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Show NEW TOWN OF HOWELL- IN BOX ELDER COUNTY The Garland Globe says: Last Friday Messrs. Herschel Bul-len, Bul-len, Jr . and Peter Maughan of Lo- gan were in Brlgham City for the pur-i pur-i pose of filing with the couuty recorder 1 the townsite of Howell, which bos been located in the Blue Creek Valley on tho land formerly owned by tho Promontory Stock Co. j The towuslte has been laid off Just ' east of the canal ruuning through the valley, and Includes the ground on which the "Big House" is now located The si n ets run at right angles througa tho town, hut tho town itself is not surveyed in a square, but more after the style of a right-angled triangle. tri-angle. Tho3e who are familiar with the i country out In that section will re-I re-I member that the Promontory Stock compauy piped the water from somo springs In the hills east of the farm. 1 buildings a distance of about three j miles, to tho ranch houses, and the ! reservoir will bo located within tho borders of Howell, as it has been sur-' sur-' veyed, so that the town will bo supplied sup-plied with clear, cool, fresh drinking water, while the canal water can bo ; used for Irrigation and stock. Tho location of Howell Is ideal for that part of the country, being on a gentle Blope to the west, the soil being be-ing of a Rravely nature Hlmllar to the soil of Brlgham City, and the city will receive the benefit of the rays of tho sun all winter, as there is a big hill to the north which will reflect re-flect the warm rays, brightening up the whole valley and making it a pleasant place of abode. The town it-belf it-belf Is only a few miles north of Promontory Pro-montory station, so that eaiy access , to the railroad can be had. i Thero are some two hundred half-acro half-acro lets In tho site, and Mr. Bullen, the secretary, stated that tho lots i will be oftertsd for sale Immediately. The company will alotplaco on sale . another big hatch of' dry farming lands very shortly. |