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Show The MOse enjoyablo method of spending a few days, or oven weeks, of this hot weather is in that hulf-vagrant, hulf-vagrant, lazy, but truly healthful and pleasant style, kuowu aa camping out. When the thermometers in tho city aro teliiug burning Ulee, and the atmospliere is tilled with impalpable-olKali impalpable-olKali dust and disiigreeahlo odors, those tortuuate people who have tents, pots, paus and provisions and are encamped in some shaded valley of a narrow canon close to a mountain stream can make themselves as happy and comfortable as it is possible for aillicted mortals to become in the sultry months of July and August. Happily Silt Likers do not have far to go to obtaiu these wild pleasures. Haifa scoro of milee will lead one to moat clz; aud delightful de-lightful eylvau retread, whero the water is cool, sparkling and fresh, the trees green and refreshing aud the gentle breezes full of health and lite-giving lite-giving properties. C.iy Creek, Emigration, Emi-gration, Mili Creek aud the Cottonwood Cotton-wood Cafbua all contain just eueh inviting spots as would attract thousands thous-ands of sun-sii'kcned people of the eastern cities were these delightful little nooks within their easy reach. One ol the rao3t charming cjTols hereabouts is Ked Butte, hich opens back of the fort. A few miles above Douglas the creek has moaj banks, and the mountains, less rocky and abrupt tnan those leu miles further south, Aro covered with briiih aud odorous pine aud balsam. A few years ago it was a favorite nsort for the denizens 0: Salt Late, and every summer sum-mer hundreds went there to "camp out" and obtaia that rest, recreation and health which could not be found in a parched and dusty city. It is somewhat surprising that more of cur people do not go into the mountains, with their po;s aud kettles, thur blankets and tents, and in htt.e family parties of sisters, conins auJ aunts, and erjoy hie, inst-aj of a weltering aod sweating in the hot sun, iubalmg do;t and p jisracua cd.rs, anJ wearily drain trugh U.c s:x weeks ot siccc:9 ar.J J:cr:if: rt wbich erne di r.-g-ilarly aj J..ly and Auj-im. |