Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-30

through the Basin valley calling first
on the presiding Elder 90 ask FOR a
meeting In the evening lie gladly con-
scented and we then went 90 every ranch
.n the valley. placing the news Ia near-
ly every home. At $3.50 we held meet
ing q good audience. Patriarch Dorr
IT, curtis and your humble servant
talked 20 the people and they all asked
us 90 come again SOON
Among the people Of this little glen
ln the mountain tops. ! found three old
veterans. who We're with the Prophet
Joseph Smith. and they are yet hale
and hearty They described 90 me their
flld they knew that he not only taught
bat practiccd every principle % the
Gospel revealed lu this dlapenHatIun.
one wns John w. Cooley. AGED 81.
baptized IN 1887. Another was James
naylcy, aged 81 who was 81 the
liawng' Nill massacre. His fathrr-ln-
law was cut down by the mob with a
corn cutter Tho old gentleman had
been diaging up the grass In his large
orchard prd quietly remarked u
can't work as much now aH ! could
Wish" Tho other was solomon Me
lni19h. nged 70. who was baptized In
Josoph'n time.
ON Wednesday Brother Wells drove
me through "a small canyon 90 oakley
Apostle Lyman first settled Cassiu
county about seventeen years ago.
when the land and water were aii held
by outsiders: and although they
bought tho water as well ns the land.
paying about $4,000 FOR the water
lhpy have been rut 90 several thuu-
sand dollars expense I'm law suits 10
maintain these rights. In the Basin
valley the ranchera have constructed
many small reservoirs. where they
husband their water during The night
time. thus making the hest use ~ 10.
The people uf this stake ~ Zion are
largely from Tonclo county. and nfo en-
ragged In the sheer Industry Their
herds number many thousands The
grain ana luCcru fields are looking bot
ter this year than fDr many years past
There " terrible post horc-ihe Jack
rabbit They are here by hundreds
~ Thousands and destroy both grain
and luccrn neidH The people form ruh-
BIZ hunts. build corral and then aur-
round large tract of country and
drive them IT.. liy this means they have
killed uH many uH three thousand In ono
day. nnd feed Thorn Is the hogs.
CaFsia county could sustain a large
population were theru more water. and
! am ~ The opinion that the present
supply could be- made to ~ much fur
Their II the people would build roscr-
vuirH.
Fencing II a very expensive affair
especially against tho rabbits There Ia
marble quarry here Of vcrY fino quail
lty hut ns transportation to the fail-
road II sixty miles by team. The Chi
Cago company who nrU working 70.
win have 10 leave Il here. or build a
railroad.
oakley ward II made NJ principally
~ ranches. miles apart md tho ward
De- i've miles by six. and this makes u
Interesting visiting from house ~
house. The people ~ oakley nre build
iug new tabernacle Of lava rock ana
when dressed ana the sun ahinoH upon
%, resembles yarhle The stake should
help IN this Work The structure ~ Too
hv "a feet, with 20 foot ceiling aud a
basement 10 10 foot. n ~ now up CO. thu
water. table and IL to cost eleven thou
sand dollars. and II u don't cost twcn-
~ thousand before being finished ana
furnished then shall ho mistaken.
Joseph Hcck IL master mason. y. N.
lee. carpenter and nish1p John 4.
smith. superintendent Tho log cabins
which are Of the hest are fast hoinr
| replaced by now rock and brick reHl.
| dtncca from plans By skilled nrchi.
tccta
4 few young or middle aged mission.
aries would ma a finc nold here next
winter. The long Journeys ana the
| weather make u necessary that thpy
should be- robust men. fun 81 the true
nrc of tho Gospel. This people arc
/ rich. prosperous ana happy
sALoP.