Show m m 1 11 i lat week abe lie writer in ili company willi lit I sl liine bt 1 horsley ol of tills city a and nd bisho ri ishop 1 1 1 C cutler or of snowville Snow ville nude made a lour ol of tile alio western part of our great county and whit what we saw so impressed Impress eti au us that thai th the idea occurred perhaps our re readers a 1 I ers would be lit in a li narration jr ol of the he it II was wai the ieli writers first visit to that thai pait of 0 lie C co 0 all anil for tills this reason the exper lencl was Ilet haps a L little moro than or appreciated air ll and myself ai lived in saturday Satu ulay iday bieniak Cie raen lug oct of and were made iliade x w cleome clori ic in the honie home ol of our former townsman sir J A Bing hain and family on tit the following lowing tol lay day 1 a I ward conference was held at which the th stake pre ire Ei Fi Jency dencY elders NV II if richards IV if 11 gibbs ind and lewis D jones were vere present presidents oleen N etolil and W C horsley Il of this stale stake N were nele ele also it in III at 8 as s w well e 11 a as s pres J P 1 lla riison of the high priests quor quorum inn pros livira Il hanison arilson ot of the Y L I 1 M 1 I 1 A pres pees V F 11 hull ot of 11 the ie gilmary association pies facer or of the 1 relief eller society and elder george fator facer of the high council lit all ot of the bilal stake organization meetings i wele held lit in the afternoon and eidling eidi een ing illg tile the being filled on oil bah occasion the jegu legu lar sunday cunday school lit in the moi 1110 ruing tho the occa occasion glon was one of oc getting acquainted on oil the part of af the ahe nev stake officials and 1 a I sor sort L of f rewell farewell on nil the part of it the box eider icia eia ile der st stake ake presided presidency dei ivy the spirit ol of all the mec meetings tings was splendid d ind and excellent adice was given liy by cery aery speaker was a touch of sadness in the lite however lit in tile the absence of patriarch A goodliffe Good lifEe who sat acion the hie street in liis ills home suffering fiction a etiole of Is ind and almost as helpless as 1 a I child till this venerable pioneer lives in ili tile the affections of the people of 0 that part of the county and anal it seems pitiful to lo see him lit in such 1 I i condition ondi tion after having lived such it useful and I 1 strenuous life ile he novel never complains at ills lot ho Ii over weier but feels that there is 1 a I just god in fit heal heayn ell who will some time malc make plain ills his purposes in ili pet permitting knitting suffering to come upon ills children monday coining bright and early bishop cutler culler came along in fit ills his car lingo liage taking abroad we two and our jociney began the lido ilde across the great real curlew volley valley was a revelation look almost as far is as one would anti and nothing lilt bi najil de te ian d co ih u t I 1 1 I 1 tit II 11 s chob tv 0 I 1 sage i net met the lux eye C r hese acres are rapidly being subdued by the lie hardy husbandman and the landscape will soon ile be changed into inlo one of green as i the grain begins to lo send hend forth its 1 blades la d es the soil is very fertile and while heie is practically no fril illga ae tion yet wells at are being duiven and good is obtained for culinary purposes in ili Snow villo every home is supplied with first class water ficon tile the towns lowns own water system ind and even the animals are arc I 1 le with a nice public trough the first stop sop on ill was made at the sinks live the 1 and roses both of these families have large ran ranches clies immense herds of cattle ind and very comfortable and homelike home like after leaving lie he sinks we ve dhove over oer it a large stretch of alkali ground which ii almost destitute of anything save have greese woods our objective active point for noon was the oll old jensen store nestling up tit on the till hill leading over into clear clock al mr Alpe mitcham eliam tho the and ills his good wife extended 1 a I hearty welcome all and made us compol table while our team learn wis was fe feeding dIng in looking over the valley east north and south aloin aiom this high elevation the scope of country looked as laige as the tha whole hole of cache valley all and while all the ian land is not arable there Is no question but bill that thai some day that section of country will he be a veil eil table live hive of in industry Justry ind and I 1 instead of the howl of the coyote the lit air will und with the hurn hum of machinery passing oer the divide we came to clear cheek which is located on a slope to the north and west this great valley is traversed travers cd by the raft riler rier and cont contains lins thousands of acres ci of splendid dry fat faun lit land many inmany settlers lers aiom clince chace valley have taken uv up farms farius just over the idalio idaho line anti and tho the respects prospects are very promising tor for tile furuie our little party stayed it at the home of joah blown in naf idaho and ami we nye were royally entertained the school master at clear cieck Is mr NV ILS n stevans Mig haries former one armed wonder base ball captain sir mr stevens has taken up tip a rancil ranch just over tile the line and feels very much encouraged iu in his work vork base ball nags at its ills soul once and a while but lit steve is determined to make ills his fortune it at ian ching from clear creek we alove