Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-20

Wtci lIsNlnR lot nun ana administer.
ing to him the ordinance Tor the sick.
he Immediately began to speak, and
when we returned from Grouse creek
few days later he WIS able to get up
and travel five miles 10 attend meet.
ing.
ON the morning Of Friday, May sth,
we held a ploasant ilemCtliug In the
Bishops house, aud m the afternoon
drove five miles west and held another
meeting with the Saint residing In the
west end OF rark valley. Mt q place
called RosultC. Allfr TIL. we wcru
kindly aud Hospitality entertained 10y
Jacob kuualcr AMI Jlrnthap Camp.
bell, witt whom We STAYED Ovor night.
According e. tnU statistical rcpuit
the Park Valley war; contain twenty.
icyon families belonging 90 the Church.
Of fofty-throo soul, VINO nrr scattered
fora distance Of nearly siNlocn mlies
from east 10 west. Em.ius y. Muchum,
q member Of tho "Aiormon" battalion,
prcsldes over the ward, with &. J.
l,0Awrr aud Christian lIirsChi ~
Counsplors. a large percentage OF tho
saints iu this part Of thC country Ate
fark Valley propur IN about thirty
miles long from east 90 west and fifteen
miles Wide from north t0 south. II b.
bounded ou tho north by the Clear
Creek mlunianH, the highest point of
which f. kclt6n's Peak, having analti.
tuIcof 1905 feet above 90, level VI the
sea; on thu wet by tlur Of the lilft
River mountains; ON ..u Huih uy Low
mountains known o. tie Mailln
range, and on the raat by rolling
hills which separate u fmm CuflrW
valley. The principal streams Ia Park
valley are Marble crcrA, Fisher creek
aud Pine { ,nyOn creek, All of which
head In the mountains north OF the
valley AVID are used by tho settlers Tor
irrigation purposes, together with some
smaller streams and humorous springs
which are found principally Ia the
west end of the valley. Dove creek,
which fisci w the mountains ON the
northwest, takes southtastorly course
through the valley, receiving all the
other streams ~ tribulHrlpa IA times of
high water, aud finally sinks on the
borders of the Great American Deceit
near Omhc, small railway station on
the &. T.. Ny. Dove creek h usrl
Tor ifrigauug meadows. A uuml or OF
aftCsian wells have also been sunk.
Park Valley contains "a population Of
about forty families, Of whom the ma.
l0rity are liltterday Saints. rhy
are ~ farmers and stolk.rAi-urs, ami
live IN n scattered condition On their
respective quarter sections mostly iu
the north al. Of the valley. The con.
ter uf the east cnd ~ lhu ward, where
brick schOplhouse i located, h. about
thirteen miles noTthw,stu Of lScllon, the
nearest railway point Hud about
ninciy.hvc miles by way Of 5nowville,
northwest of Brigham Cily. The soil
In PARK Valley l. generally rich aud
productive, although Ia SONS PLACES
where the mountain streams have ear.
rled tho soil down from the mountains
II Il rocky aud gavelly. Al kinds OF
small grains are raised, and
the harder kinds u fruits
will also grow, although the
valley 10 far can not hoast u extensive
orchards. The natural vegetation Is
sage brush, with here aud there groves
0f small cellars, which undoubtedly
have suggested the name the valley
now honfs. Were there sufficient
water for Irrigation purposes, thou.
sands Of families could he ncc0mmo-
dated with farms aud homes In this
extensive valley.
From the upper farms Of Park val.
ley most magnificent view IL had Of
tho Great Sal. Lake. the northwest
corner Of which II about fifteen miles
southeast OF the Park valley school.
house. Due south lies the Haugup
range aud the Newfoundland noun.
tain-, rising like islands from the
midst Of the great dospft; aud In look.
ing southwest the snow.capped sum.
NIT OF Pilot Peak 10000 feet above
sea leveD Il plainly seen far beyond
the Intervening mOuntsln fAugus.
On the north the Clear Greek
Mountains Prevent Wow OF Southern
Idaho, and also make communication
with the Saints on the tributaries Of
Raft river dllilcult, although the dia-
lance between Park valley aud the
branch Of the Church on George creek
(by trail through Pine creek canyonl
Is only about eight miles.
On the morning Of Saturday, the 9th,
We left our friends In Park valley aud
continued the Journey by team about
spur OF the Rait River mountains on
our way. Hero We received full
hearted reception In the house Of Hen.
Jamin 4. Cooke, one Of the flrt ret.
tles Of this region OF country, and the
following day Sunday, May llth,l
attended meeting, and sunday schools
with tho Saints In their new log meet
lng.hou-c or social hnll,whlch the good
people Of the Grouse creek ward built
ia the beginning Of the present year.
Grouse creek valley lies In the ex-
treme northwest part Of Utah AMI con.
slsts chiefly u u rolling and brokun
country, with only narrow strips o!
fertile, arabic land along the ciorka.
Consequently the people here, like In
Park valley, live very scattered, ~
their farms extend up and down the
two forks OF Grouse creek fora distance
OF nearly nineteen miles. The Grouse
creek ward consists OF twonty.out
families, or | = souls, belonging 10 tho
Church. There are also number OF
outsiders In the ward, hut they are, ~
u rule, very friendly aud get along
well with their Mormon" nelghh.f..
Charles kimbeL Sen, an elderly
man, prcsides over the ward,
with Philip and, VIM. paskeil M
cOunsel0n. Grouse creek Ctntor-the
place where the meeting house stands
on the east part Of Grouse creek, im.
nediately below the now extinct town
called C0okesylllo-is thirty-nye miles
northwest Of Terrace, on the g. L. Ry.,
anil about fpftN miles AuuVu.uaf ~