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Show ! L)T 1UVR VALLEV. A Rich FarmiDS ConDtry Tnous-aods Tnous-aods of Acres Yet Ucclainied. Lost Riyer Valley, May 3d, 1S79. After long and fatiguing journey through tae valleys of northern Utah and the b.rren plains and almost endless lava beds of southern Idaho, we arrived at the beautiful little valley val-ley of Lost Fiver, eituated between two ranges of mountains Dot unlike the Wasatch in height and. splendor and brittUog witb a dense forest of white and red pine, cedar and aspen. Tnis valley is nearly eighty miles in length and wiil averago about five miles in width, presenting all the features of an agricultural and grazing country. Tne Boil is without doubt ttie finest I ever saw, and with the natural facilities for irrigation as presented pre-sented to my observation, 1 am Satisfied Satis-fied that the crops raised will compare com-pare favorably wun those ol the more southern agricultural districts. LjsI River ta a stream about as large as the Weber, and tnreads its way through the entire length of the. valley val-ley and is finally losl in tne lav bed hence its name. Its banks ure iined on either aide by an almost continuous grove of Cottonwood and alder trees, suitable for building and fencing purposes. I can stale positively ibat there are thousands of acres of very fine farming land yet unclaimed iu this valley alone, and in conjunction conjunc-tion with that of Little Lost Riter, Antelope aod Maggie Valleys, will furnish homes to hundreds ol families. fami-lies. A great many Salt Lakers aro here locating ranches, with the intention oi moving their families lo this section sec-tion in the near future. We expect to have a Srmly established colony by 1SS1. The outlook is very favorable for a ready market for all kinds of grain and produce, aa the Salmon River mines are reported to be turning into veritable bonanza. An almost con-tiuuoua con-tiuuoua string of "prairie schooners" are passing every day up the vallev, en route to Cballis. C P. T. |