The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-16
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In another part of The HERALD, this
morning, the industrious young artist
Mr.. Alfred Lambourne, tells of and
describes 4 little canyon waterfall
which he visited the other day, back
OF Willard City, on the line of the Utah
x Northern railway. As one reads the
description, the grandeur of the picture
appears in vivid naturaIness in the i'm
agination, presenting a picture over
which artists would rave, and which
people in other places would go days
journey to see. The rugged and TO-
mantle spot is thin three hours ride
Of Salt Lake. ID yet we will venture
the assertion that not score of people
in this city ever heard of it, and not
hundred ten miles from Willard know
of its existence. Utah people spend
many thousands OF dollars annually,
travelling in search of health and
fine scenery; they go hundreds
and thousands of miles to see
and admire the mountains and val |
Ieys and canyon streamsl and rugged |
gorges of Colorado, California. Idaho
and other regions; and endure long
journeys to find cool breeres in sum-
mer, and inhale fresh air." And yet,
we are surrounded by and in the very
centre OF country that is grander and
more beautiful and attractive in its
scenery, and more healthful and salu-
brious in its climate, than any Other
part of the continent. Salt Lake people
will .'gush" over Colorado canyons
which viii not compare in grandeur, In
Tuggedness or in wild beauty with the
Cottonwoods, with that home of
natures gigantic efforts in massive up
heavals, American Fork: with the
grand, awe-inspiring and yet beauti-
full Blacksmith's Fork, which de-
bouches into Cache, one of the
worlds most beautiful valleys. We
so into Idaho and Wyoming for
a few days or weeks camping, /
and imagine we are enjoying nature in
her widest and most beautiful forms, ,
but leave behind US, almost at our ,
doors, valleys, rocks, canyons, gorges,
brooks, trees and mountains which }
excel in all that is pleasing to the eye,
invigorating to the body and inspiring Z
to the mind anything and everything !
which we find elsewhere. We will 4,
spend ten days and $500 or 800 to sec
the Yosemite Valley and falls, when we I
can visit Provo canyon and its beauti-
full falls for SO and two days time. ,
How many Salt Lake people have gone /,
into Red Butte canyon, back of Fort ,
Douglas, three or four miles? Not 7
many, certainly, and yet the canyon.
al; summer long, is as fresh, as green :
and beautiful as nature can make it, !
IN brooks and springs of /;
crystal water. and rich in its distinctive +,
verdure- t.-r ;
IL seems 10 be in human nature to I;
desire and seek for the difficult to OBJ :
tain, The foreign" is what we banker =
for. Mr.. Lambourne tells the story !
when be says he has passed the willard !
falls many times, and gone hundreds :
of miles TO see and paint scenes not I
nearly so grand and beautiful. Our =
home artists will seldom find anything n
more worthy their labors than the =
scenery which Utah presents; and our
sight-seers. and summer campers-out 7
ne ID not endure long journeys to be
pleased or find health and spirit in 4
breezes and canyon streams. y