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Show THE I01NTU MIUT1I, Tlie lUfloni Itonml tlinnl Ucillnlc, ( annontllle, Mr. lilturlkurtt Mttr On Haturday, ItieOth lo.t, 1 left the aelllrmebUof IlierJalnU on the I'ali. reali, bound for Jjfahnte, lying thlity.flte mllta la.tward.ln romj any with rider Andiew J Hanaen, wlw kindly volunteered to take me orer the mountains to Dili lace, I.rflnK Henrlerllle on the ail or main branch of Ihel'alinali, the mad takw up a dry waahUtttcenllielnine for adla-Unce adla-Unce of flte mllee, and then turnato the right until the creek la reached, iii wlili h wa (ratal throuRli n canyon until we edine la a Lincty ranch located Ina Utile roiuantlo valley Ion inllra from Henrlavllle. The ma I note Iravea Iho canyon and ivtiaea oter a Mjidy liencli cotrn-I with n forral of acrubby cvlai. until we it" J"w terp an I dangeroua dugway lead, Ing Into a deep riiUIi, wlieio we are hemmed In on all tlJn by eonie of Ihe iihi.1 Urren aud dilate IooXIiik clay lillU t hare ever eren. I- nllo Inn a rucceMtotl tl eatienna. Lmlrln. ttuhra anl rhncee, orrr a rough an I tteep naJ, we at )at reach Hi top of Ihe mountain, whlrli aenralre the hrajwatr at ll. l.i.,l. ... I hacalanto rietka. In looklnn wet ward from Ihla lnt orer Hie country we bare lu.l awd through, we can not help but w in Itr liow human Ingenuity enr could coucvlve of making a toalthttu ljooklog to the iioithwret orrrau abyaa that at oncu auggota lo Ihe mln I a thought of Iho aiclarlan lot-tomlrea lot-tomlrea pit, the aouthrrn eilrcmlly of Ihe Icalante mountain flate uoltly liefoteua, aa It auddinly "Lrcake olf b conform to the aloe aul ahae of the general character of the naiiitry aoulh or the llliu." Tim calante inotintatn, wtilih cotull tulrathellni of the Uhl for a IlliK dl'lance Utaren the l.a.1 1'oik valley anl the lralante country, la the hlgheat mountain In Ihla nglon, Contlnulrg our Journey irom our nlnt of olecrvatlon, we now com luetic to dreornd gialually and eoori reach what la callnl Upcr I'etatoe valley, In hlrh Iheie are a niimUr i f ranchra, one of whlih we male our head'iuailrra for the nlghl. aa the ahadowi of evening nvertoolc na lou auoii to reach lcaUute, the roada orer the inountilna It lug ao eattt incly 11 that our rigreaa wai neceaaarlly alow, Uewne kludly tirale.1 lr a rail of lllahop A. I', rlchow'a family, to wboul Uie raucli Ulouga. Aa a rule we find ramli o te good hraiteil and h.lt-able, h.lt-able, and aalhey are not often vlillnl lyievile from a dlitanrn Ihey are I Iraaed lo have Ihe o lairluully la en telUlnatialigeta. I ally In the moinlng of the Ith wa mitlnurd our Journey domiatrlbu laryof the 1 acalaule orek. until we rraclieil the main alrram, which we then fvlkmnl until we aril ted at Kara, ralanlr, where wo had a boaj Itat le re celllon Iu Iho li(jeiif Illatiop'aCiiuii' aetor Tliuuiaa Heal. Aa thla waa riuuday, llrothrr llaimii and I altni'lrl the Hunday achool, Ihe t, n. era! aflamoon lurellnK and a a-clal mrrllng alntnl fur the erenlng, aul Imd a'Vrry enjoyable lime In aieaklng lo, and aaaoiiailug with Ihe rialuu at Ihla lare, the mretlliga were wtll alien led, roualdirlng that to many were away on their ranrtiee. lcalanto la truly all oaala In the drarrt, fhe fine oirharila and grreii Drill of tba aetlh ment, conlraalnl with Ihe auiruuiidlug waili a and ilrartN, at ome euggnl thrift and ludutlry on Ihe lallofthelnhalltaiif, and rurial Iho blraalnga of the Almighty, who haa cpiwuedllielaboraof the Halnla with aurccw. ThU I lara waa flrat aettlrd III H7J, and at that time Iho ltalanle ireek onlyroulalned watrreuough at tlm.elo make a good alie-l Irrigation aliram, ami the liall-doirii famlllea whu llrtt loi aleil ou the creek thought thrre woul I only I facilltlre for thrni aud a rrij few frlanda who were Inter-eledwllh Inter-eledwllh Ihrni Iu oieulnEUpa road to tlio rallay, and making Ihe tint lr. rlgatlon ditch. Hut alnce thru. Iu direct anawer le rayera aud aui-ellraUoua aui-ellraUoua on the irl of aonio If Ihe Aluetlre who vMleil the atttleliient III ISS2, the water In Ihe lacalante haa lucitaa.nl In a moat maivelouaniannrr. Tu aiy that there laatpneentntellima the amount of water that arrved the lint etltlete would hardly do Juatlc lo the facta, and there ale now KM famlllea or 7)1 iiirmbcreofthe Church In IjwalaMe, which inakea II the aecon I ward In alteandlmltancelil Hie I'uli.iillcli HUleollon. A. I'. Hi how rial lea Uroaa lll.hop, Willi JJwIn rwllchrll and ihomaa iieaia aa i ounfeiura. Tlio lllahoi iloand ill vi lo oik In liaimoiiyU.g.ther.whl.li haa a great Ural lo do with Ihe ra 1 1 growth of the aetllnnrnl audita teaenl rorlly. The towuof I iwlaulo la ngulaily 1.1 1 out In fire acte block aud with allrrt l !"' wl le. II la altuatrd , Ihe rlehl l"k ' " aide of Hi" l.ialaiil creek, alamt a mile wrat of where that alieam entire a try lowf ! "'"uh ' r.nyo..rihrouhwl,lch It finally tlnl. luwartollieOuloradit. Moat of Ihe iiTwiialte aluM ainlly uorlhward tu uecrrrl.wl!llolt,.J.tli .rl loia lo Iho alaty-inll" '!'