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

, tied by the Saints ne early NJ 1891, and
| has a sad history from the time OF the
| Blaekhnwk war OF Is05.67. During
| this war the settlers Loot nearly all their
stock through the Indians stealing
them, and number OF the brethren
were killed. Finally this settlement
was vacated by the Saints, and was
not fc.settled by them until ten years
later.
UItll 1857 all the Saints residing In
the west end Of Pluto county conatitu-
ted only one ward, known M the Kings
ton ward, which was presided over
by William King, but In the ear
" part Of the year mentioned II
was divided into two wanls, by or
gahizing the Saints In Circle valley Into
n separate ward called the Clrcleville
ward. Previous 10 this. however, the
M}rion ward, IN the lower end OF
urass valley, lying eastward, had been
organized by Saints who formerly were
under the Jurisdiction Of the Kingston
ward Blshoprlc.
Cifclevilla IL, ~ the name implies,
circular In form. II IL about Ave miles
In diameter and separated In part from
the valley In which the two functions
Nlt NNfNttA w " INV fEht
extending eastward from tho higher
mountains on the west. IL 10 very
pretty valley, and the SEWER river,
which cuts through u In n north.
oaslorly direction, divides II IN.
20 two nearly equal paris.
The village Of Circlevllle lies on
the west side Of the river, seven miles
southwest Of West Junction, on the
same spot whcrc the settlers Of 1884
hrst located II; but only a portion u
the settlers reside on the to1nsitc, the
othcfe being scattered all over tho val
ley, on both sides of the river. James
T.. Peterson prrsidca over the ward,
which numbers about forty families,
The valley system In which Circle.
VILE, the two functions aud MaEysvale
arr situated extends north and south u
distance of about twenty-five miles,
anu varies In width ff6m one 10 i've
miles. On the west II Il separated
f,on the Beaver valley by the
Badly range Of mountains, whose
snow capped TOPS cast their
shadows over the settlements, have
been describing, every afternoon some
time before sunset. On the east
lower range Of mountains separates
the Sewer valleys from urass valley.
Along the river there I. most Of tho
way, strips Of meadow land varying Ia
width from u quarter Of mile 10 two
miles.
This IL quite windy country, aud
everything on SAY and earth Indicates
that the altitude 10 high. Ecclosiastic.
ally the Junction aud ClrciOvillu wards
belong 10 tho ranguitch Stake Of Ilon.
Mafyvnle, originally called "MorFy
Vale" Il fine little vale y, but mos
Of the population therc arr non."Nor-
mons.n To rvach Maryavalo from the
lower SEWER valley, the traveller has 20
cross mountain ridge u considerable
height. The distance 10 II from Mon.
rue l. about sixteen miles.
MnfyavAlc was first rullled by tho
Saints Ia 1854, but was broken up dur.
ing the Indian war IN 1869. About
two years later u was settled by miners
and pruspcclofH. who founded Bulllon.
VILE, up Ia The mountains, auyen miles
southwest Of whore the old "M0rmun"
town or fort stood. This original cot.
tlemrnt was situated near the point
whcre Pine creek cmptlc- Into the
Sewer. Mafyavale In u wider sense
extends north and south about eight
miles, aud Is separated from tho valley
ON tho south by high bench. II was
once the county seat u piute county,
but In 1877 Junction Aupofccded II IA
such.
Through the assistance Of Jared
Taylor, John Morrill,, Bishop a. Allcn,
Thos. l.. King, James Munson, Tho~.
bay and others, have been enabled
10 gather considerable valuable infor.
nation about this part Of tho country.
From here proceed 10 Panguitoh.
AsnitEw JENBoS.
WEST JUNCTION, May -, 1891.