Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-05

down after successful run has been
o great boon TO the farmers and IN
eVeryohe's opinion the beet growing In
duatry VIII rank among the foremost
OF the state In n very short time Fruit
raising, too ls coming well 70 the front
IN fact i IL an ideal country for the
agriculturallst.r
a. J. Davis leaves IN the morning for
his OIL well In the San Rafael lie says
the wen is down 1900 feet, and the
present Indications warrant him in be-
lievcing that Il will not be necessary to
80 lower than LOO or $500 feet In order
70 secure a good flow Of oil Mr. Davis
has the highest hopes for the OIL fields
IN That part Of the state.
J. II. Turner returned this morning
tiom q business trip through the Dixie
country, and Is Mt the Kenyon. He
says that the Silver Reef properties are
looking unusually fine, and that In
Grand Guch Ia being found copper as
saying 80 per cent pure, and there are
lots OF the bronze metal in that sec.
ton. Mr.. Turner reports a,bettor feel
ing in southern Utah than for a long
time past and everybody 10 hoping for
- = 'fhANtNt
IF any one wants. TO go IN bathing
now az Garfield they win find II necos-
sary To walk out about mile from the
pavilion TO get into water deep enough
to battle" remarked II. ]. Common to-.
day az the Kenyon with pathetic
touch CT sadness to his voice. with
the water out as far as II Is from the
shore now, the shore looks like ruin
and a dcSUlation, and Salt Lake people
ought 10 feel Exchanging their harps
ought to feel like hanging their harps
ing because her children were not. Back
aways towards old Lake Point, where
the first salt was made, Ia dry land, 1t
seems to grow worse and worse"
1T makes me very tired, the way
some OF the self-appolnted critics In
this country set after the missionaries
In China because they ask for soma-
thing in the line OF indemnity for The
Chinese Christians who have lost their
little all IN the recent Boxer troubles, -
said Chaplain Marion at the Manitou
today Minister Conger and the Brit
ish minister win both admit that had
u not been for the Chinese Christians
that not one Of the members OF the for
elgn legations would nave been left
alive In the attack on them In Pekin
The devotion of these Chinese Chris
tlans was most remarkable ] know OF
q Presbyterian missionary who was at
tackled by Boxers and thrown TO the
ground. Immediately four native Chris
tians threw themselves over HIN inter.
posing 10 save his life at the risk OF
their own Two Of these natives were
beaten 10 Jelly. and II was only their
action that saved the life Of that mis-.
slonary' When asked what he thought
OF medical missions Chaplain Marvin
sud they were Of the very highest
utility, of the most important service
He knew of one medical missionary
DR.. Lewis, who was able 10 perform
seven operations for cataracts on CNl
nese patients In one day. Now said
Mr., Marvin, ARE not people who arc
thus humanely treated bound 70 show
some gratitude for what has been done
| for them? You may rest assured thai
| they do. Minister DENLY visited mum
| crous Chinese coast mission stations
! In an American war vessel, and at tht
| end Of his trip emphatically endorsed
| the work OF the Christian missionaries
| both Protestant and Catholic" Thu
| chaplain viii hold regular Episcopa
| services every Sunday morning mt For
! Douglas; and In the evening, there VII
b. general evangelical service will
| gospel hymns He is very glad TO hav'
| the assistance of Christian Endeavo
| wol kers from this city In the post work