Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02
Chattanooga, Tom,
June q. 1895.


June q. 1895.
To the Editor;
Their was twentv-acvrn OF uH lot
Salt Lake city. u,ah. juno 10Th. 1895,
for CHATTANOOGA, Tena.. We boarded
The ears 40 1880 pm The next morn
INK O. dnyDrcht Jndi un in M eastern
part Of Utah. with the Grand river aa
our running companion. After going,
say 10 20 20 miles. tho canyon opened
~ 90 "a wide. open plain. with abundant
opportunities Tor making homes n APP
prhrtd like the water was very easy 90
taky uut ~ the river. Farmers were
cutting lucHrn On every SIDE, aud young
orchards looked splendid. The next
place of consequence was Gieuwnud
Springs. noted Tor tho medical proper
Ties OF a. waters. The town, situated
between yep high hills. II nicely locat.
"a. There Dr. number Of substantial
iron bridge Which span the two forks
OF the Grand river that form june
ton herr. A. we proceed across We 40
once enter the BLACK canyon, which "
remarkable for the variety OF lta Hcon-
ery. The mountains tower almost per-
ppndlculhrly 20 an enormous height,
the road winds and curves around like
snake. ana the river Ia almost lus
duarrIbnhle For n short distance II IL
nH smooth no n mirror. when nc once "
II formed into "a vcriinblo catarcat. and
In fact We are at a ioHH 90 describe u
until cur minds. revert back 90 OUT ola
school hooks describing Lodorc. and
We at once decide that II this ls not the
Identical Lodore Il 10 very closely
related.
our attention IL next called by one
Of the porterH 20 The Holy Gross
which 10 some miles further east. nj
ycrging from the main canyon some
miles 10 the south, IL a narrow gulch,
or canyon. az the head Of which "
Pixies Peak. covered with perpetual
snow. This has been hOnored with the
name OF Holy Cross" We must adj
init that We failed 10 see anything re-
HgmhIIng n cross, but aH the porter shld
10 was there. ~ course 10 was, and na
Tor the holy part we presume H. an
We here have d new name FOR the
canyon Eagle" the porter says. 10 the
rrArdpHt sight IN Colorado. We well
remember having craggcd many times
ln our mountains Zoe Utah FOR tim
her. but % an Tho crgged places We nave
ever seen. We will at once ADMIT that
this IL the rragFiest, but nevertheless
Il grand sight Al the varieties of pine
grow here galore.
In these decllyitioH W. see the miners
wlndlass. chute, derrick, trln,way, ana
am the paraphern1lla OF mining camps,
and rs We proceed on up the canyon we
cxcluim. ''How grand" The river mas
dwtnwlcd down here 20 u II as clear
and about M large a. Hobblo Crock
We pass on and soon arrive nt ana SUR
mount the TenneHac pass. the highest
point on the whole line. II r. marvel
Gus 90 witness the achievements or
man. In "a few minutes the conductor
ductor shouts 'Lendville, twenty min
utea for dinner We pass over large
plateau covered with small Hcruhhy
pine that reminds one Of the cedar hills,
when we arrive az what r. q. Car
penter says IL the highest city on the
continent, we ind ~ on the Aforesaid
plateau on the hlllsldes. IN the gulchea,
anywhere 10 get place 10 make M
the population, which iH said 90 be
10000. After leaving this city our
descent n through wales, glades ana
parls-na beautiful mountain scenery
as ono would wish Co see--untli Pueblo
~ reached. This In @ fine city, situated
on the Arkansas river Renutlful
orchards. gardens ana farms abound
here.
HroHl FOR Kansas Ht 1880 pm,
during very heavy rainsiorm. We eu-
. HInvlnH some OF our
aaerod songs 20 the satisfaction m our
follow naaacngprs. Then We are lost 10
oblivion for the night When morn
Ink arrives We ma ourselves giiling
over the nrnrles M Kansas. u D. a
grand sight. A. FAR no the eye reaches,
nelds OF fipenlng grain meet our Wow
Farm houses are scattered every
whore. seemingly without order oc-
cnaionnlly there Is hamlet or village
Hut what De- the mnttlrf We have. ne
long as our memory goes back, been
accustomed 10 seeing the sun rise IN
Tho east, or In that direction, and w
consequence are NY prepared 10 se'