Show sevier counte county nind rind Settles settlement nent 1 i m D co u april 7 1875 editor despies Des cles clef cieS bews mews in the spring of 1867 1857 the few inhabitants bf Sevier co were forced to aban abandon dory doii their homes on account of the hostile attitude of thein the india us I 1 mir years later a portion of the people returned to their forsaken homes but that portion was no not t large largo enough to hold hoid the aborigines in awe and consequently not au sufficient fal to make the investment of ya safe undertaking the county labo laboring ring under this difficulty was at first slow to settle up but hut latterly the tile increase in population the manifest energy of our people at large together with edith the natural advantages afforded have combined to rank sevier as one onu of the most promising districts of the territory the prezont present population and the peaceable professions of the indians dispel all app apprehend rellen of further indian difficulties us the latter individuals have mot moot naturally a severe inclination not to molest a well settled cou country n try richfield a town of one hundred and eighty families has the significant significant number of one hundred and und forty families in the united order the other settlements of the county averaged have bave a corresponding correspond irig proportion of the people in this institution the success of the order here is marked not only in the general good spirit prevailing but bot in the tiie number of improvements being made and in the foundations are now being laid upon which the future success of our stake of the church shall shail rest live authorities ies les seconded by interested spirits tg cannot but accomplish the tho ends for which they strive by combining spiritual with temporal affairs the saints are enabled to more easily live to that religion which promises such blessings to them if ir faithful eight towns are abw spread over that region which formerly encompassed only four acquisitions are ate constantly made to our population by the advent of persona persons who arg are sensible to the many ao advantages of or this country the temper temperature aturo is mild snow seldom falling and very rarely lying on the ground longer than llian one day when salt lake 1 it i visited by a fierce snowstorm snow storm sevier is bothered only by a slight fali fill f lil ill of hail or snow enow the county sent forty eight men early last winter to labor on the temple these remained until the completion of the wall walla of that building returning home some new few days since rich Bich richfield field the county seat is d distant is one hundred and seventy five miles from the territorial metropolis I 1 i s yours progress at Sp ringdale j j ALE LE kane co utah april ath 1875 editor deseret news I 1 have changed my place of residence den ce from Sho to spring da dale daie I 1 e as 4 t the he latter place is about to be r resettled by those who truly seek the kingdom of god and its righteousness enus new nem As I 1 was among those that were driven from the centre stake of zion alon wishing to tg be reedy if my life is spared to return when the welcome sound is heard to your tents 0 israel israeli P I 1 feel anxious jojola to join the willing band bros zemira palmer and evan ba M greene who take charge of the settling of the place have been wisely instructed to have everything done in the united order so 89 you see here is a good chance for a few of the many who no doubt wish to come out of babylon and forsaken her ways to come and join in the more noble plans of zions there is toom room enough hero for sixty or seventy families in the united order the main mahi productions of this valley will be grapes lucern cotton and wheat A range of small email farms from five to ten miles up the river commonly know as zion la Is equal to the land in missouri for raising corn and will grow very good potatoes 1 the tree fruit for this season is 14 nearl nearly y destroyed by the frost but grapes will bring a second crop if the first gets killed we have a road and school district dietrict and an election precinct ko no day school started yet but we ahi afi an having ono one soon we have a sunday school organized which is well attended and well cared for there are at present or will yi be he when brother greeno greene returns re turns s from the north eight families here with the expectation of more moreE koon keon A spirit or of peace prevails and all seem happy with the pros prospects acts of the united order your friend and well wisher S K GIFFORD P S the mall mail matter so far as the rockville boe Boc kville ward is concer concerned nedi has become almost worthless for all items of news are about ready to die with old age when they reach our oar post office it is a 1 long iong on 9 time since the DESERET NEW NEWS s calne came oftener than once in two weeks and sometimes not that often eften and then come two or more at a time making them almost good for nothing tora torn laborin laboring man why who has not much time to read ad S K G spring ana null gardening dry and busty dusty no kalls mails waiting for the tranis trains the stoppages pu on the rond road CITY utah I 1 april letb 1875 editor dewrel