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Show The First Powder Muker in Utab Logan items. Logas. Ausut 20, 1S79. Editors Herald: I notice that a D. J. B. Waittier claims to have made the first powdei in Utah from native ingredients. Tuia is a mistake. GucpowJerwas made in ooutheru Utah in lS56or 1S57, by a Mr. Elitz-r ElwrJs. ol Iron County. He burned tbe charcoal char-coal from willows, got his eulDur froai the natural depoMls in s-.utben. Utah, and procured his saltpetre in Washington Cjumy from certir leaves, lhirjg tbe try etrtb in theai j for tnat purpose. 1 Tbe "Mormon war" inaugurate-by inaugurate-by James Buchansn put a tlcp luat, as well ae tne iron woras, ana '.ujo uiuer euierprises. I I am personally ac-iuaintal witt ! the above (acts, aud merely meDtiou jthem for general mfjrmatiun. j Last week, Mr. John O'Brien's corral took fire, but fortunately thi- hay and grain stacks w?re saved. Yesterday, Mr. N. Hansen's ebed 'were burned, .iib large stacks of bay I plows, farm implements, sleigh, par: (of wagon and oilier things. Cusf : matches and jebildren. a tubsenp-.tion tubsenp-.tion is being taken up for him. The Logan water worts are neark j ready (or ibe water to be turned in jbut help of all kinds is scarce, many being absent on tbe Utah anc Northern Riiiway, and harvesting Weaiuer, hot and dry; mountain? on fire in all directions, aud man) square miles of timber burned. J. H. Maktinead. |