. known aa iho I'oiato alley dmit, real hlng cliar to Hie (oloralo river. LrrnUnle la about alxty n'11" ' 1 "', ,n" .' r?,"1 eaat of I'angulti li. Ihlrly-nliiB mllea itoflifUtlevlll1liilriulleoutli. rait of wluie Ihe road croa. the !Taldleof Hie 1 acalaillo luuuntaln, HghU-cunilloa north of Ih". Iwundary luulHtweeiiOarneld auditor, i ouu. ,, n I ality mitre north from Iho i'llulelnlhellock.'Mhe norartat )oli.t on the Colorado rlrrr, where a nl "ol ud now i, waa made 1 the rjan Juiu wlulouailn a nuiu V ler of )eara ago. The cuiintrt Ijlng et.t of lacalanto la Ullrr and dieolate, coltaltllng: clililly of Iroken aul rugged aaul hllla anl a futioatlon of red an 1 while aan I atom cut up by gulrhre, li ranynna and warhea lo audi nn exlaut that It (an only le Irarelaed with the grtatral dllllculty. Large Irailaof It harenerer lien Hodden by human feeU Thru la, liuwiter, a little valley along llout 'Irrcrvek, ijulte a dManra northeatt of here where Iho lralante pro le think a I ew eettlemcnl will lr funned In tin near future. The Halnta here an nearly ell farmera and etick ralaer About one third of Hie eoileapend the aunimer luonlhaoii Ihtlr ranihia, whhli are located along the dlttir ent tributarily of the I scalable I'ould atotkman from other atrta of the country l krl out and the raugea nerved for Ihe eiclualre uae of the eettlera, atork raiting here woul I be ntuoet lolltat le bualnrre, tail aa II K theep and rattle men from the noilli biing In their llocka and heMa loaucll all eltrnt Ihat Ihe local atlak oanrra are rrry much luiaiatd iiniii Tin re la a mill at 1 aealante a travel liiRinlll, aa me of Ibe tin Hum aug. glatnl, for It haa "lrldcd" III eevrral other aettlemrnla la fore It frame here but It doea not turnout the Uit grade of llour, aa 11a inachltiriy la of the old alylr, heme. In order lo (Alain good lion r from ihe excellent grade of w beat la It J at l.rcalalitc, Hie) eu le have lo take It rlxly mllee, lo rangulkli, for grinding. The climate here la good and mild, nolwIihiUn ling Ihe high altitude; but aalhocountry elolvato thn aouth, the warmer cmreiita of air from the more BQUthcru and liwrr coiinly ou and beyond the Colore In reachra I'aM lantu acroa the 1'olatoe valley derelt and kieaotr the cold wind from the U ar country tying acroat tlio moiin tain on the iioith. Time we have liele nioreof Dlilo tlinii theltocky Moun talnrllmale. luw rr rolato valley prti er, tu w lilrli I x tlaiile la altuatial near Iheritat end, la atiout alx lullce long and from a luartrrof a mile to one mile In wlllli, ibe elxty-nille iIckiI lying bttwren two long mountain tangee on the aouth and iiachluir ctrar Iu Hiv Colorado Col-orado rlvrr, may betinneil acoiitlnu ntlon of tho valley, Uit la not ao con. aldrrnl Irxwlly, l-itato valhy ilerlne Ha naniii from an eilrnalve gluwtli of wild latatoee fount ou Iheireek l. tomaaiil lilllaMra. I aealante I uauml after the gnat exploirrand trailercf that name, who came through Iter manyyeara ago an I tthne name waa foil n I by the tally Hitler tut Iu a I minting clltr. In my former communication, treating treat-ing upon the a Iranian uf Cannon, vlllr. I lorgnt to aay Ihat an eliotl la lielng made bl Culirry the walela of the Kaat r'oik of Ihe Herlrr aolw- Iho lllui of the llailn onto about '.imd acree of cno-l fertile land lying In what la locally kniwn aa Ural tallry, near the village of Clifton A town-lie haa elrei ly la-en laid out line, and l.itlrr. layHalntaettlrn are Inviled tooniu them to blip build up tho new town, wlikh jroiuliie to hrtvtuouvwy de atrable i la,v. Piittlirr Infornialloii mnceiiiiiig Ihla totality ran l ob taliieil from Andrew J. Ilaiiicu, Can nonvlllr, Uarlltld Co, Utah. 1 I. are for the Matlon ward today. Am lint Jl.Muit. I c A UNIT, flartltld Co., Utah, June o, IS'Jl. |
