The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-10

interesting account OF Lower CalifOr-
MIA that has yet been published. This
Is due to the writer's intimate acquain-
lance with the country, his accurate
powers OF observation and lively mar
rative style.
Camp and Canine" combines exact
descriptive. historical AMI statistical
Information with legendary lore and
life and humor that fascinate and alb
sOrb the attention II IS thoroughly
readable and likely TO be enjoyed by
those who are stirred by tales OF life
in the open air and OF hazardous ex-
ploration and adventure.
The trip began the last of Deem
friends OF the author were his COM
panlons for few weeks in search Of
big horn sheep. Their passionate devO-
ton TO hunting led them over the high
mountain ranges Of the northern part
OF the peninsula. After series OF
adventures the party. with the excep-
ton OF MT. North. returned TO CalifOr-
MIA, leaving him to take up the seri-
Gus business of the trip. For travel on
muleback across deserts and mountain
ranges through a desolate country is
n serious business. however much Il
may be taken In a spirit OF adven-
ture OF through love OF outdoor life
and sport
Chapter 3 describes the authors
parting with his friends and his de-
parture for the southern wilderness.
II was not easy TO get suitable guide
and travelling companion. but a Texas
parson with a taste for adventure
a comparison. at the close Of this
chapter. OF the delights OF the trail
with the wearisOme life OF the city.
furnishes reasons for the trip which
appeal to all travellers This IS the
paragraph:
Evening IN wilderness.
while Ben exercised his culinary
arts before a large fire in the shad-
.1faN In.
TO the welcome spring and came forth
leaving behind me pains and stiffness,
dust and cholla thorns. Reclining on
the yielding clover. before the COM
awaiting my keen appetite. close at
hand a reliable Indian trail for the
morrow. a contentment stole over me
unknown in the narrow life against
which / had become an insurgent
What cared ! though directions had
been misleading and Indians numer-
GUS"
Much space in the book is devoted
20 historical matter. including an ac-
count OF the way in which the United
States allowed this valuable territory
to be lost IL was at one time part
OF this cOuntry's possess ons, but lack
Of interest and knowledge OF its value
accounted for its final reversion to
Mexico. The author styles IL Uncle
Sans lost province" and voices the
regret OF all Californians at its sep
aratiOn from their state
The work OF the early missionaries
IS eNhaustively treated in several
chapters. Pictures OF the ruins OF for
gotten missions taken by the author
amply illustrate the book and the
story OF the heroism OF the early Jesu-
its. Franciscans and Dominicans is
thrilling tale. Their establishments
here antedate the first OF the missions
IN California that at san Diego built
by Father Junipero Sierra The ruins
are now deserted except for the scat
tered Indian and Mexican villages
which follow the water courses where
the missions were built.
Mr. North crossed the peninsula IN
zigzag fashion eleven times. following
the old trails OF caminos. some OF
which are more than hundred years
old. yet not deserving OF the name
OF roads Lower California Is about
ESQ miles long and varies in width
from 30 to $50 miles. The coast ana
the Interior are fully described. There
IS a good account Of Magdalena bay,
where Admiral Evans put in on his
around -the-world trip with the fleet
The admiral has written a short in
PRODUCTION in which he expresses MS
delight in the tales OF adventure along
FL Canine Real and about the old
gpanfeh missions lie says emphau-
caIiv. Indeed. every man with an
ounce OF red blood In his veins or any
fondncss for a dash of excitement or
n whiff Of fresh air will obtain whole
lot Of pleasure by reading this DOCK