Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-16
NOTES FROM KAMAs.
Elder Stevenson Has an frJoyable
Trip 10 summit County
KAMAs, summit Co..
Aug. 10, 1894


haUor Deseret NeioE
This IL a lovely morning. The COL
breeze Of early morn indicates the
faoi, that weare high up IN the noun
tain,. We slept well under pair oi
quilts last night, and were ready for an
extra covering before morning
Aud this IL only fotiy.two miles, a
little south Of east from salt Lake CITY.
While pennlng these few lines, ere tue
sun shines, a musical humming birl
comes TO our window with sweet
music, looking after the sweets Of tue
hiwVta growing aud twlpiug snugiy
nr0uud tue window Of Uur sleeping
room. could but admire the beauty
Of the little musical bird, comlafing 10
vito the Cuuutltss thousands OF 10
feathsred and plumed iamilyi from me
seven foot Ostrich, down 10 thls the
tiniest midget OF bird. Now aries
thought IN the IaasinE vision Of hnite
MIND, how great " the Maslet Creator
who could dyv a. 90 grand variety ~
this enc iius alone OF biz great cfen'
toni For who can while looking over
the majestic variety Of birds gathered
together IN the various museums IN
Old England, America, anu all over
this grand little world, without "a.
claimiugi Great 10 Coz, the creator ~
heaven, earth, and ell things thrioiuf
Let the dtist, tue nthisl, hide his lace
ia shame when he shall utter there u
nO God, fof "the fool hath SAID Ia hls
heart, there 10 no Goi."
The altltu 10 IT Kanas valley Il
$40 foot above Utah county at Provo
Inc surrounding mountain tops ate
low, auu NIX the county u well
named, 20 We 10 up Ia tue summit
just east q. 80 broad valley 10 where
the Provo rivuf heads The Weber
river, Bear river ant tue Duchesuo, all
four Of these rivers head ut Reeus
Peak, and all OF them Ia radius hve
miles, The Weber river running
north smpiylug INTO the Great Sali !
Lake, that IL, what IL left OF u alter tho !
irHRatlng bitches VI many Villages
owns Aud counties have been uurpliei |
with the gloflous aud useful element,
without which blessing Utah would !
soon o abandoned, aud left n weary |
desert, surrounded by snOw.cappod |
ountAiup.
The Provo river after supplying |
wants, fiuds liz way intO |
Utah lake, thence through Salt Lakr /
county, IN the Jordan river into tue |
Great salt Lake. Bear rvsf finds IT. /
way through Cache county, Box Elder |
county, aud w last resting place 10 /
Also H. tue Great Salt Like; while tho
DuChetne river passes east, through the
UiniAh reservation, anu finally Int
ifeen river. DINER smaller streams
ice up here In the summit, but it is
Iingular that all those iour slreamo
.hould head 20 closely together run.
liug IN those reverse directions.
some Year, since, " was thought by
many tuAt grain could not be- grown
In this beautiful valley, anu stock
raising wna carried on, but NJ In macy
other tTigid valleys Ia Utah, Col has
tempered the atmosphere; now wheat,
oAts, barley, some vegetables and small
fruits are successfully raised, with hay |
In great abundance. Much tame hay, |
red top and timothy, grow very lux.
urlautly, ami the beat quality OF 20.
tatots, ana when II comes 10 milk And
butter, II IN luscious. Although the
people are plain livers, they appear
very happy and healthy In all those
mountain settlements.
Bishop samuel Atwood has q large
space Of opea valley at kamas, AMI
soon collected alarge meeting Tor this
busy season, for the people are In the
midst OF haying time. The people OF
this place appreciated an illustrated
lecture last evening, aud the evening
before the PeoA meeting bell called a
very good audience together To listen
TO a lecture. Elder Nathan Tauner
added his testimony, stating that not
long before the demise Of David Whit.
mef he met him at mis- home IN Rich
mond, Ray county, Mo. IL was with
aoms difficulty that he obtained an In
terview with him. At frat ho appeared
veiy feeble, but when warmed up he
bore n powerful testimony. He said
that In open day he saw the gold
plates and the Hugel, anu heard HE
voice, aud "beiofe G0u, these words
are true"
Lectures were given free 10 the pub.
lie at Oakley, where about twO.thifds u
the audience were not MormOns. Ga
Monday evening the people Of Wan.
ship turned out well Ia nioe meeting
house 10 listen TO an illustrated lecture,
This place 10 bjcct TO frost, but from
10 to % bushels OF wheat IL raised per
acre. Oats and potatoes grow excel
lently.
We have held siK lectures during
the past Ave days, aud much enjoyed
the cool mountain air.
T.. sTEvENsos.