| Show gor tor I 1 pondtown Pond rond town ta son educational ageless nan nam eless moung mount keho kebo nota beia salty marble marbie juab co jau 10 1874 editor deseret meus news i between Spanish Fork pork and payson hugging the me grim lookin looking mountains east pond town sometimes known amsalem assa aaSa as Salem Iem lem it derives its name from ii a pond three thred quarters of a mile in length and of varying width which ie lo led by a splendid spring inthis in this pond is an abundance of fish of several meveral kinds trout however is not indigenous dige hous bous to tho the little lal lai quantities of that species have been beell placed in it of late years and they are prospering and atrid increasing pondtown Pond town is not h very ponderous us town but has excellent facilities for tor becoming so the farming land being quite cn extensive and the tile soil goll is probably as rich as any in utah which is saying baying considerable onsIde rabie rable it is of the baek back M alluvial zia xia kind indi in pacing through payson yet yes ferday 0 ib o learned that a 4 high school 0 about to be ull uli d in the largo large upper room ozithe olty city olt git hall building of eliat place the principal of this proposed advanced educational institution s tit ution is a mr townsend lare jare resident of lehl lehi city on the road between payson and nephi we came to a small place which wo we thought might bo be mona and took occasion to call at a house to enquire if the conjecture were evere ivere correct we learned that it was not but adelate arose between two parties whom we interrogated upon the matter as to the real name of the place this was yas vas ia rather a novel incident to meet with parties who did not know kilow the name of the place in which they lived As nephi or saif balf sal bal creek is approached pro r 0 ached the renowned mount kebo ker nor nebo E 0 the mountain having the greatest altitude of any other in Utah is passed into its mammoth sides the tile honest miner has been burrowing bringing bil bli nging to light tha the fact that the interior of th this aug huge ge earthy contains rich ous deposits that will some somo day be developed and uti utilized lizea I 1 it E is asserted that theoines the mines there would pay very well providing sufficient capital were used in their working and sm elters melters were erected in the vicinity there is some talk taik tal tai know wow now of an intention intent ign ibn to cutup put up smelting smelling sm elting eiting works there those and railroad communication ni would make this a valuable mining place at present it would not pay to get geb the ore out and ship it as it is of low glade grade mr bir john hague mague tingue Nephi of has run a tunnel in into to the olive olivo branch ledge and will recommence the the work of excavation on the same spot next week and carry cany it a iong further there T is a large amount of ore on the dump now that cannot however bo be utilized for the present has been built up and improved surprisingly 9 within thelast the last seven years a large amarge number ii of public ilc lic and private buildings havin havid having 9 been erected in that time they are however too numerous for special mention in detail A new county court gount house home building ila iia has been commenced the walls walla are ire ike four to fise five feet the basement tt it will bo about forty fl feet eee square and two stories above the basement wilch kiich wp iel lei 1 latter portion it is intend intended a to use for forr prison P purposes hir probably one odthe of the most interesting not not nob tobay cosay valuable deposits in the west is close to keahi in the face of the mountain to the right of the traveler as a he enters salt creek canyon that mountain is almost entirely composed of plaster of paris this deposit is eo fco vast as to be considered next to being inexhaustible it dt has beell been beeri proved to be of the finest quality and needs but little to render it in fit condition for use the like that has abeen been mended with this substance ha hate have vc nov nev never nover or been known to break breads again at the cemented parts parta theland upon which it exists belongs we understand to Bless diess rs william jennings Jonn ings john hague and annl annn hooper up in the mountains s on ori the other side ft aceal coal eoal ledge has been dise discovered which how however everi evers haar ha not been developed ve loped ope the ea altitude I 1 of its location belil being considered too great to render it e easy y of access this liis ills is a kind of salty locality rock salt exists in immense deposits in the surrounding mountains not jot only Is it wonderful in point of quantity but in quality it is also s scarcely kur sill passable assa bie ble large quantities of this saline rock are shipped to tintic gintic minin mining district where it ia the smelters shelters sm elters of that locality the principal rock salt deposit is Is situated in one of the forks of salt creek canyon about dight eight miles from here hero As a natural cons consequence sequence of underground der ground currents of batet running I 1 over those ledges ledger there are several salt sait springs around into one of bf these if a twig or almost any other substance is petit is efin