Show A UTAH WONDER many of them in southern utah KANE SMOKY MOUNTAIN A scenic marvil of wonderland smoke destroys human animal and vegetable life one of the vv wonders onders of the west is located in that wild section of kane county east of Pah reali creek and is known as smoky mountain very few people know of this strange sight which ie sixty miles from the nearest settlement in a country almost inaccessible adelbert Alil ahlstrom strom a of henrieville Henri eville who attended the last term of court as a witness gave the news first definite information to be had about thi this s interesting phenomenon mr AhI ahlstrom strom winters his herds near the burning mountain and has visited and studied its various phases in man any times most of southern utah is with great thick beds of coal and smoky mountain is one of these miles in area up heaved and on fire but the supposed smoke that gave it its nanie name is not at all but steam from the super heated springs in the mountain the great coal bed burns so fiercely that every vestige of smoke is consumed il ii burns too without flame simply a 7 eat incandescent semi liquid mixture limestone sandstone coal sulphur clat erite and nobody knows what else where this has burnt out there remains only a slag showing that the solid est ledges have been liquefied in the in an tence heat great fissures open in the ledges blanketing the from which thich issue gases that turn inquisitive sightseers deathly sick around some of ali thess se fissures masses of white flour are deposited essays assays which show that it is sulp sulphuric hurie acid animals have been found smothered to death near these openings mr Alil ahlstrom strom tells of having baving hold held a lambs body in the fumes arising from one of thess cheso cracks to see if they would kill the ticks not only did the ticks die instantly but the wool all died too so strong was the remedy from all that can be learned of this virtually unexplored country its mineral le deposits posits coincide with those of the uintah country gilsonite oil shale and many other valuable deposits deposit are found there but the great cany canyons tint keep men out only the hardiest handiest har diest ever venture far into its complexities the projected denver to san diego railroad will vill cross this section and with the natural bridges grand canyon zions canyon cliff dwellings and such as smoky smoker mountain will furnish the tourist absolutely the 1 greatest scenic line in the world kane county news |