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Sears Isaac, grain and produce.
bears & Liddie, grain, glass and paints.
Sebree Howard, wagons and ag'l impls.
Second South Street Cable Tramway Co. Sell: E. & W. H., lumber. Senior & Rand, salt, oil, lamps, etc. Sharp John, sewing machine repairer. Sharp & Taylor, dentist.
Sherwood G. H., shoemaker.
Showell Tom & Sons, livery. Sierra Nevada Lumber Association.
Silver W. J., machinist. Simon Bros., fancy dry g'ds and mill'y.
Simpson J. W., groceries and cigars. Simpson & Son, calciminers.
Singer Sewing Machine Company.
Skewey William, undertaker.
Skillicorn & Meakin, saloon. Slade George W., shoemaker. Smedley W. E., insurance agent.
Smith George S., photography. Smith Henry, seeds.
Smith J. M., foundry. Smith Jane S., mfr. baskets and brooms. Smith James, groceries.
Smith T. G. M., shoemaker.
Smith W. S., fruit, oysters, fish, etc.
Smith A. C. & Co., retail drugs.
Smyth R., manufacturer of hats.
Snell J. W., salt.
Snell & Snell, manufact'rs chemicals, etc.
Snellgrove E., shoemaker. Solomon Bros, & Gold, boots and shoes.
Soren-en & Carlquist, furniture.
Sowie J. P. & Co., spring beds.
Howles & Miller, sewing machines.
Spencer & Kimball, boots and shoes. Spier. Adam, general store. Spiers A. & II., blacksmiths.
Sproat Christopher, tailor.
Staines Mrs .. nursery. Standart & Cattanach, physicians. Stearns HI. O., confectionery and rest'nt. Steinhart P., specialist.
Sterritt & Warnock, fire brick.
Stevenson C. L., civil engineer. Stevenson Mrs. M. L., millinery. Stevenson W. & J., market. St. James Hotel, A. Greenewald, prop Strickland Mrs. IL .. millinery. Stromberg Joseph A., tailor.
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co., J. B. Glass, manager. Sundback C. J., bedsteads. Swaner E. J. & Co., jewelry. Tavey Joseph, baker. Taylor Mrs. H., fancy goods. Taylor J. W., undertaker.
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Taylor J. E., undertaker. Taylor John & Son, tailors. Taylor, Romney & Armstrong. pl'g mill. Teasdel S. P., general store. Therning J., tailor.
Thurgood George, meat.
Thirteenth Ward Co-op. Mercantile In- stitution, J. P. Freese, manager. Thomas N. & Co., groceries. Thompson James, varieties and cloth'g. Thompson Bros., book agents. Thompson & Shurtliff, livery.
Tomney Peter, saloon.
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Treseder R. D., tailor. Tribune Prtg. & P. Co. (incorporated.) Tuckfield Thomas, Utah Boiler Works, Tufts & Nystrom, liquors.
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Tullidge & Co., painters.
Tunnel Saloon, HI. Wagner, proprietor. Turner James, shoemaker.
Turngreen E., drugs.
Twentieth Ward Co-op. Store.
l'ebel A., saloon. United Order Merchant Tailors.
l'tah Contract Co., Doremus & Smith.
Utah Forwarding Co. Utah Furniture Co.
Utah Iron Manufacturing Co. Utah Lime & Cement ('o.
Utah Packing Co.
[itah Sampling Mills.
Utah Soap Manufacturing Co.
Utah Steam Cracker Manufacturing Co. Utah & Wyoming Improvement ('o. Ulter & Potter, groceries.
Vanderbilt Milling & Smelting Co. Verr & Caldwell, meat.
Waldron R. S., clothing, notions, etc. Walker Jos., carriage and wagon shops. Walker Opera House, John Maguire, manager.
SPENCER CLAWSON, Wholesale Dry Goods, 51 to 55 S. Main St., Salt Lake City,
Walker Bros., capitalists and baukers. Walsh O. S., tinner, stoves, etc. Wanless Charles, produce.
Ward A., oculist.
Warnock R., agricultural implements, Watson Bros., marble and builders. Watson & Williams, groceries. Watters I., loan.
Wells Mrs. E. B., publisher Woman'. Erponent. Wells Henry R., broker.
Wells, Fargo & Co., Bank and Express. West J. W., meat market.
Whipple W., carriage painter.
Whitaker Elijah, capitalist.
Whitaker S. II. & Co., variety store.
