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Show THE box ELDER NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 15,1909. ' IpARK VALL The Coming Arid Farm Section of the County I ly warm. c. W. Goodliffe.) (Py jLy.fi e ears is a long time Yet that is ok back upon.' of time that has jlength the first real move- .pled sin'1 inaugurated towards of homes in what is Park Valley. known as two or three that time, only was 1 taking :j These wTere 3ihes were here, is known as jted on what on the southern pive Crook, These ranches, jof the valley. crude construcwJ of a very that time the place was JAt be adapted only Grasses the raising of cattle. lh4 grew in abundance, and whin the now desolate place Mild Kelton was the railroad for Couer dAlene and Boise grew so pro- Co ntry, the grass lihi that it w as mowed and hauled 't Kelton for freighting teams. Telus that hauled freight to Boise n summer, were turned out on L ,hDove Creek hills to winter, off sleek and fat in the jn came to ter--ril- al priig. j mong the he' mentioned early settlers may Crandall Dunn, the Gotfrajs, Dafrwin Meehan, Jo-IBurton, Andrew Rose, AM Chadwick, E. F. Carter, C. E. I. F,;Eolnver, Abraham Chadwick, Jalot Kunzler, Christian Ilirschi a also ana Andrew Callahan, Lu-eirm- Many of these traveled the way, to that place from which none have ?vi returned. Some have moved jwv. and we have some of them Campbell. hae now rift us eiate still. They alone can ap- what little has been done. Natural Facilities. 'e do pl&e was not think a more fertile ever created than Park Being on the south slope Clear Creek mountains open to the south, the climate is cfa nature, in the summer, to pjjduce rapid growth. Then, the is loose, sandy, and natural- Vdley. of the There i, ,Y , the water But supply. Gm problem seems about to he siVt.j Trees. shrubbery wherever tried), grains, vegeta hs. etc grow vigorously. p,t are of the opinion that greuitr results could be obtained if effort was put forth. Trees are planted too closely toother Spraying, if done at all. is only sporadic. Entirely us, less. unless done systematical! v. ,iraw-back- yn-uU- than t does a scrub, and that it !s tor more satisfactory to drive the former than the latter, and that when a sale is effected, results that mean something can. and lone been attained. Mining. r It lias been a long time, about 1) years, since anything savoring of activity, was first experienced in this place in this line. However, miners have been here and have t again, as far hack as 1873. Remoteness, and other drawbacks have had to be overcame, but since John Angove located the property now known as the Century, many very promising properties have been located. The Century has done the most, until recently, and has produced the most gold. About twelve years ago Dr. J. T. White, of Salt Lake City, came into control of the was property. It only in the prospective stages at that time, although sufficient mineral had been uncovered to justify the assertion that a mine lay there hidden. Development work was pushed with the utmost vigor. Everything was hustle and bustle. A small mill was erected and money was turned out at the rate of $500 per day. Dividends were paid nice dividends and the s'oek advanced in value with each succeeding day. Ev dry one was after the stock, none could be bought only at fabulous prices for such a property. Finally the management wanted to do something big. Their ideas had outgrown the old mill of five stamps. So a larger mill was built. It contained sixteen monster stamps. It was a nice mill to look at, and that is about all it ever amounted to. for it only plunged the company into an enormous debt. During their fevered effort to erect a new and larger mill there was one vital point the manage b-f- Cattle and Cheep. The cattle and sheep industry seems to be the leading one here. Nearly every ranch or farm owner has a herd of cattle or sheep. It would he a very difficult matter to give any statistics mi tins point, for we do not know of one man who kteps a record of his own revenue ;in this particular line. We are of the opinion, however, that there are owned and operated, in and around Park Valley, about 50.000 head of sheep. The revenue from this amount is very great. We are safe in saying about $100,000 annually. The herding, dipping, shearing, reserve fees and other expenses incident to the successful handling of this amount of sheep means a great deal of money circulation. The cattle industry, as well as the raising of horses, has also been a very important factor in the prosperity of this settlement. Adam Larsen is the owner of the largest drove of cattle, he having always owned not less than 500 head, we are informed. Nearly every pe son here owning a farm has from 50 to 200 head of stock. The revenue from this branch of animal industry is also of goodly It helps materially proportions. to swell the bank account of every person here. The people here are all lovers of good horses. It is a fact that it does not cost a bit more tofeed a good blooded animal five-stam- p ment overlooked. That was to the keep development of their underground workings aheadof those outside, which depended on those within. The mine was simply gutted, till the very mountains Men worked like caved in. gophers, just neath the surface to gather the ore nearest at hand. The result was disastrous. When the new mill was finished there was not ore enough in sfght to fill its hungry maw. and the result was that a great deal of rock, some very low grade, some entirely barren, was shoved through to keep the thing going. Even then the mill had to close down before morning. A shut down was the end and during the period of construction men offered as high as $3.83 for the stock. It now went begging, and tumbled down as low as 3 cents with no bidders. Dividends Irtish dividends were paid. More were called for. Many men fell by the way, and gave up the ghost. An investigation was held, which showed the company was $65,000 in debt. This was the final stroke. Dr. White who, a few months before, had refused $300,000 for his holdings, now lost all he had. It was at this crisis that the present manMatagement gained control. ters were bad enough before, but they have been worse since. The camp lost with every rise of the sun, until even the coyotes yelped. We have been drifting along like this for about five years. Just a word more about the Century. It is asserted by those supposed to know, that the Century has yielded about $700,000 in bullion. It is now idle. Those who have worked there, and those who have visited there, all of whom are supposed to know, assert that there is more and better ore in sight at the Century than there has ever been before. In face of these tilings, just why it is idle is a my story, unless it is that the property has so deteriorated that it will require in the neighborhood