Show A BIRDS EYE VIEW of several more northern settle Il inputs lents freiri F rout the HERALD special Is the first place yon you enter on ties colliding col iding from tho tile summit into cache valley and it is the last town you leave lc ave to ascend the divide homeward home ward it was first settled in 1859 and fo for several years afterwards tho the people peo had to defend themselves against te the depredations of ma indians the red redskins skins were conquered however ever not so much by fighting f as a by feeding hem them the town now numbers about 1000 souls but as in many other settlements in ili this county great numbers of the men inen young middle aged and old are away from home working on the railroads freigh freighting t i ng or getting out ties in ill the mountains the people hero here are agriculturists and stock raisers A vast amount of butter butt erand and eggs ens arc are shi shipped ped from front this point along ilie lines op of the railroad i north and south to supply distant mining camps cama ana and freighters at different po points hits in idaho id tho and montana special pains are fire being taken hero here to improve stock of all kinds to this end tho the common bull is now superseded by the tile durham and the devon and the inferior breeds of the hog and sheep are being replaced by a superior kind cotswold Cots wold and merino sheep berkshire ch Cl iester aster white and suffolk pig pio among the imported horses are french canadian stallion and mare norman stallion and mare english coach stallion and maro mare and clydesdale stallion and mare rare all of which arc ire full blooded th the Clyde clydesdale saale horbe died several months since he lle was valued at over 1000 OW providence idenie ville hyrum paradise and wellsville arc are all flourishing inglut but quiet agricultural districts and tho the silence which reigns in some sonic of these towns in consequence of the absence of so many male inhabitants reminds one of goldsmiths Deser deserted tei wage T they aro are blesse with peace and plenty of food rai ral ments and find good dwelling houses lio with no rent to pay as cadi each occupier owns the house and find man many broad acres of rich land from which they acquire a competence not to say ray an all independence which latter many of them do bein being far from any of the influences of in modern oaf civilization they livo in undisturbed enjoyment of their rural felicity this condition of things may not now long continue as many expect and more hope to hear licar cro long mhd th of the iron steed through the named regions of the north it is the railroad ill come down blacksmiths forks through and wellsville Wells villo cross wa U N at mendon mention and circle he aspect of things in many places in ili convert the quiet t towns into camps and distribute more among the people here than are at present r present accustomed to it would also make the black diamond cheap in ili this part of county at present however this Is speculation and may be vanity and vexation 11 MENDON utah june 20 1881 |