The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1891-07-17
THE LEHl JUNCTION.
Is the Place for the
Leaching Works.
AN APPEAL FOR WATER
By the People in and around that
Locality


to the resident taxpayers, land owners
and owners OF water rights. Under the
interpretations, we have been treated TO
this kind of business more or less, for
the past 10 or is years. The north end
of Lehi would have been to-day, q
pleasant and beautiful place OF residence
with orchards and pleasant homes, If
but a fair chance had been conceded,
or value for our money and labor had
accrued TO us. We claim that in the
past 10 years, there has been ten or
fifteen thousand dollars in wasted labor,
and that is equal to 80 much cash lost,
leaving out OF the question what might
have been the increased valuation OF
property with the proper and judicious
use of water. Had we as residents and
land owners OF Lehi, had the least idea
fifteen or sixteen years ago that no
chance whatever would be given us TO
make homes here and help build the
town, we could have decided upon
some other place to get water, with
half the sum the lost and ruined labor
amounts to. We could have put in
pumps or sunk number OF wells and
with the waste water OF the old part of
town as n motor, could have pumped
water from three to five miles taking in
the present location OF the Junction and
surrounding lands, making Of them n
place TO be desired. But We have strug-
gled on from year TO year against great
odds, hoping for better times and lack
ing the unity that should have charac-
terized our labors during this past 10
years. The tax notice for water, City
and Schools, County and poll taxes have
been placed under our nose every year
and when 30 poor from lack of returns
from our wasted labors, ruined crops,
, and dead trees, the officers have been
sent out TO see II there was anything
left Of value to secure, and sell to pay
the tax. How long is this kind OF bust
ness to continue to our detriment and
loss, also the loss to Lehi NJ growing
city? With the possibility, there is in
lower Lehi for flowing wells, and at
times the mud, slush. and great bodies
u of stagnant water giving of death and
disease--we think it possible that water
might be employed to great advantage
n and increased wealth by applying some
k 20 the north end of the town, or by
:. allowing us TO have what is our right
>. Lehi Water Board and honorable City
Council: What do you think about thit
IF natter II you think for our good
e please act promptly, for something must
n be done for our good OF great loss will
" occur again TO your fellow citizens in
/. this part OF Lehi. In fact, is occurring
Mt present, for some have been waiting
4 two or three weeks for their turn tC
water, and it was shut off over week
"a ago, without any notice whatever, and
, before they had watered through the
clubs. Moreover, mild and gentle
, manly request was sent in some time
= ago, to the Water Board, by the water
y master and acting board OF this ditct
+, for their kind consideration, but M
- action has been taken, and no answer
received. The request or petition
- showed prompt action should be takeI
= to save loss and set this matter at res
Z" once for all.
~ RUMoRs OF more railroad this end of tn,
n valley. Lehi Junction and the sur
rounding locality should according L
our reasoning, be a good location To-
: smelling, teaching, sampling and con
. centrating works, also brick making anC
. lime burning. Intersected as at presen
by three splendid equipped railroads
y with rumors of other branches coming
. this way; opening up naturally ricf
and fertile valley, to the east, west, north
and south. Around this great railroad
: centre lilo the rich, but partially de-
I veloped mining camps Of American Fork
n Canyon, Alpine Canyon the new min
I ing district OF the northeast mountain,
I backed by Alta, Cottonwood and the
e mineral range running through TO Park
a city; the Ophir, Dry Canyon, Lewiston,
n Camp Floyd, Ironton, Boulder, Silver
;, city and the great camp of Eureka
Also West Tintic and further west and
G southwest to the new camp of Deer
a Greek and Fish Springs. Making in all,
l. a grand array of mining camps, that
- should support such works as mentioned
y above, if, entered at this point with Il
h certain and sure supply of ore OF every
70 grade. The roads are here all equipped
Is and ready to bring in everything to
build and equip such works. Why
Ie should the eyes OF capitalists I've turned
d to any other point, or influence used to
d that end, when right here IS the place
e Where brick-clay fre-olay. sand and
:. lime rock and ore Of every grade exists in
is immense quantities, with roads here tc
If bring in the ore TO be sampled smelted
e leached, concentrated, or refined The
q railroad laid out in such II manner with
% cheap lands intervening, aud artesiar
well water attainsble in unlimited guam
q titles that should bring this locality tC
. the front as the place Of business Of the
q character named.
J. Mr.. W. Il. HUTcHNGs the operator
d at the u. Z. Junction Office, il suffering
e from a very bad cold, and weak lungs
e and is taking y much needed rest. w,
e trust he will soon recover and be at hi
!, post again. Mr., Hutchings would dc
/ well to take trip TO the mountains.