Whitehead G. A., saloon. Whittemore B. F., groceries and saloon.
Whitworth O. G., groceries.
Wickle & Son, livery.
Wiggins L. E., physician. Wilder E. B., mining engineer.
Wilkinson Mrs. W. B., millinery. Wilkinson W. B., groceries. Willard Miss, book agent.
Williams A. I .. , coal.
Withingworth W., m'f'r of trunk«.
Wood William, meat. Woods James, second-hand store. Worthington II. J., groceries. Wurzburg L., market.
Yearian W. H. & Co., hats, caps. gents' f'sh'ng goods, steam laundry. Young Bros., sewing machines. Young L. D. & A., boots and shoes. Youngberg & Schade, saloon.
Z. C. M. I., drugs.
Z. C. M. I., H. S. Eldredge, Sup't.
Z. C. M. I .. produce. Z. C. M. 1. Shoe Factory. Z. C. M. I. Savings Bank. .
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UTAH HOT SPRINGS.
The Great Water Oure of the West.
LOCATED EIGHT MILES NORTH OF OGDEN, UTAH, On the Utah & Northern Division of the Union Pacific R'y.
T HESE Springs rise and flow from the base of the Wasatch Range at a temperature of 131 degrees Fahrenheit, and a close analysis of their waters, by Prof. SPENCER F. BAIRD, of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C., shows them to contain the following:
Silica. 2.687
Alumina
0.234
Calcium Sulphate.
18.074
Calcium Chloride. 170.498
Potassium Chloride. 97.741
Sodium Chloride 1052.475
Magnesium Chloride. 8.167
Magnesium Carbonate 11.776
and Carbonate of Iron in heavy deposits.
The figures represent grains to the gallon.
These Springs flow about 156,000 gallons every twenty-four hours, and in hundreds of cases have proved a perfect specific for the following diseases :
Gout, Rheumatism in any and all forms, Erysipelas, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Hemorrhoids, Catarrh in every form, Scrofula, Diabetes, Leucorrea, Syphilis, Chronic. Dysentery, Dropsy in all forms, Piles, Jaundice, Lead Colic, Gonorrhea, and Syphilitie troubles in all stages and forms.
THE BATHING ACCOMMODATIONS
at present are No. 1, as late improvements have been made, including a number of private tubs and a vapor or steam bath; and besides supplying the baths inside, this won- derful medicated fluid is run into an outside
SUMMER BATH,
166 by 204 feet, three feet deep at the upper side and about seven feet deep at the lower side, with runs und spring-boards which afford amusement for from 300 to 400 people at one time. As the trains from Ogden to the Springs run daily, thousands of people are enabled to visit them, yearly, at the LOW FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP (FROM OGDEN) OF FIFTY CENTS.
As a Summer Resort these Springs are fast becoming the most popular of any in the West, and their curative properties are second to none in the World, as hundreds who have been afflicted can testify.
The hotel is provided with first-class beds, and the table is set with the best the market affords. Guests will find every accommodation that can add to their comfort. The Hot Springs form a regular station on the Utah & Northern Railway, and as all train" stop at the door of the Hotel,
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may be conveyed to their rooms in a few moments with the greatest of care, as the pru- prietor is ever on the lookout for the welfare of his guests.
Among the many hundreds of references obtained from people who have been cured of the above-named maladies I only append a few, and the undersigned physicians, the best in our land, having cheerfully recommended and approved of these baths and the drinking of these thermal waters for the diseases above mentioned, it is useless for me to add any more:
J. D. CARNAHAN, M.D., Fourth Street, Ogden, E. ULRICH, M.D. = .. A. S. CONDON., M.D. Main = T. E. MITCHELL, M.D.,
Thanking friends and patrons for past favors and hoping to merit a continuance for coming seasons, I remain as ever,
Respectfully Yours,
R. H. SLATER, PROP'R.
N.B .- Address all correspondence to Tyner, Box Elder Co., Utah.
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PEOPLE'S CO-OP. INSTITUTION,
DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Lumber, Doors and Windows, FARMING UTENSILS AND MACHINERY, LEHI, - - UTAH. THIOS. R. CUTLER, Supt.
TRANE, EVANS & Co., LEHI, UTAH, DEALERS IN GERERAL MERGRARDISE Wagons, Machines and Farming Implements, AT D. & R. G. DEPOT.
