Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03
St. David Stake, Situated in the San
Pedro Valley, Described.
FACILITIES FOR SETTLERS.
splendid Markets Tor the Product. ~
the Orchard, Harden aud
the DaIr,.

Judge W. W. Moody. stakc supcrin-
tend"nt ~ Y. NJ. ~. L. A.. Sister sinda
unHiafron OF. the stake presidency OF
V. l.. ". I. A.. accompanied by two
aide Misses Susie Merrill and Sarah
Alfred. Three Of The v. ~. NJ. l..
missionaries from Mexico. Elders Geo.
G. Nacgcl. Jesse y. smith IT.. and
Miles \. iiomney aud the writer.
81 baivd Il an ot'lying ward Of tho
H. Joseph stake. ~ miles southwest
VI Thatcher. Expeditions ARE made
~ ~ the various stake organizations.
hnd every three months they visit
THIS ana Franklin ward. 90 miles dis
tant AN work and no play makes
Jack a dun hoy" applca to ~ and
while !. u duty ana labor We do
no. fail to have a little pleasure out
The ella Valley car boast OF great
many Houd teams. anu we had two
nl them hitching to a. many "lmfurt-
gnlc Hprinr wagons, lnndcd witS bed
ding aud several baskets Of licnic.
IN" watering places on this drive are
~ Mandy distances Tor reasonable
drives and lunchinR. This drive takes
us over "a beautiful country. the mos
nutony " relieved by numerous roll.
ing hits the SNOW capped mountains
and level plains almost entirely COW
cred WIN last fails Erasa. To our
friends In the north. such a trip this
r'hrpn of the year would appear a
hardship -uttcndcd with much cN-
posture. but With M the rrycrrs. A.
wilcox. prominent railroad station
ON the =. a.. about half way On ar
riving In the evening We lcft our lady
passengers comfortably In the hotel
while We made our beds down by the
hay stack In the feed yard. with the
hrnutiful moon light and fair weather
u proved an enjoyable affair.
spreading our table cloths on the
ground. our lunch was served IN open.
air ana made the rweUtrr because ~
the rural nature OF the occasion. Two
antelnper bounded before our teams
In the evening. hut got too Ear away
for n successful shot. u was getting
dusk when we drew rein In the San
Pedro valley wherc IT. David ~ stu
ated. For ten miles ~ ana down the
river our people have humea.
This u u pretty country. The wall
Icy and hlllridua have u gradual
slope from the river each way and arr
covered with dry grass. yet good
ranEo for stock. There IL more choice
land than ~ located. and for which
there ~ water from the river at pres
cnt. but the San Pedro. like the ella,
cannot be drained. They have several
good irrifntlng streams taken out ut
different plates Hut this ~ only
small features when We come h. learn 81
the many yriuabla lowing wells At
an hvetnFr dspth n 900 feet mostly
driven. they have a How 81 from 10 Ia
~ gallons pcr minute. running into
reservoirs made on an elevation on
the farm. A nice Irritating stream IL
procured for orchard and garden. This
water II Of the choicest character. This
together with healthy climate makes
the Fan Pedro one of the healthlert 10.
rlonH In Arizona.
Advcrsltics often prove great bless
lngr To- tho human family. 20 il il with
this people. An earthquake some years
ago opened W. a crcvis IN the earth
nnd caused the water 10 bubble forth.
Since then the place has taken IA new
life. and now the valley not only pre-
nontr facilities for the present
nccupnnts, hut win make homes
FOR scores more ~ good people. The
land Il suitable. the climate unsur.
passed, being cooler than other parts
~ this region. From present prospects
the water N amplc.' The writer does
not base his calculations on large farm.
inr, FOR this would not pay 80 we'll ~
vegetable gardening. the orchard and
dairy
illsbc. mining camp 20 miles dis.
tnnt. has u population ~ fully i.OoO.
our company has a pay roll ~ goo
men. iicsldos this market. which
alone would consume all the valley
could produce, there IL Tombstone, ntili
u good market. aud henson. the rail-
road station. but six miles away. N
N demonstrated that several acres Of
garden can be raised under one ~ these
III . -.
also In molHten the earth. Two
small railroads form junction at Ben
son,nnd run through tho valley. making
transportation To the mines prompt and
easy, Prices are tho hest. Every
pound Of hay can be sold NJ good prices
poultry high, eggs ~ such prices that
a woman with careful mnnagcmentcnn
make good living on the product ~
her hens alone. wheat $50 per cwt.i
other grain In proportion. ana an yege-
tables ~ a high price for their only
competltlon Of any consequence l. Calf
fnrnln.
Commencing with Saturday morning.
we held series ~ meetings. closing
NondnY might ON Saturday eve we had
an entertainment ana on Sunday eve
a picnic, To enable our people 10 onioy
all the meetings.. coming from the lis
tancc. we kent the fast Sunday. break
ing Il with q feast at tho meeting hpus.
a. y. M, the people not dispensing TN
tll after the conJolnt meeting In the
evening
on Monday we organized branch IN
tho upper district. The 81. David meet
ing house lR fully ten miles from the eN.
treme other end % the settlement. too
Gar 10 accommodate the upper peonle.
The San Pedro branch of the 81. David
ward VIII no doubt be nourlshlng
branch,
on our way homo aud just after noon.
ing az Dragon summit station. we snw
i've antelope In the distance. Elder
RomncN being q crack shot. took from
the WAGON a $3.50 Marlin cire and sent
three bullets among them. We gave
chase M fast as our team could rot
over tho road. They were Joined ~
two more ana formed In position FOR an
other nttnck After two more rand
shots they separated. and We We're
greeted with seeing ours fan 10 the
ground,
n II needless 10 toll YOU we enjoyed
vonlson FOR breakfast when we hrolloi
some choice steaks over our morning
cnmp FIRE after n drive ~ seventeen
miles out from Wilcox. Al our last
camping place on the seneca. the game
was divided up The time was pleas
nntlv Fnent and our trip In every way
a success, Respectfully
ANTHEM EtynAII