Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-28

Va HNliiANNAlNH NNI ilHnN years
anu Tying the solluity o. number ui
points iur holding bach the water, tho
ehtcii rising people VI Kauah Lnvs
nearly COMPLETED Tam which
lney ioci confident viii stand
lhe ioroo oil future n1ods, and
no the means Of securing 10 the town
hu ample supply Of water Tor all pure
20 et. THIS aam, which 90 would take
q chaptcr tU describe, should the DO.
iails 0e given, consisl- Of an immuuso
quantity Of sand undearth piled un iu
NE creek bed to tho height Of nbolt
~ feet, which corresponds with tine
depth oi the Immense gorge. This
mass " protected and strengthened In
front tthc side that faces the wnte) By
rocks, tcallcd drip np') which mostly
have been blasted from the mountain
sue ia contracting a new channel ior
TIE water Oi the creek through the
sofa can; the roar 10 protected by
heavy umbuu. The Jam Us nearly 2Ol
feet wide 40 the bottom aud tupefs oil
10 about ~ feet on top. Across the
gorge u also measures about .Ju feet,
anu the escape tor the water %, the
creek i an artificial "cauyonn blaste
Out0f the solid rock at an enorm0u
expense. 10 h made sufficiently
large 10 carry OH an the water
that can reasonably be expected
during future Hoods, and as the
waste water viii torm a cataract
down the face Df the polid rocky
mountain tho dam which will be- built
"ught ~ pop will not he exposed Ia
the least danger NJ being washed away
through leakage. The dtm together
with It, Artificial rocky run ami Inc
watorditch connected With II will cost
nearly twenty thousand dollars before
u II completed. Btsiiczstrength
the dam, there is c0u4i mble ditch
work o. be done aud O. Home must be
constructed 10 convey the water that IN
- be- utilized around rocky point iOr
distance of about forty rods.
johnson Is smpll settlement dating
back TO 1872, situated ms fine little
valley thirteen miles northeast VI
kaunb. IL II n very romantic little
tp0i, the bluff on either side OF the
narrow valley terminating IN perpru.
dicular lCdgts, which abound In
gfotios, caves and a variety Of very
peculiar formations At tile
base " ia, cliffs numerous
springs VI pure water gush forth. Here
also may be seen ,hc thrifty grapevine
climbing the rocky hlilsides ard
almost embrace the natural cndar-
growing on top Of the cliffs on either
rido % the valley. When the plncc
was frs settled some Of the early piO-
neeru sought shelter I'm tho adjoining
caves, where they were well pro,u ted
rom tho storms until they had time 10
construct other dwcllluvs. And even
to this day there are several families
up kanab Greek anu elsewhere who
dwell In natural caves amt who appear
10 be- as comfortable and conienie1 In
these ns other people ere Ia dwellings
constructed 10y human hand. There
are only thirteen families at johnson
NJ present, hut the natural facilities
would justify much latgerpOpulation,
hence the Saints composing the
branch at this besutiul little noun.
tain resort Invites others OF their faith
20 come and cast their lot with them.
Panreah lies about thifiy-fiye miles
east Of johnson. on another small
tributary Of tho Colorado river; mere
Is some excellent farming land, hut the
soil Ia 80 very loose and sandy that the
settlerh every time the creek IL high
are In mortal fear OF their farm walk.
ing" down toward the Colorado, never
more to return. And their feaTs are
well founded, for since the place was
hn. settled the creek has changed the
face Of the valley several times, and
the FRET farms taken up by the enriy
settlers have long ago been washed
away by the floods. Htill the prospects
are pretty good At present, and the sup.
position IL that steps may be taken 10y
settlers e. protect their village ana
farms against such dlsanters In the
future.
Frcdonia l. "A quiet little valley lying
nearly eight miles due south Of kanab
ON the border OF the desert, within the
limits Of Arizona Territory. This few
families who reside here ngo duterm.
incd 10 make n success OF their location;
they have lust erected "a respectable
lumber school house anu number OF
comfortable private dwellings. This
place was first permanently settled In
1886.
West Of Fredonia, at a distance Of
about fifteen miles, II the renowned
PIPE Spring, near which DR.. j. IA.
Whitmorr aud Robert Mclnlire were
killed by Indians In January, 1866.
Here etlll stands tho old rock Tort, cOu-
structed during tho Indian war, and
the ranch IL now owned by Prvsidont
L.. ID, Nooliey, Of Kaunb.
Three miles north OF Pope Springs
ranch, In romantic little cove, ara the
Moccasin Springs, from which about
one hundred acres OF some Of the best
and most productive farming land in
Southern Utah are irrigated. Only
two families reside here at present,
who belong 10 the Orleryille ward. 1
am now on my road 10 st. George.
ANDREw JENsuS.
FRED0NGA, Arizona, March 10, 1909