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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, . SUNDAY MORNING, -- JULY 24, 1921. zrt TRIP THROUGH MOUNTAINS DISCLOSES WASATCH GRANDEUR Jfi zeenej below wer snapped along the root depicted In the center hr the map, and were placed In the order of their taking. Top (left to right), Suicide Bock and the city water reservoir, one of the most attractive sights in Parleys canyon. The Provo river bubble jnerrlly on its way through the Heber valley, but at this particular point It hag Vsen dammed to raise the height of the stream so that an irrigation ditch can he supplied with the proper flow. Bight, the cone of one of the largest hot water pots in the district. Center, Mt. Timpano go rears Its nighty brow over the scene, acting as a guide for tourists Into the Provo canyon jhst ahead, as "depicted on the right. Layer upon layer of rock confronts the motorist on both sides of Prove canyon, as shown in the two bottom picture, These pictures, with sixteen other scenes, will be shown all the week, commencing July 31. upon the screen in the front window of The Tribune. Tfc r- - e sn ' - Mast- r Vl r 7, r Zf .4' ,.4ri& ft 12 - -- ' nl't vfv ;s V, i 4 & - t--- ,n W ywsv rA suoderock '' iAND PHOTOS ' ' ' ' ' 4 " RROVO RIVER MiirtojfwkL oetwon TRIBUNE-STA- FF ' "" ' s ? x . t V ,'s . x . f kcr ; Vf- v s. - v - t :iii w , , , i ivt $tM A , v b 2k' i - ' SCENE er and midway 4 ''VT H vwrr iw u.. HIGHWAY HEAR CHARLESTON s- H Utah Capital Borders Motorists Paradise There are scores of magnificent automobile drives within a hundred miles of Balt Lake, the Ilk of which are seldom equalled anywhere. The Variety of scenery found on these trips la both wide and beautiful One of the most popular of these journeys of a daj's duration is the trip from Salt Lake and return via parley's canyon. Park City, Heber. Hot Pots, Charleston, Provo canyon, Provo and the north and south paied state highway. There Is about Parley's canvon a majestic serenity that commands respect, yet a certain fondness that Is engendered only by a complete understanding of the gorge's limitations as to abruptness and Its void of the mysterious tinrevealed.. whether It he a piece of rocky road ahead or some other automotive bogev. From Balt Lake to the summit the highway Is In good shape, with a long, steady grade. Steeper grades confront the motorist on the other side of the mountains before reaching Park Cltv, where the highway gives way to a lesser cultivated road. , A few miles above Heber,' where the road enters the Provo rlier valley, farm scenes assume the preponderance, with the rear of the Wasatch mountains form-Inan Alpine background. Camping sites are In phundnnee along the river and the main highway teems with motor travel The busy little valley Indicates Its prosperity is not of a recent nature As it widens at the upper end, so does the valley narrow at the lower portion, and to the traveler, as the wide sweep closes behind, there arises that feeling of curiosity, for ahead the Provo canvon walls rise steep and rugged, bared for a mtMM0 g . i ,r LOWER. FALLS PROVO CANYON yl110iCI1G moment of fleeting glimpses and then obscured by a bend, with the river splashing onward completing the picture that nature completed only after centuries of endless toll. But first the Hot Pots, above Midway, just west of Heber, should be visited. hot water, There, highly mineralized bursting forth from the molten bowels of the earth, has erected to Its presence cones of porous substance that are visIn several inible from the countryside. stances the water Is being utilized for are bathing purposes, and the resorts highly popular. To return to that gorge through which the Provo river wends Its winding way, the mere mention of Its name is svnonymous with summer homes, that good fishing and rugged heights few dare scale. Towering Into the clouds on the north is Mt. Ttmpanogos, the loftiest peak In Utah, which harbors the only glacier in tbe state. And o on the motorist may go. A glance back over the trip will disclose that the tourist started the journey In a canyon whose Inspiration Is given In d hillsides with a bleak rocky projection here and there affording a change of landscape. The ascent U In gradual and the scenery Increases grandeur with every mile until the climax Is reached in the descent through the Provo river canyon. And then, the wonder of It all fades away as the sunlight bursts in all around and the canyon walla disappear on both ou are close to sides and you know Provo and the paved highway. The remainder of the trip is over a comparatively level country, where fast mileage soon brings one back to the gates of the capital city. Salt Lake. (okcAero Eight -- 700to'455' s Reduction , irv Price. Supreme among the ideas and ideals that have brought to realization the is engineering new Cole cAero-ElGH- T perfection. foliage-covere- Temperature, pressure, acceleration, resistance and balance are a few of the mechanical problems constantly being solved by Qole T engineers. Fleet comfort and assured duration of economical performance are fundamentally more significant to those conversant with motor car values than ' . 625 T 'Four Ninety gives you the opportunity to realize your desire for a complete, dependable automobile whose first cost and maintenance you can afford. CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY 157 South State Street Phone Wasatch 3343 Daughter ' Because she pleaded guilty to a charge of parking her automobile on Church street, Burlington, Vt , longer than the fifteen minutes permitted by traffic regulations, Judge H. B. Shaw of the local court fined his daughter, $1 and costs, amounting to Elizabeth, $8 03. - A court attendant said the was noticed later wrltlng a Judge check for the amount of the fine." 7 : Born The sturdy service and economy 'of the Stephous Salient Six becomes doubly attractive and valuable when vacation days lure you into mountain or country. Chttnld Sure and dependable, the Stephens seems actually to enter into the spirit of the occasion leveling the hills, shortening the distance, filling every with mile invigoration. breezy Roomy . comfort provides for both passengers and luggage. -- . UAA. To the Manner HE price of Chevrolet MiC The movement for tourtat travel er the Salt Canyon Mhay. which Fines Salierjt S14 For Eoonomicti Trnport&tion Guilty of Traffic Violation , Judge 465 South Main Street. Phone Wasatch 1569. Cole Motor Car Company. Indianapolis, $ Special to The Tribune. MANTI, July 24 fromotlnir STEPHENS CHEVROLET Southern Utah Counties Join Publicity Campaign the present reduction in price. fected a county organization. W. D. Uently of Mantl was elected president. At this meeting It was thought advisable to include the counties of the south. Accordingly another meeting was called at Mantl which representatives of the southern counties attended. President Bently and Dr. J L. Synde-gaar- d are In the south at the present time, conducting sn investigation of road conditions between here and Zion National park, with the purpose In view of city and county authorities Interesting in publishing an enlarged booklet. all-ye- ar 4 cAero-ElGH- GRADY MOTOR CO., originated in a meeting of the Mantl advertising committee, is fast developing Into a united southern state aim. The original purpose of the Mantl publicity organization was to secure the cooperation of officials In the towns of Sanpete county, to the end that a booklet be prepared of the best auto roads through the county and attention be called to points of scenic as well as commercial Interest. With this thought In mind, a meeting wae held at Ephraim. Representatives from all parts of the county met and per FuT-Nint- ly Touring Cat $625, o, 4. Flint, Mich X ) ) 0. 1 The price on aJl Stephens models has been sub- stantially reduced. . ' |