Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-16
An OId Sketch Book

Such Is the title Of new work
which Mr.. Alfred Lpmbournr expects
10 publish al an early date. We have
had the pleasure OF ex smining the
manuscript and tho sketches by which
It H. illustrated, and 10 not hesitate 10
pronounce the subject TO be by FAR the
best and most iu,e resting that the
artist aud author has yet taken 10 work
upon. Moreover, the treatment Is
equal to the subject. The old overland
journey, with It's kalei ioscopio changes
Of incident, 10 assurcdly Of great IN
torest to nil who came to Utah before
the advent Of the paci &c Railway. It
was an experience never to he loTgot,on
by those who passed through Il, and
will be- OF interest for years to come 10
the defendants Of the poueeIs aud all
who afterwards ploidoI during the
weary days, weeks aud mo nths which
II thGn required 10 traverse the hun
dreis OF miles between the Missouri
River and the Great Sal, Lake Valley.
Many OF those who knew the Journey
best have already passed, or ARE nov
passing, away; 30 that IN few years
no one will he able 10 De cribs the tflp
from actual observation.
Mt. Lamh0urue has tried TO tell In
his prospective work the many shades OF
hardship, trial ana pleasure which the
Journey Involved. In tails no has sue.
oeelcu. The Journey seems to come
back again, as we turn over the pagcs
NJ the book the year, roll away, and
once more thu slow oN.t,am 10 the main
way Of travel over the sandy pilius
aud the ridges Of The Rockies. The
Platte, the Green aud the Swaetwator
rivers are again before Us, and the
Black Hills, the Chimney RoCk and
| other famous places aud points OF those
past days. TIE prairie schooner goes
slowly ON and again We remember now
We tirst struggled with the mysteries OF
gee aud haw, and the yokIng Of unruly
| cattle.
The plates are eighteen In number,
beginning wltha Nebraska lhndscale,
with u prairie fire, Then follows
sceue on this Platte, with "a view Of the
o'Fallius Bluils aud the train passing
along az the foot, A sketch atty called
"rhe PrairlgsH comes next, and IL one
OF the most charming ~ the whole set.
! " representa- stretch NJ prairie GOV,
orcd with tall grts0nu Ne. sun setting
m the western horizon, Nos. I, ana
! q are respectively IuHr. House Rock.
Chimney Rock and the 1cNtpr Bluff,
vii rom new points ul view from Hny
| pictures heretofore shown, ~ indeed
hre all OF the scenes depleted Ia thv
| book.
The scenes among the Black Hin
arr OF especial Interest, one showing "
| coming storm and another the Lara.
mic Pe1k az twilight being very com.
mendnhle, and the scene which fol,
lows, "Ford OF the Swcrtvaler River"
VIII make u gem when reproduced.
| The Devil's Gate Il hOwn ana also the
Independence Rlck, which perhaps
we're the two best known % all the
| places or subjects ON the plains. "lhe
/ Night Guard" IL another ~ our favor.
lie sketches, and many o ftminisCencr
does II bring up, Who that ever stool
on night guard upon the plains In thv
early days but win be carried back by
lhN sku,ch TO the hours Of hopes anu
iearS? Ii wa time To ponder; alone
with his thoughtg the night gyard had
ample opportunity 10 think upon Whal
lu,ule chad In store iOr him In tn,
Westward HO,r