The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-15

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Dc the odometer fol distances, " I'll.
lows; from Prest Young's residence
70 the mill 6.159 miles; to the head ii
the creek west ot the 1Summit,' y S.557
miles; to the g Sammit, = 1o.04O mics,
% our camp II. O21 miles,
Onascending the rnountain,abou three
miles above the mill, our attention was
called, and, on turning around, the mos,
beautiful landscape that We have evel
Ebeheld, was open to our view. The
mountains, thrownup according to al
the capricious, yet most bewitching fan
cies Of nature, were adorned by the
most beautiful tints Of her own paint
ing. From the dark pine, whose colors
defy seasons, betokening life and i'm
mortality, shooting up stately and I'M
bendingly towards the skies, from the
grey barren rock, down to the fading,
failing, yellow leaves of the quaking-
asp, reminding Is Of approaching death
and dissolution, there was found indeed
an interesting, thoughtsengaging var
iety And away beyond, apparently
within q half hours gallop, Yet some
thirty miles %, looking along through
the mountain georges, the waters Of tho.
Great Salt Lake were in sight, eds
tinct yet distant. And the islands of
the lake, ''black but conely, Z formed 1
background to the whole. We wish We
could have but peneilled the scene, tired
and hungry as we were (for in our
hurry not being naturally devoted to
sunrise breakfasts, VIC had only drunk
one cup of cofee) we would have sat
down il the shade of d fir-tree and done
our best to sketch the affair. Our
artistic friends, come win a day and
try your hands.
On jumping out Of our carriage We !
we're kindly invited to partake of the 1
hospitality of President Young during
'rIr tour; and in q very short time, ere
ret the carriage axles were cooled, We
&c down and did ample justice to as
me. q fit-out for the inner man as the
Virginia Of st, Louis could furnish
"a fter dinner, OF rather breakfas 10 4
3, President Young, on horseback
accompanied BY Presidents Kimball
nd Wells and q few Others, rode to I
ne actual summit, about two miles
rom camp, and had the pleasure Of d II,
'eep at the East Weber, Parley's Park,
md an extensive plot of the wild wide /,
forld. Il
ne evening was spent happily and
eaceably The violin and flute sent
heir echoes far away among the Pine Il
royes and hidden caves; and the sum- Il
ions to sleep was the still small heart
elt voice Of prayer and praise; III
t'For the strong B ~ Inc hi 1--WE thank Thee /
Our God, our fathers Godi.,,, ....5=. s !
Returning, We reached home On j
Wednesday at 1 pm. The road, on f
hitch President Young has expended
amy thousand dollars, was most ex-
client. So much 50 that, including a /
lumber Of stoppages, the return trip {
'as made from the mill in d little over )
orty minutes. I. h. =:>: .s... 3
Oh! i was q pleasant trip. To b.. q
nee again in the wild hills, beyond the i
opnd OF the oaths and ribalary Of i
retended civilization. So intense had j
eeeme our disgust at the brutality Of ]
ian, Of late, in our streets, that the I !,
ear Whistled close by with iinpunity, Ii
o. tempted the rife from our camp; 4,
nd the squirrels in abundance PLAYED :
the branches around Us like cid :
llaily pets, i. ..t "
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