The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-15


ton of Idaho. The land is very pro-
lductive we'll taken care of by the own
ers, and, were an outlet provided for
their farm products, would double,
treble and uuadruple in value Por-
lions of the valley are veritable gar
dens, and it seems too bad that they
should be isolated from the outside
world, as they now appear to be, in
this age of progress and advancement.
And this is more glaring, too, when
lit is considered that the people have
no telegraph line. Valuable time in
matters of important business, some
times, is lost, by the necessity of hav-
ing to travel some thirty-fve miles to
ia telegraph Office Capitalists and
Dhilanthropists might take a hint from
this 1t was told your correspondent
that line was building from Carbon,
Wyo., which would tap the valley. If
there is there is not a property owner
in Malad but will wish it God speed.
Between Malad and Samaria, to the
north lies the settlement of st. John,
the home of our warbler, Prof. Evan
Stephens There are no fewer than fifty
OF his kin in the valley. and we sug-
gested that the name be changed to
Stephentown or Stephenville.
Steps are being taken, we under
stand, to have daily mail from Malad
and surrounding points to Curlew and
and Rockford. The Inhabitants of
those burgs will feel like the Melan-
choly Dane did when he said, for
this relief much thanks"
One of the chief topics of the season
for miles around was the killing OF
John Morgan by Hearst. Opinions
varied as to the justification the slayer
would offer at his trial, which will not
come off until May. He has a fine team
of legal advisers, among which is the
great Powers. Mr.. McDougall and two
or three others. It would be impolite
and unwise to give any opinions heard
on the round. 1t was sad occurrence.
Both men had their friends. Let the
law take its course.
One day last week a number of the
male populatio of Samaria had a rab-
bit hunt, the result being Ais corpses
of the rodent kind. Not having any
other use for them, they were given
to the swine. and by them ravenously
devoured. We suggested to some OF
the leading spirits of the place that II
would not be amiss to club together
secure philanthropic volunteer 10
haul 400 or 500 to the railroad and con-
sign them to the relief committee or
Salt Lake city. The poor would glad
ly and thankfully receive them, and
we believe the railroad company would
transport them gratis. Rabbit-shoot-
ing contests between the St John ana
Malad experts are common, and nun
dreds of the destructive pests are
slaughtered every few days. We made
the same suggestion to the Malad folks
and hope it may result favorably for
some of the hungry poor of this city.
Well see.
The ride over the snow, both ways
was a cold one. Going up the wind
blew a gale, with the mercury II below
zero. Returning, although it was snow
ing and blowing, the genial warmth
of the stage driver, Mr.. Ben Williams
coupled with hot rock wrapped in
flannel at our feet, we were conforta-
BILE.
On the 1st of March we learned there
is to be a gathering of the Cymraeg
clans at Willard, Box Elder county,
when time of rejoicing will be had
such as the people of that national
the former home OF Professor stephens
and the time St Davids day.
The Oneida mill, near Samaria, has
passed into new hands. Improved ma
cllinery for turning out fine grades of
flour will be put in, and the custom
which has fallen off some time ago, is
expected to return and be greatly in
creased. The present owners also own
the Malad mill.
The Davis brothers, who publish the
Malad Enterprise, are a good team and
are publishing sprightly little paper
One of the boys was in Salt Lake city
yesterday, purchasing some wood type
for poster work.
The most progressive of the stock
raisers are feeding their sheep. Death
from the vigorous blasts on the hills
is thus averted and the cost of feed
ing is returned in the saving Of mutton
and wool 1.-TWO sheep'S heads are bet
ter than one
Wood is the fuel of the valley, very
few being so fortunate as to indulge
in the luxury Of coal at about $3.50 a
ton and a wagon haul of thirty-five
miles. But let a railroad be built in
that direction and coal would supplant
the pine, the cedar and the mounatin
mahogany.
Cymro am byth. J. E. E.