Show I 1 INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL PROGRESS OF PRESIDENT YOUNG AND COM cou COMPANY pany PANr ST GEORGE wab WAS washington co may 10 1863 NEWS DEAR dean thursday mortin moning mon ing last the presidents party left washington with kind I 1 feelings for its citizens for the generous aban I 1 dance provided us duning during ur brief visit and winded our way in a westerly direction for stgeorge six miles from washington ton ris 1 ing to the we summit of a ridge about mid midway wiy 1 the presidents carriage made a halt half wheel to th the 0 o right of the road which the entire train of f carriages imitated as fast as they came up i remaining at a halt a few minutes we en eni f joyed the scene which spread out its mighty map gnap of nature around us washington at 0 or r right with its green shade and fruit tress trees spec spee specked ked t through brough 11 with dwellings and garden grounds bounded from north to south far tar be yoo yov yon by its ita circular rim of mountains with the he rio virgen sweeping along its southern bo bodera ders and green margined brooklets broo klets windi 1 ing through the level farm lands all this was waa enchanting ana we cast long and lingering looks over this boundless scope of led scenic grandeur before beffie turning to contemplate the scenery at our left of which 8 rg G orge form d the focus or great center of attraction it ay many feet below us on an extensive plat of land which slightly 0 descended to the i i south on the west of it ranging from north west to southeast south east are two high airline air line r adges awes 0 one above the other behind which I 1 a A the santa clara which could be seen south south southwest west of ua us hastening boits to its junction with the rio virgen parallel with these ridges i on he the opposite side of st george barges a more broken ridge of red rock above adova which in tn the far tar outdistance oT off distance the bristling peaks of df mountains pierce the blue heaven I 1 oy 0 this eminence the presidency were met i i by an escort and wb wheeling eeling into line away we nye moved down to the level plain and soon entered st geor george the new and delightful home of about fifteen elj teen hundred saints sainta we I 1 passed under a flag that waved proudly aloft in the free breeze of heaven as it eager to I 1 exhibit its ample un and show that it was waa be rhe product of the soil over which it now DOW iloa floated ted and of the element in which it so gal gat lany ian lan y careered A bale baie of cotton wab was also alro raae raise to the top of the flagstaff flag staff as the presidency advanced while benchea bunches of cotton yarn I 1 carded and pun arun here were suspended at ts base the presidency were entertained 1 at the residence of elder erastus snow while 1 we were invited to the homes of old friends eno end endeared leared by the associations of past pasi years ber bex berg mch much fatigued co ro meeting was held that ay and as if by common consent all adul ged in the luxury of rest ou inday friday morning the prebi presidents denta dents party parly and many may mry of the toe citizens started for santa cara clara cyina yan nort norl h west of here six miles di tant we moved out of town and passing 6 anund the of black ridge soon came in in view of 0 the broad bottoms fit the santa clara river clad in the L reen teen livery of spring within about a mile if cf the settlement we crossed what nad nce dee nce nee b en a river ilver of melted lava I 1 sched 1 forth from its volcanic craters eight i orth ot ra ua ami annl those red and grey mounta n cogs a such guch a big sig bight sight ht I 1 never saw before b it there it was though mute and yet yei ye beardt g es of itself that once upon pon a time a bloat livid hvid glowing burning scab tE stream flowed down to the santa clara causing its waters to boil and bids and steam seam beam AL db b the tp nnie intensity intensity of its heat beat this mass of 0 ava java may be b a kundred hundred feet deep ami awl it cpr ads out over the level plain for tt urb ure re fourth fourths a ri i a mile in irk width there it is 13 atari charled ed ar ard d cinder lik like sharp rough and i n sen ven pre pw ino ing 11 perhaps the selfsame asi c it has borne for ages we evered the se ement and found a very larbe larye on in wa ting nt A the metting bouse house who were wire a dressed by preste youn young 9 and K an elars orson hyde hyte geo GPO A a and A lorer w who ex r ased them sees se w th ci t abe the locati n and the ex c cai rai P ent point stat pervaded the minds of the assembly as embly embay they 0 dve ve mich much v I 1 aa ble bie in tn av wi eh ieh was e i evered with a copious flow of ha las good sp ri chuh ever characterizes tier i tre ire th tb s is certai ty ly a choice the sollis abil is ei ci ni thy th y are making extensive prepa rat ons for fri I 1 there are from atty to one ht i red famil fa miliea ios ivo all seemingly see coni ed with beir heir icea icca lc cation catlon tion an ani t enjoying oe uie 9 f fit it of thit thir rei rel giori they had an en gi ab a na a rh rb ii here seemed to ir e wi h beach eacle c bihr 1 I r in the a rr oly oly oty of the tte r songs Boing 3 1 hough WP P could not Pir stand on one e orl ard f le te sil siv etli eeli yet net D was e enchantment