Show GARFIELD barfield COUNTY NOTES hae fine scenery and abundant re soule cea the stake conference that was he held id it at escalante on the 0 sad and 3rd ard of this month gave great satisfaction there were present from the other settlements about two hundred visitors twenty four conveyances containing one hundred and fifty people aped near the top of the divide on their return great bonfires were built and A was called after singing some nest neat and timely addresses were mafla gafis ilu an d the tae evening was spent in a most agreeable e and pleasant mannor manner M many ny beside id ethe ane young entered into yo youthful unlit I 1 sports po arts and pastimes with a zest that savored aa of days gone by the T he sight that greets the travelers w as he be makes the ascent from potato vo valley to is sublime from near the top oi of the pass can be seen away to toe the north east the henry mountains while looking east one can see the break in the gorge where the san juan joins the colorado river away to the south east Is seen the spanish shank on the other side of the colorado in arizona while all combined make a stupendous so 80 vast abat one to is almost tired in its contemplation close nestling in a narrow gorge is escalante calante Bs an oasis inthe in the desert the only green and inviting spot to be seen up the mountain side the vast pine loreau forests tell us of lumber for the mil hill iles when the people have faculties for producing it while the grassy hills reducing teed feed for thousands of sheep and cattle making this a place rich in its ita natural resources aside from its untold millions of mineral mineral wealth lying unexplored awaiting brain and muscle to develop it from the summit above Ea escalante calante to Pan Is one of the most extensive STOCK RANGES in the mountains with plenty of grus grass tor for summer pasturage put urage this is a big country with its reson resources ces as yet undeveloped dev ped but in time it will teem lintl balth thus far it is settling up with a solid so liband and industrious community who welcome more of that class to join oin ittem NOTES the conference eon ference for Pan Pang gultch aitch stake convened here on friday the first of june and was kept up with spirit until sunday evening the third the last meeting being for tor the young people president J W w crosbi crosby jua jan presided and gave the people deop e e ame aeme advice this town is the most southeasterly south easterly to in the county and was first settled in 1876 the land lan was divided into small holdings ol dings each head bead jofs of a family receiving ng twenty acres of land and and a town lot ot the greatest grek test drawback has been the 46 roads r ads which are very verr steep and difficult ime it the climate is 18 good steeg though t bugh they have extremes of beat ana and cold it belag being hot in summer and cold in the winter the town presents a th thriving living appear aube and indicates to the ostrau strau stranger er that the citizens practice thrift ant and econ omy and with the practice of these two principles the desert can be made to blossom as the rose the new meeting house bouse is a credit to the ward and an ornament to the town and will be quite comfortable when complete which it will be this summer oaring during the conference the boys bayta of panguitch and Be escalante calante til played a IL a match game of base ball the e former winning the Fan gultch dramatic association gre agave a very creditable performance on saturday night this town wu is in potato valley W wild rd of several varieties are still no ito be found they are quite small but tarm fend ad keep for a long time and are not mot affected by the frost the writer teas abas some in his bis possession that have been left out all winter and are yet solid and firm and quite fresh more anon anoa |