Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-27

| the ycat be- delightful July ana
/ August arc quite hot. Fruit OF all
tiudt can bs raised In abundance
/ Velolables and garden stuff ID we'll
/ Gfaluso o. ell Kind yieli heavily, pro.
ducing from forty TO seventy bushels
ser acre. Corn, cane and cotton are
/ also good cfuU1.
The MUDDY valley proper runs in a
Z norlhwestorly and touthoaslsrly dlfec.
/ ton and averages four OF i've miles N
I width, by about twenty In length. A
large per cent Of the land eau be profit.
ably cultivated. Thcto IA considerable
mineral in the valley; but much Of
/ this I am confident csu he subduoi
/ byn proper ryftem OF cul walton aud
fertilization. There IL suiii client water
10 iruEate al tue tillabie land pro-
viding 70 is properly used
and an economical scheduIe
I syslem adopted. So far there haa
] boon sufficient water Tor tue settlUrb
. tunt no tyHtCm has been In vogue; each
one having free access 10 the stfearns
| whenever be- desitet; but last summer
the Muddy Valley Irrigation company
was 0tgaulzsd and the fettlufa nave
most al ilinei said company. The
| sutscrbrrs have or will transfer
their rights % tue company, and the
] bylaws provide that all coming into
the company during reasonable time
shaii share equally in the waters OF tue
/ MUDDY stream.
The land De- all taken ~, but there "a
plenty Of good land Tor sale on reason.
able tcrma, ranging from hve % teu
l1llau tuf acre, while improved land
h. held al twenty-five ami thirty
dollars per acre, though OF The latter
there is perhaps but little OF
mono fof salc. Since the greater
I portion % iaud In the valley iB
subtcubs lu the irrigation com.
Z pauy, settlers putchahiug lsnd secure
/ Without additional c0ft their water
right alec. Mt. CHARLIE CoUU, former
iy Of Los Angeles, is picsi1ont OF the
/ ~. Y. 4. Go. and the owner ~ large
tract u land. lie also hClds Ia uusi
~ LEGAL representative quite 40 amount
I belonging to other parties, which can
BE- putcharoG on reasonable lufmr. Mt.
/ Charles +. IA. Morris 10 esiablishing nu
sxtcnsivo nursery anu iu ia year OF two
will DO able 10 supply NUT, shade and
ornamental trcog, gfauo aud berry
roots, tulb1, plaute anu howefsi 81
uominal cot.
Tho Muddy valley, In my opinion,
has bfightliuturo before u, and onero
] many MANNN AAhHANANNN ANA AAAAN
| making than colder climates dc.
Last summer Elder Frauos NJ.
Lyman visited the valley aud blessed
| tho land sud tho elements Tor tbs
good Of the 5aints, anu II Is my nfm
/ belief that 10 will bc blessed. Many
young men ga our oyor.orOwdud ci,iur,
WHO arc raising familles aud oking
! out au almost miserable existence,
would do lot bniter Ga my opinion 20
locate on the Muddy, obtain f1r them.
selves litllo farm on which they
| could WORK tho whole year, ami whore
uy dlligcnt labor and by the blessings
o. Kind providence, peace apd plenty
/ would smile down upon them.
Tho whole valley At present belongs
90 one ward, preceded over by Hishop
D.. j. Jones, who Resides nj OyoftJn.
Tuttu are. however, two branches, one
% 81. Thomas, presided over by George
Whitucy, counselor b Biahop, Jontb,
aud ono OF -. JOE, presided over by
Josnph Hunismsu. 1 know that tho
sentiment l. that good, steady, sober
aud industrious settlers will be- 70.
ceivri with open arms and made truly
wulc5mc.
| Aud nov, Mr.. Editor, before closing
allow me 90 correct some of the mac
/ NAAhNlNa NN@AaiANA "a a-ts bAhNe
luitsi3
Fln,-Aa 10 the population OF over.
ton, ho says there are elEht OF ton FAM
lilies, while 10 my certain knowledge
there are twunty or more.
Hicln4-it, Thomas ali0 has more
families ihsn the gentleman names,
anu Harry Gentry l. tue pcs.maSI5F,
not David Cox.
Tnirg-rhu gentleman says thor,
10 neither church nor school 10 the
valley. While there Il no church
nor school building, other than
ttntl, yot services trs held regularly
every SUNDAY, and three schools or,
supported i've or six months In IA,
year. \ school house Ia uuder way M
Overiou, ami u Ia hoped will be- com
, | Ee.rd this fall.
Fuurlh-Hc says it IA the most sictiy
country Ia the West, while my expcr,
! iuuCo has proved IL 10 be the contrary
f.. have not enjoyed the bes. OF health
. tor a number OF ycari but ] can truly
testify that from my entrance into N,
Muddy Valley 90 the day / loft u,
Z mover enjoyed better health, anu tx
otptlng 4. eight cold I dii not expert
2 suuo sick DAY. This people an.
70 children are 10 "a { aud heal hy,u ut
why Nj. Baruys should say q,
= the contrary / cannot imagine
i. There hiss never been cas-
uta any kind OF co tnglOus uiscnsa iu
y thU valley 0taeg than wh0OplugcJugh
anu the death rate / am Huru could no
Y ur uudeucored by the same uumbe
!, OHM bitnnts la auy place M the Wcsi
/, Not over six deaths have 0ccuTfc,
=, during the past ten ygafs, and lll
' greater portion Of those were fatally
= effected uIuu their arrival Ia tue val
Icy. There has been anu ia lois o.
tBiE about thp dreaded Chilll au.
Ipyru; uut they are not near 10 baI nj
represented. New uettlcr8 coming ID
generally have turn NJ th0m dufln.
The hut sun met but A.tef btC0minl
DO uoclimatud they are bothered witt
l. them 90 more, and even now c9m0rb
e. by following hyL nio tules, could pre-
4 vent 90 great extent the chills and
d.. icvuE
Fiuh-rhat three or four m6u dC
uul n.l4 meet ui the lsnd, nor DO thuy
hold amai1rlty 0f the water stock, nul
uB TOT not encouraging settlement, Nj
Barnes 10 mistaken. 1 am sure that
iBu large laud holders nni the people
iu general are anxious tor tue valley ~
NJ lug.mu settled ana viii DO all tuuy
(. can 20 enc .uragu 10,
f!gh HE quotation OF prices 10 IN
three or Tour irftAncuB correct hut DO
No d u. q