Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-22

sandy ROAD ahead (which In places
was at an angle Of about ~ degrees,)
we finally descended below every
thing cleo iu that vicinity, aud arrived
at Williams ranch. Mr.. Williams
keeps an Indian trading store, snd IA
essentially the pioneer road maker Of
this section Of country. We were very
we'll treated, and hOfst-feed, melons
and anything else on the ranch were
offered 10 W. free Of charge. We found
we were now farther north than Tuba
and distant from II twenty-five miller,
which intervening space we were ln'
formed was sandy enough to suit the
most iastidious.
On the morning OF the fourth day,
We crossed the wash, and alter climb
ing a winding AMI tiresomo road, again
came iu View Of the surrounding couu.
try, and were shown certain peaks aud
hills. One was 10 many miles beyond
Tuba, and another n certain distance
la smother direction; bui unfortunately
our road was Carrying us far TO the
right, and M We could zee road 20 the
lett crossing high bench, which took
the right cour.e, we concluded o. make
a cut Oh. The full particulars u that
cut on I would not have time 10 tell
suiIicu II to say, That we crossed the IN
torveniug space Of about two miles, iu
about that many hOure, and all came
out alive. | AM willing for any scribe
VINO may follow in our footsteps g. dus-
cribe the cut oil In detail, ami Will only
ask that Bishop BhnkefhOn, Brother
Porter and mysolf be Remembered
kiudly ~ tho oHiei guides aud scouts
10 tho undertaking. We nov
struck little more sand aud also
another fork Of the Mo.en. copy called
To.kis.jay. We nO0ncd just beyond,
surrounded ~ lar o. We could zee by
pounyfoyai, also some grass. We
reached Tuba alter dark, having had
tho pleasure Of walking tweniy.thfco
milcH. 10 was not considered ncCe. rnfy
10 rock any Of " 20 sleep that night.
Tuba ward and vicinity has uui0f-
luuaioly had bus little rain Tho season,
whilst al around them has been vol
supplied. The fruit crop Il almost an
entire failure; grain shorter than usual;
two cuttings OF lucuru shortly reason
Of dams being washed out. Consider.
lug all these circumstances, The settlers
show an excellent spirit, anu viul with
each other IN cntcftaluiug their
visitors, the only regret expressed was
on account Of there bBing NO Tow Oi
u. Six excellent muptiugs were
held on tie 3rd aui an inst;
all the organizations were placed
Ia working order some permanent
improvements alggestud ana agtetd
o.; some twelve patrlRfchal bleaailgl
gwen BY Patriarch L.. ~. Hatch. Rnu d
vCry interesting ward Conference came
10 "a olUuc.
Brother and Slater West, Brother
Porter ami Slater Ruiz Hatch stared
hOmu on tue b.h met. via Mow.e.Ab.
by, where they held n meeting. On
tho I'm, Brother Hatch, his daughter
anu mytoli drove over to the Lost
named place, sud met President J. n.
smith and others ON route for Utah.
Two meetings were held here on tho
sih at Brother Bates's house,an many
0i the Tuba Saints came over. There
IL plenty Of ifuit here, anu VIZ were
well entertained. | returned 10
TUBA after the meetings, anu Brother
Hatch proceeded on the following
morning In company with j. ~.
smith and ID. :. Rogers for Utah.
After assisting the Tuba folks Ia ur.
ranging suitable plan Tor school
house left thelr quiet town on the
morning Of the lltn, per blackboard,
cnmped about hny.miles on the road,
at Tanners tank, surrounded by lux.