Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

while still larger amount has been
yielding TO not more than half its ca
pacity as a consequence Of limited
water supply, and yet the remedy for
these adverse conditions lies reason
ably within the exertions Of the people
and Is. each succeeding year, being
more vigorously applied with gratifying
results.
The Otter Creek reservoir, located on
the east fork OF the SEWER river, at the
lower end OF Grass Valley Is now so
far completed as 10 be Of great utility
In fact, the water held back In this
reservoir has been the means Of ma
turing the grain crop for the past two
seasons, and II Is calculated. when
completed according to plans and
specifications. 20 hold sufficient water
TO amply lrrigate all the land In Sc
vier Valley. Then we also have the
Three Creek reservoir owned solely by
the Sewer Valley Canal company
which Is Of great value In the early
part OF the year. and in addition to
both OF these devices for increasing
the water supply private individuals
have driven a large number Of bounte-
Gus flowing wells within the past year,
which viii bring under cultivation eX-
tensiye tracts on land heretofore lying
dormant.
Farm products OF Sewer county US
ually command a better price at home
than can be obtained for similar pro-
duce on the market az Salt Lake City.
This Is due I'm a measure 10 the supply
being only about equal to the demand
for local consumption and providing
the mining camps Of southern Utah and
40 VtFl,t al -,
a ready cash market
A new feature along the line Of agrl-
culture IN this section OF the State 10
be OF Importance hereafter, Is sugar
beet raising, which was inaugurated
this past season as an experiment, but
proved so successful IN demonstrating
the adaptabllity OF our climate and
soil to sugar beet culture that we
confidently expect that such a quantity |
Of these tubers Will be produced within |
the next two years as 10 induce the |
erection Of a sugar factory here.
LIVE STOCK BUINEss.
Next in Importance TO agriculture
comes the live stock business There
Is not another county in the State Of !
equal size and population to Sewer that
owns more range cattle and In the pro-
duction OF sheep and wool It is in the
front ranks. However. for the past
few years the sheep industry has been
waning, and the cattle business IN
creasing. This Is due in a large meas
ure to the contraction Of tbs public
range resulting from the purchase OF
large tracts Of mountain grazing lands
by the cattlemsn.
MINING.
AS yet there are no paying mines in
this county though number OF
promising prospects are being worked.
but situated as we are IN such close
proximity to the Gold Mountain mining
district Sevler largely reAps the
benefit OF that thrifty and promls-
Ing camp and, too, number Of our
best citizens are quite extensively in |
terested In the mining business. PAY
Ing deposits OF lead and an abundance
OF coal are found In Salina canyon. but
these properties are not being worked |
az present though Il Is positively known !
that an almost inexhaustible supplv Of |
such products Is 10 be had there by or.
cavating. Rock salt Is found IN unlim.
tied quantities IN the northern end OF
the county and the shipment OF the
same to various parts OF the State ana
into Colorado Is already a paying bust
ness
MANUFACTURING.
Manufacturing Is In its infancy here
-hVe roller Hour mills, three plain
hg MUS, three oreameries and cheese
.actories, and a salt refinery Include
about AL the enterprises OF this nature
n the county, but the open Geld for