Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-26
Mn CLIFF-DVELLER COUNTRY
o,,,,,, from The pIucsy People Of Blum
wv City.
..r San Juan County. Utah,
BUN January II, 1898.


TO the Editor; u,. ore winter.
,sr down here. in the sunny SCUM,
,r,,s IL A nice climate for ihV''',us am,
IA ueople: the winters are h'lio '"a
olu ,,,rers not so very hot; even III
.n wy. and August. our hottest months
Jug no The sun is down the change
.anparent, and by bed time one Gun
,,ra 10 sleep comfortably. nave
the cows in mid winter seek the
~ the big cottonwood trees on
s,.or bottom. The Thermometer
~" aiy ever drops below the freezing
1,a, when it does II never remains
,,,ors than two or three days. Our WIN
.ars are noted for their clear calm'
,.r,,t sunny days. more so than In any
,,s,a,e have ever lived in except
.sa sandwich Islands, the paradise OF
w. pacific islands; the country over
m Nh lust now, there Is great deal
ariatlon going on. 1 have spent
q ION years of my life on those
SENDS and may say / have never lived
nanq 4 people where / was better
s."sted where life and property were
s.ors safe. They are a law-abiding peo-
wv, io and fully believe, If left to them
pe they have the qualities of both
"a, and mind to become great, good
IVY vi nowerful nation. Why not leave
49,. ans alone and let them work out their
history in their own way, in their IS
innd home where God has placed theml
ia, W. have had the most prosperous
,asson so far as our cattle ana sheep
n,srests are concerned, that we nave
synsrienced since came INTO TINS
,nt,v Prices have ruled better than
~ Years and the sheep and cattle
Ian are correspondingly happy. The
~. season has been exceptionally
pgood also to our agricultural pursuits;
49, 49, have been good throughout this
Wy w, ~ the State, some damage, how
pa iar was sustained through the long
ard almost incessant rains tnat came
an inst before and all during the PERIOD
n harvesting. Oats ana wheat sprouteu
"a ,rav- In the shock while in the Helu
any So in some instances. after IL
. ans stacked. This caused the grain
aa,srinrate. for after 1t had been
" iarv subjected to wet, or even great
ssn,rness when II dries out the sub
e,nnfa al the grain is very much de-
srsssed--it makes less flour 70 the
Snshel and that Of Il poor quaiity, not
mike frost. bitten wheat hence the
millers do not like IL.
The mining interest is not booming
,orr loud In our section. San Juan
,orntv. AT the present time: little
,iseor mining Is being done down the
.rivar from Bluff, A few men VINO
srord ,he summer In the high noun
,airs mining. and are driven out when
Inc SHOWS Of winter come on, are wont
IN drift down here and put in the WIN
Ter in a mild climate, ana are pulte
happy II they can make wages SUI
,ic;ent 10 keep them during the winter.
~ 20 the lead mines on the Blue
Il mountains. l don't know If there are
any mines being worked this Win
Ter. II 1t is so, 1t is to quite limited
amount
light, too much so to warrant good IT.
riratlng prospects for the coming sea-
son. We hope. however. that we may
YET be favored with some heavy faiis
OF snow ere the winter passes.
Bluff is improving in the matter of
building, Some good buildings were
mn up the past season. Bishop Mel
son built quite a commodious rock
house, making himself and family very
comfortable in his old age. quite a
few other brethren are talking Of
building the coming season. The peo-
pie are feeling more satisfied and con-
the Apostles. Elders Brigham Young,
George Teasdale and Anthem II. Lund,
who were sent down to visit us and
give US such counsel as our circum-
stances seemed to require and the
Spirit Of the Lord should dictate. So
We were counseled to remain and build
up this town, Bluff, and hold on to 1t
as one Of the strOngholds of the Lord.
and II should not be abandoned. Since
ta a,1a u.
better and more settled in their feel
lnss, having confidence In the counsels
Of the servants of God
There Is a movement on foot to form
settlement on what we call the
White Mesa a very beautiful site for
a city, and in the midst of one of the
finest tracts Of arabic land that have
eyer seen anywhere in this State. l
mink the climate for fruit quite as
sood as mere at Bluff, on the river, and
as Tor cereals and vegetables | consider
II far superior. The Lyman brothers
are Leading out In this enterprise, and
10 nope they may be able to make n
grand success Of ii, for we certainly
hee1 something to aid us in holding on
ms country, and our county organ
lLau9n, Tor our revenue has steadily
iun u9wn tiu now we have barely
saiUush 10 pay the county officers their
49,, NhtH our faculties for
ssanylng and great prospects for dry
ialIhlng are better known. I believe
immigration will begin to set this way.
We nad full week OF gloriotA, fun
nnu lrohc during Christmas week
raru rs and parties, dancing and dane
lug, dhey We're designated as the weigh
r ra,.' lne basket party, the hard times
, pa,y, etc, etc. A very nice school en-
, erua.en was gotten up In the In
$500 esI oi the day school and Primary
SwvsOylntion. Our school teachers. Miss
n NJ, Ma Wright and Miss L,ettIe Ste
rr "s, worked together with sister
p ,irn Wood, president Of the
Thar association and her counselors
Of H. succeeded In bringing forth one
IN N.Y. ny pest entertainments ever had
ss,aun. Great credit is due To The
ST. go m getting 1t up. We also had
81. s'@nn musical concert given Inv the
Pr, Juan Juan orchestra, conducted Inv
laS Ss vnas. Lang. Nearly every young
msm, ana gentleman Of the place are
81, OF This orchestra.
y.ung ~, ~ work Is being done by our
H. s missionaries, called 10 labor IN IN
men, interest sst Of the Mutual Imnra,,a'
MI M, associations throughout thn spa,,o
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