The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
XP[ORlNG PARTY
IS SAFE AT HOME
Salt Lake Business Men and
Boosters Return From Trip
to Southeastern Utah.
DEEPLY IMPRESSED WITH
POSSIBILITIES or REGION
From Standpoint of Resources
and Scenic Beauty, Country
Ranks High.

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Ranks High.
! The story Of the wonders of the can
vons of the Green aud Grand rivers
and of the fertility Of tho fruit and
| farm lands IN southeastern Utah VIII
| form the main topic of discussion for
4 long time among members of the
party of Salt Lake business men who
reached home late Saturday evening
on train No. ) of tho Denver s. Rio
Grandc railroad. after an extended trip
from Green River, down the stream Of
that name and thence by way of the
Grand river 10 Moab
From strawberries so STOW balls is a
far cry usually. yet This is the expert
encc OF members Of the party, who
picked the delicious fruit IN the gar
dens of Moab OH Friday. and on Satur-
day drove IN teams 10 Thompson g
Springs. a distance of thirty-fivc miles,
the latter part Of the journey through
Il binding snowstorm.
Exporting Party.
The party left Green River in small
boats. Tuesday morning, November, 10.
and has made careful exploration Of
the wonderfully fertile bottom lands
along the Green and Grand rivers and
the possibilities of navigating those
two streams between Green River and
Moab. The scenic wonders of the can
yous wero viewed aud visits made 10
the sites of the homes of the ancient
cliff dwelleTs. Thousands of acres Of
what promises to be the finest fruit
land in tho world were seen, located at
the bottom of deep canyons, the ouly
access 10 which is by way of the river.
IT is said that these lands, including
some 10000 acres along the two rivers,
viii produce the best of apples and
pears; the higher mesa tops can be
utilized for tho development of peach
trees and the slopes Of the cliffs them
selves arc uneXcclled for The production
of grapes. The only places in the world
that are in any way similar, 1T Is
claimed, arc the shores Of the Rhine
and Rhouc rivers IN Europe.
Wonderful Scenic Beauty.
Great as are tho agricultural posi-
hllitics of the canyons, these form only
a small portion of the attractions of the
trip between Green River and Moab.
The beauty of the scenery is not
cclipscd by that Of he famed Grand
canyon Of the Colorado with the ad
vantage that IL is not feasible TO navi-
gate the larger river through tine Grand
canyon. The wonders of the ancient
cliff dwcllcrs are easily accessible TO
tourists from the river and the can
yonS themselves offer an almost eN-
hausticss panorama OF beauty through
out the entire trip.
To make trip of 22j miles on two
big rivers at this time Of wear, sleeping
out Of doors for a period Of ten days,
is no small achievements and 1t is 10 the
credit of energetic Salt Lake business
mon that the undertaking was accom-
plishcd without serious misbaps and in
L. ls,F trtl.a 10 NM l.
edge could be gained OF all the re-
sources Of the locality visited
Personnel OF Party.
The party included r. G.. WINNER
and f. 7. Merritt. two Salt Lake boost
crs; \. H. Birrell, NJ. l.. Cummings. W.
y. Griffin. an experienced Ohio river
navigator; G. D. II. Il. Thompson. II. =.
Schofeld. G. \. Gray aud II. |. Bowlcs,
representing The Salt Lake Tribune
Six guides and pilots accompanied the
party. which was carried inatwo large
gasoline motor boats.
The trip is unique in that II IS the
first voyage ever made, by so large
party, over the rivers, and accompanied
bv regularly accredited newspaper
representative on assignment.
One purpose of the trip was The
solving the problems OF navigating inc
streams. That this can he accomplished
is evident, and it il thought the trip
can bc made from ono city to the other
in less than thirJy-six hours, with the
| proper kind of boats and competent
pilots.
Moab to the Front.
That the citizens Of Moab appreciate
greatly The advantages to their city
OF the establishment of a packet service
between there and Green River is shown
bv the enthusiastic manner in which
they welcomed the visitors from salt
Lake Citv, Banquets, dances and trips
10 the fruit lands Of the Moab valley
were a fcw features of entertainment
accorded the boosters. And on Friday
evening. the Moab business men took
advantage of the opportunity 10 or
paniZe q commercial club of more than
/ iifty members.
The results of the trip promise to be
unusually important, not only to south
eastern Utah, but to the entire state.
The establishment of boat service IN
the two rivers. from Green River 10
Moab, will mean the opening up, OF
moro than 10000 acres OF fruit land III
the Moab valley alone, At the present
time the fruit products of that local
itv have 10 be hauled thirty,ti miles
or more. TO be placed on railroad
New Scenic Route.
1t is intended eventually TO improve
| the Grand river from Moab to West
Water, on the line of the Denver & Rio
GYanle railroads. SO that tourist parties
from the cast may bc taken on the
cauvon trip from there, and resume rail.
road transportation mt Green River,
while tourists from the west may com
mcnce thcir trip at Green River,
Large rs these schemes which have
been outlined may appear, they are
even now being carried out. and II is
said that the completion OF The entire
undertaking viii require ouly two or
three wears. Much of the money noccs-
sarv fnT carrying on the enterprise is
now available; the Denver 4 Rio Gfrande
I railroad is interested i'm The uudertak.
ing. as "a side trip TO their system. and
the rili 1cus and property owners of tho
territory 10 bo developed arc cnthu.
siasGjc over the advantages which Will
come to their country.
l. Q. 0. r, Attention!
! Ali members Of Salt Lake lodge No