Show NEWS FROM NEPHI two flourishing banks are now reD representing resenting nephi in the financial world the three district schools of nephi have together an attendance of pupils an assay made the other day of a metallic find in the mountains eastward runs silver 65 gold a trace good drinking water piped from the mountains will add a apeci specially ally inviting feature to nephis material conditions willie bryan aged 12 a bright little son of hon W A C bryan died today of diphtheria after a weeks illness the bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire gom gomm unity the autumn days have come when sombre hues and hollow winds and rustling leaves seem to A favor those who are peculiarly inclined to indulge in gentle dreamy melancholy the public are notified of the dissolution of the ensign publishing company mr J S rollo the former editor now assumes di entire ownership of the paper and announces that it will undergo no change either in policy principle style or tone the subject of matrimony is at present resent claiming special attention fin in this borough last week two cuti couples ples were united in hy meDial bonds today mr J 8 rollo bollo of the ensign and miss jennie bennof Provo pro vo were made happy by the silken knot while cards are out announcing the wedding sept 18 ot of mr J S and miss louie udall both of this city A proposition offered by the city council to establish a system of waterworks water works to convey to nephi city the water of marsh springs about four miles up salt sait creek canyon has been accepted by the city it is proposed to bond the city for to add to this sum probably 1500 or 2000 of the city cites Is revenue and to complete as much of the work this season as the latter sum will permit A party from nephi nepal interested in the limestone deposits four miles to the west of here made a trip thither last week they report that the deepest explorations in the in marble arble de deposits have as yet discovered onvy only broken and consequently valueless marble As however the mineral is said to be of very fine acain in of snowy whiteness and T chemical purity if at greater depths massive unbroken stone be found the deposit will prove of inestimable value because of the scarcity in the united states of statuary marble for a week past I 1 first class classic ac on the san pete B R B R have been of a peculiar character some six miles up salt creek canyon a bridge damaged by the recent heavy storms has been replaced by a more substantial structure in the meantime passengers have been transferred to and from that point to nephi on a flatcar flat car trunks passengers and coal dust interminably commingled this condition of things however was punctuated yesterday with a period and the traffic has resumed its wonted modus operandi last wednesday evening a ball was held in the court house the proceeds to be given iven to immigrate I 1 from the east indies one captain john H cooper whose little children by the recent death in nephi of their mother and grandmother are left or orphans everything connected with the ordinary expenses of a ball was in this instance given gratis and the youth of nephi are deserving of commendation for their liberal patronage of the charitable scheme many gave donations who did not attend the party and in all over a hundred dollars will be realized the picture of a maori chief exhibited in the tabernacle last saturday and sunday is that of a man over eighty years of age who some fifty years ago was a cannibal for many years until recently the bible has been the only book translated into the maori tongue so these dusky people and especially the chiefs have become well prepared to judge of the consistency of ithe the gospel when it is preached to them ithem the chief in question on becoming converted exhibited his fa faith ab notwithstanding his great age by discontinuing a long habituated use of tea coffee and tobacco he is now a counselor to the presidency of a branch of the church in that far off land and not being able himself to immigrate he be was pleased to present his life sized picture to be carried hither it represents a man tattooed with a long along grey beard and apparently us as one might j judge u dge from the features of af a bold and res loute character the painting will doubt less be placed in the manti temple for a few years past a few of ne peps citizens have been supplied by a system of pipes with filtered water from salt creek spring water from t VJ the mountains has been furnis bw others in portable water tont tanks perhaps the majority of abt have had to contest content the dodl du with the waters of salt creek from its lees 11 besides ing a