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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH con 10 GET FEDERAL HELP HIGH IN APPLES I News Notes It a a Privilege to Live in Utah ROAD COMMISSIONERS SIGN SEVA ERAL AGREEMENTS FOR BUILDING HIGHWAYS SURVEY SHOWS TOTAL OF 665, OOP TREES, WITH JONATHANS IN THE LEAD Road Conditions Are Generally Good In the District Visited, The Engineer Reported, and Plans Made For Improvements Some Of The Minor Varieties Of Apples, Although Represented By Few Trees, Are Distributed Among Many Orchards Salt Lake City. A agreement providing for the construction of a strip of road between Bridal Veil Falls and Olmstead, in Utah county, as a federal aid project, was signed by ths state road commission and the commissioners of Utah county. The road Is estimated to cost $123, Salt Laks City. In a statistical report of the condition of apple orchards In Utah just filed by Frank Andrews, agricultural statistician of tho United States bureau of agricultural economics in Salt Lake. It is said, that reports from 104 orchards in the state have been received. In these 104 orchards are 22,381 apple trees of hearing age and 5951 trees not of bearing age. The estimated total of apple trees in Utah in 1925, Mr. Andrews said in his report, was 605,000, of which 536,000 were of bearing age and 109,000 were too young to bear. Reports show 90 per cent of the apple trees of bearing age to consist of six varieties, and 89 per cent of the trees too young to bear is made up of four varieites only. Of the bearing trees 53 per cent are Jonathan; 11 per cent Rome Beauty; 8 Winesap, while Gano, Delicious and Staymun Winesap each constitute 6 per cent of the total. The remaining 10 per cent of the hearing trees is distributed other known varieamong twenty-onties, the report said. "Of the nonbearing trees in these 104 orchards, 47 per cent were Delicious, 31 per cent Jonathan, 9 Rome Reality, 2 Winesap, making a total of 11 89 per cent, while the remaining per cent nonbearlng trees were distributed among thirteen varieties. "Some of tlie minor varietus of apples, although represented by relatively few trees, are distributed among many on hards. Of the lot orchards covered by this r jort, thirty two report having Rearmain apple trees of bearing age, twenty nine Ben Davis, twenty-seveRhode Island Greening, twenty-fivBanana, twenty Red fourteen Black Twig, twelve Yellow Transparent, eleven ('.limes eleven Northwestern for hunger gnaws unceasingly In the assuming and cautious In his state- Golden and and of the six leading vaGreening, cold. ments, but does not conceal his faith rieties of bearing trees, Jonathan was To the little poplar trees that stud in this new camp. for eighty four oichards, reported the shore a legion of dogs are chained John Ilammell, chairman of the thirt eight, Diliiious Rome Beauty Ilowle Red Lnke Syndicate, also sees huskies, collie curs, nondescript thirty-four- , Gano thirty-six- . Winesap exfish a of He in not Intricate is mongrels big future. lacking ancestry, for thirty-threand Winesap Stayman eaters the uncivilized and unrequited perience, for he has the development orchards. slaves of a harsh rqgime. They fill of four or five successful mines to his twenty-onThe newly planted trees, including the air with doleful sound, the collies credit, and he declares outright that yelping shrilly, the huskies, unable to the surface showings at Red Lake are all to young to bear, consist chiefly bark, rousing the echoes with that the most encouraging he has ever of seven varieties. Tile most widely distributed of the young trees is tho wailing ululation that resembles the seen. cry of neither dog nor wolf, but Is Turning to our own country, wc Dtlieious, which is reported for forty-eigh- t the song of the wolf-doalone. find the desert wnstes of the Mojave, out of 104 orchards. Jonathan Mining history is being written, about 120 miles from Bakersfield, comes next with its young trees disand these are the characters that Cal., filled with prospectors for the tributed in twenty-ninorchards; the record It, for the Howie claims, now gold discovered in the Kramer hills Banana and Pearman each in thirteen the property of the Ilowie Gold SynHere the going Is easier, and miners orchards, Rome Beauty eleven, Red dicate, are the focus of the greatest are arriving in every kind of convey- Artrarhan and McIntosh each in ten gold rush Canada has seen in a score ance from flivvers to air taxis, which orchards. of years, and this desolated commuleave on regular schedule from Loa nity assures Itself that it is to form Angeles, Sun Francisco, and other Record Number