The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24
OVER THE UNION PACIFIC.
A Great Railroad Line the Equal of Any
In the World.


In the World.
Next year thousands of people from all
parts of the world will, after they have
visited the great Columbian exposition,
come west. They will want to see this
wonderful country, about which they
be the Mecca They will either come or
return over that great national highway,
the Union Pacific railway. Either coming
or going they Will follow the old emf
grant wagon road all the way from the
Missouri river to Salt Lake city. They
will be whirled over magnificent rail-
road at the rate OF forty miles per hour.
They viii find comfort and convenience
in the luxurious trains OF this line equaled
nowhere else in the world. They will
find all the modern conveniences in the
palatial cars and all the Improvements for
their safety.
The trip will be a revelation. They will
see the west as it is, filled with a wonder
fully active, busy and intelligent lot of
people. AS they are whirled across the
country, they viii no doubt take a re-
Prospective view, the scenes of long ago
viii be called up. They will picture IA
long train OF covered wagons, or praire
schooners, hauled by weary looking oxen,
which find scanty subsistence on the
tufts of buffalo grass, the only feed for
stock. In the wagons the women and
children, led horse faithful dog or two
and clouds of dust accompanying The pro-
cession. At nightfall fires CLEAN brightly
where brush is Obtainable; and the picket
guard established lest the thieving In
dams, constantly lurking around, should
stampede the stock or make an attack on
l1c F-ClaT a nd
and pillage the train. Herds of buffalo
come down from the uplands to Stake their
thirst in the waters of the rivers and
streams and the solitude of night is
broken by the shrill bark of coyotes,
which hang around the camp to feast up
on the debris"
The picture vanishe5 and they realize
that they are travelling more miles in an
hour than the emigrant made in
two days. The hours fly rapidly.
Green River is reached. Here the
train is divided, one section goes
to Portland, the other to Salt Lake
and San Francisco. Three miles west of
Green River is Fish cut. Green River
buttes are objects of interest, and are
within sight for miles. After passing
Granger, Evanston, the last town of i'm
portance in Wyoming territory, with
population OF 2. 600, is soon reached. At
Wahsatch station the summit of the Wah-
satch range of mountains is reached. The
elevation is 6, 1872 feet, and at this point
the road enters Echo canyon. Echo
creek, which runs through the canyon,
is crossed thirty one times in twenty-six
miles. Three and a half miles west of
Wahsatch the train runs into tunnel e0)
feet long. One mile east of Castle Rock
is a queer formation of rock resembling
the ruins of an old castle. Hanging
Rock is what its name indicates.
Two and half miles west OF Emory, on
top of the bluff, is rock called ''Jack in
the Pulpit, - and further on can be seen
the nights of Echo canyon, on top of
which are the old Mormon fortificatians.
Then comes Steamboat Rocks.' Just
before reaching Echo are seen the Gam
phiteatre, - ''Pulpit Rocks'' and
'Bromiey's Cathedral At Echo sta
ton, Weber canyon is entered. One and
a half miles west of Echo can be seen the
witch Rocks.' Five miles further on
is the go mile tree, and a mile further
en- is ''Devil' Slide Echo and Weber |
canyons compare favorably with the cele-
brated Colorado canyons. Three and a |
half miles west of Croydon the canyon
broadens out, and to the left are noticed |
the first of the Mormon settlements. |
About half mile away, be- |
tween Peterson and Uintah station,
Devils Gate' is to be seen, and |
shortly after the country widens into the
Great Salt Lake valley and the busting
city of Ogden is passed and thirty seven !
miles further the city of Zion is reached. |
From this city tours can be made over the |