Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-01
A TRIP THROUGH DIME.



On Wednesday, July 18th, LEFT this
city In company with Elder George
Reynolds, treasurer aud member OF the
Dcarrot Sunday School Union Boari,
for the purposo Of attending two-dnys'
joint conference Of the Mutual I'm.
provement Associations aud Sunday
Schools Of the st. George stake, held
In Pine Valley. We also paid n visit
to other portions Of the Stake Ia the
same interest. We left at O'Clock
.. m. on tho Union Pacific train, pass.
ing through salt Lake, Utah aud Jnab
counties. Crops OF all kinds looked
healthy and thriving, considering the
laionessof the season. In Utah coun-
~ a luxurious growth Of California
clover was observable. II IL value
wa. better uudcntood II would be cut,
cured and stacked az the best kind Of
feed for milking cows. A hint 10 the
wise IL sufficient. DON'T let II grow 10
rank and .tocky.
We reached Milford by rail between
3 aud q O'Clock on Thursday morning,
whore team was In readiness 10 take
US TO Cedar, about my miles distant,
where We arrived Ia timo 10 hold meet
ing at O'Clock.
Friday, the l7th, We left Cedar for
Pluto, twcnlysVven miles AMI held
meeting tho same evening. This Is "a
small settlement, ami the houses 20
near enough together that all the IN.
hnhliant- can hear the ringing OF q
bell, as signal 10 turn out for meeting.
On Saturday the 18TH, "a ride Of about
fifteen miles brought us 10 Pine
Valley, the objective point ~ our visit.
We arrived there about noon, making
our headquarters at Bishop VIM.
Gardner's. Teams with conference
visitors were arriving FROM almost
every part of the stake.
la the early settlement 81 -. George
Pine valley was thick forest OF pine
trees, from which nearly NIL the lumber
for building purposes was obtained
throughout That Stake. There u now u
thriving settlement there, with land
nni water sufficient 10 sustain several
hundred inhabilant-. II l. much higher
than 81. George, and consequently
cooler. Two meeting were held ON
sunday, besides n large camp meeting
ut night. On Monday, the 2lth, the
morning meeting closed the conference,
aud IN tue afternoon there was n meet
ing OF all the oillcors aud teachers. We
lett Pine valley at o pun, aud Travelled
In the cool OF the evening. ill nearly
dark, campod for the night, and next
morning At dnybrrak resumed our
Journey, discerning rapidly over sand
and rock until We reached 81. George
about 0o'clock on Wednesday, the a2n1.
After breakfast the day was spont Ia
waiting friends, the Temple, Tabcrs
naole, etc. The weather was warm.
We were too early for ripe grapes aud
melons, aud too latc for gO0seberrics,
CuTTnnts aud cherries. Santa Clara,
about four miles south Of ~. George,
was the only place whore melons were
riue Ia Dixie and We did not 20 there.
We held meeting In st. George at
PIN.
On Thursday, the 93rd, we loft st,
George with President Macarthur aud
VIM. Akin 10 inspect tho mammoth
dam ana ditch recently completed u
control the waters OF the Virgin river
This Immense work reflects great
credit on the industry, enterprise and
skill, that are apparent In its oonstruc'
tion. We were then conveyed 10
Leeds where we held another meeting
aud from there 10 Rockville, Virgin
City, Toquervillc, Parowan aud
Paragoonah or Red Creek, NJ
all OF which places we held
meetings, finishing ut the last named
place on sunday evening, July -
Monday, eth, at : u. IN. we left by
stage for Milford, reaching there at d
y. M, In tins for the u. y. train Al
/ 1880, which arrived In Salt Lake City,
Tuesday, July ~, Mt 0:i5 a. m.
We found the SUNDAY schools In that
Stake In very iair condition, some Of
them above the average, especially Ia
the observance " good order, aud some
excellent teachers. Where organs
books and charts were lacking arrange
ments were made TO obtain them. On
visit was very much appreciated, and
by the blessing OF God good results may
be anticipated. GEORGE GODDARD.
SALT LAKE Cry, July 30, 1891.