Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-05
ST. GEORGE.


The pure hrcctcs blow
And the clear strcimlota now
10 the lower country, where SLucorgee,
the metropolis VI Southern Uhh, WIN
90 beautiful gardens end green lawnai
n..,l.s amid the sands and black, vol
con,c formations OF "Our Dixie" Inc
d,scent was n most interesting one 70
ms. Leaving Pine Valley, covered
vith snow, crossed ridge, from the
,,nof which the traveller, In looking
In n not,hwesterly direction, secs tue
rough mountain road winding it- way
aver the rocks aud dusways down a
s,..n grade for miles ahoad. AS
ven, down was obliged TO take part
~ the mountain with me In the shape
NJ dark sticky mud, which fastener
u.slf upon the wheels aud other parts
NJ nv vehicle with such grip
that when finally, week OF
ten days later, "navigated" the klo
ylrxen for the express purpose OF get
ting rid Of II, II took along polish anu
p,int with It. On reaching forters
placc on tho Santa Clara tue roaus
were dry and dusty, and before getting
to Al. George, the heat aud burning
sands of Dixie almost made person
vlsh himself back In Pine Valley.
st, George, the headquarters OF INC
81. George Stake Of Zion aud the
county seat Of Washington county,
Utnb' il DIVIDED into four Bishops
wards. Tho First ward embraces
The south, astefn part u the CITY, IN,
cludlug The Temple aud grounds, anu
eonsIsts Of sl2 members OF ~ families,
presid.d over by Bishop Thomas
Judd, Jr., member OF the well known
firm Of Woolley, Lund y JUDI
walter Granger a Church veteran
rr,sldes on Bishop over the 81. george
Secoud ward, which embraces the
southWestern part o, the city and NUM-
hers SO iamillss or lS, souls souls
Over the Third ward, which em'
braces the northwestern part Of tho city
and consists OF fty.six families, or
ass members, young Andrew y. WIN
tor. son Of the pioneer, A. u. Nlnsor,
ureside. AZ Bishov. anu Elder Thomns
y. Cottam prosidre Ms Bishop over the
ward, embracing the northeast part OF
81. George, including Middleton; this
ward has population Of 100 soul-eand
includes the business part Of the city.
From tue fofegoing II will DO seen that
III, total "hIormon" population OF ~.
George foots up 10 26l families, or lSJ-
members, which represents nearly all
the Inhabitants In the city, ~ there
are only a very few uon."Mormons"
There, In the good old times, when
tn. late President Brigham Young anu
others of the general authorities OF the
Church spent part OF their time IN
southern Utah, ~. George was n more
prosperous place than II has been
during the last fifteen Year,, but
the prospects are brighter now.
The famous St.Geoige aud Washing
ton camel and dam, on which nlreany
nearly $50, 900 has been expended, bld,
fair 10 become decided success, III
which case the farming facilities OF
the place will DO very much improved
and extended aud prosperity neces
EARLY follow. Also the further II.
velopmcnlo OF the miues located In tn,
Beaver Dams mountains wcRt OF st
George tuow being worked sgccess
fully by Wo0lley, LuEd IL JuidD, vii
give employment TO u large number o
men, and thus Introduce more ready
means into this part Of the country.
Among other matters " Interest I,
which my attention was drawn Will,
iu II. George, was the model Of u new
and novel water lifting machine
invented by Bother samuel Il
Adams. Il u strange but Hlmpl'
combination Of mechanism, and az
cording IN the explanation VI the In
ventor, II will M waiter irom th'
deepest well Ur shalt aud raise II 10 thu
highest level required by man. Their
IL no suction II this device, and 1t vii
never need ptiming a. other pumps do
To start its operation. IL can be uuliz
cd for AL Beedlul purposes, both on
large aud small scale, and viii III
water az readily hundreGs OF feet ~ Il
villa shoTt dislsacv, ths only dihetenc
baing n matter o. strength an rlk II
the material OF construction. AZ vii
also have this advantage that II can b
built for ~ per cent less than ordinar!
pumIs, and Its different part. ATE n
plain aud simple In their o1ustru tioi
that they will not easily get out OF To
pair. a. soon NJ tn. patent Ia obtain
Ell the pump will be- exhlbeted In Sal
Lake City, nnd, II means eau be rats
ed for the purpose, at the world
fair In Chicago. II IL n well.knOwl
fact that inventors seldom foallzs an.
financial benefits from their devices
but In this casp 1t would seem an cas-!
matter 10 turn the wheel Of fortune VI
favor II Brother Adams, who chal
lenges the world to exhibit anythiu
In the pump line to excel his Invention
In point of simplicity, durability an
adnptability,
81. George townsiie II watered frou
springs rising ut the base of the noun
taina lying Immediately north au
northeast Of the city, hut the supply d
water oblniued from them In not sam
rlent h irrigate hall the city lots In On
town survey. However, by yer
systematic and minu,o distribution q
what little wafer there N, wonder
ful number OF garIens aud OF
chatds are kept alive and mad
profitable 10 the owners. I'll
farming lands, which lio in thre
different iieiis AT some distance south
southwest aud southeast " the cit
some Of 1t across the river - az
watered from the SAINTS Clara anu III
Virgin; hut owing 10 tho llOslog
dame no water 20 speak Of has bee
obtaiped from tho Virgin during III
last ihrso or tour years.
81. George eau boast Of quite n nun
her OF fne, neat Gua comfortable res
deuces, and everything about the cit
has an mir OF comfort aud Cloanlinus
good health prevails, and tho inhshi
nuts H,a. -, IN bN huuuV aud ghpprlI