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Giles. Wayne County. June %. 1895
/ 70 the Editor.
We are not seaport town. hence
We are not fearful ~ bumbariimcnt
by the spanish nset and thus Ear We
have been unable 10 create a mining
boom. but from the letters u Inquiry
We have received DURING the past few
months We are ~ tho opinion that
/ Dame Numur lH busy circulating o..
/ ports ~ good or eyil concerning uH. We
are piled with uli kinds uf questions
ANA W. beg o. answer some ~ the most
! important ones through tho News"
Salinn IL our nearest railroad station
10 miles distant My advice 90 those
thinking uf coming here a. settle would
be- 60 come AMI soe the country Tor
yourself Tor In nothing IL the story ~
the Comedian more applicable than In
home seeking, uH people are not apt 60
see alike the advantages or dlHndvan.
tnTeH u "a country. ~ u 20 miles from
hhllnh 60 Lun. the county seat and
stake headquarters u Wayne county
ana stake. Those living az a distance
and wishing 90 SEQ this country and not
wanting 90 undergo long journey by
team. can come hy rail to Snllna. From
thurr 30 i.uu passengers arr carried on
the blackboard that carries tho mall.
AZ Loi horses ana saddles can be- hired
very reasonably. ur n two or more per-
sons are travelling together. team can
De- had. Afior leaving Lpa We travel
Tor miles though waving fields ~ grain
and lucgfn. but from tho great amount
~ unimproNrd land We suppose that
water must De- scarce. but upon Inquiry
We learn that the Fremont river fed a.
u N by Fish Lake and mountain
streams, u ono ~ the best water
sources 10 the state. nut a. The
demand for water Nv greater
Than the supply. the people are build
lhE = urfr frarfNnir known nH John.
son Valley reservoir. II IN situated hlgh
~ 10 TIE mountains ana win boz 1f
great value 90 the country In the future
A. we travel down the valley our at.
irntlnn On drawn tn the beautiful rcd
sandstone CllnH above the town OF
IhurhvI but nH We are going Into "a
country noted f1r its beautiful scenery
We VIII pass on. Tor We are likely h
see great many ellis and lodges b.
Tore 40 80 back. We paua the little
town ~ TraHdalc, two miles at aur
tlEht and cruaa what Nv known III
Poverty ll'nuh, ana while tha name
may hH dincrcdlt tO the place We "a.
poet 60 see good hnWpt uud beautiful
nrldH and gardens sufficient 10 demand
q change ~ the name. Farther uu No
travel down what b. known aH the |
confronted by u sentinel known 49, the /
nutchmau standing upon ledge III |
rock, but In these times ~ wars ana /
rumura ~ wan. ! presume a Standard |
would designate him uH tho American /
PIG, but a. he doesn't order us ~ half |
and the road " go1d, crack ~ the |
whip ana We arr soon out uf sight We /
are now az Chimney rock and nre he.
ginning 40 wonder how long before sun.
per II lH ELK miles farther 90 Junction
where We win camp Cor the night.
This little nook in the rlcks might |
very properly hH termed tn Eden ~ |
Wayne county u u h. In fruit time |
Ng VIII nrH Wrll Tor our friend, Mr /
johnson believes IN doing AZ De- would |
like On he done hy We VIII be- able 30 |
get fruits 90 oar hearts content We |
VIII hr able in continue our Journey lu |
tho morning. fHr We want a. so o. |
liluo valley in the morning u Is eirht /
miles 90 the head N Tho Capitol |
a story II told N one NJ the pioneers
a. this country. The old man ana bis /
boy went prospecting. They found "a /
lead uf copper which they mlatuuk cor
ruli. Says the father "Aiy FUu. wt'rr
rich now we won't work any more"
hut alias how soon the RICHES uf This
world fade away We Hrn about % rn.
ter the Capitol wush. and we
hfn Hl dollrhfrl with th. beautiful
N"uIfN ih1f fHH thH limo h.Ius NO Cor. /
got nll olsr For Hlx miles we travel
down % narrow rurr thmurh 70 muun-
tain of rock The scenery Is aurunssod
"nll hN Che rGuul Canyon of the Col-
ul1du. 10 is only 90 short distance from
'hc mouth uf tho canyon 10 Pleasant
crock, Whrro we win stop Tor dinner |
l'fuW hero % ~ ten miles over fairly /
n1i road to Cnlneville, a neat little .
village of twentv-hyc families, prrsld /
"a uvrF hy bishop walter y Hanks. /
be- is Interested In the development of .
bis ward and should We meet him he .
VIII not be- long learning that we are .
ana IN hls good nnturet ]
way VIII ny 60 show IA tho udNantares I
NJ cuinrNille over the rest ~ the coun, .
Try
We are told that the people Of Gle,
ward are under written contract with /
he stake presidency tn div g. M their .
land ana water right with o.. ..tsra
$50 We win so and see what thoy have
Co offer settlers before we look else.
where Six miles down the valley NO
frr several deserted homer Tho ulass
ln the past was known M MrFa. Al ~
rfuHH TIE low range ~ hills that dlyld.
Dninrrillc from Giles We ,xcialmt
lle'ln' youd-r ia the Irovo factory m
10 the north, but what mountain
Lllt %. lN ln hnuil 'lh 3 be- tne
Horny Mountains whore 100 the near
future We expect tu 500 a naurI.hIH9
mining town, From thar mountain ~
Etl our lumber, poles. uHrtH .a1 Nr.
wood A. we came over the hills NO
saw where people had been digging
nhl u crops out ON every hIusId- End
n irrg ~ all, II burns fairly we'll.
h'uNl n lH nor nrFt-cllm ro1l md
'N' veins are small. We are told that