wowe after many attempts and as many failures spring at last appears to have eucce succeeded eded in piercing the tha gloomy clouds and nud showing its smiling faco face fa co now it is all hurry bustle and rush among the tho farmers and gardeners the mhd various kinds hinds of f gaiden seeds deeds arg in great da maid mard U mald and romu of them theal are aro not to be bp had hod top set onion seeds are very scarce in this place and hud cannot an apparently be obtained at present some gome of oui our seeds men will wilt import imbor t tile 11 I 1 oar bar roads roada due are very dry and arid the dust nies hies about iu lu clouds and arid hoori s abi the vater water sprinkler will have to be brought inep requisition althere As there is a great quantity of snow piled up in the mountains and canyon svery high waters are expected in ogden and weber rivers especially the latter lattek and it is highly probable ii that much valuable land will take a trip to the thel salt lake laake A good J number of im improvements prove ments are now goi going 19 ou oil and new buildings building sare are golis going 1 up in various vailous parts of the city new places of busine business sg ar arg are 0 being opened and it is hoped that a ru rushing himy 0 trade will ivill be done here bere this summer A A g great reat deai deal d Q at of 1 anxiety 11 ety exists at AV the present time iii in regard to the th irregularity of the arrival of bf the malls mails from the E bastl ast it is some bomb time since those trains am came c ln filon on time they have frequently been from three to twenty hours late the tho last eastern mall here was on wednesday morning last there will be none tonight to night and likely not any on saturday no eastern train went out yesterday y a in no passenger or mail mall train or emigrant went yest last night A great number of travellers trav ellers aro are are detained bained at the depot and hud cannot get further at present either east or west many expedients are re sorted to by some of them to kill time and get pet rid of some of the surplus cash this morning a fk couple of them one a youngblood from fiord baltimore and another from the west put up each 40 in gold and then ran for the pile in a foot race of loo yards the baltimore man came in about one half the distance ahead threw a summer pault sault backwards landed on his neeti neet feet flapped his sides crew like a litt little bantam and won the money the cause of the non arrival of the eastern trains and the detention of passengers gerv geri ia Is a number of 0 wash outs in a number of pisces places east of green river biver and which extends from one mile to twenty miles milea in distance along the railroad on this division bridges are also carried away by the high waters during last night another bridge near nean green river eiver was washed away also a number of the thet W U telegraph poles and wires he re pairs are being rushed foward toward as fast tast as hlo hio ble but I 1 cannot tell when they will be corn completed P feted it is said sald that fully six miles of track ia Is washed away they expect to begin to transfer and ana mail mall in this vicinity today to day but still there is no 10 telling tolling on the bulletin board at ih the 0 depot telegraph office is t the he following eastern train a conundrum all ali is peace and quietness liere here april IL I 1 have hav ejust just been informed that three more washouts wa shouts mccu occurred mid mia between h here ere and ana evanston during thelast the last night no train will go east this morning and amay ift may be a we eKet before any train torre arrives s 1 from that thit direction of coulee a great grat amount of af mail and other matter ig 1 accumulating at this point in consequence of these R B R blockades semper ri 0 7 1 7 U tracing with an nit Av avalanche lanche coie cole corpse i nouna found CITY crita april apil iso 1873 editor deseret news mews f on tho inot while a number of men from this neigh neighborhood were in search of thel remains of the two men who where buried in the avalanche march aali util one of their number who was placed at an ele eie elevates elevated vatel point to lookout look out for slides discovered a slide starting but bat thought it had haid come to a standstill again immediately after starting star tink hence he hesitated a little before he gave an effective alarm to the men below after the alarm was given imagine the situation the most of the party were unable to hear the guards guarda s voice and the slide which advanced one and a half miles infix mf minutes cameon came on so noiselessly that its approach was almost unperceived the hands were somewhat scattered in various directions prosecuting their search some had bad dug holes boles in the snow flom from six to fifteen feet fee deep working in which they could neither hear bear nor see seo what was goli going lgon on when they bereno were no longer bedon scions belous of their perilous situation almost in thelast the last second of hope the struggle to reach tb the e surface was despairing As they had not taken the precaution to nix fix steps in liv the sides 1 of their pit they had llad W a perpendicular wall of spew to eilf climb clif lib two