| Show bol hol T C I 1 11 d at 1130 on the morning 0 of t thursday the insi presidents B young geb gig 1 1 A smith avid alid D H wells and elders W tiff afo Q cachon f president t joseph young sen and el f ders igra J ti fqy squires H J X Faust Fau stand nud dud J X H 1 l i 8 smith m ith leff jeff I 1 tile the city for nor the purpose of 4 lil holding a two at he hheber ar ga city uty wasatch county visiting the e settlements oz on the thel weber river and ti r dedicating the new meeting house at stopping to dine and to fed foed i he animals at american amerlean fork chbr et the elders were hospitably enter tSi died ried by bishop li E Harrl harri bg the company reached provo at a luprik lark the next hext morning the accompanied by bishop A 0 smoot uit ait uhe the compan company y left provo V 0 for heber elt eit city eity this place is situated in a small valley 11 kown as prevo valley about 28 29 miles j 1 p from pro vo city the road iohd fin fen fon for nearly 1 I the entire distance runs unsun up ii of f 0 O to neach reach the kanyon in in eity city afountain ha haaro ta bp climb hedtrom oed lied tied ib in which a grand view obtain is ija io utah tle lle laae tie a and nd vailey valley and many juthe w jf ahe the settlements admirers oc thet the picturesque P and aud beautiful aie ale are amply Y y prepaid fortha forthe fon for tho the trouble troubie of climb climbing ing by athi the a if lout VI view ew which t hey they b ob b jain fain tain af lake ea and ana ya yaney vaney 11 ley loy appt p fin the case caso aad of w wood 00 dah haulers u ibia an and add a ot others h era erb fw kiib holiane haye have fre tre frequent quent 6 eca W 1 ta pass p 4 ip land out of t the ca canion cannon flon fion with ith coed joed wagons bj wa yago vago gohs s i X jihei 0 romance eoon buon aff J jiana ijan I iuan uan wr their h 6 1 r sakes baues we w were ere glad ito to J J airn avit twit a the of bf a il new road noad 0 is X j by which the ascent of his bis pan be avoided 13 the road up prokp kanyon IA a very one and ad when the rugged nature ture fure of the country ry ohl ahl through which it passes and the violent character of the stream on whose edge it is built buil tare are considered f it is hf a great credit to its builders ai the people of provo brovo P rova city ad lle tse ep attl repair to a to ar we bound hound boundary ary gry line ofa utah and wak wasatch Wai litch latch counties unties cb antl anil did rid the citizens biti cit zenh izena of Cit sand saud yand midway perform jabor labor i aw otiis it from their e end nd tb to that thab paint irid aiardo ai adso arso from their up ap the stream a labor of no zio small magnitude though this thia road nil may nii b ei occasionally blocked by snow elides there is no reason rby yby the citizens of provo valley vailey should not by it be able ael aea to keep communication open i u u therwin the tha winter tec teg between A itself ejr settlements pan par fan Itah ah valley vailey in other othen land lana athis this I 1 aar gar ap oaid Q of resort not fot its afine ne scenery A grand wa derfall ter fall fali Us ja by py a swarn stream nearly as i larg large hs S C ity rde ree tumbling oye yep yer the precipe preci prell pl i tous arde of ille the mountain se teral feral hn dred feet in lif hIgh hight lind find tind and other tiny finy ones rou dou pourover pou roven rover 11 lia ifa 3 bald front IF an judkin jerking like ilke i ribbons of silver as they ey lo 10 tho the a bottom of the he kanych i arter after ascend lung irig aile ilie cach Omet erf bif lor bior or twelve miles alie ue country try tny beam deodas J lil oreomon ore open and on each side odthe stream we were re fc lober I 1 agh gli aldand precipitous T down excellent feed covered coneie thra A Anand 7 large nocks flocks 66 of cattle ittle ands an anshel ilde lige shep 1164 ac wean tean wan faba fiba ba kept on them to advantage kd though through n lUe Summer From the point of which we speak tuh tuu til we reached ber IQ a th the most striking feature from a dill i iu frlan tian stand point is the great abu abundance n d nce nee ar of egrass grass Exdell excellent ent meadows arl ar to be found iii in the bottoms and the finest finist of grazing on the surrounding hills before reaching heber city we came to a considerable quantity of band fenc ed in for cultivation and the prod production of hay and at every place as well as heber city there were ivere the most satisfactory evide evidences rices of the excellence of the crop to be seen in the huge buge stacks of grain and hay which stood in the vicinity of every house the season has been a most bounteous one and the people should now profit by past experience and store away at least two years supply of grain on oil the opposite side of the river from the road toad which we trav travelled elleg and close to the base of the mountains nestled the little flourishing town of midway this place is distant from heber olty elty about four miles aud abd is seen by a person coming from below some time before a glimpse ia Is obtained of the latter jatter place ye we intended to visit midway but t the storm on saturday prevented our doing bol bot it is well worth a visit to see the ramar remarkable able abie mounds which are formed by the springs in the neighborhood we we mere were te