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Show a Titir .sunn. Jolting by Way of Mnpeto and beiltr Cooatlra. JiUtur IkKttt -Vctrr. Kor the purpose of gathering hlatorl cal Information In the rtevler and Pan gultcbHUkeaofZlon, I left Halt Lake City on the 33rd IniL, and travtled by rail J mll over lha Illo Clratide Wrileru Hallway lo Manll,lhe present terminus cf Iho Ha-ltr Valley branch of Hit road. leaving the main Una at Thtstl station, In HjwuUli Pork rauyon.alxly lira mllr from Hall Lake clly, lha Bevlcr branch take up Thistle creek, and follow thai atrsaru to Thlallo valley, In which the village of Indian ola Is pleasantly situated, about on. and a half mlla rait of IhJ track. ! rem I ndlanola station, whltli la sixteen six-teen mile from Thlille, Iho grade la quite 'luavy for a dlatanco of uluo milts, when tha summit of a ill vlda eratlng Thlallo valley from Haupete Valley la reached. From that lulnl the road wind on a steep downward down-ward grado along III lda of lb foot hills, and then croait lha Banptta river near the village of Mllbiiru, which Is twclv and a half mllr from Indlanola by rail. Proceeding flee mile further along tbo east bank of the Hnr Itch rlvrr, tba train slot In tba east rt of tho town of Falrvlew, and then pa on seven mile over an easy grade to lha clly of Mount Pleasant, where the railway company ha built a flu station, Immediately south of where tha track rrossr the county road leading Into Moroni aud Fountain Ureeu, Mount I'lcaaaut looks beautiful, cluthu! In It spring dm cf lovely green, and I noticed comlderablo activity around Ilia deiot which would Indicate that thli town of Hanp. (o la ttklug advantage of It railway rail-way foclllllta which tho hat bceu wanting oolong. Passing through tha clly on lha lower street our Iraln tiieeda through Mount Pleasant fields In a soutliwes. terly direction for nearly fit miles, when we stop agalu uer a ruad troee. Ing about oueeuUft half nillo southwest south-west of HprlngClty. Thai town, on account ot IU -cullar situation in core-like valley, separated from the main y alley lu rt by a lowsiairof hills, could Hot easily bo brouxbt lu close) rcilmlly to thu railway track; In nee thadlsunca belweou tlio luwu aud tho nearest joint on the road, where a small tow ii will lw ereiled. After traveling ten mile further wo romolo i:hralm, where flue depot Itilldlng Is In oourso of erection un the lower street on the west eitge of town. Proceeding six mllr. further w arrive ar-rive In Mault, the Teni lo city of Han. pete, and our railway Journey I ended fur Iho present. Here, also, lha railway company have built a flno and commodious depot In the west rt of the town. Hluctj IBoU I have ld frwjuent visit to lha town I'liumsrated.butthl I the first time I hxvu reached them by rail, and for one I appreoUtu thla more corafuitabl and ady mode of Iraus. rtattuii by rail. I usver saw Hauptl valley look nfl.ro lovely than Hum this spring. When I first vl.ltcd the seltlruienla Ibero tho lilmlllvo ok- iiouh ami tiiiatl ailoba ilwelllnga lay Interim in! with corral and staika without trees orihrubaloKlve varhty to tho scenery, but now lh stately shade tree and besutlful orchanla al. moat lildn from view tho fine brick and rock bulldlnga with which lha clllre an J lowua of Haupote abound, aiidthesUcka aud ourrala are almoit entirely secreted Uhlnd Iho green foliage. Also thu grain and Juccrn fields and Iheutllva meaduws artsar unusually greeu and lovely Ihli ,!,ua From ilaull I prucewlej by tm , this place, i miles, passing throuuh IVttyvllle. Mayfl.U 'Hall,., aiij JKfi! r on my Journey. The railway track haa already bc laid three mill be. yond Alautl, and would hat a lwn extended lu lluuiilson before this tlma had Ilia tracklaylng not Uen delayed on account of a heavy out througli a range of lillla iwrlhmat of I'.ltyvlllo. Hi a olatructlon haa beea uvereome, "d tho track for the next few days wilt bo laid at the rata of about one inllo a I1?' ,,' Bradlug I nearly completed toballna, whhh will probably both trriuliiua of lh rood, Ufure tho end of June. nJ'ir M'"nenU In the Hevler valley, like lha Hanbi lowua, look altogether dltareut from what they did a few y;r,W. Tha people being con. "bicsd by practical eirlenc on a aniall Kate that fruit tree of dlfllrent kinds, and all sorts of shado trees, would du well on tho Hevler, notwlth. lauding tbo frequent heavy wind which were wee( Ing through the valley, val-ley, went to wolk year ago and plant! eilemlvn orcharda and also lined Uieir treeU with thoico hade trees. These have now grown lo a conalderabloUe,od thuschanged lha appsarancn of the settlements, illchrield In particular appears like a form In the wilderness, at tho trav eler arproachr from tba north. Hlralght rows of beautiful poplar line marly every street, and fine fniltbear lugorchardtiurrounda large number of the dwellings. A verylnlsrestlngandsptrlledHtaka quarterly cutifereni-ei closed here last Monday, Aimtlet Lyman and I.und and other visitor from a distance being present. IMost ol Iho meetings were bet I under a bowery bull! near lha "old hall," which It la hoped will soon liatr served It purpose a a meeting bouse, a lha Haliita of lha HsTler Btako are now busily engsged In erect Ingnne of thn finest and most com modlotis Httkn house In thamoun tains. Th walls aro already up above lh windows, and will 1 finished before be-fore long: II Is doubtful, however, that th landing will be placed under roof this winter. All lh srttlemsnto In the Hevler valley exhibit thrift and rosperlty, and the prospect for good trot IJ"lh here arid In Hn-tte valley aro very prnmWng. AriDtiaw Jtwauy. Ilininrm. Hevler county, Ula.li, Maylh, IS9. |