| Show If l foJ ow a Thrives rives in e S Section o Rich o in o Soil oil e and Scenery I n i iii a l J JY Y y N Ny y t 1st r I e 1 0 y J r I t r s I e 1 I 1 t r Y I Ira t l r t l y yC t I C tEt M i I t tt V t i t I 4 1 4 t I r Pr C O I I l e id tI e f 17 a aI I i i I 1 77 i ii iI i 1 I 4 i iri ri yr F I p r rr r 1 I I r u t r t l r rr r a fY r rt rb t a b wi hard P fI I I 1 t I If IY r Y Y f iy 1 I II i I Y e r I a I IA Ik f 1 se t t I t t i f 1 j k f f fJ J t i t f A i ij ws r j Jk I w t tv i ir r a I t r h x I v I 1 V a f t ti p pi i lp lpt t J 1 Jr r I 1 1 rl I IMM i H s e t titi iti H MM 4 N f ft t Y w 6 i W i I wf h 51 w h I rG 1 iii J at ht w 4 9 W a w 1 U w Mr t i k i l l I 1 ji f arnT il rP f ra iF r rs l t ii i t N Hi t tip extreme south end na n ot Lit UtaVi l I mo tao valley nestling i l la like Ikc 11 It 1 ni tl I at lit Il t the lie t base a o of oC f th v mighty tto F ht n atch range IN Is I the tho prosperous pro city dt tj Of ot Payson aso Ua Its Is numbered ed 1 at a about Inhabitant Th r homes well tarm numerous flocks and herds ami yi pH Stacked business houses house speak Ie tl 0 of or the thrift Industry ot of ads Is happy community It l It Is also an nn c deuce of at the tho wisdom Worn good Food Judgment anti tots fojo light W exerciser exercised by Ly the early carlY settler In III Pe l e Wing e an F a I location so eo favorable for tor the 8 building up of or a n healthy common c g CJ It it low How ow different f er ant was w as the outlook t when ht Oil on I Sunday Oct 20 1850 n a company of or nIne families under the leadership of James race camped on n th tits ere creek r re t k an sit Indian work meaning n I pK I t tand ateI 0 and nn began the settlement settlement nt of ot hyson y nn named otter after Mr dir Pace e They Thay immediately began bogan to break tip 1111 I the land laM n erect houses and prepare for tor the tho Winter Inter hi And bl be It U B paid Ball to tM haling credit cre and honor of sturdy pioneers that hat one of tit their t tk thoughts was all 9 to P provide a l school and TM ad t re for Cor the Pf their children c tJ tl for tor ul w In In I Was ryas not neglected nt lon tha the winter of ot ISM a n 1 big school hous hit h n built hell nd nd It a regular school I 1 opened open up d up mt T The h r roll F oil Is 18 exceedingly productive unit at d fairly Rood no t rt wore 11 dur lUll Inu the years jeara of nt o 5 52 M r and 51 In Inthe the tM fall tall of M thi plague Ut of f in a shop shopper per Iler Its appearance loo late however to damage the crops of oC that but hut they the laid their eggs which hatched out the thc following summer by bythe bythe the the Ih young oun rt troY nl the thu crops and leaving the I f farms ern a ad n Lid g gardens ni ns Li s destitute d of nt t a e tattoo ns a s n a paved pa ell ed street trel In the toll fall a n 1 strong south smith wind arure aroe and nil bleu v theta thia th nil ajl a n ay Q The Tho crops were harvested hare ted with scythe and cradle erndle and threshed op 01 a n thre Inor tinor by IH means menns of ot oxen or horeK l p trending on ml the tha grain tho the i I II kerns I n s s n nb crated tam from the cluff bj b tho the binning wind The dm first thre h hInT I I Inn InT h Will was Introduced Introduce r l In li not ind const r l of or o f a n 1 lot loS t ter F I I spikes dilvon Into Unto It which m merely the th wheat hent a without this ai owned by Geo rat lal ratton I tOt top ami Pardon Par lon Webb I Many uny ar nr ore tho the stories recounted of ot es e d deeds ds of daring and bravery Our duro Iny tho tilt troublous times of ot tho the Walker Indian war warn Payson van the tho scene ceno of oC oCth tho tha th t tragedy lh Prom From hero It spread I over ocr the tho whole of at southern Utah and 1 tonne were wore the t butcheries and horrible outrages ei e perpetrated upon th the nh 1 st defenceless settlers by the re cc Indian tn In tilL the Indians under Wai Vol Volker nl ker captured a number tit hf f Indian and squaws from the Utes c a they the wanted to tm V tit titto to the file th Mormons or to some porno Spanish Mexican traders who were there ther In tilt Ih v n with t the Tho TIll 1 hrs threatened to kill the children If It they th e Y could not trade