Show written for this paper y SNAKE RIVER EGIN fremont co idaho feb 28 1896 egin gin ward Is located west tram county seat of fre bounly 60 bilty dine miles on ahia is 18 B as the edlu bench rUDI lilli lei I 1 with the river la a distance of p miles aud and on the north side hiorth fork of baake river T th h Js very level and of a andy which we think thick is ie an aoe iu in this far away north country does well here auch ae wheat barley and curn potatoes yield land and we get two good crops of cf IMO a a season vegetables do well weli here is ie au an abundance of amah nod we believe wat mat the larger will he be a success in the near f jor for we find that the seamona are US g better belter every year the more ovate the earth and the mor i and trees we p pant ant the louger longer boos will be I 1 can remember aary day in utah wuen it was wag a tf matter malier for ano couple of caone valleye to mature wheat about fruit how is 18 it L ty la 18 those two of the grain producing valleys ot of utah fil I 1 ati n abound nou nee of ault bouch tale la Is comparatively a country sou and I 1 do nut DL think thai r of the bench is cultivated still aach aleason nea aon it I 1 have been correctly nifa inneo sag there were raised raided on the bushels of braid of f the people nad had sufficient water this thia bench would hiis le of the best grain producing aln in the west it is only a matter aae and labor LO 10 get the water to wy ty the domald demand there are already W W 1 14 larghi rge canals ou on the teach beach of 20 1 buchee water capacity and two dtta progress of we same capacity abd oon so as these canals are floie hiu great soulee of revenue to the Uw people here this bench takes a goat deal of water at first but after afier hn water has baa been applied for a while 9 jk tee land it sub irrigates that la is to by q the land fills up with water ater and theo aldeia it takes out a little water to sup jo ii it appears there is ie a hard bard pa underneath which holds the water Bi ngoon BB as it ulle fills a little water run nie through a furrow from six to ten ad apart and left jett there will suffice auf fice W we have a agod country liere lee being BO far north and what we bif to li mure more settlers to help develop tam coant rj people with a little means meane I 1 ae sais MI do well here bere people that are able to almy buy the lands are all taken up abat ore are worth anything but land can cad be bought cheap from eight to twenty per sere acre with good title now laa good time tor for people to locate ifton alle their now canals are going out oot dework and get their own water it ii something omet bing like oue one dollar an in 14 work at three dollars per day for aaen and teams we would like to ame good latter day saint come athis part of the country goon thrifty industrious men and women moo taa are able and willing to work integrity arid and good works and efte will ool not only burk for buttice ba are also widing to work for tue ad of the kingdom of god hereupon weapon wt apon the earth those are the kind of people we admire and those thoe are the ones that will make themselves domes and that will prosper not only in ID the gobus of this thia world but also in Q into fickies of eternity the people here are living in a most boat bering ten ng condition each one oo on his bis own quarter section of land but we had bad a Lown townsite site laid iff about two weeks ago anu anti people that have proved up on their land jaud will le be now moving in on the site town lots can ca a be bought for about twenty five dollars per jut containing one and a half acres some ore with an eye to business could do well wit a small email store etore tor for we I have ave to go to st anthooy anthony nine miles or rex bex burg fousteen tou fout iteen teen miles to do faur ur trading and as aa this ward to la centrally located I 1 think it would be a good enterprise we have a full ward with sunday services vices every sunday and a good sunday school and the other or that compose a complete ward organization our ward wara conference convened here on the and or of the pr present eisent month and our meeting house bobae was too nl inlall all fur that occasion still we la ts i a good timet time ol of rejoicing clum with many good instructions chere were present on tb the aland president thomas C ricks and his con counselor thomas bassett of the stake presidency brother J T B mason first stake sunday school superintendent and elder J stoddart Stor dart with our bishop and other visitor via iture the winter has hag been very mild the snow anaw in the fira part of the winter was light and when we had bad the thaw in january the snow enow all left and people on this parrot the bench could have been plowing bad it not been for the frost float in the ground if any one wishes to inquire more in rard this place and will write to me I 1 will gladly give any information tb that t to ie within my reach ever praying tor for the wel welfare forit of zion I 1 remain your broi brother her in the giba gns el WILLI WILLIAM ABi L |