| Show correspondence THE NORTHERN REGION good country ana anil enterprising community OAKLEY march editor deseret news nees we are all very busy this is the right time of the year and all ail alche the conditions are favorable with us for plenty of work and there does not appear to be an idler in the community for a new settlement this one will TAKE THE ban DAN danier BANNER ber ien in many respects about four f 0 ur years y ars ago a few stragglers giers from utah or more properly the uhe republic of tooele thoele 11 dropped in here saw it was a goodly land to be in made arrangements for parcels of it and prepared shelters for their families which they moved out here I 1 and in jn a short time the curiosity of their friends left be behind was strong enough to induce indue them to conle come conie and see which sight was strong enough to conquer and wry very many manya have come to stop and there are a a few thousands of acres of VERY GOOD LAND now in a fair way of being cultivated most of it heing already fenced this spring several new houses have been or are being built hundreds of acres cleared of sagebrush and plowed and grain arlin and grass graas seed sown everywhere there are TWO CANALS built several miles in length and of respectable size for irrigation the water being taken out of goose creek an abu abi abundance sundance of timber in the adjacent mountains not difficult to reach a steam saw mill in the midst of it a shingle mill too and a grist milf mill in course ot of construction there is supposed to be a deposit of GOOD COAL within 10 or 12 miles of the settlement which will no doubt receive attention this lis ils season while we feel certain of laving having an excellent quality of brick clay LINI ildi LIMESTONE ESTONE has las been found and a satisfactory result obtained from it indeed the facilities and conveniences already posses losses sufficient to ensure the f success of the colony and make us a large community in albion lon ion the county seat there is some enthusiasm over discoveries made there of GOLD and it is possible there are vast quan titles ties of it in our immediate neighborhood As soon as we get all our crops in and garden sauco up im lym quite sure we will have lots of discoveries of one kind or other we have a h SOCIAL nall HALL advanced sufficient lelent to use during the past winter for dances dan C es theatricals I 1 concerts etc and a d dramatic r abic troupe which played the I 1 hidden hand last nl night ottoa to a large aled alea and appreciative audle audience ic we also have a good choir and will soon have a good organ far their u use s e and then we have a B bishop ishop who is a leader and encourager of of all good god works work attends attend sunday school choir moir practice rehearsal rehearsals water meetings and his 0 own wn business we also have a cooperative operative co storo store doing a flourishing business and rather a iong longwinded long jong winded correspondent whose name may be SNOOKS |