of Sheep Passes Thru the nucleus of a great camp. coast cities. A record number of Lake Salt City. What are the chances of striking it Back of this scramble lies a real rich? Is the field already too crowdromance. Nearly thirty years ago sheep for any day the present year, ed? Mr. Reading is enthusiastic one Austin Bureham, a miner, drilled and possibly for any day since October about the possibilities, but it might powder holes 35 feet into the ground 15, 1918, was handled through the be well to wait for positive results near the site of the present diggings, Salt Lake Union stockyards Tuesday before you take the following too se- Then along came news of a new gold It was announced by J. II. Manderfield, ia manager. A total of 25,000 head of riously : strike, and Bureham deserted This will be a stampede probably stake before setting off the djnamite sheep from the winter ranges to the unequaled since the Klondike. It will he had reudy for the last step in hl lambing grounds and summer ranges, not assume its full proportions until long labors. Recently Edward passed through the stockyards These the spring break-u- p found Burchams uncompleted were handled in twelve hours. The clears the way for further prospecting. Assays on work and set ofT the blast. When the record of the yards is 33,000 sheep in the properties now being tested have smoke cleared away he found gold ore twenty-fou- r hours in 1918. The sheep shown extraordinary values and sur- later estimated to be worth $1,000 a handled Included three full trainloads. On the main ton. One of fifty-fiv- e cars carried sheep prising consistency. Then the rush of the 20ers began. belonging to the Deseret Livestock vein, which strikes roughly northeast and southwest, you can pick up sam- The extent of the golden spread down Company of Woods Cross, another of ples bearing free gold, little glittering through the gulches and over the low fifty-fou- r cars handled sheep of the specks that permeate the quartz, right brown desert hills Is yet undeter Woods Cross Livestock company, and across on a width of 20, 40, and even mined, but enough real gold has been j a third of forty-eigh- t cars carried the 00 feet. found to attract throngs of treasure flocks of W. A. Crane of Ilerriman. Great lakes and rivers make sum- seekers to the field. The town ol Including those so far this week, mer travel easy and rapid. For ten Kramer, a short time ago nothing bul said Mr. Manderfield, we will have miles to the east, and nearly as far a railway siding along the Santa F$ loaded in the seven days about present west, the country is staked solid, and tracks, became oernight a gold-m400 cars of sheep, the bulk belonging the peculiar thing is that practically town. prospectors anc to the Deseret Livestock Company. all of the claims have yet to be prosgreenhorns" have staked out theh Sheep are coming oif the winter claims and are woiklng furiously daj pected. ranges in excellent condition. The If the anticipations of the mining and night. w'ool is cleaner and better than ordinwho has men here are fulfilled, there will be a clalrr staked Everyone ary and the sheep themselves appear fri&h discoveries elsewhere in spring constantly is on the lookout for claim and fresh belts to be staked, in a zone jumpers and high graders. Revolver! stronger and more thrifty than usual. of possible rock nearly and rifles put in their appearance soon New Road Will Be Built Soon ten miles wide and thirty long. At after the hordes arrived, and i Ogden. B. J. Finch, district enginpresent interest centers in East bay, ers in the mining game shook tlieii the northeast arm of the lake, which heads dubiously as the Jumble of lo- eer of the U. S. bureau of public roads .is 16 miles away but in line with the cation notices piled up in the record told members of the Ex hange club strike of Lome Howies lead. ers office. that construction on the road from So far the sour dough has had his One tract of land adjoining the orlg the end of the Washington avenue innings. A census of Red Lakes float- Inal discovery shaft of Edward Her pavement to Weber canyon would be ing population this winter would have kelrath and his cousin John, origina under way within thirty days. Bids read like a map of the original Por- discoverers, nealy 400 acres In extent will be called for within ten days, Mr. cupine staking, with the name of Alex which has been thoroughly stake Finch said. This announcement is reGillies, who discovered the llollinger, from end to end, was found to b ceived with enthusiasm, since this at the head of the list. Gillies has owned by Mrs. S. S. Kelly of Sal road will afford