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Show ....Nada and Vicinity.... XA.DA NOTES The Resources of Xailii Valley Previous to seven years ago, the part of this valley lying between Milford and Lund contained no farms, and herders and prospectors were practically the only people to set foot on what was then supposed to be a barren waste. But in the spring of the year 1913, when the Nada store was built, a change took place. Some of the choicest land in the center of the valley and on the benches was being be-ing settled upon. Soon many houses hous-es were built, clearings made, and seed planted. Of course these hopeful hope-ful newcomers made mistakes; the unfenced crops were eaten by the jackrabbits, and gophers often took the seed before it germinated. Many of the settlers left for these reasons. The first attempt at irrigating by well was made on the State Experiment Experi-ment farm, which was located on the farm of L. A. Culmsee. The well was successful, being found capable capa-ble of irrigating a tract of 20 acres by L. M. Winsor and other experts, and it proved the existence of avast inexhaustible underground lake. Crop raising was very satisfactory satisfac-tory on the experiment farm oats, wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, alfalfa, alfal-fa, and beans being among those experimented with and found suitable suita-ble to this region. Samples of these products were i on exhibition at the State fairs and at the World's Expositions of 1915. 1 For several years the settlers tried i dry-farming. but with rather disap-i disap-i pointing results, so they turned to i ; irrigation. In the last couple of i years, a large number of fine wells i have been demonstrated, the drilled well having proven most satisfactory i Hugo Hunt put down a 3 60 foot well on his farm, three years ago, and has been irrigating a tract of 100 acres. With a Lans and Bowler Bow-ler pump and a twenty-horse engine his well gives about 500 gals per minute. Dr. Hunt's farm has been yielding large crops of alfalfa, potatoes po-tatoes and corn since he began irrigation. irri-gation. Another good well belongs to H. M. Couch, who gets about as much water as Mr. Hunt. Last season, Mr. Courh trrew alfalfa, rye, corn potatoes pota-toes and watermelons with splendid success. Other wells of demonstrated quality qual-ity belong to Nathan Barnes. Wal-'.Dce Wal-'.Dce Couch, E. White, D. L. Barnes, and Mrs. Nora Keith. There ar.; several sev-eral fine wells on the Dinwidriie Bros, farms. I It har, been proven conclusively, that at any point in the valley, a Food well for irrigation can b developed. de-veloped. Mr. MacLean who, with four other families, has settled on some desert land east of here, was a visitor in Nada last week. He was engaged to take charge of the agricultural operations op-erations on the five places and Mr. Moore, father of Bob Moore, will run the tractor, which has been purchased pur-chased by the newcomers. All of the new people are from Ogden. O. M. Morris passed through Nada Na-da in his Grant on his way to Cal-iente Cal-iente from Monroe. A surprise party was given Miss Lillian Lindeman on her birthday, i he fourth of December, by a ber of friends, who gathered at the Lindeman home. The evening was spent in dancing and playing games, and a delicious luncheon was served. Mr. H. Moore, whose son. H. H. Moore, has been a resident of Nada for the past two years, arrived here Wednesday. He has been staying with his son since his arrival. Mrs. George Myers left for Salt Lake recently. she plans to be away for about a month, and during her absence, her small daughter. Mildred, will stay with her grandmother, grand-mother, Mrs. Ella Wlx. Mr. DcWix went to Milford on business bus-iness Tuesday and returned Wednesday. Wednes-day. Ho reports that a Mllford-to-Lund highway Is being contemplated. Ray McGinty came up from Cal-iente Cal-iente last Friday for the purpose of iittondinr; the surprise party given ?"iss Lindeman. He returned Monti Mon-ti a y . Mrs. C. U. Keith went to Milford to have her eye examined. She was accompanied by her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore have moved into the section house for (he winter. P.ob has discovered that a v.-'ilk of seven mllos't'roni his place to his work was not pleasant In zero ' wuallier. 1 Mr. Wright went to Cedar where he stayed a week. On his return he left for Wah Wah. O. Stephenson and Leo McGuire were Milford visitors last week. Efforts are being made to start school at Nada. At the first of the year, Mrs. Will White and Sim Kes-ler Kes-ler made unofficial census of all the school children from Mertin's at Hot Springs, to Couch's at Latimer. Dewey McGinty drove to Miners-ville Miners-ville last week. The Lindeman family was invited to a chicken dinner at the McGinty home Sunday. |