AMERICAN FORK HOUSE,
AMERICAN FORK, UTAH. ROBERT KEPPERNICK, PROPRIETOR.
Ample accommodations for Tourists. Baggies and Saddle Horses constantly on hand. Conducts and guides travelers up the celebrated American Fork Canyon, the Yosemite of Utah, where can be witnessed some of the grandest and most beautiful scenery on the American continent.
TERMS REASONABLE, ASK FOR "BOB."
SPRINGVILLE THEATRE,
SPRINGVILLE THEATRICAL Co., PROPS.
One of the finest theatrical buildings in Utah County. On the D). & R. G. and U. C. Railway lines. Everything convenient. Good accommo- dations. Large and commodious stage and good scenery. Seating capacity, 600. Correspondence solicited. Address --
SPRINGVILLE THEATRICAL CO.,
Springville, Utah County, Utah,
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Payson Co-op. Institut'n
-Dealers in- GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
In connection, one of the Finest Flouring Mills in the Territory. J. S. PAGE, Supt. Payson City, Utah.
MRS. E. SENIOR. -A full and complete Stock of-
MILLINERY
Always on hand. In constant receipt of all THE LATEST NOVELTIES, In this line, as well as in LADIES' GENERAL OUTFITTING. Ladies' Straw Hats cleaned and altered to prevailing Style. MAIN STREET, PAYSON CITY, UTAH.
T. D. GOUGH, Payson, Utah, Dealer in
Bure Brugs aud Medicines, CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Perfumery, Brushes, Combs, Notions, etc., Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Use. Good Goods at Reasonable prices. Give us a call.
LADIES' EMPORIUM.
MRS. M. D. SIMONS,
MILLINERY, DRY GOODS, Notions, Etc., etc., etc.
PAYSON CITY, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH. Postoffice Box, 33.
ALMA CHIYRELL, Manufacturer of and Dealer in
Ruota and
Of every description. .Special attention to Custom Work. Sign of the RED BOOT, Main Street, PAYSON CITY, Utah.
LOUIS GARFF,
Dealer in .... GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND JEWELRY. LEHI, UTAH.
PRODUCE Bought and Sold.
Agent Eldredge S. M., Wagon Timber, etc.
J. L. GIBB,
LEHI, UTAH.
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HAND-MADE BOOTS & SHOES Latest Patterns and Best Workman- ship guaranteed.
All orders promptly and satisfactorily executed.
CITY HOTEL Lehi, Utah.
First-class accommodations at reasonable rates for travelers and teams.
Half block southeast of U. C. Depot. JOHN AUSTIN, Proprietor.
LEHI HOUSE,
Mrs. S. A. Smith, Prop.
Comfortable accommodations and Meals at all hours.
Half block east of D. & R. G. Depot.
JOHN WOODHOUSE,
LEHI, -
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-Dealer in- GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Highest Price Paid for Produce. Opposite D. & R. G. depot.
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RAUSOR ØLERA ROUSE,
Payson Opera House. Company, Proprietors, On the U'tah Central and Denver & Rio Grande Railway Lines.
One of the Largest Opera House South of Salt Lake, also the Most Commondions in Utah Co.
Large Stage. Good Scenery. Seating Capacity, 800. Good Accom- modations. Everything Convenient. Correspondence Solicited.
BETTS & MEMMETT, MANAGERS. Paysor. City, Utah County, Utah.
Nephi Co-operative Institution, DEALERS IN .
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, GRAIN and PRODUCE
Hardware, Notions, Harness, Etc.
GENERAL SUPPLY STORE, Nephi, Juab Co. WM. P.AXMAN, Supt.
HARRY HAYNES. MURRAY, P. O., UTAH, Merchandise, Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions
HIGHEST PRICE. PAID FOR GRAIN, BUTTER, EGGS AND GENERAL PRODUCE.
-Also a First-class Billiard Hall Adjoining $ -.
BATTLE CREEK CO-OP., Pleasant Grove, Utah,
Dealers in General Merchandise,
Consisting of Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps. Men's Clothing, Hardware, Wagons, Buggies, Agricultural Implements, Sewing Machines, Organs, Etc., Etc.
Buy and Sell Grain Flour, Lumber, Shingles, Lath, and do a General Trading and Exchange Business. - Located on Main Street. B. W. DRIGGS, Supt.
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WM. R. WEBB & SON,
AMERICAN FORK, -Manufacturers and Dealers in --
Boots & Shoes
The Latest Patterns Made Promptly to Orders. All work Guaranteed.
