Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-15

1t IN n Mighty wenderIand-A Grand
Natural Park and Playground.

EhtuEht fhrA anu FihyEFounu.
V.slts are usually made Tor intorma-
tiun, Tor enjoyment or Tor health
sometimes iot ali of these. With
either or all OF thtse objects In view
California ofiers unparalleled attrac-
lions.
1t Ia a region OF wonders. From The
time one eutere the State until ne lea YES
II he will find something 10 wonder at,
something to learn, something to en-
Joy.
The flora 10 full of interest even to
the casual observer. From the nam.
moth bequoias, forty feet In circum.
ference and four hundred ieot high,
4own to the beautiful Eunanas with
their rose-throatsd blossoms, often
within az Inch of the ground, there
is not link in the chain that will not
well repay careful examina ton.
Lichens, ferns ana cacti abound III
wonderful forms, each adapted TO Its
peculiar environment. There is no
dearth OF animal lie, especially of The
smaller foIm,. In no part OF the con.
linent are the butterflies ana beetle.
more brilliant, nor the smaller repre-
eentatives OF the Saurians mUre strange
and abundant. Birds OF the Same
species d fer In plumage ana habits
from their Eastern congeners, and OF
the mammalia there Is u wiae repre-.
sentntion.
That the state is rich In minerals
has long been known, but the variety
found 10 q source Of constant surprise.
On the sea beach all forms OF ocean
HE may be studied; beautiful AMI de-
iichte algen, and shells In infinite
variety and OF remarkable brilllancy
are 10 he had for the gathering. Cali
iornia is indeed a vsritable paradise
for the collection In any line VI natural
history.
Asile from the more noted excur.
clone, to the Yellowstone, to the Gey-
sers, 10 Mount Hamilton, TO Mount
Shasta Ito whose summit, nearly five
five miIes above sss Level aud covered
win eternal auow. ali VINO have toe
physical strength should climb, to The
Big Trees (where the strange snow
plant snTcodts sanguineG may tie found
pushing lis scarlet tip up through the
snow, there are huuureus OF minor
excursions, every one OF these Will re.
pay many fold the expense and
trouble OF the trip.
Blk months or year spent in Call .
| lorna sightseeing VIII give more
health, more esjUyment anu oriug one
| Gearer the great heart of nature than
the same amount OF time spent in any
other part OF the world.
And it may well be born In mind
that during the whole time while ma
turo may be soen in all it's wildness,
whenever people are met, they will be
found quiet, genial. decidedly human
| people. The uncouth cowboy anu the
| rough gambling miner have weIluigh.
disappeared t. live only In sensational
California sketches written al SO much
per column.
A variety OF interesting and beauti-
iuiiy illus,Iated literature, description
Of California; resources, attractive
resorts aud Its many wonders, also
maps and folders showing routes, train
movements and other valuable inioI.
nation, may be obtained by addressing
ID. II. Gray, General Agent, Southern
Pacific Co., PA Dolly Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah; VIM. *. McAllister,
General Agent, lIl2 l7tn st., Denver,
Colo, or Il. ID. G)oumAn, General Pa.
senger Agent, san Francisco, Cal.