Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-22
INLOvELY DENT DALE.
The Home OF Ills Ancsstors.-A Hos
pltable Welcome.

CorrsipondcHos Bstsrd Ntrh
70 ~. Stephens Road OIL, Manche'-
Ter Road, Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng
land, June, 1893. -Amongst the nun
erous excursions at whiisuntidc was
one to Dent. Having eirong desire
to visit that part Of Yorkshire ! ava''eu
myself Of the opportunity ON "hl''
Tuesday. Rising early that morning
made PREPARATIONS to mirgle win
the crowd who assembled at the MIC
land station. Trains were departing
every few minutes TO different paris OF
the British Isles.
Not being much acquainted with tue
geographical situation Of Dent, ! mal'
inauiry, but elected only a little ln'
formation concerningit tits situn'eu
in the western part Of Yorkshire close
to the borders Of westmoreland' me
town OF Dent (which lies about nan
way down tho valley At Dent Dale) u
very email, with probably two Or
three hundred Inhabitants. We let
the station at $40. The scenery on
the route IL grand, and after an en-.
Ioyable ride OF three hours we arrived
at what is known AZ Dent station.
"where IL Denl7" l inquired rs l
Aiighted from the train.
WYou 10 about five miles down the
daleD was the answer. IL was inter
esling 10 learn that the town OF Dent
was 30 far from the station, especially
30 to me who was, a. II were, ga
stranger in n strange land"
On proceeded down n very steep
hill for over half mile In the
beautiful valley or dale OF Dent. This
IN one Of the gTandest Flights ever
beheld. IL Ia about ten miles In length
and 10 dotted all over with farm
houses. The lower part Of the dale
lisa well-nooded landscape. In the mid'
die II the river Dee. Beautiful 20
the eye are the numerous patches OF
green fields, upon which eau be seen
many cattle and sheep. How grand
the fields lbedecked with butteroup.
and daisies and other fragrant flower
Large clusters Of trees can DO seen here
and there.
After travelling for nearly an hour
entered the paved, zlgzag street OF tho
old town Of Dent. A noted author
Hartley Coleridge-some nty year,
ago gave n truthful description Of H.
There's q town o. little note or praise.
Narrow and winding are ~ rafting streets,
Whero cart with cart In cumbrous eonule'
Hard susiains up or backing down the ways.
whore, Insecure, the crawling infant plays
Ana the nigh aaYor o. the hatnF sweets
" pan or humming ovcn fankly ueeA
The hungry nose that threads The acnuoui
maze.
visited Dent once before-thirty
eight years ago. such lengthy
period has elapsed that | have almos
forgotten all | ever knew about II
Being DESTROYS Of ascertaining whethe
any OF my relatives ON my mother
slue were alive, Just AZ entered thu
town / inquired from one named
Thomas Fawoett, sh0emhker,( but n,
relation TO our family and was sur
pTiscd 10 receive the answer
GAN the Fawcett family are deag
aud buried. The last one-Miles Faw
cett--died n few months ago."
This 10 me was rather unpleasan
news, after such n tedious walk aud
Jour ey Of nifty miles on the railroad
The next thing 10 do was 10 SEQ tn
vicar OF the old church In relation /
gsneslogy. He Informed me that hi
price tor access 10 the records would b
one shilling Tor search tho first yen
and sixpense for every year after. A
could not make arrangements for oh
tanning genealogical information tina
day, | proceeded to look after TIA
sinner man,
"A A "A
TO n small store 10 procure refresh
ments, where 1 was kindly WELCOMED
and Tor n few moments rested m
wesry limbs. Feeling somewhat down
cast at the thought Of being unable {
mud any Of my relations, entered Ia
TO conversation on the subject with IA
walter At the store, when very nea
looking young woman came In, An
becoming acquainted with the tubjc,
We were converting upon, iniotme
mo that tho widow OF the late Mil,
FAwceit was living a short dislRnc
away, and said that she would tab
me 10 her residence. The kind ollie
was soon accepted, and few minut,
later l was In the presence OF sewers
Of ms cousins. An Invitation WA
extended for me 10 stay all night, whiC
was gladly accepted.
y Nextmorning visited more cousin
and upon Inquiry found that Abot
half the residents Of Dent Dale wor
either blood relations or related b
marriage.
Amongst the numerous host Of m
relatives was one George CAbstiok, "A
old man verging upon four score year
In conversation with him he said 1
Substance;
81 was well acquainted with you
grandfather Robert Fawcett. Ho live
nj what we call Wood Bridge In DEF
Dale. was also well acquainted wit
your great uncle, William FAwcett, an
his wife; they lived on the Hin Top ,
Dip Dale. They had large family.
fifteen sons and daughters, OF 6ll
stalwRTt race. knew them we'll. Tn,
lived 10 good old age, and alwa,
resided on yonder nil. A few We
ago they began TO drop of, one by on
until today all-Rll but one-are slice