Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

Nesting at the foot OF the grand olh
Mills of the wasatch. cnclrcled on the
south by the twinlng curves of the
stream called after her name. lies the
lovely city Of Logan the Temple city
Of the North" the Athens OF Utah"
Geographically she lies In II deg. 70
min north latitude and nearly ii2 deg.
west longitude from Greenwich. Her
elevation IL 400 feet. her climate Ia
one OF the finest In the land, never un-
comfortably hot IN summer. and her
clear. dry. braclng winter atmosphere
imparting zesi to life that II as en-
Joyable an II is hcnlthgivlng.
When parties were sent into the north
by President Brigham Young to lnvesti-
gate the possibilities Tor settling this
valley the report they brought In was
that Cache valley was good for a herd
ground. In 1865 q party. composed of
Brigham Young Jr.. Samuel Roskclly
and Andrew Moffatt. were sent here to
cut hay, build corrals. etc. and that fall
a lot OF stock was driven into the vai-
ley. and wlntercd on what Is known
10 this day as Church farm. The nrst
settlement. however, was founded by
that indomitable spirit. Peter Vaughan.
who with party entered the valley
from the south and settled what II now
knows rs Wcllsvllle. but then called
Maughan's Fort. In July. 1856.
The settlement OF Logan began In
1859. with VIM. u. Preston. the Thatcher
family, John L. Wright and others the
met to locate. The site OF the now
beautiful city wne then an unlnvitins
plain Of sage brush. but with the true
pioneer Instinct, the possibilities offered
by the nne stream OF water flowing
from the mountains was disccrncd by
thcs. men. ana Bishop Preston pitched
his tent and said. ''fhis Is good enough
for me-"
Logan n thus 20 years old. and In that
time has made splendid progress In ali
branches or education and commerce.
The plonccra buildcd well and their
children and the thousands OF home
seekers who have found homes here arc
Sarncring the benefits Of their efforts.
Many hardships were endured by the
early settlers.n the least among which
were the dcprcdatlons OF hostile In
dian bands, who resented the appear
anoc In their hidden valley" OF the
hated white man. In some Instances
white men were murdered and children
carried of. besides horses, cattl. and
grain being stolen. a local militia was
formed and minute men stationed at
every danger point. but II was mum.
Der OF years before the snvages ceased
20 hnrass the settlers, and not then I'M
~ after the great slaughter AT the bat
tie or Battlccre.k. 20 miles north OF
FRANKLIN, In 1868. when Colonel Common
with $50 U. s. soldicrs.mct and defeated
with heavy loss an equal number OF
redskins. The battle lasted four hours.
and over two hundred Indians We're
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elain being Bear Hunter. who had been
the most troublesome among the chiefs.
The adaptation or the soil OF Cache
valley To agriculture was soon dcmon-
strated. and this resource has been de.
veloped TO such an extent that Cache
mas come TO be known as the "grnnary
OF Utah. There are under cultivation
now In this county nearly 10000 acres
N land. from which last years wheat
crop totalled up 1000. 900 bushels: 10000
bushels or oats, 10000 bushels Of barley
ana other products In proportion. The
farmers OF Cache are Intelligent and
prosperous.
Logan l. the natural commercial cen.
ter OF the county, ana furnishes sup
plies TO about twenty tributary towns.
Her own fertile soil and Industrious In.
habitants have made possible the re-
atty OF beautiful residence city. and
cductionally have led many a well-to-
do farmer or successful business man
from surrounding cities TO purchase y
home In Logan where his wife and
children could have the advantages So
clally and Internationally. 80 much to be
desired.
HER SCHOOLS.
The very climate OF Logan has made
possible the title bestowed upon her by
admifers-the Athens Of Utah" II ~
adapted TO study. The freedom from
dens of Vice, usual 60 towns OF like
eize outside the state. also increases her
value as III place To educate children.
ana the general healthful. moral tone OF
her Inhabitants. completes the qunllnca-
lions necessary for an educational CEN
ter; and the presence at this writing OF
about $500 pupils Of school and college
IN this city, gives evidence OF the fact
that the facilities for obtaining intel
iectual training hero are superlor-and
appreciated
The pioneer institution OF higher
learning Ii the college founded by and
named after Brigham Young, Ia 1871.
He endowed the Institution with 10000
acres Of land. ana from that beginning
has developed one OF the foremost In.
htitutlons Of learning In the Rocky
Mountain region. Many OF her gradu.
atcs are men OF character who have
become prominent In nearly every
branch OF professional life, and others
leaders In ecclesiastical and political
branches Her standing Is recognized
throughout the land, and her stu
dents are from the best families In the
country. The extensive building opera-
lions lately completed by the college at
test Its prosperity and popularity among
the people,
AGRICULTURAL. COIJECE
In the year 1855 the Legislature took
advantage OF the offor by Congress for
mo establishment OF agricultural coll
leges IN the various States, complied
with the conditions necessary. and In
that year was founded the Agricultural
College OF Utah. The selection OF Lo.
gan FOR the location Of this college
proves TO have been happy one. This
mammoth institution has made such
rapid ana successful progress educa,
uonallythat its work and It's graduates
are known all over the west.
The New Jersey Academy Is q Pres
byterian school. designed to prepare
students from common schools for coll
lese. work, and In some courses college
work IL duplicated.
Logan has seven public school build
ihss, TWO or which are splendid struc-
lures OF eight school rooms each An
the buildings are OF brick, modern In
atyle ana complete In appointment.
twenty schools under the clty's care
are IN daily session, the attendance be-
ins over 100 The system OF training
IN the public schools IL OF the most an,
proved and up-to-date character. dis
olpline IL good and the results In the
development OF the children intelleotu,
ol,y ana physically are very gratifying.
Lnsuhs commercial importance has
,n ,he means OF establishing a