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Show L'TAU'8 DIXIE, ( llmtlr, Hoada aud Olhtr I'ealnrtt I'lcataully Unerlbid. Saint Ciohur, Jan. ntb, 1806. To the Kdltor: Speaking of Saint Ceorge ouo who haa not been heie can form no idea ol tha wlntcra that aro eniuyad by the retiuenta ol Utah'a "llitir.11 We Ihuunlit we were prepared fur anything in the line of climata the bad to offer; but Imagine being transported in a day from ten below rero. Into the middle ol tpring, where tha robin, tha meadow lark, and the quail with their pre.enco and tlute like notea mingled with the balmy bret-ea of the aoutb winch are laden with Iho dtllcioui odors ol June at the north. And if your imagination It very (trong and vivid, yuu may peril per-il apt come within shouting distance. The Sahara desert to my mind would be moro Inviting to the explorer than was the country over which wa traveled when In its primitive condition. Ilrave ndeed were the men who pioneered this once desert but now fruitful country. coun-try. All honor lo those who have passed away; every comlort should be multiplied lor those who are still with ua. When we look around and sec what haa been done, and coniider what iliflicultiet had lo ba over-come the Indians, lha alkali, and controllinr the water in the treacherous river, whose freaheta would repeatedly aweep awav the work ol months in 111? twinkling of an eye we can lorm tome sort ol idea ol tliss alumina required and possessed by those who come firtl, anil are here vet. (Hie m..i.nity in the city ol thedradl. I rum Cedar City the ruad ia one continuous con-tinuous descent Iur about liliy miles, oil Irom one rock onto two, as some one haa aaut; indeed, tor nulea it is lner.illy paved with bon ders, and where thete are no rorks, sand ankle deep, inter posaa an almost impasaable bainvr fur a wagon with a load. Much work has been done on this raid, an is evidenced by the thousands ol Ions of lock piled on each ai le lor mile and miles, resembling resembl-ing nothing ao much aa a larice canal. An enterprising individual h.a piled straw ana brush across one patch ol aand, lor something like thrre-luurihs ol a mile, and leviea -5 cents lull on those who wish to travel that way. Hut Saint George ia our goal, and wa at length luin the point which bnnga us in view of lha beautiful snow-white Temple, and we feel that we have been repaid lor our journey. How oltcn had wa heard cl "Oiiie," but like every one else who had never been aoulh lu our own State, we could never grasp the Idea ol summer In winter. Now when we seethe boya playing base hall in their shirtsleeves, grass Iresh and green along the ducli banks, people impaling, buils swelling, birds in lull leather, aud led the warm delicious sunshine, it is just aa hard lo believe that you, at the nor.h are passing what ia called the dead ol w inter. They are nut entirely without inclement incle-ment weather here in U aie. Snows are quite cuinnnin.deep snows; tlus.too, U the home ul Iba frosts. Jack is at present traveling in the north. The fieculur thing anout it la, the snow ur rusts are not contined to any particular season, you can hear uf six tuches uf anow in the middle ol May, to six feet In uly; and Jack I roit Vitus the tuwn aometiuics iu Iruu aaaaon wiuiuut auy aeriuua reaulla. At present the streeis of St. George are dry and dusty. We climbed the mesa on the north and In m un en.inem e called Kn.ign I'eak.couldsce the Pillowing Pillow-ing ranted towns! Wa hinlon.l.i a la, Moomington, Price aud Clara. Hie Kio Virgin could be traced lor miles. Ita banka ate putting on their spiiug clothing. St. Geoige ia a nice place and will eoma day lurnislt humei lor many tlntea iu present population. A line of balooue, or a rail road would be preferable to the prceent lurtuoua,rocky , aandy, wagon road- May ona or the other come aoon, as we intend to cut pickled grapea and paper shelled al-nionda al-nionda another winter with lha whole aouled people of Dixie. Hum Mbvi.. |