Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-25
ABOUT The SNAKE RIVER,
IN abundance Of Good Land for Good
Settlers
L''er Eduard stevenson h'scrihe' tho
Couutry nnh some Of iiH
Attractions,
wiLFORD, Fromon, Co., Idaho,
Juuo10th, 1896.

Juro lou, 1870
70 tho Editor
LEFT BlaoEndt, Bnrham county,
Idaho, Sunday mlfuing, the TN inst.'
On the O'clock train, to Market Lake,
phssiug Idaho Fil...
Market Lake g3S miles from Salt
Lake city, aud Sc merely railroad
station, And for tix miles south the
track h In danger OF overflow from the
Snake River, which sHreaie out into a
broad lake that u already nearly up to
the rails on the track All tue gunuy
saets At Idaho Falls are ordered nllod
win sand to DO rnl the track from the
iisiug Snake Il yo', which is likely to
1yoil1w tts fl banks 10 many place,
this year.
From Market Lake 10 RUxburg Il "
Twenty-Five miles. Juugo Miles Rom.
noy CahOOn IL n son Of mahOnfi Alofi-
bnc1m CahOUu, VINO b q said was
named by the Prophet Joseph. The
Judge took Ne 10 the hotel, gave Ne our
bfeaktsst ami took as over rather
rough road u twenty-five miles IN twJ
hours aul fluy minute, M tlmo iOf The
BannOCk Stake conference. Oar tfnin
was 0vurun hour late at Market Lake,
yut We were just ia time for the hfst
meeting. We had six very excellent
moetnss Including Seventies AMI
other mcutlng- nnd three meetings
wore appointed Tor Elder Stevenson Mt
Parker, Wiliori and Salon, after
which Precedent Thomas H.. Ricks IL
10 take us overland 60 Iona, Bingham
stake conference where We expect
10 wCet ElIur NJ. Il. Cowlvy.
rhoncg we proceed o. our mbs.on
70 MOulann, Washington AMI Oregon,
| am looking over tue bench laud Al
RuEuufu, overlooking the valleys aud
ihe Teton peaks which tower up into
ihe clouds, vita perpetual Toe aud
snow; MISC tho range VI mountains Of
the iclIOwntUue basin anu grand Vel.
lJwftOnn park, whiCh Ia only about 80
milss tom RcEburg. Henry Lake IL
az thu head Oi t1a north iUtk OF the
SNAKE tiver while Jhcksou's Lake
cmptos into the south fork Of Snake
rIvgE There seems 90 10 no end 70
the resources, There is water anu
land Tor one million people ~ least,
During our rIu surveyor John T..
Smelly called our attention 10 u
natural reservoir about one mile long
anu ouv-halt wide. Win very little
labor this can uu mauo into 10 deep
lake, aua no pointed uut the survey ne
hsl maize 90 build a canal 10 supply
the fvservlif with waste water 10 bring
iut0 cultivation the acres ui cNryl'gn,
bench lands awaiting human aij,
Many are awaiting themselves VI tno
goat opportunities tlut offered,
Elder Peter Fiumm volunteered g
thks ~ ride over 90 Parker ward 20
hold O mUe.iug. Toe placo 10 only
uluu miles distant, but VIZ
IsyUled tweuly miles 10 get
there, heading the north FORK OF
Snake RIVER ~ way OF 81. Anthony,
tue county seat Of fremont county. Il
iOokei rather provoking " be Obliged
O. 20 Up the liver ~ tar, anu then re-
trace cur sItps back again IN tho sans
/ difouii0u, on tho opposite sid0 Of tho
nvefi uuL tho broad IHgiug river could
not 10 cTote'd except on thu huIgp.
| AZ 81. Anihony tue uaiurnl high stone
auutmonis bring the river into ablus
/ atty foot space nnd here bridge spans
tbs giver. Standing on TINS bridge uue
zee the cfamped up, raging stream,
| iOamlnR nt u PAGES through Ne
channel, With the divided inamiug raj.
ius bsth shove aud below, whore h
/ spreads 0ut Wide, rushing ioamiug anI
/ roaring. This is "a grand eight. On
| either sido ni the gorge are Two grcl.
! olllUH, Hn the nHhvrmeu hAyea grand
time hauling 100 tho muuutaiu trout
| There arc 100 kluuf; one DO H1muWhat
nike tho hgsH o. the salmon IN color
The timber on tue crooked liver
| mark tho Hgiugntlnr strB lm, adding tH
| thu Will country lggJuI OF beauty,
| especially tho numerous lT.ll.likc rep.
ldB which must bB more than
/ sjJ yarIs Wlls. Ons man some
time ago undertook TO pass down
| through the narrow gorge IN q boat.
| This rfOyeu ihu last UiOTt u his lie, Oh
/ he landed Toto eternity.
! About four MilUu down the river we
/ arrived safely ina hgAtiorng county
IOWA called parktt, Gftcf Que OF the
/ oldest settlers OF thB thea termed
worthless ugssu. Many OF tue aotliors
/ are on 100 scrr lots. a meeting house
mLrEs thu town. We we're hUspi ably
cared Tor o. Dutoy Stevenson, Il
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