told fold that it ia is not more than eight from midway to the lake at the head bead 0 bg cottonwood kanyon 4 and oud that there ia is a trail trall tra across he the t mountains between the two points in rale these on the side nearest laie inie jo po midway 1 d a fine quality of marble marbie has ben en found at the efge edge edge of heber reber city the pres president and h his s company were met by the children and an escort and the usual demonstrations of welcome were ere ero extended to them BISHOP abram Hatch who presides in provo valley and an the people generally gave ithe the president bind pend nd his company com odny oduy a hospitable jee jec they were w er e made welcome ta tue lue lest teat 7 they had and they felk felt that they were na re in jhb midst of warm and ud devoted friends luring curing ithe latter lattek part of the journey from provo city he the wind had ha blown an equnn equinoctial kial gale gali car carking ring with it augh clouds of dust aust jd that teat that upon arriving at heber it it was difficult to di distin stift aguish one ono p of the thip company pany from nother another by bythe the features the widd continued to blow with great violence through th roligh the afternoon and aud a and it seemed probable that the ibb bowery which had been erected for fon athe purpose of conven ing the ahei 1 0 have to e aban don ga ed during the evening the com comi oai i pany was ww i joined by elders eiders Br brigham igbani jr and ana andE robert bobert obert T bur burton burtor fou iA alten jien am on saturday morning the eder EJ ders and d people assam assembled biedin bl edIn in aile bowery which 1 had bad been made aa 44 q gom M as gs possible I by surrounding the he ades with quantities 1 I 1 of bushes presidents 81 D IL wells JV alls pIls joseph juseph s sen and aud eiders elders cai cal woodruff vl and presidents qa A smith anit wil ili and d is 3 g addressed se d til ill the peg peaple p I 1 a upon a greater variety ty t 0 of r practical rag rap loi lol sum suy subjects jq ts I 1 9 tue the go addresses dresse werd were were brieana brie i lef and pointed and consequently V y interesting 9 when en the meeting was abou about half th through rought it was necessary in consequence of the fhe violence of the wind and the clouds of dust which filled the air to adjourn adjo uril to the stone sione schoolhouse house at it the side of which the bowery was built throughout the afternoon and night the rain fell freely arid anid on sunday morning the mountains and hills werd white to their bases with snow sach in the evening of saturday agriculture sil ail al addresses wore were delivered af at the geh seh school odi house by elders eiders W woodra woodruff ff H T faust and A 0 smoot we donofir d collect ever even gyer listening with greater ter pleasure to addresses 0 bt this character 6 ara th thai thal did 6 evening they he were adre tw eminently Infant y practical well adapted to ille the audi audience erice price and withal h humorous hump grous rous we wie i wished yi shed the people of the 0 entire tine tind territory ra could have heard them for upon the tho correct carrying out of the views they ther enunciated on the subject of the llon lion on of the ground ld ahio th selection lection gc the tho propagation ald pid aid the prater care carel of horses cattle and sheep bur aur our future pros arm depends buch such subjects will bear bean kept kepf ble bie blo ventilation and th thero there c jr 1 I isa I 1 i tie zie necessity e their thorough lis ils 1 eus dassion cus dus sion bion in our midst the ignorance which jre prevails vails valls respecting them in esquie some places is a serious obstacle in the wayon tho the progress of the people many mhd ahre re not I 1 ignorant are ca careless capeless teless and in such ase ae the result sult suit is equally bad sunday was a beautiful day but the ground round was too damp to admit of the howery bowery being used alsed so the was axas w as again occupied the ahe women being seated inside the building and the men crowding the aisles the win windows doms doys and ind every place within earshot of thet the speakers president G A smith sinith eidet eidex 33 young jr president B young sibun cobun ard pud aud d elder add ea ihl people I 1 thear their F remarks ii were very instructive und una hud an d were listened to tb with profound attention AA an appointment po hutment having been sent td kamas loami that a meeting would be bb held here there in in the evening tile tiie meeting was adjourned at half past one to give time i to P partake of to reach kamas Q heber city and neighborhood are admirably adapted for the fa thing bf stock and feie tee the manufacture bf butted and ch cheese elase U the tie grass is sweet and nutritious and alid the butter oiada there is very excellent under the skillful and very able guidance of bishop abram abreim hatch in availing themselves of the abundant facilities which abound in that region the people should soon become wealthy weal thye thyi fulfand fuet fuel and timber are convenient and as fine a red ref sandstone sands sand tobe is within easy dis dist tance of the city as any that we have seen in these mountains it is found in seams of almost any thickness is easily quarried and rock of any size can be obtained for steps