Show transformation this is now very unusual weather for aliis time of the year in the early days of utah when it was indeed a wilderness alie weather seemed erratic and often winter crowded close onto summer snow storms were frequent in may and frosts came early and late in the season sanpete county now the granary of the state had often not liing but black bread from frost bitten grain tody it is one of the most certain agricultural regions in the west on the savier alie settlers experienced similar hardships and in northern utah thac pioneers had a hard time to raise crops but with the settlement of the several valleys alie wild elements apparently became tamed steams increased their water supply and where it was once thought that only a dozen families could subsist there are now situated thriving settlements of some scores of families alie more economical use of water lias been a help of course in the increased amount of land brought under cultivation but in most cases the streams have actually increased and alie weather has been moderated today utah ie a model place of residence and lucli a hurry in the atmosphere as has disturbed utah for the last few days is indeed unusual |