Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30

sheep aud not over 10 head OF cattle
Beef for the town Is brought from the
valley Of Bogota. Bamboo cane grows
very large here, FIVE to eight Inches
In diameter and 40 or 80 feet high. II Is
the building material OF the people.
Their houses are mostly constructed OF
II anl their fences. bridges, etc, Their
utensils are made OF pottery, their floors
Of tile In the dry season the climate
here Is nearly perfect The thormome-
ten In my room has not fallen below
u degrees nor risen above 10 degrees
during the week, and yet the place ]
Judge is not healthy, but / attribute
the cause to filth. bad living and sexual
vices In proper hands the valley could
be made yerltable paradise.
NEPHITE CITIES.
Eastward from this point are two
roads, one goes TO BogOta, which lies
little south of east and the other over
the mountains TO the rich valleys lying
70 the northeast ft was In those val
leys that think the Nephites had many
cities as Jushon, Antionum and others.
In that event this valley would have
been on the line OF communication be-
tween them and the city Of Iarahamll.
There ~ reference In the Book VI
Mormon that would lead us TO believe
that this was true Of the valley Of
Gideon,
Since writing the above have cross
ei the valley TO the southwest and cH-
ARMED he range closely that separates
this valley from the Magdalcua, There
IS Just one single ridge. From the point
whore | crossed II today II Is pretty
high an along towards the north ana
very abrupt on the Magdalena side, For
some distance there are cliffs. At the
point where crossed today there IS an
easy ascent on this side and a com
paratiyey easy descent on the other
] could easily cross the ridge at this
point I'm an hour From the foot Of the
ridge TO the Magdalena IN a direct line
Il about seven miles All the way down
there are ridges Of low hills. II would
We an easy matter for an army to leave
the Magdalena IN the morning fight d
battle on these slopes and reach this
valley IN the evening The distance at
this point would not be over IL miles,
On my return / timed myself on the
descent ard was just 30 minutes com
ing from the summit TO the level valley,
Had the Athletes gone up the valley |
southwark they would have crossed |
over a ridge less difficult even than
this but the distance to the river would |
have been nearly 20 miles.
A MAGNIFICENT VIEW.
when 7 reached the summit OF the |
mountain today found the whole eX-
tent Of the Magdalena valley hid by a
mass Of clouds. over beyond this mass
rose IN solemn grandeur the great |
snowy dome Of the Sierra Nevada de |
Tolima. II must be 30 miles in
straight line from where / stand, but so |
clear Is the atmosphere that It's every |
outline Is distinctly visible. It's glaciers ]
seem 10 cover an extent Of several |
miles. About 10 O'Clock the clouds |
rose from the valley and | had mag !
niilcent view Of the whole extent Of |
the lower valley. There Is 1000 square |
miles Of II and It all appears 10 be "a |
wilderness with probably not over LOCO |
people scattered over II. They call IL |
Tiorra Callente or hot lands, The up
per valley Is cooler and has many |
more people. II Is the winter season |
here and although the sun Is straight |
over head at noon II is the cool season.
1t commences to rain about 4 p, m.
every day and rains nearly all night,
not a down pour, but what We call In
Utah "a good steady rain"
JOEL KICKS,