of $30,000 to put it in working condition. At the present time all eyes are turned to the Suzannah, which is a very fine property. Through yers of doubt and uncertainty, when all friends advised him to abandon the old ship and let her sink, Mr. Henry Martin, the manager, stayed right there, and now everybody is after Harrys right hand wanting to shake. This property joins the Century on the south, and on the same lode. It shows some of the richest, prettiest, ore yet opened up in this district This jproperty in was once the hands of Art Boothe, of Brigham, who sold it for a song, sung by himself. If he owned it now he would be immensely wealthy. A mill has been erected during the past few months, and will be in commission in about ten days from date, and gold will he turned out at the rate of $500 per day. Everybody, with holdings here, and they are not a few, is watching the develWith opments at the Suzannah. the commencement of active operations there, it is quite possible that the Century management will resume activity. Besides the Century and Suzannah. there are the Raft River. Deer Trail, Sunrise, West CenEl Golconda, Amego, Planetury, tary, Brooklyn, Gold Bluff. All of these are very good prospects, and with the commencement of operations the mining man and miner will turn their faces this way. It means a great deal to this section, and we are all ex- pectant, and optimistic. recently The Future. $ ' si Of the future, we feel very hope-fiWe cannot feel other than optimistic. The dark clouds have passed, and those that now skirt the horizon of Park Valley's future, have none but a Silvery LinWith the increase of grass ing. d. the ranges, the opening and development of our mineral resources ; the reclaiming of our arid lands, heretofore waste, the increase of population, incident to the taking and development of the land, a point so essenlial to our civil, political and social develop! ment, what in the whole world on should keep us from being optiWe have good schools, mistic and we feel that all we need is more people to make things better all around. T Arid Farming. Until years ago) very little had been done in the way of arid or dry farming. The first man to try it was John Miller, lie was not able to do very much, because, like a great many others, he was forced into it, as a last resort, if he remaiued here, and not having means at his command, he had to do as best he could, with teams and implements at his disposal. A little laud was cleared the first year. The crop was planted, and a good harvest was the result. Especially good for land just broken up. Next season Miller tried it again with less gratifying results. This is the banner year. Miller is not the only one trying it. David Ilirschi and B. 1 Palmer have a crop. Mr. Miller will have about 20 Bushels to the acre, of good, full, plump wheat. We do not- think more demonstration is needed, but it means work, and lots of it. It also means the making of waste places, fit dwellings for man. During the past few months scores of home seekers have come here and some land sharks also. three (about i p i COLLINSTON AND BEAVER DAM used to live in Logan a PJf&on of considerable importance iarailroad affairs in those narrow ;ige days whose name in brief Collins Daniel Webster Tul- lie has now gone to a better die, viz, California; but he left a portion of his name behind to daignate an important railroad There rf River canyon to Butte, Mont. He country near Collinston was fir f settled in the early 60s when W liam S. Godbe of Salt Lake C'it built a bridge over Bear Rive and erected a hotel, extensi e and ths barns and fir station place became a home Id the overland stage coaches to liam Garlands headquarters in extensive operations in building the east and west side canals from Bear River canyon, and in changing the location of the O. S. L. Ry. Thousands of men were employed and Collinston became a city of saloons and gambling dens, and deaths by accident or design were ISA X jivl '&! TT of considerable importance. In the neighboring country are some of the largest and best dry farms in the state. It is a trading point for the farmers many miles around who are almost without exception prosperous and contented. The principal merchants are Evans Bros., with J. A. Bigler as manager, and Morgan & Sons. A good hotel, livery stables, a drug store and Ilyrum Jensons large lumber yard and furniture store are located here and other smaller es- 1 tablishments. Beaver Dam. The history of Beaver Dam, situated about three miles north- ward is closely associated with that of Collinston. It was settled about the same time by residents of Cache Valley, the Bowens, Dur-feyTwitehells and Buenharks, and later by people from Brigham and other places. They raise children, wheat and cattle, principally children, and they have a good school to educate them. The stream that supplies the settlement with its water was infested in early days with a small . animal which did considerable mischief for the farmers, and the name of the place is a combination of the name of that animal and the expression most commonly used by the farmer when he discovered his losses. However, they dont say such things now, they have a fine church and a splendid bishop and aids, and they are trying to have the place known as so there wont be any Beaver appearance of evil. s, mm?.. O. S. RIVER CHY0N L R. R. AND CANAL, BEAR I'lit on a new broad r?J. Th. naming of ffiiiiston occurred gauge rail- the station way back in " hen the narrow gauge, Soriern ran over the e ' t0 "an and to the northern fninus Dillon, Montana. The I rfJad as everybody knows has ken made a broad gauge 4;eruns ' through the famous Bear di-t- accurrence. Up to the time about two years ago when built the branch railroad was from Brigham City to Malad, Ida., Collinston was the shipping point and for the entire Malad Valley mail they the freight , passenger and & Sons in 1875. service all came from this point. Collinston reached the heighth Collinston today is comparativem of its prosperity and notoriety Wil- ly quiet, yet it is a shipping point 1889 and 90 when it became Ben and Montana points. became asHampton' of Salt Lake in this sociated with Mr. Godbe his bore enterprise and the place when name for a number of years sold out to James Standing ho of frequent AiffR. FRANK BOWRING began harness making in this t ity thirty-twyears ago under the direction of his father, pioneer harness maker of Utah, and with the exception of a short time during which he was in the Salt Lake City railway service, has worked at his trade continuously. His shop at present is doing a big business in both HOME MADE and MACHINE harness, in saddles o and all kinds of equine furnishings. A Landis Machine has been installed so that customers who wish machine harness can be accommodated right at home. No. 13 West Forest Street, BRIGHAM CITY o |