Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-09
PLEASANT VALLEY HISTORY
Settlements Ia and Coal Output Of
The Noted Little Place.
Tho sniuts Maintain thcir Fonthnid
aud Organization. Wiutrr Quarters
ana sconsid visited.

This place has nothing st all In COM
mon with old Winter Quarters,
founded by the Saints on the Missouri
river Ia 1916; II IL even asserted by the
old settlers here that the Winter
Quarters ia Nebraska were not thought
OF by those who namtd this Winter
Quarters in Utah. This more modern
Town or mining camp perhaps derives
its name from the fact that winter villa
lie almost perpetual SHOWS and irtsls
bids defiance to any other atmospheric
condition for about uine moniha out OF
every twelve. The altitude at the
mouth Of the mines s nearly 500 feet
above the Lowell Of tue sea, while SEQ
field, two miles distant, " 1882 feet
above sea level. Winter Quarters b
situated In marrow canyon which OK
tends westward FROM the extreme
south end Of Pleasant Valley. The
Log houses and cabins which shelter
the minerS families are mostly siiuated
on the more sunny side OF the canyon
on the mountain slope. They are
strung along for distance Of over one
mile, part Of thom Above and part OF
them below the mouths Of the three
principal mino.
The Latter.day Saints meeting house
ispcrchcd on the hillside about hall q
mile below the mines. 10 lie alog
building 10 4 shape, each Of lie Two
parts measuring 2Ox40 feet. Oh the
Sgg souls, or seventy iamilie', u which
the Pleasant Valley ward ie comuosed,
the larger half reside ut Wluter Quart
crs and the other part IN and below
Ecoheld.
A great proportion Of the Saints at
Winter Quarters are Welsh, while
quite a number OF those Mt Soonold are
OF Scotch extraction. Meetings aud
Sunday schools are held separately In
both places every Sabbath, generally
well attended, except WHOM tue
weather issO severe that outdoor ex-
cfcisc IL out Of the question, which
happens quite frequently Ia tho dead
II winter. There are also separate
Relief Societies, Primnry AE0cla-
,ious aud Y. NJ. aud Y. l.. NJ. /. Assoc
Citations, Ia all Of which nuch good IA
hring accomplished aud tho members
generally tale a lively Interest In the
ezefcifes.
Sconeld Is an incorporated town quot
cityl bitunted IN the extreme south rnd
~ Pleasant Valley on nice level Hat,
opening out into the valley nOtthward,
With cabyOn extending southwark,
ami another one (Wiuter Quarters
canyon) westward, while the noun
tains form the natural tOwnsito bOun.
dariea on the east AMI west.
Tho Union Pacific cOnl mines are
situated east Of Sc1held, "a snort dis.
lance up the mountain slOpt; but they
ARE not being worked at present, nor
have they been for several months
ynst. In consequence Of THE quiet
number OF men nre out Of employ
ment, while others have found work
nj the Winter Quarters miuUs above.
The distnnco from SCoileii TO Pluasunt
Valley Junction, on the Rio Gfande
Western railway Is sixteen mites by
raii; to FGrview, Sanpete county, II IL
about tweniy.iJur miles by nearest
wagon foad, aud In order to reach
Huntington, Emery county, by noun
tain road, the Traveller must 20 nearly
f0Tty-fivo miles.
Pleasant Valley proper Ia about four
miles long from north 10 south, and iia
average width 10 little over n mile; liz
surface consists mostly Of meadow
land, and there are about "a dozen sum.
NOR ranches located at different points
In the valley. Mud greek, on which
SCOheld IL situated, enters the valley
NrnFFN Nts.a tHFNt
larger stream OF the two, comes IN
from tho west. Tue junction OF the
two streams Is In the lower or north
end OF the valley where Fish creek On.
tiers a canyon eleven miles long,
through which the railroad also pasecs.
Near the mouth Of tins canyon, where
Fish creek anu White river come 10.
golher aud form Price river iH situated
the railway station known IA Pleasant
Valley Junction. When the railroad
company had their rOundhOuse aud
machine shops here n few yenra ago
this was quite lively town, and It's
questionable population helped very
materially four years ago to steal Salt
Lake CITY, but now II Il q poor shadow
Of its former self As conclusive
proof OF this l may say that the last
saloon there had 10 close down lew
weeks ago for lack of patronage.
Besides the Mormon population In
Pleasant Valley there are quite mum
Der OF Gentiles, but 80 far IA can un-
dentind friendly feeling exists
between tho two factions, ana the cleo.
ton tomorrow Will be carried on strict.
~ on national party lines.
Active work Ia the Pleasant Valley
coal mines was carried on rs early ~
1875, but as the coal had 10 be hauled
out by teama the business was un.
profitable until 1879, when the Pleas.
ant Valley railroad was Il r built up 10
Tie mines. Then followed several
years OF prosperity, the output from the
mines sometimes amounting 10 D1u
tons q day from the Winter Quarters
minca alone At present there arr
about three hundred men employed az
the mines, anu the daily shipments
amount 10 about 800 tons.
Inc nrst cccltaiasticul organization
IN Pleasant Valley dates back 60 ID c.
-, 1881, whom "A branch OF the Church |
81 Jesus Christ OF LAtter.dny Saints |
was organized hero with David WA. |
iams IA President. Ia 1883 tue branch |
was organized Into a regular Bishop's |
wardj and from lbSs 10 1899 thurt |
were Two wards IN tho valley, onu at |
Winter Quarters, called tue Pleas. |
ant Valley waru, and the other |
at Sc0feld. Owing 10 the removal |
OF one OF the Bishops In 1890, |
the two wards were Amalgamated into |
Que, and the present Bishop is Thomas
>. Parmley who acts with Hyrum |