chant meB t M self to I 1 sten t i insi rn ing strains of barmann whid whig e evon ckon 11 yat ast wake wik ab b ir echoes n be r chap arbeia eh beis bels of memory the ars if lef cy and party were entertained in tt te e r t a i ulet biet homes bomes tor for an haur len ben with bed 3 dd da souls in ane wa en on god god cod ble a y v i all 11 we passed from i a Q erest erese ingRe bia bilwood bi bil hood and returned back a to st gengi st george haafeen abeen ha ba located bout about eighteen moni be ar ay d the citizens have made most won erful erfal progress in x up I p the r city which 1 has bag already become a p prea 1 biant ant hat bat tor he effite ube tha city is already ornamented with wilh thade give it a green and cheerful che erfal appearance there aw aze some good houses completed and more in progress 11 of erection but still there are a good many yet living in tents the streets are fi five rods wide including sidewalks side walks wilks and ald the blacks I 1 acree acrea dayi led ded into kuto eight lots they ba started the cultivation of almost every variety of fruit the first attempt at raising cotton here was near the mouth of the santa clara by what was called the indian mission and they only succeeded in producing g about twenty stalks in 1858 1838 president young sent a few men to demonstrate on strate the adaptability of this soil and cli i mate to the ulon production of cotton but the i losses they theys sustained by the washing away of i their dams etc brought up the abe price of what little cotton they produced to per ib lb and the following year at the cost of per ib lb this ia is said to be a better cotton grow ing district than tennessee it is the intention inen iuen tion tian to bitile a meeting bohse here this thia seasor season abby guby ibo ido feet the base ment neat wall for the st george hall is completed which is to be 24 by 48 43 feet with kwoi I 1 stories they have havea a good adobe tithing office and the tit tithing hing lot is enclosed by a substantial stone wall several of the citizens have enclosed their gardens with good nono sono walls 1 rendering everything secure within some twelve thousand dollars in labor has been applied upon the ditches which convey the water to their farm land the soil here as well as throughout nearly all his this southern country ia is composed of red sand and is said to be very productive two sawmills saw mills are in operation in this sect section loD iod and three more are in progress of er erect ecton on it it is thought to be as good a stock raising district here as 29 la in salt lake valls valley Y yesterday afternoon the presidency and the twelve and many others witnessed the i operation of boring an artesian well inthe in the center of the public square which seems to 1 progress but slowly as it has occupied the time of from three to five hands for a period of three months owing to t the h e nature of the substances through which they have had to bore they hae have penetrated to the depth of feet y of which b bing ing through b rock the poes poles used for borin boring are saved sawed sawed out of clear pine timber the length of seventeen feet I 1 squared to 4 inches these are ate screwed to toi 1 gether with iron joints and joined to a sinker in the shape of an iron bar 11 1 inches square i and eleven feet in length to tans the auger is attached which is shaped after the fashion I 1 of a carpenters shell bit and cuts a hole bole six inches in diameter it cut at the commence i ment thirty feet in three hours bours turned by two mon man when they strike rock the auger ia is removed and its place supplied with a drill and ia is worked by five bands by mearis means of a spring pole 0 21 in cae ca e e of quick sand entering it ia is N drawn n out by means of a sand pum five feet long formed of heavy double sheet iron with i a valve at the bottom which opens aa as it ia a I 1 forced do and closes when pulled palled up the poles are let down and raised by ma means of or rope block and puley pulleys Sf supported from froma a frame twenty feet high in consequence of the ground being soft sott to the depth of 40 feet i from the surface a pipe made of he heavy arv ary galvanized sheet iro iron fron n has bee been n forced down to that depth by means of a lever power this is being done at the expense of the cit city 3 mr archibald sulivan is the chief operator and seems master of his big busin ss as it if this proves a success it will be of incalculable wr worth tb if a volume volumn of the liquid elemit elem it nt should be i forced up to the height of thirty 0 forty fe fes it will not only adlard an abundance fo far for irrigation I 1 I 1 and other uses but hut it will be sufficient t also to drive machinery thee are tho thousands u of of axce excellent ent eni land emri hu ted led in small mai mal parcels through this country to too 0 high to be watered from he running streams but the day will come when by means meads orthe of the artesian elij he cooling fountains will gush forth from the bowels towels of the earth to water the proda products acts of husbandry and where now is se seen en nothing aut iut ut the wild sage the cactus and pr pl ickley pear flourishing little littie farms ard orchards and vineyards yielding yield irig fruit will flourish and make the desert blossom