| Show correspondence OASIS lits ITS OBSTACLES AND AD VANTAGES OASIS utah july editor deseret neus ners frequently hearing the question asked where is this place designated oasis it would perhaps be of some interest to your many many readers to learn something about it especially geographically for our embr embryo yo city though not boasting of many thousand inhabitants nevertheless covers no mean number of square agresor rather miles I 1 might consistently add and if only the area would be considered to entitle us to a place on the scale in proportion undoubtedly we would occupy a position near to philadelphia or boston our boundary though not precisely defined yet mat may be said sald to include more or less the greater portion of that part of zion lying eying between the third and fourth standard paraU parallels els eis south and and longitude ion lon etude west but of course if this app appears ears cars to be a stretch I 1 can cau deduct a few miles from the sides we are in the large and spacious county of millard on the I 1 line luelf of the utah central railway hallway our postoffice post office is oasis while our station bears ears the misnomer 66 deseret atso so also does our telegraph telegraph office the indispensable store nourishes we have also a hotel and restaurant caurant tau rant and since the grateful irater I 1 change of time on tile the U C opportunities of seeing and I 1 inspecting our situation and facilities are given passengers who may feel so inclined for it is now a breakfast station witha with a generous allowance of 25 minutes in which to enjoy both the comfort and luxury of a nice warm breakfast for to the traveler it seems indeed a luxury when he be has hay gienty of f time to comfortably swallow Is meal at the table of our genial caterer brother edward webb our prospects for becoming a large and wealthy settlement and eventually a city are beyond a doubt excellent cel lent and any one who closely examines the facilities of the place cannot fall fail to discern the same bright fluture for firstly we have plenty of land miles and miles of it secondly there Is an abundance of water which needs need sonly only the labor combined comb luel inel with management common sense to iring food ring it upon the tho land the only drawback is the distance to f uel fuel and timber the former is 15 to 20 miles awa away yo and the latter 25 or 30 miles yet even this disadvantage Is slight let iet for or coal can be obtained by the carload car load at 8 per ton and may be lower next fall while two or three together could coun easily purchase a car of coal which with a load or two of wood would last all winter then again our winters are very mild there arey arty ar few days but what the south side of the house Is actually hot our summers are long and dry and if dr kochs theory is correct then indeed we have no fled soil for the dreaded cholera microbe could not live or flourish in this arid spot and not a healthier place exists in the land as ies all who visit us or reside here can prove the unusual high water has caused us a great deal of dama damage e labor and expense for the third time has the angry sevier overcome us and cut a new channel but through therlough the mercy and assistance of him who has prom i ased to be with his saints in their labors a to build up zion we know we shall finally succeed and tend this fall when the river is ioa lox lo 10 v en masse we will secure all breaks and dangerous places and tighten and strengthen he dam deseret dam until we feel satisfied that the next springs freshet freshe will twill have no effect unless it be to triple our supply pl of f water ko we e cordially invite settlers come and see us before you goto go to arizona or colorado or new mexico if you are intending to leav leax leave e or change your residence our bonanza is sure with the best of wishes for the NEWS which comes regularly to hand I 1 remain sincerely sin sincerely cerel J go H H |
