Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-16
IN SOUTHERN UTAH.
A Traveller. Diriculiies.--Sunny Dixie.
Tile SEWER River.

EdIOr Dssyct Noes
From my experience during the past
twelve days 1 have come TO the con.
clusion that a winter trip from Salt
Lake City to the extreme southern
part Of ourrcrriiory IL anything but
pleasant, but that 1t nevertheless can
be accomplished, even with a one
horse carriage.
In the morning Of February 10, 1899,
which happened to be a cold, misty
day, Lett the capital Of Utah, which
was ouvelopod In n thick, chilly fog,
while the ground was covered with
snow, Ice and frozen mud. In travelling
through Salt Lake aud Utah counties
found the roads to'erahly good part Of
the way, although muddy aud broken
up IN nauy places; but alter ieRv.
ing Santaquin and until reached
tho noted Cedar Ridge which divides
Juah from Saupcte county (abOut
ten miles OF Lcvanl, / found my.
self eudeavOring TO make Roadway
under extreme difficulties. The mud
Ia place. was simply awful AMI at
other points, where snow It'll covered
the ground, | had 20 break track Tor
miles together, there bting but a very
little travel on the road ! took part OF
the way. 70 add 10 my discomfort,
| Loot my way travelling after dark
from Nephi 10 I.cvnn, and instead OF
arriving nj the latter plAoe nj the ex.
pOcted time to receive kind reception
IRON old friends, found myself at q
deserted ranch near the loot OF the
mountains, but finally made my way
~ a sheep herder's camp whittier the
road led, and there learned what gave
me degree Of monientary satisfaction,
that besides myself some thirty or
forty othets Of the travelling public had
been there before me having
taken the wrong road. Now,
II the road commissioners Of Juab
county would just 20 To the small ex-
ueus. OF putting up guide board OF
some kind at epolnt whore the road
forks few miles south Of Nephi, they
would not incur the unplensantness 6f
being called such hard NAMES a. some
OF the teamsters on the road. when they
get angry or disappointed, are capable
ofpivlng utterance to. After crossing
Cedar Ridge | Hound myself In a
warmer country, and the roads dry
and dusty nearly all tho way; and on
arriving ut Guunison | witnessed the
pcouie engaged IN spring blowing.
Pushing Op over n still better road, 1
arrived at Richhold In time to attend
the late conference held nj that place.
After the conference, ! held isyecinl
meeting with the scandinavian Saint.
In Richtleld, ElsinOr ami Monroe,
agreeable 10 the wishes OF Apostle 4.
IL. Lund.
Before leaving Monroe on the morn.
ing Of February 10Th, n snow storm
set In and while crossing the noun.
talus m going over TO MaTyBvillo, the
stlfm was quite binding, and the
travelling alBo became heavy aud
tedious, and I had TO make new
trnck through the newly fallen snow.
Fr, m Marysvillo via Junction to Cir.
clrville, ami also through the long
roads were nearly al mlre and
mud, but became telier as | pro-
ceeded towards Pauguitch. From
this Mace the roads continues
IN the south fork OF the SEWER for seven
mlles 70 n lulnl NHNiN lo'fHNHh l"hu
takes OF to the east aud leads through
Red Canyon aud the "llast Fork" 10
Canuonville and Escslante, while the
right.hand road continues UP the river
three miles further 10 Wilson,, ranch,
where | stopped over night aud Re-
ouived kind treatment from one OF the
family who resides there.
G.rhe next morning | started or f,r,
what thought, sunny Dixie. Eight
miles over muddy aud oul.up road
brought mo To Hatch's ranch, which
consists III u cluster vi houses nicely