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Show Filly Boys Asce((T Ml, Tlmpanoogas On Wednesday, August 13th. tho Hoy's Agricultural Club, under tho direction di-rection of Messrs Murk Greouu and Thorn. Hroadbont, planned n canyon trip which will foiever remain historical his-torical In the niomoilos of tho boys who ascended tho mighty peak of world famo. Tho boy's outing began at 4 a. m., when all tho boys intt at the City j Hall ready to leno for Amerlcnu Fork canyon. So zealous wuio tho Jioys about their anticipated pleasures that soincono rang tho boll, calling some of tho slumbering follows, telling tell-ing them that It was tlmo to leave. Tho cnll was rnthor deceptive, when within n few seconds, tho members of tho flro department, together with n number of town folk, answered the call thinking of course there wns o lire. Soon nil wore back to bed slumbering slum-bering while the boys were on their I way to tho can on At daylight the rugged ennyon presented pre-sented velws that could bo found In no other spot In the world, with such splendor and grandeur Soon the canyon can-yon of the South Fork was reached, w hero the three tennis weio feed and wiiere the boys prepared breakfast . ,- ' , i II was a sight never1 to be, forgotten to tho looker-on, In seeing tqn llres iver which tho boy rookflverri cooking cook-ing their ham, bacon, eggs, potntooi, corn mid tomatoes. . After breakfast was over and camp rlenni'd tho boys prep red a luilch for their mountain meal. Sfoon they were seen wending their way up the ilKl-lK trail, through groves of quaking quak-ing asps, over tho roll off nnd up Bear canyon, continually crossing n stream )t Ice cold water fed from the snows above , ' At noon the big snow banks below tho cllfts of the pe k wero reached. Here the hoys eat lunrti nnd rested for tho wtcep climb that was yet to come Again they ascended, soon reaching the beautiful fnlls below tho summit U 3 p. m. they were on the point ol tin- second highest peak In Utah, out of the highest In the world, vclwlnf n sight that could not bo excelled b) nil nature. A perfect panorama of the country could be seen for miles The city blocks of Salt Lako City npbrr and all I'tah county -towni showed very distinct. The descent wns made readily, nnd as the sun was about to dip undei he western mountain, camp waf reached Here supper was .cooked after which the tired, the happy boy were son on their homewnid Journey f aching their destination at 10 p.'m 'Cveryono saying that It was the best day (hey had ever spent. ! The educational featuros of tho trip ! wero- 1st The study of Irrigation mud drainage of the valleys, 2nd The study of rock formation, erosion. faults, foldings, glaclors, rivers nnd lakes 3rd Tho study of tho form by vlrture of Its location. |
