Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-28

the towering cliffs grow the cottonwood,
the oak, the cedar, the pine, the birch and
the qualSing asp, and with their many hues
Of living green they relieve the colorings
Of the jagged rocks which have been tlnged
with pigments not made by man, but which
show that they have been touched by the
finger of God.
Along the bottom of this canyon. close
beside the roadway, course the waters of
the ogden river. Rushing and toiling and
broiing II goes coursing along its way until
at last 1t comes to the great valley below
and Joins the waters of the Weber river, \
and together they flow into the great salt
sea beyond. Climbing beside the water
course the road leads the way past road
houses, cottages, resorts hotels camps and
picnic grounds and finally past the great
reservoir where the waters are stored which
supply the city with water and with power
Crossing bridges as the turbulent stream
changes it's course from one side of the
valley to the other, winding among the
trees and nesting against the cliffs, the
road at last comes to the end of the canyon
and leads out into the Ogden valley above
Here truly is peaceful valley" Here all
seems to invite one to rest. Below in the
twisted strata of the canyon has been writ
ten the story of the warning Of the ele-
ments in the creative days of old mother
earth; here all seems to have been at
peace since the time when the morning
stars sang together" There was the work
of the Creator when He separated the
waters from the face of the earth, here is
a valley which seems as II it might have
been made ON the seventh day while God
rested. Above are the snow-capped noun
tains, below are the fields with waving
crops molstened with the waters of the
sllvery canals, beyond and scattered all
around are the homes of a happy contented
people. The very villages within the val
ley seem to tell of a peaceful life and the
herds and flocks add to the pastoral beau
ties OF tine scene.
Just within the head of the canyon is
the great reservoir, within which millions
OF gallons of water are stored, and at its
foot are located the power dam and the
sluces and the spilway and the conduits
and the gates which control the great water
power OF the Ogden river From this dam
the water Is carried a distance OF 900
feet along the side of the mountain in a
great pipe. six feet in diameter and made
of wooden slaves, bound with hoops OF
steel where II Is delivered to a power house
under a pressure OF 200 pounds to the
square inch and where the energy of the
river is converted into electrical force and
is distributed over territory covering
many square miles.
At the foot of the canyon is a beautiful
waterfall one which rivals the famous
Seven Falls of South Cheyenne canyon and
others which are known throughout the
world However, this is not to be com
pared with the waterfalls OF nature. as it is
in class of its own-this is an artificial
at arfalI nv p1ap-and most
; beautiful OF its kind in the world. 1t is the
overflow from the transmission pipe which
carries the water from the reservoir Ia
the power plant and as II pours its trans
) parent and iridescent flood over the noun
tain side its fall is so great that the water
which reaches the roadway touches 1t II
a mist which kisses the ground and the pas
5 serby like the dew OF morning
Along the riverside between 1t and the
towering rocks are the summer homes Of
I those who can come TO the canyon to escape
7 the summers heat and the dust and Turmoil
OF the city. In cottage and tent are thes
summer homes. but all with convenience
b which are seldom found in summer resorts
s among the wilds. Then there are the hotels
r and the popular resorts where the peop
can come for an outing OF a day or 70
e many days and find all the conveuienees o
e home and yet with surroundings Of will
g and romantic scenery to tempt the eye AM
d with the tinkling OF waters to lul the sense
and invite repose The road houses, III
a bridges, the pathways and everything ar
s i'm harmony with this idea OF rustic beaut
s and all say TO the visitor, Come stay wit
d us" At the Hermitage, Idlewild, the Oak
e and other places are beautiful building
IS built for the accommodation OF the people
y The architecture is OF the rustic order an
& the buildings have been built from roug