Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-17
IN THE BIC HORN COUNTRY
Or. Seymour 6. Young Tells What He found
There,
Much Impressed Win the Possioih-
Ties OF ThAi section Good oppor'
tuniiy Tor Rome Seekers.


September i6.-.l left this city on the
evening OF September 4th for the lils
horn basln colonies, by way Of pen,
t4r and me Burlington route affiFeu
az TOiuca. AOntana, On SUNDAY ulplh,
ms anI on thc lOAoWins mdhiBht 4
Dua. oed the constructors tfalh ior
Frannle. al which place ! arrived carry
hionday morning. hert 4 engaged
paasasr VI "a freight Wabon ana I1ne
10 Byron. sixteen mites away. AZ ems
place Apostle Merrill aud President
George Reyn0lds had preceded me TWO
DAYS and mad held the quarterly con-
ference with the saints IN the Bis Horn
Basin. the Saturday aud Sunday pre-
,lous and on this DAY lAlonday) tney
had proceeded TO Lowell, holding meet-
lng with the Saints Of that place ana
lhcn proceeding 20 Burlington, where
another Gathering was Ia be held on the
following day President Byron sessions
and Counselor Charles WEIGH accom-
pany.ng them Elder j. ", CROSBY Jru
the other counselor being absent m
Utah on business Elders Merrill and
REYNOLDS moved on 70 Burlington. az
which point overlook them on Tues
dag morning During the conference
meetings Saturday and Sunday the
brethren gave needed counsel ana en-
couragcment. and under the direction
0f Apostle Merrill President Reynolds
organized a quorum OF Seventy with
headquarters at Byron. Elder Reynolds
also held the FIRST annual Sunday school
conference Of the stake and gave neces-
sary instruction and encouragement.
AT Burlington we met with the Saints.
Tuesday. . q. M, We held very inter-
esting meeting In which the visiting
brethren all took part, giving good adj
vice to the Saints and encouraging
them to persevere and reclaim the land
and take out the water and
secure for themselves primary
rights that should be lasting In their
character. The colonists buy their
land in the Big Horn Basin under the
provisions OF the Carey Act, which re-
quires n payment OF hfty cents an acre,
with a guarantee OF canal building ana
securing water 10 thoroughly irrigate
every acre so purchased. II the pur-
chaser falls 10 secure the water after q
reasonable time the land reyerts again
TO the state.
They should also utilize the mountain
ranges on the headwaters OF the sho-
shone and Grey Bull rivers, where the
finest OF grass Is abundant, by plant.
ing their herds Of cattle and these
should be cooperative herds In these
regions OF superb ranges, and that they
should also Introduce cooperative
herds OF sheep on the ranges below the
settlements where white sage and 9th
er browse abOunds, on which sheep
thrive we'll These ranges should be SCI
cured by introducing their own stock
before other people not belonging to the
settlements crowd them out by intro
ducing herds from other parts OF the
country. The brethren also encouraged
In every meeting people to continue
their labors in constructing their canals
and secure a greater supply CT water
and also an additional supply by
frightening and charging the canals
already established, to copuuct
new ones and secure more OF the valu-
able land and water rights that VIII
be needed by the people already locat.
ed and for the many thousands that VIII
yet come into the basin. While
holding the conference at Byron
the colonists held an EXPOSE
ton and made an exhibit OF
their fruits and vegetables and grains
produced this year. and although these
vegetables were not planted until some
time In the month OF May and AFTER
the water was taken out through their
now canal the exhibit was exceedingly
fine for settlements so recently founded
From Burlington we proceeded 10 otto
and al 2 o'clock met with the Saints
In this settlement on the Grey Bull riv-
fIfIa a
our morning meeting. Here, under the
direction Of Apostle Merrill, ward or
ganization was completed, Brother Mer-
rlll ordained Elder G. NJ, Porter the
Bishop, with n. +. Larsen as his frst
and c. A Merckley as his second coun-
sellers. Our meeting was held here In the
new Methodist meeting house, the
Saints from surrounding ranches and
farms filling the house and within the
walls OF this Methodist chapel was one
APOSTLE. two presidents OF Seventies,
who preached the word OF the Lord TO
the Saints and to strangers present.
From Otto our party drove back TO
burlington where the three visiting
brethren put up at the hospitable home
OF Bishop McNivlns. On Wednesday
morning he party drove back TO Byron,
where they were dlned by President
Sessions and feasted on watermelons
grown on this new land From thence
We proceeded 90 the new town Of Cow
ley. at which place We found a WE'LL
boring machine engine and all. In
working order Already they had driven
TO the depth Of two hundred feet and
! Intended 70 continue boring until
! they got flowing water as a result Of
| their labors. II the brethren succeed
! here In obtaining water through the
arteslan well, It viii be a great benefit
| not only TO the Saints In this
place, but 10 those generally in the
| Basin. From here we proceeded To
! Frannie, the railroad station and put
| up at Mr. Morris about a half a mile
east OF the railroad. and spent the
night We arose at $50 am. Thurs
day and proceeded 10 the railway Here
we learned with some regret no train
would run that day towards the main
line, and the prospects were that we
would have 20 lose another day at this
place About ten am, however an
extra, with official ear. which had gone
down the night before. returned from
the end Of the track eighteen miles fur
Their up the valley and stopping az
Frannic they cautiously invited us 10
ride with them 10 billings. an invita-
ton which We gladly accepted These
railroad officials We're four " the chief
men OF the road General supernt nd
ent Calvert. chief Engineer Wetkes.
Division Superintendent Gillette and
the superintendent Of selection Of
townsltcs. Mr. Barrows These gem
tlemen entertained us very Courteous
~, and We rode with them that night
TO Billings, where We stopped and walt.
ed for our regular train. the Northern
Pacific. which conveyed us to Butte.
We left Billings at midnight aud reach.
cd Butte at W o'clock. noon, Friday.
There We boarded the Oregon
Short Line train az 4 pm, and On sat.
urday morning reached home az $50
o'clock.
While az Denver. on the 9Th. your
correspondent learned with amqzemont
of the dastarlly act of the shooting Oh
President Mckinley. Brothers Nor
rill and Reynolds heard " the report
While they wcr. waiting Tor me az To-
luca, Mont ON our arrival az Dillon.
on our way home Friday evening. we
heard that the President had passed
away, but when we reached ogden we