ANTELOPE ISLAND BY AN ANGUS US smedley Y unquestionably there is no smarting sin artinR remark that cuts so deeply into the it le e of a journalist a pencil push r of any kind for that matter than lian the term copyist adopt ig g even with credit is to treat the no mans land of public briticism itic cism sin but oc cassio nally when we e find and something of interest 0 our patrons well done we cai ca not butren but run the risk we clipped clippa it an arti article ele front from the monitor 9 the mountain states telephone a and lid telegraph com banys icat 1 it n 1 written by angus smedley 1 local branch manager which w wanto to quote with sir 11 2 s kind permission ONE OF UTAI S ISLANDS by angus ley mana manager er bountiful utah the anticipation i of a trip to the islands island of thel Pacific and a cruise upon the br my waves ot of that peaceful body bedl of wafer is always a pleasure that most of us dream about and aly only a few of 0 us realize yet itis it is within the reach of us all to tol enjoy a trip of equal charm here in ill our own western st tes upon the saline waters of I 1 ic c great salt lake the dead sea of ameri amer ca t tha e greatest i inland body of salt water in the world orld it has square mile of sparkling surface dotted 1 wi w 11 h a group of islands magnified ill an fn their lur ing inc charms the largest is island I 1 d of the 1 group p is eighteen miles ion long n and five miles wide and is known by three different names mes antelope taken from a he hea of antel orp orv which was found foun there at the time the moi mom pioneers made their first visit to tile lie island later the L D church acquired the island ang all pastured there its large cattle 1 birds I ads from ahk it took the church island and for the last thirty ivirty years the name buffalo folind ha lias been abed with the other two until today tile the last name is lisel almost st exclusively I 1 from the fit fact ct that at pr present 3 there roam almost at will the largest herd f bison in america the aie one specie of wild life that belongs belong s it to Ani erica alono alone it is to lolow that thai AI A af about binny ayaia dooly of salt SaIt la Lae e city placed the first herd ofle levell animals upon this island py ly driving them across tile the jord i bar at the time the lake 1 wa low and the venture could it was thought at jo ione n I 1 tune time that these animals animae coald 1 I be domesticated but after several y henrs ears 01 0 effort tile the hope was given up aid transfer tile he above mentioned made since thal tha time tille tile lierd has las roamed at all and aid thrived i 1 1 i livans IN in g as unmolested by a yone M they once lived japart part by themselves going am all coming coining at will the island a an dance of foliage 0 and fresh sp spring water which ca c be ae p na at all sea seasons ns ot of the year upon when famo s players Player lask corporation lin the huge task of translating bating to the screen the biou 8 novel V emerson covered wagon wagons T S the problem leni of finding a herd 4 t wild bison large enoi enough egl r 1 to staga the buffalo hunt was no small smal I 1 it itea c ii and it was here alone t that hat fames ames cruze was able to this almost ex evidence PI western veste rn pioneer life it took tw twenty nty exper expert t cowboys buffalo to A bo ys to force th taj p point 0 int within rai raie e of the camera several and it was 0 only after strenuous days filled billed with v ith thrill real of and hair braadt escapes that it was ivi it was necessary finally ac comPlied the bulls to lo of to r rope ope one olle for th the e film gielas dose c t up ge get a a als ahard hard chase in in doing so it N s a accomplished on oil but finally loosing him ara again I 1 lie bore down apoll the e expedition upsetting and team of 0 a wago horses s several veral men and would 1 probably have lave killed them 4 of one c action but for the pro 11 pt wilo who of tile the e expert x c rt marksmen bro brought hin him d wn wil before any further destruct on it is the lute antei tion of the present owners alj are residents of oe davis coun county t 1 ta I 1 1 ca to keep thy thi herd in a ii i oi I 1 s size i z in keeping with the f fotou d supply I 1 y of tile the island their aim ini in doing this is not lot to overal ck the island and thus compel tit taj herd to suffer tor for want of goo good d razing grazing to this end several bev buus s have bee ban n hunted liy by some rome of vir ur leadin leading shorts sj sportsmen orts for trophies or to be mounted and placed lil ip sonie somo our lead in ing in stations of learning and museums for specimens of american history 1 the davis county coulty bankers association is havili having a fine specimen mounted ald when cured will present it state officials to be placed in the corridor of tile the state capitol capi lol as an ever lasting mon monument u in tnt nt of western america would it surely would be worthy our i consideration t at least plan al a i trip upon the tb 11 sparkling waves of I 1 this be beautiful at pitiful ody of water where we baver have swater rater enough to feel we were enjoying a T real cal oceanic cruise cruise aith all the adventures of such a luring hiring trip se sc america arst i and salt lake city the genter center of scenic america are slogans placed and heralded broad broadcast fist in every part of this fair wd of ours we should live up ti t every word of these inviting lines and in telling of our wonderlands wonder lands and scenic centers not to farget f P aget to tell of our wonderful inland hiland ocean of its fis charming islands island its specie of wild life that belongs to ameri ci ca alone that mav be seen by the hundreds in their wild state as once roamed upon the areat western plains of america at present the owners or the aels herd I 1 use two vessels between the mainland and thi the island one a fine gasoline launch capable of ni carrying twenty fe people ople also in towing a ca cattle atle trailer that has 1 a I capacity for forty animals the other a smaller craft raft driven by an all airplane propeller and capable of nf a speed of forty miles an hour in favorably favo 4 we hope some da y to so sc this almost unused boxly of water vater ut utilized by a flourishing flouri Aling fleet of nf excursionist curs s crafto that the conr ests who are visiting us aaby by the thousands each W summer mer may in include this as a side trip that would ever be remembered as one of the very Ilea pleasant sant parts of their tour and that the local pleasure seekers would not have to leave our own fir fair state for a real rea oceanic thrill