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Show A LETTER F OM MANTI. San rt Count the ! Vfhtal Prodawr in Utah f'lhsir Niwi Mcs. Special corre-pun lence to The Tirae. AIanti. July 1. The Denver c Rio Grande Western depot at Manti Is one of the finest in the territory, the Thistle Branch is now broadgaging the track and the improvements made along this line by the comp in y indie ate the growth of that section the agents say the business busi-ness Is more than twice the amount the company expected at this time, The line has been surveyed through Sevier val ley across Nevada and on to the coast. Can Salt Lake afford to let tho road be built that route? Dr. H. H. St. John of Spanish Fork has just made a tour of San Pete county he reports all the crops in excellent condition, particularly the wheat, oals, cotton and lucerne, scarcely any water has beeu taken from the rivers this sea- son for irrigating purposes the rain supply sup-ply being sutlicient. Dr. St. John has built a ladies' hospital hos-pital at Fish lake. The building is lo-catud lo-catud on the bank of the lake, 12,000 feet above the level of the sea. This is healthful and delightful summer resort. re-sort. The lake is seven miles long, three miles wide and I'OO feet deep. Trout are in abundance, weighing from one to fourteen pounds. Gamo of all kinds is plentiful. San l'eto couury is the best wheat producer in Utah, besides they have iioO.OOO sheep, from which they tend vast quantities of wool to Boston. Aianti has any registered voters. A canvass a few days ago showed 148 republicans, re-publicans, l-'3 democrats and 13 liberals. liber-als. If any person thinks that the division di-vision is not genuine iu this locality let him come down here and hear thetu discuss the situation. The liberal baby has only 13 left. That is an unlucky number. Send a wet uurso. |