Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-31
THO HUNDRED MILES
OVER WILD COZ jTRY
Salt Takers Undergo Strenuous EX-
pericnces in Southern Utah and
Northern Arizona.

One somewhat crippled and both
showing the effects of hard mountain
trip, "a. w. North of the University club
and Carr B. Neel Of the Country club,
have just returned from alNenturesome
journey through southern Utah and
into northern Arizona. Three weeks
ago. being DESTROYS Of a strenuous out
of-door vacation, the two left Salt Lake
City by the Salt Lake route and at
Modena took the southern stage. After
passing through Mountain Meadows
and visiting St. George they set. forth
on a. 2O0-1nile pedestrian trip through
Dixie and into Arizona
Overtaken by severe storms, they
crossed the Virgin river just ahead Of
a. high flood and in Arizona We're con-
tinually menaced by rushing waters.
Indeed. they were compelled to ford
one swollen stream eight times in a
single day and when crossing the
Kanab near its junction with the Grand
Canyon met with disaster. Here, North
who was In the lead, was swept Off hia
feet by the swift current and barely
made the further shore by stout swim
ming. His carbine was carried away,
his camera and his pedometer broken
and his watch and reyo. ,;er filled with
muddy water. At a second fording his
right leg. laid open by a sharp rock.
compelled q two days halt for amateur
surgical work. To add to these mis-
fever brought on. by drinking bad
water.
Despite accidents, however, the two
men completed their examinations of
the Kanab canyon and its western trib-
utaries, then re-entered the settlements
at F'redonia, Ariz. From the town OF
Kanab they staged to Marysvale, there
taking the Rio Grande for Salt Lake
City, thus completing 90G-mile seeing
Utah tour"
I'VE cannot speak too highly OF, the
hospitality OF the people in that section
of the country said Mr.. North yester-.
day. They treated us royalty, and
anything they had was ours for the
asking. In that section of country far
from the railroad, people rely on their
own efforts more than people of other
sections OF the country better favored
They cobble their own shoes. make
their own molasses and sugar and in
many ways are independent Of outside
agencies.
"The excessive rains with which that
usually dry section of country has been
favored during the past summer means
that the ranges will grow plenty OF
grass for the support of the thousands.
of cattle that roam the ranges. This
s$bsS4SAtANii
that country.
One OF the things that appealed to
me strongly was the fact that there
have been no additions to the geo
graphical report OF the Powell & Delen-
daugh expedition about 80 years ago.
There is one canyon that I know of
that has not been jotted down In the
geographical map of that country.
Two great canyons are tributary to the
Kanab, the Gramma and the Hacks
1t is one of these two that has no place
in the Typographical report. AS a fell
low of the American Geographical so
ciety. am greatly Interested in this
section OF country The traveller will
find much in southern Utah and north.
ern Arizona TO occupy his time
ut Is a lesson In natural resources
for one to visit Dixie land continued
Mr.. North. ''the Kolob Plateau Is q
mass of coal, in the Virgin valley there
are oil wells and wherever. water is nut
upon the soil the return is immediate..
At Hurricane, for instance. little
hamlet by the Virgin. we found or
.chards net four years old laden with
the most wonderful peaches