Show v o German Magazine Comments on Utah The fact that the University is to have a mountain laboratory in connection connection connection con con- with the summer work worl of the School of Medicine has attracted international international international in in- attention is evidenced by bythe bythe bythe the following clipping from the Inter Inter- nation nationale ale Revue der Hydro- Hydro I and The University of Utah in connection connection connection con con- with its summer school plans to begin the c establishment of a mountain laboratory for biological biological biological bi bi- work This will be done by transferring the work in Zoology Zoology Zoology Zool Zool- ogy and Botany to mountain headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters during the last three weeks of the term 1914 June 26 to July 17 The location chosen is but thirty miles from Salt Lake City approximately half of which distance will by that time be covered by trolley the remainder by auto stage Silver slIver Silver Sil slI- Sil- Sil ver Lake at the head of a beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- canyon at an altitude of 8 8 feet will be the site of the camp Here in a setting of rugged peaks lie several everal small gems of mountain lakes and a beautiful little mountain valley in which rise from innumerable sources the headwaters of Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton- Cotton wood creek a typical mountain stream Six of these lakes lakes all all easy of access from camp camp lie lie considerably above the feet contour line one line one at feet No one is large in area but t their leir depths are not yet known Work will be offered in plant morphology ogy and taxonomy or in plant ecology ecology ecology ec ec- ec- ec and in animal ecology In connection with the latter course it is planned to begin ogle Investigations of the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain lakes Under the proposed plan a wide variety of conditions on Page 3 GERMAN MAGAZINE COMMENTS ON UTAH from page 1 will receive attention in ecology ranging from the moun mountain ain peaks at nearly feet to the valley near the University at feet the latter with warm and hot springs sulphurous alkaline brackish and fresh waters desert desert desert des des- ert and the Great Salt Lake it it- it self Persons desiring further information information information mation for 1915 m may may y with Dr Chas T. T Vorhies University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah |