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ing land in the county, unexcelled for general purposes, in the Territory, lies between this lake and . the Wasatch Range, close to which most of the towns nestle. The range here is unusually high, the elevation culminating at the southern extremity of the county in Mount Nebo. Several fine streams flow from these mountains into the county and make its water facili- ities unsurpassed. The main stream, or river, is the Timpanogos, which rises in Wasatch County and flows through the Provo Canyon, noted for its beauty and grandeur, into the valley, and is the principal feeder of the lake. This lake is the receptacle for all the waters flowing into the county when they are not consumed in irrigation. In point of population, Utah is the second county in the Territory, and it is consequently making the greatest strides in public directions. It has a fine County Court House, at which the sessions of the First Judicial District are held, for the southern half of the district. The court house is in Provo City. The Territorial Insane Asylum, the finest building in the Territory, is also being erected in Utah County. One wing is ready for occupancy. The site is beautiful. It nestles under a high bluff of the Wasatch Range, directly east of the prin- cipal street in Provo City, and commands a fine view of that city and of most of the valley; while the lake lies calm and peaceful within half an hour's ride. The whole county is full of beauty; along the windings of the Timpanogos, or Provo River, up the canyon through which it rushes; on the borders of the lake, or in the pleasant fields made rich and fair by the energy of an industrious people, in any light, the county is beautiful, is wealthy. It has all the elements essential to prosperity, and the impetus now manifested continued for a few years will demonstrate how powerful is the latent energy in its boundaries. Manufacturing and agriculture should go hand in hand in this county as they have commenced. Provo City is the capital of the county and is one of the four principal cities of the Terri- ritory. A more complete description of this city is given in connection with the general directory appearing in another part of the work.
ALPINE CITY was first settled in 1850, by Isaac Houston, M. Phelps, William Nisewanger, Charles S. Petterson, Hyrum Nelson, George Pickup, William Wardsworth, John M. Wiser, George Patten, James Holmes and Isaac H. Vail. The city was incorporated January 19, 1855, and has an area of two miles square. Elections are held biennially. The principal industry of the citizens is farming and stock-raising. The only church is Latter-day Saints, Thomas J. McCullough, bishop. There is one school and one schoolhouse, district, with an average attendance of forty-two; also a theatre and public library consisting of 400 volumes. The societies are: Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement and Primary Associ- ations, Relief Society and Alpine Literary Association.
AMERICAN FORK, situated on the line of the Utah Central and Denver and Rio Grande Railways, was first settled in the fall of 1850; was organ- ized as a Latter-day Saints' ward May 25, 1851, with L. E. Harrington, bishop. Following are the names of the first settlers: Arza Adams, Stephen Chipman, N. Guyman; James Guyman, L. E. Harrington, J. S. Eldredge, M. Caldwell, Hyrum Mott, Sr., Israel Mott. Stephen Mott, John Cole, Berrit Covington, Solomon Thomas, Captain Lorenzo Clark, John Mercer, Will-
iam Greenwood, James Crooks, David Dixon, William Dixon-each one accompanied by his family-and Thomas Crooks and George Crooks. The city was incorporated June 4, 1853, and has an area of twenty-two square miles. Elections are held biennially, on the second Monday in February. The citizens are chiefly engaged in farming and stock-raising. It has two churches, Latter-day Saints, W. M. Bromley, bishop, and Presbyterian, Rev. T. F. Day, pastor; five schools and three schoolhouses, four district and one Presbyterian, with an average attendance of 425. Entertainments
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are given in the City Hall, and a theatre, erected last winter by a company. There are two libraries, Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association and Sunday school. The societies are : Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, Relief Society and Ancient Order of United Workmen. Two mails are received daily, one via Utah Central Railway, the other via Denver and Rio Grande Railway.
BENJAMIN, situated about midway between Utah Lake and Payson, on the Utah Central Railway, was first settled by parties from Payson in 1868. Progress was slow until 1870, when settlers came from other parts of the county. Since then it has been in a prosperous condition. It has a popu- lation of about 350 and is under the same bishopric and has the same post- office address as Payson. There is one church, Latter-day Saints, B. F. Stewart, presiding elder; one school and one schoolhouse, district, with an average attendance of thirty-five." There are also Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations and a Relief Society.