TERMS. - REASONABLE.
Millard House,
AMERICAN FORK, I'TAH TER'Y.
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I'omfortable accommodations for travel- er> and teams at reasonable rates. Con- voyances furnished tourists' parties.
Half a Block North of Postoffice.
HERBERT BATE AMERICAN FORK, Dealer in General Merchandise.
GRAIN AND ALL PRODUCE Bought and Sold.
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps and Fur- nishing Goods at reasonable rates.
SPANISH FORK CO-OPERATIVE INSTITUTION. Dealers in
DRYGOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE,
Fancy Notions, Farm Implements, FLOUR, GRAIN, ETC.
Spanish Fork City, -
- - - - I'tah.
JOHN MOORE, Superintendent.
the
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Store.
DRY FOODS, GROCERIES PROVISIONS, NOTIONS,
Men's Clothing and Furnishing Goods, Farming Implements. Machinery, Etc., Etc. GRAIN, PRODUCE, FLOUR, ETC. Correspondence Solicited.
W. V. BLACK & CO., Deseret, Millard Co., I'tah.
P. Y. J.
Billiard Parlor > Saloon
FRED. MEAKIN. Opposite P. V. J. Depot.
First-class Liquors and Cigars. Bottled Goods constantly on hand. CALL. AND SEE ME.
Kingston Woolen Mills
Manufacturers of the Best Grades of
FLANNELS LINSE FARNS, JEANS, ELa.
Correspondence invited and patronage solicited. Orders promptly filled and satisfaction guaranteed. Highest Market price paid for Wool " All kinds . of grease taken in exchange for goods.
KING BROS., PROP'S, Kingston, Pinte Co., Utah.
MINERSVILLE CO-OP.
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Boots Shoes, CLOTHING, GRAIN, PRODUCE, ETC.
A full line of General Merchandise. WM. WOOD, SR., Supt. Minersville, Beaver County, Utah.
W. L. WARYTEK. W. M. W'ERSTEK.
W. L. WEBSTER & SON FRANKLIN. . . IDAHO,
-Dealers in -
General Merchandise CLOTHING, BOOTS & SHOES, etc. Agents for Bain Wagons, Oliver Chilled Plowes, Mowers and Reapers. Highest Price paid for all kinds of Produce.
Monroe Co-op. Store.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Clothing, Notions, Genin, Flour, Fred, etr.
Do Correspondence Invited.
WALTER JONES, SUPT. Monroe, Fevier Co., Utah.
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CHAS. CRANE,
Kanash, Htah, Breeder & Importer of Merino Rams, Collie Dogs,
BERKSHIRE PIGS
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GAME COCKS.
AMERICAN FORK CO-OPERATIVE INSTITUTION, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Dry Goods, Groceries, BOOTS. SHOES, HATS, CAPS, AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, A GRIST MILL AND TANNERY. W. B. SMITH, Superintendent.
YOUNG MEN'S Co-operative Institution, SPANISH FORK, - UTAH, Dealers in General Merchandise, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, ETC., ETC. WM. B. HUGHES, Superintendent.
ISAAC K. WRIGHT, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah,
-DEALER IN D. M. Osborne & Co.'s Mowers, Reapers, Binders, Hay Rakes, Wagons & Wagon Material, PLOWS, HARROWS, Etc., Etc., DOORS, WINDOWS, Etc., Etc.
Extras for All Kinds of Farming Machinery. Goods not in Stock Ordered.
Call and Examine my Stock or send for Terms and Prices before Purchasing Elsewhere.
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1868.
1884. GRANT'S MUSIC EMPORIUM, AND
NOVELTY BAZAR,
Wholesale and retail importers and dealers in all kinds of Musical Merchandise, Books, Toys and Fancy Goods; also Chinaware. Glassware, Crockery, Cutlery, Silver-plated Ware. Jewelry, Clocks and Watches, Picture Frames, Woodenware, Fancy Brackets, etc., etc. We have the most varied and largest stock in the Territory in our line. Prices low
and satisfaction guaranteed. Mail orders solicited. Address --
GRANT'S MUSIC STORE,
AMERICAN FORK, UTAH.
SANDY, U. T., Milwaukee Brewery, JULIUS KREMER, - - Proprietor, Manufacturer and Dealer in FIRST-CLASS LAGER BEER, BOTTLED AND KEGGED. ALL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY.
