The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-19
THE GREAT e
A. Seen by the Rev. +. l.. Ely,
or t1his City.
ARTICLE B.

\histSio oJ
Leaving Salt Lake City at about 4
p. M, I ran ont to Provo City, . city
with about 5000 population q large
majority Of which are Mormons. 1t is
situated just at the foot Of the
Wasatch Mts. and it would seem like
only q nice morning walk to take .
trip to their top before breakfast but
as the snow appears in the gulches
near the top it suggests that II Is
farther up than q prairie dweller
would suppose, 80 IL would DO wiser to
take your breakfast along with you
and unless you are a pretty good
walker your dinner also.
The city is built on q plan similar
to Salt Lake City, and abounds in
handsome buildings and . wealth Of
trees and flowers.
Here the Mormons are in their
glory and yet there are other dsnomina-
lions with churches and schools. The
New West Education Commission Of
tho Congregational churches have .
aourishing academy here.
I had tho pleasure Of taking supper
here with MI. Giddings and family
recently of Red Cloud. Mr.. G. is en-.
ployed as book.keeper 10 . lumber
Office.
At 1O:45 p. m. I was again ION the
rail" and IS I could not see much by
starlight, I e%udeavored to get a little
sleep until morning.
Some Of the finest scenery along
the line however is to be found here
including Castle Gate where the II.
r. passes between two giant mountains
that have been pictured Throughout the
world.
We breakfasted at Green River,
then pass through 10 miles Of barren
desert then come to o red sandstone
formation that presents some strange
figures. In one place is q resem.
blance to q giant elephant 500 feet
long lying down. Again 10 the dis.
tance one sees . resemblance to .
great city with its towers and domes.
From here the road runs through
scenery Of varied description, some.
times presenting q dismal uninterest-
ing appearance and sgain thrilling
one with its vast canyons and per-
pendioular rocks.
At Grand junction We have our
choice of three routes. The standard
gauge via Lesdville. The Colorado
Midland via Glenwood Springs
through Hagermau Tunnel 1883
eet above the sea, also through Lead.
vi la. Or the narrow gauge through
the Black Canyon which was the n
l chose.
7 At Grand Junction . man who had
what the newspapers now call q "jsg"
meaning I suppose q large supply Of
whisky tried an interesting expert
ment-That Of getting Of the train
while it was under full headway. He
succeeded finely, that is he got Of
sure enough. Tho only mistake was
in lighting on the wrong end Of him.
self, his head instead Of his feet
After getting on his feet and round.
ing himself up he found he was "sll
there" and some more. He wasn't
quite so drunk, but he had more holes
in his head than he had before. How.
ever, the doctors got at him and darn.
ed up tho holes and made quite .
head OF it after all. More to be id.
mired however as . work Of art than
desired as . possession.
We were at Montrose for dinner
and from that time until evening We
passed through scenery such as no
human being . describe in language
that will convey to the reader any.
thing like q true idea Of its grandeur
and majesty.
Through the Black Canyon the
road winds around the great wall Of
rocks rising sometimes 5000 feet in
height in . perpendicular line, again
the great wall extends out over the
track startling one with the thought
Of the great . Of rocks falling On
US. Suddenly there springs into
sight . little stream Of water gush.
ing out Of the rocky wall . thousand
or more feet above you and dashing
in spray on the rocks below. Looking
out Of the widow on the other side