Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-23
Its Climate, Vegetation, Agrlcul-
ture, Manufactures and Mining
sen. TANNERS INTERVIEW,
Describes 80 Phy.,cn Features Clos
rine. the Mountain scenery M"
Suggest. - Great uescr,oir.

facts pertaining tn beaver county lhlH
T. a region lying go miles south ~ salt
Lake city. at an altitude 81 600 at
Beaver city and about 5000 feet at
Milford.
THE CLIMATE.
The result ~ this altitude. coupled
with the distance from the sea. and tho
absence " very high mountains, H. Ia
make the CLIMATE comparatively dry.
The total fninfal II less at Beaver than
ut Salt Lake and Is stili less at
Milford. The snow that falls
IN winter II generally q dry
snow. and the cold II therefore felt less
than In Ralt Lake. where good deaf
~ moisture h frequently In the air. We
hay. less SNOW In winter than In MIL
lard or Iron county, though We some
times have a foot ur more. The early
spring rains are heavy. the later
spring II a balmy. beautiful season.
the summer Is hot and dry the autumn
generally mild aud peculiarly delight
full. The climate II q hcaithful one, AMI
very agreeable In most respects TO live
IN.
NATURAL VEGETATION.
The natural vegetation N mcagrc.
The hills are covered with sage brush:
the valleys with greascwood. Larse
timber IL not abundant except on the
head wntcru of the Beaver river. but
the rrusn affords pnrturagc for herds
Of cattle. bands Of horses. and 1ocka Of
sheep. Of which large numbers arr
rcatcd. Small pines and ccdara cover
many ~ the mountains. and furnish
excellent iirewood.
The general inspect of much Of the
county. outside ~ the settlements u
therefore donoft.likc. Hut this N true
only u the western part Of the county,
where dry land. sand or gravel beds
ana greenwood are the prevailing fca-
lures.
THE BEAVER MOUNTAINS.
About i've miles east ~ Beaver be-
Gins a large mountain system. Of great
extent. about twenty-five miles across
and forming part ~ the rcn1rtl noun.
tain nyrtoin uf the highland region.
They arr Humotlmos called the lah
Want mountain. They arr heavily
wooded. with spruce, i,r. hnlHam and
aunkinf asp. They contain some nf
the finest Nrcnory IN the world. The
mOuntnlun often rise w crnrfy Guns,
aud ngnin slope OF into green meadows
and valleys. Water flows down every
favine. nnd " clear nnd Kood. The tests
Of chemists showing Il 10 be- ~ the Ut.
most purity. From thu tops OF these
hills. especially from Mounts Hclnap
nnd Badly which at- near 1890 feet In
elevation. may be- seen nunuf.tfnaH Of
surprising beauty ANA nubllmity. Oc-
cnnionhlly deer, ana much smaller
game. but especially mountain trout
may he taken here By tho sportsman.
The fishing II really excellent. fut tho
trout abound IN every stream. There
nfe many picturesque lakes. ana the
mountains arr frcquontrd each summer
by Ercat numbers ~ pleasure Heokrrr.
The iiowcin NJ the mountain lands,
the Wild Strawberries. ftHpherrioH
rronehorrica and SOME currnnta add
xest 10 the trip. while tho forests ~
evergreen trees. ana tho peculiar dora
~ the higher lnndr. distinctly mark out
this region an different from the lower
valleys
''who eau paint like naturc9 can
Imagination boast amid ~ gay cfua-
tlon. hucs like horHf or can u miN
them with that matches skin ana
lose them IN each other an appears In
every bud that biowHY"
The Hcuntur'H artistic description ~
the beauties 81 lake aud mountain dell
did not stop here. but went right
''on and up whcro naturc'a heart
beats strong amid the hills"
until at length the dnzod reporter
begged him a. come down 10 earth
again aud tell about farming In the
south.
AGRICULTURE.
The HEAVIER valley Is mainly agrlcui.
tural. ana ~ late years nearly every
mere " available ground II boing util-
hed. In The valleys below land will be
available M funn nn water can be
brought upon n, Wheat aud other
sraiiiH, potatoes, npplog ANA the smaller
fruits grow IN abundance In the upnef
or l@nvor valley while In the Minors
VILE, ur lower valley. peaches. ptiws.
melons. ana other Ike products arc
readily grown, Lucoru N heavy rrup
ana Ia amount and quality cannot be
eXcclled.
RESERVOIR IDEA.
iuF, four miles above Mincrsv;lie the
canyon opens NJ at the outlet ~ the
Beaver valley, the mountains arr Vol
canic ana the lava rock has IN ages
past npwed down ~ as nearly 10 dam
M the valley ny erecting small dam
fourteen feet drep. the water b. NV
held back for about one mile, 80 ua To
supply the farms ~ Mlnerrvlle. Now,
" a lam. say hfty feet In depth should
be built across the small opening be-
tween the lava sides, the water would
b. held hack In the canyon valley Tor
about siy miles, ana ~ an Average
width ~ a mile and half This would
D. suiheieni water to irrlgate aud bring
under cultivation large arcna ~ arid
lands NJ present lying barren Co the
west and northwest of Mincrsvillc,
CAPITALISTS OPPORTUNITY
This IL nm opportunity for the cap
ltnlist. and a problem for the state en-
rlneer 20 investigate. \ large city
could De supplied with water power
ana electricity, ana an unknown but
very large amount ~ the very best
farming land would thus become fruit
ful and hahituhlr. The Irrigation ~
these lands. moreover. would have the
effect uf mOistcning by underground
Feepage those lands lying lower down,
nonrer To tho river bed This M the
usual result Of irrgating the higher or
bench lands ana the situation there
makes such result In TINS case u
practical certainty
Already below Milford large amount
of grain Is being produced by reason NJ
such underground seepage This grain
IL raised With as little effort perhaps
az upon any wheat lands of the state.
MANUFACTURES.
The Beaver Wooden mills are among
the Oldest and most successful In the
State. They turn out the finest wool
len blankets In the world, besides lin
seys, mems Wear. stocking yarn, etc.
We have Two roller mills Ia Beaver.