Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-06
UTAH'S ATTRACTIONS.
A Paradise for Tourists and Pleasure.
Seekers.
The Many Advantages Possessed by
Our Territory.
What May be Seen Within Two Days
Drive of This City.

There is TO be found in Crofutt's recent
" published Directory OF Salt Lake Citya
suggestion worthy OF notice. 1t is in refer
ence to Utah as a summer resort. The
suggestion OF tour system to certain
points is good idea, and the personal
hint thrown out to Mr.. John Beck in re-.
lation to bringing the waters of his springs
to this city is one that Mr.. Beck might
give some consideration.
Utah, as an outing country in the
summer time, is unexcelled in America /;
the surrounding States and Territories are
not so attractive by long way. The
climate, scenery, lakes, bathing places,
fishing, hunting, cost of living and travel
ing, and the easy access to all desirable
points, are each and severally most favor
able for those in quest of summer resorts.
Our canyons and mountains are
GRAND WORKS OF NATURE,
And ride to and about them is doubly
worth the expense and trouble it will
cost. Utah lakes are numerous and
beautiful, and those that are situated in
the mountains are picturesque beyond de-
scription. There is one OF these most
beautiful bodies of water located partly in
Utah and partly in Idaho. II is Bear
lake, and it is one OF the prettiest lakes
in the West. 1t abounds in fish, and
during the summer months is excellent
for bathing and boating. 1t is situated
in small valley which it almost entire
iy takes up. On the east and west sides
of the lake there is just room enough for
a wagon-road, with here and there on
the west side small land projection
into the water, and upon which are stu
ated the beautiful little Mormon towns.
Bloomington, Fish Haven, Garden City
and Dingle Dell are four of the prettiest
among those that line the shore. Then
there are the Cottonwood lakes, within q.
days ride from this city. They also are
full of fish, and are very excellent pleas
ure resorts. Within two hours ride from
them an excursionist could reach the
Park or Alta, in which places great mines
can be seen. Within three or four hours
ride from this city the famous
AMERICAN FORK CANYON
Can be reached. This canyon and its
wonderful scenery are better known than
perhaps any other in Utah, unless it he
Weber Canyon.
Ii a longer trip would be desirable, the
eastern and southern parts of Utah might
be penetrated. A trip "down south"
would be one of the most interesting,
healthy and curiosity feasting to Eastern
people OF any they could take They
would continually be passing through
nl
would have a chance to see the habits
and customs OF "this peculiar people, -
who live, not like any other people, but
whose habits, manners, and methods of
pursuing their daily labors are so vastly
different from the rural people in the
States On the way Fish Lake in Rabbit
Valley could be visited This is a grand
country, one OF the finest in Utah for a
summer outing. The lake is said to be
the highest in Utah. 1t is the source OF
THE DIRTY DEVIL RIVER,
And lays west only few miles from a
mountain upon which there are 1000
| small lakes. Passing on south the trip
could be extended up the Sewer river 10
Panguich. From here the Panguich lake
/ is only about twenty miles distant. This
!
| in Utah. The place has been visited by
thousands during the summers of the last
few years. Twenty miles farther west
and down PERCEPTIONS and picturesque
mountain is the somewhat notorious
Cedar City, and short distance south OF
which place are the famous
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS,
where now sleeps the leader of that fear
| full massacre, John ID. Lee Still farther
south, across the rim of the basin, is to
! be found the land OF Dixie, through
which flows the beautiful Rio Virgin. Tn
! this river is some of the most matchless
mountain scenery in Utah Toward the
| head there is a forest of peaks and buttes.
wonderfully fantastic They are called
'The Temples OF Zion The Dixie
country is noted principally for mon
| strous lizards. deep sands, splendid
grapes and other fruits, early and dry
seasons, and incomparably bad home
made wine. On the return trip
THE GREAT MINING CAMPS,
Silver Reef and Frisco, could be taken
in, day or two could be spent at Horse
shoe Spring-a warm mineral spring in
Willard county, in the shape of large
| horseshoe. This spring is about twenty
feet deep and thirty feet wide around it.
on the inside, are three shelves about
three feet wide and six or eight feet apart.
The first one is about five feet from the
surface and three feet below the water.
On it one can walk entirely around the
spring and through the clear water bub-
bling up see the other shelves below.
This spring is entirely unknown to the
public, even the people living in the
towns few miles distant being ignorant
Of its existence or its health-giving prop
critics. From this spring to Deseret are
found the most
EXTENSIVE LAVA BEDS
In Utah. OF all the freaks and contor-
tons in nature to be found in Utah, these
lava beds are the most wonderful.
The places and things briefly men,
toned are just such as the tourist is look
ing for. They are within the reach of
all. For those desiring place a short
distance away, there are Salt Lake, Utah
Lake, the Cottonwoods, American Fork.
Pleasant Valley, Ogden and Weber can
yons, every place reachable by rail within
few hours ride from this city, and in
two days by team. There is Bear Lake
Valley, to reach which will only take a
day by rail and if an extensive trip is
wanted, no finer one than that through
Southern Utah can be found. For the
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