Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-05
A TRIP SOUTH.


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For the purpose Of gathering hls.ori.
cal information IN the Scvior and Pan
guilch Stakes Of Zion. Ion Salt LAX,
CITY on the ggrd Inst and travelled by
rail l25 miles over the RIO Grand,
Western Railway ~ Manti, the present
terminus Of the SEWER Valley branch
Of this road.
Leaving tho main line al Thls,l,
station, In Spanish Fork canyon, sixty.
i've miles from Salt Lake city, the
SEWER branch takes up Thistle creek,
and follows that stream 10 Thistle
valley, In which the village Of Indian.
ola Is pleasantly situated. about one
and n half milo east OF the track.
From indianola station, which h ak.
teen miles from Thistle, tho grade IA
quite heavy for n distance Of ninc
miles, when the summit OF III.
vide separating Thistle valley from
Sanpcle Valley Is reached. From that
point the road winds on a steep down.
ward grade along the side Of the foot
hills, and then crosses the sanpete
river near the village Of Aiilbufn,
which IL twelve and half miles from
Indianola by rail. Proceeding i've
miles further along tho cas, bank Of
the Sanpltoh river, the train stops Ia
the east part Of tho town Of FAirvlcw,
and then passes on seven miles over
an easy grade 10 tho city Of Mount
Pleasant, where the railway company
has built flns station, Immediately
south Of where tho track cfusscn the
county road leading into Mofonl aud
Fountain Green.
Mount Pleasant looks beautiful,
clothed In IL spring drvas Of lovely
green, and noticed considerable
activity around tho depot which
would indicate that this town Of
Sanprtc IL taking advantage of It's mil.
way facilities which sho has been
wanting no long.
lower street our train speeds through
Mount Pleasant fields IA n southwes.
terly direction for nearly five mllcs
when We stop again near a road eros.
Ing about onc AMI half mile south.
west Of Spring CITY. That town, on
account OF ~ peculiar situation Ia n
covo-like. valley, separated mum the
main valley In Part bya low spur Of
hills, could not untlly bo brought in
CLOSE proximity 10 tho railway track;
hence tho distance between the town
and tho nearest point ON tho road,
where small TOW n will DO erected.
After travelling ten miles further We
come 10 EphAim, where fine depot
huildlng Il Ia course Of erection on Inc
lower street ON the west edge Of town.
Proceeding ak miles further We az.
rive In Manti, the Temple city Of San.
pete, and our railway Journey h ended
TOT the present.
Here, also, the railway COMPANY
have built n flne aud cOmmo,iInls
depot In the west part Of tho town.
Since 1903 have paid frequent visits
10 tho towns enumerated, hut this "a The
INT time | have reached them by
rail-, and fof 0ne | appreciate this more
comfortable aud speedy mode OF trans.
poFtatlon by rail. | never saw SAnD,,te
valley look uibre lovely than ID tioss
this spring. When | firHl visited tbe
settlement. there the primitive iog
houses and small adobe dwellings lay
lntofmixed with corrals aud stack.
without trees or shrubs 10 give variety
10 the scenery, but now the stately
shade trees anu beautiful orchards All.
most hide from Wow the fine brick
and rock buildings with which the
cities AMI towns VI SAnpele abound.
aud the stacks and cOrTals are almost
entirely secTcted behind tho green
foliage. Also the grain AMI lucern
Fields and tho native meadows appear
unusually green and lovely this spilng
From Mnnti ! proceeded by team In
this place, Is miles, passing Though
Pettyville, MAyheld, sallnA and AuIo'
IN on my Journey. Tho railway track
has already beeR laid three miles H..
You'd Mantl, and would have been
extended 10 dunnison before this time
had the trAcklaylng not been delayed
on account Of heavy cut throngh n
range OF hills northwest OF Psttyyille'
This obstruction has been overcome
and mo track Tor the next few days will
20 lali ~ the fate OF about Qne mile
day. The grading Is nearly completed
10 saiina, which will probably DO the
terminus OF the road, before the end Of
June.
Tbs settlements IN the SEWER valley,
IKE the sanpets towns, look altogether
Inherent from what they did few
ysaIs ago This people being con.
WINGED ny practical experience on a
smal scale that fruit trees OF different
kinds, aud nll sorts Of shade trees,
would 10 well on the SEWER, notwith.
standing tho frequent heAvv uinIs