Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-13
UP IN THE BIG
ELK MOUNTAINS
Citizens Of Bluff Take an inter-
esting Pilgrimage
WAS A JOLLY EXCURSION
Camped Out and Made Explorations
In the HIS Trip was Very
Beneficial,

Blur, Utah July &C. lgJ5.-Ere the
king Of the barnyord had heraIled the
dawn Of day the morning Of july l3
1900, the little town OF Bluff was am
astir, the cause Of which was clearly
seen a few hours later An excursion
had been planned Such things are not
very common I'm this little village. But
this was not only uncommon but exc
taordinary All must be ready by 6
o'clock. said the captain, hence before
sunrise the clerk was summoned, and
few more necessaries procured from
the store The boys were also seen lash
inE the packs onto the horses ere the
king Of day made his appearance.
A committee had previously been ape
pointed 10 arrange with the clerk for
the quality and amount Of food neces-
sar. FOR the occasion, the ladies' Of
the party 20 be responsible for an cz-
ira lunch for the FIRST day
Near the Coop. store was the rem
devious Tor the tourists. and at the
appointed time they could be seen gal
Looping toward 1t from all directions.
There were Ezekiel Johnson. the chief
promoter of this excellent scheme, and
his fair lady Miss Annette Nelson
Frank J. Adams, whose efforts lu favor
of the excursion were much appre-
Clatel with "a fair rose 90 ride at either
side Misses Lena Decker and Beatrice
Perkins. Jas. Decker. Jr, and the mo-
less prominent Miss Jennie Wood,
Hardy Redd, late graduate of the dis
trct school. and Miss Annie Bay.esi
Master Leonard. Jones son of the re-
s9ected X. Jones and the school
/ "marms Miss Lillian Decker and Miss
/ Lettie Stevens. Mrs Leona Nelson
and Mrs. Jennie ID. Wood. both trying
| On enjoy themselves iu the absence Of
| their missionary husbands, Miss Anna
| Bayles. well known az Aunt Anu,
/ Misses Mary and Lucretia Lyman,
daughters Of President =. ID. Ly-
! man of the European mission, Misses
| Maggie and Rachel Perkins well cap-
! able OF managing their own pack
! and Masters Eddie Nelson and Horace
! Decker. who delighted to assist IN ev-
/ cry possible way. a merry party 90 be
| sure. composed two-thirds NJ ladies.
| Each one rode horseback. There We're
/ ten packs. making the number Of
/ horses thirtyOne. After q photograph
/ had been taken Of the party who
! had arranged themselves I'm a
/ scmi-cirCle. Bishop Nelson spoke. exc
/ h0rtng an 10 be- careful that no acct
| dents might happen, appointed f. j.
/ Adams captain OF the party until the
/ mountain should be reached, where <.
Jones would preside, and with his bless
/ ing upon as, we turned 90 leave.
Travelling M Cottonwood wash about
| five miles. we refreshed az a spring Ave
| miles farther halted for dinner at Boil
| ing Springs in the Butler Wash. Rid
! ing about twenty miles farther passing
| stevens ranch and stopping twice at
| Springs. We arrived In First Valley be-
! fore sun drown and camped by a stream
| of clear water
Early next morning, July H. We were
i on our way again Soon passed the old
i milk ranch. known as Allau's ranch.
n and travelling about ten miles farther
i arrived at kigaley Springs. on top oi
! Elk Mountain about II a. M, being well
Il coined by Brother Kumen Jones, who
/ was already there
A very pretty camping place was
i chosen. about mile farther south 10
i was In a thick grove OF quaNng-osp
i trees and Boy a spring OF lce-cold water
i We called the place Silver Dream
d Springs until after the first night, when
j the majority proposed % chrIsten 10
Il Night Hawk Springs as there was mo-
chance for much dreaming 90 be- done
The afternoon was pleasantly spent iu
various ways. sunday July l5. wit.
pegsed the first sunday services ever
y held on Elk Mountain. sunday school
and meeting were presided over by
Elder Kumen Jones In meeting a SER
mon OF President George O. Cannon was
I read. Remarks were alsO made Dos
Elder +. j. Adams comparing Eb
Mountain now with what 70 was few
years ago when secured by a rough
element
Ezekiel Johnson was voted captain Of
the exploring party and Frank Adam.
( captain Of the horses. a ride was taker
TO Pea Vine after meeting
Monday July l6 the company Uend.
cd their way 20 Bears Ears Air in-
MIGRATING and scenery grand Rdlnl
, quite a distance we left our horses ant
I made the steepest ascent on foot. Look.
Ing from the top OF this beautiful anl
highest prominence on the Elk. we be.
hold a vast country. Looking a llttl,
, west OF north. we begin our tour Of ths
distant horizon. Beginning at the iunc,
ton OF the Green and the Grand rivers
{ we trace the Colorado along the HENRY
mountains following the Esoalante rect