Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-01
SCENIC WONDERS
Of THE SAN PEDRO
Some Of the Attractions Which
win be Features for Tourist
Business
PIONEER OF LAS VEGAS RANCH.
Mrs. Helen J. Stewart Who Sold Out
Famous Oasis Tells u It's
Features

Mrs. Helen J. stewart the original
owner Of the Stewart ranch at Las
Vegas. is visiting IN the city with Mrs.
Carmen, While conyorsing with the
charming little lady lt is hard TO realize
that she has been through the stirring
Incidents connected with pioneer days.
"Mr Stewart ana ! nrst went down
10 the ranch % years ago." said the llt-
tie lady TO the "Nows' ON those days
the Santa Re had not been built and
we were practically out of civilization
Milford our nearest point was $50 miles
away to the northeast Mr. stewart
who owned considerable cattle, wanted
plenty Of room, aud so we settled there.
! am glad that Senator Clark has BOT
the old ranch because he win make
something out Of a. 10 wilI make an
ideal resort for inyalids and ls a yerit-
able oasis. There are about 10000 acres
there that can be utilized aud the wa
ter supply s abundant The famous
spring just comes gushing up out OF
the ground and goes iOamlug along be-
tween high banks that have been cut by
the water I'm three miles there i3 o.
drop Of ls2 feet In the stream which at
the spring Is some 30 feet ln width.
Thanking this water are cQttOnw0Ods,
some OF them go years or more IN age,
All KINDS OF fruit grow freely there and
II Is q charming spot and especially so
does Il appear 20 the weary traveller
after he has been out ON the desert Tor
some tlme.'
Senator Clark paid Mrs Stewart $780,.
600 FOR the property, and those who are
considered judges OF a good bargain
say that the property l8 cheap az the
price. Nov that me railroad has
reached this point and toWnsite Is TO
be laid out ON the ranch. shops erected
ana division terminal established the
owners OF the property VIII realize a
fortune out Of IT,
The Old ranch house. loop-holed as it
was originally built TO stand off the ut-
tacks Of Indians is 20 Doe left standing
and VIII undoubtedly Boz q show place |
that will be depicted iu the literature |
Issued by the passenger department 9t |
the road Here at The present time |
grow figs oranges, peaches w1lnuts |
grapes, peanuts and seml-tropic3l !
fruits, and as more Wller is developed !
the products ut this fertile oasis win !
undoubtedly be sent to the Salt Lake
market
When the railroad o. completed the
traveller win leave Salt Lake Boo the eve.
ming and arrive al Las Vegas early the |
next morning
SOME SCENIC WONDERS.
while Las Vegas viii be quite fea-
turc 10 the tourist and traveller. the |
Salt Lake Route ub0unds I'm wonders. |
which TO use q sporting phrase, VIII
give the Rio Grande a run for its
money The famous San BcruardinO Ar
TOW, the Santa Ana concrete bridge, the
argest structure of its kind In the
world, together with the Devils Play
ground will AN Doe strong advertising |
ards at the other end Of the
Inc. 80 this end there are Salt Lake.
NE Mecca of the tourist, the finest view |
n Great salt Lake a8 seen from the
ar windows on the bennington cut |
NJ The Rainbow canyon through the |
Meadow valley wash and the wonder
ul stalactItes aud stllagmilos cnCOun.
cred In the mammoth caves On the VT
Unity OF Phoebe Then too thcre nre
he hot springs of Cll.entc and the
mining camps EN- route an OF which |
vim be "a yerltabc wonderland 20 the
ourst.
The Rainbow canyon which COM
nences just over the Nevada state line
3 Justly named on account OF the many
nd yaried-Colored formations ana |
trata that go TO make mp the towering
llns ON either hand I'm addition there
ne great cones that rise Ike mann
moth cathedral spires at stated lSoe-
ale, IN t-her parts OF This canyon are
eyeral large blocks of Indian hero
lyphICs an the vicinity of which grad
rs have discovered numerous Indian
rrow heads stone implements and de-
ices distinctly reminiscent OF the stone
re. Among other discoveries Of this
OFT was a stone finger ring kJh red
en- setting
II ever general passenger agent had
chance TO spread himself on the att
'actions Of q railroad, Mr.. Gillett has
lat chance-one IN q lifetime. II goes
ithout saying that hc win accept 10. ln
act already ne has a corps of trained
rters and photographers under con.
act 10 cover the system and turn
copy for the handsome advertising
latter which IS To be issued about the
me the railroad Is opened
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