flagging or any other purpose which requires but out little work with the chisel to make it ready for use already there are several fine flue stone houses built build and if a proper degree of enterprise be manifested they will have as elegant public buildt buildings residences barns and fences 11 in heber lieber city as ean can be found in any aby country the materials are A already there in any needed quantities to accomplish this and they only ohly await dwalt the skill andin and industry of men ihen to briba them forth and give them shape and bea beauty lity we anticipate profitable results from the coming fair to be held in this city on the ath and ath for such places as heber hebel city if it sto stock ck raisers take the Inte interest liba iest in it which they should we shall shail have haye have a fine display the th people who live in good dairy dalry and grazing districts if they come to the fair will get theIrl their ideas deag brightened in relation to thebert the best hest kinds of animals for them to breed they can learn if they will that the breedin breeding g of scrub horbes horses cattie cattle and sheep is diot not riot profitable and that improved breeds though the he first cost cott may s seem beem ern excessive are inathe end infinitely more profitable arnd arid tory when our farmers and stock men become thoroughly imbued with this id idea ea then and not till ihen then will the busin butin business e ss of stock raising become a valuable interest in our territory KAMAS KAMAI is distant from heber olty city about fifteen miles the road thither I 1 ru runs s up the Provo for about abbu nine liine miles it gibli leaves the stream and ascends a mountain whick is lung lung anu ana sheep and difficult to climb from the top of this tain lain the view is very nine fine large largo hodies bodies ot bt timber cover coveri the mountains i 14 the direction bf of tonian ionian valley from which very excellent lumber ead dan be made much better hetter than mao 19 usually edund in many parts of the territory the thi dese descent ent into the valley vailey is easy after climbing such a mountain as we did a stran strad stranger ger to the charae charad character ter 6 of f th this Is country would never nerver expect to fina find wh a abitable habitable valley vailey like ilke this of kansas in the tops of the mountains torte Torti acU the settlement which wag vas near the base of the eigl east mountains we d drove rove across the valley vailey 1 katrian Ka lor tor or rhoads valley vailey named thus after bro 1 thomas thomaa Rhoad tf who first settled who wasa mighty hunter of grizzly bears is famous fon for the s superiority and extent of its range rangel and as we travel fravel traveled eci dil through the nine fine grass grasy which grew so 0 luxuriantly on every hand and observed vied uhe ithe slee blee sleek k looking cattle cattie and horses hordes on the range ib needed ded ilof hoi urther further evidence io to els Eis assure sure suro us that tha its advantages in this had not hot been overrated the principal portion of ehg settlers pett lers of pf kablis kamas reside in a fort of hewed I 1 logs bm which w was ds erected as it protection against the ibe depredations and anu ana attacks QC 0 indians outside theford jhb children and triana af the adults s were ranged oil machade of the road with banners to welco methe president and company and when we drove inside the into their friendly and led us partake df of their hospitality I 1 at 7 p m W the people arem asem assembled bled bied i af at bhe meeting hoube houser bisier bister mb having died the previous pre q day a funeral jasd was delivered kit vered by pres Pies president ident joseph young he was Ws followed by pre president sidelia D H wells elder geo Q cannon and young this visit wae was a tauge cause of ch pleasure pheasue to td the resl reAl residents dents of as it was the fira time the first presidency and twelve had bad been there the encouraging and instructive remarks of president 13 young at the meeting was e especially 8 peel ally aily gratifying to them thera bro willet lee iee herber is iq pre presiding iding at this point on monday morning the president B young and a portion of the company went vent to the south end of the valley vailey through h which the head waters wates bf provo run to examiner examine the country while the remainder crossing the weber river which runs huns through the northend north end of the valley vailey proceeded down that river passing the little settlement of geoa peoa on the weber they proceeded to three mile canon at which place an appointment for a meeting had been made the people of that and the surd surn surrounding luin itin ding neighborhoods having baving assembled they were wele ad addressed dress ed by president joseph young elder W woodruff Wood ruti ruil presidents george A smith and X J H wells elders geo Q cannon 3 young jr and president brigham Young who had bad arrived while the meeting was in progress this meeting ended the company drove to wanship manship Wan ship where an appointment had been made for a meeting at two pm the house was crowded with the people and they were addressed by prebi presidents dents denti geo A smith and anad I 1 H wells elder emer W woodruff and president B young elder franklin |