CEDAR FORT, situated in the northwestern part of the county, was first settled by Alfred Bell, C. Thomas, Allen Weeks, Eli Bennett and others, in October, 1852; was organized a ward in 1853, with Allen Weeks, bishop, but owing to ill health he resigned and was succeeded by H. F. Cook. After his death, Eli Bennett, the present bishop, was appointed. Mail three times a week.
CLINTON was first settled by Orvil Cox, Hyrum Seely, James Burne, John Spencer and John Cox. Was organized a ward, August 16, 1880, with John Spencer, bishop. Mail is received from north twice a week, and twice from the south.
GOSHEN, located in the southwestern part of the county, was first settled in 1856, by Phineas Cook and a few others, who built a small fort. In 1859 they moved out of the fort and built in city form; owing to the poor quality of the soil they moved a few miles farther north in 1865, but found it not much better. In 1869 the present site was located by President Brigham Young. William Price is bishop of the ward. Mail is brought from Payson on horseback three times a week.
LEHI CITY, situated on the line of the Utah Central and Denver and Rio Grande, was incorporated February 5th, 1852, and has an area of fifteen square miles. Elections are held biennially the second Monday in February. The principal industry of the inhabitants is farming. There are two churches, Latter-day Saints, Thomas R. Cutler, bishop, and a Congre- gational church. Two schools and five schoolhouses, district and New West Educational Association, with an average attendance of 375. It has also a music hall and Young People's Library; the Relief Society, Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement and Primary are the associations. Daily mail.
PAYSON CITY, situated on the line of the Utah Central Railroad, was incorporated January 21st, 1853, and has an area of nine square miles. Elections are held biennially the second Monday in February. The princi- pal industry of the citizens is farming and stock-raising. In it are located two grist mills, one machine shop and one steam saw mill, all of which are constantly in operation. There are two churches, Latter-day Saints; Joseph S. Tanner, bishop, and Presbyterian, J. A. L. Smith, pastor; six schools and six schoolhouses, five district and one Presbyterian, with an average attendance of 240. The places of amusement are: Payson Opera House, 50x80 feet, with a seating capacity of 800. It is the finest and best equipped theatre outside of Salt Lake City, in Utah; and Huish's Hall. Payson has
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libraries belonging to the Sunday school and Mutual Improvement Associa- tions. There are also a Relief Society, and Young Men's and Young Lad.es" Mutual Improvement Associations. Mail, daily.
PLEASANT GROVE, situated on the line of the Utah Central Railway, was first settled September 13, 1850, by G. S. Clark, J. G. Holman, Lewis Harry, Charles Pine, Lewis Robison and C. W. Moore. The city was incorporated January 19, 1855, and has an area of sixteen square miles. Elections are held biennially, the second Monday in February. The prin- cipal industry of the citizens is farming, though stock-raising is carried on to some extent. There is but one church, the Latter-day Saints, John Brown, bishop. There are four schools and four schoolhouses, three district and one Presbyterian Mission, with an average attendance of 300. The building known as Clark's Hall is used as a place of amusement. There is also a library. The societies are: Primary and Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, and a Relief Society. Daily mail.
SPANISH FORK, situated on the line of the Utah Central Railway, was incorporated January 19, 1855, and has an area of nine square miles. Elec- tions are held biennially. The citizens are chiefly engaged in farming. There are two churches. Latter-day Saints, G. D. Snell, bishop, and Presby- terian, Rev. Mr. Leonard, pastor; six schools and five schoolhouses, five district and one Presbyterian. Morrison's Theatre and City Hall are the two places of amusement. There are also Sunday school and Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association libraries. The societies are: Relief Society, and Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Asso- ciations. Spanish Fork is one of the most populous and prosperous cities in Utah County. Mail is received daily.
