Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

UM ~ from Salt Lake valley
A-- through Cache valley
crossed the mountains, and arrived In
the wilds OF the Bear Lake valley
This was the first settlement of SOUTH
eastern Idaho. Previous to this time
there were no inhabitants In this part
Of the state of Idaho, except Indians
and trappers. The country was Tor
bidding. In the extreme and none out
The hardy Mormon pioneers had ever
thought of settling in this uninViting
country with an altitude OF 5000 feet
above sea level.
This early exodus from UTAH mas
been repeated almost every year from
1862 till 1902, or period OF forty years
ana the counties of oneida, Cassia'
Hammock, Bingham, Fremont ana 'ea'
lake. have been settled, ana puilt up
hy those modern and successful Colo
nizers. -
Resides the above mentioned counties
,horo are Mormon people settled IN al
most every county in the state except
nerhaps the almost exclusive m'h'ns
counties where but few OF them are "
be found; as not many Of these people
take kindly to the mining Industry pu'
as n rule, conflne themselves TO iarih-
inc manufacturing, and more certain
business pursuits.
:, tha wear 1870 President william
Rudee and quite a company WIN nm
moved from Cache county Juan "
Dor lake. and since that time the
county has had a steady and permanent
crowth. These counties that are SET
lied by the Mormon people nave 'ne
.,o general characteristics as une
counties of Utah. The llttle town n"'
,,s church and schoolhouse, the sto'e
and blacksmith shop, but the saIooh
is very seldom found
Education is an all important 'hei"e
with the people Of southeastern lodno
The district school is in evidence every
where. and in addition to IT, seNe'a'
% the counties have academies III
which are taught the higher branches
NJ education. The following is list OF
those already established The Preston
academy. located at Preston Oneida
county; the Oakley academy, located
at oakley. Cassla county; the h'cNs
academy at Rexburg, Fremont county,
and the Fielding academy located at
Paris. Bear Lake county
Suitable and convenient three story
rock buildings have been erected az
Preston and Paris, and at ReXourg' ana
oakley. they are now In course Of con-
strction. The Fielding academy AT
poris is a magnificent structure Bullt
from a plan obtained in Germany IN
Guiding all modern and up-to-date I'M
movements for building Of this kind
II was built by the free-wlll offerings
Of the people, at a cost Of $4,000, and
stands on commanding emlnence, Just
west Of the city Of Paris and oyerlooks
the whole Of the beautiful Bear Lake
valley.
In the near future O wing viii be add
ed 10 the academy which will probably
cost $4,000 more and when completed
win be one Of the finest educational
buildings in the state Of Idaho. II now
has an enrolment OF over 300 students,
md an IDEAL faculty, which is gaining
nm. academy an enyiable reputation
And students are now attending from
fuur adjoining counties. 1t now has a
aaracity for 400 students and when the
wing IS hunt It will have room for 25O
more. Bear Lake leads the other coun-
ties In public buildings besides the
Fielding academy described above the
people Of this county have erected at
Hus. the finest church edince in the
rate OF Idaho. a tabernacle which cost
900. length l29 feet. width "a feet,
gallery around three sides Of the
.i,ng. with a comfortable seating
.,ty for $500 people.
raa other counties Of the southeast
being younger. have not made such
progress IN the way Of substantial pub
". buildings, but It IS only a question OF
little time when they also viii acquit
themselves worthly In this matter as
ma Mormon people all believe in schools
and churches, and never fail to build
both as soon as they are able to. Beai
Lake proper Is a natural reservoir, anC
win at an early date be utilized for thll
purpose, either by a private company
or by the government
The Utah Sugar company has already
commenced work on a canal, which vii
convey the water from Bear Lake {,
Bear River a distance Of 10 miles Tn,
bed Of the canal will be five feet lowe
than the surface OF the lake, and d
being 100 feet wide, It will supply SUN
Client water to irrigate thousands o.
acres Of land In Bear Lake, Bannocl
and Oneida counties, and Cache an
Boxelder counties Utah, The canal 1
an immense undertaking and whe
completed. either by the government 0
the Utah Sugar company, will utilize