Show EAMBLES NEAR BY t 1 i I Go Eflirews Colne West i forVieWB j J r i II I t PLEAFOB OUR HOME SCENERY 1 A Salt take Artiit T > licaamei on a t Trp Between here and t I 1 ark City l Thera are many philanthropic ouls I I u < urs Always working for the wellbe s ins of the heathen thousands miles from their own vicinage Old Billy i Burton > joke of the pious fraud taking f tak-ing up subscriptions to furnish every i new born African with a red flannel Ij I I sblrt and a small tooth comb is a good I deal like the way some people seek y1 I I j pleasure places a long way offseem invested with a peculiar charm even though they prove infcnor to our own t I i surroundings within a radius of fifty p1 F miles and as long as it u a good distance dis-tance from home it must of necessity be more attractive The poor urchin d crawling in the gutter is not much of I an object for our commiseration if i n Tight at home as compared with the kinky haired heathen on the dark continent con-tinent In like manlier some person t I I seem to regard lightly the beauties of I our own mountains and valleys as compared I com-pared with those of other < < Slates and Territories I venture the assertion that our canyons with their bubbling brooks and shady nooks are as artistic Iii as coot and radiant with as many glowing I IV I glow-ing tmtsss arc the canyons of any 1 f i other State or Territory near by and i I t what is of still greater value are more m I t accessible to ordinary mortals Of it l i course the Yellowstone Park is a grand 1 I and wonderful exposition of the mar II vdonl1n nature The Great Shoshone II I Palls an Ihe Twin Falls are nearer and eY worth going to see so also is SodaS Soda-S i r r Springs and the Bear Lake region but i I am bold to assert that I can take a I four dbllar round trip Park City and 14 get my moneys worth of genuine aatis J laction more in fact than the same ° I s outlay will give Invest it where you e 1 I I may 1 have heard of an individual in Gel i many who used to travel and notes note-s every object of curiosity In the lanes t F and paths nearhis own townhe would I write of the flowers the geological I features of the trees birds insects a animals and invest them with such 1tI i marvelous beauty that many persons ti t I i doubted the correctness of his statements state-ments and now gentle reader if you i s 11 f have patience get aboard and t us seed see-d what we have to enjoy on our proposed 1 r trip y r i Presuming you have an eye for artistic t I l 1 artis-tic beauties turn your head as you go z J I i 1 rorth andjook back at the Queen City I 1 of the west backed up by the everlasting I i i t 1 everlast-ing tills of the Wasatch to the southeast i i l I t south-east and the wide spreading valley = 1 = reaching to the western Oqnirrn range w I just also remember that the area of our I i valley is as that London with its city l II j and suburbs If you think Salt Lake I J Valley Overcrowded think Of 4000000 t people crowded into a jikee space and Fil 1 try and be content with your own little I house and lot J Bountiful must be well observedIt is 1 I called Woods Cross because the late I 1 President Young during the construction I construc-tion of tho U C had some sharp words i I with Mr Woods so the story goes and I I the gentleman being out of humor I J gave the station the present name to commemorate the fact of Mr Woods Jl i being cross Somo of the finest views B J of the Great Salt Lake may be obtained I r in Hqlbrooks Canyon cast of the city I C Bountiful ricbjlandsfine crops thrifty t p farmers cover this desirable location a y a the only drawback is an insufficient J 1 amount of water L Lake Shore the deserted bathing resort d I c 1 re-sort with its huge evaporating bays one = 1 of our sources of wealth is on our left t I t U r and if we do not object to the soft mud I + f the dhore of the lake a good bath i I I maybe taken unless you have previously I I previ-ously enjoyed Becky Hot Springs with I J all its attractions > I + I Comfortable welltodo farms linethe I road to Farmingtona quiet rural retreat I I I e re-treat half way to Ogden withodt a 1 single saloon and no uproarious Packmen I I I t Pack-men to welcome you The snowy ridge I I J 1 1 towering above us may be reached up t 1 the winding and tortuous canyon t t whichthe devastating wood hauler Las I 1 I cleared off wherever tho article was accessible ac-cessible Tho almost perpendicular r roads may be seen over which thousands y thou-sands of cords have been hauled Think r II of it ye grumblers of the struggle for t tiring that worried the early settlers Ii how we used to rejoice when we had got 1 in oni winters wood A certain Jiter 1 t ary LhtJn trying to throw cold water t I 0 on tIe merits Cf the pioneers said 1 t that < wntcr was the grand power that i It t t had done everything but it never hauled haul-ed wooa for them This locality is fJ noted far strong east winds at some seas sea-s sonsv iAtrain on the Utah Central was r I once blown over just beyond FarmIng = 1 f ton t tThe houses arc almost cyclone t proof as aprecaution against such dist l dis-t asters It is the pap In mountain u rd i f during the prevalence of strong east winds that does it L f wPact Kaysville and up on the sand t ritfctflwherc tho finest view of the lake d V luybe obtained and where the best J x eyardsin Utah will yet be found i i j n rcTthe crops in moist seasons are 1 10 tense and the reverse when dry e J nro the fejtivx jack rabbit used ton I 3 f to-n I T hundreds before the sportsmen mil Lake City where looking west t S j 0 be seen Hoopcrville and the long 1c b iched line of farms on the border of t l f OIT inland sea right near the point of J 1 its greatest width Ogden boasts of a fine canyon but i Iq the enterprising merchants of the citv S ti 14 have daubed up the rocks with their advertisements i i