SPRINGVILLE was first settled October 1, 1850, by A. Johnson, M. N. Crandal, W. Miller and John M. Deal. The city was incorporated in 1852. Elections are held biennially. There are two churches, Latter-day Saints, Nephi Packard, bishop, and Presbyterian, Rev. George Leonard, parson; six schools and five schoolhouses, five district and one Presbyterian, with an average attendance of 300. They have two libraries, Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association and City Library. The societies are as follows: Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, Relief Society and Ancient Order of United Workmen. The city is pleasantly located six miles south of Provo, the county seat, on the line of the Utah Central and Denver and Rio Grande Railways. In it are located a flouring mill and woolen factory. It has also a fine theatre, erected by the Spring- ville Theatrical Company. The building is large and commodious, having a seating capacity of 600, large stage and good scenery. The citizens are principally engaged in farming. Mail is received daily from north and south.
SALEM, situated a short distance northeast of Payson, was first settled in 1856, by Royal Durfee, Truman Tryon, A. Hopper, Cyrus Hillman, Jacob Killion, Jacob Hawes and Thomas Killion. It was then known as Pond Town. There is a Latter-day Saints' Church, C. D. Evans, bishop; a district school, with an average attendance of sixty; a Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association Library; also a Primary Association, Relief Society and Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associ- ations. The citizens are engaged in farming and stock-raising. Some atten- tion is also paid to the cultivation of fish in the waters near by. Mail, three times a week.
SANTAQUIN, on the line of the Utah Central Railway, was first settled in 1852; owing to Indian hostilities was abandoned in 1853 and permanently
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settled in 1856 by B. F. Johnson, A. Sherman, J. Hollman, Isaac Morley, W. B. Maxwell, M. Rowe, William Goddard, A. Butterfield, C. Montrose, R. Openshaw, Eli Openshaw, Robert Collett, Thomas Morgan, W. Head, William Black, George Black, Joseph Black, John Mathews, W .. Dowdley, George Johnson, James Rister, Joseph Allen, Joseph McFate and David LeBaron. George Halliday is the present bishop. They have a daily mail.
There are also Lake View, Fairview, Mill' Fork, Thistle, Deer Creek, Forest City and a few other small farming settlements in the county.
WASATCH COUNTY.
This county was settled in 1862, according to the best available infor- mation, by Wm. M. Wall, E. Garr and James Laird. Wasatch has the highest general elevation of any county in the Territory, being over 7,000 feet above the sea level. Many of the valleys, however, are lower, though the altitude is still great. This fact, however, does not seem to materially retard the prosperity of the population, who are mainly engaged in farming. A very small portion of the county is populated, one of the reasons being the height of the valleys, which renders it impossible to carry on farming successfully, the great length and unusual severity of the winters and the frequent frosts in the summer months rendering farming impracticable, save in a few places. This detriment, however, is one of the very things that makes Wasatch County during the summer months, especially unsurpassed as a stock range. Stock roam at will during the milder months, and are unable to exhaust the rich ranges to be found in all directions. Hence, those who live in the county, in addition to farming, find profit in stock-raising. The populated part of the county is within a few miles of both Salt Lake and Summit Counties, and is less than one-tenth of the whole area. It includes the Heber and a beautiful section on one of the tributaries of the Provo River. The proximity of the farming section to that part of Summit County . in which the mines are located, gives an outlet for produce and grain, and in a large measure compensates for the absence of railroad facilities in the county. The county is bounded on the west by Uintah County, south by Emery, north by Summit and west by Utah and a small portion of Salt Lake Counties. The great elevation of the county, the heavy fall of snow thereon as a consequence, and the subsequent melting, makes Wasatch County prolific ofstreams. Three of the most noted rivers in the Territory rise in this county and within a short distance of each other. One is the Weber, which flows through Summit, Morgan, Weber, passing Ogden on its way, and ultimately empties into Great Salt Lake. The second is Bear River, which flows north through Summit County, through southwestern Wyoming, into Bear Lake, cuts through southeastern Idaho, then flows south into Cache Valley, and cutting through the western part of that county, flows through the southeastern corner of Box Elder County into Great Salt Lake. The third is the Timpanogos, or Provo River, which maintains a course almost directly southwest until it finds its way into Utah Lake, and as the Jordan River is the outlet for Utah Lake, and its waters ultimately flow into Great Salt Lake, the three large streams arising in the same section of country, and pursuing vastly different directions, at last meet in the same grand reservoir. A number of smaller streams flow from the high ranges in Wasatch, in a southeasterly direction into Green River, and thus, through the Colorado River, ultimately reach the Pacific Ocean. Wasatch County, like the others, is by no means without its mineral deposits, though it is not noted in this respect, nor have any especial efforts been made looking to their develop- ment. What the future may develop in this section, of course, cannot be surmised, but there certainly could be occasioned no surprise if it were
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shown that Wasatch was favored in the quantity and variety of its minerals with the most fortunate. It is in immediate proximity to the most noted mineral section in the Territory, and there is no apparent reason why it should not, with Salt Lake County, be a sharer in that good fortune. There are no cities in the county, Heber being the largest town. One other resource of Wasatch is lumber, and though 1, 000,000 feet, produced in 1883, was about the total, yet the material is there for a much larger amount for a protracted period.
