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Show MOSQUITO BITES MORE PLENTIFUL THAN FISH AT'SHADY REST" At the kindly and generous invitation of Mr. W. E. Collins, former owner of the "Diamond" the writer was permitted to investigate in-vestigate camping and fishing possibilities on the Provo River this week. Leaving Bingham in his big Packard with Albert Newman at the wheel we were ' soon wending our way down the canyon taking the Lark road, turning to the left, leaving the little berg of Lark ' with the Bingham Mines Property and the Old Ohio Copper Mill we soon passed the settlement of Fort Herriman, reaching Riverton, River-ton, a prosperous community where a new bank is being built. On reaching Buffdale we turned turn-ed to our left, crossed the Jordan Jor-dan river, noted for its cat-fishing in that community and passed the Crystal Hot Springs which are patronized during the week-ends by numbers of Salt Lakers. Arriving at the top of the 'frilL from the Resort we strike, ."'the paved highway where unsighly advertising bill boards are conspicuous until we reach Lehi, continuing on our way American Fork, with its noted cave and canyon is passed pass-ed and we arrive at Pleasant Grove, where on Strawberry Day (a few days prior) about 15,000 persons congregated to celebrate the event, which is getting more popular every year Orem is as far as we went on the paved road and our course was eliviated and we headed for the mountains leaving leav-ing Mount Timpanagos, 12,000 feet high with its glacier to our left we arrive at the entrance to Provo Canyon, where the Utah Power & Lght "Company are operating a generating plant, from there we begin climbing stiff grades with narrow nar-row roads and meeting large bands of sheep, which were being be-ing driven from the valleys to the mountains for summer grazing, it was difficult to navigate nav-igate as quickly as one would wish. Continuing our climb we passed tents and cabins of all kinds, still unoccupied, but waiting the arrival of their owners or tennants who probably prob-ably had not been near them after the snow began to fly, From the car with the little lit-tle railroad wending its way through the canyon, whose terminus ter-minus is Heber, the scene is one of picturesque beauty. Finally Fin-ally s we get out of the canyon and reach the little town of Charleston with a population of about 300 persons, with a branch of the Clover Leaf dairy near the depot from where milk is shipped daily to its main dairy after being put through stearlizing machines. Most of this community devote their energies to the dairy business, and have wonderful grazing possibilities for much larger herds of milch cows than now are seen. About one mile from Charles-to Charles-to we airive at little Bingham on the Provo where several Bingham people have erected cabins where they can enjoy themselves during the summer months. Mr. Collin's cabin was located under some beautiful cottonwoods and with a hearty greeting from the door of "Cosy Nest" by Si Jone3 we soon had our feet under the table and did justice to the excellent repast of Trout, yes fried trout, a real trout supper that would have made President Harding envious, en-vious, and Si knows how to cook. After a little talk and smoke we were soon wrapped in the arms of Morpheus, assisted as-sisted with an excellent feather bed we slept until the savory smell of bacon and eggs compelled com-pelled us to arouse. On account f the river beginning to lower, fishermen said, was the reason fish were so difficult to be enticed en-ticed to the choice vians the fishermen had on their fishing lmes to tempt them with. Many of the parties left without securing se-curing even one fish. Mosquitoes Mosqui-toes domineered over the party every time they gat on the river riv-er banks, also on the camping grounds their presence , was sometimes felt. Intending visitors visi-tors whose blood is , sweet to these little pests are advised to consult the manager of the Schramm-Johnson Drug Store as to an oil which is repulsive to them before making the trip. During our stay the big Packard was utilized on several sever-al occasions and we were permitted per-mitted to visit the towns of Midway, near the famous hot pots of that district also the thriving town of Heber, whose residents are chiefly engaged in the sheep raising business. The town has some excellent stores and from the size of the county jail which is located here the people must be a law-abiding law-abiding bunch of citizens it would be hard to surpass. G. R. , |