as the rose it is true this is a forbidding country when glanced Q over uyer yer su supe e ficiala ficia lh 1 but when you come to hunt bunt up the mice cice choice a and prove their excellent adaptation to the raising of cotton and choice fruits ruita all objections are outweighed we weighed I 1 hed bed the citizen citizens 3 are as a matter of 1 course subjected to some hardships and inco in alvir ir early en devors endeavors to rec aim this region from the wildness of ages 11 yet when towi s and cities shall arise polished with the arts and embellish embellishments merits of civilization and the blessings of civil government shall overspread ih a domain then will the s to all ail benefits receive rece ivean an a ample ampie le recompense of reward on saturday sa arday day morning the ab at 10 iff the cil citizens eizens of st george and the burro surrounding met under the bowery to tp the number perhaps of fifteen bundred hundred hund bund redi redd for a two da days daya 3 meeting in the forenoon they were addressed by presidents young and kimball and elder orson hydel hyde ar aid ard d in the afternoon by president yoeng and anil elders john taylor cavior and geo aeo A smith 1 I 1 his sunday morning morn mg they were hildres cd ed by presidents young and kimbal kimball elders jphn john taylor and lorenzo snow andin and in the afternoon by president your young elders geo A south erastus snow geo gf o D b watt and J IV young I 1 need not remark at upon this meeting ss as elder and D watt has baa a phonographic report which in will find it itsvan ita to your column columns suffice it to toll say that great power and spirit which ever elicits truth and counsel from the servants reste reate copiously upon the presidency etcy epcy and tha the twelve and the great pulse of the abe beat high with hope as they listened to age many principles of truth watch since the presidency dency and their party left salt vake lake city cly on the abe morning of the uit W we bay hay grimed oy er our hundred miles passed through about forty settlements and heid held thirty two mee meetings tines ss this has done incalculable good to the settlements the I 1 presence of the presidency and agid it a portion of the quorum of the twelve coup ledwith their words of encouragement have roused up the energies of the people and en kindled a desire for enterprise and 1 improvement m f r 0 v ement which cannot fail to have a tellin telling g e effect f r c t for years to come thanks to my friend angus M cannon and lady for tor their kind entertainment while rest 1 ing in the delightful city oe of st george gyeorge in I 1 I 1 the m morning I 1 we shall start for the regions of j cheino the fhe north th to to meet again the friends ure ule we are left be behind h va 9 so mote it be yours L 0 P S the express came up with us at 71 II 11 am on friday last on our arrival at santa clara making a distance of miles in fifty hours L 0 L J CEDAR CITY ciry IRON co may 1863 I 1 on monday morning the lith dinst the President ss party left st george for the north and we the pulse beat high in anti anticipation ci pation of home this is human nature to turn delightfully light fully to home with all its endearing connections and gushing joys after the full fall I 1 extent extant of jou journey aney has been reached and all our objects have been accomplished fon for or which we venture forth A few miles out from st george we met the express which had bad made the trip from the citha distance of three hundred and thirty miles in forty nine hours we gradually traveled our up bill road W which aich commanded a view of a widespread wide spread succession of hills and rugged clif cliffs mig fig while our eyes peered far through the distance to catch a glimpse of the volcanic craters mentioned in my last which we at length approached ten miles from st george for some distance before reaching them we struck the lava bed over which the road bad been constructed but nut without considerable exertion and toil in many places it was so rough and sharp pointed that earth had to be carted carted and spread upon it the first cra crater ter near the base of which we passed on our right towered up some six or seven hundred feet high in the shape of an immense oval su bugar sugar ar loaf its exterior covered with fine particles ot of lava through which a still finer or pulverized earthy substance here and there RD appear pears it seems that the dine fine light subs substances tanies naturally fell near sear and around the whiz 0 opening ening during the pro cesa cess rpsa ot of eruption which gradually grew into a larcer larger bulk until its present size size sibe wa attained f while the heavier masses were ivere shot far up in the air and were hurled to greater distances around passing a little ro to the north of it the sin bin bink sink in ibe the centre of its summit which is shaped much like the inside of a common bowl and one hundred feet or more in depth was P plain lain iain to be seen at about one fourth ofa mile distant there is another crater a little way off on the right of the road but not quite so large and its mouth is only about seventy five feet in depth elder erastus snow informed me he bad passed down and across them thaw leaving the we came slowly on over a ro rough ugh road wh ch gradually |