Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-04
BOULDER.
Rugged Grandeur and Beauty of
Eastern GARFIELD County.

Special Correspondence.
Boulder Garfield Co., May This
out Of the way place Is located In east
ern Garfield county, Utah, on Boulder
Creek, a lovely clear mountain stream
Of several seconds feet capacity, and Is
made up Of sand fats and white sand.
stone lodges. II was used as a graz
Ing ground, during The winter months,
when first known Ia the white man;
but in years gone BY II was used as a
home and fruitful field for the red man,
as some Of the aged ones testify TO at
this time. You can, TO this day, see
the remains Of their tumbled down
dwellings, and several places the mark
OF their canals and bitches that has
outllved their civilization. About a
dozen years ago, however, few strong
and courageous men hewed their way
through forests, over high mountains,
down deep rayInes. over sand and
rocks and finally established them
selves permanently and comfortably In
Boulder
II the reader will take trip with me
to the top Of the Tower of Babel we
will get a birds eye view" OF Boulder
and the surrounding country We start
from the principal sand-tlat and on the
east is this big mountain OF white
sandstone that glistens In the sun Ike
the pyramids Of Egypt. We climb up
a high knoll several hundred feet high
er than any Of the surrounding cOun-
try and about a thousand feet high,
and from its lofty peak 1t appears as
though one could almost see to the
ends Of the earth. That high mountain
Il a.
dim shadow towering In the clouds,
that Is the Navajo Mt. beyond the
great Colorado river, on the Indian res
eryatlon In Arizona, Those two huge
mountains In the east are the Henry
mountains so clear and beautiful, and
40 blue you might think they had been
painted. and from their appearance
YOU would think you could almost put
your hand on them vet they are about
forty miles away. Turn to the north
and behold the great Boulder mountain.
with a high black ledge surrounding
the top. This big mountain was once a
lively volcano. We find several Craters
and lava rock In abundance In fact II
has thrown It's molten mess for more
than forty miles around; and one can
nick up chunks Of lava as for down as
the Escalante river. That large noun
tain with three white spots on Its side
TO the southwest, is the Escalante
mountain. and nesting under Il on the
east is the town Of Bscalante, distant
on an air line about a dozen miles; but
what rough country between. High
rough white sandstone lodges. one ris-
ing above the other, as though each had
tried the hardest TO head of travel Of
any kind; yet there is a trail from
Boulder to Escalante over these can
yous and towering mountains Of stone
II was made a year ago, yet Is very
unsafe 10 travel. A mlsstep in some
places. would hurl both horse and rider
down hundreds OF feet over solid rock
and 10 death. In the bottom OF one
of these deep canyons. death hollow, Is
clear crystal stream, rolling on ever
10 The great Pacific. Though pure and
beautiful IL can never be used on one
acre Of ground; It's bed and banks for
mile high il nothing but solid rock,
Yet with all this ruggedness nature
has not forgotten 70 beautify its appear
ance. In crossing this stream, | noticed
IN a few yards Of sand, some Wild flow
ora the tree fern though small. and
even the beautiful maiden hair" fern
Of Australia.
y look III INV NNtig hANic NulIt9 az
our feet reveals about one thousand
acres of trlable land with an excellent
water supply a mild climate favorable
Tor all the tender fruits grown In Utah
such as the grape, tomato. peach, etc.
with facilities for Increasing the water
supply by reservoir and redeeming
more OF the now desert soil. II Is 20 be
hoped that ere long Boulder's popua-
lion viii be doubled. and that her peo-
ple though IN an "out Of the way" place
shall be prospered and blessed both
spiritually and temporarily, and be con-
tented and happy though hidden miles
away from the rest OF the world