Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-26
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Prof. Nelson's VIVID Description OIL
Snake River Valley.
coon LAND AND ABUNDANT WATER
thousands n Acres Waiting Tor the
Industrious Farmer Who Niii Iiy
Pioneer Lille.

EN NNNN NaNHNs ANNNH ..N".N - =
elapsed blucc his lsm nc advice wa
given, and now iu J'sh We hav,
reached tho sane p,Cih.Ia ~ humH'
ity, at least in the utDNu centres. WI
clE 20 NJ further wssl tHaIv'n'oS
The advice must now tr, "-Huti 10.
young maB.n lust,aI ~ toe 30 4 %.
icet Of yard iu front 4 tao house u
Fout with its iue7ilaDis s..n "lN"'p d
the grass," move uut aHt r..hi d.'H
on Unulo SANS duWaI.f, wnuir i"'
hail doEeu klu.rrgarlou copies & yy..'
Hulf aud vac. may huvs 100 ac.r' 10.
sAyu brush lu which ~ IIaN HiIo hnl
tnst. Let them wiiurss aNi axe f'
IN tho wonderful tfau'llfmfi 100 % ~
desert. OHlsc, lrss a iu'i VII.
give breadth nau isp.n ui c1sIHti"f 10
mem. 10 Will mHku men ma women
VI them, bButhlu ihU clothes 10 > muy
huppon 10 wear.
the cpS7uUrtuH aYurIriun
The ConuBnt.r didn spisueil thlug
Tor IT. young tuaIrfs g. iu's dit't'Igh'
In the IsuI v.Ilmr viii 10 iOuuu "
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lpuig Ui tue SIptHH 10 Z Iu, settiu
f1ftn tho orrot,uui.Is iUr acquiring
hBalrs aud Isru. wIthiu tuoiT fcsi Gee
tive ,rc .r.Ia,t cal IuTisIiclpns, surely
here D. variety Ot choice enough o.
snit the most ta5iiJious. But am n
rrrtain that me young people VII.
most need thr Information arc NwNIr
VI tho publication % tYIH syu %
postum, uui an afraid IhHt
another ciatt-thc clctkiug, teaching
and day-lsu9tiug fraternity, stepped Us
they generally ore Ia tue YuioutmUu.
" small salaries, aud easy fsDlDsu o.
vrusateu by the pleasures u Guy liit-
we're not tuen sutiluicntly aroused g.
the future OF tho Amiliua thsY are
rearing u count iris - uI 0sium any
thing else than ufy AMI pr0sy fsaji /.
meant Tor tue homeless snl destitute.
But many Of this class have had "a
htAlthfui awakening since tnrn. A.
Itast, ~ II seems by the number VI
questions which directly or Indirectly
reach me aud others VINO vcn.urnI
abroad IN quest VI lsuj.
We we're attracted To- tho oxtrusiys
county west of BiacEio1i, IahO where
We arc now ct gagged building causis
and clearing sA.t -bfush, sumu oi us by
PROXY, others IN grin, dusty, iuurrr
reality. hut before proceed with tbu
description, which h dcsigutd TO bo a
GENIAL reply 10 numerous efqlitlrs
ghich lie before me, lot me ufgu tue
homsEeekef . read catrfuly tie
letters by stake presidents vbich make
up the Contributor hymp1 ium, Is M
ether part may suit you better. A. huy
tate yOu vii b. more iuliy propatUi 10
Judge o, the merits Of thit.
1nE sEATE RivEM
"The Snake river valley" said an
old settler Of BlackiOOI, lis SIX hut-
bred miles long aud Ia places two hun,
dfed miles wiIe.p
We looked at the old man bat there
was not the isintsst suspicion that he
felt himself dealing with iunoeents
abroad,
"Tne river" he continued, "rlses
In the RJcky mountains IN the nofth-
western part OF Wyoming and u JWs
In asouth.wsslerly direction, making q
vast horseshoe benz which come. very
near 10 theUtah line, then moves nuTtu-
ward anu forms part OF tho Columbia,
Thu valley lies on both sides u this
magnificent stream In NAri Ing widthB
from 10 10 200 miles. SkiTting, Ne Il
docs, the Rocky Mountains on the east
Of the state, prominent tfiby-
tAtlos dow late II every Few miles
until II reaches about the latitude II
western Utah, As these streams fur
nlth abundant water Tor tho slopes and
southeast OF the river they have hithti-
tu attracted all the seltlsru, but now the
western sloIer, IhO land within tue
hotstshoe, Ia rapidly being 0IeHuI
up"
IL was this land We had uono out 10
see. Leaving the hotel Ia cart, which
We deemed tue most suitable convey %
ance over MI unbfOkUn sag -1Tush va
ley, Prot. BTimhAll ami | stArtud fuf
Rn indefinite tour OF inspection west lf
Tbs river. We scan TuEunO the bridge
aud 'fUf. n. remarked: "rnia h QulIt
an ifrigRtiug stteam,h IL WasAu ITuu
bridge built by private parties many
years ago, but IL now Owned by thp
stAtc, II CJnsia.H tt Zoe bpAus each
about 100 feet, sud the water wuu I
perhaps average 10 iout IN depth dur
log low water; IN high water twenty
or thirty feet. There iun1 other rive.
like it IN tho inlrt-muugtain region.
Hear river would only serve gB an H.
significant tributary. II carries -
much water as all tho streams 1r luh
put together. IL il about Hs IArsr
Rs tne OHIO Or the Missouri, az |
remember those streams.
"Nss," / replied, "it lsa yrry li0sfa
Irrigation stream. II every loot Ia The
valley could be- brought uUu.r cuIliyl-
ton there would siill he WaluF enough
left In the nver 10 swim "a horsu. 1
have been wondering how tho tlvrI
would look alter our slAiY- got cana
SHOULD be illud. Now 1 auu that D.
would mske no more apparent lIiior-
ence than n n bpsn Of thirsty MULE
should dTiuk their fiii out uf IT,"
On the south do large NAi-uuAt
was beiug uullt HuI nacI iJy uicr
mining. Tue saudubs Hfe rich Ia
goll, anu pay dirt eau DO found, On We
were told ~ many parts Oi tho valley.
AZ We ATE not ulfuuuy b. quest uf en-,
yellow meta, 1 mr tluu tuIs only b.
way Ol BhUwIug tuo lI.ufu O. a-lbliur
oil tuu trgiuu. AuUturr poi 60
the Wnuab.Ity uI % hue % ~ Tr',Bu-
rrHtu.l'st, lIsriI. 10 tul- ~ ruIYB.,
tNbt tnr drptn ami saIl.l,s. trt
uuu'ui uH uJ uustaulr-, "a E.u .,
tat me TINet II tuly AMUB IA D., 0.
~ one uau puts ~, II wuu.u ur.Hk O.
'uakt's bacE 10 fIii1w It's ~ 40 .es,
BIOLOGICAL AsrIoroF THE VALLEY
what, the, uucs the valley I..
litu when yuu are iu the mIl.IuU. b..
Ju tue east ani south the uuiizgn o..
N suutainUus, Ga tho u.rtu uul ars.
10 10 nhI usttu dyseT, ilsriL save E.f
d INIffFt LHTH sal.