young men had a very avery marrow yarrow es escape cape they ere fifteen beet feet deep in the snow when they discovered another man tum TIM ning for iffe life he ha was asked by them repeatedly whal what was the matter bud but he hb was over overcome co me with excitement and returned no answer however the tho two men ed the surface and fled in infra antic haste closely pursued by the vengeful e avalanche aboy A tried codr pour four times to get getrouw butof of a hole hoie eight ht feet deep but bud failed ho he succeeded d the afta fifth tinie Another 1 boy could not get out aall all ail buterin bu but some one passing ising p J running a race raco with th elide had presence presen of mind e enough to belli bim him out preat greaf great agitation prevailed for rot a how few minutes arter after all had landed Janae ditt in a place plade of safety fo ascertain if all nil badessa ba had i despa escaped those beav at counting n acan gean could JI d not make on but t more than twenty heads and it was known thab that there ought fa ta be twenty on one e suu sub s ido n the ward soun goUn sounded 01 ded dud weare flit nil all here heie ai as the fg man arr air was wits discovered coming down dowil the aifili hit hil slowly j bua but bu sound coats vests I 1 itin iune lune lunches enes hes spades shot shovels rais rals and a watch wre we buried burled deep butle avalanche which biow blow however hb wever dver di diano j reach duite so far aste aate as the last r yesterday the remains of eph raim W cutler were dug out almost at ther the very ed edge gia gla of the old slide he had been surjeet sixie et deep in the snow henc hence athe ethe the corpse was well preserved an inquest was wa held over his body before the coro berand returned averd a verdict fet let in accordance with the facts in the case today to day a large larie number qi J relatives arnd arid friends followed him in to his final finai resting place in brigham city cemetery some traces of bf blood aud and human hair were discovered a little above t be the place pace I 1 in the canyon where E ephraim W V cutler was found and aud b hopes bopes are entertained that it will lead ead to the discovery of isaac lowi lewi 31 3 1 respectfully A C not by I 1 jet AV wll illard april 16 1875 editor deserea zvia from yam jam issue of the lafit I 1 ao quote u oe the tife follow following ibe ihk lue eli ell entitled titia reman ism lim referring to t polygamy t tho the PC b Jud gesay gesas 1 theio the polluting liet ii effects re seen sal u di an e every side and in every community the children I 1 of said marriages marri ages agea arm are generally genei I 1 I 1 growing 4 up as bild iid rid animal without training instruction or r parental care it it I 1 13 qt I 1 c courso course t i U r so eu utterly z irh lib impossible for ope fatheree capt pt in isolated easi aasi casba it ti to loo look after er the training train ing InT of children chil ehll ien ren separated se a e I 1 nto into I 1 v various families and t erb is generally little or no lid litte attempt t to look after afier hem them it appears thu thai the thie judge is either dither ivil wilfully fully ignorant or maliciously wicked and that he heis beia is lone jone one or the other I 1 will AlAde endeavor avor avar to frigi prove an fn 1 hill hirt Q I 1 very few statements ed aro fro m facts chich I 1 ll 11 have ve in my posses siou sion glea nned faed from actual esperi ence of over ten years yeara with polygamous ahm ous famil lej ct az CE 11 I 1 have havo ll 11 ve taught au g gh t in four fou r dio dic d I 1 ferent derent settlements in his this territory besides having travelled ravelled ravel fed led d exclusively clu ciu through said territory during vacations and aud I 1 boldly as sert that I 1 have yet called failed to band ennd nind find any wild animals 2 from either elther polygamous or monogamous families again ican I 1 can say and that truthfully that not ia in any case whether jn in poverty or wealth liss has any polygamist refused to s sustain ustain said schools they bel bei being higas figas as a 4 rule and not hot an exception in sustaining schools all ithol thoi vear year round and willing to pay for their own children erom from their own earli earil eam cam ings lugs nob nou clamoring foi for free schools in jh the e spirit and rind mannel macnei manner they are so frequently charged with the acumen of 0 the children of ista Is equal to that of the eldren aldren u of monogamists mono amista and jor dor perseverance and industry give me me the children of the former this ia 19 ht attributable to the industrious habl habits alts taught and practised practiced at home tb the e isolated cases mentioned by the learned judge I 1 find to be entirely opposite from froth what ha has lids stated buu but he be may be e excused x aused as be he perhaps judges other othen men n by III lii his measured measure sati satisfied med that it would be utterly litterly impossible for fior bim aim tosu to sustain 4 tain family biln witt his limited know knowledge fidje and ideas when falsehood to P pre rei the pu public bild blid against st ad any ans y known truth trull it should k winet by reputations refutations I 1 as founded fri gri on facts t cr aw nr |