Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30

Words about Cache valley the most
productive valley not only in Utah but
in all the intcrmountain country
Not only is it a Wonderfully produc-
tive valley but it is ono of the most
beautiful valleys in the world, Nesting
among the high perks Of the Wasatch
range. protected from high winds by
the mountains. without winter weather
that Kills stock or farm products, with
never failing water supply. the bcst
water supply in the valleys of the state.
and with a soil the equal of any in the
world
by some of the pioneers the valley
was known as the hidden" or con
ccaled" valley. for hidden it Is, sur
rounded by mountains on every side.
The name Cache" means to hide. TO
conceal and the county not only de-
rived its name from the concealed val
ley. but also from the fact that certain
trappers and emigrants cached some
goods in the valley more than 80 years
ago.
The valley was first settled In 1896
seven years after the pioneers had ar
rived In Salt Lake city y year pre-
vious acting on information which he
had received from trappers, Brigham
Young sent out AN exploring party COM
posed Of samuel Rosi7ellN Andrew
Moffat, stephen Taylor, Brigham Young,
Jr.. later member of the quorum of
the apostles, Simon Baker. Joseph Bak-
err John Carr and Bryant Stringham.
This party took with them several hun
dred head of cattle. eheir intention be-
ing to pasture them 1pon the luxuriant
grass. which the trappers had informed
Brigham Young covered large part
of the valley. and also TO cut suf-
ficient hay to winter the stock.
This party wintered in the valley and
the following spring We're Joined by the
first settlers consisting of the following
six fdtliies. Peter Maughad. William
Vaughan. George Bryan. John Tate,
Morgan Morgan and lial Riggs, who
had been sent TO make a new settle
ment BY Brigham Young. The settlers
located at Welsville in the southwest
end of the county and the following
Sp''"s pi"'''o" ''e 49, 49,.
p7ri oi 'he s'a'e' rue o.'s NV |I''
lioS' IN .'le history u en- -
followed. killing the wheat, The little
panu OF pioneers were "is'ouis ''i'N
were on the point Vi sNlhE uP t"e
struggle a meeting was held to de-
eide whether or not the little band
should return TO san l-'he Wy anu
port thelf ialiure To brlsham fou"s'
John Thurkel VINO had joined the p"rtF
that spring urged that a ne" crop pe
planted ana predicted that II N"u'u
yield crop enough TO FURNISH them hour
for the winter. His words We're
,o.,,.,od .nd crnn WAC raised
40, =, ,.,i,, no,
And 1t may be said III passH'S 'h''
the year 1887 was the nearest to
crop failure that Cache county has ever
known That fall more settlers went
to Cache valley ana me Iol'""'hS
spring there was big iniluN of set
tlors Year nv wear new settlements
....,,I ,,,a.,..t tho cpti.c y,lIc,.
SP'"HE "P "'i'i' ''""'
Is covered with farms ana MONIES
I'm the carly sixties Brigham Young
,t.i,od a.. .allcv Ia 500 how his nen,
',''''' VIC ,,,t. ,i,.,
pie were Eel''hs ''"'s' ''"S ''"''
visit he said that there was no more
beautiful valley I'm the world. that some
-, o,,, ,,.haat sn,,,.b Ga
daN IL Mould s'o" "''"' '''e" &"
feed more people thah any olher valley
I'm the then territory, for number or
,,.,rs mi. rradictinn was literally full
1900 ~ t.i,
H'ieu' ~ N'9 "u' no