The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-07-19
From Utah.
A Day or Two Among the Oquirrh Mountains
To the Editors of the Standard:

To the Editors of the Standard:
July 4, 1888.
A few Gentiles live in this Anti GENTLE country,
Tooele and of course they gladly welcome addi-
tIon to their number. The most of them are free
thinkers, ndels choose to style themselves, but
all frontiersmen, they have hearts the world
and their hospitality knows no bounds, because,
really, 1t has none.
Our city-every Mormon town is a city-is at the
mouth of two canyons of the Oquirrh Mountains
Settlement and Middle from them the supply
of water is had that makes Tooele makes Tooele
for if 1t not for the water from these mountain
streams there would be no town.
Some few people live in these canyons but their
number is very SMALL the mountains slope very
precipitously each side down their bases leav
ing room for farm. Up in Settlement Canyon,
lives family or two, who are very friendly, and
few days before the Fourth, one of them came down
and invited up to spend the day with them. The
Mormons-young people-ceebrate that day too, to
some extent; but as they and the Gentfles mix no
more than grease and water, we thought we would
accept their invitation The day came with fine
cool breeze from the mountains, and we went. They
had surprise prepared for u.s. although it nearly
cost the life of horse to it, yet it was only
ice cream; but how it came being costly
in this way: On the day before, he took one Of
his horses and went to peak above, to get some
snow to make the cream with, and the place
steep and that after he had the all pack
ed the horses started and rolled part of down the
mountain side. We enjoyed the treat though, being
for the first time in lives permitted to eat ice
cream frozen with wild, uncaged, out-ofdoors pure
snow, within few miles, and in sight of u.s. in mid
summer. We came home in the evening" feeling
much better for our revelry in the pure mountain
air, but when reached the city, the place full
of drunken wretches, galloping up and down street
two horse, cursing and swearing. There is not
saloon in town. inside the corporation but there is
just about four feet outside and run by Mormon.
At night the young folks had ball. Dancing is one
of their religious ceremonies. They open with pray
er, example which the young people in Jackson
might copy to an advantage.
July 5, 1888.
This morning, the gentleman referred to in yester-
days writing took and part of his own family up
to the head of Settlement Canyon, which place we
reached by about eleven O'Clock. Our host, Mr..
Miller, wished to visit a mine up on the mountain
side after ate our lunch we left Dur wives and
the children in camp, while started up the gulch.
The mine is upon the side of the mountain and those
of you who have climbed mountains know how de-
cefving they are; so, when we had gotten up the
gulch, quite long distance, the mine above
u.s. apparently the mountain top. We zfg-zagged
way to the mine, after climbing what appeared
to me eight ten times the distance, when upon
looking down from that great ~ height behold you,
yet hardly out of the bottom of the gulch;
and upon looking up toward the top, why, we had
not yet than fairly started. The mine bears
lead, silver and gold: after gathering specimens
started upward. We passed some other mines in
any accustomed only to iron and coal mines.
The product is mainly galena-lead ore-and is all
sacked in little bags holding perhaps about half
a bushel In measure.
Upward we mount, the smaller peaks sinking below
u.s. horizon extending, and contrary to natural
expectation the top the peak gradually appearing
to get further away rigidly remaining the same
distance away proudly lifting its head above as If
scorning approach, for you know that when one
begins the of mountain he is instantly trans
int 81 mi q Deak two three
miles high can be at glance and because there
is nothing different it with which to compare 1t,
it appears but few hundred feet high, at most but
when you traverse the steep rocky side to that
posed short distance and see that you have hardly
than started, then you begin to feel your little
them from the foot. looked mere shrubs;
onward, climbing lodges of rocks, passing over
of not less than ten feet deep, and on,
slowly and wearily until at last gain the topmost
ledge of rocks, while the whole country-towns,
rivers lakes. plains, hills and mountains, has sunk
and lies silent below Solitude portentous but
calm. Mott sound can be heard save the roaring of
the wind among the pines at the foot of the mighty
precipice far beneath. oh for to describe the
scene before me! On the north fronting us is lake
reaching out of sight the heaving horizon: at
our feet between the lake sleeps beautiful
little village, and from this eagle's eyry
truly an oasis. To left rising in the distance
are the Onaqui mountains, whose tops are circled
with the of centuries, while intervening is
large plain. To right is Salt Lake City, thirty
five miles away: the Jordan River and valley: the
main range of the Wahsateh mountains. We can also
where left the wagon and our families, but so
away they that even the wagon or horses can
not be distinguished. We have stayed long enough,
and reluctantly taking the last look, leave the
chanted place, and start our long descent We
reach the wagon, lunch again, and start home,
feeling that we have proftably spent the day.
I'D. GILLIAN,