The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
Carbon County Man Expects
Great Results From Moisture
Arising From SaltOn Sea.
UTAH MEN ARE SEEN
AT THE LOCAL HOTELS
Charles r. Mcbride of TOOeIe Is
at the Kenyon, and Tells
of Prosperity.


his acquaintance Of having level
head and of being close observer, not
only of animate but inanimnte things
and his success in life would seem TO
justify their estimate of the man. In
conversation with Tribune representa-
tive, Mr.. Hill said that he came West
in 1869 and for many years has been
resident of Southeastern Utah. and
speaking of the weather in that usually
dry desert country he was asked if this
was not an unusually wet season so
far and if he didn't think the seasons
were becoming more humid in this arid
region,
Mr., Hill replied; "Of course there
is moro humidity in the atmosphere
than in past years, and this humidity.
IN my judgment, has como to stay. Two
years ago, You remember. tho waters
of the Colorado river overfowed and
made what is called tho Saton Sea It
was not long until this sea wns over
sixty feet deep and covered an area
of 25O square miles. Last year the
farmers in this arid region were sue
cessful IN raising fine crops OF wheat
by means of what is called dry farm
ing. There is no such a thing as dry
farming 1t is simply soil culture
NHhln the past two years in the arid
region, which includes parts Of Ari-
zona and lower California and all of
Utah, thero has been noted q growth
OF verdure. or pasturage that was never
known before.
Last year the in1Owing water had
increased the area OF this Salton Sea
until 800 square miles or more are sub.
merged, The evaporation of this water
is estimated to be ten feet per year,
which is carried in the atmosphere all
over the arid region. AS an illnstra-
ton Of its influence on vegetation. +
VIII cite You to the mountains in the
vicinity of Marysvalle, in Piute county,
which is about the driest portion of
the mountains in Utah. On the sides
OF these mountains last wear the grass
grew long enough to cut with reaper,
but for the rough, rocky condition of
the surface, and in the early mornings
there was heavy dew on the grass.
condition never heretofore known in
that part Of the country.
Here is another instance: Ahout
twenty years ago there was such a
stream of water in Sunny Side creek
that beaver built their dams in il and
the stream was we'll stocked with fish.
A few years later the waters receded
IN the creek until 1T became n dry wash.
Two years ago the Utah Fuel cCmnany
mountains from Range creek, at an
expense of over $4,000 for use in the
steam boilers and for culinary nnr-
poses in the coal camps No sooner was
this water brought over To be used in
the boilers of their engines than it was
found that the springs in Sunny Side
creek, so long dry, began to flow, and
the water has continued to flow ever
since.
"As | have stated, it is estimated
that in the course Of a year ten feet of
water IN the Saton sea has evaporated
and spread over the area of Utah.
parts of Arizona and lower California.
The air ~ so laden with moisture that
in passing over this arid region it does
not absorb the moisture from the earth
as dry, hot atmosphere would. and
the result is that vegetation springs up
and grows as never before known on
the drlest of our mountains and
deserts. This is due to the humidity
which is not drawn out of the earth
by the dry atmosphere, as in wears
past.
"This accounts for the phenomenal
success which has attended the experi.
ments made in dry farming, especially
during last season, with us. [ handled
wheat last fall which was scratchd
into the ground the year before on dry
land near Price, which went seventeen
bushels TO the acre, The ground was
not even ploughed
''1t is computed that of the $1,000.
900 acres of land in Utah. there is
tion, and that by the conserving Of
all the waters by reservoirs and
canals, j per cent of this area was
all that could possibly he cultivated
by irrigation. This would leave 80
pei, cent to be benefited by the hu
midity arising from the Salton sea.
[ am experimenting on soil culture
eral differeint kinds of forage plants
on the Big Springs Dairy farm,
eighteen miles from Pine. owned and
operated by Livingston. Hill & Sons.
! am going to grow this forage without
irrigation, and entertain no doubt that
the experiment viii be successful. |
expect TO see the great plateau of
Castle valley made the wheat granary
of Utah as the result of proper soil
culture, without irrigation, -
Charles r. Mcbride of Tooele
merchant, real estate dealer, rancher
and stock raiser arrived in Salt Lake
yon. Tooele City, Mr., Mcbride saws.
is prospering in every way as never
before "Tooele,' he snid, "is one of
the most attractive little cities in the
State It's population is about 1900
We have the finest water system and
purest water that exists anywhere,
hence no typhoid epidemic ever
visits MS. We also have No. | cleo
trio light plant and an electric rail
road to run to the mines at Stockton.
Bull and other neighboring places is
an enterprise which is contemp plated for
the not distant future.
90 What is the outlook for dry farm
ing in Tooele county this year2>'
Z" Never better, Our wheat crop this
farming With us has been successful
for several years past, especially so In
the growing of wheat. Let ME, in this |
connection, tell you something, Twelve |
years ago. built grist Touring mill |
All the wheat / could scrape up within .
a radius of thirty miles was 10000 .
bushels. Last fall the farmers of |
Tooele thrashed 100000 bushels of
wheat. L tell you that p good dry-i