Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-05
RICHNESS GOING TO WASTE.
The Condition Of a Washington
County Settlement
a ssmi. Tropical REGION which Weeds
capital nnd Energy to Develop
It's Wealth.

''N''''N bNNuNhN uuNlcF ~ your
oJlumnB many years hgo, but OF late
thofo has been little VI no mention
made thereof The early records Of
the place show tho mention o; a mum.
her o. prominent historical PERSONS Ss
boiog once settlers aud occupants Of
properly here, anu II appears to have
done lie share asa "uut-efy" for the
psrsJns who were 10 colonies the fur.
lhcr sUu'hefn countries u Arizona,
New and Old Mcxic, and Nevada.
Now,itis occupieiby only few families
and has been In this hall deserted oou-
uiiiDn tot many year. Your CORES
pendent finding what he deemed
cheap and valuable property here,
made haste 10 secure himtcli home,
where many valuable products OF the
soil, most dcslrablc anu precious In the
eyes aud ApreiitUs VI the uwcllrfs Of
higher attitudes, grew m ItJlusiJn
aud were suffered largely g. ~ 10 wsslr
iOf the want " hands 10 save auu mar.
kst to uiluf Ifice. Vet within u radius
u ono .iundrsd mlles aTe thousands o.
Inhabitants whose location Will not
produce grapes, hgs, almonds, peaches
hud other tender fruits which require
a warmer climate and are produced
here.
The hhlCdeseftod condition OF this
Ilacu seems 10 have taken place nj the
time of the pfusI Gritty Of the silver
Reef mining enterprise, NJ which time
many VI the settlers sold their water
tights to ihu mime, AMI others draw.
Ing Their water rights Oti IN other
difyciions-n notably 10 Leeds ncwtt
location, II seems to have been thought
that the Town was totally killed. But
few siill hDlt on TO their rTup.
,riiss, and while some buildings
were torn down Tor tho lun.
her they contained, aud utghhTds,
cut down Tot fuel, numuut escaped,
aud there are today several good habit.
aDlo h0utes empty aud quite number
" builIings Ut which uOthiug remains
but the rock walls. Surrounding most
Of these are what should us valuable
orchards and small vineyards win
lucuTn patches anu garden ground. A
stream Of water having teen preserved
~ thuto VINO did hold Dn aud preserve
their homes seems now Au1iclcnt
Ter tho use Of nearly all OF lhtsu
neglected properties 20 that now they
ntu nil nvgligeutly tended Tor tue
hay and pastufngp they afford and
tOmo iruit according no tue tTccs may
ur msy not hAvr been destroyed.
Nothing prevents tho growth 81 hun.
ufods Of gtnpo vince, whose roots are ia
tue ground, hut the scy tho or the Gu.
ter Of the mower, which three or four
times n year clips them down 10 the
ground.
Ten Ter cent. Of what these proprt.
Ties would 'cioh In Sal, Iase and All.
iacent valleys IL about what they cnu |
bo bought tor here; and h,Ic lea rare
opportunity for Tow good men IN ". |
care ats cheap rate what " would 10. |
qIiTo yssrs TO build ~ az d nccumu.
late, We are membcra OF the Lee, ds |
ward ttbTeo miles Distant hut We have |
our own meetings and sunday school |
which are we'll attended, and No III.
suitable season Of tho year arrives We
expect to see the young iolks busy
studying the program and pfincIules |
lhii down In the Young Meu'a Mu. |
tnal improvement Manual. We have
y coed substantial school house with
loud toned bell, AMI the ago and tzp
OF our beautiful shade trees give the
place u most delightful rural
and suburban appearance. Surely the
Lahore OF the early founders nfe appre.
csble u the present inhabitants. Rock
seems TO have been convenient fenc.
ing material, for nearly every lot Zone
and a hali avresl Ia fenced 10 l,scli
with a stone wall, aud It IL said that
the bet grindsiOne rock In Utah 10
found In this locality.
Pcaohts, plums anu grapes are now
beginning 10 ripen, and 'hers begin.
Meth tho large END Of our troubles.
Thirty miles Of very rocky, broken
country iniervenes between
Us and country where road can 20
without making or grading. And
perhaps y hundred more through
a smoother country TO where the
people live who need these preuloup
pToduotS, Hut II they are not lost or
led to hogs, or dried for next 10
nothing, they must be lolted over
.hese rocks upon road uyeTlastlngly
'ut up mo matter how good or smooth
i may have been when fitft gradeul
by narrow, anu In most oasrs worn
.ires, which remove all hiuyratlr
'arth anu leave the tender fruit 20 be
ammtd from the point or corner Of
lnD rock to The next, al ininitum
lutll the Journey Ia made.
One would think that the peopls of 4.
,uunty thus situated wOuii see IN,
necessity OF some united aud deter.
mined effort to secure and proteot a
good road leading to an unfhllipg
market Tor their products, eycu II
Il should require anew set " Vide
'if,s or whtela 10 every wagon re.
IulTed for the al. Wuulddit ID rn,p
Why, a wagon that would run iUF
years with n given lOad on n good foad
ITer from rOCas aud Tuts, will not RIM
The same uumbor II weeks with the
same load Oh this same thirty mills
stretch noflhwari, Then new
wagon must he had, which n II be- NOT
\ slze heavier than usual must le nam.
mrtrd 10 pieces before II should Legin
10 wear out
Bntall tue same We all speculate In
hule " some day seeing = railroad
run through here. May be 80; may be
not That help il beet when
eople bel thrmsrlves, improvements
ne cuuyrniurc, s owned by persona Etn
irinuyr, 'uyrig o.s ur uUu.Tpsidcnlr,
'ic apt 60 be Of only / aginAty fogl
value GO b" fcsldeutf, teing IN the
hiuTr Of mortgages upon real estate,
20 oN.iyHting necessity " raising
money iNr interest, ueptvssta prices, su
.uHi H.l vHlute tuilrr amt people wotsu
~ than before. ihry become slHyes
nrlruu OF iTtB IFrIlv.