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Show Irixcalx In "Mat Vnllej." J3Wor benret A'cu i Inconverutluu with lending cltlten in Y, anston Intel , m my Lompllmiu-tary Lompllmiu-tary remark weru inado rtlatlu to tho In lefatlgtblo laivr. of tho hardy ".Mormon" ".Mor-mon" selthr In Star Valley, which I located In Uintah county, W join lug; about ono hundred and fifteen rullca north of Kvaiuton, an I about live mile oist of tlio Idaho line. hol wltlntandlng tlio ftct, that the school, of Htar Valley draw more n roprla-lion roprla-lion for school purpriM alone, than the aggregrato amount of taxe paid Into thecounly triaaury, It I .conceded, that audi an energetic, Industrious clau I nenteiltodeveloV the agricultural resource re-source of Western Wyoming. JIauy of the settler are now riling upon tin Ir lamia In order to obtain titles. Journeying northward the Iran Iter pcusea through Ahny, Woodruff, Kan-dolph Kan-dolph and Cokevllle and then I directed over a new mad up, w hat I terintd Hjtllh'a fork. 1-rom Cokevllle to Afton 1 called forty-five mil., but our correspondent estimated It at marlyslxly miles. The first half of thl distant t. a good mountain road, after which II It quite rugged over heavily timbered mountain. Tho ever awe Inst Irlng scenery of the llocklr comN-nsite aomewhat for tbereui-hshakliig.xperlenced In pilling pill-ing up Itlllf, drlrlug down canyons, a! jug rocky dugwa) until at last, tho oien valley I. seiti lu tho distance. Hlar Valley I about fifteen milt long, and live miles wide. The land ha a gentle loand only needs plowing to irtiiaro It to rrnlvo the grain. The soil I quite futile and liberally repay the .fieri of the husbandman. The following named strtam. are constantly ismrlng an alun lent supply of water Into tho valleyi Haltrlvtr, Hwirt creek, rltump creek, Cottonwood, Dry creek an I Crow cre.k, There linti abundar.couf grasa In tho vicinity nut the sink, fat tattlo are evidence of tho advantage jioieeMd by stock raiser. 1 lie great, st IrawbacliatpreniitlstlielougwIiiUr, but aa the valley settle Ui. thu people are confident that the tllmate will mo.lernte. There are four ptntolTlrea In the valley, nnd a trl w.ekly mall. It U only about fours.flr aluco tho ntltn. tlou of your reidtr wa. tuvlled to till ac-ttlon, and since then hotac-seeker have been llotklng In, and, Judging by tliu.xtenstvtf plowing aud fencing gidngon, In n shott tlmo all tbu land will Ui utilized. Theruarenow llvo wards orginlted and six school district lu tho valley. Tho r.sldenla have tho advantage uf ono attain aud two wut.r saw mills, thlnglo mill and grist mill. Afion la the largest town, nnd 1 Unutlfully located ou a sloping twiich at thu east side of the valhj. Aboul elxty hill-Ilka hill-Ilka aru now louated mi tho biwn.lte, and other still ret I lo o i their farm In the vicinity. Tho dwellings are principally prin-cipally log houses), n tlmtr 1 so abundaut on the attjac nt hilt.. A new mctllug house U soon to lie en led, aud active ill or Is ate btlm; uudo lo coinplcto It for Ihecornlngfall. Aftou jiossessea two general merihaii-disoalore. merihaii-disoalore. a millinery store, furniture store, and harins and shoe tho. Thu prosii.'ClsforcropM thl year aro ver) good, nnd It I lo bo bo.-l that lh earnest ellort nf ttio ieoplo will lio abundantly rewarded. In J school I now In session, con-dueled con-dueled by llru. W. Cutler. Tochool wero noceseary during the wjnl.r to aroomodato A Itoii'i ' lust t rop." The ward la presided over by lll.hop C. I) Caller. Ttinplo Hill, Ihu beautiful plateau at thu foot of tho tauyuu, la veil worthy of the name. Krom thl rm I in nee thu distant tow n of drover, Kalrvlew and Auburn may lo ae. u. Cottonwowl I u atii-.lt town locali'd at tlm south tud uf thu valley about tight mill from Aftou. A ward hai Utu orknnlxend containing aliout thirty families presided overly Illshop rarsous. .Many of tho biitlircn wero found busily nt work couihtlng tlm mw meeting house, and an enquiry for Iho bishop was met with Ilia ripl, "lie1 gone lo the can on for log i" nguol siNKrlmen of a "Mormon" bishop. Huch leadvraero a blessing to any com munll), and It Is a pl arure to II ud the iile unitedly uorklug together for their mutual bencllt. FalrvlewMiitho southwest of the valley and contains about forty families fami-lies The v, ard l pnxlJed over by lllshnp John Dtwey. The count) road from Mnntpeller(Iilaho)pa.ses through tie town, but It Is being constantly (hanged by Ilia opening up of uow farms, palrvluw jossesjo n good school hoiisH and n jioat otllce. The day school Is still In session with a good Mleudante of I u lis. Auburn t situate! north-wist of Aftou, and can boast ol the licst and most sul stau-tlal stau-tlal meeting house lu the county. It Is not yit coniphted, tint 1 substantially substan-tially built of rock and Is quite commodious. commo-dious. drover I another settlement about six mil north of Alton, and four mill' vast of Auburn. About forty famlUc reside here, and thu ward Is I resided over by lllshop Jaa. Jensen. Urover, also iwsret.ta iOatal faclllllea aud I a growing town. Thu above named towns aro nil In one valley and nlout twent) -nvx mile to tho north of Halt lllver Valley, which I alio filling up with settlors. 1 wo ward have lioen organized and I reeoin I tho prim lal sttth ment. Hlar Valley, like many valllc. In Utah, require more tret (Ircat Imii-eflt Imii-eflt would bo derived from ) stemallo tree planting and a regular observance of Arbor day 1 therefore suggested, l'ltti MI, Mili.ahd County, July 17, |
