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Show CACHE COfXTY. GEKERAL. Aimobt without having had any winter, spring is fully opened. The past season has been a remarkable one for this valley. If was very fortunate, too, as with the dry Eum-mer Eum-mer and grasshoppers last year, the hay crop was email and farmers feared for tht welfare of their stock. Ilowever, everything seems to huve been favorable, and few animals have Buffered. There baa been only one heavy fall of snow in the valley, and that did not exceed a foot in depth, and Boon disappeared. The climates of tbU and Salt Lake valley seem to have changed; for, in furmer years, when Cache had heavy enow, the other had very little; but last winter Salt Lake enjoyed the quan tity, while we had enough for a sleigh ride not more than two or three times. Tho mountains have not thuB been alighted, and there is abundance of enow to insure all crops against drouth. Business throughout the county is very quiet, and money scarce, though the merchants do not complain particularly, par-ticularly, looking lor a brisk time later in the year. The Utah Northern extension will give work to those ceding it, and must disburse considerable consid-erable cash. Lack of money is a serious drawback to rapid progress, though the people are not idle. Fanners and gardeners are busy plowing and putting in crops, and much work has already been done. Entries for land, both homestead and pieempiion, have been quite active, and there id still a demand for places that will make good farms. The loss of crops for eeveral yearB has bad its eSect, huwever, and quite a number ot the farmers have not enough grain for seed. To meet this emergency, prominent men are endeavoring to prevent the sale of wheat, and to make BOrao arrangement wUereby the poor may be accommodated accommo-dated until alter harvest. Borne of the large owners of wheat demand an interest more u&urioua than that wanted for money in Salt Lake. For each bushel loaned now they ask five pecks in the fall 25 per cent, for leas than five monthe. It is well that we have some less selfish men, though human nature is the same over all the world. In tlie towns rep tiring, the proverbially pro-verbially disagreeable houae cleaning, and building have commenced. Old fences and houses are being fiied, new ones put up, and there is an ellurl to advance from last year. Some few, rather slow but wiser than their neighbors, are daring to deviate Iron, the merely practical, and take a step in the way of the ornamental. We only wish the number was larger, being satisfied that such efforts rarely fail, and add much to value and comfort. com-fort. Our influence, if having any weight, shall always be givou to encourage en-courage tiem. Work in the cafnna is partly stopped on account of bad roads, but in a lew weeks there will be plenty done in floating tics, hauling lumber, wood, etc. Tios command ready sale lor cash, and no one who is Able to do physical labor need be without tho meuts of a livelihood. Generally speaking the health of the people is good. Although not much sickueusKthere are some cases of scarlet fever of a malignant type. During the latter part of winter throat diseases including diphtheria were : quite common, but not many occurred, occur-red, Accidents are in infrequent, none being reported for some time. Dr. Ormaby esprewHes the opinion that in few, if any, places in the world will comparison' Bhow so small a death rate as in the settlements of this valley. TEMTLE. Luit week men were busy uncovering uncover-ing the walls of the temple, which, duimg the winter, have been fully protected by sawdust and boards, and are now in excellent condition. Tivo masoDS bwgun laying rock last Wednesday Wed-nesday and more are looked for in a few dHya. Mr. John Barry, master mason, is here and expected to com mence with a good force on Monday, but some of the men re atill tiiy in the fields, SCHOOLS. The winter term, in many of the schools, closed last Friday, having accomplished some good that will be partly lot by the long interval until ruodicf the students will return. In Logan, Sit. Juhu'a school is tho only uuu in se$tiioa: and that clones on luesiUy for a brief holiday. The next term commences in two weeks, but bow many schools will be opened is not fully decided. COUNTY ASSESSOD. On March 9th, W. B. Prcstao tendered his resignation as assessor of the county. It was accepted by the county court and Joseph Uoddard, of Z. C M. I. Logan branch, waB elected lo fill the vacancy. Mr. Uoddard has had considerable buai-nois buai-nois experience iu dillerent parts ol the territory and enters the office under lavorable cir.'umutancos. The position iB not an agreeable one, but those having buBinesa with the new official nny feel assured of being trratul with courtesy and consider at ion. TH1KGS THEATRICAL. A number of the residents of the tecund ward, Logan, gave an entertainment enter-tainment in the hall on Saturday evening, oOth ull., for the purpose ol raising means to assist in paying for an oran for their meeting house. The performance commenctd with two choruses, followed by the play of "Jeisie Vote,"- a difficult piece for amateurs, and efpecially when tailoring tailor-ing under many disadvantages of stAgrt up point men is. Alter the play there weie eeverrtl boors and a duet, and the whole concluded with the f.rce "Lodcersand Devisers." There wtie no boiious balks throughout, and Lie large audience seemed well gatUfied AWiut was cleared on ttie occa sion. By request, the performance ia to be repealed Tuesday, At Providence, "Writiniz. on the Wall" is to be produced Wednesday evening. MARKET TRICKS. That your readers may get an idea what it ciflt to live in till? valley, we yvetcroo q:iotalio:;a of prices luf I LieLitd by dealers in Logan: 8!irir.c. Eellinir. I Flour, per 100 l!s. & '' . timliam do " 2 ') Bran, " 1.2. Snrrt?, " 1.2- WhFut, pi;.- lusnel, 5-5, 1 ; lUrl.-y, none 0it!t, lien1 ' I'olniots, " " 45 'j Butter, " pound, 12 to 17, 15 to 20 Esga, " dn, 15, 1(3 Chickens, each, 25 to 30 Beel and veal, per pound, 4 lo 10 Mutton, " " 1-i Bacon, home cured, " 14 to 10 Hams. 17 List year ihe crops of oat.-and oat.-and barley were not Urge enough to supply the bouu demand, and pome importations werf necesiary. There has been considerable consid-erable trade in potatoes, lor ship ment. Eggs, butler and chicken? are also shipped quite extensively and at good profits In otner ibiuga the market ie quiet. u. s. H. R. The track was laid across Bear river bridge Saturday, and is rapid y pushing forward. Monday il wai ex peeled that a mile and a hull would be laid, and by Tuesday night it U the aim to reach a point itiree miles beyond be-yond the bridge. During the last week ibrty-eigtit car loads of iron have been received, and large quantities quan-tities are lying at Ogdcn, where it is received faster than the Nortnern can remove it. About 120 men are working at the eod of the track. Eight miles north of the river a site has been selected for a town to be called Dunn city. Surveyors are now locating a large switch, and it is here that the warehouse will be irected. The depot has been Belecled, and numbers of places for hotels, forwarding houses and ottier places of business have been taken, and licenses secured. Tho track will likely reach that place by Saturday, and in a week or two after, the company may be prepared to receive and store away any quantity quan-tity of freight. The railroad has taken many big steps, and our Idaho and Montana neighbors Bhould give, them all necessary encouragement to j persevere. Logan, April 2d, 1S7S. ! |