oer to george clock or yost yosl ind and were very much at the country anti and Pio prosperity which seemed to abound on oil every evela hand nearly every rancher throughout shout tl this is aai pail of tile the country is a sliced or cattle owner aud and nature has favored them in many ways making inking these industries most profitable tile the raft hatt river valley opens ill lip another large area of excellent country which I 1 is rapidly being filed upon by Imme seekers ind and it will furnish a for a good many thousands on our journey to yost we fell in with mr john II if kroencke uncle sams forest ranger hanger for the raft haft rive forest deserie Ile Re serve serie mr ali kroencke I 1 is also a counselor to tile the bishop nt at yost ard and being well acquainted with continued on page five 1 I 1 I 1 OUR GREAT BREST WEST continued fron from first page bishop cutler we all invited to its his home for the night which invitation was gladly accepted our trip was not entirely without excite alent tor for while at the Kroc kroencke licke ranch dishop bishop cutler culler ills his valor as a huntsman or marksman by shooting a wild cat through tile the left led eye the animal was feasting on a carcass in the field of tile the neighboring in ranchman who had been unable to shoot it and so lie he came down I 1 to 0 invite a good shot to go up and make a try at mr cat while mr INIE horsley held a big stick and I 1 exercised my faith we both spoke softly is as the bishop oil ami the rancher crep crept t around through tile the brush to get a little closer to the game at this place we had the pleasure plea suie of greeting our feinler foi iTier townspeople sir mr all and mrs gilbert who are ranching out there we were successful in ili keeping the cats attention directed at us as lie he gnawed away at the carton cari until a shot tang lang out and down went the wary wiry pussy in ili a heip heap as afore stated slated it was our intention to make grouse creek on oil wednesday and we did all we could to get there but bell being unacquainted with the load we ne got off the and when we anally got our bearings it was too late to make that settlement so we dicine dhove oner cr tile the mountain to rosette coming down off the lie till on oil the park valley side tile the road ran past the great century gold mine at the works are closed down with tile lie exception lof of some minor claims and a 1 quietness pervades pei vades that greit great camp it I 1 is estimated that oer one half million dollars lit in gold have been taken from this group already one of the must inspiring and sublime views imaginable meets the eye ulo upon gaining the summit front from the raft river side hido the great pail Valley dotted with machines stretching away avay to tile the east cast and west with the grand old salt lake forming a beautiful glistening background in ili the south was something not soon to bo be forgotten the steel sleep road down the mountain side was a hair ralser but we landed it at the lie bottom safe and sound tile the home of 0 mr J N hoiris was out our refuge that thai night anti and we ne were nude heartily welcome to see the cool delicious water springing up out of the ground and spreading over tile the thirsty gravel surface sui sul face it to in baing forth abundant grass and other foliage was something the writer had never looked for in 11 paik valley another most pleasant sensation was that thai of driving for miles through the beautiful cedars which gave the lie trip rip a tinge linge of tho the lo iu mitic matle flom rosette wo we went avent over to lo paik valley and were avert entertained by bishop palmer chailey chai ley goodliffe and mr dual tile chool school s master we e wore were delighted to see the he evidences of prosperity on oil every land hand and our friend charley goodliffe Good lifie is to be congratulated on conducting one of the finest countey count y stoles that dial it has bas been our pleasure to lo visit paik valley lias has many natural fd ad vintages vun and it some thing could be iona done lit in iho file way or ol storing water to summer for Iril gation pu purposes reposes arres acres all and act acice es of that good soil could lie iio Y utilized in fault balsi raising according to our judgment wells can call be sunlit with el ery little 0 trouble I 1 but tile ground is s so and the valley is located on oil a gentle slope would entail it a gre great ost cost in ill building a reservoir but everywhere is the lium hum of mi dia chincey and the hand filid of the tanner rainier is made madd manifest in fit beautiful and tible surroundings while tile the luxuriant stubble tells 0 ot till heavy beavy yield of grain which has been harvested in tile lie dry places which only a P few years ago were looked upon is as arid wastes from park valley wo we returned 10 lo snowville Snow ville where we bade bishop cutler goodby and the balance or of oil our party camo came home ionic via vi a monument on oil the alkali limited arriving at our destination saturday Salu Satu iday evening tired but well paid for our trip judgement jud gement our county gives boundless opportunities to tile the boung on man who desires to make a good start in life and there here Is no necessity for him to run to canada idaho or anywhere else there Is plenty of loom out west and some day that section ot of the county will be a veritable hive of industry as well as a great center of population VICTOR E MADSEN |