
the best mills and some OF the |
thriftie~t people in the Sanpete |
Stake OF Zion. A fine rock strur- |
ture-the ward meeting house-oc-
cupies tho most elevated aud con-
81 cIous prominence on the rolling
townsite, aud lends beauty and en-
hancrment to the surrounding
country. The principal founder Of |
the fsettleme1t, Bishop Geo. w.
Bradley, Is still alive, and occupies |
the old family homestead on the
hillside.
South Of Moroni, on the opposite
SHE OF the Sinpete River aud al
most in the very centre Of Sinpete
valley ripper, Is Chester Ward, an
outgrowth Of Spring City aud Mo-
rom. IL consists OF farmers who all
live on their respective quarter sec
tons or subdivisions, aud possess
some OF the richest and most pro-
ductive lands in the Territory, and
here is als9 some poor lands. Ches
ter is the present terminus Of the
Sanpete Valley Railway, the depot
being about four miles south of
VI roni. Elder G. Christensen,
gOOd-natured and faithful man, pre-
sides over the ward.
West Of Chester Center about five
miles distant, near the foot Of what
locally Is known as the Wet
Mountains, lies the village OF
Wales. can to gath or bistori::
cal Information concerning the
place, but had to go away without
Accomplishing my object, for the
prcsiding authorities had gene on
journey. But Wales, nevertheless
is n fine little settlement and the
Welsh population here have a good
reputation for honesty, peace and
s1briety. The place was once the
terminus Of the Sanpete Valley
Railway, but a few years ago the
track was torn up and relaid u
. Chester via MOroni. IL was in the
mountains a short distance south
west Of that place that coal was first
discovered In the Sanpete Valley,
and in the year 1855 an old Indian
told the new settlers at EphraIn
about the discovery. The mines
have been worked since 1851, but
/ since the discovery of better coal
I &c 80 s.fa ~ 4, sf
the companies near Wales have not
been so profitable as heretofore
Eight miles northwest Of Moroni
: IL the incorporated town Of Fountain
Green, originally known a Uintah.
Il is situated on the creek issuIng
! from the famous Uintah Springs
which are found at the base Of the
mountains about two miles north
; west OF the settlement. Within a
. raiius Of a hundred feet or less a
Il ne stream, at once large enough 10
run mill, emerges from the ground
! and winds its way TO the valley be-
low. On this stream the settlement
] gets nearly all the water it uses for
! irrigation purposes. Fountain Green
: is supposed TO be the coolest place
in Sanpete Valley, its altitude being
} somewhat more Than Fairview ana
9 ofeourse higher than all the other
settlements lying further down the
! valley, but Notwithstanding this
I the crops Of small grain mature well,
. and some fruit Of the more hardy
! kinds is also raised. James YOrgen-
B >nn, Andrew II. Bertensen and
{ VIM. r. Cook constitute the
Bishopric OF this place, which Is
: the most northwestern settlement
D OF Sanpete County. The distance
! from here-Over the divide and
! through Salt Creek Canyon-tO
D Nephi, Juab County. Is about four
T teen miles.
+ South Of Manu there are three
= organized wards. The first one
reached by the traveller after going
J in a southwesterly direction is
F.. Sterling, formerly known rs Petty
L vile. IL consists OF the village Of
+ Sterling, situated on Six Mile Greek,
: tzix mites frUm ManIil and the
: settlers residing on the neighboring
farms, some Of them on Nine Mile
: Greek. John l.. Peacock, n young
: man. is Bishop.
: Six miles further south Is May
t field. situated on both sides Of
B Twelve Mile Greek, and occupying
the ground where the old Indian
! chief Arrapene once cultivated his
{ famous Indian farm and from where
b he male frequent visits 10 the
settlements anu sometimes preached
:. TO the people. Old Arrapeni is yet
: favOrably remembered by many OF
= the older settlers Of Sanpete Valley,
as he always proved true friend to
. the Saints, while nearly all his
: brothers and the Ute Indians
J generally would make breaks and
Kill aud plumber the settlers occa-
+ siOnally. The old chief died in
Grass Valley Dec. I, 1860. The In
, habitants OF Mayfield consist
chiefly Of young and middle aged
people, who actually ''swarmed''
! out OF Ephraim about sixteen years
: ago, because there was not room
] enough for them in that old settle
ment. and they have done well.
, MayfielI Is thrifty little place and
/ after the brethren shall have carried
out their present far reaching plans
Of building reservoirs, there will be
room for quite a number more
settlers. Farley Christensen Is the
present Bishop, having recently
succeeded our respected friend o. &.
, Olsen, who had acted as Bishop
since the first settlement Of the