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Show MEN MM J IB OF IS Beautiful Mountain Crevasse t Forms Ideal Place as Sum- mer Resort. PURE AIR AND WATER ' : If Something New Reveals Itself With Each Additional f Exploration. i The road to happiness and contont- I ment is not always the longest dls- I tance between two points. This state- It ment Is made by common agreement H that truth lies In the maxim the best things are to be found at home. When T fancy turns to thoughts of plcasuro to be gained in an outing, the pictures of Ogden canyon, beautiful In the extreme, ex-treme, presents itself in the procession proces-sion of scenes that pass in review before be-fore the mind's eye. Not that thcro arc no other places of scenic beauty In Amerlca; the Rockies abound with them and each is of a distinctive type, offering, in principal, all the other has to display, and something , more. Ogden canyon Is just one of those scenic offerings to bo classified as a Wonder of the World. And it can be' (reached at a nominal cost. - The economic eco-nomic feature of an outing In tills 1 roofless mountain avenue overhung by the matchless blue of tho Utah sky at night and with its rich coloring color-ing of many hues and blends intensi-. fied by the sun in day is an especial :, attraction. And the fact something new perpetually reveals itself on each additional exploration creates an impelling im-pelling desire to , return for another period of relaxation from the daily turmoil of the business districts of Ogden. lacai as summer ncircai. The canyon is an ideal summer resort, re-sort, the statement being attested to ' by the fact that many families in the ' city maintain summer homes there, finding in the atmosphere of the high mountains on each side a recreative substance that enhances the beauty of living and creates within a feeling almost al-most sublime. To live in the atmosphere of Ogden Og-den canyon is but to be able to enjoy what persons residing in far away points pay well to see; for Ogden canyon can-yon is on all the tourist maps and , guides and descriptive " literature Is sued by the railroads and is adver-, adver-, i Used as one of the principal attrac-' attrac-' "tjons of the Jntermountain west in Union Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande literature. Transcontinental tourists find no greater pleasure than that given in a itrlp Into Ogden canyon, tho journey forming a delightful break in the long travel from either coast. To afford tourists the pleasure of this side trip, stop-over privileges are issued with railroad tickets. Through an adequate system of operation op-eration . no inconveniences are attached at-tached to tho canyon trip. Electric cars of the branch lines of the Ogden, Og-den, Logan & Idaho Railway company wait at tho Union station for the tourist tour-ist when he emerges into the street. ?? The railway hugs the tremendously : high wall3 of stone and earth, barren In spots and covered elsewhere with , evergeen trees and other tangled verdure ver-dure In summer, and following the course of the majestic Ogden river. The open cars canopied only to prevent pre-vent discomfort from the sun In the heat of the dav or nossiblo rain, nf- If 'ford an unobstructed view of this vast 0 mountain crevasse. 1 As tho electric cars race along, the , I mountains on either side unfold n . . themselves in a marvelous vista, fl which, because of its distinctively! I characteristic (beauty, impresses itself t. definitely on the camera of the eye. I. Bridal Veil Falls and The Narrows are two points in the mountain aper- 1 ture that stand out conspicuously. If Ample Hotel Accommodations. U For the tourist ample hotel ac- .1-, commodations have been provided in j the Hermitage ,a mountain hostelrv of rustic beauty in every detail. The hotel is operated under the management manage-ment of W. G-. Wilson, has all tho accommodations ac-commodations that a modern hotel in ;a metropolitan city affords and is an i : ideal place for spending the summer, ft Those who feeling the press of busl- Jj ness, can not manage to stay so long j find it a delightful place to spend a day or so and to get a trout and chicken dinner. Farther up tho canyon and a regular station on the electric railway, Is 'to be found beautiful Idlewlld, a resort j spectacular because of its location! i ;Here tho Idea of modern and wilder- 5 iiess are blended in perfect harmony. ( ' Resting peacefully on the north bank X of the river and against a dense : 4 growth of trees and shrubbery, the j resort appears as a natural picture in j Its leafy protectorate. Skilled ma- sonry is apparent in its composition of cobblestone and mortar. There is a modern finish to the floor of the main dining room, "'but the rustic beauty of the forest is preserved in the chairs, windows and roof. At night the resort is illuminated by electricity, suggesting an invitation to drop In for a dance or feast of trout and chicken. Idlewild, abandoned aban-doned several years ago as a summer resort, has been reclaimed and under the management of Wm. Soell it is constantly growing in popularity. 1 Just a short ways from Idlowllcl is to be found the Wilcox camp, a beautiful beau-tiful resort set back among the trees, and where trout and chicken feasts are served to satisfy the appetite of tourists and Utah citizens. In addition addi-tion to accommodating the visiting public calling at tho hotel, the owner, M. B. Wilcox, maintains a number of boats for rental purposes. For about three miles or more- the river isi navigable to row boats and tho exercise exer-cise derived from pulling the oars against the current, is one of the pleasures experienced in a trip of the klnfl.r Tho artesian wells, tho source of Ogden's pure water supply, to be found east of the Wilcox resort, have been described as one of tho marvels of the intermountain country. |
