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Show I U. P. I'ASSEXGERS EXJOY THE NOVEL DIVERSION Utah's Dixieland was i:nh' ; ly invaded last Saturday by 118 passengers of the Union Pacific railroad, rail-road, ticketed from Los Angeles to distant eastern points. The party, whose Journey by rail was interrupted by flood conditions, was taken from Pullman cars at Moapa, Nevada, and detoured overland over-land a distance of 152 miles to Cedar Ce-dar City, Utah, where another not of Pullman cars awaited, and the passengers pas-sengers assigner to berths and accommodations ac-commodations Identical with those left at Moapa. A lady who has traveled, extensively, extensive-ly, who seemed to speak for the party, made this statement: "In many trips across the continent conti-nent I have met with several embarrassing embar-rassing delays due to inscrutlble action ac-tion of the elements. But this Is a detour in which comfort Is combined with pleasure and instruction. Just imagine; away out In the Nevadn sands only n few miles from Death valley, a halt lo the train occurred while we were still In slumber. "Early morning anxiety molted away when we were Informed that ' ' autos were coming to our rollof. Think of our speculation on tho many and miscellaneous typo of countryside machines which couI be assembled to convey nearly one hundred and twenty-five passengers with their baggage. Of course, In an emergency of this kind, no ono would think of contending for choice so we each hoped there would be accommodations ac-commodations for us all and secretly secret-ly wondered which might fare the I.m st or worst. "Breakfast scarcely over, wheii there appeared a caravan, It seamed a mile long. It approached In mill-la. mill-la. y precision like a train of Fodor-al Fodor-al troops. "It was a train of 14 huwiea of the 1,'tah Par!.., Co. and they could not I look more alike nor could thuy bo mere skillfully handled. Passengers land baggage transferred without con-i con-i fir ion and we headed caHt and out I. if the dreary hills of Nevada, j "No one need be told when reached Dixie land and looked, down iupon the Rio Virgin valley; no moru peaceful scene rests under the nun; ! the countenances of the peoplo we met. seemed to blend with th contentment con-tentment which prevailed. "Soon we saw the white spires of St. ; orte t'-niple with Its background back-ground of red cliffs and green nur-lae nur-lae foliage. This panoramic view Is the n.ore enchanting when ono rldeB aoi;i; in fojrli a sense of confidence and security, ' "'i a'jly (.paced were th can In the evpe.l i' ion, that, no Ineejivenlcn'rt) in f- It in the serving of lunch to no ! w: a party ot St. George. "T e ride through Washington eo-inty with the (-r'ii' I'lne Valley ! mountains to th left and Hurricane Fault to rii'ht, v.-i;h occasional shafts ef wijee Immense crag In the distance w; s a tr'-at, and the thrill ot a rl'"e throuth that gorce. ti the center of i w.j'li'ce et.iiiiire of cuts was one le ver te he f'tcpatf ' n. "T ina!'- ef the detour at Kaculynte i 'ontlnued on last pag) U. P. PASSENGERS (continued fro page 1) Hotel was one of charm. It was fui. to see the radiant faces of the girls and men as they entered the hotel and Eaw and fell the warmth of the great lug vre iu the hearth, which itself it-self seemed to bid welcome. The most repeated ejaculation of th8 young folks, was, "Oh! Boy!" "Everyone acknowledged the efficient effi-cient resourcefulness of the Utah division di-vision of the Union Pacific railroad, and the hospitality of its men ana everyone vowed that he or she would return to southern Utah on purpose. Eyrnes Washington Co. News. |