in a short time encased in a thick sparkling boatin coating of salt which is very clear cleaf and becuti beautiful 1 we forgot to mention that blidt abede a ledge bf a substance resembling marble has been struck in m blount Nebo but no one has triou thought ht it worth while asyet as yet jet to work ill lir it it is beautifully transparent is 13 mostly pure white but in places has colored streaks or veins ru running lining through it should it turn out to be maile baile marble marbie it iaci 1 doubtless of the most excellent quality being of the kind J na N SALT sant january lith is ls 18 A i I 1 valtor desert mews news noticing a query in a late issue af the tho NEWS asking tho the reason why the Co codling moth had made suell such havoc amongst the fruit in the city while the orchards in the country hadaa had to a great extent escaped injury I 1 would like to say a few words on the subject in defense of a most useful insect the introduction of tiie the codling coaling moth has been attributed to the honey bee there is not a single insect in erea etea creation tion of half its usefulness to nian man yet it is often accused by those ignorant of its natu nature ol 01 doing a great deal of mischief to any one acquainted ted with the bee the idea of its harbor harboring ingan an insect of any kind hind especially the co codling appears mot most preposterous as the one is a deadly eneany to the other gitig it is barely possible but far fat from probable that the germ of the moth ali all might lit have found shelter inthe in the cracks and crevices of the bives hives before they were imported here it awell is well known that tin tim moth delights in such shelters as aboaf are afforded by tile the fences around tho the ort on chard and in old lumber and trees partially decayed and to the mind of your sour correspondent it seems much more probable that tho the moth has been imported in large quantities of lumber brought herg here heroin herein n the early part of summer again considerable fruit has been imported to this place from the west and it is highly probable that some of it kas was vas infected this fruit has been consume consumed dJa m the city by hotels restaurants etc and alid the refuse refuge portions porfi ons ous containing tammi ing lug the moth eggs havo have been thrown out in the yard tard instead of bea being ing completely destroyed andin a 66 few days the eggs are hatched and in turn attack the nearest fruit must most of the lumber too has been used in buildings in the central contral tr il part of ton to n hence tile the naotha hatched from fiam germs contained in it have not reached tho iho the outskirts ia la great numbers this would seem a plausible theory for their appearance here at least much inore lnore more ac accusing cusing the bee of harboring 7 them ii BF F C eJr jr A prolific lr orinc olinc nie fic pate ralo jan jau 4 editor deseret eret news 1 1 the new york weekly weekly Tribu hc published the tho following wing prem premiums iiii ns to tho the successful competitors in cultivating tho the ithe wonderful valleff called Com comptons comptois Comp tona vona concerning which there was aholt ahmit article published in tho the v bently the premiums pre were as foi fol lows iowa first premium loo robinson nj newmarket anlie aelic t rock nock io ck ingham county NH gin gln pounds second premium 75 to toh H chear son sou pitcairn st lawrence edun coun ity N M Y pounds third premium 50 toj to J fco S salter st cloud stearns steams county minn blinn pounds fourth premium so to franklin F A smith stone church northumberland county penn Penu pounds E each ach of the above quantities were raised from one pound of potatoes pounds were raised by the writer of this article from one pound of potatoes oes pes the extraordinary productiveness of this prolific potato justly entitles it to bo be in the possession of every agriculturist in the territory at it is true that we have in the territory gome very excel lent potatoes the Nesb annoe early rose rope ro se early goodrich good nich rich T late tate ate rose and auel other hinds of excellent excelled ex cellen eellen t juber tuber buethe but the tho comptons comptois Com iw 10 to be the thic most prolific of nu all that chati I 1 have bave named thera there ai h little doubt bub but it is the finest potato til that it this continent can both for flavor and productiveness in describing the Comp comptons Com tons tous surprise B K bliss sona sons say ita shape is oval oblong eyes sunken bunk en brow prominent skin smooth color reddi reddish sli sll purple flesh white grows to a large sio sie and is invariably sound to the centre contre a hollow one having never yet etc ett been found it retains its quality ty perfectly through the year a 1 I on the table like a ball of f ilour flour the high quality of this liu ilu potato ito iafe lafe in in spring may perhaps I 1 0 owing to its tardiness in in 0 rp ro plump and fieo fico irum spro sprouts lits itts when kept until june and never having that wilted appearance common to early sorts it is believed to be much the most abundant in starch of any variety extant it is as eary early cary as the early barly arly rose that is potatoes of a good size and quality may be d dug n zas gas as early as the Itose Rose although the vines continue