| Show improvements in provo valley A correspondent writing from heber lieber city represents things 0 in provo valley as being in in a very prosperous condition and that the facilities for farming and stock raising are excell excel lent hardly surpassed by those of any other valley in the mountains the soil is iff said to be beof of good quality and there is plenty of 0 good timber and rock for building purposes and for tensing with excellent range for stock all of which are being t used to good advantage between three and four thousand acres of land has been with good substantial fence houses are bein being built bulit mills erected and other improvements made of a permanent nature crops there were looking well though C they are somewhat late as they were retarded in their growth by ia th M e late frosts of spring the settlers are said to bevery devery be lie very industrious and enterprising filled with faith and inspired by hope trusting that by their own exertions and the blessings or ot their heavenly father they will soon turn tarn t u rn that valley into a fruitful field I 1 make it bloom like edeland Ed Ud enand bean bead fruits vee ve vegetables 0 e and grain in abundance it is well known that the altitude of that valley is much greater than most of those in in which settlements have been made in this part of the territory and fears have been entertained that it would be too coid cold there for raising grain very extensively if it shall be found suitable for the growing t of wheat it will unquestionably become a place of some importance especially if the pacific railroad should I 1 pass down the gos instead of the weber as many have supposed those acquainted acquaint edwith with all the passes from the east into this thia vailey valley are of the op opinion 1 anlon that the chances in favor of that route bave not been lessened lesa ened by the explosion of the brown city humbug |
