Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-14
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.


II. H.. Taylor has returned from y
tfip TO Ashley and the Uintsh wuld
iitlit, says tho Manti NcscHgcr. He
reports having discovered riCn treas.
utcs and will soon become a gold bug.
a young man or two from this city,
says the Mount Pleasant i1rdmid had
little experience last week IN rail.
ronding, enough 10 destroy all ambl.
tons they may have had In that line.
They assisted 10 get freight through
from Fairview 10 Saline, but when
Mount Pleasant was reached they
ruliuqulBhsd their job. They'll not Try
any more rGllfoaiing.
According 10 tho Mount Pleasant
pyramid, l.. j. jordan took \ load Of
WOOL from graded sheep down 10 the
Provo wooden mills last week 10 have
made iutO cloth. The wool was FROM
bic French nwta and averaged twelve
pounds 10 the sheep. Mf. Jordan
clipped come bucks this spring that
shsafcd twenty pounds Of wool apiece.
Tho mining meu oi Mantl have been
more or les excited during tho past
week over reputcd wealthy gold fms
In sslinA canyon. Assays show that
the black sand oi Red oreeK contains
over svyenty.iivo dollars per ton la
pure gold. Several locations have been
made aud mauy people arc rushing to
the gold flolds In tue hope Of being
hblp 10 stake OH rich elaine. The
ground IN placer aud IA located on Rcd
creek about thigty.hvu miles ssg,nUsst
OF BaIinn. Vim. Funk, In the employ
Of q. +. Coolidge, discovered the
treasure.-Me'sengsr.
A most destructive halltiorrn passed
over tho northern part Of Spring
CITY aud zelda Saturday, says the
MaDu MssieHgtr, destroying hundreds
OF acres OF splendid gain. Tue ciu.
Leus whose grain was Injured the most
seriously met sunday AnI appointed a
committee 10 Appraite the damage, anu
mnko arrangements TO place the matter
before the county court asking the
court 10 remit the taxes on the land
most damaged. LOIS acres were dam.
aged ifom 70 to 100 per cent. over 90
per cent OF this acreage IL total lose.
Averaging the crop ~ 90 bushels 20
the acre, cur lofs Will be H. 900 bushels
nj the least. Neatly l3J persons suffer
lose, which would be almost 100
tunnels TO person. Many Of our
farmers, remarks lhe Messenger, will
lose their entire crop, which means n
considerable degree OF hardship, hs the
greater part Of them depend almost
entirely upon their laud for their in-
come.
J. g. Whom informs the Brigham
Bugisr that the sides OF tbs mountains
ana adjoining lands southeast Of Brig
ham arc literally alive with gtaSs.
hoppefs. There arc millions Of these
destructive hOppeTs. They arc Of
many varieties, colon Aod szus.
They arc found IN all sizes from
that OF a small house III TO half As
large M mans finger. There Aro
evidently numerous breeds, but oil
seem TO work hHtmUniously together to
the end ofdesiroying all vegetation that
comes IN their way. They appear dis.
inclined 10 leave this vicinity, most OF
them having been hg cheI there on the
sunny mountain slope. rnsy can
hardly be- driven out OF tue iucsfn
nelds, vegetable gardens and orchards,
where they arc creating sad havoc.
Several other placts near by have also
suffered from their visits. hut the
tract over which they have spread ~
lar IL comparatively small anu has
affected but few people.