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Show IN I.IXeOI.X C0U.N1V, .NF.VADA. A Mctch of I'unnrcrt and Mirroniidliigi, liy Audrrir Jrneou. VaIUut Hunt Aetivi: Un Saturday, April 2nd, with young Franklin Kerry as guide, I travelel thirty miles lu a uortherly direction, owr mountain! and through dense furtits of cedar part of the way from Clover valley to l'unamia, whero I sjeiit tho following day (Bundiy) and irenrhed three times, Pjnacca'an Indian name for rlch,"r much mone) Is a line little settlement situated on the east ll le of the Meadow Valley Wa.li, aud Is surrounded by a limited quantity of good farmluglaud, which, together erllli the tow mile, It Irrigated from warm springs gurhlng out of the ground a shurt dhtance north of the setltemeut. The pecillar feature of tbe surrounding country lea nmnbvrof whlleclay hills and ridges which lu some Instances extand tor miles hi the same direction, and In many places aisuruo tie. -nost picullarand fantastic shapes. Orotic, raves, crags, etc., are plenllfjl, while tho harder formitluns. stand forth In fine lmttatloui;of lofty pljjnacles.dcme- nnd numerous other ihapei, Hme of the most Intcreetlug of theest are met with on the rotd from l'anacca to rJiBlo Valley; nnl a white clay hill wilh a II it top also towers up lo the lielghl ef nenrly seveiily-flvo feet In centre of tbe Panacea settlement, this aid loimullon ts called Court House Hill by the cltltent; two other bill;, snmowilst similar in ilisi e, rlv to abeut the same elevation luinie-dlttely luinie-dlttely uortli of the town; nnd a teniple-shs4l ditto itanllug cut In bold telle t above the turn undlr g bills on ttienirtiiweet i ut ono In irind of fhlmney Itoek lu the I'talte Diver valley, so well known to overland travelers ycarani;o, before the ajvu t of tho railway. Waiiacea ward (with a numetlnal stienglli of 2 families, or SO') souls, presblr.1 over by illthopMlllon Ikl.ee, with (li-oriye A.Wndawurth and Alfred I,, etypiiits as eejuuselirs) tinbraces tlio town of Panacea, two fatuities m Knjtle Valley lying elghleen ndles to the northeast, an t two families In Nprlo; valley, five mites fuillir up the itream (MenJnw Valley Creek.) There Is In fact a w hole rtrlmj of little valleys abuvo fanned, wnlch are named In th. vrder In which they are reached by thu traveler as he gees up the stream range as followilltound val-ley,at val-ley,at rcont luhabdcd by a I'ren h iiiao,wholi9andalrylhrrr, (Jl Dry valley, val-ley, which once contained a title nt. tltluvut of Baliiti an 1 nfterevarili a ruining towu, rlustered around a lare atamp mill. (1) Hose valley, a lieautl-fill lieautl-fill little luce, uncelnbabltnl by about twenty lau)llleeo our people and now contalulugHsolltHty ranch. (I) Jlaglu valley, which la almul three inllea long, with ou average wldih.of ha'f a mile. conUlnlng it vllltge (with t Ight fumlllel) beautifully situated In the north end, which once had a tiu!a-tlon tiu!a-tlon of thirty families of H tints, or more, with a complete ward organization, organiza-tion, nnl (ft) Hpriug valley, which Ii reached by passing througn a canyon four tnllea ling extviiuing up frcui llagle valley. Hiring valley Is the finest of alltno atrfive uamed valleyr, nllhouith tho highest aud coldest, Lut It coutalns some excellent farmlug and meadow land, nnd by n Judicious nnd well regulated distribution ol the , water for Irrigation pur(oiea osuld easily luitalu a taijulatloii ol twenty, flee or thirty families ns well a. the ea u hi lamlllei who now dwell wlthlu Its borJere. Here ai well ailn Jlagle Valley existed a Tloiirishliigliraiich of the Church, prior lu tho ilinicu.tlts with the Nevada clll Ills In 1671, when mut of our people u ved nsray from here for the eame causes that let) to the evacuation ot the settlements au the Muddy. Hprlng Vrlley abounds In In beautliut nnunttiln scerery, pericnlltulir rl Ifi iklrllng bnii sides of the valley lu many la e; the valley extendi rrjm southwest to norlheast foradlAt-anceof atiout nine inllei, with forks reaching up several milt, further t ward the rim of tbe i aslu. The averace width of the main valley Is a quarter of re mile. My experience lu visiting these valleys, us ell ai tho now much rr-diiced rr-diiced rub iitgcaaipcf Tlsche, ou tho' 4tti and 5th lust., was q lite pleasant, sAvofortho capelxlug or uur achlcle luto a wash, by which driver, hlttorlau and a ltdy passenr were throevn luto the brush j i. rather uuceremcnlous mannir; but a the horses lhaved well, and thodnvrr stuck to thu lines, we all escaped With unbieken limbs, and utter "righting" the buggy cebtlnueal the Journey as u Iser I eople, determined to drive more carolully lu the future. Tho close roxlmlty of the mlnlnx camp of l'locho to Tautoca has bad Its rilei la upon the inhabitants of the latter lat-ter place. 1 ntteadof ou r e ople w ieldlng an luMueuce for gooel morals and pror iHrh&vlor ujsiri the miners, these stem 10 liAVehfcu successful inleadlugsome of thelialnls Into crooked paths, and exerclslog au Inllueuce that has led Into a state of careleuutta and lethargy lethar-gy seine of those whoto knowledge if right nnd wrong leud lower to discern ltweeli gnotl nudevll ought to have bteri proof against theexamplo oflbe evil doer: but the history of the world for nearly six thou-auJ years has proven mat mankind generatly Is more Inclined to lake the downuard o-mriethau that whloh leaJa upward, and that men of darknere havo to frequently overtime the i eople of light, l.i't us hope for better II1I113S in the future. Hut l'anacca (has lorau good eo le; many of the rialntl there have stood up manfully nxulntt the corrupting otIIs which have been courted by others; and great oredlt it due to those whu In the midst of the many trying clrcumstancei which have surrounded tlierialnts In this locality during the lut twenly-two yean have kept the lallli and aro still ooluated by n dulre to serve the Lord aud keep Ills com. niatidinc-ute. riiero are gaod prospect! ahead at present that I'aiucca will grow lu jwp. illation aud prosperity, a a uuiuter of cltlxeniareengagelln coestructlng a reservoir linmedletely Mow the itt th ment, by whluhabrut Hull acres of additional fanning land can bo brought under cullltallou. 'Iho valley (Mea. daw Valley) pro er In w hlch I'auacca 11 situated Is about ten miles long and hnt nn avenue uldlli of nearly tt,o miles. The si ttlomrnt la IS miles southeaitof l'locho, 4 1 miles aoutliwtst of Hebron, W mllea from Hi. Ueorge, and 111) miles Irons Mllford, the nearest railway station. Andiuw Jk.nso.v. I'an&cca, I.lncnln Co., ievads, Ai rll 6, 1VJJ. |