Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
CONDITIONS IN THE CAMP.
Ice lust Breaking up in the Lakes
Which Still Show Evidences
OF Winter SloWsIideS.
EX-MaNur Morris Tells OF New I'M
proyemcnts and says IL T. SIN
Early Spring There.

Ex-Mayor T.. p. Morris returned from
his summer home az Brighton on sat
uriay evening. after spending several
days in the snow and fee Of that pic
turesque and altogether admirable hot
weather resort.
Mr.. Morris is very enthusiastic over
the summer outlook up there. said
he: 81 have never seen Brighton Al
beautiful as % IS at the present. Its
early spring time uU there yet and a
little cold but 1t IL surely very beau
tfui The surrounding mountains are
simply beyond description. and as no
live stock win be allowed up there In
the future-taat is none except COWS
and horses That are in pasture or barn.
the beauty win continue 20 the end of
The season, sheep are now absolutely
prohibited from ranging ON the noun
tains. This being true the mountains
VIII Ifmain covered with grasses aud
flowers an summer.
THURSDAYS sNOwsToRM.
Speaking of the weather conditions.
Mr.. Morris said 81 found C consider
ably colder up there than On the valley.
Besides there was a good deal OF snow.
on Wednesday night and ThursdaS
morning four inches OF snow dell on the
level with greater depths ON the noun
tain sides and rayines where Il drfted.
But there was a clearing up on Thurs
day afternoon and conditions were
again pleasant, though hardly pleas
ant enough Tor white. duck suits %
straw hats aud low shoes
ICE AND sNowsLIDEs.
The ice is Just breaking up ON Silver
| Lake Across this ice there was a
great suowsIlde during the winter The
avalanche came down the mountain
Z side and shot clear across the ice and
/ started ~ the other side where Il piled
| up 90 an immense depth COR the sum-
| mers sun 20 thaw out. Al Lake Mary
there was another big slide OF slmila,
character and reminders of that slide
are stu in evidence. There are also
/ many huge drifts of snow reaching al
. most down 20 the camp cottages yet.
so that those who 60 10 camp within
/ the next week on two, and the indica-
/ lions are that there VIII be a big exo-
/ dus by The end ~ the week. will have
/ an opportunity for some thrilling toh-
/ began rides should their inclinations
run On that direction.
NEW COTTAGES.
Bishop Brighton. who is already on
. the ground with his family has bulk
a fine new cottage which viii be his
home this year. having sold his old one
/ 90 Mai r. w. Young The Ferry
. brothers W. Mont and Edward $. are
/ finishing up a'couple of the finest homes
/ IN the camp. They are two stories high
and WiiI De- modern 200 al az their APP
/ po.rtmenti Excellent spring water
/ has been piped into both % them
GOOD ROADS. LOST HORSES.
Mr. Morris says the road 10 Brighton
| Is very good until a point within about
| three miles OF the cynp Is reached.
/ Then d condition Is Encountered that
! calls for improvements. Mr. Morris was
accompanied by his little son Russell.
ana Clif0ri Jennings. When they had
been .u camp a day ar So their horses
struck out down the canyon towards
/ home. The animals were tracked ~
miles and ridden. bare back. mp the
/ mountains to camp. Accordingly since
the return on Saturday night Mr Nor
fIs has not been heard 90 say that hi.
I would Ike 90 pitch game Of baseball
| on the Fourth.