HEBER CITY, the county seat, is situated in the extreme northwestern part of the county, on a tributary of the Provo River, and is surrounded by excellent grazing country. There are four churches, two Latter-day Saints, Thomas Rasband, bishop of East Heber, and William Forman, bishop of West Heber; Methodist-recently erected-and Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; six schools, district and New West Edu- cational Conimission. Mail is received from Provo Tuesday and Friday, and from Park City daily.
WALLSBURGH, situated about seven miles south of Heber City, was first settled in the spring of 1862 by William M. Wall, E. Garr and James Laird; was organized a ward in 1866. W. E. Nuttall is the present bishop of the ward. Mail Monday, Wednesday and Saturday of each week.
There are also Midway, Charleston and Timpanogos, situated in the northwestern, and Shimah Springs in the southeastern part of the county.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Washington County was settled long before the county was organized. George W. Sevy, John D. Lee, and James, William and Harvey A. Pace, in the spring of 1852, settled Harmony-now called Old Harmony, because the settlement was subsequently moved. For some years it was in Kane County, but by changes made in the boundary lines later, it was incorpor- ated in Washington County with several places much more important in which county they remain to-day. Of counties in Southern Utah, Wash- ington is by long odds the most prosperous and wealthy. It is included in the Colorado Basin, lying below the rim of the Great Basin, and conse- quently resembles all of that country drained by the Colorado River-sand- stone and sand, with few arable spots along the banks ofstreams, with nar- row valleys, and sloping tracts whence rivers have long since departed. As Wasatch is the highest, so Washington is the lowest county in the Territory, and the maximum and minimum altitude, as represented in these two coun- ties, gives the best idea of the climatic scope of Utah: a climate where frost is almost constantly felt to a section where it is as rarely known-less than 300 miles apart. The valleys being small, farms, as a natural consequence, are also small, particularly along the Rio Virgin, in the Santa Clara, and about St. George and Washington cities. This county rarely, if ever, raises enough grain to bread the inhabitants; not that it is impossible, but that water is uncertain. The Clara and other streams, while they are roaring torrents in the spring, become puny streams long before the summer months have passed away. The treacherous character of the streams most available for agricultural purposes, makes the building of dams very uncertain, as a freshet, at any time of likely occurrence, is liable to destroy thousands of dollars, while the same evil may be expected to occur by the shifting of the river bed. Were there ample water facilities, the lack of land could be counterbalanced in a large measure by the long seasons, in which two crops can be raised, where one only can be raised in the climate of the greater portion of Utah. There is an abundance of water; it can be saved; the
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county has ample land on which to raise enough for sustenance; but the people of that section have had to carry a heavy load. Removed by a long stretch of bad country from rapid communication, the struggle has been a hard one, and the mastery is not yet complete. The industries for which the country and climate are most suited do not thrive, because there is no market. No finer grape country is to be found. The fruit cannot be taken into market for there is no rail communication within 150 miles, and that over poor roads that have been built at great expense and only with great labor. Wine cannot be made because the sentiment of a majority of the people are opposed to intoxicating drinks in any form whatever, while those who do manufacture have not the encouragement to strive to produce a sala- ble and palatable article, because a certain market cannot be had. Fruit gen- erally grows of the best flavor and to the most unusual size. Cotton grows readily and of fine quality, as tests have shown. Some years ago it was exported at a profit from this county, but its production became unprofitable and the farms were abandoned because exports could not be maintained and because its manufacture at home without loss was an impossibility. Thus the people have been working in the face of insuperable obstacles, and the struggle does not appear to have terminated. If conditions should ever justify a general following of the two industries mentioned and to which the climate and soil of the county is best adapted, no section could become more prosperous. The county is