Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-18


rom these tlacea, the wf.tei's feeling
wero moved with mlas.iJn on srrini
poor widow with several children, I'D
the way from a grown daughter '0 ni
infant, tur wagon drawn ~ "a pals %
points heavily laden, driven ny q Hm1l
boy. IlU remainder OF tue family
were dragging themselves through ih
mud hHif CuI, turIs tunHou face
showing Tire ugls " g0ytry and sick
Ipas.
BraH1w1 's built 90 "a sAnIy elcvl.
tipn On She Canadian river wlofU Do d.
he dividing line between the Cherokee
aud Ch0ciuw uaiiyu. "a mile AMI a
hall To- M the fivlr and the Hamu dc.
tfncc from the T0a,uilicc, where thH
husintu flfi uf the Town b., uu o
] rluuI hiIl among Cue ufHIufu tiec4, Ia
[ tUc h0mu uI BUtlrf =. u. MlNfl; -
! double leg hIuss wl,u shru room HuI
/ porch ou one siIv, nicely WhltuWasIrd
! aud neat AMI clean -ths Do our U1uih.
l Urn Chtf1hUr ho1ir. Duung Dur Ufs'
! 8lty, iur.uiiug Sew lelr's uly 80
] herd tovrf1l M.c,lu.H
A milo sud hall drive lt.ngs us
/ through Tue bottom hui o. tho north
/ fHfa 90 tur Canadian iiNrt lUrritI
I across aud pnlsius through Nnitriirii,
J o ChUcttw town, We arc SOU cut uu
the open prairie. Ia our one hufsu
buggy, Kindly furnished ~ our Msbfy
| Saints, We nTU rolled over a ylsi W.
occupied county, now boo tho wolIa,
crossing mn. tuuugh atfnu
ami over The bottom luuuf, next
losi on tho prairie. 10 tns a..
surveyed country people make
roads % cult thuls convenience; nuI
not Knowing ju1t wlpfr We ate going,
We often get Iusi. Finding our wby
again, We cfuls "a sandy hillside anu
come % luttfpfifr, another small
town. In tnis nation people l0cltc iu
towns more than Ia the CltH in Chur0.
tre country.
North OF here IL Younger Ben on
tho river, "a place whufu the notorious
Younger bfothufs held forth duflng
tue Irfi1i OF thelr depfeuati0nB
throughout the country. About twelve
miles up tho riyrr IN Standing Rock, a
remarkable monument Ol nuciuut or
early fetiiuf8' Ito In this country. 10
the middle o. the liver ataud0 n rock
fully eighty feet high with almost pof.
Icnd'oulht slibi; by uii %. gials
peculiar ana quaint inscriptions ca
DO tUon any lcct above the water,
seemingly painted on with some kiuI |
OF cement paint. The river ted must |
have been washed much deeper silcr |
these inscriptions were pla,ei here, !
presumably W spaulArj,.
leaving Eutsrprisr We are ditsc,o |
acf0sn the prairie 90 our irinuGs ID out |
a mile dlstant Needing two |
men we'll mounted on nnr American /
hofstF, We inquired fot Mt. EnOch
Fihnh. Believing us 10 be Insurance |
ageuts, deputy matshais or fomethinR |
braljo Gospel message carriers, after =
m0mcnps hesitation one of these us.
o0lofed gentlemen Ru-
swefed. III am that man, what do you |
NAnl2" 1--WE are Mormon Eldes, ana /
having heard Of your courtesy " our
Elders VIZ did not want w pasa by
without calling upon you" "Duvu /
up 10 tho house, "Mr. Flack said kiudly; |
'makn yourselves comfortable. me
boys Will take care Of your horse,
viii be back i0ou.n
Betwron two rugged blu1s, whore
Two low mountains come near together,
10 The north among the timber, the
lOuth oIoniug out on u beautiful
prairie, Ia a model southern home. On
an elevation huftounlod by neat
lumber iuuoe, II n double frame house,
n porch tho foil length Of the building; |
AMI overlooking the prairie, also idl.
lows an opening between tho two
main structures leading back 10 tho
Wing on tho norm. The well aud
smoko.houso 10 the rear. Tbs Old.
fashioned ashes leach anu par.
iltiln fence are between the house
and u seycn.aofo orchard, while
10 the east Ia the garden patch.
A little 10 the west Of the hOuBe across
"A narrow street or laue, IL n model
barn, he cotton bin, coru cribs, haylous
and cotton tosi and grain depart.
mcniH. No hillefs Tor tue horses aud
mules, tho condition OF which shows
kind treatment aud good care; each
has an individual stall, separated by
sliding lattice doom, whore ,he stock
have their freedom. Wagons stand Ut
1er shodtj boxes utu hoislei with ropes
aud pulley; tho we'll anl wafer.
lrou IA, feed racks, folco aud stock
yards, all express palmer than worJ,
mat people VIM have ucun well trained
live mere. Agreeable 20 the custom VI
lhe sunny south, the sitlug room,
rArlor gua bedroom ate Oh IN one. Two
rooms u this Kind constitute the
family room aud vlsltofs' apartments.
AZ tue Unu VI the porch M washing
bench, aud On y hook suspended fFom
Inc porch ceiling by ropes 10 cellar
bucket with ffeSh water, auI ON rock
u clean towel A huge OAK nge IL made
Ju the hearth and tue yisilors arc made
IN their cosy room. On
pole nuAr the well, with a f0pc attached,
Is an engine bell. Supper lime arrives
the bell ilnga-we, are ushered into
The diniug room Just bacK Of the
Iamily apartment.
Mfe, Flaok, part Creek lniian, hRv.
Ing served her time, became nu accom-.
lishod cook Tor q southern planters
home. Being provided with all the
nucrfsnrics, We were seated 10 aump,
.uuus ropR,t. BsiDre the war or
l0lofed friend, Mt Fhck, now ab.u.
nity year, ola, was tho property OF a
distinguishes Ch0clnw .amiiy. rhiF.y |
Neafi ago no commenced Tor himself
win ~ ornls. To-day no H. w1tth
$4,000. On ms go acres Of cultivated
land they make homes Tor thirty.slX
Whllo renters ana families.
Oiluting his H.rvicru and dining
lonn, meeting was arranged Tor our
fulugu,
a twenty-five miles ride over a
of Just such country as in
'hn hltrnh ChouIUw miles just De.
iuriurdi except more ~ infamous, ns
.he Chuo.aw cIuutfy DO fgufh aud
1uheui We descend tho hillside ANA
IyllJw Mtthulda creek down way,
aud sass between two mIuutinH,