Show 6 aiom a r rt 9 P 0 ii FROM OUR TRAVELING AGENT G S L CITY march EDITOR DESERET NEWS sir sik I 1 left this city about the first of february on my way through the southern settlements for the purpose of transacting business for the news office the weather until I 1 reached fillmore was extremely cold and stormy from fillmore to the santa clara there was no snow and the weather gradually became more pleasant the roads being excellent and at santa clara the climate seemed I 1 more like that of the torrid than the temperate I 1 zone ai at this season of the year among t the he people generally wherever I 1 11 have visited y there was a manifest beelin feeling 0 of i interest in the prosperity of the news there is a commendable interest awakened on the subject of schools and inquiries were almost incessant concerning the pros prospect tre act of obtaining school books I 1 informed the people that doubtless something g effectual would ee be done towards supplying the schools throughout the territory with a suitable uniform series of books compiled and printed at home at payson P on the nail nall factory of sabin beebe Tco co is doing good work they have also attached a turning shop to the same establishment these and other improvements 1 speak well for the enterprise of the people and must largely enhance their interests I 1 adams grace co at nephi are also engaged in the manufacture of nails and will soon be prepared to roll rollout out hoop iron ac affording them at more reasonable rates than lieret heretofore of ore I 1 A new settled settlement ent has been formed at the sink of the sevier where there is said to be a 1 considerable quantity antiey of good farming land A dam 30 ft t thick K lck ick and 8 ft high has been beeh been deen con strutted ted across the river for irrigating g purposes wood and timber is found in abundance fifteen miles from the settlement I 1 was informed by bishop bronson of fillmore that 1 a new route leading to this settlement has been found practicable which shortens some fifty miles the distance between this city and fillmore filmore L this route passes near camp floyd rloyd A settlement is also being formed in round round L valley t the winter vinter is reported to have been unusually mild at beaver As I 1 passed through on L my return the brethren were pre preparing parin for a vigorous 1 I prosecution of farming operations they have in contemplation the erection of p a commodious school and meeting house intending bendin to have it completed the present season A limekiln lime kiln has been been erected and it was I 1 thought a prime prima article of lime would be produced I 1 was vas wahl highly 9 gratified ratified with the appearance 1 pe arance of br C W landells Wan dells nursery an and add d from the interest that is exhibited in this de is confidently to be hoped that not many years will pass before beaver will be as pro prolific in growing 0 fruit as it hasteen has been in yielding grain i the new settlement of minerville nerville Mi BlI is ina lna in a flourishing flo flourishing condition th the e lead ore found there is osgood of good quality and may be profitably furnished at very reasonable rates which of course would largely increase the demand high prices have too frequently retarded the pro progress ress of our home manufacturing interests which might on the contrary iry have been materially teri ally enhanced had the prices been fixed at a rate which at the onset tho thol barely paying pacing expenses would in the end prove far more remunerative munera tive and more directly and more speedily ensure the desired triumph of f domestic manufactures over importations from abroad i I 1 T toquerville erville washington santa clara virgen city and a new settlement formed this 8 bening spring rinh ring on the tha virgen above are NI all ail in a flouris flourishing hing bing condition the tiie avera average amount of ginned cotton raised in these I 1 locate oca fe I 1 j tie tle ties is about two hundred and fifty pounds per acre A good article of sorghum suwar sugar sugar bugar has lias I 1 been manufactured at toquerville by ir J T j willis with more perfect machinery a beti ter article can be made who wheat at sown there i in january last was looking fine t there is a good food opening for or a few enterprise ina ing and practical men who have the means to brin bring cm machinery for the working up up of cotton into P the various arak lea iea for which it is useful capital thus in invested isted would bring as sure iet ket returns and be much more benefit to I 1 community than it if thrown into many other j channels 1 I was pleased with the spirit of enterprise and perseverance everywhere v sible small 0 obstacles have no influence in checking c the onward progress of those settlement settlements si the good spirit prevailed among the masses jand and I 1 was universally received with every degree of cordiality respectfully ac BULL BOLL 1 FROM WEBER COUNTY OGDEN CITY march 7 1860 EDITOR editon NEWS SIR it is an old saying that if march comes in in like a lion it will go out lik ilk like ilke e a iamb lamb on the dinst we had a severe drifting snowstorm snow storm accompanied by the wind which blew almost to tp a gale the snow show fell to the depth of about three inches and we have also had several slight storms of snow and hail since it thaws during the day but freezes at night the roads are very muddy and it is likely that in some places they may mayy fora for a time become almost impassable impassible