a fine highway for been In charge of developu'eut work Bernardino. The land was purchase into Ogden from Weber cantourists on the Howie claims. lie Is quite un- - from the state many years ago. yon, which is a widely traveled road. 000, of which $94,720 will be furnished by the federal government and the balance by the county. Agreements were signed, also, by the commission and the federal bureau of public roads for the construcforest tion of the road, route No. 4, and for the survey construction and maintenance of the Escalante-Widtso- e No. 6 section of Junction-Escalante forest highway. The commission also entered into an agreement with the Oregon Short Line railroad for the construction of a wooden box culvert under the tracks Heber-Fruitlan- d of the railroads Evonla branch on the r road. The state is to build this culvert and bear the expense of keeping It up. Ira R. Browning, chief engineer of the state road commission, and E. C. Knowlton,' maintenance engineer, returned from an inspection trip thru Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, Garfield and Kane counties. They were accompanied on that trip by J. E. Garn, district engineer in that section. Road conditions are generally good in the district visited, the engineer reported, and plans were made for improving them in places. It is expected that wTork of improvement will be agreed upon soon on the Gunnison-Levaroad, and Sanpete county was reported anxious to obtain federal aid on the Mt. Pleasant-Chesteroad. The engineers discussed with the county commissioners of Sevier county the improvement of the road south of Joseph in that county, and it was decided to make a survey over the road from Elsinore, so that any improvements undertaken would be on the final location of the road. Ogden-Hoope- n r S. L. RESERVOIR FLOODS HOMES Six Million Gallons Rush Down East Bench; Depositing Much Debris Salt Lake City. As water seeped around the outlet pipes, eating into the secsand embankment, a thirty-foo- t tion of the concrete shell of Sunny-sidreservoir gave way Wednesday morning, releasing 6,000,000 gallons of water that rushed down the east bench and flooded more than a square mile of south and east Salt Lake City. Although no houses were washed away, lawns and gardens innumerable were coated with deep layers of mountain wash and cellars were flooded. People living in basement apartments lost practically all their belongings. The damage, when finally totalled will run into thousands of dollars. The break came without warning. Inspection Tuesday night disclosed no untoward happening. According to Superintendent of Water Works H. K. Burton, the first warning that anything was wrong came from a slight stream of muddy water flowing away from the base of the dam about 8 oclock. Within a few minutes, apparently, a great subterranean caveran had been eaten out between the concrete lining of the dam and the outer bank. Suddenly, with a rush and roar, the dam broke, and a great wall of water a quarter of a mile wide and several feet deep swept down the east bench carrying great sections of concrete conduit for hundreds of yards, from this junction of regulating the flow the city has constructed a series of small distributing reservoirs, the latest of which is the Sucsyside, located just south of the entrance to Emigration canyon at the farthest Cotnorth point of the Parleys-Bie g tonwood conduit. Cache Dairy Show Is Held Richmond. Cache valley, brightest star in the dairy firmament of Utah, took a day off and looked over the best animals coming from twenty The years of steady development. eleventh annual Black and White day, the annual show of the breeder and dairymen who have chosen the black and white Holstein-Friesiabreed of dairy cattle, drew more and better cattle and a bigger crowd than the tenth annual, held last April. n Cherry Prices Being Fixed In Utah Utah. E. L. Hanson, Bountiful, president of the Davis County Fruit and Vegetable association, and C. A. Lloyd, director of the association, announce that they have met with Richard Stringham of the Woods Cross Canning company and agreed upon a price of 6 cents per pound for all good marketable cherries. The County Fruit and Vegetable asosciation is sending a letter out to its members advising them of this agreement and at the same time doing everything possible e 7 By PROEHL HALLER JAKLON IIE gold fever has brok- en out anew. Recent strikes in two different parts of North America are drawing adventurous souls from all parts of the country to reenact with modern touches some of the scenes of the Klondike gold strike in the DOs. The Red Lake region of British