Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-17

,bou, +, foot aud was awarded.
Ito rsce. They had made the mile iu
1851. which, for n heavy track, T. well
an ~ lie hest records. The enthusiasm
Vas upbouuded. and u could scarce
baro br,n otherwise, n. the contest
vas W. evenly balanced aud 40 vig0r.
ously executed.
Auniher exciting race was hftweeu
roAn pony called Jack Mufuom'
owned 10y IA. Butte, ami sOmuN hat
heavier puny from Garfield county.
DWn.d by the Henry Brothers. The
roanis a stittifh creature, hard a. grt
-tsrfrJ. mt when once In motion
alnu,side of a competitor, the roam
lInrts like au arrow. The quarter Was
made In 2gl seconds, aud "JacE
NornpuD Won the race, IN tkiug With
la two s,o.uda 81 the lgsi time un r.
cora. on COURSE there have hcsn
pumefous rec,n Of q subordinate char.
acter. earh serving 90 illl Ia the time
nud keep nm the interest.
il h worthy OF remark that there was
.ptitr sobriviy during these gather.
inps. There IL no saloon Ia Kauai,
and there were no signs Of liquor On
the race grounds; anJ thef, was very
uttIo prolApIty mingled With the small
wagering that was going on tu a con.
,iderahle extent among the young men.
The community l. entitled 10 lfest
crpil, for .uhrisiy ami g01i order. II
should be noted In thia connection that
the majority Of the people At the races
yof. II Kane county, bat there werU
aiay n number oi honsm,u irug
/ Warrington, lruu aud Garfield
counties. a. W. wins ~ st. George
a. a leading horse breeder of niSir
lie l. lust now importing from Mss1-
| ington a u hortr, the Bonnie Glen,
erred by imported Glenvig, ihr dam
Bonnie Maggie by imported Bonnie
Scotland. The Bonnie Glen b. a
registered thoroughbred, hrs o. mile
record Of l:i3 And cost 5000. ltis
| rather strange that the southern cpuu.
| tries should be 80 unanimous IN their
horse enterprise; and 80 long aa present
/ good order obtains, the "horo In.
| dustTy" will be productive NJ So0d.
| The production Of iirsi-cias' hOnos aud
stock of al kinds has niHny Lessons guu
aualogits bearing on Thu rc.rroplinR VI
society and the perpeiuaii0n OF tie
human species.
Knunb IL a bustliug little city Il
some ono inhahitaut.. They have
been deprived VI their water supply for
two years, aud have now just rom.
pletcd dam up the cauyOu which
promises to be- OF great benefit to the
community. Il il about % feet high
and 200 feet long, built Of earth aud
rock against the floie OF "a mountain
which iuts into the canyon. Along
the mpuutsin side y cut has been
blasted through the r0ck, aud this
forms the waterway for thedisohatgro OF
surplus water aud thesupnly Of theditc
Tor Irrigation purposes. Tue Jam hns
unusual depth because o. the depth VI
the stream beneath the general surface,
which h feature peculiar IN the
streams OF Arizona anu southern Utah.
This improvement costs some twenty.
thoufand dollars, tho raising Of which
has been great strain upon the COM
muuity. They are entitled 10 much
credit for their pcrseverai &c aud pluck;
aad they will derive iucHlgulablc hcne-
IL frOm fall water supply, aH the
land available Tor reclamation iar eN.
ceeds the means OF irrigation. The
lack uf water for two Year, has been a
severe ordeal Tor the trees anu vines u
ilansb, but ,h.y are stlll alive, aud
will flourish rapidly when again ZIP.
piled. Almonds, praches, aprico's and
similar fruits grow luxuilAutiy.
The sake conference haas begu IN
session the past few days, aud large
numbers were In attendance from
abroad.
A political meeting was 10 be held
~ the main room OF The Stake Acade.
my that l. being erected. The hall
was crowded, some 400 being IN nj,
tendance 10 hear Republicanism anj
Democracy discussed, the latter task
lelng performed by A. w. lvini
OF 1t. George, VINO was In Sttendano
Mt the conference. II j. To iote tina
the Dixie country "a wide awake .
political subjects. II Is great mi..
take 10 suppose that there IL any gen
crai bias In favor Of any particular
side, whether Democratic or Rrpubli
cab. They are willing, and ever
anxious, 10 hear all siirs, and no In
tulligcut visitor viii have ground To
believe that the people nre Ices ifer,
spontaneous, inqulring, honest ant
sincere than In any other part OF thi
country. kespvcifully,
CALvIS REASONED.
KANAn HAL hf.rph . IsyH