Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-06
Midway wnahtch co.
July Ord. isf.

Tu the Editor;
lef home iart "wednesday with o.
horse and buggy 90 tnko trip iI sum-
mIt and wnsatch counties. drove un
PaHey'a canyon and over 90 snyder
VILE. WHORE I stayed that nlrht with
James Snyder. one off fho nrsi settlers
boz pafisya Park nh. next morning
I drove ur to Park Citg 90 Wow thg
! ruins of the great nu. There ] found
10 very gloomy riEht. men aud teams
| WUfa Ht work hauling away The dvhr.
| smoke could hN seen issuing from fnU
| burnt ruins The work uf rebuilding
De- gulng on quito lively. whtre che Tine
new opera houga stood ~ now u pile "
melted ana broken brick aud rock.
| This building was considered 60 h0 fire.
proof nH 10 had u double roof with a
thick layer uf earth between and sheet
iron ruurus. tut the heat was al I'M
tonno that tho brick melted and crum-
hlud away. A. many nH nfty 10 the
residences 600 liuHHIe hill wcrr llDkUd
49, slick and clean 90 the ground hy the
Eresdy flames
AnGr viewing this dismal rirht I
drove over ihc hills 60 rcoa ana oak
lrY. then through knmaa. and over the
toughest road I have ever seen down
tu rInna ranch. thence tn ilnher and
Midway. whore I am now staying with
The nrat settler here Brother benjamin
Mark Smith. who built The nuHt house
here ihirty-Hcvrn year, ago last April
tn August ~ that year NNim the
wheat crop was kIiit1 hy very severe
frost Ice frlze ON ODE water half hu
Inch thick A Mr. MIllH came ~ fr,m
Provo The next rpfnr. walking Ill tho
way 20 Wil wheeling bio tools ln
whrrihnrfuw, o. build Htwmlll up ln
snake creek canyon. De- made a large
box DO sleep 100, fastening himself la 10
prlirut himself from iha bears
Midway is now a thriving little town
~ over 1000 Inhabitants and they
have u splendid water supply which D.
Brought down from larTe spring in
thr hills ln pipes. Elr, family has
The water u'pU1 tn thrlf houses ht
moderate COST They ire not taxed 10
nuirtrsnuRly Is ufH the people in Salt
Lake city. here thero 10 no water tax
10 lu
The ptople turned out IN mnase last
ulrht o. iHuler reception aud social
entertainment 90 Elder Attrwru Wolt.
ton, who O. 81 leave in few days 20
perform q mlfHlln in England The
sunday school, tnf which Hruiher
Wlntun has hoen superintendent Tor
uN. iW.ntN YNArlt pro-. nted him with
ono 3. n Teachers bible as q token
NI NNNIf lnNN INf him. leo rrHum and
cake was served by Che young ladies
90 thf multitude mhiei A pro-
rru Of rrvlhiiuns. songs. apaeehaa
lrl dancing was INDUCED in and "a
WI.' enjoyable time was apauJ
LlHt Monday night the county
teachers anu trustees rendered "A a..
rer.luu tp Elder WulIfin ut UDb.r
tfN and uH e token 0f thHr love and
'HiHm Tor him who hHa boon county
superintendent uf schools Cor over fs
> ,1ra. pres .nird him with a ru.l.hrli. /
cane. Brother Wnltt1u leaves with
10. l1Nr uud good wishes Uf thu ruiIrs ]
, Immunity among whom Dc mas
.'h1r,d inr Hn many years unraar.nriy .
iW ihr hdtnnC m0ut " education a. ]
y % hr greatly mlr.Ud by iha pauple OF
NfHIt % Clun.y
July started ln with quite a frost. /
lHItiNHs were uIrn.l. tt H 80 ga la |
GOO carly morning that "a urs h f1m. /
PORTABLE. The health N enc p.lnie IL I
very E11i. 80 sickness % uslk ~ /
'.n'r ih town has boon Hb won INN
lN'l with uurr spring wltpr. THO ]
lln ana other crops are doing api.n- /
lllly ana q buuniIfm hiryea, h as. |
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