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Show ful. kowever, that the building will be placed under roof this winter. AI the settlements in the Sevier valley val-ley exhibit thrift and nspenty, and the prospects lei good crops both here and in San 1'ete valley are very promising. promis-ing. Andrew Jknson, Richfield, Sevier countv, Utah, May 27th, ikoi. ATRIP SOUTH. From the Deseret news For the purpose of gathering historical histori-cal information in the Sevier and Pan-guich Pan-guich Stake of Zion.I left Salt Lake City on the 23rd 111st. and traveled by rail 125 miles ever the Rio Grande Western Railway Rail-way to Manti, the present terminus of the Sevier Valley branch of this road. Leaving the main line at Thistle station, stat-ion, in Spanish Fork conyon, sixtyfive miles from Salt Lake city, the Sevier ranch takes up Thistle creek and follows foll-ows the s'team to Thistle valley'in which the village ol lndianola is pleasantly situated, sit-uated, about one and a half mile east of the track. From lndianola siation, which is sixteen miles from Th stle, the grade is quite heavv for a distance of nine miles when the summit of a divide separating sep-arating Thistle valley from Sanpete Val ley is reached. From that point the road winds on a steep downward grade long the side of the foot hills, and then cros I ses the Sanpese river near the village of Milburn which is twelve and a half miles from lndianola by rail. Proceeding five miles further along the east bank of the Sanpitcli river.the train stops in the east part of the town of Kairview, and then passes on seven milts over an easygradf to the city ol Mount Pleasant, where the railway company has built a fine station imnied ately south cf where the track cros-es thej county road leading into Moroni and Fountain Green Mount Pleasant looks beautiful, clothed cloth-ed in its spring dress of lovely green,and 1 noticed considerable activity around the depot whicn would indicate that this town of Sanpete is taking advantage of its rwilway facilities which she has been wanting so long. Passing through the city on the lower street our train speeds through Muunt Pleasant fields in a southwesterly direction direc-tion for nearly five miles, when we stop again near a road crossing about one' and a half mile southwest of Spring City That town.on account of its peculiar situation sit-uation in a cove-like valley sepatated; rom the main valley in part by a low-spur low-spur of hills, could uot easly be brought 111 close pioximity to the railway track; hence the distance between the town and th nearest point on the road.wheie a small town will be erected. Alter traveling ten miles further we come to Kphrairn, where a tine depot Duilding is in course of erection on the lower street on the west edge ol town. Froceediug six miles further we arrive in Manti, the Temple city of Sanpete, and our railway journey is ended for the present. Here, also, the railway company have built a hue and commodious depot in the wt-st part ot the town. Since :866 I have paid frequeut visits to the towns enumeraied, but this is the first time I have reached them by rail, and for one 1 appreciate this more com-lortable com-lortable and speedy mode ol traiisporta tion by rail. 1 never saw Sanpete valley look more lovely than it does this spring When I first visited the settlements there the primitive log houses and small adobe dwellings lay intermixed withcorrals and stacks, w ithout trees or shrubs to give variety to the scenery ,but now the stately state-ly shade trees arid beautiful orchards al most hide trom view the hue brick and rock buildings with which the cities and ! towns of Sanpete abound and the stacks and corrals aie almost entirely secteted behind tne gteen foliage. Also the grain and lucern helds and the native meadows mead-ows appear unusually green and lovely this spi.ug. From Manti I proceeded by team to this place, a8 miles, passing through Petty-ville, Petty-ville, Mayfield, Saline and Aurorn on my jonrney. Tne railway tra k has alreat y been laid three miles beyond Manti, and would have been extended to Gunnison before this time had tbd tracklaying not been delayed on account of a heavy cut through a range of hills northwest of Pettyville. T'lis obstructon has been overcome.and the track lor the next few jays will be laid at the rate of about one mil a day. The grading is nearly com Dieted to Salina, which will probably be l,e terminns of The road, before the end 0fjune. The settlements in the Sevier allev, like the San Pete towns, look altogether diflereut from what they did a few ye irs airo. The oeoole beiue convinced by practical experience on a small sca! that fruit trees of differeut kinds, and all sorts of shade trees, would do well on the Sevier, notwithstanding the frequent heavy winds which were sweeping the valley, went to work years ago and planted pla-nted extensive o:chards and also linrd their streets with choice shade trees. These have now grown to consider able size, and thus changed the appearance appear-ance of the settlements. Richfield in particular appears like a forest in the wilderness as the traveler approaches from the north. Straight rows of beauti lul poplars line nearly every street, and fine fruit bearing orchards surround a lerge number ol the dwellings. A very interesting and spirited Stake quarterly couleience closed here last Monday, Aposle Lyman and x-und and other vis tors from a distance being pres ut. Most of the meetings were held under a boweiy built near the"old ball,'' which it is hoped will soon have served its purpose as a meeting house, as tha Sevier Stake are now busily engaged in erecting one of the finest and most commodious com-modious Siake houses in the mountains, The walls are above the window, and will be finished before long; iv is doubt- |