Columbia is the goal of hundreds of young and old prospectors, while in our own country we find the Kramer hills on the Mojave desert in California the objective of other hordes of adventurers stirred to action by the lure of gold. Lome Ilowle last summer struck gold in a wide land of quartz at Red Lake. Now with more than 1,500 claims already staked, theyre calling it Canadas greatest strike. Howie and his companions reported how they had discovered a vein of gold nearly 1,000 feet long, running from 10 to 50 feet in width. Subsequently the vein was observed to run for a distance of more than 25 miles. Red Lake Is about 150 miles from the nearest railroad, but as distance is nothing when gold Is at stake, this district soon found itself possessed of a thriving, bustling population of gold seekers lured from all points of the compass in the hope of digging a fortune from the earth. Despite weather of 20 to 30 degrees below zero, these prospectors pushed through the 150 miles of snow and discomfort to the land of promised gold. Unheard of prices were paid for dogs to make the desolate trip, and one enterprising aviator, Jack V. Elliott, has established an air route between Hudson, Ont., and the gold fields. Hudson Is on the northern transcontinental line of the Canadian National railways, about 240 miles east of Winnipeg and 12 miles to the west of Sioux Lookout. It Is the nearest railway point to the Red Lake district, and a short time ago was nothing more than a name on the map. What kind of a place is Red Lake? Is it full of dance halls, saloons, gambling Joints and other wild and woolly institutions which spring up like magic in such settlements? Its hard to get information either into or out of this district. Of course, there are no telegraph lines, and all dispatches have to be sent by dog team. From E. Paul Reading, who mushed across the barren area into Red Lake, comes the following information as it appeared in the Washington Star: Tucked snugly in one corner of a bny, near the outlet of this straggling sheet of frozen water Is a cluster' of tents. They nre pitched on hastily constructed log cribs and roughly floored with hewn spruce. Through the roof of each a section of rusty stovepipe thrusts itself at a rakish angle, belching upward in the frosty One of the tents bears atmosphere. above its flaps the end of a packing case bearing in staggering black letters the portentous legend, Mining Recorders Office. Another, though It does not yet boast a sign. Is a provincial police post; a third Is the office, and a fourth the cook tent, this last perhaps the most Important of all, Probable Pennant Winner There is less picking of probable winners of the pennants this year than usual. In the National league Pittsburgh naturally has the almost universal choice because of its increased confidence and the addition of Waner and Rhyne, Pacific coast stars, to an already strong club. New York is going to prove a stronger contender than fans realize and the Cardinals, Braves and Phillies are going to show greater n clubs are strength. The some real competition. going to find first-divisio- n e e e g e Her-kelrnt- ! a Old-tim- e gold-bearin- g old-tin- Tommy Gibbons Career Tommy Gibbons, who was knocked out for the first time in his long ring career by Gene Tunney last summer, took part in nine bouts in 1024 and g won all but one of them via the punch. Georges Carpentier was the only one able to go the route with the St. Paul gladiator. The gorgeous fellow battled ten sessions with Gibbons at Michigan City, Ind. Gibbons copped seven of his matches that year in three rounds or less. Jack Bentley, the former Oriole and Giant pitcher, now twirling and maybe first basing for Philadelphia, considers himself a flist class real estate promoter. Ja(k recently extracted $1,200 profit from a real estate deal negotiated during'odd moments. sleep-producin- Frank (Lefty) ODoul Is no longer with the Chicago Cubs. The reformed pitcher, who was personally purchased by Owner Wrigley of the Cubs last summer from Salt Lake, has been turned back to Bill Lane, who now controls the Hollywood club. On Dogs Ordered Boise, Ida. A section of Gooding county in the vicinity of Bliss was placed under quarantine for thirty days because of rabies, it was announced at the state department of agriculture. The quartine order was Issued by Dr. W. C. Nye, director of animal industry, and approved by W. No dogs B. Kjosness, commissioner. within the territory Included In the quarantine will be permitted to run at large and no dog3 may be moved without a permit from the state. Quarantine Myton. The grazing capacity j