NADAULD & CO., KANOSH, MILLARD CO., UTAH, Dealers in
GENERAL MERCHANDISE, DRUGS, WOOL, HIDES, PRODUCE, ETC.,
Also office of A. A. Kimball, agent for Grant, Odell & Co. Wagons, Concord Harness, Sulky and Hand Plows. Reapers, Mowers, Hay Rakes, Har- rows, Cultivators, etc., etc.
ELSINORE FLOUR MILLS,
A. BERTELSON & SON, Props.,
Manufacturers of the Best Grades of Flour, DEALERS IN GRAIN, FEED, ETC. Correspondence solicited. Orders filled. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. Shipping a specialty.
ELSINORE, SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH.
J.S. SALMON & Co., COALVILLE, UTAH, DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, and Standard Groceries, Ready Made Clothing, etc. Also buy and sell general produce at market prices. Farming Implements, etc., on hand.
Salina Flouring Mills Co.
Salina, Sevier County, Utah, Manufacturers of the best brands of Flour DEALERS IN Grain, Flour, Feed, etc. The Salina Mill was bailt in 1883, with 34-horse power; has a capacity for sixty barrels of flour every twenty-four hours. The nearest railroad station at preser.t is Juab on the U. C. Railway, whence flour is delivered to all parts of the world. Correspondence solicited.
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PACIFIC MILLS
Part Gradual Reduction Process, MILI.VILLE, CACHE COUNTY, UTAH, M. D. HAMMOND & SONS, PROPS., Manufacturers of the "Favorite" Flour. Ciders for flour and feed stuff? promptly filled at lowest market prices.
R. Duerden,
DEALER IN General Merchandise and Produce,
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION, WOODS CROSS, DAVIS CO., UTAH.
Deseret City Mills. A first-class quantity of Flour and other mill pro- duce always on hand.
DESERET STORE,
General Merchandise, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL .. ( orders solicited. Honorable dealing guaranteed. J. S. BLACK, Deseret, Millard Co., Utah.
SMITHFIELD Manufacturing & Mercantile Institution, MANUFACTURERS,
Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Harness, Leather, Lumber, etc., etc.
EZRA D. CARPENTER, Supt.
ountiful
o-op.
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Grain, Fruit, Butter, Eggs, etc .. Shippers of Home-made Molasses. A. V. CALL, SUPT.
Centreville Co-op., DEALERS IN General Merchandise, SHIPPERS OF ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITEI). Centreville, Davis Co., Utah JOHN ADAMS, Supt.
FARMERS' UNION, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, KAYS CREEK, DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH, DEALERS IN Grain. Flour. Feed. Butter, Eggs, Cheese. Fruit, Vegetables, etc. Shipping a specialty. Correspondence solicited E. P. ELLISON, Supt.
FARMINGTON CO-OP. DEALERS IN
General Merchandise, All kinds of Produce, Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions, etc. FARMINGTON, DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH. F. COOMBS, Supt.
BOOTS AND SHOES. CHAS. HOLMES,
Proprietor of the Champion Boot & Shoe Shop, Boots and Shoes Made and Repaired. Finest Work and Satisfaction Guaranteed. GIVE ME A CALL. CHAS. HOLMES. MAIN STREET, FRISCO, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH.
T. Richardson, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, PROVISIONS.
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes. Hats, Caps, Hardware, Crockery, Wagons, Farming Machinery, Hay, Grain, etc.
SMITHFIELD, CACHE CO., UTAH.
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GENERAL DIRECTORIES
OF LOGAN. PROVO, OGDEN AND SALT LAKE CITIES, UTAH TERRITORY.
LOGAN CITY.
