The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-21
THE UTAH VALLEY.
The Garden Spot of Utah Being Doomed in
Good Shape.

The Garden Spot of Utah Being Doomed in
Good Shape.
Our southern friends are booming Utah
valley it good shape. From recent issue
of boom paper the following is selected
Utah is wonderful country; wonderful
on account of its history, the grandeur of
the scenery, the fertility of the soil, the
lovely climate and the great variety and
extent of the native resources found in all
sections of the territory. What first arouses
a strangers admiration on entering the
country is the sublime scenery of the noun
tains and low lands. Take, for instance,
Utah valley; here is one of the loveliest
spots on which the bright sun shines As
the Rio Grande Western rolls out of Span
ish Fork canyon, what a scene does the
traveller behold Before him lies the val
ley, carpeted with fields of grain and grass:
to the north and south, for miles, beautiful
towns are seen nesting at the foot of the
eastern hills; across the valley, west, is
the u tab Lake, the largest BODY of fresh
water on the Pacific slope; hunters par
adise for fish and fowl Along all this run
the lofty, snow-capped mountains, point
ing their eternal spires 10000 feet heaven
ward.
AS the traveller is whirled on and the ex
press breaks from the mountain passes and
trends into the great Utah valley, change
comes Ger the spirit of the scene, the lights
and shadows change, a new revelation is IN
the air, the Traveller is speeded down the
valley and on every side the emerald lus-
lures, mingling with the brown and gray,
light up a sketch of most enchanting pas
toral beauty. The garden valley Of the
west is rightly named. 1t is as beautiful a
scene as can be looked upon among snowy
Alps or by glancing Rhine.
Surrounded as this valley is by mountain
ranges, on whose lofty peaks is found per-
petual snow, ana down whose sides gush
perpetual streams Of the life giving fluid,
the Utah valley enjoys the best and most
Indeed, the water supply for all purposes is
abundant and neyer-failng.
The soil of the Utah valley is rich.
sandy loan: it is the ideal fruit and aeri-
cultural district of Utah.
The surrounding hills are storehouses of
mineral wealth-gold, silver, lead iron,
coal, graphite, asphalt, marble and various
kinds of building stone, all existing in
limitleSs quantities. AS to the products of
the country, they are simply astonishing.
Crops are early and the harvests bountiful
beyond belief, save by those who live in
these valleys and have practical knowledge.
All kinds of fruit and vegetables grow
luxuriantly. One of the most attractive
features OF Utah valley is the great album
dance of pure water, flowing in grass
grown channels from the mountains,
through the valley to the beautiful lake.
For irrigating purposes it is conveyed
through canals to all parts of the valley.
This plentiful supply of pure water, to
gether with the irresistibly beautiful build
ing sights, has tempted the architect and
artisan to unite their kill.
Dramatically considered, the Utah valley
needs no other praise than that which is
strictly truthful. Its distinctive qualities
are due to its atmosphere, which is dry and
pure, and the atmospheric peculiarities are
due to its geographical position and eleva-
ton; the summers heat is tempered by the
mountain breezes the air being dry and the
nights cool; there is perfect refreshment in
sound sleep-a blessing unknown in hot
and muggy climates-and the result is that
throughout there is remarkable healthful-
ness. Three hundred and twenty-five days
of sunshine in the year is the meteoroog-
ical record of Titan valley. Rarely does
the mercury reach zero in the severest
winter. at did not please God to make
this world perfect" but the Utah climate
may be said to be an exception.