| OCR Text |
Show DESERT LAKE. Desert Lake, as the name implies, is a veritable forming an oasis in the desert. It is situated the base of Cedar six miles east of Cleveland, at mountain, and covers an area of one-half mile square. In '85 a party of men consisting of W. J. Powell and sons, John Thayne, S. Winder and a few others began the work of filling a mountain pass to reservoir the waste waters from the Cleveland farms. By continuous labor and determination to conquer the people have succeeded in creating an independent lake, from which water is obtained for domestic and irrigation purposes. The settlement has some nice farms, surrounded by beautiful shade trees, and producing an abundance of cereals and alfalfa. A store and postomce are operated by S. Winder, and a good schoolhouse furnishes ample accommodations for forty-five pupils, the present school population. lake, |
