The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-25
PROMINENT POINTS AND REMARKl

PROMINENT POINTS AND REMARKS 81" 4
COPPERAS or Soda Spring 1 s37 i
Cattle wiz drink this water and there Their
further the road turns to the left and
the road d. oooD En- so1'. s'ue AZ snss
spring little further the north side
last water you win find till you arrive
EAST Tu EooT I Of dividing ridge s4ass
~, Dividing ridge between the waters Of
very steep and crooked; narrow summit
crooked road between mountains. Alti-
sU t1qe Il E cRkEK o 10 fsf feet s4S
Plenty of grass and some willows
also small cedar at the foot of the
BEAR RIVER s rods wide, feet deep. 10 s5OA
Swift current; clear cold water;
plenty OF timber and grass. Altitude at
sU INN &c OF Fef RIDGE 2s g5s
r Half tb mile further you 1i cross a small
down nice narrow bottom where is
sB PkIsrSE Of Of F5 GEhAR. COLD WAFER IA s5l
ro on ro the south side the erge abS edn
it we'll not be easy a to find Ga being sup
YELLOW CREEK cross at foot of rocky o-.,
about mile further you ascend . an
st R5ftty ste OF and Rfb tsaIous ~ SSH
Descent pretty steep. About three
quarters of mile down from the sum-
CACHE CAVE and head of Echo creek;
Cave in O'f the blu bluffs north Several
springs along the road before you ar
rive here. and one quarter of mile
south from the cave. Plenty of grass
CoID sPRfNei on the right of the road ss7
This also is a good place to camp
COLD sPRING. south Side the road - "a 1851.
to camp Alter this S You ii travel iO down VIVA
narrow ma ravine between sTl high mountains aims
much difficulty for camping down it.
Steep on both banks. After this you - ''''
viii cross Echo creek a number of
DER FOLK OF WEBER RIVER: Aiti-
There is a good camping place a mile
before you arrive here. Also almost
plenty of timber. The stream abounds
WEBER RIVER FORD, rods wide
ie Good @ee to ford Plenty of grass and SSO'A
,,t tn fs on beth s sides d the t river !, oo
The canyon is few miles below.
where the river runs betwssn high
have passed through. but it is danger
EAST FOOT OF LONG HILL......... 1 se2
The There S6d is r small bc cTefb S dsseends DOM
BRIDGE lover the creek "a 1914
sUMMIT OF RIDGE. -. 2ls 1868
The country west looks rough and
mountainous. The descent is not pleas
SMALL GREER left of the road iii M. Is. sssla
water and willows The road here turns
north quarter of a mile, then west
=, and a1dv ascends s a steep hill.
deep: Fat q q .oa Woe, 100. 20 lou4
besides two bad swamps. The road is
dangerous to wagons, on account of
turns in the road. Good place to camp.
Leave fSO CANYON CREEK. i1OOg15
Here you t turn t to the right and begin
cross in the whole journey. You travel
through timber. some on side hills. and
s& FSis 'sf RfSse left hp% Of 81 tes
You , will probably ,i, 81 :, find water in sew
as it runs but a little way in place,
sGM a 9sn OF 6lPN' M Il IN AIM Altitude
= You ie have now view of the south TULSA
PsTt of the Xaeg Of the ss Great ieDs Salt
and tedious. on account of stumps in
BRIDGE OVER a DEEP RAvINE.. s.i1u4
yI This is da ms to cross and
LAYS through a forest Of small IT timber r1
and is unpleasant travelling.
BRowN's CREEK and spring. a ld4sl
Not bad place to camp, but there is
much better one half a mile lower
COLD SPRING on Browns creek. % 1Ola4
side. under a grove of black birch
bushes. Good place to camp. but some
miry- Good camping anywhere for two
miles lower.
LEAVE BROWNS CREEK. Ia. 1881.
You now ascend another high noun
tain by steep and crooked road. On
both sides this mountain there are
many serviceberry bushes.
SUMMIT OF LAST RIDGE. ............... lI02OIt
The descent is very steep all the way
till you arrive the banks of Last
creek
LAST CREEK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. asj1021
You cross this eek 10 times. Several
of the crossings difficult. There are
several side hills which require I'M
teamsters. Three camping places on il.
but the road is rough.
MOUTH OF THE CANYON.............. llO26
You now enter the Valley of the Salt
Lake. The road at the mouth of the
canyon bad, and rough with stumps.
Afterwards descending and good.
CITY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. 1881
The city is located within three miles of the n
tains which inclose the east side of the valley "
three miles of the Utah outlet and p miles of the
Lake The land is gradually sloping, from the n
tain to within a mile of the outlet, and is of a h
loose sandy nature. stream of water rlIshes
the mountains east of the city, and the upper
it divides in two branches both of which pass thr
the city to the outlet.