Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24
pEsEnEr EVENING NEWS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1892

Sprinpdaie and down az far ~ the II.
George. and | can agree with tho song
Heaven Bless the Dixie. etc. Wherever
he may be- for Of all the tough looking
countries this beats my sight before.
here crossed the Clara ana up via Gun
lock Pine Valley. Pinto and over TO the
RusTLING TOWN or ENTERPRISE
Here ! found the finest outlook for
ZONES II has cen my privilege to see.
The people here have built n reservoir.
The dam Is only S. feet across, between
solid rock. which Will be eighty feet Va
eight when completed, and VIII BACK
up the water for one and half miles.
As this is an old lake bottom. an ~
foot dam viii throw the water over an
old spill The drain is made through
tunnel In the side OF the mountain
with n solid iron gate. hence | hold II
10 be perfectly safe
The dam " first n rock structure,
seventy-fve feet wide on the bottom,
and slopes two feet to one In height
II n built IN a circular shape. with the
convex side toward the water. In front
~ this n mn earth enhancement one
hundred and fifty feet I'm width on the
bottom. The dam Il nov some thirty
feet high. Last year being very wet
season the water run over the dam for
six weeks, but then II only washed one
rock OF the top of the dam.
with q little capital II can be put up
until II will irrigate all the new land
brought into cultivation this wear.
The land II dark loam mixed With
sand, and Is covered with a thirty
growth Of sage brush. Grain has been
grown without irrigation and n very
fair Yield had.
Surface wells can be procured nj n
depth OF 20 feet. furnishing good
flow, 10 that windmills could be utilized
to good advantage.
Schools. meetings. etc. \ meeting
house IN now going un on contract TO
be completed by July I. 1899. II IL to
be brick structure. The foundation
II now In. a school ~ In session and
desks. maps. charts. etc, are ordered
for the furnishing Of the meeting house
for school purposes.
FUEL AND TIMBER.
Good cedar wood can be had IN close
proximity Two loads can be- hauled
In one day. Coal can also be obtained
close around. Humber can be had nj
reasonable flgure at from twenty to
thirty miles travel.
4 GOOD MARKET.
II found at the mining camps that
surround the place In almost every III.
rcction, thereby furnishing good mar
kets FOR all that can be raised
There II land IN abundance. which
can he taken un, ana nlow-turtow
viii carry the water 60 any N II. Rock
salt OF "a fine quality understand. IL
found near. furnishing an excellent ta-
bile product.
In fact. there IL everything there TO
make homes. and II needs only the
hardy hand of toll and "A little capital
to establish good. permanent homes for
great number ~ our people. \
tradcaman In any occupation can do
well 60 no and settle there. nr well aH
school teacher, music teacher etc.
ono beautiful thing there IL that al
most every house going up " n brick
structure. giving n permanent appear
ancc 10 the place. though only Just
commencing,
Leaving here I proceeded To Hebron,
clover Valley and Panacn, where 1
rested over sunday. I proceeded then
down the clover Valley wash and over
10 Bunkcrylllc ON the Nirgin. Here I
found the almond trees In bloom AMI
the alfalfa ana wheat growing nicely.
Yesterday ! landed IN ~. Thomas,
where you Will hear from me araiu
u. l.. W.