The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-18
Party Of Salt Lakers Enjoy De-
lightfnl Trip Over Fresh
Water Sea.
MAGNIFICENT PICTURES
OF NATURE ARE SEEN
Object Lesson in That Party
Learns Great Deal About
Their Own State.

People who visit Utah lake Utahns as
we'll as tourists, wonder why it is Tint
this beautiful sheet OF water. which Is
surrounded by towering mountains In
this great state in which they live is not
covered with yachts and launches and
small sailing craft wonder why the
shores are not lined with cottages and
camps. and no one Is able to answer.
Fasteners in particular are astounded.
cent lake are Ideal spots for summer
homes. The delightful breezes which
sweep over the lake from the canyons
which are tempered by the water. the
pretty lcunging spots along tho beaches
particularly on the west shore and tho fact
that the fishing is fine all the summer
make IT. as said Ideal for summer, ideal
for an outing.
About Moslda is beautiful spot. There
Is fine beach which extends for couple
OF miles. and from the beach overlook
ing the lake beautiful panorama is pre-
sented; a most lcharming picture. for
there Is mountain and valley and lake.
On the vest shore there are several
camps which can be reached either by
driving from Lehi around the north end
of the lake or from Goshen on the south
end or from Geneva or Provo by boat
Ana TO go by boat is delightful
Learned by Salt Lakers.
This was learned by a party OF Salt
l,akers on Sunday who crmised along the
west shore Of this most beautiful body
Of water, The party consisted OF Gov
srnSr MoCIlia1, william spry ", J. Hailoran. W,
redse. John a. McCallIster, John Q.
Critchlow, E, T Merritt. Clark whitney.
S; a. Whitney, F. II GrIswold and A r.
Philips.
They left Salt Lake at SIZE o'clock Sun
day morning over the Rio Grande. and
at Geneva resort. seven miles north OF
launch Mosida. and at 10 o'clock the party
left the Geneva pior and headed for the
west shore.
After sail of two and half hours
ful murder OF the three Erickson boys
occurred in 1896 by James II. Wright.
but for which murder Harry Hayes.
tried, convicted and Sentenced to death
which sentence was committed on jan
uary 16, 1897. to Imprisonment for life.
and who on April 6, 1899. was pardoned.
his innocence having been established.
Along the West Shore.
Then on down the west shore. passing
trees. because the water fowls known
crane make this spot their resting place.
where thousands of the birds roost.
well-known Salt Lalser- Mr.. Gates, and
down to Mosida. where the party went
ashore and where Mrs. r. p. Curtis, wife
of the pilot OF the Mosida and Mrs a, p.
Pettes had prepared splendid dinner.
to which The party did ample justice.
After two hours stay here the party
again embarked on the Mosida and re-
turned to Geneva, the trip being made
directly across the lake, instead OF hug
ging the shore. as on the way down.
Magnificent Panorama of Nature.
The view OF the Wasatch range on the
homeward trip was magnificent. No such
picture of nature can be seen anywhere
and no more beautiful one was ever pre-
sented than the one of Sunday afternoon.
There was sunshine and shadow. which
outlined canyon and arroyo and peak and
made Il most striking contrast OF the
green covered points with the barren
sides of the range, and then below this
nestled the beautiful Utah Lake valley,
covered with verdure. II was a view
beyond compare a view OF a lifetime.
The gasoline launch in which the party
made the trip is the finest launch on the
lake, II Is driven by io-horsepower mo-
tor. has a comfortable cabin. and r..
p. Curtis was at the wheel. with G.. Il.
Barth In charge of the engine. Mr.. Barth
Is an old railroad engineer and holds the
record for fast running on the Santa Fe
as II is the record for all Western roads,
eighty-five miles an hour, but that IS an
other story.
Had Delightful Sail.
The party reached Geneva at 4:3O in
time to catch the train which reached
Salt Lake at O'Clock p. m. While some
what fatlgued the members of the party
were unanimous in expressing themselves
as having spent most delightful day,
and one which viii never be forgotten
1t was an object lesson for all. for il
tiful pictures OF nature in Utah pictures
that cannot be equaled anywhere on
earth.