Hamm ort oft Governor Young You III who tens al o Indian hearing of oC this tilts attempted In human beings Immediately Imme Y sent rent out word prohibiting the Mexican and Mt s p t I I tiers tIrs from buying Indian children The I 1 and hIs fol Col follow followers I low lowers er were very much angered be lie i CarIla s1 Hurley trIe and antl mean menn seeking only onh a 1 before turning their thir say sv sayIl nv age Il hordes upon the little settlements The sought for Cor opportunity occurred Ono Ot to nf Of Walkers bronco o riders rider Sharry Sh orr Y van nan bunting his hU at ot when A man mon by hy the name of fir Jim lIm 1 Ule IvIc Interfered striking the tho Indian huIlan on the tho head hend with n w gun I sari se rl O Injuring I him Walker 1 threat If died lUCri he would be Le beby KVell avenged by taking the life of oC a II whitt man Tine The Indian died In about fifteen ila IlaI They The were then ut Lit th Iha mouth of ot tho the canyon above Pay Ia Km son Their were threatening The people were exposed their lives lloa were vere In peril were wera placed lit at about tho the little set loment Alexander Keel Ivel being one of or them In the darkness of oC tho the night a ashot shot phot rang fang nn out and ami Mr Keel 1 tell fell a n vic victim victim tim tin to to Indian vengence Thus did the Walker Walkr war ver which raged for fora a II number of ot years jeara over f fertile valleys of ot Utah have Its beginning At tt 1 this time lime 1953 1553 there hero were families lies Ites at nt I all of oC the rne irate 1001 5 hardships l p s ana struggle Ie Incident to pioneer life liCe the town continued In to Ingrow grow Thu population bu bUll l Hess ns were s ere school schoolhouses t wl houses rutted r the t I t o water l h ut uL barely reached Into th the town lUlU 11 tJUI UI III ut I II 11 w n uro magic U the arid niKl deserts Into thus Held and I fruitful orchards At A the the D nt time I thor there tire are shout about ariM ael of If Und lend un under una I IIer der tIca cultivation that are lire a s years elu crop croo of ot wheat amounted to 10 60 50 I bushels Dry Or farming has hall ha also Rillo proven a Success about 1000 acres acl lie 10 lug Ing In under der cultivation Three hundred and fifty acres of oC land bind wens M rr to left beet Mulling In an nn overage alog yield of or 17 tons ton to In t o the th Ih r acre acne Potatoes t hay and 1101 nn 1 l other firm farm rill products lilt n yield t abundantly Ten Twenty Tent ty ly t thousand head of sheep hC P ar are are one owned l by b nf or im the wool output g to pound It H Is estimated 1 that Payton Payson hap bap done dent worth of ot Intel business new during the thelast lust last year r I B I t c 59 nomo M Payson contains live five general stores tores ore one b bank meat III I markets three millinery stores two l WJ livery tables stables two hardware stares slot on Hue tin shop three shoemakers hO one In i i anti and store on one i 1 im ur pile ohe printing doting ono drum rl 0 i restaurant two saloons nIl ITU g ut flU fin store etore t tw two o furniture one olic tailor tallor too tO bur hr per path o One tp pern all 1101 0 f t r Ts tI n t two wo o oi b r Y 0 milt Mill 1 which was Willi a ru i t L f i t oy y 1 1 by byc byn rc n c t pre presents T rt go god J I op oPI o p f rl unit r i roe tor r n a 1 profitable either It her I Iy y local or nr outside capital PRyon Payson IB is lIon on the line of at two the l Um n ar Rio RI n Dinde Inde e and the thet th thaile t h s H t take aile il flouts R u c Tt e or art are three Un the It Old id IVIlou I lIow n 1 and N x Th The churches cis I he re r F I ILire lire are the Letter day the I Isis I and the he Pr l hyt Th lurf Iu R Rest est Bl lIt building In III town lown In Is the High school tout In a and to lo none south of ot unit Hull I ike Oty elly st He HI side e t th he High R school hool there are two district in all 15 teachers teacher Parson U le connected with the tho Hill the thet Independent r 1 t t nnA hn has an ex cC r h ate 1 of ot nearly UJ s The Th independent Telephone f u o has oh ob obIn Seined In 1 n II franchise and d are now at work Installing the same j In the southern terminus if nt the tbt pan JI propound Harm Inter