not the same all through. In the Pine Mountains, a prolongation of the Wasatch Range, there is some excellent farming land that is being utilized to very good effect. In some parts, also, are excellent ranges, in which stock thrive unusually well; the winters being short and mild. Washington County is also rich in minerals, and some remarkable deposits have been found, particularly in the Reefs and at Leeds, where argentiferous bearing sandstone in inexhaustible abundance has been found. There is less activity at present than for some years, but competent experts, among them Professor Clayton, declare there is almost no limit to the ore. Whether it can be worked profitably is another matter. Those mines, and the employment of a great many persons in the vicinity, fur- nished a ready market for the spare produce of the people of Washington County generally, and as these decrease in production the money paid out decreases, and the loss is felt by the agriculturists to a very considerable extent. In different parts of the county precious metals have been found, and some ten miles west of St. George, a new district-the Tutsagubet- reveals the presence of gold, silver, lead and copper, in such quantities and in such form that it pays for hauling to the railroad. Mica is also a resource of the county, while gypsum abounds. There are also other minerals of more or less importance. As much for the agriculturis tand the horticulturist depends on the existence and operation of mines, these mineral resources are an assurance of the ultimate realization of that prosperity which the industry and determined labors in the face of great obstacles of the people of Washington County merit. At Washington City a woolen factory is still and has been in operation for more than twelve years. Other industries are contemplated, such as the canning of fruit. The latter could and certainly should become a most profitable industry, the quality of the fruit being sur- passed by none. The county is full of natural curiosities, which make it attractive; and with all its drawbacks, those who live there know there is that within the county which should win for it prosperity and prominence, and they are willing to await the arrival of a period that will see such a condition attained. The capital is at St. George, a beautiful city. There is quite a fine court house in this city, where the officers have their offices. The county is in the Second Judicial District. The county is bounded by Arizona on the south, Nevada on the west, Iron on the north, and Kane on the east. The Rio Virgin cuts through the southeastern part of the county
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and within a mile and a half of St. George. The Santa Clara and Le Verkin are the only other streams of certain life throughout the whole year.
ST. GEORGE, the county seat of Washington County, is located near the junction of the Rio Virgin and Santa Clara rivers, and about six miles north of the Arizona line. It is the principal city of Southern Utah, and is noted for fine gardens and rare fruits, although in many instances the earth had to be hauled miles to make the gardens on the alkaline sands. The principal occupation of the citizens is farming and gardening. Grapes are cultivated quite extensively, and a considerable amount of wine is made. It was incorporated January 17, 1862. Elections are held biennially, on the first Monday in March. There are five churches, Latter-day Saints, Thomas Judd, W. Granger, Charles H. Terry and David H. Cannon, bishops; and . one Presbyterian, Rev. A. B. Court, pastor; five schools and six school- houses, four district and one Presbyterian, with an average attendance of 167. The places of amusement are the St. George Social Hall and Court House ball room. The Sunday school has a library, while there is also a Lyceum and Reading Room, which the Young Men's Mutual Improve- ment Association maintains for public use. The societies are: Relief Society and Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement and Primary Associations. The Stake church is also located here, a beautiful structure built of native sandstone, taken from a magnificent quarry in the vicinity and cut and dressed into uniform size. A prettier building is not to be found in the Territory. A fine clock in the tower of the Tabernacle tells the hours for the public. St. George is certainly one of the most enter- prising places in Southern Utah and its population deserve great prosperity. Like other cities in the county, it is also a sweet flower garden in the spring and its flowers and verdant vegetation is in striking contrast with the country above the rim of the Basin, where winter still reigns supreme. It has a daily mail.
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