| Show y homi HOME SEEKERS giles wayne county june 22 1898 ya we are not a seaport town hence sl 1 I we are not fearful of a bombardment e by the spanish fleet and thus far we kave been una unable ble to create a mining boom but from the letters of inquiry we have received during the past f few ew months we are of the opinion that IHs iane rumor is busy circulating reap ae of good or evil concerning us we va are plied piled with all kinds of questions iland d we beg to answer some of the most ea important ones through the news ir salana bilna Is our nearest raAl railroad road station alb miles distant my advice to those I 1 inking of coming here to settle would i ste to come and see the country for y yourself for in nothing is the story of ae Corn cornelian ellan M more ore applicable than in home seeking as people are not apt to see alike the advantages or is 50 miles from of a country it fj nUna to loa the county seat and e b headquarters ead quarters of wayne county y setd stake those living at a distance sod aad wishing to see this country and not y banting g to undergo a long journey by i team ean can come by rail to salina from to loa passengers are we carried aried on ahe he buckboard t that hat carries the mall mail 1 A loa horses an and d saddles can be hired 4 very reasonably or if two or more per 4 jwj ob are traveling together a team can ii t ate had aad after leaving loa we travel 1 leor mites though waving fields of grain lucern but from the great amount ot unimproved land we suppose that t katter ermest er must be scarce but upon inquiry s WoJ earn that the fremont river fed as itsjo It sto by fish lake and mountain y 7 la is one of the best water y JOti reea in the state but as the for water Is greater acte the supply the people are build W ui tt a large jarge reservoir known as john e imatt G adley reservoir it la Is situated high TO p ft fi the mountains and will be of ar to the country in the future y AS we travel down the valley our at bention Cen tion Is drawn to the beautiful red cliffs above the town of but as we are going into a ry noted for its beautiful scenery we e will pass on for we are likely to r ee a beai many dins cliffs and ledges be iff vve ive yet get back we pass the littas of teasdale two miles 9 at t our j sirus band cross crose what to Is known as arbs rench and while the name wa discredit to the place we ex hect to see good homes and beautiful fields and gardens sufficient to demand a change of the name farther on we travel down what Is known as the danish wash As we round a hill we are confronted by a sentinel known as the dutchman standing upon a ledge of rock but in these times of wars and rumors of wars I 1 presume a spaniard would designate him as the american pig but as he order us to halt and the road is good a crack of the whip and we are soon out of sight we are now at chimney rock and are beginning to wonder how long before supper it is six miles farther to junction where we will camp for the night this little nook in the rocks might I 1 very properly be termed the eden of wayne county if it is in fruit time we will f fare are well for our friend mr johnson believes in doing as he would like to be done by we will be able to get fruits to our hearts content we will be able to continue our journey in the morning for we want to go to blue valley in the morning it is eight miles to the head of the capitol wash A story is told of one of the pioneers to this country the old man and his boy went prospecting they found a lead of copper which they mistook for gold says the father my son were rich now we wont work any more but alas how soon the riches of this world fade away we are about to enter the capitol wash and we are so delighted with the beautiful scenery that for the time being we forget 9 et all else for six miles we travel down a narrow gorke gorge through a mountain of rock the scenery is surpassed only by the argand canyon of the colorado it is only a short distance from the mouth of the canyon to pleasant creek where we will stop for dinner from here it is ten miles over a fairly good road to caineville Cai Cal neville a neat little village of twenty five families presided over by bishop walter E hanks he is interested in the development of his ward and should we meet him he will not be long learning that we are home seekers and in his good natured way will try to show us the advantages I 1 of caineville Cai neville over the rest of the coun j try we are told that the people of giles ward are under written contract with I 1 the stake presidency to divide up their 1 land and water right with new settlers I 1 so we will go and see what they have to offer settlers before we look elsewhere six miles down the valley we see several deserted homes the place in the past was known as mesa As we cross the low range of hills that divide caineville Cai neville from giles we exclaim hello yonder is the provo factory off to the north but abut what mountain is that off to the south that is the henry mountains where in the near future we expect to see a flourishing mining town from that mountain we get our lumber poles posts and fire wood As we came over the hills we saw where people had been digging coal it crops out on every hillside and is tree free to all it burns fairly well though it is not first class coal and the veins are small we axe are told that both north and south of us 15 to 20 miles distant there are large vedas of first class coal upon visiting bishop L C white we were shown a copy of the contract between the people and the stake presidency it is in substance to the effect that the settlers seeing the necessity of having more people her to assist in rebuilding and keeping in repair our dams and di ditches tche a cas as they have been greatly darn damaged aged by floods the past two years and that we might have better schools and aad other ward associations we are willing to sell our surplus land at about its primitive cost and we are willing to divide our water rights with new settlers equal according to the work done on the dam or ditch during the year of 1898 there is a large tract ot of school land that is now being offered at a low figure by the state it is the best body of land in this valley and is offered on very reasonable term sand then there are a few nooks and corners of good government land that can be taken up our climate is r we raise all kinds of grain corn cane beans potatoes toes cabbage onions tomatoes melons apples peaches pears plums apricots grapes and small fruits lucern does fairly wen weil we get three good crops crop s of hay and when we have learned to cut it at the proper time it will add a f fourth crop to our stacks bees do well here we have an excellent winter range for sheep some little placer mining has been done on the colorado river in the past and from present appearances peara pe arances noes the work is likely to increase which means employment for those that are unable to stay on the farm the well known surveyor mr ferron passed here a few days ago on his way to the gold fields to do some surveying several capitalists have visited the country of late laite and it is said that we are to have plenty of work better wages and a good market for all we can 0 an produce crops that are up look well and our prose pets are fairly good for bountiful harvest though in many c cases ases we have had to replant those wanting homes in a climate like this will do well to come and we see the country and we will try to interest them F H YOUNG |
