The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-27

IheS exert deep and permanent IN
tlUcnce upon the characteristics and Gus
toms OF the people who dwell within their
vision range Mountains are a source OF
local and National pride. and they have
such an extent that without their influ-
cnces poetry and art would have been
much less unimPortant factors.
Mountaineers Devoted to Homes.
Mountaineers are said to be more de-
voted to their mountain homes than are
the residents OF prairie or desert tracts.
They arc strongly attached to their ia
driven from them that mountain bravery
forms an important part OF military in
ciuChts. There iS fascination and
charm attached to mountains, In noun
tain countries clans exist. while nomadlc
tribes belong to lower attitudes and less
rugged surfaces.
Mountains in Utah.
While the mountains of Utah form an
interestlg part of the States history, IL
is not strange that their nomenclature
and description is rs vet very incomplete
when 1t is rememocred that within the
last two years there have been discovered
within the borders OF the State natural
bridges surprising I'm magnitude and
grandeur anything OF the kind heretofore
known to eAist-
Work of Geological Survey.
However. the United States Govern
mcnt through the geological survey ser
Vice has made extensive researches and
expensive reports that furnish a vast
amount of valuable Information. The re-
ports show condition that Is probably
not generally realized That is In the
ncIghborhood OF 100 mountain peaks have
been named In the State that have an al
utudc of more than 10000 feet, the high
est of them being l3 6S1 feet. Aside from
these are vast number of the lower al
utude named which II included would
probably bring up the list OF peaks 10 600
feet or higher to 80 or more.
Omitted From Maps.
These surveys and explorations by the
Government have been made at different
times. and many of them before the work
was syStemized. as IL is now so that
some of the higher peaks may have been
duplicated and many OF the smaller ones
may nave been omitted from published
maps or lists. As an instance of the
possible discrepancies and omissions the
published lists of altitude give Mount
Hodges Us having an altitude of l3 5Ol
feet. but this peak is not shown on any
Of the available maps and cannot be To-
Gated by any local officials
Where Is Mt. Hodgesp
This is about the largest piece Of prop
erty that has ever been lost, strayed or
stolen In civilized country, and in com
parison would make any OF the numerous
lost mines assume dlminutiye proper
tions, A mountain reaching nearly three
miles vertically above sea level unless IL
has changed It's name and Is posing un-
der a nom de plume, ought not 10 be dif-
hcult to find. Mount Hodges, the largest
INDICATED peak In Utah, was named many
years ago by Clarence King of the geo
logical survey While no reward is of
fered for It's apprehension. word of i;s
whereabouts would doubtless be gladly
OF the State.
1--WE Are Seven"
The mountain giants of the State, or
81 Irh
say I'VE are seven" when Mount Hodges
is included. The other six peaks are
Mount Gilbert, In Wasatch county. the
highest, with an altitude Of 1851 feet,
Mount EmmonSs in the same county and
also in the Wasatch range, comes next.
with a height OF 1904 feet The third
being the banner altitude county of tho
State, and Is 1880 feet high Lovenia
peak. between Wasatch and Summit
counties, and in the same neighborhood
OF the others mentioned. s 1890 feet
high. Tokewana peak, entirely belong
ing TO Summit county. is measured by an
altitude OF 1890 feet. The last and least
OF the large family Is 1909 feet, and is
located far from the others OF its class
being In San Juan county, and belonging
to the La Sal mountain range. 1t is
ton can be seen for many miles from
every direction
Other Tall Peaks.
OF the peaks between 1900 and 1900
feet, there are eleven. most OF which arc
located In the regions OF the higher peaks
In Summit, Wasatch and Uintah coun-
ties. The exceptions are: Mount Belknap
in Piute county. with an altitude OF r.
200 feet, lbepah mountain, in Tooclc coun-
ty. l2,l0l feet high; Mount Iukuhnikivatz,
In San Juan county. IL O0i feet high
Tushar mountain. between Beaver and
Pluto counties. Il, lS6 feet high, and
Mount Was In Grand county, with an
altitude OF Il 319 feet.
Mountains Of Third Glass.
1t is not until the mountains Of the
third class or those between IL 900 and IL
600 feet are reached That the names are
encountered that are the most familiar
Foremost among these Is probably Mount
Nebo. near Nephi. In Juab county which
Is only 1887 feet high, but by reason OF
its being separated from the Wasatch
range is not only one OF the most slightly
mountains In the State. but in the entire
rise nearly 1000 feet from the plateau at
it's base in horizontal distance OF prob
ably less than two miles
Baldy Peak In Beaver.
Badly peak in Beaver county. IL l73l
feet high. can be seen for long distance
and Is q familiar point from many parts
Of southern Utah. Nearly every noun
tain locality has either a Mount Baldy or
Badly peak. and Bald mountain In Sum
nit and Wasatch counties. is but 80 feet
from being l200O feet high but IL Is NOT
40 noted a point as the peak with a
similar name and smaller altitude in
Beaver county.
Pretty Range of Hills
In this class comes the pretty range of
hills along the Rio Grarde Western road