Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-19
Doctor kIngsbuY Of the Uni
versity Of Utah Writes OF
Their Glory,
MOST PICTURESQUE REGION.
Not Surpassed in Rugged Strength aud
Beauty by Any Country He Has
Been Privileged to See


Stewart ranch on the Provo river at
! It's junction with Beaver canyon, Aug
7, provided with food, bedding, etc. and
with three riding horses and one pack
animal for the purpose OF reconnoiter-
ing the region south OF and about the
great peaks and mountains OF the Yin"
tabs. The party was gone five days
and a half and was constantly In the
saddle except one afternoon. the
country trayersed was rough, rugged
and IN many places stTewn with fallen
timber. Except the peaks and noun
talns above the timber limit the whole
country Is covered with a luXurianI
growth Of pines, frs and quakIngasps
and dotted here and there win beautl-
ful meadows and exquisite lakes, vary
Ing no size from an acre or less 10 W
acres. These are locked up IN tne
mountain fastupss ana have been seen
only Boy few men, either white or req.
! These meadows ana lakes are hlgn u
above the level OF the sea, quietly rest
ing at am altitude of lOOuo te'l
| and more Standing ON one mountain
top uuy can see from "a single point dt
least 10 of these beautiful bodies OF wa
ter I'm many Of the smaller lah's
grows the beautiful pond N.Y. and ON
the candy shores ot others are me lOol-
| staDs of the bear, the deer, and elk
an of (which added greatly to the inter-
est of the party as 1t meandered
through this Wild and silent country
| For q time the party would be In the
thickest of the woods, unable 20 see
anything but timber and scarcely able
TO tell the direction In when II was
going. when suddenly beautiful open
spot covered either with "a meadow oI
occupied by one of those Tranquil! laNeS
so numerous In that region would come
into view and from many of which
could be seen the high Cintah peaks
and thus the party could locate Itself.
Time after time this would occur ana
from the blind Instinct OF man
and the occasional glance at
the sun the party would come
upon these spots, (By the way, the
sun was covered with clouds most OF
the trip. Had It not been for the care
| fully mapped out route prepared es-
peually for the trip By Prof Atwood
of the government geological survey
! tho party could never have made the
trip In the fva and d half days ana
! could have lost itself for several days
| notwithstanding the distance Travelled
I'm the round trip was not more than
so miles The country is intersecttd
, with deep prealpuous canyons poT-
pendleular' rocky "5Aa, ghu mouse '., ,,u ,,,
or snall anu large poulueIs' ""u WY.
II rs imperative Co know very nearly
the exact directions 10 take iu order
90 get into the country to traverse
about when ln 10, and TO get out or
10 Wneu once within lts rocky prctlp-
itous boundary These many lakes are
e ihe source 1l ln' Jus. "'9i.g' - w.,
D scar ana WeolI IlNgIsi anu 81" a.
4 Mtliiu lH' I.-'lt'. '.5. w s'0''' "''
hlEleHl PEAKS oI l"' H''a"s, ...
o ~" ls I''V P'i 49,, IA,
. 'u Alo"S M Nsy nlSu 5i.,i5N ~.
o Oh anoul noVO ,ye. WIN .o lgl9v ,,t I ,",
q waters VI ulysc 'oul it1'Is G',N ),
e JOINS the H's ilysl po,''S 3l Iue , ,,Vrl'
% mountains - ~ ~ 81 III ,t.,,lt.i,
T.. AgaSseah Reds Peak. SAD M l,llii,i,
g ana NUMBER OF Vlutlh 1u WYNN
{ raalu0 OF WIct OFT l0uV 'H"'o' az Wv
. FOOT or bald NpuntdlN Is one or IHesy
70 many beautliul lakes on me shoIG OF
4 when the party Niiuped on ltS las.
,. night out nom the SleWatt IancH ~
# covers AN are" OF dnout ~ alISS 9uI
g is as clear as crystal In the mornlns
- OF the party departure lhe water was
e perfectly sun ana tranquil ana so
e smooth that u renected the rays WIN
i. as much definition ana perfection as
one OF the best French mirrors SO that
8 beautitu images ot those great oeaN,
- ana mountains with the trees ana
@ shrubbery at their bases, could be seen
y as distinctly os the objects themselves
Re- From one point ON the shores, the nm
{, ages OF Haydens Peak, Nud feaH
10 Mount Agasslz ana bald Noun,
tain besides many others couII
o De seen making q picture as grand ana
10 beautiful as nature coula possibly az
!, ford. The writer mas been IN lhe hei-
b. loWstone country ana I'D 'He TOPS ol
Shoshone mountains, ana IN many U't-
IT er mountainous regions, put nus seei
II nothing sFdNuef ani more pIlu1'tu'
k imam thla region WIN lls iusstu pcahS
box canyons anu rAIuIa''1 'anyal "u-
j. suFpasseu, possibly Ny any "'''' vi
e our gioDe' ., ,,,..-,.
70 WINE up 40 tAe Nopa u. 'u' C'"t'''ll
It u occurred 10 la' WIiIer ta1I many 3i
lnese l3Nes HoI no" LoHtd'u'nb u,I
e snou'd u' ''o.Nyu Ni.h HlouuI',t I. 0u'
n Dy our HaN , 'i az v'S a.,
- uAue we SOU " ~. SulP.s va ~. ' '''''y
z Iloe OF '''ay '9"' '''Po' ''"' '.'''''''
p, vi MI.... ILL.,, ........ .,,.... t,,.,,.,.,,t.
uI',7 ",sL "n,. lI'r' 81, ~
N2u'I h"N y"e'l "aS ~" I" A. o'l' 10 ~.
I"e' .N'J lHs .,yaulS pe .,. an su.
Il ulsu tN-s.',l, I'"lus IN tnys9 ~ s.i
t. ~ W." 40 --lF.. ,Iu' -, ''''
l. W ,He s'.'1s,.a va gl,g 80 .hl ,,.,t,,,
% Ano'"ga ll't oeeuggSI s 10 g ,e "t ,hg,
A., this region would afford one of the
be- J bi'HNtHt opportunities lV' sD'"', Iu'''