Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-21

Ing begueathed as free gift TO man
inc beauties and CuriOsities OF wonder
land II was an act worthy OF a great
nation and she VIII have her reward
In the praise OF the present army OF
tourists, no less than IN the thanks OF
the generations OF them yet TO come "
Privileged classes In all ages have
been allowed TO withdraw for exclusive
enjoyment great tracts for forests,
parks and game reserves But never
until the passage OF the Yellowstone
act was a region so vast withheld for
all the people regardless Of rank or
wealth. And this first glorious exam
pie set by our parent government has
been widely followed
After some bitter opposition the Yo-
semitic park was established I'm Cali
Iornia, This proving a great success.
financially and otherwise. opposltlon
He'd, and the Sequoia and the General
Grant National parks We're created,
Not satisfied with three national
parks the legislature of California
only recently appropriated $3.50 600 TO
purchase a mountain strip for a state
park numerous national parks oc-
cupy the sites Of battlenelds through
out our country and vet I'm thls respect
we are behind many leading nations
Notwithstanding the outcry I'm the
state Of Washington against the pro-
posed MI Rainer park--that uncounted
ranches. towns, and mines were in
rIuued IN It's bOrders,--th government
IN 1899 set apart that beautiful region
FOR q park New York has a state
park the Niagara, and is now contem-
plating establishing another I'm the
ADIRONDACK mountains Minnesota
prices IN It's ltasca state park, covering
the sources Of the Mississippi. In near
" every western state as vet are gov
'Tnm'nt reserves, rich In wilderness.
which I'm obedience to the prorrosslye
spirit Of President Roosevelt and our
slHto and national leaders. will be ulti-
Wllely formed into forest reserves and
pnhlic parks.
Utah can not afford TO miss the op-
poruNiiy she now hns OF securing n
park free. The strawberry valley I'm
the western part ~ the Untah reserve
is admirably fitted for such a purpose
STRAWBERRY VALLEY.
This valley from Daniels divide TO
thr NarroWs is about fifteen miles
long It's elevation ifs nearly 1900 feet
WINE the surrounding peaks and
ridges extend up into the blue atm Be-
phere from 10000 TO 10 900 feet Tho
valley in summer time Is one grand
smooth meadow Of waving grass mixed
with many varieties Of beautiful scent
ed flowers I'm the midst Of the valley
loWs the strawberry river I'm a SOUTH
eastern direction The head OF this
stream and for several miles down is
wen concealed and guarded by a dense
growth OF willows that hedge I'M the
bank on either side Below the VIII
lows the river ccascs It's rippllng
notes and with a gentle now. checked
ny huge clusters OF moss I'm the river
Ded' gracefully winds It's way through |
wac, open meadows TO the wild cam |
yon beyond the "Narrows"
Many, picturesque canyons, covered
WIN woods and underbrush enter the
valley from all sides Down these
canyons icy streams, rising mt the base
OF cllHs or among thlckets Of pine
bound over rocky steps until reachlng .
the valleys edge they steal their way !
through grassy fields to unite with the !
mother stream
Numerous scaturient springs rise I'm |
the pastures and make marshy spots ON .
the hillsides IN the vicinity of lower .
valley the well known
shrinking Springs" heavily charged
with sulphur, pour forth their odorous
stream The hills surrounding Straw
berry meadows contain every variety .
Of native trees, bushes. and flowers
found I'm the higher attitudes. OF the
trees the pine is the most prevalent,
though the quaking-asp grows IN album
liant quantities. Here and there pretty
patches Of young pine shoot up on
areas laid waste by Ere The red pine.
white pine and balsams reach good
size and height. The pretty lder-berry