Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23
"SCENlC UTAH"
4 Work OF Art that Il Credltable MOI,
only TO II Author, but TO the
Territory.

Colorado have been dolincated b.
sRiliul artists and heralded abroad b.
eloquent writers, until they are "a
miliar TO all. 80, too, with those o
California, Oregon and Washington
Arizona also, aud the northwest por
tionIof Wyoming. Utah alone, OF all tn
wild regions of mountain, lake an,
canyon, had received scanty rccog
milton. This u surely not because
there Is paucity within III
horicrs Of landscapes fair OF
grand, but rather because here
toforo they have been away from
the beaten track, aside from tho path,
Of those that 10 forth 10 look on tho
handiwork Of nature when II II shown
In some specially beautiful or magnih'
cent way. However, the time Is fast
approaching--ln truth, II Mt hand
when the scenery of Utah will receive
the attention 1t deserves. with this
sut u Views and descriptions the author
hopes TO point out Mt least lis more noble
parts.
The mountains Of Utah show every
expression ~ the higher picturesque.
Among thum are woudrOus scenes.
Heavcd up In pale granitlc masses,
towering high In dark quaftzltc peaks
and ridges, rising In vast waves Of
mnny-colorcd sandstones, with cliffs
and lodges and prcciplces Of
slate, OF Limestone, Of lava, Of
cOnglnmorate, and clothed with
forests u pine, Of fr and Of spruce,
with river by the course Of the young
canyons and with tho upper heights
all the heated months Of summer the
winter sun, they challenge comparison
with any other mountains OF the west
OF which there has been much vaunt-
ing.
The wasa,ch range Ia as beautiful a.
any. That portion Of II stem FROM the
salt Lake Valley is almost unmatch-
able, while the UlntAh mountains--
though seldom seen or observation-disclosures
tain. nevertheless, n class Of scenes
n tho widest grandeur. Among tho
mountains NJ the south there II n com.
plelo transformation from thoscencfy VI
the north. The scenes are sterile, weird
and almost unoarihly. There II IN that
the scdimouiary rocks are Of such n
variety aud bfilliancy Of color ms to
make the canyons through them
strange Indeed.
by tue word canyons we are ~,
minded OF the distinctive features oil
Utah scenery. They differ In many
respects from those Of the Sierra Ne.
vadl, ON the west, and also from those
u the Wind River, the Rockies and
other mountains 10 the enst and south.
The Canyons Of the Wasatch, the
Uintah, those at the hcadwatcrs Of the
Rio Nirgcn, the kanarnls. and those
among the Nermilion cliffs are all
STAMPED with individuality, aud yet
not ono but shows peculiar and
local modification.
Arrayei In their sumptuous robes Of
Autumn, cool and green with the
wealth u summer foliage, iairy-liko
with the multitiiinous flowers OF
spring, buried beneath sparkling snow.
wreaths OF WHEREIN sunshine, cain,
and storm; TO this We eau point with
pride.
In treating our subject In detail, Il
naturally falls under four headings.
"rhe Uintah range" "the Wasatch
mountains" "tho rock scenery OF the
south" and "the shores and islands Of
the Great salt Lake,
The plates are twenty In number.
and are reproduced. from the original
drawings 10y the j. Dewing Company.
Of New York, they are: 1, Raid
Mountain, from the upper Weber
Canyon; ., Grizzly Bear gruup OF
lakes; ., Mount Agnlsiz; 4, a rustic
water mill; 0, old mill near Iehi;
q, At Rock Port; I, The Nartows,
Ogden Canyon; s, After n Storm,
Logan Canyon; o, Lake Mary: iO'
Snow Sheds, Depths OF Little Cotton.
wood; n, Lake Minnie; ~, Cradl, Of
A Mountain Stream; 10, Utah Lake
from Sprlngvlllo Canyon; IL, Provo
Canyon Falls; Is, Mount Nebo; 10,
Temple OF the Rio Virgin; ~, At
Black Rock; Is, Pavilion, Garfield
Beach; 10, White Rock Bay; 20, ON
Gunni'0n Island.
Thus II will be seen that the subjects
comprehend all varieties of scenery in
this Territory, each being n repre-.
sentative Of a class. The pictures are
preceded by sheet Of dcscrlp.
tive letter press, and TO thl.
part OF the work the author
has devoted the same care aud time as
10 the other parts OF the volume. The
book i original from beginning to end.
The sketches were made expressly for
the "Vtk, hhu nave never appeared In
WY o.n.I snhpe; Iho letter'press also
hppsafr iof the INST Time, NO that NIL In
lte-I anu now, IN several Instances u
singlo plA'c OF scenic utah cost the
atial TWO or three weeks hgOnrn IN