ad-vertisements which you can see in the h 11 t t 1 + papers without going up there but if t I I von can shut your eyes to these enormities r enormi-ties you can find much to admire t i Gan Fishing is good in the Ogden River but t I k A the fish are scarce The views of the if t Jt cabyon rear the mouth are very fine as I 4 seen from the banks of the Ogden Rtver I i I especially near the entrance J a a f t I I Do not try to find the projected dos do-s tl i t pot fcfit where the titan Central lands 1 rf 11 c you lands the Echo L Park City cars I I F TLe Jjrden depot is tho highest in the c I q world and reaches up to the starry Pl j vault There is nothing to prevent the I u ptnrrfnrers of the roads taking their I ai J J daily PHI bathwhen the weather is 1 t t clear By the way it is not generally C L 1p 1 H r r i art L known that the late President Yonn decided whero the junction of the Umo Pacific and Utah Central roads should be Daring theeontestssloitaJoca lIon a pblnE six miles north was the Place chosen but when the rails of the Utah Central were laid and during the dispute President Youne drew his waiting wait-ing stick along the plAce where the Utah Central track crosses the transcontinental transcontin-ental line and said prophetically Heros wnero the junction will be and so it proved ultimately Our road now skirts the Weber River All the effects are charming as we ascend the slope to the mouth of the canyon The hills and gardens are lovely and green each turn of the road revealing new beauties Passing Uintah and on up the canyon by the roaring Weber to Devils Gate bridge with its rooky walls and dizzy heights out into the open valley beyond to Peterson Do not tail to notice the greatest curiosity in the shape of a bridge near the station The engineers who built the Union Pacific road could not see hwsncfh a structure on such a plan could stand and of course predicted its speedy fall into the river but it is there ft and has worn out the engineerswho are almost al-most forgotten Look up the dizzy height of the Wasatch on their eastern slopes notice the different shades of green that cover the foot bills the rich foliage of the river bottoms the qcic little homes dotting the valley at the base of the mountains then tell rue where you have seen a point more beautiful beau-tiful Littleton and Enterprise arc quiet villages seen as tvegroup the river bank Morgan City next appears and in the distance Porterville Tc the southwest snowcapped peaks whose western slope furnishes the bulk of our City Creek water rear their hoary heads If you have time stop off a dayand visit Hardscrabble canyon and if you can climb take In the grand views of this locality If yon are fond of fishing fish-ing there is plenty of chance to gratify your love of the piscatorial art Tho resident o these valleys suffered terribly terri-bly during the raids of the grasshoppers for two or three years their crops were devoured but the pests are gone and their reward has come It is just such faith as they manifested that has made the country what it Is and not the water solus Now if you are intending to get a chinge from tno sweltering heat of the valHyj below and have provided pro-vided yourself with a tent and camping outfit for yourself and party just ask the gentlemanly conductor to put you off at any suitable point chosen along the banks say from Tunnel four up to Croydon and I predict for you as nice a time as you ever enjoyed if your party is on that errand Fish and game is plentiful at some seasons shade and good water and settlements are near enough if you want any forgotten com fortThe The sides are very pretty and full of bits for the artistic eye The evenings even-ings arc cool and pleasant I cannot remember any annoyance from mos qnitos or wiuged pests Morgan City was the only incorporated incorpor-ated city through which the fron horse roared when it came west in 1869 and engine 117 was the first one to enter Sat Lake Valley from the east The points of special interest from Morgan east are the tunnels the Devils Slide the Thousand Mile Tree the Witch Bocks and the old wagon road over which the pioneers came when they entered Bait Lake Valley The mouth of Echo Canyon is a good camping ground the scenery all you desire Pulpit Rock Honuuent IWck are all well known Llkemany liesthat have been created Brigham Young said to have preached from the top of Pulpit rock If you want to prove the truth of my statement try and get on the top of it On on up the Weber to Cdalville pretty town take a good look at the Utah Eastern railway the enterprise that swallowed up50vOQ and produced ano her road that killed it Wanshipnext leave the Weber enter en-ter the confines of Silver CreeknoW a muddy stream pumped from the depths of the Ontatio minebut still it is a silver creek the sediment must contain some of the precious metal Still climbing climb-ing enter the Park more high peaks timber Snyderville The grand old mountains where the cottonwoods fate their rise tower up majestically Plenty of grass good fishing in Kimball Creek rood hunting but nothing for your paiuS Park City is reached One hundred and five miles from Salt Lake less than two cents Permile thanks to horse flesh and opposition stage lines take in the city the grand mines and mills and then you can answer the question as to where the money comes from that circulates in Utah The head of Provo and the Weber Rivers is the grandest camping and hunting groan in the test and all within easy reach of the Metropolis I think this is drawn out long enough to prove that a small outlay can bring large returns in health pleasure and the amount knowledge added to whatever store may be on hand Much more could be told but enough has been mentioned to point out sources of enjoyment within easy reach Any kind of climate can be obtained by climbing for it C R SAVAGE |