Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
Exploration Of the Wilds Of Southeastern Utah

, rionly eoiored and yarlegated :,
piaces the country rock IL = az other
stone, the disintegratlon ~ Use n.. sand
Vii, o'oau stretches OF drlftln@ mas
WIZ golden and vermllIon SAND,
Where the sandstone is -.
Nv paving OF pebbles has bes ,o' ,
q mosaic or many colors. noi,sL ieit,
the sunlight e"stenlng In
~ ,'er tne canyons the most ra,r,.
nole FEATURES Of the country a. .einerk-
lines OF cliffs These are gro we long
sIaphi9 steps, scores or hundreats go,
Iliies W length, presenting stss, us
olten vertical faces Of rock, 'p ana
VOLCANIC FIssURrs
me region is further dlyerslesa =,
snort ranges or eruptlve moun,aI,,u oy
EHsl system OF tissurcs.-huge eraoIs 4; a
the rocks 10 the depths belov,"aao.a.s W
across tho country. From thas. N,enu
ices Hoods Of lava have poureS ~ey'
erlng mesas and table land Win hSvt-
OF black asphalt The eyplrinr 'ieeh
Bies or these volcanic agencies 80
pieu up nuge oondcr cones that wsn2
aiohb the ilssures, red blown o,'S
black. naked of vegetarian ana
splcuous land marks, sot ae th onN CON
contrast TO the bright yorssatsy are IN
OF scdmentary origin ''N 'oc@
These canyon gotaes ,hs,..
cliffs and desert wastes b,ye oynu ucllhg
the traveller from nanotr P,ieyehted
country. so that untIi ~ "' n me
River Exploring comnany No. dorado
1t was almost unknown was 'o'l"sd
Thrilling EXPLOITATION,
Early I'm the snrlng ~ ,seo
party was organiIed a. ~ iooo small
exploring the conntrv oro oue purpose OF
OF the canvons Ieadirg INV .ie heaas
rado. Boats woro hmiit g. ''V the COLO.
transported 10 n mini v.har O'.saeo ana
Pacific railroad grasses ny ~ wy Union
WIN these we were 70 descend the
RADIO down to the foot Of ~ the e"e Solo,
canyon. '''Nu
May "a. ls69.-The pood naomi.
Green river turn ont io 500 ns VI
We raise our little faR nnsb iho '. ne.
from the shore and the awif, r,,r vVst
carries us down. Our boats aro ha ,o,'
ily loaded and only win The u, meu.,
care Is IL posslble 10 foat In Tho D ro,,a1
river without shipping water Tvs"
A mile or two below town Wa ,,,,, 49,
sand bar. The men mmn intn Gn
stream and thus Tighten the vessots '
30 that they drift over. ana on 400 80
In trying 10 avoid n rock nm 49,
broken on one Of the boats ma ~
crippled she strikes. The current is
swift and she is sent Keeling md root9
Ing into the eddy. In confusion two
others are lost overheard. and Tho mon
seem quite discounted, much 10 tbe
amusement of the other members NJ ,bo
party.
Catching the oars and starting ags,r
the boats are once more borne down
the stream until we land al a small
cottonwood grove on the hank ana
camp for noon.
MOUNTAIN SHEEP KILLED.
Nav PA flock NJ nountai, shoou
are seen on a cliff ia The right Tbe
boats are quietly tied up and three
o op roui ne" to 80 1 49, I h IN lhe
$500, sr,, ooI, ~, 49,, .', my 'e'
S,.,no,n- Soo,r Co. ' ia,,, s'0OT re-, III
s',nnesss b,ntors ta,n, ' H., ,,.i,h ny w
s,,,, =. deaS 49, ",,n VIZ llnu'
nns,,aa anb - nl,,s On vies9eu,
o o,",NeI 5 Tnu ea'ei' "'aA'"s me '
NJ 90 This ,,orn,re proA,o, oua
oross ,So riuar anJ lin, niir,h rsoro Am, anu
thoms v ~ oau o'iV ,, tt'oe en@n
sno ~ go w pVs' ~, "'Lu We can
tiful cnrve through tbe poree heioS,
~, w VA S 1naI,iss o"I $50 Ueiom,
49, thn "IS os tIs ~ Nv tor ,h. .sn
svS, 'e osrry ~ J insy ~ i'U u,N.l
eows IN n tort,,o,,s cbannoi Co,,on.
NV, 1--we ~ q w s''Vu 'io t,S'i h Jo,son
o Touo oors ana botw el 1 tha,, e'ero
stretches of grass land. The narrow
mountain valley Is inclosed on either
side by sloping walls Of naked rock Of
many bright oolors, To the south OF