some of the people here have been taking time by the forelock and have cut and hauled a considerable quantity of fencing ma mate te rial in ill order to protect their crop crops from tho depredations of cattle cattie in the coming season the boot and shoe department of the ogden tannery has been rented to S W M S reed and richard hill who are determined to manufacture a good article and to give e satisfaction to all those who may favor the them in with their patronage mr thos browning whose term ag as school teacher ili in this city ended on the ad dinst has given satisfaction to all those concerned in the matter matters and he is now about to avail himself of the higher advantages to be obtained by those who may be admitted to the union academy the authorities of this place are deeply interested in the education of the rising generation and the school trustees are determined ter mined to employ none but competent teachers hereafter if their resolution reso lutio a are strictly carried into effect it will result beneficial beneficially schoor to the children and youths who attend atte nd school I 1 and to their parents who have to pay for their tuition the county court for weber county was wab in session on the ath dinst transacting I 1 business hearing petitions tit ions lons making appropriations for i building tild crid bridges roads etc making provis I 1 ions for insane and other persons incapable of taking care of themselves hearing reports from guardians and binding out some minors I 1 etc all of which was disposed of with dis patch we are also about to erect a county jail for the especial accommodation of those who may have to be provided with quarters at the expense of the public i As far aa as I 1 can judge the people generally seem to be improving and are desirous to live their religion and increase in the knowledge of god yours truly DELTA FROM SAN PETE COUNTY MANTI mantl MAN TI CITY feb aj 1869 EDITOR NEWS I 1 knowing the deep interest that you take in everything connected with the building up of the kingdom of god I 1 sit down to write you a few lines in regard to the progress of the work in this country i you have R ave probably r 0 bably babiy been informed before this time of ohp the e 0 organization of an agricultural and manufacturing society in this county to act as a branch of the state society since its organization lion hon edwin whiting who is the president of the same accompanied by director crawford and secretary siler have been on a visit to the northern settlements in i the county lecturing upon the objects of the society and completing the organization from the report it is ascertained that the society nuin numbers lers now two hundred and thirty three members while there are two wards as yet unorganized A general good spirit prevails throughout the county and the people generally feel a great interest in that work which is soon fo to free us from dependence upon importations for the necessaries Alli all ail is peace in egypt but we ire feel that we are surrounded by some edme who would like to see a difficulty brought about to give them an excuse to vent their gall but those characters are a curse and they do not like to come out and face the music and therefore keep ve very ry quiet t knowing that short lett iett letters er s w will au be b ew the most ot acceptable to you and your readers I 1 will close this but may write a again a main gain MANTI I 1 i FROM BEAVER COUNTY BEAVER feb 15 1518 CO I 1 MR AIR EDITOR the ilie present winter in this section of the territory has been so fa r mild and pleasant except the remains of occa dional drifts snow has disappeared from this va valley vailey ney hey tho the surrounding mountains ire are abundantly covered with this article so essen to the utah agriculturist peace and good order reigns in this valley our meetings were never so well atter dd as they are now and the spirit a of union is evi 1 dently increasing this in my opinion is the j result of the policy adopted here at the c in Imen cement of 0 the winter season oar our evenings instead of being wasted in dancing and other frivolous amusements have been mccu pie pied pled d in in prayer and quorum meetings and eve ining lhing n schools we have three well attended i and a ably conducted day schools in fact I 1 i am satisfied from extensive observation that beaver is behind no settlement in the territory in the cause of education our 9 raool hool hooi house is in size forty four by twenty six feet i with an ante room twelve by foisteen feet we intend building a new house the dimensions n of which will be twenty five by thirty five feet this will be for a school of an advanced grade the other house being retained for the primary departments minersville millersville Miners Millers ville seventeen miles west of this settlement continues to receive accessions to its population and bids fair to become a flourishing nourishing is I 1 ling P place lace the company is S successfully ened engaged in in getting out the lead the te earthquake of january was violent in this valley in this settlement one chimney 11 ey w was a 3 th thrown rown down and quite a number da damaged in ed the wails walla of several buildings were cracked W they are about introducing gas in baton eaton rogue the political capital of louisiana the new york common council are arc chinkin thinking 0 of buein bueing 0 the new york herald for alleged libel A ship canal across cape cod is B in c n temp temptation lation the tha estimated coat cott of which ia is |