j of Ashley forest Is fled by the department for 1926 at 98,000 head of sheep and 9,800 head of cattle. It Is estimated that this allotment will perpetuate the range. In addition to range leases held by individuals, provision is made by which the ranchmen with a few head of cattle or sheep may have the use of the range. This is accomplished through range associations, and the department deals with the officials of these organizations instead of with each member. Logan. Significant changes in the coopsttion of grain may be brought about by varying amounts of irrigation water, it has been demonstrated by a series of eperlments now being carried on by the experiment station of tho Utah Agricultural College at the Greenville farm, near Logan. Mantt. A committee has recently been named In Sanpete county to organize a pea growers association. N. E. Noyes of Ephraim has been chosen chairman of tills committee, and other members are Ray Mickelson and George B. Cox, Manti; D. W. Thompson, Ephraim; Hyrum Olsen, May-fielJoseph F. Bagnell, Chester; L. C. Rasmussen, Mt. Pleasant, and Ross Thompson, Sterling. Salt Lake City. Winter grain is excellent; spring plantings are practically complete, and grain and beets are doing well in all districts throughout the stute, according to the weekly survey of J. Cecil Alter, meterologist In charge of the local weather bureau, who declares that the warm weather lias favored the growth of vegetation and the accomplishment of farm work. Richmond. Richmond is ready and anticipating a successful celebration when tlie eleventh annual "Black and White" day will lie held. Aside from the fact that 300 head of cattle have been entered in the stock judging contests, the committee that has tlie day in charge, headed by L. B. Caine, ex peets a larger attendance than at any previous exposition. Salt Lake City. A sum of approximately $25.00,0(10 will lie expended this iar in bettering, repaiilng and extending the roads in tlie state of Ltali according to II. II. Blood, chairman of the state highway commission, who was the speaker at the chamber of commerce weekly membership luncheon. Salt Lake City. Warm weather during tlie past week, with some additional rain, has favored crop growth and farm work, although more rain would help generally, aeeordnig to the weekly crop and weather report of J. Cecil Alter, in charge of the local office of tlie weather bureau. of The heavy movement Ogdon. Califoinia spring lambs eastward, which has been delayed three weeks because of the extremely dry spell on the coast, Is now beginning, it is shown by receipts at the Ogden Union stockyards. Approximately 7000 lambs decks arrived. in forty-siSalt Lake City. The first carload of Utah asparagus to leave the state this spring was shipped to Chicago from Woods Cross by the Smith & Hancock company of Salt Lake, tho agriculture committee of the chamber of commerce lias been Informed. Another car Is expected to leave Woods Cross for eastern market soon.. The agriculture committee has been working for some time to provide new outside markets for Utah fruits and vegetables. Salt Lake City. Increased demand for higher education still constitutes the most difieult problem in the colleges and universities of the country, according to President George Thomas of the University of Utah, who returned Thursday after an extensive tour of the leading eastern institutions. Salt Lake City. Utah's highway program for 192G will be explained to members of tlie chamber of commerce at the weekly membership luncheon on Wednesday, by Ilenry II. Blood, chairman of the state road commission, who will be the guest of the chamber at the invitation of its good roads committee. Lloyd Weeter is chairman of the latter. Salt Lake City. The eleventh annual exhibit of Cache Valley Holstein cattle will be held at Richmond. This event, called the "Black and White day, brings out the leading dairy stock forein the interinountain regions most dairy county. The program for the day calls for the cattle to be on the grounds at 9; 30 oclock, with student judging starring at that time. The officials judges for the show will commence their work at 10:30 oclock. head of Salt Lake City. Thirty-on- e Holstein dairy cows from the famous Woodmen of America herd in New York, have been brought to Utah by Harold Richards of the Richards Livestock company as foundation stock. The Modren Woodmen of America herd is one of the outstanding show herds in the country and has high production records as well. Twenty of the newcomers in Utah dairying are giving better than six gallons of milk a day and two are giving better than eight gallons. |