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Show I J '"J" THE CANYON T TUV. RROW8 Ogden Canyon As Seen by Railroad Writer I Where Tourists Can Find Nature in All Grandeur and Where Spring and Summer Are Most Delightful Seasons of the Year New York Artist Has Painted Six Large Pictures of the Gorge Woodland, Stream, Mountain and Valley Combined With Hip approach of sprinc many i Ej begin io liRiiro and discuss their com-HI com-HI inc BUmmer vacation and almost all I who take an annual trip awa) from B the city m h k " up their minds '"'i Ri ceniing their journey early in the I I Bpring For tbal reason II hns hern siiRgested that tho following descrlp-i descrlp-i tion of Opden canyon as printed in a railroad folder be clipped out and sent to friends or relatives living out p.de tho Btate The benefits that would flow therefrom would bp man.. I The distant reader might deeide to I visit the canyon and, in addition. Og-I Og-I den would demo much favorable pub-I pub-I licity I "It is ono of tho most unexperted I things about the Wasatch mountains, I their great diversity of scenery No I two are aliK- Take, for Instance, the complementary effect of Echo, with I its bare, gaunt rocks, its stertile sub-p sub-p limity. as contrasted with the masses H ot foliage that line the stream and I clothe the precipitous sides of Weber I and the force of this remark will he realized. And this will be found the ca6o with all the canyons of the Wasatch: Wa-satch: each has some dominant chat-acteristic chat-acteristic that gives it individuality. Either it is the nature of foliage, the coloring of rocks, the nature of us streams, or something that leaves a decided impression different from the I one last received In this respe't , I den canyon is not a whll behind its neighbors; u stands apart and asserts as-serts Itself It Is Ogden canyon and no other canyon Ogden canyon, with a set of s enes contributing an to pie share to that volume of scenii impressions written upon the mind of the traveler who uses his powers ol observation during : trip over the Union Pacific, the great transcontinental transconti-nental Hni "Proper!) we ought to Include the Ogdeu river In our description, even 9 1 :.lter it leaves the mouth of the can I yon, for U will remain in the memory I I as a part of the canyon scenery the J river, the child of the canyon If one t is desirous of seeing a number of most beautiful combinations of valley, stream and mountain, let him spend a few hours in wandering along the banks of Ogden river. The woodland streams of the east, no doubt, are as attractive in themselves, but where Is one with such a magnificent pano rama of beetling heights showing o. r the trectops and between the trunk"?, to lend It additional beauty and to stamp it with the elements of grandeur grand-eur as well as those of grace? "This Ogden stream is not to be surpassed sur-passed in picturesnueness An artist might find there a whole summer's Sketching. It combines the charm of the eastern forest stream with that of the mountain torrent Passing along alternately in glassy reaches, or murmuring among the boulders, its every turn is an attractive picture Everyone, even, the most prosaic man or woman must stop to admire as does the artist "A noted American painter (who has his study in New York city) has painted six large pictures from the locality and not one of the sketches WAS made from a spot more than fif teen minutes' walk from the Union Pacific railroad depot. "A beautiful boulevard leads from the city of Ogden through an opening in the mountains to the east This opening connects the valley of the Great Salt Lake with the Alpine mesa. 15 miles distant, and is an outlet out-let for the swift river from which Ogden derives its name. "The boulevard, hugging the mountain moun-tain side along the Ogden river as it does, is one of the most delightful automobile au-tomobile drives In the W Bl 'Electric cars leave the Union depot de-pot every Jo minutes for this unrivaled unrival-ed majestic seen, r. During the summer seasons. Ogden Og-den canyon might well be termed Tented City.' Visitors flock here from rll nmrtcrs of the country, seeking seek-ing the cool mountain retreats, where camping, fishing, boating and other outdoor amusements may be found. Nicely furnished tent cottages may be rented by the week, month or sen Bon .u reasonable rates The hotels furnish every luxury and the magnificent magnifi-cent cafes are famed the country over for their trout and chicken dinners "The entrance of Ogden canyon, or mouth,' as it is called in the western parlance, is plainly seen from the de pot, vvith the cliffs beyond that excite the admiration of all tourists Three miles from the town just before entering en-tering between the rocky heights, we cross oer a slight rise in the road, and gel that much vaunted bench view of which all Ogdenites are so proud. It la a striking scene and per haps the most extensive and diverse piece of landscape to be seen on the entire trip across the continent, lo j go into detail would be tedious, The first point of Interest In the canyon is The Narrows, and these extend for about two miles up. There must have been a terrible commotion I in this part of the Wasatch at some time, the rock strata is tilted, c urved and twisted in all conceivable shapes. The stream comes roaring down over the fallen masses, and on stormy days When the clouds .ce caught on (he ragged mountain peaks bove. it is a scene of startling wildness At the top of the Narrows there is an old saw mill, adding much to the picturesqueness of the place and. from the hillside above, a glimpse of the lake with its shining levels may be caught between the dark frowning walls "From the Narrows for at least ten miles, there is a constant change in I the scenery, partly rural, partly wild Wheeler's creek, the North Fork and I other places of Interest are passed "Bight miles from the mouth as the canyon opens out into a vallev in 1 which arc situated the typical little .Mormon settlements of Eden anil Huntsville Above this the canyon again forms and Is known as the up- I Pr South Fork. All through this part ; there aro cattle and horse ranches and It will be noticed that oats of the .t tinest quality are raised in these high mountain localities" |