electric which I le to ex x end tent from Payson on of the tha south 1 to Io Jo JoIn tan ran on the north Light Plant In mi thus plant wa Wd wee Installed l i se n nI nr 1 I r enterprise nt at t th the mouth h ot of P Pt PI 1 t I fleet nett canyon and 1 was wn a operated by b bI byH t I H power J On J t Monday July 19 III r 41 Iet l n of or the h tt ld n to I consider the th advisability I i 0 i r ii 1 t end ml 00 lM tint the Use above bo bonit h i i ti tl n 1 1 1 1 1 nit Hie l It 1 j Jo Yd I ft the city was wait bins l t Mr fife Lit tro fail deal 1 was WID made and the th plant pl t under municipal t b Hein g gW t tl EI n rrt r t In It r the tha state to own on W lt Its tr n ti stare light I g ht vant Ad AI Additions t d to tae i omit of or JWO nere ro made yet this thin t n es de i to In slip MIP lIp pi 1 the r growing t e tor for dec Iee trio Irl Tle pr f it tm Lion Ur mr is t pf g of Justin A ern or l emmon Thomas II ll Wilson Tr Jr C P S 8 Six lx J Jute we S Taylor and C Ii I ruu council 10 U men en therefore Lit a n 1 coin ml I tee fur for enlarging g nod and ovIng the th plant The city well mix tended for pines planA and aped led were viure lIro drawn up liP and the th follow Collow following ing I mI rY Installed mote fled On 1 t F h epe tl l horse power J ball engine one teem heater two Sf horse orse horsepower tower power tubular boiler bollet one K It 1 W Y U G GI Ur S SK K L I r generator 1 with aItI t marble t I awl switch besot tour four Irr lightning arrester arresters Poles Pole were weN set et to lines linea extended In the city lIy and ami the canal clean d out and 01 enlarged and nn nil 1 to tn today today day lay a as tar far I AS IU the quality ii sad and of or tin its IMe Ii e la he I concerned Is t to none nOli In the Ih mate slate The total cost up 1111 to 10 chile dIt I U l ii The fhe water tenter over In Is for Cor the greater part put of the yeAr and iliA ha Rt steam lIn power p IN is used only when whan this th 1 power In hs Insufficient Strawberry IM A sn One of ot the biggest schemes scheme over aver er attempted In Utah Is that nf of taking vat water Aler r train from rom Strawberry alley tor sir Irritating tit the south end of oC Utah county on tha th top tap of tho range rang of ot grim r ut n it Ji i o Iii 1 shed ihM h c d cr h is T re I u Strawberry t valley s so riO stiles seat eaxt of oC Pa l ay I 1011 Oll The Th s lowing Into thi I valley make theta exit through a d dRill ep s sand on Oil t end n l ide lie null and coin th w find dr td way wa w n Into the Orten Green river Years eau ago thc Ih Idea Ida VM was of or putting a I dam nm this gulch ron con f venting the th r v ley Into a I great t reAt ie r C 1111 and the water out on onI t ho the I lilt Wt sAe Surveys were ers made ma l but butr It I t was teas r t to lie be Ir I be d de I t cau cause e rl et t till the e h high It is mountain u sur the thO wr sea side sid i T Three ir years ago ugo state t te Senator Henry i Gooiest Gardner conceived e l j tha th Idea of tunneling through the aie mountain Surveys were weN Iv med made and It wits WHO found that nt by b F a tunnel three thre and a half lr miles mil l long ng the th valley alley could be d don on ml the we west t side 1 Work k was WM begun t bv by b ba v i ii a cf or private r t citizens who continued ut III It for Cor one lint anti Rn i Yeat In 1903 1913 the citizens of Pa j ion and d h Pork h heM held ld a tt I mass meeting to consider the valley water E A t of or prominent t tHum Hum from Crom both towns was WIlM appointed to take tak the tit matter In hand hanI They appealed to the tha government for tor aid RI 1 and mid trot Cot tho the reclamation authorities Interested Ap Application 1 Was wo made madl to the secretary of I 1 tha Ih Interior for permission on to locate a do reservoir In Strawberry valley lIlIe which j I I IHas was Has permitted Prom Front here hero the plan took souk definite form and the successful completion e et t eat of nf a t th tho 1110 o work wn WM practically ir Y 1 assured During th tM the last year jear the landowners land landowners owners at ot on tOn and all Spanish S Fork Forie Incorporated under the th laws lava of at the tha State ot or Utah with a 1 capital stock of ot i a f lilt |
