The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-09

portieo runs all around The building
with salt columns 10 support the roof.
Salt Lake City is a beautiful place,
with a population OF 10000. The
streets are all wide. none being less
than $50 feet, while many are $50 feet
vide, with a double row Of trees in the
middle. The climate is cool and dry.
The handsome residences, mostly
made of hard white brick look as fresh
as # just washed. A stream Of clear
water runs along the gutter on each
side of some of the business streets.
The street car service is excellent; the
lawns ana trees are splendidly kept;
the parks are very fine; the sidewalks
are generally sixteen feet wide, princi-
pally of concrete. The city Is growing
rapidly, but not more so than the sur
rounding country. Farm lands are
worth nothing unless good water-rights
90 with the land. Land, with water
rights, sells at $3.50 to $1,000 per acre,
according to distance from town. Ten
acres is a tarm and all a man can at
tend. Fortunes have been made on
farms of five acres. Almost anything
grows to perfection there If properly
irrigated. The vegetable market of
that city is as well supplied as is the
Kansas City market. Wheat cutting
in Utah has just begun. We saw cab
bage that had just been set out, and
were assured that they would reach
perfection before frost. The popula-
tion of the city is about half Mormon
and half Gentle. While we have no
respect for Brigham Youug's religion,
and none for his moral character yet as
a shrewd business man and manager
Of men he had but few equals. He it
was who made the desert to blossom
as the rose.
We left Salt Lake City Wednesday
night, and Thursday morning we had
passed over the desert, and were again
in the wild scenery of the mountains.
We passed through Tennessee Pass at
noon, and though the sun shone as
bright as possible, the air was cool
and pleasant. The Arkansas river
rises near this pass and goes tumbling
down the steep canyons, rapidly grow
ing IN size and beauty. Fifty miles
below Leadville it is twenty feet wide,
as clear as crystal, very deep and
rapid-an ideal mountain trout stream.
A little further down, the water is used
extensively in washing the dirt out OF
the golden sand, and the stream takes a
deep, yellow color; still further down
the irrigating bitches begin TO carry
off the water, and when Pueblo IS
reached but little water Is left in the
stream. By the time the Kansas
line is reached the stream has dwindled
to a small streak of damp sand
We reached Colorado Springs Thurs
day night, and on Friday visited South
Cheyenne Canon, as wild and romantic
a spot as can be found. The "Pillars
of Hercules" two great mountains of
solid granite, with a small stream of
water at the base, where a carriage
drive had to be blasted out; ''the
"Seven Falls" "Inspiration Point"
"Eagle Mountain s'Bridal Vel
Falls' and many other points of
interest are gathered in a small space.
In the afternoon we took a farewell
trip to Manitou, drank from the famous
springs, looked again al the many
wonders of nature, gave a long last
look at the top Of Pixies Peak, and
then hurried back to Colorado Springs,
took supper, witnessed the grand
parade of the thousands Of Woodmen,
with the fine display of fireworks, and
at ten O'Clock went to the depot and
started back home. A long, hot,
dusty ride, all night and all day,
through the praIries of Kansas at
length brought as to Kansas City Sat-
urday evening at Z O'Clock, and the
ten days trip was over. The whole
trip was full Of wonders and pleasures.
A little heat and dust were thrown in
to make us appreciate the beauties and
grandeur we met on every hand.
The State Normal School
at Warrensburg, Mo-, had an enroll
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