Show FOUNTAIN GREEN Leaving N Nephi Juab County on the Sanpete Valley railway the first town reached is Foun Foun- Fountain Fountain Fountain tain Green situated in the north north- northwest northwest northwest west extremity of Sanpete valley and watered by a large spring which rises rifles a mile mUe and a half to the northwest of the town On the Ule stream from this spring are two flouring mills one an time old-time pro pro- process process I cess and the other an improved roller The latter named the Phoe Ph nix is owned by C Andrews Co Co who are producing flour of ex- ex excellent excellent ex excellent quality The town i- i i improving in many ways Specially noticeable is the recent addition to the schoolhouse fifty by fifty feet and e storeys high Th The roof is nearly com com- completed completed completed This will wil give the town ex- ex excellent excellent ex excellent scholastic facilities facUlties and shows an arl advancement in the cause of education which is commend commend- commendable commendable able The ward has now a neat brick meeting house which when fin fin- finished finished finished willbe will be an ornament to the place lace and a boon hoon to the worshippers workmen Workmen are at present engaged pointing up the outside It is under under- u 1 J sto stood d the grounds around it are to tobe tobe tobe be leveled and put in order this sea sea- season season sea season son There are many substantial resi- resi residences residences resi residences dences in the locality Four our stores represent the merchandise of the town The season has been a hard one for this community their crops being short owing to the drouth The water supply could be greatly increased by drifting into the moun moun- mountain mountain mountain tain spring It would at least he worth an effort on the part of those interested for an increased volume of water would mean a correspond correspond- corresponding ing increased acreage of tilled land It is reported that men are at work on the extension of the San Sanpete Val Val- Valley Valley Valley ley Railroad from Chester to Man Man- Manti Manti Man ti ti ti This extension will prove a great accommodation to the travel travel- traveling traveling traveling ing public particularly to visitors to Manti Temple The rain which has fallen fallen in the valle valley the past week is laying up lots of snow in the mountainS mountainS- mountains something that is much wished for forby forby forby by the community it signifies water for next season Grain is scarce here this year oats bring one and a third cents a pound wheat one and a third cents Potatoes are also scarce and there are not many offered for sale R G L SANPETE COUNTY Oct 15 1889 |