Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

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THE vERNAL EQUINOX
The entire manuscript, which will, al,
about $50 pages of ordinary boo,s ,, ~, NJ
deals with all phasese OF the inisa ppeer
toricnl, geological, Acknowledgement nus ,,s,
botanical. But of the things M, AUG
particularly in Lambourne's nela aare
prose descriptions OF the Lake Sla
varying weather conditions are I.ls,
distinctive. With the coming ~ WI
Marcn WINDS We are given this descIrn.
tton OF the lake water In action. W
"a thrilling spectaclel just now =,
twlllght-the inland sea rapes bena,,t
a storm of the Vernal equinox. Nal
brings In the spring in fierce disnri'.t.
Hurying from windward the Vs..
in thick set runks sweep past the c,tn
head and wildly burst on tho t,,o,.i
sands. Huge foam globes. formed h.
the beating OF the angry waves nio,,ss
the rocks, are cast adrift, and sent 80
wards by the changing winds. In ~
swift transition and extreme OF afPa-,
who would think that this island kno,-
such winter storms?''
BIRD INHABITANTS
Then come on the summer NINTH.
and the dog-star days of hot winds ana
insufferable sun. Bird yodcea 80.
monotonous' records the lone inbah,t
ant OF Gunnison. Il am berated fror,
morning till night. The gtrIls never ,ir,
of screaming defiance. Go where 7 Nil
they greet me with cries of resentnen,
The island belongs to the gulls nv tbs
right OF inheritance, They are the
original settlers, the ancient possessors
and fain would they give me the yyord
nf
moon, the owl on the cliff may scatte,
demoniac laughter, but thew cnnnn,
outnoise these obstreperous gulls NJ
they never sleep? Their cries greet tn
dawn and fail not at eve. Among the
male birds themselves there is often
battle royal and then what frenzieg
accompaniment of wing flashing and
inarticulate sound OF ire! There ar.
duels to the death. Perhaps II Is SOM
detail of natural selection. Perhan,
Ii Is some young lover overcoming N,
old, or perhaps 1t involves the youn.
warriors of the rival colonies. tn,
birds are clannish. The birds of RirS
Rock keep a jealous eye upon those a
the east, and those again. on those from
the south and the southeast"
THE END OF AUTUMN.
The coming of winter to the lake is.
land brings forth another burst of de.
of autumn it begins 1.-The storm
are cleared and the last cold rain hal
frozen as it fell. In sheets and ice en-
bossings ii CLEANS on the island rocks
There is no mistaking these days. Al
spring breathed in the wind from tn
south, so now winter breathes agar
in the wind from the north. Octobe
passes. Still there fingers at eve
crimson glow on the eastern height
and deeply yellow, dashed with cad
MUM. are the western skies. AlonI
the horizons the mountain chains show
UNANIMOUSLY through the ambient air
Tonight the moonlight is rare. If eve
in manhood's strength, one could brinj
back his childhood belief in magic is
lands and enchanted valleys II wouk
be In such place and on such a nigh
as this. All is crystalline pure, Tb
island peak. and even the near rock
appear cerulean. The slopes, the ridges
the turquois green water and the ia
off mountains themselves are wrapped
in tender and silvery blue.
There is silence around. Long sine,
the old, and grey winged guls have
flown. But once more there falls from
out the sky, the dissonant clang OF mi
grating geese; and once again hear
sound to stir the blood as one listens
the trumpet-call of the southwark
flying swan"
OVER 100 PAINTINGS.
OF the historical portion of the manu-
script an Interesting chapter deals with
the attempt to start vineyard on thu
island and of the outcome of the ex
pertinent Mr.. Lambourne has not we
given the work to a publisher. but II
negotiating with an eastern house. II,
has made over 100 paintings OF Grea
Salt Lake, and they hang today II
galleries and in private homes from
London to San Francisco. Only tive
of them remain at his home on Sixth
street. Reproductions of many of thes,
paintings VIII find their way into TIT
new book, which is held together OF
the story OF the attempt to Homestead
Gunnison, and establish there n vine
yard. Mr.. Lambourne besides his two
small books of lake sketches, has pub
lished a number of volumes dealing
with western pioneer life and frontier
scenes. One of them, From Mt. Hood
to Monterey" was published by Cas-
sino of Boston, and had a large eastern
sale.