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

the year il delightful. July and
August arc quite hot. Fruit oi all
kiuds can bs raised IN abundance
Vegetables and garden stun DO we'll
Grains Of all Kind yieli heavily, pro.
ducing from forty 10 seventy bushels
ser acre. Corn, calo and cotton are
also good crops.
The Muddy valley proper runs in
uorthwrstcrly nnd louthoasistly ditec'
ton ard ayers Ec8 four or i've miles IN
width, by about twouty In length. A
largo per cent Of the land eau be profit.
ably cultivated. Thcfo Is considerable
mineral On toe valley; but much Of
this am confident csu he subduoi
By proper system Of Cul ivatiOn aud
fertilization, There IL sufficient water
10 irIgate oil tue tillahle land pro-
viiing II is properly used
and an economical schedule
system adopted. So far there hps
been sufficient water Tor the settlort
tunt no tyBtom has been in vogue; each
one having free access TO the streams
whenever be- dcsitet; but Last summer
the Muddy Valley Irrigation company
was 0tgarizsd and the tolilufa have
most all lined said company. The
subaCribee have or viii transfer
their rights 10 tue company, and the
by.lawe provide that all coming into
the company during a reasonable TINE
shall share equally IN the waters OF tue
MUDDY stream.
The land 10 al, taken up, but thUfo "a
I plenty Of good land Tor sale on reason.
nble terms, ranging from i've 10 zen
dollars per acre, while improved land
" held at twenty-five ana thirty
dollars per acre, though OF the latter
there iu perhaps but little az
mono Tot salo, Since the greater
portion oi laud IN the valley ia
subtcfibs Ia the irrigation com.
pany, settlers purchasing snd secure
without additional cOft their water
right also. Mt. Charles Cobu, former.
BY Of Los Angeles, j. picsiieut OF the
NJ. Y. 4. Go. and the owner ni large
trac. Of laud. lie also hCIds IN tfust
~ legal representative quite 40 amount
belonging TO other parties, which unn
be putchnsoG on Reasonable terms. Mr..
Charles s. IA. Morris 10 esiubllshing GA
cXtenslvo nursery anu In a year or two
will DO able 10 supply mutt shade anu
ornamental trees, grape aud berry
roots, tulbH, plaula AMI lowers, st o
u0minsl cot.
Tho Muddy valley, In my opinion,
has q bfighiliulufo before u, and oiiera
mauy more advantages Tor homo
making than colder cllmntra dc. |
Last summer Elder Francis NJ.
Lyman visited the valley aud blessed
tho land and tho elements Tor the |
good Of the 5aintp, anu II Is my nfm
belief that II will he blessed. Many |
young men Ia our ovor.orOwded oiIius,
WHO arc raising familles aud oking
out au almost miserable existence,
would do iat bniter Ga my opinion 20
locate on the Muddy, obtain Tor them
selves lille farm on which they
could work tho whole year, ami whore
by diligent labor and by the blessings
Of Kind providence, peace and plenty
would smile down upon them.
Tho whole valley NJ present belongs
20 one ward, prteidcd over by Bishop
J.. j. Jones, who resides nj OyottJu.
Tnuto are, however, two branches, one
pt 81. Thomas, presided over by George
whitney, counselor % Biahop ,JontU,
and ono OF st. Jog, presided over by
JOsoph Hunlsmau. / know that tue
sentiment IL that good, steady, sober
aud industrious settlers vii! be re-
ceivrd with open arms and made truly
/ wulc5me.
Aud now, Mr. Editor, before closing
| allow me 10 correct some Of the mac.
cuTaoles contained Ia Mt. Barnes'
| luttcii
Fltst-Aa 10 the population OF over.
ton, ho sbys there are eight OF ten FAM
lies, while 10 my certain knowledge
| there are twuniy or more.
SOONEST. Thomas allO has more
| families lhsn the gentlrmhn names,
ana Harry Gentry Is tue postmaster,
not David Cox.
Tnirl-rhB gentleman says thoro
IL neither church nor school Ia the
valley. While there Il no church
nor school building, other than
tents, yet services tro held regularly
every sunday, and three schools are
supported fivo or six months In tho
year. 4 school house IL under way at
Overlon, ami Il Ia hoped will bo com.
| p,eIrd this fall.
Fuufth-Ae says 1t IA the most slckIy
| country In the West, while my exper.
iouco has proved II 10 be the contrary.
/ have not enjoyed the bes, OF health
Tor a number Of year; but can truly
tuFlify that from my entrance into the
Muddy Valley 90 the day / loft u, j
mover enjoyed better health, anu tx.
ctptlnE n slight cold dii not expert
suuo sick day. This people and
children are 10 u I aud heal by, and
why Mr.. Barnes should say 10
the contrary 1 cannot imagine.
There hiss never been case
0t any kind Of contagious disease iu
tho valley 0lh6g than whoOplugcJugh,
anu the death rate nm SURF could not
he undeucOred by the same number
OF nh bltnnts Ia any place IN the Wesi.
Not over six deaths have occurred
, during the past ten years, and tue
greater portion Of those were fatally
affected upon their arrival In tho val.
Icy. There has been anu ia lots ui
tank about the dreaded Chill8 auI
even; nut they are not near 80 bal as
Represented. New settlef1 coming 10
generally have turn ut thom during
the hut summer; but Aitef blooming
d beclimAtod they are bothered with
them no more, and even now c0mors,
. by following hygi mic rules, could pre-.
( vent 10 d great extent the chills and
fever
Fiilh-phat three or four men do
not hli4 myBt OF the lsnd, nor No they
hold Amni1rity OF the water stock, auu
us lot not encouraging settlement Mr..
Barnes 10 migihEeu, 1 am sure that
tho large laud holders hnd the ue0plu
inEunvTal are anxious tor tue valley ~
] luuJme settled auu win DO all they
. can 10 enc uragU H.