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Show I New Utah Geography. I Professor Marcus Jones of this city has, .villi much care and vast labor, prepared a I upplementary volume for Utah of Farr and H WcMurray's Geographies, a neat volume of H 130 pages. The authorship of the book is I n itself a high letter of credit for the book m or the integrity, ability and faithfulness of H Professor Jones are recognized everywhere. The geography is original and most M omprehensive, presenting three most im- )ortant attributes, namely, truthfulness, re-H re-H lucing to the smallest compass a vast array f facts and finally presenting them in a form which the student can easily grasp tnd hold. H The origin of the land is described, the hanges that have come, and fixes them in H "he mind by original maps and illustrations. Then it passes to the present natural fea-H fea-H urea of the State, then the climate and life. Then the agriculture, settlement and gov- n-nment of the State are depicted. No oth- r Man in or out of Utah could have con- M lensed so many important facts in so small H space. ' H The geology and physical features of he State are given in words and splendidly napped and illustrated. Then the mineral esources and their origin are given. This B s simplified and tabulated to make it clear :o the people. The mining camps are de- cribed. A description of the past and pres-H pres-H nt of our great inland sea is given. Agri culture, irrigation and grazing are all dealt vitli. The educational conditions are per-ectly per-ectly described. At the close is a careful ummary of the whole. The book should De called a general encyclopedia rather than geography, reduced to school form, simple mough for any child to understand, deep nough to satisfy the most pomprehensive nind. Whatever the result of "The Battle of he Books," this Utah geography should be secured for use.in all the schools. |