| Show THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT Q recently we have observed io in several of our oin exchanges that read about as follows follow 64 the myth odthe great american desert has finally disappeared from contemporaneous history its last refuge f age was in the noble territory of montana but the rapid development ol of that region shows conclusively that there is no desert there on th the e contrary montana enthroned among the mountains like a 9 queen beckons this advancing pioneer and smiles a welcome to all naho who with industry and energy and aad honert purpose will demand from her the treasures which she has hidden for centuries iu in her bosom toe enchanted princess was has slept for many abear but abow the true prince the hardy american son of toll has come to jay uis his kiss upon her lips and bid her mamento waken to the lealiea tion of a anew new life and a new hope the foregoing in substance first appeared in tat ta san francisco chronicle and makes make very svery pleasant reading but uh unfortunately fortunately it conflicts forcibly with some very lik hard rd facts that eliise banquot ghost will not dowiel down if the I 1 hardy american america B son of bf toil I 1 is still anxious to kiss the enchanted lips of the desert referred to and wake it up to new life by taking a bee laire west from salt lake bake city he can strike a portion of it embracing square miles of sand to say nothing of large reas areas of the same nature furtner further south it is freely admitted that the waste places are being rapidly reclaimed but as thousands of travelers can testify it will take sevea several yea years rs of very vigorous kissing to wipe out the last vestige of the american D desert esert |
