| Show GARFIELD ARFIELD COUNTY NOTES july 29 the dry has shortened the bay rop of this district and the showers keep it too vlad to gather the lucern hay bay yet all are in their busy season tie the people of this county are quite exten extensive givie stock rafters J W crosby jr lind had others have hare just closed a deal deaf in horned stock disposing of some seme fridg over four hundred bundred head bead this will place some ome eash in general circulation and relieve many of the present wante of the people Cir circleville cleville bas baa been shorter of water this year than ever before since circle voley ralley has bai been settled bottled yet the howera showers oft af ftera wing the supply and hopes an re entertained that bat a good return will big ajr the husbandman hUB bandman A number of good houses have been erected among them shem an excellent residence by L D others are projected and a general air of thrift is to be seen the capital of garfield Was itys baw bam many good buildings and fine residences for a now new con country a try and ana one so 0 far removed from the railroad it IS to the business center of this portion of utah and the head of the stock interests for a great scope of country to the southwest of eighteen miles over beautiful rolling bilto covered with with cedars and pines lies iles lake the most beautiful and picturesque of all 11 II our mountain lakes situated over seven even thousand feet above the sea mea levels level in what appears to be an extinct volcanic crater surrounded with hills of volcanic rock covered with pines that out cast their shadows in the mirrored surface of the clear deep water it makes an impressive picture on the mind add the lake to is about two miles long by one wide and Is filled with mountain trout it is a great re eort eat or summer outing place and crowds gather there each year for an out and pleasure and a more desirable place it would be very hard to find frequently the surrounding districts have gathered and joined in n a celebration of pioneer day and a pleasurable time has been had but last year and this again a spirit of seems to have taken possession of the place aiace and a most earnest protest has been tont entered ered against latter day saint parents letting their children go to such places and unprotected though many good people were among the visitors this ibis year yet many evils were to be seen A large pavilion or dancing hall ball has hag been erected on the south side at Monteith sand and there most of the outers bouters pitched their tents many sought the shady nooks and others the west went end at mr prince frince r on the north side in the mouth of an open cunyon ls located the veteran fisherman father ipson who fools feels proud to think he caught more flah fish in a given time than prest woodruff the lake to is now used as an a reservoir but it is lower perhaps than ever before many now new farms farm have been taken up in the county and a greater number of acres of land are under cultivation than ever before stock is in a bad condition owing to drouth bob bands shot and killed a mi mexican xi by the name of joe berrie yesterday at asay creek twenty five miles south of here bands has surrendered to the of officers floers the trouble arose over the too close intimacy between bakics s wife and the mexican which has said to have existed for some mouths months aud and has resulted in a family disruption TRAVELER |