saline solution 0 DOP W times for want of a t sanitary protection it otherwise impure and nd III ii seasons exhibits the phelomen phe phen nomen omelA turning white as milk I 1 and 88 T A like the nile red a as blood it city is to be congratulated U pa a tv now determined solution 0 of ba water question especially go cause of itself assuming to the matter instead of putting 1 it ft nto into I 1 the hands of an eastern calist who had made a pro 1 on the matter to the city A SPECIAL CONFERE conference Sas 1 p friday last president V iii aad man returned from a three um od 1 half years mission to austral Au strai ij new zealand on saturday 0 9 J meetings were held in tho the W ast tabernacle on the occasion exhibited some tasty decors supplemental to those ra redel reD to Tl over from the twenty foul courtn t ow gallery was festooned festoon ed W th pit atit W greens several vases of w aa ff lamented namen ted the stand while tap the stand surmounting the P CA K W of president YOU young dg were ole abe welcome home on atts also displayed a large 0 ou pa r 0 w f e of a maori chief a mem member church outside over the 0 00 a to the building were inscribed ins cripe to oat s banner the words welcome Ovae president the pro gramme for the W 0 elow o meeting was an address of a sol by elder john B R chase A AV y home again by mrs 8 viv W drews address by counselor counsel W sperry congregational BID dress by president wm VS alveo was 81 tr A graphic description the latter of his labors in hohf the sion field and a strong nf of agod 0 borne of the manifests manifestations tl oils wo ft power and blessings austree the t aila I 1 w i of new zealand and auit had which brother na president comprises foursee no ferencek feren ces seventy branches branch go ol 01 ing some converts OV dowke ker whom are maoris laoris the 9 tf plied piled to the generous e zog 1 8 tf wel welcome conie by acano acknowledging bod joy cip rocity of kindly feLa 0 tid in his reunion with friends ell quain wild co cow services J the afternoon arso in addition to songs by slid cune and alice Pax mana aan g by bf pieces and an anthems thenis fp aoa elders george kenda jl love nielsen S bishop W willard co counselor 3 and president after each meeting cam handshaking A on sunday I 1 the large cleo t were addressed by 14 1 man and apos ties F li 0 and john henry smith eva 0 0 were well w 1 g 1 h t who 1019 fit produce for those ave 00 tain them a an n enduring a lasting impression 90 33 A AN ANCIENT LA eb east and south of mt A 4 5 lt 1 country atry with reddish aba i soll in n which for many leifen leif tol Sn 01 zd an valleys seem tum arn ther I 1 in n eh lactic t confusion ay red eu stratum bo has a s icheln been found yas of wt halt which at Whit mores f colne dae ten miles from nephi jabe JQ to be over fifteen feet in IMM bu be been ess this 8 same stratum of salt latles 11 struck ck and worked three or C farther down salt creek YOU lineal loft the ine salt from both of these of an impure e character be arted 0 tr up with the reddish clay for A act ek or nation bation referred to but this co urse renders it the le im vairse none fw whish valuable i le for or mining purposes allocci Allo cei use it is being extensively specially from the whit IB a bow dow the red stratum ite fori formation nation which at a habito bm bela 0 in the st salt creek canyon ana je worn orla by the elements into shapes so somewhat lesem syam aches rocks in weber Z a at another pot point nt this for chieh re presents needle cliffs ut my noay be seen been some six miles dof of th tk ek 8 canyon non on the north im pete valley railroad ewh the lie the scene of this region terrible convulsion of the tte ac birne rne which terminated in khael val from its ite fiery prison r ahi of the rocky mountain A vast va st briny lake covered she t is now juab and san perhaps lr haps europe was HS er water and the southern milt out 01 at sea the depth P t aey d deposit and the mu much ch ich 0 of the red clay formato contains it show that for HJ 10 the geological condi ars the same marks made by the ripples aby of this ancient lake shaft round found by your corres 0 olathe east side of mou mount lat h le lake shown in the noon Si 49 88 before the great salt coq W bast 88 inland sea recorded F nt 16 water marks now i to of different dif terent elevations on kw its adjacent mountains is fa this that these water abat i on 0 the e bed aea or of the me more S pete lake conform to st bobon boion Bo ion nt t geological logical condition of 5 n hato anfe regi on while theio the th latter biot isar ten of th he e complicated broken sn miles upon pon miles of the t ills to lo the east of bent ept pt 11 n 1889 1000 JAY |