The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-18
TERRACE.

| feel that Nevada mans impress
slons OF Utah in general, and Terrace
Ill particular, may prove OF interest to
Wadsworthites, hence this effusion.
Terrace is decayed little town with
population of perhaps $50, former head
quarters of the S. 2. Cos. shops
OF the Salt Lake Division, which are
now located in Ogden. On every side
one sees pitiable evidences OF former pre-
tensions to greatness, but at present the
town is dead. Its past history is one of
nights of riotous revelry in which "red
liquor flowed in abundance, and gold
and silver CLEANED in heaps on the green
tables, while the pace was of the swift
est. But that is all past now.
At one time considerable silver min
ing took place in the near vicinity, and
ore was shipped to both Salt Lake and
Denver, but the demone etization act
knocked the props out from under that
industry here just the same as at SO
many other points. Citizens of the town
and railroad men are having their atten-
tion attracted toward promising gold
properties some go miles north of here,
80 new lease of life may be given the
old burg yet.
AS Terrace is within the confines OF
the Mormon State nearly all the ranch
ers and country folks are the Latter Day
Church, and | am told that polygamv
still exists, the only difference being that
plurality OF wives come under the head
of "hired help" Perhaps this may be
hint for some of our Wadsworth men
who are tiring of the "old woman" 1t
is an amusing spectacle to see sn old
Mormon girl in town on II day when the
the thermometer shows a 100 and enough
more, selling produce, dressed, as have
seen her, in an old rusty heavy seal
cite cloak, hob-nailed shoes and as many
skirts as Piute squaw. Gentleman
jam could get y pointer from these peo-.
pie on reducing himself by the sweat
bath route. | asked one of them the
other day who was President and she
want sure, but thought it was Brigham
her old man. So we live and learn.
BY the way the price of farm products
is very low, for instance; chickens. full
grown, 80 cents each; broilers 10 to 20
cents each; egg, II y cents doz; flour
from s. to 30 cents per sack delicious
butter in pound pats l5 cents a pound
and other things in proportion. One can
live here for about half what it costs IN
Wadsworth, which is a redeeming fea-
ture OF the community and should not
be overlooked Houses rent from 81 to
So per month and not saleable af any
price. The feature OF the town is the
library, set in u beautiful grove oil trees
and surrounded by u selvety lawn. A
bunk house for the engine men is encir
cled by the grove and one can sleep his
inclined.
The town is noted for its climate. and
in evidence the baby crop is a very large
one annually. have heard suspicious
ruulors OF good neighbors, but of the
truth of the aforesaid | cannot vouch.
Wadsworth is only fair second to Ter
race and would advise anyone who i.
not up to the standard to visit this place
"Ship that pass in the night are hard
to see here as the water is pipad into
town distance OF elght miles and is
owned by an individual whose selfish
ness drove the $. ?. Co.'S shops TO Og
den, thus booming the town to its pres
ent humble condition. The Company
pay u monthly tax OF $50 for about two
inches OF water, which barely sutfices
for the need OF the town. while small
river goes to waste back in the hills on
aforesaid individuals ranch, who has
barely energy enough to ralse few tons
of hay on tract of land which most
men would make their fortune off OF ia
u few years. The lost opportunity here
would make an energetic Walswortl
man heartsick.
On trip to Ogden was not very mncl,
taken with the town. Just imagine an
overgrown country town, overrnn with
dirty, hungry looking people and slow in
the fullest meaning OF the word, and you