The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-20

rne oramd Mountains Overnans'"s
SAT- lake valley --Pecuii"rsste
Of the Climate.
tchicsso 1imes.l
the CsNrILE CITY.

whichever atlifernttob ~ thc WV'S 1870
n,ous. Is not duly known nor appreciated
sby non residents. To tourists 10 seaicn vi
nesI,h. or wealth. or amusement, it proves
. n,raiise. High up here. 1000 feet above
the sea..eyel, the pure air so inyigoTates
one that no drowsy balm from poppy now-
crs Is required TO induce sweet sleep. no
eouSc cordlals to produce an appetite. Ihe
little city Of Ogden, tying forty miles west
~ that magnificent pass In Weber G. n)n
known rs the Devils Gate, IL walled
IN on two sides by the Wasatch noun
faius. whose towering peaks, whether
golden in the sunrise, rosy-lilsc IN The SUM-
Scf. hung with wild roses, capped with
SHOWS, or crowned with stars, are equally
grand and beautiful. Under The frown OF
the mountains the quaint streets, with low
rooted. Swiss.looking houses built OF ADOBE,
wood, bricg, or stone; the yards IN many
cxsss fenced With woven Willows by Inc
scandinavian residents; the broad plank
waits bordered by irrigatipg bitches might
NOT. az first sight, impress stranger very
faycrably. After inbsling The tonic breeZes
for = day or two he is ready to enjoy any
thing. IL only the toads hopping from flower
60 dower on irrigating days; YES, he can
even appreciate these despised things and
s,onc TO think them jewel-crowncd, and
utmost as pretty as the butterflies and hum.
miug-birds away east in bis m0ther's flow.
cr-beds. The alkali dust becomes 10 him,
IS he shifts II, equal 10 The Dew-mown hay
81 ais native meadows; equal, at least, in its
snetze-produciug qualities. The lucerne
Borders that edge the street paths with
coarse leaves and purple blossoms compare
very favorably in bis eyes with the dewy
clover at home. But this he will find
ADEwLEss COUNTRY,
.xxbere fair maidens can wear their dai3tily-
SEARCHED musiins on moonlight walk with
~out fear OF their becoming limp, and the
country lass cross fields TO milk her cows,
mornings and evenings, without losing the
4" body" from her calico gown. Splendid
climate this for crimps! Yes, and for sage
brush, cactus and scrub-osk, which form a
pretty patchwork Of green upon the golden
ground of suDflowers which paint the
Utah valleys as far as the eye can reach.
Flaming wild boneysuckles, pink column
bines, wsxy flowers with pinkish centres
a. beautiful as the trailing arbuis are wait
ing for as beautiful q name. These and deli
cate wild roses pee from the roadside to re-
mind us OF gardens far away, MiguOnette
aud pinks, those sweet reminders OF olden
tines, the seeds once sown, need no TURNER
cultivation, but run not ever after. almost
~iId. One must note the pecularlties OF
this country as they are observed IN 0rder
TO remember them. Not the least is the eX-
.csssiye dryness OF the summers. This pre-.
vents many insects from annoying us here.
witch, in mOisier cii!3ates, prove so trou-
1iesome. Children may turn up great
stones and bits of wood without finding
those ugly worms and bugs that abound in
the fostering dampness Of the East. Spi.
.sieIe are few, though report came this week
of n tafantula beng found In ore OF tie
-enountain lodges. Even poor, desplsed FISH,
frg.worms are sought In yai0 by eastern
boys for bait. We learned from All old
Mormon resident, however, that an
gting-worms have recently been imported
In tin-boxes from the States, planted, and
irrigated, to he used as q remedy against
Rheumatism; the oil OF the decayed worm,
us,d as an outward application, being con-
sidsred by some Of the saints as SPECIFIC.
Rheumatism is not exactly an article OF com
raeIce out here. but amounts to gresl deal
during the year. Old and young, rlcb and
moor. groau and hobble With "Theumatics,"
in Mormon parIance. The saints themselves
must admit that the exercising laying on OF
hands Will not avail 20 quell this stubborn
eject OF the climate. Even their crafty
Segerdemain Us futile.
But for every i'll there is balm; so here,
right ut our very door, we have cure. Hot
Springs,
BATHING RESORT
eight miles from Ogden. on the Utah North
err road. Is the resort OF all the rheumatic
paiients in this part of the country. The
waters pour from the mountain sides hot
enough to break glass. salt enough TO pickle
9Th. with sufficient iron TO the gallon 10
make good.sized nail. Patients who
bathe ia the water go in rigid 9s cadaVers
and come out Timber as eels. Inc Time III
fhp Springs is passed in watching the wry
faces OF newcomers who attempt 10 dfinh
the water, enjoying the venisol ana wlid
duck. watcinug the sun sink upon his Ded
ef eeagieen gold. and violet clouds that
drop into the silver line o; the horiZon-Salt
Lake In the distance; inbaling the odors OF
salt and iron, listening TO the symphonious
Duslc of the Chinese cooks guitar, and dis
cussing rheumatism IN all Its phases. In a
few DAYS the rheumatic lays down his
,crutches, takes up his cIrpet-sack, and
walks. III the tourist is so fortunate as 10
Niipess storm from the Hot Springs Hotel
the sight atone will repay bin for the trip.
The cyiHa mountains towering above the
clouds. the magnificent rainbow resting us
ends upoD adj 1crDt mouDtain'i0ps, Inc
xtai m. capped peaks in the distance, and the
steetblue mirror beyond, form picture in
imitaLle by mortal brush.
Life In these mountains-eyen domestic
aife-ditfe,s ~ much from that in the East
~ the mountains differ from the plains.
With us the East begins aud the West ter
inmates at Omaha. The dwelling houses OF
Utaa are OF pt GUITAR architecture, many be-
fog built contrary to the general principle
tbst one roof Is never big enough TO cover
two families. II Is said the number OF
wives a SAINT has may be coniectured by the
number Of doors across the broad fronts Of
the one storied houses. Saints and GentiIes
alike can be married III Utah without the
Ncxpense OF a msrriage-iicense, but each
wife costs the former a new II ont door. Our
ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS
arc primi,ively simple. The houses are
small, built In the cheapest style; plastered
and papered, TO be sure, but minus man.
tets, CRATES, shutters, or cisterns. These
are supplied by brackets, base-aurDers, and
wire-nets. Cellars are dispensed with al
most entirely, where butter, eggs, and meats
wiii keep indefinitely IN the dry, pure air.
Cisierns would be useless in these Mormon
towns, where we never remember TO
hsve seen a joint Of transporting or an
esyes-trou2h. Street bitches supply soft
waller from The mountains during the sum-
user and autumn months. Men are employ.
ed, called /" water.masters. to equalIze tie
sstpiy 10 families once week, and the
day our quota flows through the yard
Is eaiied irrigation-dsy." To one COM
1ue from country where the rain falls
on the lust and the unjust, the most
striking REGULARITY OF Utah Is the irri.
cation process. Water! wafer! Is the cry.
~ a. f.s.fn IN A a