Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-29
AeSemOlancas Between The Ancient
and Modern Cities Of that Name.
born SURROUNDED by WALLS.
Da'lS County One Of the Most rroduc
tive Agricultural Districts
in Utah.

Wy 'NIltu b0unu al ia described Ra
lhe chief city Of the Nephllss situated
IN lhc uofihcrnpart o South America.
not Tar from the shore Of the great eat.
Cru sea, and nut a short distance south
oi the lslhmus Of Panama. ut was
'he hey TO tue northern continent, ana
previous 10 the birth u the Savior none
OF the Invading armies Of the Lamar.
'''' appear 10 have bech able 10 pas, by
H. IL was strongly fortified by Moroni
anu MS associate commanders aud
successors mill th,
city was encirclud with a deep ditch
anu hiGh wal! Of earth aud tlmhere."
Ihe modern Bouu,iiul, which am
no" visiting, is situated In Davis
county, Utah, anu consists Of an in.
corpoisted city surrounded by one Of
tue most fertile anu productive agrl.
cultural districts In the Territory.
westward II extends to the river Jor.
Jan and the great Salt Lake, north to
Oentvrvilic, ana east and south TO the
mountains which separate Davis ooun.
" ifom Morgan anu saltLake counties.
Ihe inhabited part OF Buuutiiul EN-.
braces about twoniy.nyo square miles
witch sustAins population OF about
-'uJ. o. these 2228 aye members Of the
Church, organized into three Bhhop's
wards, famed respectively, East,
West ami South Bouutiml.
East Bsunuful is the largest ward
In the Davis Stake Of Zion, containing
go families Of Latief.Jay ssinte, or
ldJ. souls. Chester Call 10 the Bishor,
anu NE councillors are David stOker Ia
ION 0l the late Bishop John 5iUkerland
Henry Hampton. East Bluntiiui has
Tue largest and test finished meeting
uvuse IN tue Davis stake, ana for
several Year, alter Il was fret built, IL
! possessed the distinction Of being tue
nntst meeting house In all Utah. Its
IN the main u adobe structure, though
the basement b built OF rock, the main
builiing is 80 feet long by ~ wide.
lhefe lisa twu.stOfy yestfy attached 10
the east end; anu the west emu is
boauIitied by n lofty tower, terminal.
ing IN i've spires, o. which tue cogtrr
one u confilefaOly larger than each
OF Tue Tour corner OueF. In all tbs
settlements OF the Saints there IL no
othei tower Ike 10. The erection OF
tue building was commenced In 1867,
bul " was not fnishud till 1862.
Wet Bountiiul warJ, pfrsiJeI over
by Bishop Lewis NJ. Grant, an adopted
sOn OF the late JUdudlah NJ, Grant,
contains 252 souls reported ON Church
statistics, or 40 families, who truly
pOsstss Ono OF tue garden spots OF our
Territory. Tho fertility anu richness
OF some OF the soil here Is no, sur
passed by any Ia the Rocky Noun.
tnins.
South Bountiiul, lying south Of West
Bountltul embraces the extreme south.
west corner OF Davis county. one
bundled families, or $40 souls, belong.
ing TO the Church constitutes the bulk
OF the population, as there are but
lev non Mormous Ia this locality.
Richard q. Egan, son Oi the late
Major Howard Egau, pr,si leo 70 10
Bisnup, with Joseph Hogan Ia son OF
the late Erick e. NJ. Hogan, one OF the
iifst UtHh Elders sent 10 Scandinavia
and John Perry Benson, a son Of tho
late Apostle Esra I. Bonsou) rs c1un.
selors.
The three Bountliuls may properly
be termed the vegetable garden vi Salt
Lake Ciiy, Ms very large proportion
OF the irlits aud vegetables aud also |
dairy products, consumed by the In. |
habitants of Utahs metropolis, are
raised here. That the people are doing |
we'll financially IL proven by Their
beautiful residences, comfort BILE out. |
houses, ornamental fences, etc, which |
the traveller brhelds on every hand A. |
he passes through.
BOuntilul, originally Anown ne Ses-
BlonS settlement, also StOkvf's settle. |
ment, anu subsequently, North Can. |
Won ward, was iiTst settled In the fRllof |
lSI7 by PorrlgFiYi Sessions aud few |
OtherH, who han crossed the plains anu |
mountains that year IN the wake OF |
the pioneers led directly by President
Brigham Young. In ls53 the popula.
ton hAI Increased 10 ga sous. In
1854, according 10 the advice Of |
President Young, the people, follow.
ing the example Of ancient BOunuiul,
10 wall In their city, rs "a
means Ofpr0'ection against the Lamar.
ties, OF ludiuns-the very same race
OF people viii II maIo Il uec,ssaTy for
the inhabitants Of tue Nephite Bountl.
fui To eucITclu their city with u du.p
uilch and 10 high wall OF earth and
timber. The wall commenced ny the
bullders OF modern BOuutltul was
twelve feet nigh and six feet thick Mt
the bottom; II iuclused "a tract OF land
PIG RODS long by lO7 rods wide. Most
of ID was completed, bat the proposed
gates were never nunt, ~ the Lamar
ltu neishbor promised good behavior;
aud 80 Tar us B1untliul In concerned hu
kppt bic pledge ever after. Remnants
Oft IL city wall is ttlll seen, aud the
OLD settlers can easily trace II all
arouni where II was built nearly forty
years ago
When The Mormon pioneera # ls47
fret planted their feet Ia tue valley Vt
me Great Shlt LAKE, President Brig
ham Young, the leader OF that illus-
.fious body (which has become 10
nmDus IN tho history OF Utah, and
which by and by will become 10.
nowuel thrOug hout the wOrl } told his
elbow travellers that they had arrived
m tue spot where the chief city OF the
saints 10 tho Rocky mountains should
.tAud. 5umu ui the pioneers, who
we're unRvorably Impressed with the
lttor dusolato aud barren appearance
II tho valley, suggested 10 the Prosi-
tent that p,TaaIs alter exploring In
Inherent directions, IA more desirable
ocahty might DO FUND IN which 10
make the hcRdquAru n Of the Church.
/ was then that the Prophet Brigham
omarked 10 his bfeihfen that they
night 20 exploring IN AL directions
ID much hs they pleased, hut
hat thoy would return convinced
80 no sitn Whara Salt l.nka fsttv |