Show i. A Brochure From Mrs Medaris I The The he I Record is pleased lo to acknowledge acknowledge ac ac- ac knowledge the receipt of a beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- brochure from the pen peti of Mrs Irs Fannie Waller Medaris until recently of Duchesne now of Seattle a Washington hington Its frontispiece piece is entitled Meeting Meeting Meet ing of Waters A legend ot of Du- Du l River ct and the Strawberry ry I River cr Hc Here te teis is the story as written by hy Mrs l rs l Medaris is that all may tray know how the Strawberry reI received received re- re I cc cd its name Once u upon a time a dusky maiden maiden maiden- of the Wasatch tribe was held captive by hy the savage chief of the cruel cruel- tribe with intention of giving her as a bride to one of their young youn braves who had recently returned from a n victorious expedition expedition ex ex- of warfare But she would not consent for her troth was plighted l to a ayoung young ch chief of rf her own beloved el Wasatch tribe Unknown n to to I her captors she site esc escaped ped on a frail little bark down dawn the st stream eam wh which ich ran by hy the t tepee Pc t where l I she fhe had hind been held in bondage I j jand 1 i mid and as IS she he rudely ruddy rode the waters waters wat- wat ers her ome desire to the Great i ih j Spirit was reach breach ti the hi big water eater h which kh would carry cany her to her beloved chief chief of the till 0 I Ihen When hen returned to camp amp he lea learned his IllS his I had been capt captured red by the vengeful vengeful e ful He mounted his his' surefooted d little pinto and and nd sped spec sou southward th ward the river Duchesne and vowing vowing vow vow- ing jug to the thc Great Spirit the offer offering 1 lug ing of man many pintos and if i n I I h-I he should recover reco his lost Str bera 0 I I He Resting a while his pony pon grazing nearl nearby y under r the thc beautiful Hul hi big cottonwood trees j i Oil om tb the r river er bank wren when lo lot he le discovered disco an object floating towards h him i in from fr another stream of water ater which he had I thought was wa simply a off cut-off formed formed by hy au an island of which I Ithe the r river cr has hab many He Hc raised I in ill haste and looked again then his voice oice ran rang out loud load mid acid and strong strong- Oh my beloved be- be be beloved loved loved and aud to this Ij j I i day the stream is known as asI I Strawberry r river I She raised herself as he pull pull- pull pull-I ed the thc rude craft ashore where I the two streams unite and the they embraced with all the thc fervor fervor fer fer- vor or of two loving hearts There and then th they e told they the Great Spirit as He lie lead had been kind to them so would they be he good to all mankind and In lay down the I weapons of warfare and become be he- become come workers of the soil same samel same sameI I as as t their heir I. I l lr w white I 11 te I brothers rot I lers I Ii i This chiS romantic romantic SP spot is now in rn inthe the townsite of Duchene ne Utah a a prosperous prosperous' town of wideawake wideawake wide wide- awake enterprising nt then men and wor women n and mid is dl destined t tc he become become be be- come a place of note in a 1 few I years 11 account of its many manyin inducements in agricultural ng i pursuits natural advantages of of wa water ter power Dower and native nathe grass grass- grasses es a and fruits Easily reached by au automobile s age sage from Colton Col- Col totton ton Jon on the Rio Hio Grande GrandeR Il R l R. R or from Mack lack Co Colorado orado over o the I I R I R. R R. R |