Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-31

a., n tina, most charming record OF a
ramble IN the mountains of Maine,
"a Moosehead Journal" Lowell re-
lates hts meeting with a hermit
whose occupation in life was to feed
logs TO sowmil Having broken
through the bark Of shyness and re-
serve that protected the old iuau,
he at length asked him the best point
Of view for the old Man Of the Noun
tain
Dunno never see IT.
Lowell was astonished and go ex-
pressed himself
rho l,g-fcedcr asked Come from
Baws'n?"
Yes" was tho reply
"Goodle to see in the VICINITY Of
Rawe'u"
Il should IKE, 'owl. should like to
stan on Bunker Hnl You've ben
there ofren llSely2"
TO which question Lowell rather
reluctantly answered. "N-o-o"
"Awl. my young fricn you've
larned meow tibet wut man kin see
any day for nawthn' children half
price. he never DOCS see. Nawthin
pay nawthin vally A local APP
rlcation Of universal truth. as true
and applicable in Utah as in Maine
and Massachusetts,.
should be ashamed 20 confess that
never voNed" Timpanogos moun-
tain. the ascent Of which & is the pur-
pose Of this article to describe Liv-
ing for years almost within It's shadow.
long since learned 20 love and almost
revere it. In the true stnse Of the
word it Is awful In outline ana mass
II is the perfect embodiment Of all
that is grand imposing and Inspiring
As ono gazes and sa2es upon 1t until
the soul is in tuue With the Infinite
until the individual is lost in the
universal. tho feeling somes Ger one
how weak ana FRAN thing Is man.
how great and mighty is nature' When
this great this perfect mountain IS
covered with snow and the last rays
of the setting sun are rose-untlns lts
Ton and the evening star appears
ahove It in the deep blue sky. how I'M
pressivo. now awe inspiring it Is! II
stands monument to is Maker a iit
foundation for some celestial palace!
AZ they that go down to sea IN
sbins thu. do business in great waters.
see the works OF the Lord and ms
wonders in the deep, So they tha' go
lin into the great mountains see the
works Of the Lord and his wonders IN
the rocks and the SHOWS.
THE PARTY.
So far rs the top Of Timpenosos
was concerned, I was in the same COIL
dition as the iog-feedor was to the oid
Man of the Mountain and Lowell to
Bunker Hin. Hoy better could a man
spend part Of his vacation IMAM 10
hecome acquainted With the mighty
mountain. to tccome part OF IT, to
rningle his spirit with its2 deter
mined to realize an almost lfe-ions
asniration and did so. | communlcat
cd with Prof. Swenson of the Is J.
university at Provo. who FORMED
marty 10 climb Timpanogos 1t was
composed of the tolloWing Mrs Eras-
ms Koffnrd. Miss Elva konord MISS
Violet Beckett, Miss Grace SaNey frol;
John Swensou, Bishop swehsoit ",
pleasant Grove, Erastus komord. Johh
Saxey. william StOrtup, Alfales Young
and Perctval Young All were appro-
priately dressed for the task peioI
them the ladies' wearing special
made overalls The party LEFT wild
wood, the summer resort at me hlouti,
OF the north fork of Provo canyon, ana
which is owned by members OF the IL
Y. u faculty, Tuesday afternoon, AUG:
IS. for the foot OF the falls In the rlsh'
hand fork Of the north FORK, some
horseback. some In the light wagon,
and some afoot Four who started
ahead on horses got on the wrong road
when Sawmin fiat was reached and
never rejoined the party. Having then
blankets and food with them, they
made their own camp and returned
10 Wildwood next afternoon.
THE ROAD.
The road from Wildwood to thu
HAT Ia by way of a very rough. mar
row rocky gorge through which {
magnificent mountain stream come
plunging down, often tearing out IN
road, always making It more or les
bad. The road through this gorge il
nearly three miles long. From tn
fat on TO the falls In the right hant
fork the road is very good. though
there are two very long, steep hills.
Camp was made I'm beautfU
quaken-asp grove some three-Quarter
OF mile from the foot OF the falls
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