to grow much longer its habit of growth glowth is is very veny ery cry becu peculiar pecullar ilar and peculiar culture is I 1 s required or much loss will ensue in favorable weather the tops grow rampantly and when they are eight beigh t or ten inches high the plant sends out runners oi or shoots which p protrude rotrude through the hills on all sides and soon boon ohp entire entire surface with a lank growth of vines ovon over three feet ar in length leaving weeds and grass api ap chance whatever tp geow grow under the tile mass of foliage is found sound the surface murfa i ce crop cr 0 p which ends no room elsewhere from the knon knowledge hedge I 1 possess of this potato I 1 may say it cannot be too highly recommended hrom arom From this fine and wonderful potato wonderful for its large yield and and also for its excellent quality and fine flavor has been and band can be at the rate of 3 bushels to ten iten bushels of seed at tho rate of one eye to a is one fact very plain coall to all ali thinking I 1 ng harra farra farmers ers erb that aa w tilis potato conies combs in into to general usei uc those who wilo have it in their pbs possession session can raie rale p potatoes j to better alvarita advantage 0 til than in those moe without it progressive agriculturists will be wise enough to secure a start orthis of this potato at their earliest convenience orbe or be left in the rear in potato rak raising i sing therefore no farmer can caa afford to bo be without this excellent ter tuber this Con Surp surprise riseY hasal has al ready found its Us way into twenty eight states of the 11 iq at a f few cv years wili will become almost in in general ude use use Us 16 excellent quality will attract thoin thoi tho in terest bf all ull progressive agriculture a ests jf lf bushels of can be raised raided to the acre from twenty bushels of sted by first class cultivation ti and soo bushels can ean be bb raised from ten bus bushels liels of seed teed tf bf the campton surprise Surp iise ilso the pro duct duet lonn iori will be double and at the rao laap laag rae tife the tho acom compton s surprise yields no llo about the sub 1 jeet this ting potato potao will supersede the raising of earr carr carrots opts oits aud and turnips for far toek tock aa much labor is required f for or tile the raising of either JAMES 9 STEEL j X pine kanyon T tooele thoele boele counts county j 1 0 the lag Law lawrence relic 0 o rEx extradition tradition jobb joab oab Law lawrence reneo rento objects to tb emigrating emigration from front no new kew york city to michigan michl Michi P ganon I 1 oil compulsion one JQ B P 3 ward of detroit has ihas charged capt lawrence with the offense of conspiring with one adne whitney and others tp to swindle sindie ward in the sale saie of the eureka mine in utah ward waid claims that lie he and his mends friends werd were deam defrauded tided out of 2 in tiie the transaction and on in ills his application a writ of extradition li ha Cs s been granted by gov dix in answel answer to a request from the tile governor of df dichian Hi chlan ehlan chian lawrence lids hns appealed to the new york courts tind sued out ri a habeas corpus before the court of Terminer which upon hearing was dismissed I 1 he has liaa obtained another writ from judge blatchford Blatch rord I 1 of the united states estates court which ila lla has nat yet been disposed of lawre Lawro lawrence inee ince alleges in ills his petition that he is innocent of the charge and olat that the efim efforts orts to remove him hijii to detroit on a criminal crimi nai nat charge is jis part of a blackmailing scheme 01 of 1 wards to collect mon money cy hede he de clares dares his willingness to meet his ills accusers accusers in new now york city but ob ejects to going to michigan gov dix having granted the warra warrant n t of or extradition i says the parties con berned must fight out the case casein in the courts the indications at present are that capt lawrence will have to go to detroit meanwhile it is whispered that ward is a man full of romance and that lie he consults fortune tellers and clairvoyants concerning his mining ventures ture tures lures sand and some of ills his friends say that he he went into the eureka mining ent enterprise e aply 0 on n t the e faith falth a t 0 of f a prophecy y givin giving gg ill him by a wonder wor working n 9 gyps gypsy i big eureka ure divi dividends d ends in tile the bott bottom of a teacup missouri Missourio democrat jan ath i f mhd indians washington january 7 major powells the well weli wt 11 known explorer of the colorado river has been utilized by the indian bureau during tiie the past summer In company with mr G W V ingall ingalls the tho major has visited the indians in utah nevada southern and western arizona and southeastern california the object of their journey was to ascertain from observation and inter course counse tha the actual number of indi ans and the best means of bringing them on to reservations an and accept civilized habits Ther the region eglon visited has heretofore been lar largely ely els a terra incognita it has been generally supposed that there were about indians living there the commissioners set the total at soot divided into sixty six tribes and ingalls recommended 1 the formation of three |
