Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-21
A PLEASANT JOURNEY.


After writing to you from Panguitch,
Garfield County, Utah, ge passed over
sandy hills, with only here aud there q
ranch, where the SEWER river Afforded
a sufficient extent Of bottom land to Jus
tify building and maintaining ranch
to sustain sheep and other stock In the
mountains. Aitera journey Of eighteen
miles FROM Panguiich We reached
Hntrhville, named after brother Hatch
Of Bountiful, Davis County, Utah.
Here IL a Mormon settlement not only
in but on the tops of tbs mountains
over 900 feet above sea level, whore
grain, potatoes, cabbage, etc, are sue
cassfilly raised. one small farmer has
thrcshed over 500 bushels Of grain.
Atabout one hours notice thirty
nine persons woro gathered together ia
"A log meeting house, aud listened to a
lecture IN the early rise Of tho Church
established by the boy Prophet, Joseph
Smith. somu Of the members OF the
little branch are scattered away from
this lower valley, on their various
ranches. and could not be reached ON
such short notice.
on the following day We passed over
the divide, which is twelve miles from
Hatchville, over sand hills, going by
the heaJwators Of the Sewer river,
down Into "Niormon Dixie" thirty
five miles from the little burg, to Or
dcrville, Long Valley, Kane Co., Uiah.
While in the Vicinity Of the divide the
| tops Of the mountains are seemingly
| low, on accoun, OF the extreme height
| OF the former, and the suDw clouda
hang over AMI around the great rim OF
| the balm. Snow about three Inches
deop, and high winds, are genera
rule Mt this pOint. The snow Is driited
into huge piles when there n sum.
Client quantity. About Christians THIS
! becomes dangerous aud implssablo.
Passing down every the rim some worry
flne, stately timber stants; there are
also seen steam saw mill, six miles
over the divide, aud email settlement
IN q valley.
We arrived nj Ordervillr just 10 time
TO take par, la the stake Sunday school
IN tho evening, also Ia the hauab
stake conference. The meeting house
was crowded on both occGsions
and during all Of the sessions.
AZ the close OF the conference hpos-
Tie J. II. Smith delivered political
speech 10 q crowded audience. On the
following evening myself lectarcd to
"a iull house on the subject Of the I'm
llueuco OF the Church sni IT, suhse-
qIcnt growth md spreading abroad"
I A ....HtNl.nN al AT
Glendale and the other nj Mount
Carmel, the party passed over dug
way to kAnab, twenty-five miles from
Orlervillr, where the Kanab brass
band met the party Just before arriv.
ing at kaDab aud escorted them into
the place. The meeting house was
hllrd with persons 10 listen u another
Republican speech by Apostle Smith.
On tho following evening, the lOth,
lecture WAS given on the fisc Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latler.dny
Saints, illustrated by painting.
Rpll estate IL on tue advance Ia
llannb, as the great dam In the Knnhb
river IL drawing u n completion. II
promises greater satisfaction now than
heretofore, IA experience, with a cost
OF over S3O, 900, has given much eau
ton Ia securing the ample supply
when properly controlled. a dn.h
this time has been erected ono milo
above the town which will save about
two milo ditch, which had TO b.
brought through n sort OF red sand and
constantly required repair rom IL
constant Leakage, and often hrenksge.
The presidency Of the stake, assisted
by the Hon. John Rider and
John II. Stewart, thought the
Al. UaaA a.
10 be wondered vt, after 40 mnch effort
and 20 many Unsuccessful attempt.
and defeats For the past two year, no
water at all has been obtained from
the passing stream In It's depth OF IT,.
great washoui, aud for the pRst six
year,, since the washout, only an un-
, certain supply has been had. Bat In
/ the present effort, with the dam 200 feet
, wide and already 81 feet high, Il IL In.
teuded 10 make Il ten feet above thu
present 81 feet contract, which has beer
entered into by John II. stewart fOr
5000. The foundation II on solid rock,
and the liam IL made OF timbufs, run
ming up iuto the dam and cross tim.
hers ON the outside notched together.
II has rock front, walled up anu flied
In with dirt ana soil. 10 look nj II
from below ID has much tho appearance
I, Of a huge pile OF timber. So successful
has the enterprise proven that about
! thirty feet OF wash has accumulated
! above the dam, seemingly filling
r up the great wash 70 lar as the datn has
] been raised; and IL Il expected that /,
p will entirely oil up excepting thp
3 channel made by the wash, which has
, been cut through solid rock thirty
F, feet wide aud fourteen deep, and n still
deeper cut with 4 fioodgate, which l.
eight feet deep, THIS IL IN cRfe the
sand backs up above. Tho huge pond
above tho dam 10 now running through
= the lower spill. All are now jubilant
. over the success, nnd the ditch to con.
, vey the water 10 the town Il soon 10 bt
4 completed. The great rock forming
( the spill makes a grand abutment foi
the dam.
, Many fiue dwellings Of brick, TO-
, gether with irult trees, were too much
TO abandon.
Eight miles below Kannb IL Ere.
dOniai n small town In Arizona.
I EDWARD STEVENSON,
s FREDONIA, Ariz., Dec. II, 1891.