The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

varied language which she speaks -
could be studied far from the distrac
tions produced by the things which men
make and often mar the primative and
the wild.
These things. however. arc only a
small portion Of the wonderful things
10 he found in the canyons. and it was
TO investigate these that thc trip was
made 1t has been said that thc lands
along the rivers are fertile, and il Is
difficult to estimate what can be ac-
complished by careful cultivation. Let
not the lover of the beautiful fear for
a moment that the charm Of the To-
cality will be harmed by the develop
ment of the country there The bot
tom lands where willows and grasses
grow rankly. even during the month of
November. viii be covered with apple
aud pear trees; the mesas. which cover
the SUBMITS of the lower cliffs and
slope downward in many cases TO
points easily accessible from the lower
levels. will be filled with peach or
chards, and new beauty will be added
TO the walls of tho canyons by tho
bright green of VINEYARDS, which may
bc planted in many cases along the
sides of the cliffs from the waters
edge nearly 10 the top of the crags, Il
distance of many hundred feet.
ODJCCO VI tiiS LIP
The development of The lands of the
locality is the prime object sought by
those who made tho recent trip. The
establishment of transportation facili-
ties is one of the phases of the larger
object. although n necessary adjunct of
| that development The scenic beauty
of the locality is simply an incident
TO these other two matters. although
il is felt to be unusually important in
the general scheme.
| Much of romance has surrounded the
navigation of the Green and Grand
| rivers from the time which men first
began to venture timidly down through
the deep canyons where il was known
there was no turning back and no pos.
! sibillty of escape. except by way OF
| the river. Occasional RIFLES and
stretches Of rapid water seemed to of
fer untold dangers 10 the adventures.
| Sandbars and pockets in tho channel
were regarded as Insurmonntable OBJ
! stacles to successful navigation of the
! streams. The completion of the trip
| by party of men interested IN eStab-
| fishing packet line from Green River
TO Moab has demonstrated. it is
thought, the fact that many of the so
called difficulties are little moro than
bugbears, and that competent pilots
and more especially, properly con
structcd boats made after the type
| which have successfully piled on tho
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, not tC
mention tho Ohio river and the lesser
streams III different parts of the conn
try, will be able TO navigate the
streams successfully,
Mr. Griffin. former Ohio river
boatmau, stated that he could not Sc,
that the difficulties of navigating thC
streams were ms great as those whcl
were often encountered on the othcl
river with which he was familiar. \
! little attention TO the building OF
dykes for fixing the current of The
streams would define, he thought, The
proper channel at all times a9d d,
away with any tendency TO change
which is apparent in the ease Of many
of the sandbars. The RIFLES and rapids
could also be done away with, III
though even now these are not danger
Gus If one is familiar with the man
ncr in which they should be passed
He expressed the opinion that Il com
pany with II capital of only 100000
could successfully operate a packet linz
between the two cities, provided, there
were sufficient freight and passcngc
traffic 10 pay operating expenses
Those interested in the project inss
that the matter Of freight traffic caI
be disposed of easily, 1t is pointed on
that at the present time the only mean,
Of shipping fruit from the Moab val
ley is by hauling 1T to Thompson ;: