Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-09
NEVADA FRUIT
AND VEGETABLES.
They viii Come 10 Utah and be
Sent EISwhere in Large
Quantities.
BUILDING OF NEW TOWNS
Reclamation uf Mormon Settlements
That Were abandoned More
Than Fifty Year, Ago

lllhf were Ahdnuuntu wore
Than Fifty Years Ago.
Very Few salt Lakers OF the younger
generations are familiar with the string
" towns running down the Muddy
river valley in Nevada, and comprising
group Of early Mormon settlements.
planted IN the years when the fight
against the sagebrush had just begun
in Utah, and when Brigham Young was
IN the midst Of his great colonizing
work. with salt Lake as its center, and
its farther outposts az san BewardIuo
Carson valley Las Vegas. and down
by the Rio vlrgen
The RIO yirgen runs into The Colo.
RADIO river, aud the Muddy river Joins
With the Virgin far above the outlet
into the Colorado Farley r Pratt led
the FIRST party Of Mormon explorers
down 10 that country in the early If
Ties. and after that settlements were
made az ST. Joseph now io be
known as Logan, at Oyeston, and ST.
Thomas
MUDDY RIVER WASH
The country appealed TO the carly
pioneers. for while q yastcr outlook OF
II pictured Il all as q barren waste,
and pant Of the great barren waste "
the West. a closer inspection revealed
a wonderfully rich Muddy river wash.
IN between the desoIaie sandy mesas.
which make up the general contour ot
the country. This section b. below the
great geological faults. which pile ny
fold on fold 90 make the attitudes OF
the Grand canyon platesus. and nest
ling a their western boundaries the
valley runs only 100 feet above the
sea. Therefore there Is the great ad-
vantage Of climate 40 which crops
grow the year round, with an altitude
that allows tropical fruit 90 grow, ana
latitude that puts into them layors
richer by far than those o. the more
beautiful Sierra slopes and valiies'
LAY PLANS ANEW.
Nov after 50 years the swinging OF
events has brought about an opportu-
nifty 10 sec the fruition Of plans laid
half century ago, and down IN
The Muddy River valley there viii soon
grow up a community that VIII be rich
among western communities aud salt
I.akers will soon have on the local
market. caniaoupes, melons. peas as
paragus almonds. and an Kinds OF
fruit and vegetables from vast gardens
which are now being planted. The
salt Lake Route runs TO Moapa, at the
head OF the string Of towns running
down towards the Virgin river and
an effort is being made 10 secure
spur through the valley. whether TINS
succeeds or not, there win he an out
let. as the Santa Fe has surveyed a
route along the Muddy taking ln all
these towns and connecting Win the
Rio Grande near Salina canyon. The
people q the Muddy river towns are so
sure their section has the tonnage 10
support a line that they are not Wor-
rying over lis being built
PERMANENT HOMES.
The promotion work now In progress,
opening up this vast area as farming
country. is being conducted by the Mo-
apa Land & Improvement company
and the Nevada Land & Livestock CONF
pany both organized by people on tho
ground, who have the object In mind OF
making permanent homes and develop
ing the country for the benefit " the
residents in Il. rather than Tor money
making by The corporation. They are
rather an association Of citizens, than
corporations OF exploitors. and are each
working On a separate field.
FOR MORE WATER.
The great need now is for improved
water facilities. and a company has
been formed TO work out this problem,
along the lines originally started by
Brigham Young's cOlonlstt "a re-
mains OF whose early canal will DE the
site OF one NJ the biggest bitches in
the west The las Vegas Age re-
porting a meeting Of this irrigation
company gives some insight into the
purposes FOR which il is working Il
states that II differs from most corpor-
atoms In that % ls not organized Tor
money making but y one Of the most
comprehensive corporations ever or
ganized iu southern Nevada. Il 500
licits no business, INDUCES bon no spec
ulatiOn. but is organized FOR the peO.
pie, by the people. and ~ the -eorle.
II consists Of a union of practically
all the water rights of the Muddy
river, and lts waters 40 present irrigate
some 5000 acres N land Being "a
combination Tor the protection OF the
small tanner Il is unique
40 PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.
The organization of the company is
OF Vital importance continues the Las
Vegas paper. because 30 win efectu-
ally shut out an private ownership of
reservoir and canal schemes which
have been manipulated On California
and other states greatly to th. deti-
ment Of communities aud Che welfare
Of those engaged lu small farming br
reason Of the fact tha. such private
spectators invariably eXtort ulre4-
sonabIe rentals from the consumers
on The produCtiyeness n The region
The Las Vegas Age declares tha se.-
ton Is gaining q wide reputation flr
The favor OF us fruits ana that fsrm-
ing land in ne Muddy river valley has
doubled iu value in me past year. now
being worth $50 an acre. unImrroltd
Ireighters VIII bee Don great demand
from July I on. hauling fruits and
melons 20 The railroad 40 Moaua
Mr. THOMAS TALKS.
Maihonihsh Thomas OF the law ffn
81 Thomas & Maycock recently rolum-
cd from q trip through the entire sec-
ton. and throws considerable Ughf OH
the bright future for mat section. Tho
railroad De declares. els going 20
make Il wei known and well poul-
lated country, and us fruits are going
% be famous. f0r I have never tasted
fruits With so luscious O. flavor. either
peaches. cantal0upes o~ grapes Ta,y
mature early and win lead The western
market
MINERAL RESOURCES
In addition 10 the farming there fro
valuable copper deposits which are be-.
ing Investigated by big companies. gold
deposits that promise well and two
tracts Of 100 acres each, containing val.
liable kaCln deposits. from which sam.