| Show u r westen Western 1 correspondent sf al 3 v i JO S 1 IL ROUTE sept EDITOR NEWS dear DEAH sik SIR jT iras etwas Iraa forcibly reminded of the prediction beathe leathe the tha desert shall blossom as the rose 9 11 upon seel beel seeing 0 a bunch abusch of 0 wheat which capt cap t howar egan ll 11 an brought with him from the set iba pah or deep creek it used to bo be a matter of surprise to your neighbors neighbors myself among the rest how bow the ghim onsy managed to effect such remarkable elda elfa changes es in the face of nature during so short Q ap enod r on their first arrival in these valleys y dut c but progress is as plainly visible in the history of your territory during the last few years yeara as it ever had been before only a short asbor t time since nothing was to be found west of the great salt lake but barren deserts andun and un and except by the red man and water courses while it was fe for even even large companies to travel through 0 the country unless unies they evenske ke kept t a strict watch night nigh tand and day and even then D they could not lie down and sleep with a sense of 0 peace and safety now there are gardens an and neace far farms scattered through these western mountains beautiful little vases pases in the desert aegert to fo delight delli delik hohe the senses of the traveler as a 8 he wends bends alit nag tedious and weary way towards the setting betting bun sun when on one route at least the emigrant can travel with comparative security which has been proved by numerous trains b besides 1 I 1 several individuals who tho sho have preferred a 0 h sa s1 T e to company and walkers express to an mode of conveyance no one acquainted with the facts will qu question es guestion fos fon fo a moment that you are indebted for these improvements in the western portion of your territory primarily to the mail route and its gentlemanly and energetic managers and the names of chorpenning schell ani and and egan will be had in remembrance by the children of the pioneer settlers of these valleys VC Si Capt apt egan has hag just returned from another of his exploring trips undertaken for the purpose of finding 0 away a way if possible to avoid a portion of the great grea t desert he has been almost continually exploring since last november devoting de volin kolln g his energies with unwearied perseverance to the discovery of a road through h these mountains which while it would te be shorter that the great northern route avoid its de deep b eil epi snows snowa and warlike tribes would be suitable fr the mail as well as emigrants to travel ile he has at length lenth len ien th succeeded su e c ceded beyond his anticipations I 1 bo believe belleve h he e designs soon to change that portion of the route between fish springs and schell creek by avoiding avol ing pleasant valley and running 0 through ib iba pah all ail by this means the second ai of the reat Great A Desert is greatly reduced or almost entirely avoided leaving iem lem ingogly ing only one long stretch fro from lly liy 1 impson Simpson 1 to fish springs ns 0 on this end of the route baptie Cap tle tiu tiE informs me this is the last change he de designs ains makin making 0 between camp floyd and ruby ailley as he e considers t the he road will wil I 1 then be ve as straight strai q lit and perfect as it can be made to that point capt C w was as accompanied on this trip by mr nir harrison severe the able and energetic superintendent I 1 of the indian farm at iba pah mr hir S abad ahad the few men with him at the new settlement have accomplished a great deal considering the short time they have been there they have over two hundred acres of excellent wheat besides gardens etc and many thousand with which they intend to erect houses for their families to go info this fall avre ve received a visit from Dr Forney a short time since and aswell as as our neighbors of the feathers paint and brooches s y were glad ta lieb him the dr appeared well and anxious to accomplish all the good he could in his department it is but justice to the dr to bay say that his course towards the indians here has resulted in much good so far and if he fulfills the promises he has made to them this time and appoints some one who will make a wise and just distribution of the presents they expect and government will sustain him hini in his humane and benevolent efforts tol toi ameliorate the condition of these poor naves ares ll 11 he will soon succeed in effecting a bene bic mial ulal fic lal ial change in their own circumstances asi ast gerwell ivell as render it much safer for emigrants tr traveling avelin among 0 them i A yours etc i SIRIUS sus |
