Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-01

be desirable. The soil, n dark, rich
loan Of goOdly depth, formed by ma.
lures great fertilizer, decaying vegetn.
ton, seems softly TO say 81 am here
waiting your pcasure. Only turn me
over anu / will seward you" And
when 0ne sees what depth of cub.
soil We have-clay Oftentimes thirty
feet In thiokntHs--thcfe IL no room LETT
~ doubt the statement that the soil has
great treasures IN store for W. A
gfavolly aubsoil IL something rarely
ever met with In this portion Of Al.
bena.
Coming from an arid country, most
settlers here arc Interested In irriga.
ton, still It has b On proven conclu-
sively that by following proper methods
In farming, cereals can be successfully
and prOiilably raised ia this ncighbOr-
hood without other moisture than
that deposited by the clouds.
For making meadow lands, tree
culture, ETC., irrigation would In.
deed be boon. Going east and
north toward Lethbridge, however,
the soil does not improve, though toe
country IL better adapted for irrigation
than In the vicinity Of Cafdston, and
when the day comes that the area be.
tween the MIX River Ridge on the
south aud tho ~. MAry's on the north
Ia under "a well regulated irrigation
system, then the agricultural fame Of
the Lcihbtidge district will be heralded
far and Wide. For stock raising, no
matter what line, sheep, cattle or
horses, this region needs no encom-
iums.
The number Of cattle owned here IL
approximately h's thousand, this &c.
Innate not including the csttlo owned
by the large outfits like the Cochfnuo
and the Brown ianching c0mpany's
near by. Horses probably exceed 1000
In number; sheep 1000 10 5000. The
country, south OF tie ~. Marya aud
Belly rivers having recently been
thrown open forlheop, this last figure
will be many times multiplied In tins
near future.
Of our mineral resources little canHt
present DO said. Coal groupings are
numerous anu several claims have
been worked enough to supply local
demands, but when our home con.
sumption VIII warrant IL, shaft sunk
anywhere In the level country near
our town Will undoubtedly reveal with
In 800 feet, ctal Of good quality and
iloNhHusiible quantity. The noun
taiut and hills 10 our west will certain
ly difclote their metallic treasures 10
this hardy pfUspect1r who Will begin
the search, nothing ia that line having
yet been done.
Agriculture, the basic Industry, en-.
cages tho lahOrs " Mus tcnths oil our
population, yet We have Others watch
We ara proud 10 mention. Ia the
mercantile limo We have a well stocked
store fully abreast " the times, con.
sldering our state OF growth, which In
all new settlements Of permanent
eolidity II HlUwcst gt the beginning.
| This ~ the property OF the CHrlston
&c. (,td.l The building Itself IL "A
highly cTeditnble structure. Tho'same
company owns first.class cheese
/ plant with daily capacity OF one
/ thousand pounds. For two year. It
has been succo.tiully operated in con.
neotl0n with tho aliOtesail mofchan
dislng business. a ready market has
been sound Ia the west for our surplus
| productions In this line II dairyiug,
due probably TO their uniformity Hud
excellent quality. by most competent
Judges our cheese has been pronounced
a flfst.clAsB article IN every respect.
Being farming community, gtist
mill b., Of cCufse, au Indispensable All.
! luuet. This we have, aud although
the ute Of steam power hns not made IL
a brilliant financial success thus far,
still the nearly completed mill race,
aud thus an assurance VI cheap power
Tor the future makes the point Of
finance no longer question VI doubt.
For the capital investigated the mill II
u very complete affair anu very
Wholesome, nutritious grade VI Il 0ur IL
made, although Il cannot, nor should u
be expected 10 compare with tho pro.
duct Of the East In point OF hneness.
Next In impOrthncs among our
manufacturing industries IL the saw
mill, located about twenty-one miles
southwest OF our settlement, very near
the base Of those giant monuments OF
our Creators handioratt-the Rocky
Mountains. Here upon u small fork
u Lees creek Is the Mountain mill.
Rough and surfaced lumber, flooring,
shingles anu all kinds VI dimension
timber are made from the tall and
tgperlng pines, and sold at very mOder-
ate prices. Thisis private enterprise
| of great Importance to new commu.
nifty In connection with the mill u
thteshlng machine IL owned, both run
] Wy AhN hhAAAN 'hkAhts AiAAul lAhhHNNlth
or trades, ~ catpsntering, blacksmith
ing, shOemaking, butohering, etc, arc
all well represented. This summer "a
substantial bridge il TO be- built across
| the 81. Mary's, lust below the mouth
Of Lees creek. IL Is tolhAye two spans
Ofl5O feet each and 10 cost completed
come 81 900.
| Probably paragraph or two con.
corning our history would show what
changes few years have brought
upou this portion Of tho prairie. In the
spring Of 1857, under the direction Of
Nj. ChRs. o. Card, who had previous
~ made tour OF inspection through
British Columbia aud Southern
Alberta, the so.callsd Mormons 10 the
extent Of eight f.milies rolled their
prairle schooners on to the Lees creek
bottom lands. Here TOWNSHIP was
selected anu roughly laid out. BY
autumn few more families were
added, anu from this small beginning
our settlement has EXTENDED until all
the lots covering half section Of land
are now taken and but few are un.
occupied. These lots are seventeen
rods square with streets all running at
right angles. Aside from the ranohefB
surrounding us, our population IL fully
500, and IL being increased almost
daily by additions from tue states aud
territories 10 the south OF us.
We have Just finished an addition to
our first school house, q frame building
28x40 feet, which serves us Tor all pub
lie purposes at present. A school has
] fall oil