IRRIGABLE LANDS OF THE VALLEY OF THE SEVIER. 133 
The altitudes of the San Pete Valley are approximately as follows : 
Feet, 
NT erie et ee ate ed See Pre Sasa pacioas ao ou ieeeinebsec sem spe deieleiaa= Sociale Say Semis mae clin ae 5, 850 
Espiner sete ete ere cate weiner Saree eee bc aialsjalae'sle Sea niview ne eeiainie sista) Commi niacin Sia 5, 450 
IM Fay ea tise ose ge Se SRS Se tee Re Is ES TSS PS area ah ier aa 5, 500 
SOMO TOW ees asta = so steerage nee cea yecine si sasinn bo aalen elem tamslencisereeesan =a saeeets So 5, 550 
WMoaniieleasantie it ockece acco ae SoScad ascs le Sees 226 Se Geass Beale ae feleeis Mes cise nwentemcaain cies 5, 600 
Weer Tree oy Mette mete eal carci ee ee Sec, showers Sots ers cemaeiee ewe Melensemeenis es a's seeeiciein nels sane 5, 725 
TMOG A ICOM be ee acta oe on colelec ees a aii Sere S cfds'e smart stem sete mine iaieisiatenera main salem viele = Siete mein a 5, 650 
Beeinning at Gunnison and ascending the Sevier along its mail Course, 
the altitudes are as follows : 
Feet 
Gali Se ee ere ee cs oS SiS a co wreclei ciate) aratat ee emy eee asels Stata Sateen ee bela ia ate teitas 5, 100 
RO TIT ae eA ee Penne wien ule cnisie Ue. «esi Sas sacle meme eMbaisteamis as. Jaa ccame(aiieceise 5,175 
Rachie) dines ete ec crete, aye isin wise © viws.a.n.c) Solo yet a g's ole aisle elimi! wiggle aleiel= iain cacle te neko in 5, 300 
MDT OG ee eee ee eee bic edntedaveiee 6 Gude ceemass 8a% asiemmeteece normals sis etme soem acismetsci 5, 850 
ROSGDHN@IU yee tosh as at soe emiee a Sec en cme new cein seein site 'a Sect eel eeeieee re tee oe 5, 375 
MARYSV3 Oost aese ss aioe Se ae ence Gace ctscwercce aceeseescens vem meseaee! sewn aesec me commana os 5, 600 
Circle Valley 6, 000 
Taking the East Fork in Grass Valley : 
Feet. 
Heid ofemastork Cano. acccoss<-dc0c5d0,06 cecsjce soee0Sanse boas s ceepeeeaseuscerie tes tema sinwes 6, 800 
TTI TTS ee et ac oe awa je hc, Sw ieee Sa 5 cre els Sian elem eielclete ema) eat sina aie emioel7 = Wriciesai. 6, 700 
WanielSemanli ks ten .c eee css sal waie cee ceed Sere cae esters eomie Ss mene “erie ise = tein talwe (ele (emininiz a) 7, QUO 
Taking the South Fork : 
‘i Feet. 
Hendtom Panpnitchs@an0n. <<<. --cse0 ooo vs~ oss ean sweeet eine rae eaie we ne Seine memati sm ice 6, 250 
PaO uticlies ee teense esa e< accu =a - = 2-s~ sets onie eee gem tase se mseince = sree Sar ge 6, 400 
CaiL Sch ail ete operat we Sie atcha wna Se Soa ae se wee metiema manne nites amie mac 6, 550 
Junction of Mammoth Creelk......--- 2-2. ee nce cane teense eens case enieie eeeld Mane ese scln venice 6, 900 
In the San Pete Valley, which has been cultivated as far up as Mount 
Pleasant for twenty years, I cannot learn that any crop has ever been injured 
by frosts, and we may therefore conelude that this valley is safe from such 
an attack, unless a most abnormal one. ‘The same may be said of the main 
Sevier Valley from Joseph City downward. From Joseph City to Circle 
Valley there is a relatively small proportion of irigable land, but such as 
there is may, I think, be regarded as safe from frost. Cirele Valley, where 
the two forks unite, has been cultivated for cereals for four years, and has 
not yet suffered from frost, and it is fair to assume that such a calamity will 
be very infrequent there, though it may not be possible to say there is no 
danger. In Panguitch Valley, a severe frost in August, 1874, inflicted 
great injury upon the crops, and only a small quantity of very inferior 
erain was harvested. But in 1875, 1876, and 1877, excellent crops were 
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