The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-26

rapny as seen from the summit q
Belknap would comprise nearly all @
southern Utah, and would serve [
CONFUSE the reader, and for that reaso
only the more conspicuous objects vii
receive attention. The first object o.
this relief map, and to which III
eye will instinctively turn, is the pyr
amidial-like form of old Badly, who's
majestic proportions rise from the dee
North creek gorge to the south, ant
from Indian Creek and Fish Greed
canyons 10 the northwest and north
From the bottom of those canyons t,
the summit it must be fully $500 feet
} and with hardly a break in the unifor.
nifty of an ascent so steep as TO pre-
clude the possibility of climbing it
Language fails to describe the mingled
feelings of astonishment, admiration
and awe with which the spectator frs
looks on the gigantic proportions of the
treeiess but peerless Badly. His bare
sides are here and there relieved by
red pOrphyry butteS, reSemblin partly
ruined chimney stacks, and which are
the remains of small volcanic cones
which belched forth flames and gases
during the progress of the stupendous
upiift of Badly and his family of lesser
peaks, including Mt. Delano to the
south and Brigham peak at the head
of Horse Heaven, 10 the southeast.
Along the ridge which gently descends
from the highest point of Badly to the
northwest, is a large bank of snow,
While at various places on his north
and east sides great banks of the eter-
nal beautiful" are still in evidence.
/ Close in and nesting against the south
base of Badly is little Blue lake, mere
ly speck on the landscape, its placid
face glinting in the sunlight. and look
ing for all the world like an emerald
/ gem dropped from the gates of para
disc and jealousy guarded by grim
visaged Badly from the prsfane gaze
of only few favored mortals.
In the north one looks down into the
wooded and pastoral-like depths of
Fish Creek canyon, and to the east
down deep into the little Beaver can
yon, a very paradise for a summer
resort. Grandly beautiful as is the
! scenery Immediately surrounding Mt.
Belknap, the mind soon tires of ma
lures prodigality, and relief is found
in the less distinct details of distant
objects. Directly TO the east, and
nearly 100 miles distant, is distinctly
seen the Thousand Lake mountain,
and still eastward the blue, faint out
lines of the crest of the San Rafael
mountains are visible to the unassisted
eye, while intermediate are a dozen Of
mountain ranges and systems. Away
to the southeast a full 100 miles is
clearly seen the Henry mountains, ri
valing many of its details when the
eyes are assisted with pair of power
full field glasses. To the SOUTH prob
ably 100 miles away, are distinctly out
lined the mountains around Kanab.
AS we turn our attention to the south
westward, the country around st.
George becomes less INSTRUCTED by in
tervening mountains, and the view is
greatly extended, so much so that the
+oi,
the state, and nearly 200 miles away,
are clearly in evidence by the aid of
the glasses. Nearly west of us Gov
eminent peak rises, sentinel like, from
the mountains comprising the State |
Line mining district. AS one turns
towards the northwest the low inter- |
venins mountains permit an almost full |
view of the Snake range, with Jeff Da-
Wis peak occupying a central position,
While Mt. Moriahs low dome marks
the northern extremity of the range.
Over the low places in the Snake noun
tains. and beyond some 20 or % miles.
is seen the ragged crest of the Taylor
range, distant fully 200 miles. Still
further to the northwest the eye first
rests upon the Detroit and Dugway
range, over 100 miles distant. and be-
yond Detroit the highest portion of
Fish Springs mountain. and still fur
Their the Deep Creek range is seen in
bold relief against the horizon and fully
200 miles distant. To the north of the
Deep Creek range the glistening saline
flats of the Great Salt Lake desert
stretch out to the northwestward until
some 800 miles away. are
more of shadow land than real while
the fateful mirage diStorts fantastic
forms. Directly to the north some so
niles. the details of the Canyon range
ire most clear. and beyond. between so
and 80 miles. the Tfntic mountains are
/ barrier to further observation TO the
north. Easterly from Tintic Old Nebo
md the high range of which he Is the ,
figure obstructs the vision '
n the direction of Salt Lake City.
PAROWAN VALLEY.
Parowan valley. to the southwest.
an be easily studied. Parowan and I
yedar City are seen in all their details :
# streets and tree EMPOWERED houses.
nd further on is Summit, a long row !
f trees, farms. etc, while the Little q
'alt lake-one of the very few rem /
ANTS of ancient Lake Bonneville I
ends to US the salty reflection of it's
aline incrusted margin. Beaver val =
ay to the west. and almost under our .
Get. is an object of interest, although l.
Beaver City is hidden from view by a
Id Badly. Willard county. which Q
overs all of the great Pavaut valley, >
in every way the most interesting 4
tudy of the entire field. Meadow. the '
earest visible town, is so nearly due a
orth as to enable one to count the s
-reets and note the turns in the road Z
)wards Fillmore and Kanosh. while 80 :
lilies distant green patches indicate b
he towns of Deseret,. Hinckley and 3
asis. The line of the o. S. L. road is s.
3sily traced from those towns south =
ard along the eastern base of the h
ricket range, through whose openings r.
evier lake-the second largest body a
salt water in the state-is distinctly te
,em. Tabernacle butte( Pawycn a
ute and other extinct volca- :;
oes with their dark fields of lava. n,
e as clearly seen as though within Il
n instead of so to so miles distant dl
evier valley is spread before US to the q
)rtheast. with hardly a detail of :,
WINS and winding river absent from V,
lie field. Sanpete valley, IS to 100 W
lies distant. can be easily studied by m
achers of the schols of adjacent coun- e.
IS would occasionally bring their es
ore advanced pupils TO the summit W
Belknap the students would learn m
ore in two days of the geography, to- ar
graphy and geology of southern Utah M ~.
an they can learn in four or five sn
ars pouring over maps and reading en-
oks Before the observer on Mt he
.lsnap is spread out in full view the TX
of an empire in embryo. ",
sriculture with its various branches: 10,
Id silver and lead mining al his very OF
1t; sulphur, pumice stone and iron, I'll
d the vast coal fields of Iron county be
e before him. In ADDITION it inspires co
a haho1der with awe and az