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Logan City, the capital of Cache County, was located in the spring o: 1859, by Peter Maughan, one of the first settlers in Cache Valley. The location of Logan did not take place until some three years after the settle- ment of Wellsville, the first point at which the pioneers of that valley located. In the earlier days, Cache was considered a rather unpromising section. Not because of the absence of excellent farming land, nor for a lack of water facilities; but for the reason that the climate was viewed as too cold on account of the early and late frosts and severe winters. The suc- cess which attended the work performed in the first two years, soon dispelled this idea, and a variety of causes lead to its rapid settlement at a time when men reluctantly colonized Southern Utah-or that portion of it below the rim of the Salt Lake Basin. In the first place it was a new country, with an abundance of farming land, plenty of water and the best assurance of satis- factory results being attained from honest labor performed, and a most excellent grazing section. Moreover, the most eligible tracts of land in both Davis and Salt Lake Counties were taken up; and young men of bone. muscle and energy, ambitious to make homes for themselves and develop with the country, were unwilling to take secondary opportunities. Cache Valley, offering inducements second to neither of the counties mentioned these young men turned in that direction and planted themselves within the mountains which encircle that lovely valley. The result is known and is remarkable. The development of that county in material, social and edu- cational directions is unrivalled in the history of the Territory: and the out- growth is a necessary result of the conditions that have existed from the founding of Cache Valley up to the present day. A fair and open field has ever been offered to young men in the county; and while older counties have tenaciously adhered to older customs, failing to give ample breathing and working room for the bone and muscle which they produced, the young blood, the young life, and ambitious energy have turned to the north and built up a county second in population and wealth only to Salt Lake. Like conditions will always breed like results; and young communities will ever outgrow older ones unless young blood and the energy they produce are retained and offered satisfactory inducements to remain in the old places. The site of Logan City was chosen as a place for settlement because of the excellent land and pasturage the river offered at this point. Its future importance was little dreamed of at that time, but the natural advantages :: offered as the site for a thriving town could not be overcome, while the
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influx of a hardy, determined and energetic class of people, would have forced any place into prominence had they located there. On the 21st day of June, 1859, the first settlers of the town drew lots for the land. A public meeting was held July 3d, at which John P. Wright, John Nelson and Israel J. Clark were appointed a committee to make a fair division of the land to settlers. On the 27th of the same month, fort lots were laid out, and the drawing for choice took place. Bishop W. B. Preston and John and Aaron Thatcher, about this time came into Cache Valley, and after examining dif- ferent points, Logan City was settled as a site for their future home. They at once set to work and built the first house in Logan City. Since that time the Thatcher family and W. B. Preston have not only been the most promi- nent in Logan, in Cache Valley, in the whole north, but among the most prominent in the Territory. In the spring of 1860, Logan was laid off into city lots by Bishop Preston and Jesse W. Fox; but it was not until the 17th day of January, 1866, that the act making it an incorporated city was approved. The city, by its natural advantages assuming prominence, was materially helped not only by the character of the people who inhabited it, but the whole of Cache Valley, and the energy and determination then dis- played have not only become proverbial of the people of that county, but have been infused into or have inocculated the whole population of Northern Utah, the influence of which is to-day widely felt in Southern Idaho. As an evidence of this spirit, it is necessary only to refer to the building of the Utah and Northern narrow-gauge railroad in 1874. The undertaking was that of the people, and it shows more clearly, perhaps, than anything else, the unity of purpose in all material and social directions which has always animated the people of Northern Utah. Thus, when it was found that Logan was destined to become the capital of the county, every effort of the people was made to assist the work forward, and the result is to-day, a prosperous city of close on five thousand young, energetic and enterprising people, with a large scope and future before it.
The corporate limits of Logan City are given as: "Commencing at the south bank of the Logan River, at the mouth of Logan Canyon, thence in a northerly direction along the base of the mountains three miles; thence west to the Logan and Hyde Park Canal; thence southerly along said canal to a point where the Hyde Park Ditch is taken out of said canal; thence west on the line of said ditch to the southeast corner of the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 14, Township 12 north, Ranger west; thence west one-half mile; thence north one-fourth mile; thence west to the west bank of the Little Bear River; thence south along the bank to the mouth of the Logan River; thence in an easterly direction along the bank of said river to the place of beginning."
The Logan Leader (to-day the Utah Fournal) fairly represents the commercial importance of Logan City, in the brief reference here given: "Its locatoin is the best that could have been chosen in northern Utah for a large city, with numerous commercial buildings and manufacturing establishments. Ample water power for any number of mills is furnished by Logan River, with its branches, which flow directly through the city. Being situated at the foot of a grand range of mountains, and being the centre of a number of pretty villages, it presents a beautiful appearance. The Utah and Northern Railroad passes through the valley on the west side of the city."
The Utah and Northern, built by the people of Cache Valley, while it has-in the hands of its present owners-until recently, been used as a means of oppression against those of whom it is the offspring, and while it was never a source of direct profit to those who owned and built it, never- theless, it was of material value in indirect ways, to the whole of Northern Utah. It gave an outlet for the vast grain crops of that favored section; afforded ready communication and enabled the county seat to secure metro-
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