The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-11
A Trip From Park City to
BrightOn's.
THE LAKES AND SNOW BANKS.
From Brighton's to Alta-Mining OPe-
ratiOns-SiIver Lake-The
Routes to the Hotel.

and for q mountain road it Is very good,
The starting point is up through
Thames Canyon, a veritable garden Of
wild flowers, the slopes on each side OF
the road covered with luxuriant YER
dure. The wild roses, columbinesr
lupins, larkspurs, fox gloves, painters
brush and wild fax are in all their
glory; everything looks fresh, cool, and
inviting. Mining operations are play
ing sad havoc with the timber resources ;
the forests are fast disappearing before
the woodlands axe, leaving the noun
tains bare and uninTiting. The under
growth atones somewhat for the disap-
pearance OF the majestic pine; we cam
not have everything, as We wantit. Ii
the mines are good, the lumber goes
Away up on TIE left hand g little
locomotives putting away on The noun
tain side hauling Inc OF empty cars;
this is the tramway 10 the Crescent
Mine, very steep and difficult. Further
on are the buildings of the Apex mine,
aud all around rs are neglected shanties
and brOken down buildings and shafts
and tunnels now left 10 mark the dis
appointments OF mining.
Our road grows sleeper, snow BANKS
are seen as we pass on 20 the summit,
and after very steep climbing we reach
the dividing ridge. Away 70 the west
ward are Lone Peak and Twin Peaks,
seen from Salt Lake City, and down IN
the steep recesses are the side and main
canyons Of Big Cottonwood. a mag
ni6cent panorama is laid out Oefore Us.
All nature at this elevation looks green
and beautiful. Ii iSsspring time here.
Snow banks with their edges fringed
with all kinds OF attractive Towering
plants are found among the pines and
deep recesses of the granite rocks. Del
iciOus streams of water are trucking
down the steep inclines, i-viting the
thirsty traveller 10 quatf to sutficiency-
The Sunday school ditty: Take away
your whisky, your coffee and your tea,
cold water is the drink for me, comes
forcibly 70 my mind. The temperature
at this elevation is between 20 and so
in the shade. The chief regret one feels
is that the almostIoastedy 70 in the shade
people down in the hot valleys
cannot all enjoy this feast OF natural
bounties; where the nights are cool
and warm blankets in demand after
shutdown.
From the Summit to Silver Lake the
road winds through pine forests with
q constantly changing panoramic
landscape every 100 yards, inviting
those of artistic taste to stop and adj
mire each succeeding picture. The
road is good and safe; the most tlmid
need have no fear. Good fast teams
can make the drive from the PARK 10
Silver Lake in one and half hours
good slow ones in three hours, but =
horseback ride would be more enjoy
able.
Silver Lake is found in the basin at
the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon. 4
good home like hotel is kept by Mr..
Brighton, in excellent style. The
charges are moderate. The attractions
all around YOU are endless. The
elevation is 5000 feet above sea
level, nearly q mile above Salt Lake
CITY. The lake lies TO the westward
of the hotel, frInged on the east with a
cool green meadow, on the west by the
steep rocky cliffs.
There are four ways to reach this
sylvan spot.
First-The way 1 came. rail to Park
! City, wagon road to Brightons.
Secondly stage up Psrley's Canyon
to Park City, and the same road as
noted.
Thirdly team from Salt Lake City
4 thirty miles up, by Cottonwood Canyon
You have splendid views coming up the
canyon, but an awful rough road. You
will need good wagon aud a careful
driver and camp equipments, and
promise you a b faithful outing. II
would prove romantic and very en-
| jOyable.
Fourth-Via the d. & r. G. to Alta
/ thence by the new road, nov nearly
| finished, three miles TO Brighton's. Ii
is calculated thst passengers leaving
Salt Lake by the early morning train
can reach the lake at p. m. IL thi:
can be accomplished, it will be the
quickest and easiest way. The vieK
up Little Cottonwood and over the
divide past the Twin Lakes and 9th ]
attractions are full of novelty. To
mountain tops and cooling snowbanks
in seven hours, will be some hing tC
talk about.
In addition to the advantages of q
cool climate, good fishing and the life
giving streams of the purest water, the
surroundings of scenic beauty are the
most beautiful in Utah. You are In
the centre of a watershed, whose sum
mits environ this pleasant spot. In the
deep receSSe. Of the grand old peaks arr
/ the birth places OF the living stream,
tina. find their way into the valleys be
low, the very arteries of life TO animate
nature. Vast snow banks are still il
Z the era = OF winter, and at the base O.
these same peaks are found picturesque
lakes, fringed Will rocks and pines, Ih,
acme of artistic perfection. Famous
artists have explored and named thes,
silent mirrors notably our own hom,
artists. The names are femis inc, the
loved ones at home come uppermost
They are called respectively, Silvel
Lake, Lakes Mary, Phoebe, Martha
Catherine and Annette. There are aisS
the Dog Lakes and some baby lakes. OF
whose placid surfaces the surroundin.
mountains are reflected with micro
scopic fidelity. The most beauti nj O
all these are Lakes Phoebe and Mary
the last named is the Queen of ten
all.
In these nquiet solitudes where tn,
huge snow-Oanks are all around YOU
nature invites the worn and weary o.
the human race to take a new lease o
life. Meath the shade of the pines anC
in the Rpjoyment of the cool breeze.
rest. a he quiet and the enjoyment
OF youfiavorite author, will prove ,